r/hiphop201

I hate to say it because Kobe is my GOAT.

Kobe built his career in a big market in LA. Jay built his career in New York. As a result, they both have large, dedicated fanbases who proclaim them as the GOAT. They took from their predecessors (Biggie/Jordan) and incorporated it into their own style. Both have amazing longevity with memorable moments/hits but they are continuously disrespected by purists online. Both also debuted and left the game around the same time.

1. Aesop Rock

2. Eminem

3. Harry Mack

Aesop Rock is like a modern day Shakespeare and his music is studied in college classrooms across the country. Eminem is a technical mastermind and the highest selling rapper of all time. Harry Mack is the best freestyler of all time.

Think if all the successes and "W"s 50 has had, but Ja Rule.

Lil Wayne's recent right wing pandering and his dismissive reaction to the BLM protests and racism in general really retroactively takes away a lot of the impact of his older song Georgia Bush, which is him criticizing Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina that especially hit his hometown of NO

Any rapper talking crap about older rappers now that they're close to their 40s themselves and are still active in music

DJ Premier is a legend but since he found his signature style at around 1997/1998-ish his beats have lowkey kinda sounded like slight re-hashes of themselves ever since, save the occasional different sound

Eminem's productions from the 2000s have a very particular, sparse and gritty style that was very recognizable, even if kinda one-note at some points (as I heard from some people, sounds like Luigi's Mansion music), which is why I've never woulda ever guessed in a million years that he was behind the beat to Smack That by Akon until quite recently lmao

Dont really have allot of people to ask this too since bearly anyone I know listens to him except me. Just kinda curious of other peoples perspective.