Bigger Year? '95 Biggie Or '99 Jay-Z??

[Wacky D]

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these freaks n geeks cant hold me down.

 

[Jack Trippa 3z company ho]

that ready to die/junior mafia run tho

and that run of guest spots

man this is tough.

I voted jay tho

Big was really starting to blow with Big Poppa...then like someone else said, when One More Chance rmx dropped, he was basically recognized as the king of NY. That vid had Heavy D, Mary J, Aaliyah, and others. Everyone was trying to ride that Biggie wave.

He pretty much single handedly took the spotlight off the west.

Yeah Jay had the Annie joint in 98 which was a big song, but he wasn't on Biggies level.

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

Biggie. Not even close.

He was just coming off Ready To Die and the singles were still popular heading into 95.

Jay-z....not so much.

 

[Sauce Dab]

Who is that

The GOAT college athlete :BlessedAubie:

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Hip-hop thread derailed by college football highlights


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Join the movement

 

[Vagina Thief]

fukk your thread nikka

The Takeover

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[ZEB WALTON]

Biggie. This is where he made his run to the goat. Coming off ready to die, one more chance remix... a lot of hits..

Jay coming off hard knock life... i thought album was catchy and commercial but not soemthing id go back to. Its what made jay a household name but NOONE puts it as jays best album suprisingly. Money aint a thing. Money cash hoes. Hard knock life. Then volume 3. Do it again. Jay was on top by end of 99.

Dmx was done by his third album (or atleast winding down) and jay was peaking up that steam.

"All you hear is x and jigga. Haha you vexed nikka. No airplay.." raekwon to ghost on the watch

This is closer than i think i thought at first but im still going with big cuz it set the bar for being the hnic in nyc.

 

[phonthought3000]

Its a tough call but I gotta go wit BI....from late 94 - 97 BIG was that dude love him or hate him you gotta give him his props....He held that number spot wit one album for close to 3 years prior to LAD dropping.....

 

[vdfebduderocks]

Biggie controlled 1995, but Hov's 1999 was probably bigger in the grand picture.

Jay-Z came fresh off Vol 2, had the Hard Knock Life Tour in spring 1999, dissed 50 Cent at Summer Jam 1999, founded Roc-A-Wear in 1999. Finished the year with Vol 3 while stabbing Un.

A lot of people got high-level positions after the success of both the Hard Knock Life Tour and Vol 2. Thank Hov for that.

 

[Cheech&Chong]

big made better music in the time line mentioned but jay was more popular i think. the annie sample just made everyone relate to the song. not only did little jenny know the song but mini van mom knew that shyt to.

 

[kingofnyc]

all I hear is raekwon

u dont hear flex & others talking bout rea & big was neck 2 neck in '95

 

[m0rninggl0ry]

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yet another top 100 special edition.

this time its my call.

this was a tough rank.

'98 DMX!

 

[mr x]

99 jay was spitting that real shyt.

Vol. 3 still sold more records than will smith

But...

Big was making 'history' with mj tho.

 

[who killin it?]

reported both of you gay ass dudes

and will promptly report whoever youre trying to tag into the thread.

 

[kingofnyc]

posted this shyt in dat best rapper alive thread a year ago

as far as singles/hit songs goes...
whether its da streets; in da clubs ; at parties ; videos on tv/cable or the all most inportant factor from dat era 'radio play' -biggie had the best year in the history of hip hop


feb 20, 1995



feb 20 1995



mar 21, 1995



mar 27, 1995



may 30, 1995



july 20, 1995



sept 3, 1995



sept 3, 1995



nov 14, 1995



dec 26, 1995




this is the nail in da coffin

hardest song of all time - early '95



considered the overall number 1 song of all time - summer of '95

GOAT year by da GOAT rapper