John Wilkes Booth |
02-27-2015 06:11 PM |
i would argue jay's impact is much more noticeable than kanye's. i'm really curious to hear people's opinions on how it is kanye has impacted rap music beyond making a name for himself. kanye is probably on equal footing in terms of his celebrity status... but as far as hip hop goes jay sort of carried the torch after biggie died and influenced a whole new generation of 'drug lord' persona rappers with crossover pop appeal. wayne was probably the biggest and most notable one, and he clearly takes after jay-z and cites him as his favorite rapper. but you also have young jeezy/rick ross/gucci mane/[insert trap oriented rapper here]... i'm sure most of you probably see this as a bad impact and i'd partially agree but it is a pretty noticable impact nonetheless
and tbh i think biggie is probably the most influential rapper of the last 20 or so years for this very reason.. arguably the most influential rapper since rakim imo
also there was the jay/nas beef which was easily the biggest hip hop beef since the east/west fued and at least partially gave a sort of resurgence to nas's career
not to mention jay put kanye on the map and thus is partially responsible for his impact as well
edit - also, i like em and i could honestly see why people would say he's better than jay but i honestly disagree. i'm in the minority in this opinion on here, i'm sure. to me, reasonable doubt alone > anything eminem has ever done. either way i don't think kanye should be mentioned in the same sentence as either of them in terms of rap skill. even wayne is miles ahead of kanye imo and he gets hated on relentlessly by internet fans who at the same time give the nod to kanye... i will never understand it
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