So now that the big 3 has been dismantled, is it safe to say Kendrick is No. 1?

[Xecutioner]

Nothing has changed except the image of J. Cole after apologizing like a hoe on stage.

 

[Ziggiy]

Absolutely.

Like some our saying, not a lot changed. Drake can still be considered #1 in numbers and Kendrick as #1 the best rapper. Only persons whose status was hurt A LOT is Cole's so far and possibly irreparably, but nobody so far has taken up the mantle.

A perfect opportunity for Sean imo

Sean will NEVER be seen as number 1. His time for that has passed

 

[Sad Bunny]

Kendrick and J Cole don't really want the responsibility of what it takes to be the #1 rapper.
It's no surprise Kendrick disappeared after the success of DAMN. It'll be interesting to see what fills the vacuum left by Drake if his run is really over.

Kendrick dropped an album not even a year after DAMN. and that album had like 3-4 major hits.

 

[EmojiFlame]

i'm tired of these fukking troll threads man

why do you pretend that this is even a question? of course he is, with a large enough gap to no.2 and no.3 that the idea of the "big 3" is officially dead

 

[GeeEffKay]

He already has been since GKMC lol. The only reason people ever put Fraudrey 1 is cause of hits which half of it is pop and r&b It’s embarrassing a mid rapper with writers was ever compared anywhere near a much superior rapper and artist in the first place.

 

[Rembrandt]

Sean will NEVER be seen as number 1. His time for that has passed

Of course, but had an opportunity to take Cole's spot if he wanted

 

[XannyWarbucks]

I like the narrative how the second most popular hip-hop artist after Drake apparently never had fans.

 

[Braman]

Some of us been on that time but hey better late than never I guess

I will always get offended when people lump Cole and Kendrick together. Cole is not on Kendrick’s level lyrically and damn sure not album-wise

Honestly…Comparing Cole to kendrick atp is not only lazy its disrespectful to hip hop


What are we even basing this argument on? Just bc they came out at the same time? Like please

I’d sooner debate kendrick vs Scarface, or kendrick vs Ghostface, than I would J Cole.

 

[blackslash]

Kendrick didn’t prove he was a better rapper than Drake.

Don’t think anyone who thought Drake was better going in, thinks Kendrick is better now.

Same for the other way around.

Kendrick proved he may be able to match Drake in sales/popularity. But we gotta wait for the album to come out to confirm it

In the end, cole still rapped circles around both them nikkas and will still be in 3rd with regard to popularity.

All of this was for naught. The stans got a show tho

Who’s cole?