What’s the biggest “What if” in Hip Hop history?

[TheJet]

-What if RZA never lost those beats in the flood?

-What if Foxy never had hearing problems?

- what if R. Kelly never messed around with young girls

 

[Crude]

I'll say one thing for sure, and I know a Lotta nikkas don't wanna admit it. But Pac was clearly on his way to a mainstream entertainment career just before his death. Had he not died he would NOT still be cutting records and making fools out of these young rappers. He would have spent all of the late 90s and 2000s starring in films, appearing on TV and being a household name. Selling out if you will. Not at all unlike Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Ice T.

Everyone has they own fantasy of what Pac woulda been. But truth is he wouldn't have gone in any different direction than all his other contemporaries whose careers lasted.

Quoted for emphasis.

He would have went the way of Ice Cube, Snoop, and LL Cool J and been making movies and stuff and would have transitioned away from music into movies and maybe even sitcoms and commercials and stuff.

His death in a lot of ways enhanced his legend. Same with Biggie.

Those guys would have grown out of that street phase like all of there other contemporaries from that era have.

Look at all the people that were hot during that era, all of them are doing other things in life.

 

[Admiral Ackbar]

What if you had 24 hours to live?

What these bytches waaaaant?

What's a goon to a goblin?

What's the difference between a 4.0 and 4.6?

How many rappers must get dissed?

Who's the black sheep? What's the black sheep?

What?

Do you wanna ride or die? Nah nah nah nah nah nah naaaaah

 

[Yehuda]

What if Tone Loc would've signed Bone Thugs?

Dude was in the comments section talking about this was a blessing in disguise cause they would've been out here doing songs with Candyman.

 

[Child_Of_God]

I'll say one thing for sure, and I know a Lotta nikkas don't wanna admit it. But Pac was clearly on his way to a mainstream entertainment career just before his death. Had he not died he would NOT still be cutting records and making fools out of these young rappers. He would have spent all of the late 90s and 2000s starring in films, appearing on TV and being a household name. Selling out if you will. Not at all unlike Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Ice T.

Everyone has they own fantasy of what Pac woulda been. But truth is he wouldn't have gone in any different direction than all his other contemporaries who's careers lasted.

Pac himself said that he wanted to take a break from music eventually and move on to acting in movies more.

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

Quoted for emphasis.

He would have went the way of Ice Cube, Snoop, and LL Cool J and been making movies and stuff and would have transitioned away from music into movies and maybe even sitcoms and commercials and stuff.

His death in a lot of ways enhanced his legend. Same with Biggie.

Those guys would have grown out of that street phase like all of there other contemporaries from that era have.

Look at all the people that were hot during that era, all of them are doing other things in life.

But. . . what y'all are forgetting is that 2pac & Biggie's deaths is what kind of caused Hip-Hop to grow up on some level.

Without their deaths, guys wouldn't have been so quick to grow out of their "street phase" and "keepin' it real".

Their deaths were a big part of the reason behind the "bling bling" era, where everybody started talking about money & jewelry.

It was letting Hip-Hop calm down on some level.

 

[Crude]

But. . . what y'all are forgetting is that 2pac & Biggie's deaths is what kind of caused Hip-Hop to grow up on some level.

Without their deaths, guys wouldn't have been so quick to grow out of their "street phase" and "keepin' it real".

Their deaths were a big part of the reason behind the "bling bling" era, where everybody started talking about money & jewelry.

It was letting Hip-Hop calm down on some level.

I agree him and Big’s deaths left a void in the industry and created the perfect vacuum in the industry that P and No Limit and those Cash Money guys capitalized on. That’s when Southern artists that had always been around making dope music started getting more exposure.

Pac would have grown out of that thug life phase.

That’s cool at 25 years old people forget Pac was only 25 when he died which is still extremely young. He had been around so long and been through so much he seemed older.

He would have transitioned out of that as a 40 year old man. He probably would have gotten married and had kids and stuff too.

You get older and your priorities and stuff change. It’s inevitable. I’m not the same person I was 15 years ago and neither are most other young men. I remember when I was into slabs and candy painted cars and stunting on kneegrows and shyt like that and I soon grew out of that. You get older and you ain’t on that same type of time anymore thus your priorities are different.

Just my take on it.

 

[Remote]

I don't think Big L would have been a massive star.

New York loved him. The street and the hip hop fans who appreciate lyrical skill loved him.

But Big L wasn't the kind of guy with mainstream appeal. He would have never really gotten play on the radio.

 

[JQ Legend]

Biggie didnt go to California, Cam wouldve signed to Big/Untainment, Dipset Junior Mafia Lox and Jay all on 1 label

Cam first 2 albums were released on Untertainment

-Deck's debut album
-The D.O.C.'s rap career

And for a scary thought-- What if "Ooh We Love You Rakeem" became a mega-hit?

What you mean by this?

what if Nas stopped duckin AZ's phone calls like a Jehovah's Witness when he asked to do a full album together....

That album in 98/99 and even a few years following woulda been

Even in 2002 when they did The Essence that woulda been


What if Cassidy didn’t have that case and car crash after his 2nd album?

Cass was bout to be huge and that threw his momentum off.

What if Banks 2nd album didn’t get leaked?

Banks still highly respected as a lyricist but this fukked his momentum up too and he wasn’t ever the same

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

Cam first 2 albums were released on Untertainment


What you mean by this?

That album in 98/99 and even a few years following woulda been

Even in 2002 when they did The Essence that woulda been


What if Cassidy didn’t have that case and car crash after his 2nd album?

Cass was bout to be huge and that threw his momentum off.

What if Banks 2nd album didn’t get leaked?

Banks still highly respected as a lyricist but this fukked his momentum up too and he wasn’t ever the same

"What if Inspectah Deck's album survived the flood in RZA's basement?"

 

[360dagod]

What if camron and Tru life didn't happen

What if Stunna and Slim didn't see the bigger picture and build around wayne

What if Swizz Beatz changed his drum patterns and the engineer took his voice off records

What if Jadakiss had a real A&R

What if Soulja Slim stayed alive and got on that Nolia clap like he was supposed to

What if Cory gunz popped off when he was supposed to

 

[Harry Sax]

What if nip didn’t catch dem bullets

I still think lapd sent the hit

 

[xXOGLEGENDXx]

What if 50 didn't survive the shooting?

What if Murder Inc didn't have a fed case and could 100% focus on 50?

What if Jay-Z convinced Kanye to stick to producing?

What if Meek & Drake never beefed?

What if Pac died from the '94 shooting?

What if Biggie never released "Who Shot Ya?"

 

[Wild self]

What is Gucci died instead of Jeezy's boy?

Do we still have that Atlanta wave and Chicago drill taking over the world?

Well, trick and simp based culture wouldnt have been as big as it is now.

Drill music would,have faded like Crunk music.

 

[Wild self]

it's what if kanye died in the car crash and it's not even close

Then we would be rocking baggy clothes until 2070 AD and still have black kids not even attempting to go to college.