He dropped one classic mixtape curated by Yams and has been all marketing ever since. He won't too that shyt again, which goes back to my argument of longevity & cultural relevance. 8ball & mjg never charted as high as rocky but they have several albums in their discography & a dedicated (even if comparably smaller) following across generations which in turn is more lucrative & secure than being a one hit wonder or being super hot for like 2 years 1 album.
Again, my argument isn't that the south is better than the north. What I'm saying is that these NY cats who blow up off copying the southern style (if nikkas was really that good why don't they stay true to their regional sound on put on for NY?
) don't last as long as the same dudes they're copying. I'm not saying that acts like the migos are killing the game something crazy (I'm not even a fan), but they will be relevant to their regional scene for much longer than any NY cat copying them, even if those one hit wonders peak higher at one point.
Ironic that y'all are basically tryna arguing that New York, the hip hop Mecca/birthplace where the foundation of "real rap" was made, is now the best place for biters to prosper. "We got so many microwave acts that sound southern and kill the pop charts more than actual southern artists, NY is sooooo hip hop in 2016, the south ain't shyt they just got beats"