what you fail to realize is that hype was based on what had already preceded it. the albums were the after effect or finished product. the lyricism had already been established, hence the hype.
sn: I been listenin to Rockness: AP and its a highly recommended banger. Talk about lyrics.
So you believe that rap fans on the south,west,midwest were hype from Nas verse on Live At The BBQ

? Where would you say the general concentration of the hype that preceded it was located? In NY or among the demographic of fans who enjoyed lyric based hiphop right?which by default,in general would make them fans of east coast music by in large.
You don't see me downplaying every album that had hype preceding the album,that lived up to expectations. Albums like Doggystyle,Amerikkkas Most,College Dropout,All Eyez On Me,E.99,TM101. But all of these albums had high expectations across the globe and lived up to it and pleased all regions. Whereas the albums we are discussing had hype in N.Y and from N.Y fans. And based on living up to the hype of that one demographic,the narrative has been painted as if those albums were crowned by the people at its inception.
Which brings me to the point,somebody said Migos could never have a album seen as classic as those albums. I don't agree thats the case with all of those albums. As Migos already have a album viewed as classic among one demographic and largley in one region in No Label 2 and I'm sure its loved in ATL and the south if not everywhere. Not all classics should be held in the same vein though. None of those albums deserve to be with Paid In Full if you are a historian.