not really agreeing that those were hits, but rocky came out at a time when rappers had to make songs for radio to go top 40. so that definition for a hit is kinda janky when you look at hip hop in the early 2010s.

look at some of the most iconic rap songs from that era, love sosa peaked at #56, BMF peaked at #60 and hard in the paint didn't even chart. right before streaming started to have impact, digital sales were on the decline and radio was most dominant.

praise the lord had to be top 40 surely

no

aye f*** you

March madness legendary but we talking commercial s*** right?

LOVE. and DNA stuck around for a bit too

lmaooooo

mask off is not a hit

We should be

mfs get on this site and say platinum songs with a billion streams aren’t hits

thread gonna give me a aneurysm

Holy s*** what a horrible thread.

Mask off the definition of a hit

op is an idiot

Yeah I agree that it was probably harder for rappers to get hits then but that doesn't make those songs hits

Let’s see who takes this obvious bait

using chart positions as the basis for a song being a hit is disingenuous because radio is specifically what determines you charting in 2021

go by units sold (plat in 1 year, 2x plat in 5 years is a hit)

Lana Del Rey

WAIT

NAS DOESN'T HAVE MANY HITS TBH

I love love

BOOM !

ONLY HIT SONG (ALSO THE GREATEST SONG OAT)

Damn fam there some garbage ass takes in this thread