I always thought that was common knolwedge
but I've never met someones who's favorite rapper is hov and few rappers list him as an influence
im not disputing the title just wondering how he got it

He’s a business, man

Get out more

it’s drake tho

He self proclaimed himself the best and his consistency and trend setting ways just made it easier for everyone to accept.

Jay is a lot of things. He is not consistent.

Dropping an album every summer in his prime is being consistent fam lol.

Nah that's Nas

But Jay might be #2

Sounds like drake

Johnny Sins I think?

These New York niggas that worship him.

Drake only dropped every year consistently from 2015-2018 lol that’s only 3 years. Hov did almost every year in his prime.

Jay Z is benefitting from not dying lol. If PAC or Big was alive they would be greater than Hov

I mean that’s important

He got 4 classics thats why

Drake is overrated af, he can rap and has bars, but when you compare him to other rappers that ppl consider top 10-20 he really lacks substance imo.

He's just too limited to braggadocios rap and subliminal diss rap with an occasional simp edge.

Hov's entire career is based on Biggie anyway. 4:44 was the first time he truly expanded his vision but even that was full of Biggie nods.

He always comes back better after he disappoints

Well not always better but great

Him being smarter than other rappers and outlasting everyone (he’s in uncharted territory in terms of a rapper as old as he is being popular). Balancing being one of the great lyricists along with being one of the great hitmakers. Rap game Undertaker