Is Jay Z the closest thing to an objective GOAT in hip hop?

Started by Big Dangerous, Nov 29, 2017, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Big Dangerous
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    Like I personally think BIG was better, but if I'm being honest he has no longitivtiy ever having only released 3 discs.

    What other rapper been literally releasing good music for over 20 years. Yeah, 20 years.

    This man has a literal entire library worth of good listening material. He's influenced a ton of people, always remained relevant, never hit rock bottom like virtually every other artist.

    Has three or four albums people will put 1-5 on any top record ever list. Anyone who actually dislikes Jay is Hopsin fan or hasn't tried listening to his music. Achieved both mainstream popularity and critical acclaim to the maximum level.

    He has the pedigree, the consistent greatness and career. Is he the GOAT if you had to be as objective as possible about things?
     
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    No, 3k
     
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    Good argument
     
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    Yeah, he’s the GOAT.

    Never read the Qur'an or Islamic scriptures
    Only psalms I read was on the arms of my n----s
     
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    Never had a bad verse,
    A part of 4 classics
    Has renegaded everyone including jay z
    Jumpstarted the south reign on hip hop
    Influenced a ton of people
    Only rap act to win Aoty at grammys
     
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    Populalrized the singing rapper with The Love Below
     
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    That'll be changing soon
     
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    Also. Never fell off
     
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    I said What you want to be

    She said Alive
     
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    Honestly, yes: no matter which criteria you look at, all roads lead back to Jay being in the top five--or at worst ten--of all time. There are probably 25 people you could call the GOAT that I wouldn't bat an eye at but yes Jay is probably the closest to a plurality pick.
     
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    Yeah I'd say it's pretty easy to make the argument that Jay is the best of all time. He's got classics in every decade since the 90s even if there are a couple duds.

    His last project was Idlewild, but it's true he's killed every feature since then
     
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    well hold on now
     
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    Dre was still killing his verses on idlewild
     
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    Who
     
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    Jay Z would be GOAT if Nig Shady didn't k--- the Renegade verse
     
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    Andre 3000
     
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    ur avy lol. do u think em would like to be black?
     
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    He ain’t Riff Raff
     
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