I’m not hostile. I’m saying that HNIC is borderline classic and better than half of Mobb’s discography. So he has every right to have his placements in someone’s top 10 if need be. Andre 3k never even participated.
That's not going to fly. You are giving out a participation trophy and that is the issue I have with the whole "he doesn't have a solo album argument". Ya'll giving Prodigy a pass knowing full well nothing in his solo catalog is on par with:
Illmatic
Ready To Die
Reasonable Doubt
The Diary
Me Against The World
Supreme Clientele
Mama Said Knock You Out
Paid In Full
Doggystyle
Like Water For Chocolate
And then you have someone, who has two other albums that are considered classic. Same with Jay. Same with Pac.
And even with Mobb Deep, people don't even count the first album and claim they fell off after Murda Muzik.
Objectively, I can't put Andre 3000 in a Top 10 because he doesn't have a solo on the level of those albums. Andre 3000 did something though that I've seen rappers like Jay Z campaign for: have people call him GOAT without telling us why he should be. He had a feature run where he was one of the hottest MC's in the game. An Andre 3000 verse was an event. Few MC's can say that.
He has verses worthy of a Top 10 spot, so I get the hype.