Dude is just dope musically.  Regardless of what you think of his hood cred, his music has overcome it time and time again.  Think about it.  He is the first person to survive a full on attack by 50.  In fact, he might even be bigger than he was before 50 went at him.  Is it about his personality?  His image?  No.  It’s about the music, plain and simple.  He consistently picks soulful music and flows incredibly over it.  What the f*ck are they yellin’?