A lotta of stupid shit said in this thread...
jayoyayo talkin about makin gangsta rap popular is impossible? What the fuck is the whole G-Unit if it ain't watered down gangsta rap?
Doc Truth talkin about Ras Kass got more fans than the whole bay combined-no, you just know more people that like him. E-40, Too $hort, etc., all have more fans than him right now. Who gives a fuck what they say "back east"? 90% of the east coast is on some hater shit anyway. They accept Ras cause he raps like a NY cat, but that's it.
All the people sayin Ras Kass ain't relevant no more-he's still relevant in the underground hip-hop scene. No reason why he shouldn't be. He's dope. He just needs to come with a few solid albums back to back, no more setbacks, and he'll have that market on lock.
That dude who said "yuk is doo doo"-don't you know crack is bad for you? You might not like his attitude (he overdoes it, I won't lie), but he's one of the sickest right now. I was just waiting for him to come smoother like he used to and put that grimy ass voice behind, and now that he did... get the fuck outta here.
And as far as the hyphy shit... I don't see it goin big, but even if it does... that means 2-3 years of popularity, then the bay fallin off again. And look at what crunk did for the south. All these people think they can't rap and ain't got shit to say because what they hear from out there is The Ying Yang Twins and all of em... Even if the bay gets big with that "get stupid" shit, we'll be the laughing stock of the nation. Mark my words. 90% of the people who fuck with rap will consider the bay to be a bunch of empty gimmicky mufuckas who can't rap and got annoying ass plastic beats. It may sound harsh, but it's real.