Because they don’t have the industry connects, pushed to the back as obscure ghostwriters, or struggling to get any SoundCloud plays even. I’ve thought about this on and off, what if there’s a dude who’s 100% better than rappers we consider as GOAT’s?

jazz cartier

Mans looking like great value Carti

he might be great lyricist but thats only one side of the story, think of the goat rap records they all had amazing production which usually comes from bigger budget

even someone like danny brown had to use his own money to buy samples he wanted for AE

True, making good music with super low budget is relatively difficult and requires precise techniques and whatnot. But if that rapper were to get bigger budget and deal imagine the possibilities it’d open up

Not even just rappers. A whole lot of amazing musicians out there that'll never even record a song or release a demo.

Mainstream rappers are better than underground rappers. There isnt a random dude out there better than Nas

lol you'd be surprised. Its kinda like how the best athletes are never in the pros

Did you just say the best athletes are never in the pros?

music in general is a crapshoot because in order to make much money at all you have to be in like the 10% of people in the country/ world that even get enough attention to live off of music, which regardless of talent is mostly luck and chance and networking even in the words of famous musicians.

If they really the goat they’ll find a way to get their 15 minutes and make it stretch

There's fasho a homeless guy, or someone in jail whos a better athlete than Lebron. You never know

Lmao this is definitely not true fam.

This another part of it, they might rap for a little and decide to put it off quickly

Yeah like Mr. Fantastik who did 2 songs with DOOM and then dipped

Until this day nobody knows who he was.

i bet he's someone's unsuspecting dad

Daylyt always says s*** like the best rapper is probably some kid in Utah that we’ll never hear

As someone that grew up watching AND1 Mixtapes this is bullshit my g.

As dope and athletic as those niggas are, there's usually a reason why they're not in the league.

No amount of handles can make up for a lack of playing defense. No amount of trick shots can make up for a lack of understanding basic fundamentals. No amount of dunking can make up for the fact most of these niggas can't shoot the f***ing ball.

There's a reason the whole hood gets more excited when an actual NBA player shows up to play than a playground legend 'nahmean?

this. a lot of street musicians are crazy talented