[Em Dub’s note: No, this isn’t my alter ego. This is the first article from the most recent addition to the Thizzler On The Roof family, Matt #2! Yee!]
Since I was a youngen, I have regularly been asking myself the above question. Other than Too $hort, Digital Underground, E-40, and The Luniz’ first album, Bay Area rappers seem to have forever fallen short on the task of building fans outside of Northern California, and surprisingly Kansas City. Yet over the years, even the aforementioned rappers have seemed to lose their ability to have much of a national impact, especially with the younger generations.