BILLBOARD’S GREATEST POP STARS OF THE 21ST CENTURY: LIL WAYNE MADE THE LIST. KENDRICK DIDNT.

[Davewhite]

Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 21 — Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne is our No. 21 Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century for how the took over the world (with some help) in the late '00s and early '10s.

www.billboard.com

Top 25:

25. Katy Perry
24. Ed Sheeran
23. Bad Bunny
22. One Direction
21. Lil Wayne
20. Bruno Mars

Honorable Mentions:

50 Cent
Alicia Keys
Billie Eilish
Cardi B
Carrie Underwood
Chris Brown
Christina Aguilera
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Future
Jennifer Lopez
Kelly Clarkson
Kendrick Lamar
Kesha
Lana Del Rey
Lorde
Maroon 5
Megan Thee Stallion
Missy Elliott
Nelly
Olivia Rodrigo
P!nk
Post Malone
Sean Paul
SZA

 

[Elim Garak]

Yeah, but Wayne is cold in 2024. His run is basically over and he's a legacy act at this point. Kendrick is red hot right now.

 

[RickyDiBiase]

I think he's overrated, much better than his contemporaries, but list like this mean jack shyt if you strictly about the music.

at this list of not having Missy is the true travesty.

 

[Luke Cage]

Kendrick is very popular and talented. but he doesn't seem to have as much of the cross over appeal.
I can picture soccer moms playing snoop dogg, nelly and lil wayne songs at a highschool pep rally. Or at the gym while they walk in the treadmill.
But i feel like Kendrick is more for hiphop heads. If he was more controversial like Easy E or tupac he'd be the upper stratosphere of popularity, or he could just dumb down his music a bit more, be more pop, and make stuff popular for clubs more often. but i don't think he'd want to do either

 

[Fillerguy]

Ken is pop?

 

[Fresh]

everybody who knows who Drake is knows who Kendrick Lamar is, and vice versa, and since we all know Drake is a household name I think it's safe to say Kendrick is too. He's not underground.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Ken is pop?

 

[Redwood]

Ken is pop?

He would reach the pop audience (even further) during the SuperBowl performance

 

[skokiaan]

OP spent time on honourable mentions instead of posting the whole list


Me #noclicks papi

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

Why you ain’t post this in The Booth OP?

Edit: you did, why you spamming tho?

 

[MajesticLion]

alts

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

alts

Fr, half these accounts ain’t pop up till the beef really kicked off

 

[Illuminatos]

Yeah, but Wayne is cold in 2024. His run is basically over and he's a legacy act at this point. Kendrick is red hot right now.

Snoop and Dre were legacy acts though.

 

[Canon]

get over it

 

[Elim Garak]

Snoop and Dre were legacy acts though.

Of course, I'm not saying it's a bad thing. I'm just saying he's cold out here lol. He's probably not going to get what he wants the way he used to.