In the 90s jay z had album that sold 5 million.I wouldn't say that the south didn't fukk with NY artist, at the time, again in the 90s, NY/East Coast rap was more lyrical, than the South's music. Different formats and the Southerners did not care for all that lyrical boom bap rap. I stated the South did listen to NY rappers, Nas, Mase, Bigge, DMX got major played down here in 98, Busta's huge radio single, I got you in check, got play, LL. The Southerners fukk with some of yall rappers. Busta even said he fukked with the Dungeon Family heavy.
The Big Gipp situation, he's looking in the lens from 1993, how things were and how things are now. From his lens from 1992/3, through the 90s, that's dayum near a whole decade, Jay-Z was NOT that dude. Jay-Z started to "become" that dude 2003? Maybe? and 50 came and chopped that down. There were many NYC rappers bigger than him in that time span, that's what he's saying. In the 90s, the South or West, MidWest did not fukk with this dude Jay-Z when he was out and amongst his peers in the industry.
That's what Gipp is saying, but those who weren't around in that decade can't seem to understand it and they look at it as Gipp's hating but again, they are trying to bring 2023 rules into the 1990s.
The 90s and where we are today are night and day when it comes to the rap game. Two Completely Different Worlds. Jay in the 90s was your Harold Minor per say, Sebastian Telfair, you heard folks trying to hype him up after Biggie died, but then DMX came and crushed the building on that.
The problem I believe when it comes to NY bias is when you try and shyt on Southern rappers as if the South did not have their own lane and their own great rappers.
The Southern folks do not clown or shyt on NY rappers, we respect the rappers, but many southerners weren't fukking with the music and style, with the exception of a few that I listed. The South would always try and reach out to put out records with East Coast cats in the 90s, some were successful, Mia X and Foxy, JD and Jay-Z, and some others, this was NOT the case for East Coast rappers (I may be wrong) but Southern labels and artists always tried to collaborate with NY rappers.
In the 90s, how many NYC rappers featured a Southern artist on their shyt?? but you can name huge radio singles where Southern artists featured a NY rapper.
how old are u