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In this day and time it’s Illmatic or 36 Chambers. But in 10 years, it’ll be the Dropout by Kanye.

IF YOU WANT TO STAY POPULAR IN THE MAINSTREAM AS A ARTIST YOU HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING YOUR SOUND TO FIT THE CURRENT TRENDS AND IF YOU DON’T YOU WILL BE SEEN AS OLD (IF YOU ARE UNDERGROUND YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THIS) BUT MAINSTREAM WISE YOU WILL! 1.) IN THE LATE 80S EARLY 90 THE PRO BLACK MOVEMENT WAS TRENDY SO YOU SEE 2PAC FITTING THE ERA MORE BUT BY THE EARLY 90S TO MID 90S AS THE GANGSTER RAP ERA OVERSHADOWED THE CONSCIOUS MOVEMENT IN RAP YOU START SEEING GANGSTER RAP BECAME MORE OF A IMAGE BUT BY 95/96 THE GAME IS MOVING AGAIN INTO THE BIG WILLIE FLASHY RAPPER THAT MAKES BIG RADIO HITS THAT CATER TO WOMEN

also a lot of artists sleep on the college circuit. when it's literally right there. college radio, college venues, college festivals. ignoring a whole market that can last into their adult years if you play your cards right.

Personally it is always going to be Stankonia. But anybody who says any of the first three albums isn't wrong. Atliens could easily be the best. Aquemini too.

Don't know Skyzoo's catalogue well enough so I am bias. But Ransom man is just elite to me.

Most underrated out of the two is AZ. Big Boi is more underrated overall. Folks act like OutKast was one person not a duo.

It’s def top two.

Fully agree.

Y’all are craaaaazy. Like water for chocolate is a better album than ALLLL of Jada’s albums. Without question, too

Young Buck was really the best rapper out of G-Unit hands down

I see how you came to that conclusion. But if we look at bodies of work and overall career its Common. Multi-hyphenate, with accolades in movies and music, storied rap beefs and relationships, and classic albums.

Likability matters more than talent.

Sheesh!!!!

SLAVE REBELLIONS ON THE MUSIC PLANTATION 2PAC WAS STUCK IN A BAD CONTRACT WITH JIMMY IOVINE AND SUGE KNIGHT WHEN HE DIED BUT HE ONLY SIGNED IT TO GET OUT OF PRISON EARLY AFENI DISCOVERED THE DEPTHS OF THE SLAVERY IN THE DEAL 2PAC WAS IN AND SUED THE LABEL LATER ON 2PAC WAS MAKING THE LABEL MILLIONS BUT EARNING CRUMBS AND BORROWING EVERYTHING.. 2PAC KNEW IT WAS A BAD DEAL BUT HE HAD TO FUFIL IT THE FASTER THE BETTER THATS WHY HE WAS WORKING SO FAST HE PROMISED TO GIVE THEM 3 ALBUMS SO HE MADE 1 A DOUBLE DISC TO COMPLETE THE OBLIGATION FASTER AND EVEN THOUGH "AEOM" IS A CLASSIC DISC YOU CAN TELL IT WAS RUSHED WITH LOTS OF RADIO JOINTS AND FEATURES COMPARED TO HIS OTHER PAC ALBUMS AND 7 DAY THEORY WAS SUPPOSED TO THE TRUE COHESIVE THOUGHT PROVOKING 2PAC ALBUM THAT HE WOULD TAKE HIS TIME WITH BECAUSE IT WOULD BE PART OF THE ROLLOUT FOR HIS OWN LABEL WHERE HE COULD GET OUT OF THE BAD CONTRACT AND FINALLY START MAKING FR TU PIMP A CATERPILLAR-KENDRICK THIS IS WHY KENDRICK WAS TALKING TO 2PAC AT THE END OF THAT ALBUM BLACK ARTIST ARE PIMPED BY LABELS SQUEEZED FOR EVERYTHING THEY EARN.. MADE FAMOUS BUT NOT PAID WHAT'S OWED TO THEM THEY ARE RICH SLAVES SO WHEN YOU SEE POOH SHIESTY. HAVE TO RESULT TO ROBBING HIS LABEL OWNER TO FREE HIM! ITS BECAUSE IRONICALLY HE'S BEING LEGALLY ROBBED BY A CONTRACT HE SIGNED IN DESPERATION TIMES JUST LIKE MANY BLACK ARTIST FROM SAM COOKE TO MICHEAL JACKSON TO PRINCE TO TLC TO 2PAC TO BIGGIE AND MORE SO THAT’S A SLAVE REBELLION ON THE MUSIC PLANTATION! NOW I ASK IF EVERY BLACK ARTIST IS ROBBED FINANCIALLY BY LABELS WHY DO SO MANY BLACK ARTIST STILL DESIRE BEING SIGNED TO LABELS? ITS BECAUSE YOU LOVE THE FAME THAT YOUR SLAVE MASTER CAN GIVE YOU EVEN IF ITS AT THE RISK OF BEING A SLAVE…

@MUSICANDBUILDS I see why you say Jay business wise. But the love for his people and revolutionary mindset mirrors PAC more. That desire for unity and moving past gang violence also mirrors PAC.

No he was more Jay z

I hate y'all with that "the panthers failed cuz...." And y'all ain't read shit yet. Lol The panthers failed because they were targeted by the most powerful military force on the planet...and everyone of its intelligence agencies from the CIA, to the mutha fuck ATF.

American Dreamin. Say Hello to the Bad Guy.

LO LIFES COME FROM NYC THAT’S DOCUMENTED BECAUSE THEY HAD A HUGE RAP MAINSTREAM PRESENCE TO DOCUMENT IT BACK IN THOSE DAYS THE SOUTH DIDN’T BUT SOUTHERN STREET NIGGAS AND PLAYERS ALWAYS WORE RALPH LAUREN AND POLO WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING THE LO LIFES IN NYC AND PHILLY EVEN EXISTED SO THE BIG MISCONCEPTION IS THAT SOUTHERN NIGGAS WERE INFLUENCED BY NEW YORK TO START WEARING POLO HEAVY BUT IT’S NOT TRUE THE LO LIFES UP NORTH DID IT UP THAT WAY AND WE DID IT OUR WAY DOWN SOUTH JUST AS MUCH IT’S NO COMPETITION IT’S ALL LOVE Yall make everything a competition

Wasn’t nuthing to tell him , bruh said he rather die than to go back to prison , if anybody was payin attention he was still out on bail and facing up to 7 years , that nigga wasn’t goin back dawg. He was his own ticking time bomb , not understanding why nobody points that out.

Ye originally wanted Lauryn Hill on “All Falls Down” in 2004 as it interpolates her song “Mystery of Iniquity,” but he couldn’t get the sample cleared at the time Two decades later he brings her out to perform it together for the first time in front of a sold-out crowd of 80,000 fans 🔥🔥🔥 LEGENDARY 🤯