If he doesn't die, he has the same type of run Lil Baby's been on.Fame and fortune is something that most celebrities and artists aspire for. Pop was another one who was about to reach top-tier level. The world was just starting to go towards the sleepy-hypermelodic sound, and Bobby's loud, rapping, dancing, fast-beat having ass would've stuck out. I honestly think Bobby changes the course of music if he never gets locked up. Max B, Bobby, and Pop Smoke really stick out because of how unique and NY all of them were. There's also the fact that NY beefed historically, 50 went on a run of murdering everyone in the public eye, and then every single hot new NY rapper either got locked up or died right as they were really taking off. Shit, I remember when Jay Z came back and Show Me What U Got broke on the radio and either funk flex or someone was going fucking crazy on the radio. Technology also played a huge role because you didn't need to know the guy to get you to Hot97 so Flex could break your record. NY was known for street shit and that mattered a lot less once everyone flocked to songs like Good Life & Stronger.
Then 50 lost to Kanye in the sales battle and the streets no longer ran rap commercially.
It can't be 02-03 because Ludacris nor Nelly was ever bigger than Peak 50 Cent. Wtf are we talking about, just admit you were wrong my guy.
Drake’s been considered extra soft since the moment he came out. Andre is socially awkward and dress funny. So destiny’s child was only being marketed to the south by 05? Come on bro….and yes they were making fun of him and Birdman being sus, but so what? They’ve been making fun of Jays looks since day one, did that stop him from rapping? Eminem was weird. But I literally just laid out to you how Wayne was worldwide long before random-ass hustler musik. There used to be a time in Hip Hop where rappers absolutely needed that NY sound before blowing up worldwide. Stamp doesn’t mean someone’s a goat already, it just means we f with that person. The original argument/question was rappers needing an NY Stamp, which if you put wayne aside, is a good debate in general. I proved a point so now you’re redefining the ENTIRE argument. “Revisionist history” ? I put in dates and I can back everything I said with billboard charts, sooo what did I say that wasn’t fact? Hustler Muzik, a great album cut with a great video didn’t come out till 06,and it was NOT a radio hit so howwww could that be what stamped him nationally!? And y’all wonder why people roll their eyes at NY hip hop heads. Atlanta, Texas, and Louisiana were all taking over by then. It was clear to the world by then who the next hot nigga in rap music was. And I know cuz I moved to Africa that year. The biggest girl group INTERNATIONALLY by then. Not spice girls…Beyoncés group who is also from the south. By 2004-2005, Fireman, Go DJ, and the hottest feature on Soldier, Destiny Child.
Then Wayne killed the chorus for bling, bling and that word became so big it was being said in TV and movies by the mid 2000s. Didn’t get hot nationally till hustler musik!? NIGGA WHAT!? ?As good as this sounds in theory, this is a WRONG HORRIBLE take.ĩ9, Wayne had a great moment on Back That Azz up which is one of the biggest dance songs ever to this day.