This dude seems like he will never fall off. I mean when you compare him to the all time greats like Rakim, KRS ONE, Nas, Biggie, Pac, Big Daddy Kane, Common, Slick Rick and the rest of the greats, Jay Z seems to be able to stay in the media and be relevant for oh so long.
Can an argument be made that Jay is the greatest hip hop artist ever due to his outstanding success, fame and relevance?
Rakim pioneered lyricism and is considered the greatest by many hip hop purist.
KRS ONE also considered one of the best, added a lot of consciousness, reggae and battle rhymes.
Nas considered the apparent heir to Rakim is excellent at storytelling, great lyrics and continues to shine but not with all of Jay's success.
Biggie and Pac are dead. Jay learned that trying to be the hardest street rappa may not be the wisest decision. He learned from the mistakes of Biggie and Pac and chose another route.
Biggie Daddy Kane was a combination of the aboved mentioned artists and even he had to give it up to Jay. By the way he took Jay in and mentioned him for some time.
I could go down the list and by no means am I saying Jay is better than all these artists but atleast he is on their level and has to be mentioned. Jay seems to persist and outlast a lot of the greatest rappers.
But why is Jay so popular, successful and relevant. More so than the above mentioned rappers?
Without the success and relevance, would Jay still be considered one of the best?
What is his secret?
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