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1. Em is not more known than 2pac
Maybe maybe not, i mean tupac dont get play on classic rock stations... I mean rock and roll stations that dont even play rock and roll made after the year 2000 will play eminem songs for some reason, if that aint the pinnacle of 'dont listen to rap but know dude' i dont know what is

2. Jay-z has beyonce meaning tons of notoriety
you right in that jay has mad noteriety, but he dont got more noteriety than eminem, pac, biggie, and snoop...

3. Im talking legit rappers. Beastie boys? lol
Different strokes, different folks but just cause you dont like em dont mean they dont ring bells in 'legit' hip hop history... and they certainly got the dont listen to rap but know em thing down pat
 

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No diss to nas, its just that dudes introverted personality/no charisma etc is what holds him back. Imagine if he was not handsome dude would be mos def status :childplease:

He arguably the goat doe.

Yeah thatd a great list that cant really be argued by NaS stans. All those artists reached higher points in mainstream fame:obama:
 

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Maybe maybe not, i mean tupac dont get play on classic rock stations... I mean rock and roll stations that dont even play rock and roll made after the year 2000 will play eminem songs for some reason, if that aint the pinnacle of 'dont listen to rap but know dude' i dont know what is


Thats true but 2pac is the poster boy of rap musc. The shirtless bandana look is known worldwide. You can say pac and em are even in america but does em have statues in germany like pac?, are war lords in africa naming their armies after em like they do pac? does eminem get murals in mexico like 2pac? im sorry breh but no way is he bigger than pac.

you right in that jay has mad noteriety, but he dont got more noteriety than eminem, pac, biggie, and snoop...
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Imo he has gone past biggie/snoop.






Different strokes, different folks but just cause you dont like em dont mean they dont ring bells in 'legit' hip hop history... and they certainly got the dont listen to rap but know em thing down pat

Im just saying from my perspective, go ask a black/white/latino kid who is my age (21) most won't know unless they in to rap.
 

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Thats true but 2pac is the poster boy of rap musc. The shirtless bandana look is known worldwide. You can say pac and em are even in america but does em have statues in germany like pac?, are war lords in africa naming their armies after em like they do pac? does eminem get murals in mexico like 2pac? im sorry breh but no way is he bigger than pac.
Cant call it i see what you saying but i aint quite with you, but i can see your angle



Imo he has gone past biggie/snoop.
Jigga has past Biggie, you got that... no way on earth is he past snoop though... snoop is like a cultural staple of american pop culture... 20 years from now folks wont even remember snoop was ever a rapper and will be like 'ohhhh thats snoop ya know snoop that dude he just is snoop' the way folks look at say a george burns, or a dikk clarke and they dont even remember why dudes is famous they just part of the general pop culture...
 

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Snoop should be higher on the list. Like top 3. Ahead of BIG, Em and Jay. This nikka is a household name that is known across the world. What other rapper got an invite to the royal wedding? Snoop has become a staple of rap. At the same time, this nikka done did movies, sold clothes, do commercials for sodas, did a deal to design a car, girls gone wild, porn, even hot pockets. Snoop got his hand in a lot of things so it's pretty hard to avoid seeing him

Pac is a symbol. nikkas got graffiti pics of Pac in African and Brazil. The pope blessed on of that nikka songs or something like that.

Ice cube not being on the list makes it not legit.
 

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NO ORDER:
I have 12. two of them have to go tho.

pac
cube
dre
snoop
Eminem
puff
latifah
will smith
ll cool j
hammer
jay-z
kanye

as for the groups.....again in no order, the top 5 would look like:
run dmc
NWA
salt n pepa
beastie boys
jazzy jeff & the fresh prince
kid n play

^^^
okay, that's 6. one of them has to go.
 
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