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And whether you purists like it or not Lil Wayne is one of the best to do it and would BE in the same rank as Tupac and Biggie in death. Just off the strength of what he's accomplished his mixtape catalogue alone he has enough music to last 30+ years.
I know this is still the IC and everyone entitled to their OPINION but let's not avoid the facts and act like Wayne ain't a heavyweight and hasn't impacted the game in a major way.
Biggie and pac had better field goal percentages as far as classic albums/material. Wayne was shooting like russel westbrook so he is a star but not as consistent. Dude had 4 plus albums before people really knew who he was nation wide then on top of that had to put out 300 mixtapes. Big and pac were stars after a few demos and 1 album. They then followed up their albums with better albums.
Wayne ran the game for over a decade... So his longevity is way more admirable..
Also nothing against either man but pac and biggie got elevated to goat status because of the fact they died.. given they were at their peak when it happened but we dont know how their careers would have turned.. Wayne has shown way more consistency..
Decade wtf? He was on top of the game from 2005 to about 2009. That is not a decade of dominance. Before that most mainstream rap fans didn't notice him and post 2009 he was going plat but the music quality was garbage. What 10 years did wayne run?
Lol you just contradicted yourself... first you say he wasnt on the top of the game pre 05 because "mainstream rap fans didnt notice him" then you turn around and say post 09 he was known (and selling) but music wasnt up to par.. so which is it? Being known or the quality of the music..
Either way he had atleast a decade long run as one of the best to ever do it.. shyt dude has so many hits you can go probably at least 5 hours to get through them all..
Even non minstream rap pre 2006 saw him as an average rapper at best. I am not contradicting anything just pointed out pre 05 he didn't capture peoples attention as a solo rapper. Name 3 classic albums over his "decade" run. Wayne has a bunch of ADD mixtapes and maybe 2 top tier albums with C1 and C2. And that was over 3 to 4 years not a decade.
Lol as a rapper all you need is 2 classic albums and you set... biggie aint have 3 classic albums.. shyt jay-z arguably dont have 3 classic albums... do nas?
And when the carter came out niggas was not acting like wayne was just an "average rapper" and from 2004 to at least 2014 wayne has had or been apart of hits every year.. thats definitely a decade long run..
Wayne has 0 undisputed classic albums period. His mixtapes were fire but you can't put him up with big and pac when he has 0 classic albums. The majority of rap fans feel C1 and C2 are borderline classics but it's not undisputed.
As far as a 10 year run Wayne was on the rise from 04 to to 05 but not the best in the game. From 2009 to 2014 his music was not the best of the best for that time period. He was on top of the game from about 2006 to part of 2009. Again you are just broadly saying he was the best to do it for a decade without proof.
Nigga NO album is an undisputed classic... there are niggas that dont think "the chronic" is a classic album... there are niggas who think "doggystyle" isnt a classic album.. "illmatic"... "reasonable doubt" ect...
And to be the best in the game for a decade his music from that time shows it... name ONE rapper that had and was apart of more hits from 2004 till 2014..
Lol and the Carter 1 and 2 are not in the same class as illmatic, doggystyle or the chronic. Nor do they fuck with any of pac or bigs best albums. As far as rappers who had more hits from 04 to 2014:
Jay Z, Eminiem, Kanye West, Ludacris, TI and that is just off the top of my head. Remember wayne had more hits than anyone from about 2006 to 2008.
During this time wayne at best was selling out arenas. Jay and Em were selling out fucking football stadiums. Tip and Luda were on the radio juts as much as Luda. Kanye changed the entire game from 04 to 2014.