If y'all really wanna roll around in the mud, the "big 3" of this era would be middle class at best in any other rap era. And if BIG hadn't died...Jay would be exactly where he was in the 90s. Good, respected..but not a legend

The ripple effect of Jay not becoming a legend would be enormous

would ye be at the level he is had jay not been the legend he is?

I bet he grew up way poorer than you tho 😅

Ye would have moved to NY to try to get Diddy & BIG to sign him

But honestly if Jay still ends up beefing with Nas he would’ve gained popularity anyway

Also BIG & Jay were planning a collab album

Imagine a ye & biggie track

what's the list of legends? because ive seen some names in here that I personally dont consider legends so idk

rare zach from the six W though, em is the easy answer, but it's low hanging fruit, and records/sales wise, it certainly aint him

You are literally a Troy Ave stan

Drake, lil Wayne, Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Jay-Z, Nas, Andre 3K.

If we're keeping it 100, Swiss Beatz.

Dude made some of the worst, most unlistenable beats imaginable while having some bangers here and there.

The audacity to put Cole in there

I guess when i say least deserving I mean it in terms of how you view the general quality of the music personally

Any artist I don’t like!

gotcha.

I don’t think he’s a legend like that but a lot of people seem to think so

You been stacking W's lately ngl

legend i feel like comes with influence too, even if your music catalog isnt the best. this question is tough. prolly nas based on personally who out of those i listen to the least.

Niggas saying Snoop are underestimating his longevity, fame, and influence.

Dude doesn't have to drop 5 classic albums to be a legend. Ya'll only claim his post-Doggystyle music is trash because of bandwagon rap opinions online, not because you actually took the time to listen to them.

Wu-Tang weed carriers if they count

I feel like Nas is probably the general answer to the question even if i hold Eminem to a lower regard in comparison

Nah the nigga is garbage

F*** him and f*** Doggystyle until The Chronic is back on DSPs