What deceased rappers became “overrated”?

[flea]

Big L is the obvious answer. People weren’t or are NOW calling guys line stack bundles or chinx drugs legends. I can’t speak on XXX because I only know two songs of his and I find his death sad more than thinking we lost good music. It’s not for my era.

 

[DraymondT]

The clowns saying Biggie oughta be slapped and given a history lesson

Back when the Source awards was the pinnacle of hip hop, Big was winning lyricist and album of the year on the same damn night. He was running the game. Ready To Die was one of the most acclaimed albums of that era as a whole, not just rap either. And he was doing this in maybe the most stacked year ever. He won best new artist too. You don't do shyt like that against that kind competition there was in the mid 90s if you ain't at a GOAT level

You can point to Big's body of work against him but from an ability point of view, critics and contemporaries were already holding him to a status of one of the greatest ever and how he was redefining East Coast rap with what he and Rae/Ghost started

As far as storytelling, his voice/mic presence, violence, flow/cadence, sex, painting pictures, dark humor, wit, imagery, cinematic, or just on pure talent at rapping, nikkas was already putting him in rare air at the time. He is the most complete rapper ever

 

[ISO]

I mean the kid was big but he wasn't a timeless superstar like pac.
Hell I'd say lil uzi vert and Kodak have a bigger impact on this current gen.

Nah breh. I hated that lil nikka but he was bigger than them. He was pretty much the head of the SoundCloud rap movement, he brought a bunch of light to mental health, his public image was wild controversial and polarizing, he was talented, diverse, multifaceted as an artist, definitely had his own aesthetic and musical style. When he was alive he was beefing with Drake and Migos, getting praised by Kendrick and Cole. Both his albums are Platinum, he outsold Kodak and Lil Uzi while alive.

 

[⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

The clowns saying Biggie oughta be slapped and given a history lesson

Back when the Source awards was the pinnacle of hip hop, Big was winning lyricist and album of the year on the same damn night. He was running the game. Ready To Die was one of the most acclaimed albums of that era as a whole, not just rap either. And he was doing this in maybe the most stacked year ever. He won best new artist too. You don't do shyt like that against that kind competition there was in the mid 90s if you ain't at a GOAT level

You can point to Big's body of work against him but from an ability point of view, critics and contemporaries were already holding him to a status of one of the greatest ever and how he was redefining East Coast rap with what he and Rae/Ghost started

As far as storytelling, his voice/mic presence, violence, flow/cadence, sex, painting pictures, dark humor, wit, imagery, cinematic, or just on pure talent at rapping, nikkas was already putting him in rare air at the time. He is the most complete rapper ever

Your naivety is without parallel

 

[Amor fati]

Big L, I've heard dudes claim that L's death was a big loss in hip hop. L was only mainly underground and known in Europe and Japan.

 

[Knicksman20]

The clowns saying Biggie oughta be slapped and given a history lesson

Back when the Source awards was the pinnacle of hip hop, Big was winning lyricist and album of the year on the same damn night. He was running the game. Ready To Die was one of the most acclaimed albums of that era as a whole, not just rap either. And he was doing this in maybe the most stacked year ever. He won best new artist too. You don't do shyt like that against that kind competition there was in the mid 90s if you ain't at a GOAT level

You can point to Big's body of work against him but from an ability point of view, critics and contemporaries were already holding him to a status of one of the greatest ever and how he was redefining East Coast rap with what he and Rae/Ghost started

As far as storytelling, his voice/mic presence, violence, flow/cadence, sex, painting pictures, dark humor, wit, imagery, cinematic, or just on pure talent at rapping, nikkas was already putting him in rare air at the time. He is the most complete rapper ever

 

[staticshock]

Aaliyah

I’ll slap you nikka

 

[staticshock]

I never heard of Mac Dre or Sean price till they died

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

2pac & Biggie, let's be real death was the best thing that happened to both of these nikkas. They'd be old washed up bums that nobody would respect nearly as much in 2018 if they were still alive.

THIS

and forget 2018, I wouldn't be surprised if neither one of them were still top-tier acts past 1998.

I never heard of Mac Dre or Sean price till they died

sean price used to be Ruck from heltah skeltah

I never really peeped the sean price death hype. it seemed like it was the same people that were hyping him before he died.

QUOTE="oakclifftxmade, post: 31804338, member: 35071"]So can I honestly say that Eazy E the only rapper that got more underrated after his death?

I am not trying to hear about how he didn't write his own lyrics. The man never wanted to be a rapper to begin with. But he plays a huge factor in the rap game.

With N.W.A., he created this huge umbrella and paved the way for many rappers of today. Like Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Snoop Dogg wouldn't be around if it wasn't for Eazy E.[/QUOTE]


50 cent was already big before he joined that tree. JMJ put him on, and theres no NWA and no Coli without run dmc.

but yea, I agree. eazy-e is the only rapper who died while active in the mainstream, that became underrated in death. he might be the only artist of any genre period to go out like that.

What other rappers sold 2 million in '93?

quite a few but 2pac wasn't one of them.​