Who is the most Successful Rapper With The Least Amount Of Influence Ever?

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Is nikkas really saying Eminem?

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Wiz Khalifa

Negative

 

[Low End Derrick]

Half that list you posted just because they are white

Exactly.

 

[Deltron]

Vanilla Ice?

 

[get these nets]

Influence is more than someone trying to emulate someone else's style. That said, it would have to be Ja Rule. He had hits, sold a lot of records, but really didn't impact the game like his contemporaries or even artists who came after.

The man who ETHERED him for melodies and singing, began using melodies and singing. Also tried make another Hov Ashanti.

 

[blockburna420]

Pitbull

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Fat Joe

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Cudi, Kanye specifically 3 stacks

Earth Gang, Krit

 

[Piff Perkins]

God dammit I want to say Eminem but so many rappers list him as an inspiration/favorite - despite their music not sounding like him at all.

So I'll say MC Hammer, who has sold more records than many people listed in this thread yet might as well have never existed.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Hammer? Chingy? Arrested Development? shyt IDK.

This

 

[ISO]

If he went multiplat then him easily.

Fat Joe is a footnote in the game despite all of his accolades and everyone he's worked with. French Montana is right there with him.

Completely disagree. What is this criteria for “influence”?

 

[sayyestothis]

Em.

Who would copy that clown?

 

[ISO]

And just to speak on, but "who tried to copy them":

J. Cole counts Eminem as an influence on his style. Does he sound like Em? No. T.I. has also cited Eminem as an influence. Does he sound like Eminem? No.

When he was really young and going by The Therapist yes.

 

[ISO]

Did Wale ever go multiplat?

What influence did Meek have? I know a lot rappers look up to him but I don’t hear his style in their music

I don’t think anyone directly copied his style but he inspired a lot of rappers especially modern NY rappers.

 

[987654321]

I think DaBaby is ludacris son personally.

He's gotta be a huge influence there.

FLO-RIDA

I could be wrong but didn’t pitbull say fukk it and decide to take the same route as FLO-Rida. Plus Flo-rida had gorilla Zoe out here successfully touring the world, with him, dressed like a gay porn makeup artist… no hate though.