Jay-z the only rapper with more than 1 prime

[Professor Polo]

Jay retired and came back on top I like MJ Jordan had 2 primes as well

No he didn't you idiot... go look up what prime means.

 

[Danie84]

That's the advantage of a Camel life span

 

[Still Benefited]

How it count as the same prime? Jordan came back wearing the 45 and dropped 55 on the Knicks in MSG
Before Jordan came back he was playing minor league, gambling, and fukking white hos. He came back wearing the 45 as a symbol of his 2nd run and that was his baseball number. Jordan came back better so it's his 2Nd prime.

In that case Pac had 2 primes and a potential prime....MATW was the beginning of his prime,went to jail for about a year....came out and started his second prime

Then you have to account for the fact 7th Day Theory showed he might've even gotten better had he lived,made that classic in 3 days

By your logic Jay aint the only one...The only thing making you say Jordan had two primes was the fact he took a break....so if a player gets injured and sits out a year and comes back better that means they had two primes? or does it mean they just hadn't hit they first prime yet? I like the idea of a second wind better than two primes

I wont say its impossible though,because I think you could make a argument Future had two primes...might truly be the only artist in history

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

 

[the cac mamba]

a prime is, by definition, 'one'

 

[Still Benefited]

Twista, Common & E-40 had multiple primes/2nd winds

With Twista I think most would consider Adrenaline Rush era his prime,his second wind was just people catching on late....You could argue Common....E-40 is interesting for me because I would say Charlie Hustle era was his prime,but he's used multiple styles I loved....had the more laid back style that went to the more spastic style in the Charlie Hustle period.

I think to even be in consideration of two primes you had to have done it under two different styles/sounds.....I actually thought OP might say RD was Jays first prime which I would've had to think about....many consider that to be Jay at his best.

But how many people really thought he was THAT nikka and were blown away after hearing RD in real time?I don't know anybody who heard that album in real time so I cant answer that..

 

[be back in a bit]

Game in 2005, Game in 2015.

 

[Still Benefited]

a prime is, by definition, 'one'

Sometimes you gotta throw definitions out the window

The only problem is popularity seems to come into play when talking about primes,and peak popularity is considered the peak or start of a artist prime....if you just take emcee ablity and album quality into account you could say Jays prime was 95-2007....and Scarface has had about a 20 year prime....that's one long prime

 

[Professor Polo]

Dude said 95-2007 prime

 

[Prominence0]

you sure bout that? Most camels have two humps...

 

[Foxmulder]

@ two primes.