Well you’re only as good as your last album(s) and Drake hasn’t shown he’s still able to rap at that level in a long time. That’s the beauty of the list being ‘Right Now’

I know wtf you said, stop

the fact is that since 2017 Tyler has been performing at the highest level in all the major qualities it takes to be a modern day rap star

2 Grammys for RAOTY
Best Videos in the game
Best live performer
Killing every feature he’s been on

And he’s been able to do that while at the same time evolving his production/sound

Drake is

but Cole’s clearly over Kendrick at this point

One of those Grammys was for Igor, which he himself said wasn’t even a rap album

This is such a tired narrative

He got 2014 FHD in his catalogue

still getting spin till this day. Personal opinions don't count.

Do we still call them the big 3 because they’re still the biggest names in rap or are we just sticking to what they came up known as?

Clearly Mach or Billy Woods lmao

Kids these days post

I mean name the last bad Cole feature verse

This is how I know you one of those "Started listening to rap in 2016" niggas, they definitely were recognized as the big 3 back then

👆 This guy gets it. Cole probably the best now from a wordplay/technical perspective and Kendrick/Drake just aren't focused on that for their own projects anymore

But his artistry just doesn't compare to those two. He could never dream of making a TPAB, MMTBS, More Life or Honestly Nevermind

I don't think people wanted to hear "So many shells on the ground, would make the Easter bunny proud" or "You Luigi brother now" type punchlines from Kendrick after 5 years

Yall going to be so shocked when publications and noteworthy celebrities place Mr Morale high on their AOTY lists, the world's a lot bigger than this website

You'd really classify IGOR as a rap album?

Also his features kinda ass. That s*** on Dawn FM is NOT it

Why are you projecting whatever mess in your life onto me. Then again, you are the same dude who said people have told you you’re tall your whole life and you’re five foot eight inches .

Chief keef was bigger than j Cole and Kendrick in 2013. FACT. Arguably bigger than drake. We know about CK’s influence already.

Nicki and Ross sold about the same first week as good kid maad city.

In addition to the artists above
Wale, meek mill, Mac miller, Lupe, wiz, asap Rocky, kid Cudi, future, - all had their own waves pre 2016 too.

Drake was way ahead of Kendrick and cole at that point in time. Drake rapped with Wayne in 09 on a major song while Kendrick imitated Wayne in california. The big 3 but the last two were drakes openers haha

Wayne and Kanye were relatively young, aging out, and at the top of mainstream rap

(Everything typed is speaking on early 10s hiphop)

I'm not projecting, you're just wrong about these rappers not being recognized as the big 3 in 2014. You're saying the big 3 wasn't a thing until FHD in 2014/TPAB a few months later?

Nigga said Lupe and Wiz Khalifa

Now someone’s going to tell me future wasn’t huge in the early 10s. Despite drake doing a full project with him (Drake went to ATL & put future’s voice first on the opener) & hired an atlanta native jn QM.

You wasn’t outside if you don’t think wiz Khalifa was poppin

I love how you deflect

Kendrick was big 3 in 2012 that’s why Ross and nicki matched him first week with way less marketing / big name features

Cole ain't topped drake churchill verse

Lupe had one with T&Y. Wiz had hits. Young Thug was big too, I remember Lifestyle getting hella play

But Cole, Kendrick and Drake were still recognized as the upper echelon "Big 3" of the mainstream even in 2014. Nobody was saying Lupe was on top, come on now If Future was there, how did he lose his spot and who took it?