He isn't in my top 5, but there's almost 30 years worth of valid reasons as for why he is in many people's top fives. For that, I don't argue anyone who says he is in their top five and is the greatest rapper of all time...mostly cause I am not tryna have my ear talked off by Jay Z stans.

Op does.. that’s why he trying to make us believe that everybody f***s with Hov on that level when obviously he doesn’t turn the dial at all in music.

Actual overrated ppl are the Adele’s, Taylor, Ed Sheehan, Eminem and Drake

Ayo I forgot all about this song Em really been ass for over a decade and get all type of passes. S*** is crazy.

He isn’t. People are capping. It’s just that again him and Beyoncé have supreme marketing and are put as the epitome of black success in general. D*** dealer turned rapper into sophisticated businessman who marries the “good girl” pop star who has a cult following. Legend stuff. But in terms of music, Jay Z was never the consensus best rapper ever in his life, he had the benefit of being from the rap media capital and marrying the hottest females pop artist in the game in her prime.

Hov being 'The most overrated rapper OAT' is such a horrific take lmaooo

there are plenty of other acts worthy of that title IMO

Hov is legit an all time great, worthy of significant praise for the simple fact that he's taken a rap career farther than anyone ever has. High quality rapping from 96' to 2021' is insane.

I do think his status as like, the "Michael Jordan" and Michael Jackson of Rap is flat out not true, and he's overrated in that regard. I think there are a couple of rappers that could have and have gotten on his level rap wise, especially since 2010, but he's solidified obviously.

who asked

how many rappers can drop a 4:44?

“Would you rather be underpaid or overrated?”

S*** really one of the worst songs i ever heard lol this was his comeback single

I like eminem but man this made me cringe deeply

Like, Hov cc. has done a tremendous job of making him some all time, untouchable Rap / Hip-Hop / mogul supernova hybrid and I'm just like...no?

But his longevity is legitimately crazy and worth immense praise.

My hot take was that Hip-Hop prior to 09' was in a bad, bad state which helped propel Hov to like, crazy untouchable status. But since then, we've seen guys that are just as good as him and the game catch up to him but w/e, he's still an all time great.

at least the album turned the tide

“have supreme marketing and are put as the epitome of black success” - I don’t understand this sentiment either.. what out of this world PR do they have that’s different from any other artist/star.. they don’t promote, don’t market their music, don’t interact with social media fans, don’t so roll outs. beyonce ain spoke in damn near 10 years and the music don’t have longevity due to poor marketing strategies after initial drop.. this supposed legendary PR that gets thrown around is overblown too.

wasn't a bad state tbh just different, everything goes through eras

some great stuff came out of that time period

Bro u don’t care .. why u still quoting. Jus stop typing..

Hov's a scumbag but he IS the epitome of success, tf you on? He has a billi in the bank and more

Yeah but like, other than Lil Wayne's run in the mid 00's, and Kanye (who's debut came out in the early 00's) there was no one else who could really box with Jay-Z is my point. By 09' it was pretty stale, and rappers chasing hits and ringtone joints were all the rage.

It wasn't until Drake / J. Cole / Kendrick / and a host of others came along that Hip-Hop finally started producing more legacy acts and acts with all time great rapper potential.

Do you only hang out with 14 year olds

I clown Jay sometimes but he's definitely top 5 DOA. He checks off way too many boxes.

Drake got ya'll thinking charts matter so much when many legendary rappers aren't heavy on the charts like that.

Someone needs to listen to the Black Album

Jay z is the most consistent rapper of them all.

Lock thread, ban OP

Doesn’t matter if he’s a scumbag. He’s viewed as the epitome of success in black culture in general. Real rags to riches story too

Yeah. 2008-2015 was the album era of hip hop

And will probably never be topped

Overrated KTT poster 👆👆👆