the hottest upcoming area in the nation...also known as tidewater and hampton roads...includes the cities virginia beach (va beach), norfolk (the norva), chesapeake, suffolk, hampton, newport news and portsmouth (p-town)

famous people include missy elliot, the neptunes, timbaland, pharrel, clipse, michael vick, wayne newton, bob saget, 'zo morning, david wright, etc...

with a population over 2 million including surrounding area...it's the largest area in the nation without a pro sports team, but is getting it's name on the map in other ways...