hell yeah, i think that as opposed to any other genre, some of the most interesting sounds in hip hop actually come out of the mainstream.. it's amazing
the last thing i heard about it was Lil B's response which was hilarious, he called Game a legend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMf79CsIFts
i just remembered about an interview i read with Blu, where he said that if MTV was Pitchfork, then Lil B would be a superstar..