Knicksman20
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That shyt is nice definitely. But now we get into what if territory.
Remember that Prodigy was one of the best rappers in 96 and better than Pac and all the Outlawz. If Drop A Gem On Em is the lead single for HOE with a crazy video the album probably sells more. Pac and the Outlawz strike back. Mobb probably gets another album out earlier. Is Nas drawn back in? Is the original version of Long Kiss Goodnight released? We know Jay was gonna go at him. So now we got Pac and the Outlawz against Mobb Deep, Nas, Biggie, Jay Z. Probably Trag and CNN too. They would have got buried.
Do Kurupt and Snoop get in it? Who else from the West? Cube? Dre was already making records with Nas before Pac died.
A lot of these guys weren't around to know what you posted bro. Mobb Deep made a big splash into the rap scene in 95 & with Drop A Gem as a lead single in 96 it would've got MASSIVE airplay because it was rap beef & who it was about.