Do you feel 50 hit Jayz/Puff level?

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

I mean musically…puff has his endorsements and shyt but unless I’m missing something I haven’t fw any of his music backings since G Dep.

I can’t stand bad boy tho…I obviously love BIG, Shyne was dope, G dep was dope, black Rob too. But all the rest (mase, Kim, loon, etc) was trash af

I barely associate LOX with bad boy.

He had huge hits after broski ngl, Coming Home was like 2010-2011 lol

 

[ThaPrez]

I don't know, if Jay decides to drop an album i think people will listen. Same with 50. Jay showed he still got it with God Did.

Yeah, I mean if either of them drop an album, me and you and 90% of the coli will listen I'm sure

I meant more 'newer' fans and future music fans ain't really checking for them. At this point its just us guys who remember their peaks

 

[old pig]

If he was on their level he wouldn't be constantly crying about them, so no.

exactly…at one point I feel he was on jay’s level tho and it’s possible that fukks with him a bit…there was a point where I thought he’d be the one to hit a billion and not jay

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Yes

 

[Street Knowledge]

And I love 50 but be saying jay only hot because his connections and who worked with

but 50 is connected to the 3 biggest people in music history jimmy em and Dre.

and 50 need to stop with this jay hitched to hotter artist when 50 tried to ride the waves of

69
chief keef
young ma
kendrick
2 Chainz
hell even Troy Ave

all the names I mentioned were at their peak popularity (except Kendrick) and nothing worked for 50 to keep him relevant

I like how having Eminem dr Dre and Jimmy in your corner is always downplayed in these discussions

 

[LiveFromLondon]

Are we even sure Jay and Puff are at the presumed level though

 

[JustCKing]

As far as? Neither was never as hot as peak 50

Maybe not Jay. '97-'98 Puff is debatable though.

 

[bigde09]

He ain’t put out a solo song since 2017
jay last lowest selling first week was in 1998 with 300k. Vol 2 was that album and it’s sitting on 6 million

he has never had a first lower than 400k since 1998

he didn’t need any of the shyt u say off. tbh those phone deals/tidal exclusivity hurt his sales. Jay consistency/relevance will never be matched ever

Jay is nothing without Kanye and Beyoncé post 2008

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

Jay Z never touched the heights of 50 Cent commercially and 50 hasn’t touch the their heighta industrially

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

Its a marathon, not a sprint. Jay told yall that many years ago.

After 06, 50 had much fewer hits.

@General Mills @Mike Wins @BK The Great

So sales measures TALENT NOW??

The stan has entered rhe chat

 

[TM101]

50 could've been at their level, but consciously decided to not to, and that's why people love him so much.

 

[Redwing80]

What exactly is their level? All three of them nikkas know each other and know the same people lol

 

[Funcrusher]

Jay-Z can't do a tour like 50 is doing right now without being a co headliner to either Kanye or Beyonce, so depending on what level you mean, yes.

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

I’ve always said I couldn’t really fukk with him back in the day but I always admired his business style outside of all that beefing…

Honestly, out of those three, I’d probably wanna deal more with 50 than the others…

 

[RennisDeynolds]

In terms of business he did all that shyt in the same year he came out


Back when they all were bragging about being hundred millionaires


I guess they are billionaires now, but 50 kinda surpassed them when it came to Hollywood.


Musically he's behind jay and ahead of puff imo.


But he was a true juggernaut out the gate