u think the west is pitiful now?!? imagine if dre.

[Liquid-Dogg]

and especially when Pac returns in 03  

LMAO now STFU!!!

2pac is dead, get over it!

[LyRiCaL_G]

personally i think that if it waswn'T dre, it would have been someone else.. dre was the choosen one but it could have been someone else to

yeah thats true, if u wanna say what if dre wernt there......then ther wudda have been sum1 else. peace

[Dedicato]

we have so much great producers there:

Dre (Thx for bringiung out so much artists), Quik (Luv his style), Daz fo sho ... But i also like Premier.

[Wizard Whitebeard]

u gotta realize...if dre was never born....some how, someone, was bouned to do something or create something like it....and carry on his own proteges!

so it really doesnt matter

p.s- they might have even been tighter  

You sir, are an ass.

Also, 'Pac's LP would have done major numbers as a result of his popularity (and that of Death Row, which Dre was mainly responsible for) with or without Dre's tracks, but you gotta admit "Cali Love" was a monster anthem and had a lil' something to do with the success of the album.

I may be crucified for saying this, but I agree more with Deeyo than most of y'all.  Not to say there isn't great talent on the west outside of the Dre camp, but most of these artists wouldn't have had the opportunity to make a career out of rap music if it weren't for the success of NWA & Death Row.  It's like Dre said in an interview from like '96, if it wasn't for The Chronic, 50% of these cats wouldn't have a job (referring to rappers from both coasts).  Dre proved that hardcore rap could sell units and people have been piggybacking that for over a decade now.