I think we can all agree that these are the only men who hit KING OF NEW YORK status....

[spliz]

IDK I probably am more fried than you; I don't remember it like that



I also wasn't super plugged into the dynamics of the industry either......



I remember at the time it was all D-Block, Dipset, and G-unit....nothing else mattered.



I just remember 50 accelerating so MF fast and GRODT taking over. I thought that was all in 02. I was in high school at the time n u clearly older than me so maybe you have a more accurate perception

I may not be much older than u but yea bruh. I remember this shyt clear as day I was a DJ during that time. Lol.

 

[Cladyclad]

Imagine selling 156k first week in 2002 and being the king of new york

You thought Summer Jam was staring you
Its starring me
Even in my absence
My presence is felt
That got to tell you
Im the king if nothing else

You crying on the radio
Im learning to swim

 

[spliz]

People get shyt confused cause 50 blew up FAST. It was like within a month and a half or some shyt he was everywhere.

 

[spliz]

Imagine selling 136k first week in 2002 and being the king of new york

You thought Summer Jam was staring you
Its starring me
Even in my absence
My presence is felt
That got to tell you
Im the king if nothing else

You crying on the radio
Im learning to swim

Bruh eat up. This aint a conversation for u. U weren't there. I bet u wouldn't believe that I Can was bumping out of mad whips either. But that's how it was on the streets of NY. Nas was that nikka in 02 in NYC.

 

[Yehuda]

 

[Cuban Pete]

DMX and Rakim?

 

[Gifted one]

What about Rakim? He was a bit before my time but the OGs always held him in high regard. Plus he was one of the first to be flowing how he flows.

 

[Cladyclad]

Bruh eat up. This aint a conversation for u. U weren't there. I bet u wouldn't believe that I Can was bumping out of mad whips either. But that's how it was on the streets of NY. Nas was that nikka in 02 in NYC.

 

[Piff Perkins]

Bruh eat up. This aint a conversation for u. U weren't there. I bet u wouldn't believe that I Can was bumping out of mad whips either. But that's how it was on the streets of NY. Nas was that nikka in 02 in NYC.

I feel like this convo is a preview of how a lot of shyt will go in the future as written sources and eye witness accounts disappear from the internet. God's Son was heavily bootlegged, the release date got moved up...and it sold over 600k in three weeks. If that doesn't tell you all you need to know, I don't know what will. Imagine what that first week number looks like without the fukkery. But if you're just peeping wikipedia pages for first week numbers you're gonna come out thinking the album was a dud relative to Stillmatic's first week performance.

 

[maxamusa]

I feel like this convo is a preview of how a lot of shyt will go in the future as written sources and eye witness accounts disappear from the internet. God's Son was heavily bootlegged, the release date got moved up...and it sold over 600k in three weeks. If that doesn't tell you all you need to know, I don't know what will. Imagine what that first week number looks like without the fukkery. But if you're just peeping wikipedia pages for first week numbers you're gonna come out thinking the album was a dud relative to Stillmatic's first week performance.

I'm a big nas fan.....but for someone my age......who lived that era.......IDK nas wasn't really getting it like that at that time. at least from my life..... Like I said in a previous post Dipset/G-Unit/D-block were the ONLY factors

 

[mikishere]

cam was definitely 1A to nas 1B for the KONY in 2002.

 

[spliz]

I'm a big nas fan.....but for someone my age......who lived that era.......IDK nas wasn't really getting it like that at that time. at least from my life..... Like I said in a previous post Dipset/G-Unit/D-block were the ONLY factors

G Unit was NOT buzzing in 02 like that. It wasn't really about DIPSET rather than Cam in 02 like that either even tho they had the mixtapes buzzing. And D Block wasn't really going crazy more than Styles P with I Get High and Gangster And A Gentleman. U remember 03 and thinking it's 02. Lol. Nas was def more popular than all of them in 02. Like I said. 02 was Nas and Cam. The fact that u thought 50 was more poppin in 02 than Cam let's me know u don't remember things clearly. Lol. I was OUTSIDE in 02 forreal as a late teen.

 

[spliz]

cam was definitely 1A to nas 1B for the KONY in 2002.

I would flip it around but u right. Nas 1A and Cam 1b. Nas was in war mode in 02.

 

[bigde09]

When did he lol

Summer of 96. He had a album go #1 on Billboard 100 before Biggie and Jay Z

 

[spliz]

50, Big, Puff, and Hov that’s it.

Cap. U 100% wrong.

Biggie 94-95
Nas 96
Biggie/Mase 97
DMX 98-99
Jay Z 00-01
Nas/Cam 02
50 03
Lloyd Banks/Jadakiss 04
50 in 05.