I think people have been conflating Faizon Love saying Dave isn't funny with him talking about his come up. I think it can be agreed upon that saying he's not funny is just some hating shit, which Faizon Love has been known to do before. I think the discussion about just how big Dave was in the late 90's/early 2000's before CS is a moot point overall though. Why does it matter when he blew up? What point does it prove to say he blew up in 2004 vs 2001? Either way the nigga blew up, has his audience, and been eating ever since.