400 degreez was a slow burn. it wasn't on the source's radar when they did this issue.
if they reviewed it prior to this, they prolly gave it 3 1/2 mics or something.
they never gave high-rank to relatively new artists that didn't make music that appealed to their purist sensibilities.
by the time guerrilla warfare dropped tho, they had to give it that 4 1/2 and pump-fake like they were making a profound statement, when in reality, they were behind the ball & trying to save face.
that's why I be telling yall, f*ck these magazine ratings.
I was a No Limit stan back in the day, but Da Last Don over 400 Degreez?
why single out master p instead of some of this other stuff that wasn't even hot??
they got yall fighting amongst yourselves.
they used to jip master p out of mics and snub him too when he was first blowing up. ice cream man got 3 mics, and he was left off that best of '96 cover despite outselling half of those artists listed while being independent.