These 2015 dudes have no idea how big ______________ was in their prime

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

i'll start

ODB was absolutely monsterous in his prime. Brooklyn Zoo and I like it raw were BIG HITS in rap and he had a movement...was as influential in the wu as anyone and drew people to them...he was rawer than anyone who had come before him really because he didn't give a fukk deeper than anyone most had ever seen.

ODB was legit a worldwide sensation for a minute


add on

 

[Donald J Trump]

And now look at him

 

[raoulduke187]

Texas cats had a big mainstream run from 2005 to 2007 (UGK, Slim Thug, Mike jones, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire n all them other cats)

all sorts of rappers were putting on grillz and screwed up hooks on their songs

 

[GetInTheTruck]

Dmx

 

[gluvnast]

Coolio in 1995. He was technically the biggest selling artist of that year. It's hard to believe it in retrospect.

 

[boskey]

People have no idea how big Bone Thugs were from 95-98. As big or bigger than Pac, Nas, Snoop, Wu Tang, Biggie etc.

 

[-Quikness-]

DMX

 

[TrapHouse Rock]

Coolio in 1995. He was technically the biggest selling artist of that year. It's hard to believe it in retrospect.

Just heard him when he come on Shade 45 for the All Out Show and they was talking some crazy shyt

Coolio got some great industry stories about Eazy-E and Dre and all those cats

 

[boskey]

Dmx

DMX

Goosebumps no homo. That stage presence

 

[JuvenileHell]

And now look at him

That smiley is horrible

 

[Piff Perkins]

Method Man.

 

[fullcircle]

Nelly

Edit: Sean Paul had a run to.

 

[SuburbanPimp]

I know this is going way back

But LL Cool J had the game in the choke hold when he dropped "I'm Bad"

 

[A-Train]

Bobby Brown
MC Hammer
DMX
LL Cool J
Master P

 

[Drones]

Ja Rule is a punchline now but those sing/rap duets with female singers were the only thing on the radio in the early 2000s.