I think his main point is that without puff/clive/iovine/etc having stake in pac & big, there wouldn't be half as much hype surrounding their death for the past 20 years.
yea, they would still be legends. but they wouldn't be worshipped like gods.
puff went on to sign murda mase & the warlox. hes good without biggie.
without puff, biggie wouldn't be anywhere near as big as he was.
they both benefited from each other.
that girl aint no teenager.
she was alive before biggie blew up.
If you look at the Bad Boy release time line without BIG, Puff wouldn't be a figure in rap at all outside of the occasional remix.
1. Craig Mack....which flopped.
2. Faith
3. Total
4. 112
5. Puff Daddy & The Family....minus BIG
6. Mase
7. The Lox
8. Faith (again)
9. Total (again)
10. 112 (again)
That's Bad Boy releases from '94 to '98 minus BIG.
Also keep in mind no BIG on shyt like "Victory", or Craig Mack's remix, or the Total remix, or the 112 album. Arguably no Lil Kim or Junior Mafia on any Bad Boy releases, either.
I realize BIG benefited from Puff but BIG altered his entire label for the better. And I seriously doubt people would've accepted the shiny suit, pop shyt Bad Boy was on without BIG. They barely accepted it with BIG.
Fred.