If DJ Mark 7 would leave town you'd see Bay rappers on TRL, performing at the Super Bowl, etc. Mark 7 has consistently and single-handedly held back countless numbers of Bay Area artists since the late 1990's. He is the cause of the bootlegging explosion over the past few years, and ironically, is also behind the RIAA lawsuits. He's the reason MC Hammer went bankrupt. He also talked Baby Bash out of mentioning Vallejo on Tha Smokin' Nephew.