The original post is pretty simple. I dunno how arguments started from that post. Just an un-biased opinion from some exec on the bay. If it was up to me, the bay can continue on it's Independent game and I'll be happy as hell. Anyone that thinks artists like J Diggs, Bavgate, and Keak is going to bring the bay back is straight trippin. I got all 3 latest albums sitting in my mp3 player, and it's coo, except the Bavgate. But none of those albums is even close to being nationally acceptable. All of their style is "Too Bay Area", which means it's has a sound that only regional fans will like. Let's bring back the mobb music, I'll back that up fo sho, BUT, will that type of music make it nationwide, HELL NO. Let's do some "out of the box" thinking and imagine what people from other areas think of the music. Up to now, my folkers in North Carolina don't give a damn about "NY Hip Hop" and the same goes to my NY dudes, hatin on Bay and South music any minute they get. Just look at history and check the people that have nationwide appeal with their respective sounds;
NorthEast: Diddy, BIG, Jay-Z
South: Lil Jon, Timbaland, Outkast
West: E-40, Short Dawg, Hammer (Didn't include Pac, many influences from different regions)
Out of all 9 of those people, they have distinct sounds that started out with their region, but somehow they found the formula for commercial appeal. People in the bay just need to come up with ways to make everyone at home happy while at the same time being attractive no non-bay area folks. The only artist(s) I know that looks like they can do that is "The Team" even though it does not look like it'll happen. Anyways, those are my two cents.