If 50 cent Died in 2000 when he got shot what would the rap industry look like

[Depreciating Asset]

Industry wouldn't look much different at all. East coast didn't benefit much at all from 50s rise.

South still would have taken over the rap game. Same talented rappers probably would have held it down. Cream rises to the top.

 

[Wacky D]

no vitamin water

ja rule would prob be getting called the goat right now

woulda been more drake ass nikka 50 had rappers scared to sing

rocafella woulda had more platinum memebers

nothing would be different really.

the only thing that would be different is that more rocafella artists would have went platinum - like you said. specifically freeway, but I blame jay for freeway not going plat in the 1st place.

- 50 didn't have anybody scared to sing. he was singing his dam self. sharked jarule's whole steez.
- nobody would be calling jarule goat. he was never even considered for "best out" arguments.
- jarule was already on the downside. he had already played himself out before the 50 chit went national.

 

[dunkman6]

Kanye West would still be black

Stop all that c00n shyt.

 

[Jone2three45]

East Coast would have had a few more "decent" years in the mainstream.

In retrospect, since 50 is alive, Jay-Z should send a bottle to 50 for beefing with all of NY. He basically cut all the fat off, which hugely helped Jay-Z in being the "last recognizable NY star".

 

[Wacky D]

50 wasn't the only rapper low-balling his competition tho.

jay was worst. he wouldn't even let his artists shine.

 

[Kings County]

Dipset wouldn't have broken up

 

[swerve]

Gangsta Rap wouldn't be as big as it was in the early to late 00's.

50 had everybody running around trying to be gangstas

 

[Kings County]

there would be no people using other peoples beats on mixtapes

 

[DallasTxRep]

Wouldn't be as many rappers trying to get swole

 

[Still FloW]

You guys wouldn't be talking about sales.

Even though Pac bragged all over his album about his sales, And so did Hov too..

 

[PrinceDeeDer]

Most rappers wouldn't exist, 50 created the mixtape hustle

 

[Wacky D]

Most rappers wouldn't exist, 50 created the mixtape hustle

no he didn't.

 

[avon barksdale]

i wouldn't be seeing Game arguing with his chick on T.V and Gunplay would't have flew into the gate.

 

[How Sway?]

East Coast would have had a few more "decent" years in the mainstream.

In retrospect, since 50 is alive, Jay-Z should send a bottle to 50 for beefing with all of NY. He basically cut all the fat off, which hugely helped Jay-Z in being the "last recognizable NY star".

Even though he was beefing with a ton of NY artists, other than JaRule, he hasnt really messed up alotta rapper's careers as much as people say. For example, Fat Joe was still able to to be relevant in hiphop even though he hooked up with Khaled/miami, Jadakiss was still doing his thing here and there, Nas came out with hiphop is dead which was #1 on the billboard charts,

I think alotta folks are exaggerating how much impact 50's beefs were on other people's careers and NY hiphop as a whole.