Yeah, yet they all paid tribute to Jay-Z in 2020. NBA is like 19. And it's a family tree. Lil Wayne is the biggest Jay-Z stan there is.
"The best rapper alive since the best rapper retired"
Nope, stylistically and musically you don't see Jayz influence streaming through these artists.
Jigga was the lyrical drug rapper, these guys are the not so lyrical drug users.
The direct influence is Wayne, in content style and even all that singing through auto tune which Jay tried to stop mainstream rappers using/abusing.
Stylistically Tupac is a bigger influence on these new gen rappers.