Doesn’t sound like hating just incorrect New Yorker babble shyt.
Jay signed his first major deal in 97, Pac in like 1990, Nas 92, Biggie 93.
And they all blew up commercially in different years too.
Whereas Jay-z actually dabbled in the game far before that, took him almost 9 years to get that deal. For other it took one shot, be it Nas or the large amount of trash one album wonders.
And in 1996 people like Outkast, Bone Thugs, Snoop, and more were much bigger than Jay and even perhaps Nas and Big. And you had the guys in the wu-tang, move deep and others too. And if we talking 98-99 why mention Nore and not Eminem, Big Pun, Master P or Juve?
People just like to try to put those guys against each other cause they are the best. And make up various similarities that are completely irrelevant.