The media I guess u mean Source, Vibe etc. There word means shit to a "real" fan of this shit. There were a lot of people out West that liked Ma$e FYI. Mostly hoes. Kind of like asking who are Nellys biggest fans.
And please save ur subliminal diss towrds the west. NL kicked in the door around that time but didn't knock off an entire region. NL had a 2 & a half year run. They were strong but save that "knocked off" bullshit. In the end no one got knocked off but Ma$e's record sales on his second album & all of NL soldiers who were getting ripped off by "P".