Jay Z was never the biggest rapper in any year that I remember

[BrothaZay]

Im not even gone say everyone on this list was the hottest rapper that year, but they were without a doubt hotter than Jay
96-Pac
97-Big
98-DMX
99-DMX
2000-Nelly
2001-Nelly
2002- Nelly
2003- 50
2004- 50
2005-50
2006-TI
2007-Kanye
2008- Wayne
2009-Wayne
2010-Wayne
2011- Drake
2012-Kendrick, Future
2013-Drake, Kendrick
2014-Drake
2015- Future

 

[Assata Shakur]

Damn I never thought about it but you might be right, they where hotter but Jay z was better tho

 

[A187]

truth

 

[THE MACHINE]

Im not even gone say everyone on this list was the hottest rapper that year, but they were without a doubt hotter than Jay
96-Pac
97-Big
98-DMX
99-DMX
2000-Nelly
2001-Nelly
2002- Nelly
2003- 50
2004- 50
2005-50
2006-TI
2007-Kanye
2008- Wayne
2009-Wayne
2010-Wayne
2011- Drake
2012-Kendrick, Future
2013-Drake, Kendrick
2014-Drake
2015- Future

These are all facts. Doesn't mean he isn't in the goat conversation but he never had a year where he was the man. He's the guy that never leads the league in anything but is really good in a bunch of categories. The 2000-2002 era was Eminem's

 

[BrothaZay]

These are all facts. Doesn't mean he isn't in the goat conversation but he never had a year where he was the man. He's the guy that never leads the league in anything but is really good in a bunch of categories. The 2000-2002 era was Eminem's

I could give Em 2002. But I give Nelly 2000, he sold damn naer as much as Em, WITHOUT being white.

 

[Doome]

This is a very interesting list and I actually feel you 100% on this

 

[raoulduke187]

this is because he sucks

 

[Tony D'Amato]

I could give Em 2002. But I give Nelly 2000, he sold damn naer as much as Em, WITHOUT being white.

Damn near aint more tho. Em owned 2000

 

[NSSVO]

Jay is credited for being the smartest business man in rap not the biggest. He slyly let's everyone know on the Biggest Star.

 

[NSSVO]

Your years are what the thread is about right? You are good at the coli, hope they pay you

 

[BrothaZay]

Damn near aint more tho. Em owned 2000

Nelly was hotter than Em in 2000 breh

 

[Da King]

Em owned 2000

for cacs

 

[Tropical Fantasy]

The #1 guy eventually falls off

DMX, Nelly, 50, TI, Wayne, Kanye all eventually fell off

Jay never really fell off

 

[stealthbomber]

whenever blueprint 3 was released he was pretty big imo

i remember heaing doa everywhere

tbh though anytime he drops an album he always has buzz, as bad as mchg was there was a lot of talk about it

 

[OHSNAP!]

Nelly was hotter than Em in 2000 breh

lol hell naw...they both had some of the biggest years for a rapper ever in 2000 though no doubt