Just thought of this with this recent Soulja/Blueface thing. Blue hit him up and Soulja wouldn't say the hood he's "from". Soulja must not be claiming Fruit Town anymore....
I do think that LA has an issue with allowing these rappers to buy membership, or protection, or whatever they label it as. The 60s had a similar issue with Young Buck. The 2Pac and Mob situation blurred lines, etc. And however many situations of guys extorting artists for personal gain. Maybe that era is coming to a close soon...