Who Has Had the Best Runs in Rap History? | Everyday Struggle
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- On today's #EverydayStruggle, Joe Budden and DJ Akademiks broke down some legendary runs in rap history and debated about who has had the best ever.
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50 without question. Worldwide success, business ventures in virtually every aspect (games, movies, rap, boxing, etc), record breaking single and mixtapes, etc. 50 was unstoppable and as Joe said, dude literally beefed with every major NY artist from Murder Inc, to Nas, Terror Squad, etc. He survived all of that and his pockets were never impacted.
JREEL That's a hell of a comment , you got it down pact
KingOne Maaaaaaaannnnnnnn , how can you speak so highly of a rapper that has been publicly outed as having had ghostwriters.... I'm gone
50'S boxing ventures were total shit.
+KingOne none of his albums went diamond case close
KingOne Drake is not a rapper cause he doesn't write his own songs. And 2 they didn't put none of the current rappers cause there run is still going so your statement really doesn't matter🤷🏾♂️
50 cent's run was the best. He was huge. My momma don't even by rap albums but she bought GRODT
Christopher Cline nuff sai
Facts .. same with my mama
50 was killing shit
Yea I change my mind yea 50
Same here.. my mom started fucking with black after she seen 50 Cent 😂😂😂
I been on hip hop watch since I was a kid till now, and 50 cents run was phenomenal, he had the world in his hands even in little freaking island every one know his name, niggas in India know his name. Lil wayne Eminems drake and Kanye run was incredible too so was Dr dre. But 50 cent was tooooooo incredible
Cesar Porras huh? 50 only had one classic album. It's not about success
Cesar Porras sound like a ny nigga
Hypebeast are u fucking joking
Cesar Porras I wholly agree with your comment, 50 cent will definitely go down as one of the greatest artists in music history
Even in Asia!!! 五角太猛啦
50 is one of the greatest ever. Hardly ever makes a bad song, countless hits, can play his music in the car club everywhere. Flow voice star power. 50 is top 5 for me
2003 a year I could never forget. That was 50's year. No one was touching fifth that year and I mean NO ONE!; When it came to this rap shit. 50 revitalized hip hop back then. Totally agree with Joe's pick and his points to back it up💯
Fine wine24 2003, 2005
@@christian645505 was definitely 50s year too he dominated jus like he did in 03 💯💯
@@floydjones1219And 04, 06, 07, 08,09 !! His albums were still fire but the powers that be that wanted him blackballed eventually found other ways to reduce the support he got because 50 came up too fast too soon with too much fan fare, open bravado, street beefs, all that !
50 was UNTOUCHABLE for years. No one else in the game can kill artists like 50 did. Dude took over the whole of New York and the country.
Robbie m8888 , jadakiss riped him apart
2002-2009 after I get money
Sorry Jadakissed finally he's ass and they made song together... 50 Still growing. Still attracting attention.
Robbie m8888 ....the game & dblock murked 50 & the unit*but casual fans were so on his/they dick they didn't even know it*
the game did alright, it's kind of debatable who won that beef but look at 50 now vs the game. 50 is a mogul, game is just a rich bum who plays pick up at the drew and no one turns up
God is responsible for 50 cent. After Joe spoke about the odds he was facing I can only credit the supernatural. 50 shouldn't have made it. Great position Joe.
Jeremy Jordan super facts
Isaiah Singh Peace Isaiah
Rasul Daniels who cares if you athiest. Let him feel how he feels. And stop wallowing in your self pitty and make some damn money
Branden Webb lol 💯
1) 50 Cent
2) Eminem
3) Lil Wayne
4) DMX
5) TI/Rick Ross/Drake? toss up...
Niggas had G-Unit tattoos in rural Africa... G Unit movement was MEGA... never seen anything like it... black & white kids from hoods to suburbs repping the clothes, tatts, games, durags, shoes, dvd's, mixtapes.. anything that was related to 50 Cent.. 50 was the guy from 2002 - 2005, every kid wanted to get shot nine times
Supreme Clientele kanye aswell
Supreme Clientele Drake >> TI
Ross and this a TI Stan.
Supreme Clientele no not me
Supreme Clientele i have to agree.. i honestly had them g-unit shoes, his movie, waited for each music video to show on mtv, his album that i bumped everyday and even all brothers and friends had some type of clothing that was related to 50
true
Nigga I do have to give it to 50 cause literally EVERYONE on G-Unit went platinum Buck, Game, Yayo and Banks. The nigga had Reebok, Vitamin Water, G-Unit clothes, and his own video game that competed with GTA: San Andreas and you could argue that it did better. How many niggas you know had a video game bruh. 50 is the GOAT
LaDaryl Barker II a Video game and a Movie. only Em did that. Biggie Waited Years to do a movie Tupac had Talent so he did plenty of Movie
Joe.... might be right. 50 had an INSANE run from 02'-06'. The single, the album, the introduction of G-Unit, the clothing line, the duo with Game, the duo turned rival with Game, the beef AND the win over Ja Rule, starring in movies, video games, music videos, another hit album.... who else did ALL of that within a 4 year span?
