"Unfortunately never reached mainstream success"
Okay. That's a popular thought.
Know that to me Hip Hop is and was never started as mainstream music.
Yes, profit is important for success.
But Chino did in fact succeed. Real heads are shocked and completely fukked over this.
He had the utmost respect amongst the greats and was a family man.
He was like Tim Dog the way he stepped to Pac.
This is hip hop, and major courage.
Outside of hip hop he will go down as one of the greatest writers the world has ever seen.
PAC was great, of course.
But hip hop wise? Skills, beats, character - Chino wins.
You can't compare. They are both greats, but just cause XL wasn't mainstream that doesn't mean shyt.
Father's Day made me cry. Past 30.
It takes ALOT to do that. Only a few hip hop songs have evoked that in me.
Pure greatness.
