Which rapper, at the peak of their success, had the most dominant reign?

[Nut Did N' Cider]

Pac had the streets, MTV, old heads, young nigs, nigga my Mama know california love from beginning to end. Death Row ran the mid 90's and Pac was at the forefront

 

[ytownborn]

Tupac..............................

 

[DB Cooper]

i'm not a pac fan but pac

 

[FrozenMind]

Joe Budden? LOL.

Pac by far he was on the news all day every day from early 95 till his death. He had the streets, the burbs, the media, record sales, singles, all on lock.

 

[DaPrinciplez]

Yep. Makaveli the don.

GOAT.

 

[great l]

50 cent. His reign was short-lived but that fool had a tight grip on the rap industry.

 

[drbeef]

that nigga said joe budden

 

[RuffDraft]

'Pac signed with Death Row towards their demise releasing just one album with them (All Eyez On Me), the Makaveli album was after his death on Death Row. Previously, he was in jail but with a number one for his album Me Against The World, whilst he was in there... his story might be one of the most celebrated, but his 'reign' wasn't as long as say a Jay-Z. Unless you count in his posthumous albums and then you can see that he has sold consistently for ten years after his death, less so more recently.

 

[FrozenMind]

'Pac signed with Death Row towards their demise releasing just one album with them (All Eyez On Me), the Makaveli album was after his death on Death Row. Previously, he was in jail but with a number one for his album Me Against The World, whilst he was in there... his story might be one of the most celebrated, but his 'reign' wasn't as long as say a Jay-Z. Unless you count in his posthumous albums and then you can see that he has sold consistently for ten years after his death, less so more recently.

your going off topic. this thread is not about the length of reign or consistency of reign. Its about the domination they showed during there peak. Jigga during no time frame was fucking with pac '95-'96. pac made every other rapper look small and insignificant during that period.
As far as the media was concerned there were 3 rappers in the game '95-'96.

1. Pac
2. Pacs enemies
3. Everyone else.

 

[usmarin3]

How about Outkast, they never boxed themselves in, each album sold more than the previous one, they dropped numerous classics, and can be classified as the first alternative rap group.

As far as Pac goes, don't remember dude being as popular as Biggie, SNoop,etc prior to him going to jail. It wasn't until he hitched himself to Death Row, death and all the controversy that he really became big like that.

 

[VIBE]

Tupac, hands down. If he was still alive, he'd still be reigning

 

[1of1]

Pac's popularity covered the whole spectrum. Even my dad was listening to Pac at one point.

 

[flyhunny]

2Pac, no hesitation...................and lol @ Joe Buddens even bein mentioned!!!

 

[Mvpbrodie93]

Pac 95-96

eminem 99-03

 

[Punisher__]

As much as it pains me to say, I'm gonna have to go with Frank White.

I don't think any rapper stayed perched on top of the charts and dented the mainstream, as much as he did from 1994-1998.

As far as album sales, single success, accolades received, and overall reception from critics, fans, and the like, he outclassed everyone.

 

[1of1]

I don't think "Most Dominant Reign" necessarily makes someone the "God MC" as T/S put it though.

 

[FrozenMind]

As much as it pains me to say, I'm gonna have to go with Frank White.

I don't think any rapper stayed perched on top of the charts and dented the mainstream, as much as he did from 1994-1998.

As far as album sales, single success, accolades received, and overall reception from critics, fans, and the like, he outclassed everyone.

He is the only one aside from eminem who you could put side by side with pac for said subject. Mvp just reminded me, em maybe>>>pac. ems domination in the late 90s early 00s was just insane.

 

[Punisher__]

I don't think "Most Dominant Reign" necessarily makes someone the "God MC" as T/S put it though.

Wack sig. lol

 

[contemplate]

How about Outkast, they never boxed themselves in, each album sold more than the previous one, they dropped numerous classics, and can be classified as the first alternative rap group.

As far as Pac goes, don't remember dude being as popular as Biggie, SNoop,etc prior to him going to jail. It wasn't until he hitched himself to Death Row, death and all the controversy that he really became big like that.

but he did making your point pointless.

also, god mc =/= most dominant reign, but i still think it's tupac. he ended niggas careers, i still haven't had really gone out and fucked with mobb deep because of that line in hit em up. i don't really listen to biggie much, etc.

 

[thedarkprince]

Biggie....