I THINK MOST PEOPLE ARE MISSING THE QUESTION, THE INFLUENCE OF EAST COAST HIP HOP HAS FOREVER CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE LOOK AT BAY AREA MUSIC- I LIKE EAST,WEST NORTH SOUTH I REALLY DONT CARE WHERE ITS FROM-HOUSTON HAS ITS SOUND-MIAMI HAS ITS SOUND EAST COAST HIP HOP HAS VERY LITTLE INFUENCE IN THESE MARKETS,ITS VERY EASY FOR AN INDY ARTIST IN HOUSTON TO SELL 50-100 THOUSAND UNITS LIL FLIP,KEKE,BIG HAWK,ESG,3-2,K-RINO,ETC ETC-BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE USED TO THERE SOUND.THE BAY AREA IS SO DIVERSE THAT ITS HARD TO SAY IF ITS EAST WEST NORTH OR SOUTH,DONT GET ME WRONG IM NOT DISSIN ANY COAST OR STYLE I LIKE IT ALL