Yep I thought nobody would move Dre off my no.1 list. But over the yrs RZA has absolutely surpassed him plus RZA'S stuff aged so much better to my ears. Then once ppl started finding the Samples and how they used them RZA flipped samples better. Dre is still one of the GOATs but RZA is the no.1 GOAT
Same breh, same... Dre was my #1 for a long time and as much as I loved The Wu, I thought people were overrated RZA a tad...but then, the more and more I listened to RZA's beats, the more I could see how intricately layered these obscure ass samples were, and I was just

. He moved up to #1.
That run in 1995 alone is just

. 3 different albums, 3 different styles, all masterfully crafted for the unique individual artists.
This a whole separate thread but Return to the 36 Chambers is the most underrated album potentially of all time. I think it's better than a LOT of other albums that get discussed more (Hell on Earth for example and I'm a HUGE Mobb head)