No. I count every relevant factor, or at least everything pertaining to Hiphop artists. Album sales DO matter, but they are only one category. Longevity, Wordplay, Flow, Content, Impact, Influence, Sales, Catalogue. All these things matter. And Ace trumps Hammer in almost everything.
Why not? And what counts a mediocre? Frankly, I've always considered merely having ONE platinum album is enough to be in the conversation. Keep in mind the game has changed as Hiphop grew and shrank in the main stream.
Also, you know what else is free of personal bias? Years in the game. Number of Albums made. Number of songs made. How many different styles they have used. Number of artists they worked with. etc. Ace trumps Hammer in all of these. Do you have a case for Hammer outside of album sales and popularity?
Incorrect. Album sales reflect how many people were willing to financially support that project. Countless people have purchased albums and didn't like them. Does the mere purchase mean the like the album? Certainly not.
Hammer had a lot of people, fans I call them, that supported his music at first and he lost nearly ALL of those fans. Ace has never had the number of fans Hammer had, but has always had a more consistent number of loyal fans willing to support him and keep his career going, Hammer cannot say the same.
Plenty of people know about Ace, they are called Hiphop fans. Hammer never actually had a strong core of Hiphop fans, he had fad jumpers that left him the second he got cold. How can you be top 10 when you don't even have enough fans to support your career?
