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How can you determine this? How is your prediction of the future any more relevant than mine? The fact is hip-hop has changed. Nobody cares about the gangsta rap bulls**t anymore. There's no more NWA. There's no more East Vs. West. Pac and BIG would have to reinvent themselves to stay relevant. They would manage this by working with others who have proved they can adapt and evolve and above all stay successful/relevant. People like Jay-Z.

Yes, they were incredibly popular, but do you really believe their popularity would have remained constant had they kept doing the same gimmicky 'gangsta' rap over and over? BIG was well and truly out of material after his second album and the two stayed relevant by beefing with one another. That catapulted their popularity by placing them in the media eye. Without that, and their deaths glorifying rap, they would not have maintained the height of their popularity. They would have had to adapt not only their rapping styles as hip-hop moved into the 'bling' era but also their production and who they worked with. Pac using horrible soul singers to belt out choruses was painful to listen to in 95. I can't imagine listening to it nearly 20 years later. They both would have had to change.

2Pac choose to speak about different subjects, but this doesn't mean Jay-Z never touched on politics or social matters. He just knew there was a fine line between highlighting such themes and becoming preachy. Pac was never the greatest technical rapper and most of his stuff just came across sounding contrived. I am embarrassed for 'Dear Mama'

How could 2 album Biggie have more 'classics' than anyone? And if you're not talking about albums, what are you talking about? I'd love to know. Kendrick Lamar has a better discography than BIG.


Oh wake up, 50% of hip-hop is sampling and recycling old themes, but in a new way. Every rapper out there has borrowed from another and puts their spin on it. Look at BIG's lyrics, look at Pac's lyrics. Look at Nas's, Eminem's, whoevers. There's always traces of their influences and there's always nods to other rappers. Jay-Z is not alone in this. DMX would kill nobody, in anything related to hip-hop.


Would like proof to back up your claims.



Don't believe I've said that. 'lol'


What, makes hip-hop? You just told me he's nothing like 2Pac. Because 2Pac talks about politics and socially conscious material. Are Jay-Z and 2Pac exactly the same as being completely different now?

This is an opinion. Who cares if he released 'political albums' Immortal Technique releases political albums. More so than 2Pac. Does that mean he's 'LIGHTYEARS' ahead of preachy 2pac?

Again, an opinion. Not fact. Influential to whom? More influential than The Blueprint? Please explain how?


I'd love to know where I said Jay-Z was a 'political' rapper. And your own interpretation of 'political' rapper seems jaded. Because Pac talked about the black man getting held down, is that political? Did Pac ever rap about Congress, or writing to his local councillor? I can think of other rappers that did. Does that make them more 'political'
Better question, why do you keep barking out that term like it somehow validates 5 lacklustre 2Psc albums? Does it matter if it's 'political' a term you seem confused as to what it actually means. Does it make it better somehow, please explain.


Okay, now you're just making things up because your argument is that weak. And no, to your original point. They have nothing to do with it.

Yes, please. Oh wait is it coz they are 'political'



The second time you've said this. Reading must be another word you're unfamiliar with's meaning.

Jay Electronica, Kanye West, Odd Future, Big K.R.I.T, A$AP Rocky, Hopsin, Kendrick Lamar, El-P, Sadistick, Killer Mike, Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, Lil B, Drake. There's a variety of current hip-hop artists. None of whom show any signs of incorporating 'gangsta rap' into their work. Again, your claims are unsubstantiated and are just plain nonsense. Nobody cares about 'gangsta rap' it is dead along with Eazy-E, 2Pac and BIG. Now get over yourself, and start thinking like a logical person.