In Hip Hop or mainstream?? If we talking mainsream then the Vanila Ice/Will Smith/MC Hammer argument comes into play.
In Hip Hop Nas is considered by some the GOAT and has an album that is considered the greatest Hip Hop album by some. Drake has neither yet u say he's bigger.
Drake gets as much play amongst black youth (more in my opinion) than nas ever did at his peak.
You cant use sales then act like it's a hiphop vs mainstream type of thing. You already went straight to mainstream.
And the illusion that nas had a GOAT album was created in the most mainstream hiphop magazine of the moment,THE SOURCE prior to the album having a run and getting elected by the people.
The streets didnt make nas. Media did