Through the Wire was his first single. And this was an era when gangsta rap was in power and people liked rappers with rough stories.

absolutely cuz his immense talent is undeniably obvious, no matter the circumstances, he would've been huge in every era

Definitely. We may have not gotten Through The Wire but he would still be a superstar

Yes because Jesus Walks charted higher than Through The Wire when both dropped

You can't just take the car accident out and then assume everything else would've gone the same way it did. We'll never know what the car accident might have changed because we'll never be able to live in a reality where the car accident doesn’t happen.

It's easy to say yes but it's no guarantee.

Yeah. I definitely think Drake wouldn't have blown up without 808s.

Drake would work at McDonald's

pretty much this, but it's easier to say no

if Tupac was still alive