From what I hear he is actually from chicago, and he aint hiding that. But he stays in the O.C. but thats as far as it goes. See aint no one usually bring up street cred except when his out of country or state fans either ask about it or vouch for him, then its natural for people from the area to say something....I know this was discussed on another site, bottom line he is his own man, and no one ever said he was a punk, but when you throw reputable behind it then thats another story...but bottom line all that bullshit dont matter, thats why I believe its best to seperate the two concerning aspiring artists. Just do your thing, dont have your peoples get online start up new accounts and build you into something you aint, or are...keep it music, cause fist sign of someone saying you this or that, its natural for some to feel either threatened...offended, jealous, and it ends up being counterproductive.