Feel like the Nelly stuff marked the end for him. He came off as old man yelling at clouds and people didn’t take him as seriously after that
one of the funniest and most random beefs ever
Nelly made a song saying he's "number one" and KRS was like, "wait a minute a****** I already said I was number one 15 years ago"
plenty adapted to the 90s tho if i think about it. but it was a p huge shift for rappers pre 1988
Rakim was the best of the 80s imo and he aged pretty well. His verse on "The Watcher II" is one of the greatest verses in rap history. Destroyed Dre and Jay with ease.
Rakim>>Jay and maybe even Nas.
Nowhere close to BIG, though. Nobody is