thats the difference between pac and big. i know nikkas aint gon like this and theyll get mad but the difference is, biggie was considered an elite mc whilst still alive while pac's death is what made pac a legend RAPPING wise. theres no disputing pac was a legend for what he did. that is true but the dude wasnt an elite mc. i just cant confidently say that he was. sure he sold 5 million (but it was a double album) out the gate with all eyez but that was the type of numbers dudes were seeing on death row anyways. now biggie on the other hand, his death was just the death of a legend and great rapper from the get go and people are now starting to get over it. thats why some places you see people talking or implying bigs legend died out or is dying out. no, what it really means is that he is solidified so much as one of the greatest that theres no use in talking about it much anymore because its done been talked and gone over so much. its like elvis or kurt cobain. people dont discuss them being one of the kings anymore ...they just are. pacs legend (rapper wise) grows because his death made his image explode for centuries to come ...because a young good looking person (who is also an activist) dying is a more hot topic than a great fat ugly rapper is. (for many at least)
enough to recall those days well and weren't 5 years old. Pac was only described as 'controversial' in the Black hip hop media (which was hugely respected at the time), look it up. There is no instance of Pac being considered , thought of or mentioned as a Top 10 rapper, or being held in the same esteem and regard as Kane, Ra, Rap, Nas etc..his name was never part of that particular conversation, it was all about, 'I wonder what crazy stunt Pac will pull next, maybe he'll blow up a cop shop'..never about 'yo rewind that line again, how did he come up with that'!!
yup exactlyYou also have to also look into the dynamics of how Big and Pac got in the game. Big rhymed his way in the door by winning Unsigned Hype etc, Pac started off as a dancer for Digital Underground and then got put on, his whole act was about being hype. Boy of mine huge Pac fan, was playing some Pac track I dont know in his car and I chuckled to myself how predictable and bland the lyrics were..'my boy died, so I cried, now Im going to ride' type shyt.
People need to think back to '94 '95 '96 if they are
Pac ensured his legacy by attaching himself to the one true legend of the day by insulting him. Now you all cant mention one without mentioning the other.
...couldnt have said it better myself
I mean, that's his opinion.
His opinion is just wrong
. i love when people in general highlight average ass lyrics and break them down like "the intricacies......the dualities".. nikka shut the fukk up, them bars light. push still my boy tho
Biggie aint have no fukkin wordplay"dude was definitely alfred hitchcock of rap" ...wonder how they gonna move these goalposts..."bu bu bu but mannie fresh and/or cash money are trash, their opinions dont count!"
Biggie said:
I mean, that's his opinion.
His opinion is just wrong
