The original rappers from the bay laid down true game in a innovative way that was never heard before. They had style, they had game, they were true soldiers in the streets. they hustled their way to the top selling tapes out of the trunks of their cars and once the buzz was put into the peoples ear they wanted more. more stories about the streets of oakland, vallejo, san francisco and other bay area hoods. The songs were stories, hustles and other come ups whether it was money or women or even struggles. Now its all about look at me, look at what i got, look at what im doing me me me crap.
The artist need to find their sounds, their souls, something that speaks to and of their hustle, some sound that makes them different from all of the other crap that is splattered all over the radio. anyone can copy what is out there already but it takes true innovation to step out there and spit what is your sound, what is your voice. the tru innovators in the music industry had their own sound their own voice that you could identify in the first couple bars of the beat or once they started lacing their words with the beats.
that is why not only bay rap but rap in general is on life support. the only ones still making it are the ones that have their own sound jay-z, eminem, snoop you know the ones getting radio play