Rappers you thought would be big that didn't quite make it

[MF budz]

Atlanta Edition:

DG Yola

Bo Haggon

Cool Breeze

Kilo

Dolla (well he died)

Sammy (R&B Singer)

Field Mob

dolla He had it.

 

[NSSVO]

Dolla was that nikka

 

[Pegasus Jackson]

[YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]

 

[Ziggiy]

Saigon

Danny Swain

Blu

Little Brother (I think they were just ONE MORE cohesive group album away from being bigger in the mainstream with the right push. I feel like 9th left RIGHT when they were on the cusp)

 

[mobbinfms]

Saigon

Danny Swain

Blu

Little Brother (I think they were just ONE MORE cohesive group album away from being bigger in the mainstream with the right push. I feel like 9th left RIGHT when they were on the cusp)

Blu and Little Brother are great examples.

 

[DJ Mart-Kos]

Cardan


Ali of the St Lunatics.


Mr. Black


Cleptomaniac

I would think Murphy Lee from St. Lunatics could've been big as a rapper. Dude has a very cool raspy voice and swinging flow.

 

[Lot 80's]

Fam-Lay, I really thought would be next up. From the interlude on Lord Willin'. All the way down to the single he had with Flip, Rock N Roll.

Doesn't seem like he even fell off. The verse on Chopper with Lupe & Co was a stand out.
Just didn't happen.

 

[born2bewired]

dg yola

pill.. the refill still gets plays. he just vanished.

la the darkman/willie the kid dj drama era

papoose

pac div

 

[born2bewired]

oh and duct tape ent.

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

Nipsey Hussle can't make a single to save his life

 

[The God Poster]

Banks.
Young Chris.

Breh when BBB dropped I thought he caught second wind & prob should be wearing king of NY mainstream wise. Then these fools fail to drop start it up as a single. Don't deserve had a great reception imo. At that point tho all was lost

Shoulda been Beamer/Start it up/Don't Deserve You/Joint with Eminem

Fast toward to 2013 he drop mixtape of year contender but no visual & no promo

 

[The God Poster]

Yall might not agree but budden is my pick. He literally laid the template for the Group know as Drake.
This rap shyt really is about timing

Imagine 50 trying to pop in 05 amongst a ringtone era

But also imagine a Max B type buzzing now

 

[RichYung]

Yall might not agree but budden is my pick. He literally laid the template for the Group know as Drake.
This rap shyt really is about timing

Imagine 50 trying to pop in 05 amongst a ringtone era

But also imagine a Max B type buzzing now

I honestly was gonna say Budden, too..... But it wouldn't derailed the thread.

 

[DarkmanX]

Jay Elec.

Or maybe that was a wish. I just liked his rapping. No gimmicks, no reality show shyt, no social media shyt - just rapping, well!

I never believed the story about him tho. Exhibit C blowing on the radio wasn't no organic shyt at all. Let yall eat that industry tale tho. Typical stories they sell to market an artist/record "organic", but dats another
convo.

But but..

 

[Redwing80]

Papoose, Cory Gunz & a Chicago rapper called Marvo