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Originally Posted by realtalk92
Okay fine...lets say he is popular (although I still do not think he is that popular)
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What's "that popular"? He has 5M+ likes on FB. I mean, we're talking about him right? He isn't exactly obscure if there are at least 5 million people in the world who know who he is, and I'd bet that's a very low figure.
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it still does not change the fact that he is underrated
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You can say it until you're blue in the face, there's nothing factual about it.
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Originally Posted by Rjinn
What is your definition of a big international star? He isn't getting as much attention as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, but I think what you're failing to realize is those two have a big foot in mainstream lately. Dr. Dre produces music for many other popular hip-hop artists, and Snoop Dogg collaborates with other big names, who also involves a lot of mainstream artists in his own songs. You cannot deny their influence in present hip-hop culture. Ice Cube has barely released as much material and hasn't been mainstream for a long time. Mainstream is about what's relevant today and people don't necessarily listen to artists because they're pioneers.
That's definitely different from acknowledging the history of hip-hop.
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And I don't think Ice really cares about being mainstream. He's got it made as it is, he's a household name, he's highly acclaimed for his work in the 90s, and he can afford to do just about anything he wants.
Nothing underrated about it.