honestly, for most, I don't think so
I think the internet has a lot to do with it, and also the age of most hip hop fans as well...
most of us grew up on shyt like Pac, Big, Nas, Jay, etc. in the 90's (this also applies to dudes who grew up in the late 80's who have KRS, BDK, Rakim, etc. in their top 5)
also, there was no internet back then and the market wasn't as flooded, so albums and singles had more of an impact on day to day life... people were bumping albums for damn near 6 months at a time; these days, even if an album is amazing, you'll play it heavy for maybe 30 days before moving on to something else that just came out
also, another reason it seemed like artists had a bigger impact back then was that the hip hop climate was completely different; aside from a few exceptions, the popular rappers were also the best rappers... Rakim, KRS, BIG, Pac, Hov, etc. were known by anyone who even just casually followed the genre;
that's not really the case today; yea, everyone knows Lil Wayne (who's garbage), but does the casual hip hop fan know who Skyzoo or Elzhi is?
so because of this, it's harder for modern day artists to really leave that same stamp on their specific era as a whole; their music just doesn't reach the same audience, even if it's superior
even if the illest MC ever came out today, I just can't imagine people 10 years from now saying "damn dogg, he overtook Pac/Big/Jay/Nas as the GOAT" regardless of the quality of his music
what do y'all think?
