tell him that the Bay aint only hyphy shit. we perfected that gangsta street shit along with the MOBB sound made famous by mike mosley, sam bostic, rick rock, studio tone, femi ojetundi, e-40, the click, c-bo (not bay but still helped launch this shit) rbl, too short, tupac and many other. tell him that shit is still alive and comin back bigger, better and stronger.
tell him the bay gave the world clint eastwood, tom hanks, hells angels, black panthers, jefferson airplane, santana, ccr, greatful dead, raiders, niners, fine women, pointer sisters, hammer, digital underground, mac dre... the bay is rick in history and culture