If we're being honest, if the Big 3 is really based on sales/success then it should really be the Big 1 because only Drake has consistently put up big numbers with his albums. Cole has debuted with over 300K thrice. Kendrick has done it twice. Drake on the other hand, has done it 8 times, yet they get lumped in with him when he's way more successful and consistent than them commercially.

Now, if the Big 3 is based on being the most culturally relevant from their class/generation of rappers, I'll agree with that and Cole definitely deserves a spot.

TPAB isn't charting anymore.

Drake has a way more vast catalog of music than Kanye and he's still managing to chart 6 albums weekly so I don't think that counts. You also can't make the argument that his music is consumed more globally than it is in the US because most US rappers have the US as their biggest fanbase.

huh? i said im surprised that it's on this list not that it's charting now

I agree culturally Jcole is big 3 for last decde for sure he right in at 3rd. but commercially he isnt 3rd for last decade

I know, lol.

Pac at 3 wooow, kdot and ye top 5 too

Real music won

commercially he isnt big 3 now or last decade

culturally yea hes big 3 last decade for sure

culturally sure. commercially def not cole

I wouldn't even count Kendrick as Big 3 tbh. He has 1 successful album era under his belt. DAMN. is his biggest album and he's only headlined an arena tour once in his career.

Yes, he's in a high position commercially now but he doesn't have a long history of being commercially successful. TPAB had a high debut but quickly died off sales-wise. GKMC was a bit more consistent but it isn't some high-selling album either.

Kanye doesn't matter culturally. At least, not for music. We only talk about Kanye for his shenanigans outside of music these days. That isn't cultural relevance.

hes talkin culturally lol. jcole not even close to drake and kendrick in sales

fax tbh.

yea culturally like u said.

its def not commercially either then 💀💀

take care and nothing was the same outsold all of jcoles discography combined

You just listed off a bunch of s*** that doesn't matter at all. Who gives a damn about Grammys? Nas is an all-time rap GOAT and doesn't have 1 to his name. Drake's festival run in 2015 still hasn't been matched by any rapper and I think Drake is a better, more energetic performer than Kendrick. Critical acclaim matters very little when it's little white kids who don't know s*** about rap music giving out high scores to whatever they feel is "real hip-hop".

Also, if you read my post above, you'd see I never said it was based on sales and even distinguished between sales and cultural impact.

I can agree with some of the things on this list but please take out Grammys and festivals and a couple of other things because those things don't matter at all tbh.