I promised I wouldn't even give threads like this the time of day but I guess I'll play. Looking another "so and so is better than Biggie thread". I mean how many of these threads pop up on this board and message board all around the net. You know why? cause Biggie is the STANDARD. If Biggie was so overrated and so not worthy, why do so many fans compare their favorites to him? Wayne is not better than Biggie. The only thing Wayne has over Biggie is he's alive and released more albums. But most of Wayne's albums were forgettable to average. So what's does Wayne have over Biggie?:
Sales?
TBLH - Plat (Decent)
LO - Gold (Forgettable)
500 D - Gold (Forgettable)
C1 - Gold (Pretty Good)
C2 - Plat (Probably his Best)
C3 - 3x Plat (Uneven but good)
R - Gold (Forgettable)
IANAHB - Gold (Average)
C4 - 2x Plat (Average)
= 9.5 Million Albums Sold
RTD - 4x Platinum (Classic, Masterpiece, Timeless)
LAD - Diamond (Classic, Masterpiece, Timeless)
BA - 3x Platinum (Remix album)
D:TFC - 2x Platinum (Remix Album)
= 19 Million Sold
So Biggie sold more albums than Wayne with 4 LP's in comparison to his 10. Wayne has sold more digital downloads cause he's been on a lot of collaborations. But Biggie has sold more Physical singles than Wayne. Wayne has had more Hot 100 appearences but Biggie has been on more top 5 singles than Wayne. "Lollipop" is Wayne Biggest Solo Hit. Are you going to seriously sit here and tell me that song is better than "One More Chance", "Hypnotize or Mo Money"?
Lyrics
Biggie lyrically is on another planet than Wayne's "I'm Like" every damn bar self. Storytelling alone puts Big above Wayne. Also let's not forget Wayne has bitten Biggie Rhymes.
Flow
Wayne does have a strong flow but not Biggie's level. Big reinevented Flow in Hip Hop
Collabo's
I'd say they are about even as they both signed on Callabo's but you couldn't name but 1 or maybe 2 rappers that you could honestly say Got Big and even then they didn't outshinned him. Wayne has been outshinned on countless tracks.
Big is Iconic and More Legendary. Wayne is not Biggie level. People seem to still want to blame Biggie for getting Killed. That's like Blaming Hendrix for an overdose. So cause Jimi overdosed he's not the greatest guitar player ever? I mean he only dropped 3 LP's during his lifetime. Biggie has 2 GAME CHANGING albums. Wayne don't even got a consensus Classic.