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  • Feb 12, 2020

    There's a few categories that determine a rapper as the GOAT, that take every standard of every era into account:

    • best rapper (ability to literally rap, a rapper's voice)
    • best lyricist (technical ability/lines hitting the hardest)
    • discog (albums/loosies/singles)
    • presence (may include influence but doesn't have to be)
    • longevity

    Every era has its own standards for a GOAT. It's why the established consensus for the longest was Big/Jay/Em/Pac/Nas cause the standard was lyrics that hit the hardest + presence

    Or why Drake is considered by a lot to be the GOAT for this gen - he appeals to this gen's standard of great songmaking and would be top 3 all time for that criteria (but wouldn't be top five all time for any of the other criteria I named)

    So that brings me to Jay. I wouldn't say Jay is the #1 best all time in any of the above criteria (besides longevity, which is the only reason he's #1 instead of Big tbh). But he's the only one so consistently high across all the criteria that he's the all time GOAT by default

  • Feb 12, 2020

    Jay-Z is the GOAT

  • Feb 12, 2020

    Wayne and Em just behind him

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    Hov is the GOAT, what else is news?

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    YOUNG

  • Feb 12, 2020

    Hov is what people think Biggie and Pac were

  • Feb 12, 2020

    Can't argue facts.

  • Feb 14, 2020

    All that typing for just 7 replies thats gotta hurt fam

    Edit: youre welcome for the bump you w****

  • Feb 14, 2020
    Moscato

    YOUNG

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    yes

  • Feb 14, 2020

    the one time you and I actually agree on something lol

  • Feb 14, 2020

    ban op but unban him shortly after

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    He TOP 2 and he number 2, cuz Wayne is #1

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    IF I AINT BETTER THAN BIG, THEN IM THE CLOSEST ONE

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    Dust rapper

  • Feb 14, 2020
    Freepalestine

    Dust rapper

    Bad alt

  • Feb 14, 2020
    Troy Ave Stan

    He TOP 2 and he number 2, cuz Wayne is #1

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    Ye
    Jay
    Drake
    Wayne

    That’s the Mt Rushmore

  • Feb 14, 2020

    imagine Hip-Hop without Hov

  • Feb 14, 2020

    Is it "by default" if you have to explain why?

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    been knew

  • Feb 14, 2020
    hayabusa

    been knew

  • Feb 14, 2020

    Some niggas live they whole life without playing a Hov album front to back

    What a pathetic existence

  • Feb 14, 2020

    Blueprint out NOW

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