Jay Z was NEVER the hottest rapper!!!

[King]

This dude got rich selling CLOTHES!!! NOT MUSIC.

Dude wasn't selling or charting like that.

 

[bigde09]

Hottest is subjective.

Jay Z had his own lane and nobody was competing with him.

And the fact he’s in the conversation with different artists, different years consistently shows great his run was.

Triple H of rap. Was never the guy.

 

[Jalether]

This is right, Jay was never the hottest rapper
consistency and longevity is what makes him one of the GOATS

Every year since his 1st album, these were the hottest rappers

96 Tupac
97 Biggie
98 Dmx
99 Dmx
00 eminem
01 Nelly
02 eminem
03 50 cent
04 50 cent
05 Ti
06 Lil wayne
07 kanye
08 lil wayne

anything after that doesn't matter and 09 on wards ushered in the new era where Jay wasn't close to number 1 at all

 

[PHamm]

this is stupid

 

[LevelUp]

Dumb

 

[Ricky Fontaine]

Jay Z is not paying you to glaze him like this breh.

Telling the truth is glazing?

 

[KnowledgeOfSelf17]

So you're telling me

Number one albums: 14

• Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life (1998)
• Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
• The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
• The Blueprint (2001)
• The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
• The Black Album (2003)
• Unfinished Business (with R. Kelly) (2004)
• Collision Course (with Linkin Park) (2004)
• Kingdom Come (2006)
• American Gangster (2007)
• The Blueprint 3 (2009) ( in his 40's)
• Watch the Throne (with Kanye West) (2011) ( in his 40's)
• Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013) ( in his 40's)
• 4:44 (2017) ( in his 40's)

This means you're not hot LMAO.

Jay-z has the most #1 albums ever for a rapper lol

Plus, in his 40's he scored a #1 single with "Empire State of mind" LOL

Jay was that guy for them late 90's-2000's summer vibes LOL

I can see who wasn't there

This dude had everyone literally throwing up diamond signs , when he showed up or performed.

This dude got rich selling CLOTHES!!! NOT MUSIC.

Dude wasn't selling or charting like that.

I guess being a third owner of you're own successful label, don't cut enough checks lmao

Jay took a budget cut to be president of Def Jam lol

• Sold-out concerts: Jay-Z performed a series of eight sold-out concerts at the Barclays Center in 2012, marking the opening of the newly built stadium.

In his fukking 40's man lol.

No co-headliner either.

Just Him Alone

 

[Eternally Jaded]

So you're telling me

Number one albums: 14

• Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life (1998)
• Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
• The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
• The Blueprint (2001)
• The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
• The Black Album (2003)
• Unfinished Business (with R. Kelly) (2004)
• Collision Course (with Linkin Park) (2004)
• Kingdom Come (2006)
• American Gangster (2007)
• The Blueprint 3 (2009) ( in his 40's)
• Watch the Throne (with Kanye West) (2011) ( in his 40's)
• Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013) ( in his 40's)
• 4:44 (2017) ( in his 40's)

This means you're not hot LMAO.

Jay-z has the most #1 albums ever for a rapper lol

Plus, in his 40's he scored a #1 single with "Empire State of mind" LOL

Jay was that guy for them late 90's-2000's summer vibes LOL

I can see who wasn't there

This dude had everyone literally throwing up diamond signs , when he showed up or performed.




I guess being a third owner of you're own successful label, don't cut enough checks lmao

Jay took a budget cut to be president of Def Jam lol

• Sold-out concerts: Jay-Z performed a series of eight sold-out concerts at the Barclays Center in 2012, marking the opening of the newly built stadium.

In his fukking 40's man lol.

No co-headliner either.

Just Him Alone

Heads for some reason hate Jay as if he threw up the Roc over their mother's/first girlfriend's heads when they were topping dude off or something.

It's that personal it seems like.

Literally arguing over ish from damn near 30 years ago.

 

[etrofllenrod504]

So you're telling me

Number one albums: 14

• Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life (1998)
• Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter (1999)
• The Dynasty: Roc La Familia (2000)
• The Blueprint (2001)
• The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002)
• The Black Album (2003)
• Unfinished Business (with R. Kelly) (2004)
• Collision Course (with Linkin Park) (2004)
• Kingdom Come (2006)
• American Gangster (2007)
• The Blueprint 3 (2009) ( in his 40's)
• Watch the Throne (with Kanye West) (2011) ( in his 40's)
• Magna Carta Holy Grail (2013) ( in his 40's)
• 4:44 (2017) ( in his 40's)

This means you're not hot LMAO.

Jay-z has the most #1 albums ever for a rapper lol

Plus, in his 40's he scored a #1 single with "Empire State of mind" LOL

Jay was that guy for them late 90's-2000's summer vibes LOL

I can see who wasn't there

This dude had everyone literally throwing up diamond signs , when he showed up or performed.




I guess being a third owner of you're own successful label, don't cut enough checks lmao

Jay took a budget cut to be president of Def Jam lol

• Sold-out concerts: Jay-Z performed a series of eight sold-out concerts at the Barclays Center in 2012, marking the opening of the newly built stadium.

In his fukking 40's man lol.

No co-headliner either.

Just Him Alone

Guess this all just magically happened for him because he was never the hottest

 

[bigde09]

Guess this all just magically happened for him because he was never the hottest

was never the best selling rapper in any year that's facts

 

[Pazzy]

Did you feel like that where you said this to other people when jay was in his prime? I hate it when people start saying this shyt when someone isnt so popular anymore. More than likely cant be themselves around other people because theyre scared of not "fitting in" or not "being accepted" or "being looked down on". Personally, i always assumed someone was a casual rap fan if they said they were a jay z fan to be honest.

 

[Big Boss]

I feel like this argument get made every year

 

[KnowledgeOfSelf17]

was never the best selling rapper in any year that's facts

Is this about sells or who’s hot.

Because Taylor swift had the sells but didn’t matter when kendrick and drake had their battle.

And that proves impact is better than sells.

 

[EndDomination]

JAYZ was never the hottest rapper should not be that hot of a take. He wasn't.

However, his continued popularity and longetivity has made him one of the most iconic rappers.

As a measure: I think we should at least attempt to provide a definition for what makes someone the "hottest rapper." Perhaps: a period of time (between 3 months and a year) where they're the highest selling, or have the highest spread of sales, of their peers, in their specific genre.

Example: from the last quarter of 2014 through the first quarter of 2016, Fetty Wap was undeniably the hottest rapper. His singles went diamond, six times platinum, and three times platinum, and the album went three times platinum.

 

[Heelish]

1998-03 I remember X, Em, Nelly, 50, Rule, Jay being the hottest acts of their respective year(s). Maybe Jay wasn’t the #1 of each year but definitely top 3.