Ross talks about being on top. Has he ever had an album go Platinum? I like his music, but there are a lot more people out there right now more popular than he is.
I'm a Lil Wayne fan. But, I never got into this "Free Weezy" thing for the simple fact he was going to be out in less than a year. It wasn't like he was some political prisoner like Mumia Abu Jamal.
As far as Drake...I agree about him being not on the list since he has yet to prove his longevity in the mainstream. But, he has been putting in work as an artist since 2006 when he dropped the "Room For Improvement" mixtape. Also, people seem to forget that "Comeback Season" was a pretty...
Well...technically "Infinite" was an underground/indie release, so Em still qualifies since they're going by major label solo debut. It's the same reason Lil Wayne qualifies since anything before 1999 done by him was with The Hot Boys.