Who is the greatest rapper who was never the biggest rapper in his own city/state?

[semicko82]

Easily Cam’ron. Man had NYC on smash during a time when Jay-z,Ja Rule,DMX,and Nas were all at the top of the game.

 

[Mastamimd]

Ras Kass at one point

 

[CrimsonTider]

Gunna

 

[EndDomination]

Kid Cudi

 

[semicko82]

Gunna

 

[Feed-Me]

Surprised know body said Kiss yet

 

[TripleAgent]

Redman is good, but I say Ras Kass. Top 3 Cali rapper ever (maybe 2 behind Cube), and NEVER got his due or sold records. Red had commercial success and mainstream notoriety.

 

[dappadonna]

How was Top 5 Redman never the biggest rapper in New Jersey?

 

[That Singer Guy...]

Lupe

 

[Ziggiy]

Raekwon and Ghostface Killah

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

Raekwon and Ghostface Killah

Nah Raekwon was up there. That’s what the biggie war was. It was only for a short time period because the wu all had obligations to make wu tang forever and tour and puff ramped up bad boy’s music production.

Ghost is a good choice. He suffered from the same thing Raekwon did being part of a group but he also suffered from what I said cam went through. That Def Jam blackout but he also went the the Bad Boy one too.

 

[3rdWorld]

Pac
Kurupt

 

[up in here]

Lupe Fiasco (Chicago)
Spice 1 (Oakland)
MC Eiht (Compton)
Prodigy (Queens)
Loaded Lux (Harlem)

 

[LiveFromLondon]

Dont really matter much

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

I was thinking Juvenile but he was the biggest rapper in New Orleans at one point before Wayne took that spot