there's soooo many artists that grew up in the outer suburb or 40 mins away from the cities they "rep"
hip hop just works that way....you cant be from Alpharetta, you from Atlanta
you cant be from Bakersfield, you gotta be LA
the Pac story is different but makes sense.....when you're a kid just going to school and going home, the city or region you live in doesnt really have that much influence....its where you started smellin your ass at....where you learned your adult ways and how to carry yourself and decided who you were gonna be