"In the south TI, Gucci, Juvenile n Master P were all bigger to us than Jay-Z"

[Max Goonberg]

So what? Boiled peanuts Reebok and Walmart are also big in the south. They not exactly taste makers.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

The Ha remix is Jay zs best song

 

[Bryan Danielson]

How many times are they going to tell us this?

Until y’all get it!!

Na but in all seriousness, no one saying JayZ wasn’t big, but around that time a lot of guys was killing it

If we talking Vol1 to Blueprint

There are a few guys one can say was bigger than Jay at the time.

 

[Iceson Beckford]

The West Coast never does this

West Coast had a period where they were the big dogs so no need for an inferiority complex

 

[BK The Great]

Thats more so Jay being strategic than the other way around. Its been reported Bird aint even kno who Jay was during the Ha remix era.


They had to break the idea to him like "He is this dope rapper from Up north"

Regionalism existed, breaking news


Jay, just like every other rapper, wasn't on the radar outside of his region until those mainstream hits start dropping

Hard knock life
Izzo

That type of shyt, Big Pimpin was the only Collab out of the 3 you mentioned that fit the bill

@ the Ha remix, that shyt is a joke,

Regionalism existed, breaking news


Jay, just like every other rapper, wasn't on the radar outside of his region until those mainstream hits start dropping

Hard knock life
Izzo

That type of shyt, Big Pimpin was the only Collab out of the 3 you mentioned that fit the bill

@ the Ha remix, that shyt is a joke,

Ain’t that with all artists branching out?

 

[FluffyEyes]

Who gives a fukk? Why does the south always sound like it has a musical inferiority complex? The West Coast never does this. The south always trying to compare itself to the East when we don't give a fukk about southern music.

Because they do. They been influencing rap for the last 20 years and still upset at the Big Bad Up North. And then using Jay as the personification of the North when he has always worked with and uplifted artists from the south. I ain't never heard that man shyt on the South, someone correct me of I'm wrong though.

 

[T-K-G]

Ain’t that with all artists branching out?

Yes, it's such a no brainer conversation i no idea why the thread was made, I guess people diefy certain artist and act like they didn't go through the same trenches as everyone else, which is weird

I don't even see the point in tryna speculate when a specific artist got popular within a region, he got popular in the south at the same time he got popular in the other regions he isn't from once he made legitimate hits


The day to day discourse in rap/hip hop is pathetic, this isn't a stimulating conversation for anyone who's into music forreal

 

[BK The Great]

Yes, it's such a no brainer conversation i no idea why the thread was made, I guess people diefy certain artist and act like they didn't go through the same trenches as everyone else, which is weird

I don't even see the point in tryna speculate when a specific artist got popular within a region, he got popular in the south at the same time he got popular in the other regions he isn't from once he made legitimate hits


The day to day discourse in rap/hip hop is pathetic, this isn't a stimulating conversation for anyone who's into music forreal

That’s what I’m saying, all artists branch out to other sounds from other regions, at least the popular ones who want to stay relevant for a long period of time.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Down south nikkas be proud and loud about their regional ignorance

But yes Jeezy and them were very much more popular than Jay

Only the east coast would call us ignorant for not listening to a man that calls himself "jigga"

 

[vino]

New Yorkers are the only people that can’t comprehend that.

 

[Neuromancer]

West Coast had a period where they were the big dogs so no need for an inferiority complex

So they need to get their own Big Dogs and stop whining.

 

[DonB90]

Only the east coast would call us ignorant for not listening to a man that calls himself "jigga"

I'm from Florida does that count as the east coast now?????....and down south mf'ers are fukking ignorant just like up north nikkas have and inflated ego its not some big secret lol

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

I'm from Florida does that count as the east coast now?????....and down south mf'ers are fukking ignorant just like up north nikkas have and inflated ego its not some big secret lol

Diss yourself brehs

Talking like you aint a down south nikka yourself. What kinda sense is that

 

[DonB90]

Diss yourself brehs

Talking like you aint a down south nikka yourself. What kinda sense is that

Retrospective evaluation is a good thing you should try it sometime.and I'm not ignorant I actually listen to east/west/south rap and different genres you should try it sometime also might wanna travel outside of Alabama it might help you understand what I'm saying

 

[newarkhiphop]

yea we can tell.