No I didn't mean Cole hasn't made an impact on the game, I meant he hasn't made an impact or any strides towards becoming a legend or a great in hip-hop, and when I first heard The Come Up I truly thought he had the potential to do that. I still do believe he has the potential to do so, but it seems he's content to make his mark as just another face in the crowd with mediocre pop singles. I thought he valued the art over the sales and it doesn't seem like it anymore, I won't hate if he's eatin' good and living comfortably and he's happy with his position that's his decision, I just wanted more, or at least different, from him. If you don't believe he's regressed I can't really argue with your opinion or taste in music, but to me he's fallen off hard since The Come Up. Look at Kendrick for example, he just dropped an album that will solidify his place in hip-hop regardless of what he does going forward, and if he happens to show any progression or at least keeps pace with GKMC he will become a legend and possibly one of the greats. By no means am I saying Cole is trash, even his mediocre music is better than almost all of the garbage in mainstream hip-hop today.