It's too late now just because Drake has been around for so long. If it did happen, it would have to be a rapper with crossover and pop appeal like 50. People got sick of Ja's poppy singles quickly and 50 seemed like the "realer" alternative even though 50 also wrote catchy shyt - but people haven't gotten sick of Drake and they maybe never will. It's a different landscape than it was back then. If anything makes Drake's popularity drop, him getting older is more likely.
Could a 03' 50 cent "ja rule" a current drake back in the early 00s landscape or naw
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A lot of the reason why people hate Ja Rule because he was singing with his ruff voice on singles with actual RnB singers. Plus he wasn't "hood" enough and he was lying about being in the streets.
If Meek couldn’t end Drake armed with the knowledge and PROOF that he’s a fraud who can’t write a rhyme to save his life and allowed other men to piss on him then naw. Ain’t nobody bodying Drake the way 50 (and the feds) strong armed Ja.
The closest was Push
The closest was Push
who_better_than_me
Time to go!!
Pusha and Meek already tried that and it was unsuccessful. Different times.
GetRichOrDieTryin
Superstar
Today? No
The reason is, they didn't let it happen to Ross
Coli loves to call drake a fake and all kinda shyt but they champion Ross who is a known fake and fraud lol
Times have changed.
The reason is, they didn't let it happen to Ross
Coli loves to call drake a fake and all kinda shyt but they champion Ross who is a known fake and fraud lol
Times have changed.
ROBEEZYKILLA
the coli soulja
Oh shyt yea I forgot about Ross but this was a 50 cent in 09-2010 when he had already kinda fell off...and Ross music was on fire also had a strong work ethic with mmg deeper than rap and the mixtapes and features
Meek ain't never been anywhere near 03 50.
You can be "real" and still be a c00n by letting white women diss you and be working with the FEDS on some sellout shyt.
Plus, being "real" doesn't mean that you can make good music. G Unit ain't the Wu Tang Clan.
You could say that 50's and Eminem's fame prevented 50 from falling off when Jadakiss roasted him, later by Game and Cam'ron. So by 05/06 even, the rap game became a fake person's safe haven. Happened even before Ross.
iLLusoYuN_Da_Adidas_King
Psn illusoyun
Drake can outrap a prime 50 cent.
JoelB
All Praise To TMH
In 2003 of course. 50 was the standard of what it meant to be a street rapper. He dictated what was acceptable.
In 2023 Hell no, matter fact Drake would be bullying 50 now.
Authenticity is no longer a thing in hip-hop. Nobody cares if you're street or p*ssy, or if you sing as a rapper. Those were the reasons why 50 got Ja out of here. Those rules no longer apply
In 2023 Hell no, matter fact Drake would be bullying 50 now.
Authenticity is no longer a thing in hip-hop. Nobody cares if you're street or p*ssy, or if you sing as a rapper. Those were the reasons why 50 got Ja out of here. Those rules no longer apply
Ironic thing, now Jadakiss got his past exposed by his pops, and people now wondering if Jada would be outted from the rap game entirely back in the early 00s since he was an upper middle class black kid that went to private school and gotten good grades.
Even now, some radio stations still play throwback Ja Rule songs and (somewhat) forgave Ja since we live in the age of melodic rappers and fabricated images as the norm.
JoelB
All Praise To TMH
you right. It's funny how nikkas will make fun of Ja till this day but all their current favorite rappers are all Ja Rule clones to an extent. Thugged out, drugged up melodic rappers lmao
Jada is interesting because he has a likable personality and is a natural fan favorite. I could see people giving him a pass regardless.
Now if the story broke that it was Styles that came from a 2 parent home, went to college etc.. lol I think nikkas would look at that differently bc Styles is known as the livewire
