I'm a fan of Jay, Big, and lots of other artists in hip hop, but i have always felt and always will feel, no one compared to Tupac. I equate his death being like what my parents experienced with JFK dying. I remember exactly right where i was and what i was doing when I heard that ish happen.
I always marvel at people saying he had no flow, and that his lyrics aren't that great.. I could post songs for days where he had great flow and great lyrics/rhyme schemes, but even if I concede some other rappers had better flow (Big), no one, and i mean no one came with the emotion/raw energy that Tupac had and made you feel what he was saying
to me there's Tupac, and then everyone else...
RIP Tupac Amaru Shakur