One got to go TI, Lil Wayne, DMX, Redman

[bigbadbossup2012]

So more white people bought X, TI and Wayne records? Ok.
And Red didn't break artists? Who cares.
His music was the best.

All three were hotter in the black community than RED also

 

[Afromaticz]

Still cant believe that Redman got more votes than Lil Wayne




smh

 

[mobbinfms]

All three were hotter in the black community than RED also

So we agree that there music was more palatable to casual fans both black and white. Must have been the marketing.
Red, on the other hand, dominated off the strength of the music.

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

So we agree that there music was more palatable to casual fans both black and white. Must have been the marketing.
Red, on the other hand, dominated off the strength of the music.

LMAO,NO what i'm saying is the others were hotter than him and it's well documented. I think they make better music too. But that's an opinion,it's a fact that they impacted the culture more and it's not even close

 

[mobbinfms]

LMAO,NO what i'm saying is the others were hotter than him and it's well documented. I think they make better music too. But that's an opinion,it's a fact that they impacted the culture more and it's not even close

Are you saying that artists sell records or become "hot" purely off the quality of the music? That it's a meritocracy?

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Are you saying that artists sell records or become "hot" purely off the quality of the music? That it's a meritocracy?

Are you saying that anytime someone sells more it's because of something else and has nothing to do with the quality of the music. Are you saying everytime your favorite underachieving mc has done less than stellar sells it's someone else's fault and not theirs?

 

[African Peasant]

Red is better rapper than Wayne and TI.

OP should give some criteria.

Are we talking about the quality of music or other things like albums sold, hotness...

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Red is better rapper than Wayne and TI.

OP should give some criteria.

Are we talking about the quality of music or other things like albums sold, hotness...

What stopped him from reaching where they reached?

 

[mobbinfms]

Are you saying that anytime someone sells more it's because of something else and has nothing to do with the quality of the music. Are you saying everytime your favorite underachieving mc has done less than stellar sells it's someone else's fault and not theirs?

I'm saying sales really don't matter.

 

[African Peasant]

What stopped him from reaching where they reached?

Different era, different industry, different competition and maybe a different state of mind.

Being a better rapper does not mean you will sell more. Sometime, it's even the opposite.

 

[Stacks]

Wayne and Tip

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Different era, different industry, different competition and maybe a different state of mind.

Being a better rapper does not mean you will sell more. Sometime, it's even the opposite.

why wasnt he at the roof of the eras he was hot in?

 

[mobbinfms]

why wasnt he at the roof of the eras he was hot in?

He was.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

What stopped him from reaching where they reached?

Completely different eras. Hip hop was alot more mainstream during TI and waynes era than it was during redmans. TI's longevity wouldn't be a quarter of what it is now had he come out in 92. Same with Wayne.

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

He was.

in 1992 he dropped an album that has not went pass gold in 23 years.
Dre dropped the chronic which has sold 5.7 million i've heard
Cube dropped an album that went double plat
das efx went plat
sir mix alot went plat
too short went plat
KRISS KROSS WENT 4 X'S PLAT
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT WENT 4 X'S PLAT

Many went gold and he's just another,NOT THE ROOF