Old heads, was '98 DMX as big as '05 Jeezy, '15 Future, or '03 50 Cent?

[R=G]

Bigger. 50 had Eminem hype him a year before coming out. Jeezy and Future? Come on....

 

[Dad]

It's crazy but looking back all these dudes seem like flash in the pans compared to Future.

Future been holding it down for damn near 20 yrs now…GOATED

 

[PHamm]

2nd best after 50 but x music completely shyts on Curtissss' wackography

 

[I love Latina women]

I probably only casually listened to just Pop radio back in '98. It was till 2000, I had my own radio & tuned into the local Hip-Hip/R&B stations.

 

[Redwood]

Yes, and I was 5

DMX in this case walked so they could run.

 

[MaccKing]

50 run was the biggest. nikkas forget 50 was killing the mixtapes and had the biggest buzz and all the labels trying to sign him before the shady deal. That deal just made it go that much crazier. But DMX 98 run was legendary. Jeezy 05 was too.

 

[Spade]

Hard to choose between 03 50 and 98 DMX. The other two aren’t in the same stratosphere. It had to choose its 98 DMX but it’s very slight.

 

[Leonard Washington]

DMX with 50 in 2nd. 2 #1 albums in 1 year plus the numerous features. 98 was a great year for hip hop

 

[Cladyclad]

Dmx was nowhere near 50 cent at all

X & jeezy debatable

 

[FreshAIG]

50 was the biggest

Then X

Then Jeezy

Future not close

Snoop Dogg would be second if you added him

 

[FreshAIG]

He was offered a million dollar bonus to get that second album done before the year ended. That's motivation like a MF.

But X was clean during that run. He wasn't smoking or doing anything during the time in '98-'99.

Not to mention a large majority of X's first 3 albums was rhymes he made years prior.

 

[TheMailMan]

50
X
Jeezy
Mike Jones
Canibus
Future

 

[eastside313]

nikka no the fukk he wasnt stop saying this dumb ass shyt. Especially not no fukking T.I. Buzzing in the streets aint no fukking popularity. Tip was damn near an A list celebrity in 05. Jeezy was far from that. nikka said "05 run" its a run if it just run year you dumb goose. Cant believe youre evolved from me SMH.

Jeezy was the biggest in the south when he hit the scene.

 

[Reptile]

Jeezy was the biggest in the south when he hit the scene.

Thats nothing to do with what I said dumbass nikka. He was not on T.I. level in any aspect. And, no he wasnt the biggest in the south in 05. Wayne was bigger than that nikka.

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

Snoop 93
DMX 98
50 03 (very close to X, but like others mentioned it didn't feel as organic)
Jeezy 05 (sizable gap from 50)
Future 15

In this order