Is LL Cool J the only rapper to become successful without riding another nikkas wave?

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Except two of the most influential people in hiphop history (Simmons and Rubin).
They basically built the label around him.

Just cause nikkas PUT on crews like Nelly did or like DMx did doesn't mean that they didn't come up solo :what:..

If that weird ass opinion even was reasonable what about rappers like Petey Pablo, fabolous, trick daddy, xzibit, Missy Elliot and on.
 
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Harry B said:
Except two of the most influential people in hiphop history (Simmons and Rubin).
They basically built the label around him.

Just cause nikkas PUT on crews like Nelly did or like DMx did doesn't mean that they didn't come up solo :what:..

If that weird ass opinion even was reasonable what about rappers like Petey Pablo, fabolous, trick daddy, xzibit, Missy Elliot and on.
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You might have a point with DMX there.
 
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Harry B said:
Lol, YouTube and MySpace? Then Ll cool J had MTV, the source, radio and on :what:
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soulja boy would of never got signed if he went to a label because his songs SUCKED. He benefitted from copying a sound that was already out (D4L) and then put a sing-a-long dance video on youtube when EVERYBODY was on youtube on a daily basis at the time and the most viewed videos would be on the front page of the site so everyday new people would see his video and he would get views..basically dude got a record deal because he was marketable not because his music was good hip-hop. Also I wouldn''t call barely going platinum on one album a success considering the amount of popularity he had.
 
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BangerzAOTY said:
True credential for the G.O.A.T. Came into the game solo with no crew and no affiliations making hit after hit over the years with no features on the tracks.

Every other really successful rapper had the hype of being associated with other artists
to get and maintain their buzz for their albums.

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NELLY HAD THE ST. lUNATICS
50 Cent had g-UNIT
Biggie had 2pac and junior m.a.f.i.a.
Mase had bad boy
2pac had digital underground and then death row
Master P had No Limit
Lil Wayne had cash money
Drake had Lil Wayne
Nicki Minaj had Cash money/ Young Money
Lauryn Hill had Fugees
Big Pun had Fat Joe
Wu-tang nikkas had Wu-Tang
Ludacris had DTP
Bow wow had snoop and jermaine dupri
Eminem had Dr. Dre and Snoop and Nate Dogg on MMLP
Vanilla Ice had black people in his videos
Ja Rule had murder inc.
Kanye had Rocafella
Jay Z had Biggie affiliations from the start and Rocafella and now has Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, and Kanye
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take nelly out the red,cause he belongs in that ll class. Saying he rode the st lunatics is like saying LL rode cut creator ,bobcat Earl etc
 
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BangerzAOTY said:
u talkin about them being bald black dudes? :dwillhuh:
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The media went outta they way to bring up the fact them nikkas was bald like pac was bald,had tattoos like pac had tattoos,had deep voices and pac had a deep voice:youngsabo:...I remember reading that shyt like "I see what yall tryna do:wtb:"...I didn't say they were trying to ride Pacs wave but they label knew what they was doin,just like interscope did it with 50:manny:...they was all talented and probably coulda blew without the comparisons but it still counts as part of they wave imo:manny:,im sure they got looks based off that shyt,Ja with the bandana in the Can I Get A video:comeon:?
 
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