Time To End The Narrative That Jay-Z Was Never The Top Rapper In The Game

[The God Poster]

been meaning to make this thread, but i gotta put my foot down now.

one of those internet narratives that have gotten way outta hand.

nobody was hotter than jay-z in the early 2000s. and dont give me any commercial rappers that didnt have the cultural relevance to match their numbers.

LOL. thats the part that really irks me. yall dont keep the same energy when talking about 2pac & biggie. yall never bring up how they were being outsold by coolio. in fact, its like he never even existed. LOL. or maybe cats just dont know.

another classic.

What years exactly was he the hottest ?

 

[JYoung24]

I disagree with this sentiment.

I dont think jay was the hottest rapper in the game for more than maybe 1 year but he's still one of the GOATs for remaining in the top 5 throughout most of his career.

Kendrick will never be as hot as drake, but he will be a GOAT when its all said and done.

Jay was never as hot as Em during his prime, but Jay's catalog is certainly more worthy of the GOAT conversation than em.

Kendrick was hotter then drake when damn was out

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Foh kobe was number 1 for years his peers has acknowledged this

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

What years exactly was he the hottest ?

the early 2000s

00-02

 

[Ziggiy]

Does the fact that Eminem is white affect his popularity? Without a doubt. His subject matter appeals more to the white consumers, however let us not pretend that if he stood across from whoever the favorite black rapper is today (including Jay-Z) he wouldn’t wash, dry then hand that rapper the towel as a souvenir.

50 cent mentioned in an interview, and I’m paraphrasing here that people are mad that a white rapper in the hip hop community does it way better than a lot of black rappers, and in my opinion this is factually correct. However, at this stage it shouldn’t even be about race...we need to move on from that and just appreciate talent.

Only a white person would type all that bullshyt you just said

 

[JYoung24]

Those are 100 percents he had damn near every player in the leauge calling him the best player in the leauge

 

[Starburst]

Only a white person would type all that bullshyt you just said

A predictable retort when one cannot formulate an articulate response.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Those are 100 percents he had damn near every player in the leauge calling him the best player in the leauge

that narrative was pushed after he retired.

 

[Kenyan West]

Does the fact that Eminem is white affect his popularity? Without a doubt. His subject matter appeals more to the white consumers, however let us not pretend that if he stood across from whoever the favorite black rapper is today (including Jay-Z) he wouldn’t wash, dry then hand that rapper the towel as a souvenir.

50 cent mentioned in an interview, and I’m paraphrasing here that people are mad that a white rapper in the hip hop community does it way better than a lot of black rappers, and in my opinion this is factually correct. However, at this stage it shouldn’t even be about race...we need to move on from that and just appreciate talent.

 

[Kenyan West]

A predictable retort when one cannot formulate an articulate response.

Eminem can out rappity rap spew absurd random words anyone, sure. But nobody gives a fuk -- musically, he's been forgettable for damn near twenty years and should not ever be mentioned in the same breath as Jay Z.

 

[JYoung24]

that narrative was pushed after he retired.

The narrative of.him never being the best player in the leauge?

 

[Starburst]

Eminem can out rappity rap spew absurd random words anyone, sure. But nobody gives a fuk -- musically, he's been forgettable for damn near twenty years and should not ever be mentioned in the same breath as Jay Z.

I’m interested to know how you came to that conclusion when Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time...which would mean that he isn’t forgettable, and you are here talking about him.

In addition, Eminem has every right to sit at the table when his own peers have said he outclassed Jay-Z on his own track.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

The narrative of.him never being the best player in the leauge?

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

I’m interested to know how you came to that conclusion when Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time...which would mean that he isn’t forgettable, and you are here talking about him.

In addition, Eminem has every right to sit at the table when his own peers have said he outclassed Jay-Z on his own track.

plenty of rappers have out-classed jay on a track(and i dont think eminem is one of them).

are you gonna sit them all at the table as well??

and for a guy who's riding for eminem so hard, its humorous how you think renegade was jay's track.

 

[big bun]

Camel was always one of the top rappers, but never the top rapper in any era.