What great hip hop artist doesn’t have a hit record? All the “greats” have at least 1. He’ll even Dead Prez got Hip Hop that will be played forever (longer than any record Tyler ever made)
The way he’s been hyped and pushed on the mainstream level as this Pharrell/Kanye hybrid falls extremely short when you can’t deliver hit records like those two did.
Nah a “hit” will get you some attention, but it’s how your albums and performances resonate with people that makes fans stick around. We don’t love Dead Prez because of the single “Hip Hop”. It’s was quality of the albums, the dedication to being who they are, the stage shows, how they make their fans feel.
Let’s not pretend to be tastemakers. We may not consider his shyt a “hit”, but the people packing his shows do. He might be one of the last surviving “horror core” rappers, outside of Eminem.
A “hit” is a terrible way to evaluate the impact of an artist because we aren’t exposed to anything. Out there, there’s some Nasheed singer who’s probably sold more records than your favorite rapper. We don’t give a fukk about him, but that would automatically make him better.
I’ve never heard an immortal technique song or a Tech 9ne album, but they’re more popular than a lot of rappers we hold dear. It would be stupid for me to call them over rated.
You’re basically saying we should be listening to more Vanilla Ice, more Ace Hood, more Florida because they have “hits”.
