he had the better mixtapes and arguably the better debut if not 2nd best

Probably because he couldn’t make a commercial hit

Doesnt have mainstream appeal like those two

4IAMLT > Cole discog tho

because f*** j cole

He's one of those rappers that should be bigger than he is or at least have a cult like fanbase

Are u saying Krits first album was better than sxn 80 or gkmc?

He does have a strong cult fanbase. He sells out every show on his tours

Mostly to him not having Commercial Appeal.

He’s to “Southern” and his music shows, he’s always had a hard time gaining attention specifically with the “Trap” crowd.

Like when his Future feature couldn’t take off.

not as good as both of them

No he’s saying KRIT Wuz Here & Return of 4Eva are though

Stuck to his country guns. Country Shxt remix is a classic tho

KRIT Could easily be up there if he had half the backing they had though.

He's too country. A shame cause his music is actually one of the best from the blog era.

He’s like currensy

took him longer to get cosigns

He was on Kush & OJ and toured with Wiz in 2010, really not that much later than the other guys.

I mean from og's not his peers
A Bun B feature is one thing but that won't help you blow up in comparison to Kdot and J. Cole or even someone like Wale with Rick Ross

Cole had Hov backing him Early

Kendrick had TDE support system and mentorship, experience touring, etc for years and Then got boosted with the Dre / Interscope / Jimmy Iovine assist

Krit just didn't have as many power players in the game invested in his success

Hov and Roc Nation has backed Meek Mill more than they’ve ever backed Cole

Label issues imo

You think Cole is as big as he is today without Roc Nation pushing s*** like Work Out and Wet Dreamz and No Role Modelz on the radio?

Too country for a lot of folk and his first album had some issues and didn't live up to the hype he was building up

Cole World did 200k before Work Out took off