Ever notice how NY gangster rappers look up to Pac and not Big?

[3rdWorld]

Many artists don't even feel pac could rap.

 

[ignorethis]

nikkas disparage Jay for flipping his lines like he ain't extend that nikka shelf life...then legit try to argue that he would be working fast food or some shyt if Big was around, like HE'S the one who survived by referencing BIG during his come up. Bu bu bu his fat lips! Those rhymes! Like RD wasn't at the very LEAST on par with BIG lyrically.

Nobody everybody can just be born with that type of voice and yes he had great flows and timing but chill. I'm not gonna say Jay replaced him or anything but I have never felt sore about him paying "homage" because I know if you remove those lines all you're really missing is some east coast fan service.

I kinda considered Reasonable Doubt the spiritual successor to Life at Death. Jay really took a lot of elements from big musically and persona wise and refined them.

But with that being said Jay essentially stepped into Biggie’s shoes for NY because Biggie was gone, does bro blow as a highly Biggie influenced artist in a world where Biggie is still alive?

Biggie wasn’t a kinda successful rapper, he was one of the most successful rappers in the game at the time. A commercial juggernaut, I feel like a lot of dudes would end up in Biggie’s shadow at the trajectory his career was going.

 

[tuckgod]

Hood nikkas period love Pac more than BIG, this is a basic observation.

I remember trying to argue with some nikkas that BIG was really a way better rapper than Pac, all I got were

Pac was the hood everyman. Every man could relate to what he was talking about and apply it to their life, while Biggie street stories were kinda just entertainment to a lot of nikkas.

So true

 

[CHICAGO]

I kinda considered Reasonable Doubt the spiritual successor to Life at Death. Jay really took a lot of elements from big musically and persona wise and refined them.

But with that being said Jay essentially stepped into Biggie’s shoes for NY because Biggie was gone, does bro blow as a highly Biggie influenced artist in a world where Biggie is still alive?

Biggie wasn’t a kinda successful rapper, he was one of the most successful rappers in the game at the time. A commercial juggernaut, I feel like a lot of dudes would end up in Biggie’s shadow at the trajectory his career was going.

REASONABLE DOUBT
CAME OUT BEFORE LIFE AFTER DEATH.



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[Trace]

I kinda considered Reasonable Doubt the spiritual successor to Life at Death. Jay really took a lot of elements from big musically and persona wise and refined them.

But with that being said Jay essentially stepped into Biggie’s shoes for NY because Biggie was gone, does bro blow as a highly Biggie influenced artist in a world where Biggie is still alive?

Biggie wasn’t a kinda successful rapper, he was one of the most successful rappers in the game at the time. A commercial juggernaut, I feel like a lot of dudes would end up in Biggie’s shadow at the trajectory his career was going.

Uhmmm… Reasonable Doubt came first tho.

edit: @CHICAGO beat me to it lmao

 

[ignorethis]

REASONABLE DOUBT
CAME OUT BEFORE LIFE AFTER DEATH.



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You just put me on game, I always thought RD came out immediately after LAD but it was the opposite.

So in that case Jay might have influenced Biggie more than I thought.

But the point remains both those albums did the same things well to me, Jay and Biggie were essentially in the same lane.