I honestly thinks there was no rapper bigger than 50 at his time...
Corey Gilmore bro my family in El salvador knew who 50 was
Eminem
Corey Gilmore drake
guys Em was never bigger than peak 50 my 65 years old dad know who is 50!! we were singing many men and candy shop in class at 2005 in the fucking middle east
not world wide in the US true but not worldwide most of kids knew eminem after the social media breakthrough
50 cent had the best run in Hip-Hop... International star.
people forgot 50 cent had his own video game.. it's sad how today's generation do not understand the impact 50 had.
Trap God Bullet Proof
That nigga had his own videos games bruh. Hands down!!!!
Trap God 2 video games at that...shit I looked up to 50 as a kid
so Jay Z not international? smh
50 had the greatest run of all time. My cousins in Sri Lanka knew about the guy. All G-Unit albums between 2004-2006 went platinum and he even made Tony Yayo sell 240k first week. TONY YAYO. Everyone in 2005 wanted to talk, walk and dress like him.
Snoop or Wayne are 2nd but 50 easily had the best run in Hip Hop history.
Lil Wayne. From 2006-2012. He was on everybody's songs. He introduced talent to young money, he was influential to modern day rappers, the swag, the money, skateboarding culture and reaching all types of fans from all races
How is DMX not even in the convo? Wasn’t he #1 5x straight and twice in his debut? Made movies and was the most highly touted live performer from 98-05.
Nobody gonna ever beat 50 cent run. He had everything on lock. U name it
Arab KING drake tf
50 musically and business wise. Nigga had two diamond albums which were classics, was the mixtape king with classics there. Power of the dollar is hella underrated. Maybe the biggest hip hop single of all time in da club. Many number one singles. Viatamin water, video games, best selling book, movies... oh and fucking g unit lmao he made all his niggas go platnuim and number 1. Also beg for mercy was a classic. It just doesn't stop lol he got non stop accolades no one can match
LaPride247 he don't have only pac and em won 2 diamond
Massacre’s not a classic
Fif's run had the world captured...i never seen nothing like that.
Albert Deyi true
I'm goin Wayne and Ye for the scope and depth of influence. Aesthetically, we're living in a post Wayne landscape - dreads, tattoos (especially face tats) and lean were around, but he took that shit to the mainstream. Kanye brought alternative/pop sensibilities to rap in a way that was unprecedented. 50 was huge, and his ventures were diverse, but rap today looks and sounds like Wayne and Kanye.
austin5236 Good points. Rhymestyles tho it sounds like neither.
Kanye made it acceptable to not be a street/gangsta rapper. Kanye didn't have the best run, but probably had an impact only surpassed by Pac and Em. What was acceptable in rap changed. Combined with the Internet/SoundCloud era of rap, pioneered by Soulja Boy of all people (in terms of marketing/promotion), Kanye is responsible for the current sound of rap.
austin5236 facts... tatts, dreads, lean, metaphors.. and designer, experimental songs/beat, sensibilities!!
Fuck , good opinion
Koldraiyne impact on actual rap music and style he has more of and impact than Tupac and Eminem. They might be more respected in the craft and history but Kanye literally changed the face of rap.
Wayne should be in a jayz postion
An 50 cent just took the world over
Pac still on a run,his music,catalog and message is timeless!!! R.I.P. MAKAVELI THE DON!!!
Lamarius Micou I love Pac but son, he ain't getting love like that anymore aha. Shidd been nearly 2 decades. His airplay and community love ain't what it used to be. After hearing his song over and over they get old. Also with him being dead, there's no new music. He will always stand the test of time don't get me wrong, but his time has gone
Neothetruth speak for yourself! lol
Lamarius Micou Pac is the greatest of all time,but he didn't crazy sells until he passed away. 50 went Diamond first album. Nobody ever did that. 50 did have the greatest run of all time. Nobody will beat that success.
Ronald Williams fuck you mean californa love went tripple platinum
Ronald Williams before he died stfu you will never understand if je was still alive this lil pump bullshit wouldnt exist
How does Joe get the "hater" title so much, dude literally pays homage in all the right places. To the young guys and the old guys.
TreGullyBankss I say you can't argue with a 27 yr old about 20 years of rap!!
@@tcnbrooklyn6012 that’s a very dumb logic. The way we argue about rap from our side is the way people feel about 50-70 year olds in office. Instead of youngins running the show.
Joe saying these things about 50 feels amazing, I remember being an obsessed fan of 50 & G-Unit. His run was very inspirational, even up until today with his other affairs. I admire that man. My best fandom (besides the MCU) in my entire life.
