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

[FreshAIG]

Loaded Lux

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

Monche (NY)
Elzhi(Michigan)
Mr Mike(Texas)
Debonaire (Florida)
Ras Kass (Cali)
Supa(NC)

 

[CrushedGroove]

BG
Killer Mike
Starlito
Killa Kyleon
Kiss
Elzhi

 

[TripleAgent]

Loaded Lux

Was Lux really ever the best in NY? That's a TALL order.

 

[Yehuda]

Nas

Cats knew damn well this was the answer. Beating around the bush talking about "Kano" and "Ras Kass".

 

[Harry B]

Just cause he's a full blown bozo, I wouldn't wanna say it but it might be Cube or maybe he was the biggest in 1990.

O.w. it's probably Nas or Common

 

[Harry B]

Kid Cudi

BTNH were always bigger?

Also we including groups?

 

[TripleAgent]

Just cause he's a full blown bozo, I wouldn't wanna say it but it might be Cube or maybe he was the biggest in 1990.

O.w. it's probably Nas or Common

Cube was biggest rapper in Cali 2 or 3 times easy.
Nas was for NY at least once (Stillmatic). He dethroned Jay and ran it until 50 in 2003.
Common ran Illinois in the Like Water For Chocolate era and arguably Be

 

[Harry B]

Cube was biggest rapper in Cali 2 or 3 times easy.
Nas was for NY at least once (Stillmatic). He dethroned Jay and ran it until 50 in 2003.
Common ran Illinois in the Like Water For Chocolate era and arguably Be

Nas dethrowning Jay cause Ether beat a freestyle by 10%.

Dude was still doing ballrooms when Jay was selling out arenas in seconds. Gods son did like 100-150k, a steep reduction from Stillmatic when Jay was doing 5-600k fw. And according to comedians on here, Jay is only hot in NY. Gotta choose.

Also when was Cube hottest in Cali other than possibly 1990.

 

[Street Knowledge]

Cube was biggest rapper in Cali 2 or 3 times easy.
Nas was for NY at least once (Stillmatic). He dethroned Jay and ran it until 50 in 2003.
Common ran Illinois in the Like Water For Chocolate era and arguably Be

The last time Nas was bigger than Jay Z was 1996

 

[FreshAIG]

Was Lux really ever the best in NY? That's a TALL order.

I was speaking on Harlem/Manhattan specifically

 

[TripleAgent]

Nas dethrowning Jay cause Ether beat a freestyle by 10%.

Dude was still doing ballrooms when Jay was selling out arenas in seconds.

Nas trampled that nikka. The whole NYC was damn near mourning for Jay. His invincible aura was destroyed. He was still POPULAR, but his momentum took a temporary nosedive.

Oh, how could I forget, Nas ran 96 with It Was Written. Definitely not Nas. I still say Ras Kass.

 

[TripleAgent]

The last time Nas was bigger than Jay Z was 1996

If you're talking strictly sales (cacs), then okay.

I was speaking on Harlem/Manhattan specifically

Makes sense. OP said city/state. Wasn't thinking borough. That I can definitely see.

 

[7th Letter Specialist]

Lil B

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

Royce Da 5’9 was never that #1 guy here
And Eminem’s run in Detroit was quick as hell…it’s going to sound weird as hell to outsiders but there was a point in time where he was the biggest rapper in the world but in Detroit it was all Blade.