bigbadbossup2012
Biggest baddest boss
he's not built like that.
If Kendrick Died Today He Would Be Biggie & Pac Status
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bigbadbossup2012
Biggest baddest boss
naw,that nikka and his albums aint shyt. feel sorry for nikkas that think so
a classic album and a classic "album" 
Dying doesn't automatically elevate people to legendary status. Pac and Biggie had several factors going in their favor before they died (some of it they didn't even ask for):
1) They were both dominant solo artists in Hip Hop at the time of their demise. No other rappers were as dominant during that '95-'97 period. There were only groups that were giving them competition. The Fugees, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and Wu Tang are the only Hip Hop artists arguably bigger.
2) Them having double LP's that felt like Greatest Hits and Best of projects didn't hurt either. AEOM and LAD were inescapable.
3) They had a solid foundation. While Biggie only had two albums, look at the massive amount of classics and hit songs on just those two albums.
4) The CONTROVERSY surrounding their deaths elevated them more than them dying. Add to the fact that death was a major theme in their music. It made it easy to create all these urban legends.
At the end of the day, it was the music that put Pac and Biggie at the status they are at.
Kendrick would still be where he is now. It's morbid to even think that someone has to die to be of status in Hip Hop.
Think about this: Nas and Jay are still alive and are considered by many to be GOAT. We even have people that consider Andre 3000 as GOAT and he doesn't even have a solo classic album. All that "if (insert random MC) dies today, he'd be Biggie and Pac status" talk needs to be deaded.
1) They were both dominant solo artists in Hip Hop at the time of their demise. No other rappers were as dominant during that '95-'97 period. There were only groups that were giving them competition. The Fugees, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and Wu Tang are the only Hip Hop artists arguably bigger.
2) Them having double LP's that felt like Greatest Hits and Best of projects didn't hurt either. AEOM and LAD were inescapable.
3) They had a solid foundation. While Biggie only had two albums, look at the massive amount of classics and hit songs on just those two albums.
4) The CONTROVERSY surrounding their deaths elevated them more than them dying. Add to the fact that death was a major theme in their music. It made it easy to create all these urban legends.
At the end of the day, it was the music that put Pac and Biggie at the status they are at.
Kendrick would still be where he is now. It's morbid to even think that someone has to die to be of status in Hip Hop.
Think about this: Nas and Jay are still alive and are considered by many to be GOAT. We even have people that consider Andre 3000 as GOAT and he doesn't even have a solo classic album. All that "if (insert random MC) dies today, he'd be Biggie and Pac status" talk needs to be deaded.
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@HarlemsOwn What's the deal with you slime you're a powerful poster one day then shyt level the next then back and forth and shyt 
Born2BKing
Veteran
I think he'd be more like the Ritchie Valens of hip hop. Could have been a goat but noone will ever know which would suck
Are we forgetting all the garbage he released before O.D.....
I guess so
Kendrick Lamar ep was garbage?
To be clear I dont agree with op tho
kids these days..JuvenileHell
Veteran
Kendrick is a dope artist, but he isn't the superstar that Big and Pac were.
To be straight with you OP, if Ken died now he'd be Big L status...a talented cat that went too soon, and didn't get to put in enough work to be mentioned in the same breath as the GOATs.
To be straight with you OP, if Ken died now he'd be Big L status...a talented cat that went too soon, and didn't get to put in enough work to be mentioned in the same breath as the GOATs.
ManBearPig
half man half bearpig
if his 2nd album hella sick I can see that.
u saw how overrated Big L got.
u saw how overrated Big L got.
LionofJudah
Banned
More like Freaky Tah status.
The_King_of_Everything
Yeah.
Smoke dirt weed brehs
needs like 2-3 more classics but you'll be right one day fam
BIG only has one classic