Rappers who came out during the wrong time periods

[intilectual recipricol]

naS... that nikka shoulda come out the year after I die so I wouldnt hear that monkey/cheetah bullshyt...and dont forget about the nacho cheese shyt and scroll shyt

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

Mc Hammer. Real talk he is the blueprint of the enterprising rapper. Before it was popular he was in commercials, had a cartoon show and was deemed friendly by white people. If he came out today he'd be the featured artist on kidz bob and would be taking home mad nick teen kids choice awards. Plus he wouldn't have been labeled a sellout, since modern day sellouts are considered hustlers.

 

[Umi]

Ionno about time but:

Mos Def: came out in wrong universe
Jay Elec: came out in wrong planet
Tyga: came out

 

[AMcV'88]

Nobody these days lasts long. Most nikkas who blow today are novelty acts, FWIW.

since we're speaking of him and novelty acts, Lupe seems like one these days.

 

[JP_614]

Yung la

 

[DANJ!]

Would 'Brenda's Got A Baby' get spins and airplay if it came out today?

To be fair, it didn't then either. Got strong video rotation, it's a classic of classics, but a big popular mainstream single? Nah. Pac wouldn't have one of those until "I Get Around".

It actually wouldn't even be a single today. It'd be track 13 on the album, while something that can get played in the club would be the single.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

since we're speaking of him and novelty acts, Lupe seems like one these days.

Whats his novelty? Rapping really good?

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Ja rule, self explanatory.

O man

 

[Thizzlam]

Ridiculous premise. Everybody comes out when they're supposed to come out.

 

[KnickstapeCity]

Mc Hammer. Real talk he is the blueprint of the enterprising rapper. Before it was popular he was in commercials, had a cartoon show and was deemed friendly by white people. If he came out today he'd be the featured artist on kidz bob and would be taking home mad nick teen kids choice awards. Plus he wouldn't have been labeled a sellout, since modern day sellouts are considered hustlers.

 

[无名的]

Who knows if anything would be different in terms of popularity, but the names that come to mind are Memphis Bleek, Obie Trice and Budden.

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

Kanye came out at the PERFECT time.
Cassidy would've been bigger if he debuted in the early 2000's.

young thug an riff raff should've came out in 2022

Cassidy DID debut in the early 2000's... you aint remember his doghouse having a backyard?

 

[360dagod]

 

[MegaTronBomb!]

Troy ave, dude woulda thrived in the beef DVD Kay slay/clue/envy mixtape era 2001-2005

Nipsey hussle, he would've caught on to a wider audience if he dropped in ~2011, there wasn't momentum in LA back in 09

The thing about Nipsey, is that Epic dropped the ball big time with him... he had the biggest buzz in LA since Game, rock solid mixtapes.... and then they were like

Him,Wiz and Jay Rock got the shyt end of the stick with labels who slept heavy on them

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Mc Hammer. Real talk he is the blueprint of the enterprising rapper. Before it was popular he was in commercials, had a cartoon show and was deemed friendly by white people. If he came out today he'd be the featured artist on kidz bob and would be taking home mad nick teen kids choice awards. Plus he wouldn't have been labeled a sellout, since modern day sellouts are considered hustlers.

Good one, it's crazy how he got clowned, then by the late 90's/early 00's every rapper was trying to be the face of everything non rap.