Jay Stans, if you refuse to admit that DMX was bigger than Jay in 98, can you at least admit this

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Not in hip hop just on the charts off the Annie singles which touched pop and casual fans.

Jay was not bigger in the actual culture.

 

[JayBaldacci]

Yeah X's first joint is better than Vol 2.. The bigger argument was already proven with numbers in the other thread... neither x album sold as much in 98 as HKL and over time HKL has sold more than both as well.

 

[semicko82]

Even if I give you IDAHH it's still a Jay-Z has more classics than X

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Fascinating!
Any takes on other unexplored topics like Takeover vs Ether or whether Reasonable Doubt was popular when it came out?

Personally, I think Eminem might be overrated a little bit because he's white, but that's just me. That might be controversial to say, I know.

Also, if Melle Mel battled Eminem, it would be the easiest thing Mel ever did. Because he knows how to write it. If he puts it down, it stays down.

 

[BlackXCL]

nah

 

[Shadow King]

It's Dark is better than every Jay-Z album besides RD, and even that is arguable.

No.

 

[I'm Blackman]

You guys never get sick of this?

Nope.


Nope, they don't.

 

[Mastamimd]

Reasonable Doubt
The Blueprint

For sure

RD maybe, Blueprint hell no

 

[Ziggiy]

You guys never get sick of this?

 

[Software]

IDK bout IDHH …but FOMF with all them Swizz Beatz beats always sounded weird to me in comparison to his first album

Swizz Beatz beats aged like Swiss cheese if we being for real

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

IDAHIH is 4.5 mics whereas Vol 2 is a solid 4 Mics

4.0 and 3.5

 

[spliz]

Jay was NOT lazy on The Blueprint thats a disingenuous argument. Although i’ll concede its probably more of an argument between IDAHIH and The Blueprint.

But Reasonable Doubt? Nah. Jay was rapping circles around A LOT of nikkas not named Biggie and Nas on RD.




See above

RD and IDAHIH is more of a comparison than IDAHIH and Blueprint. And an album is not about rhymes only. IDAHIH is the only album that sounds like it before or after it released.

 

[spliz]

4.0 and 3.5

5.0 and 4.0.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

No.

You listening to fukking Hola Hovito over Damien breh?

 

[Left.A1]

You listening to fukking Hola Hovito over Damien breh?

Never cared for that Damien beat if we’re being honest …good storytelling but that horrorcore sounding production ain’t my jam