50 had an album that went platinum in a week, a movie plus the soundtrack that went platinum, and a video game all in the same year
Facts it was 2005 and I don't get how people dnt mention the grodt soundtrack
50 Cent's run is like no other's. Not only smashing the charts for years, 50 had everything from movies, video games, a truckload of business ventures. People who don't have electricity know of 50 Cent. You could sell an empty bag for 300$ if it had the G-Unit logo back in 2003-2007.
feel like 50 don't get enough credit
PlayboiFinesse I was a huge 50 cent fan when I was younger but you tripping 50 cent get a lot of love.
He'll be one of them guys people don't realise what he's done till he's dead
vlone playboi Tru Tru he actually doesn't
Yea I agree
What? U trippin
I agree with Joe, 50 had the ENTIRE world on g unit
He also said if going by music its wayne hands down
No one ever came close to 06 to 09 wayne
I agree with Joe Buddens for once concerning 50 Cent.
Omegah TV so we just gone forget Master P the one man that showed all these rappers how to make money
tabkoloff he ain't lyrical that's why he didn't get mentioned
tabkoloff you're right fam, word up.
Omegah TV I stopped listening to 50 cent in 2006 his music became wack. 50 cent is just a good business man and actor he had a short run in hip hop but he was just massively popular when he was hot.
dee _ I truly respect your opinion bro, truly. I think 50 was an anomaly, for all intents and purposes....he should have been dead......but he escaped death's hand to bring New York's gangsta rap to the forefront.
50 cent hands down from 2000-2006
K50 AOK not 2000
K50 AOK get rich or die trying came out in 2003
Em owned 2000-2002
K50 AOK em beat 50 for 2002
Em signed 50 in 2002 nobody cared about 50 in 2000 and 2001
I would say waynes run lasted until 2013 with INHAB 2 dropped and songs like Love Me being played everywhere
Yeah that whole Cash Money beef from 2014-2018 fucked up his run. Remember Carter 5 was supposed to drop in 2014 which would’ve changed his career
50 Cent got the best run! Facts
King 💯💯💯
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50 had the biggest buzz in Hip Hop period!! No ifs no buts no maybes!!
Winston 1875 50 buzz never ended hahaha call it a run
50 Cent at his Peak was probably the HOTTEST RAPPER ever seen in Hip-Hop.
His peak and impact has been compared to BIG. Just 50's presence never mind music you just knew he was gunning to be number 1
dmx and he did it with out a lot of features first four dmx albums are classic 50 cent had one good album get rich or die trying and it some songs.
al po yhhh and with one album he dominated the game for atleast 5 years.
Nah Em was
@@alpo4788 If You guys listend to 50 cents 2 albums.
1)The Power of the Dollar
2) Guess Who's Back
50 cent is Top 5. Go listen to his
Guess Whose Back album( this is what Eminem listened to, causing eminem to run to sign 50).
And "Power of the Dollar" album.
These 2 unrealesed Albums are better than his "offical" debut Get Rich or Die Tryin Album.
Pure talent, 50 cent is miles ahead if Game.
These 2 albums are on youtube.
The fact that they didn't even mention Kanye shocks me. He is one of the most influential artists of the 21st century, he had 8 straight no1 albums, the yeezy and clothing lines. That guy is a fucking legend and his run still continues.
They said he's uncappable.
DMX. (98-2004) was the first rap artist to do things that had not been done before. Five consecutive number one albums, the first rapper to release two number one albums in the same year, and he did it with "street music", when "street music" was on its way out in rap. He did movies, and was the face of a ruff ryders movement that has not been duplicated to this day.
Yeah I can’t believe he wasn’t even on the list. Seems ridiculous.
50 cent And Eminem the biggest in hip hop world wide nothing tops them
kees Chill facts
Plus 8 Mile did $300 million at the box office
QUEENDOM dmx over em
QUEENDOM Bullshit. First of all, I think you meant first 3. Second of all, he's 5/7. I'll take a Recovery for a MMLP, I'll take a Encore for a Relapse, etc etc. Third of all, we're talking runs. The guy made 3 top 15 rap albums in 4 years, and on top of that he put together one of the best rap soundtracks for a movie ever. He was literally untouchable in every aspect for a few years.
Agreed. Em and Fif were like the Pokémon of rap. EVERYBODY was on them. I doubt we'll ever see anything remotely close to that impact again. Em literally had millions bleaching their hair blonde, it was fucking insane.
50 a fucking goat. I was 10 when 'in da club ' came out - my older cousins kept asking me "yo jase, you heard about 50 cent?" "you gotta listen to this man". Keep in mind at this age I wasn't into listening to music at all - more into videogames. 50 cent changed that, everyone in my little town in South Africa was talking about this man... only other guy who came close was Eminem. 50 was massive, 'in da club' was the biggest radio single my country has ever heard.
Ja rule had a great run until 50 cent came on the scene.. 50 cent run was MASSIVE 50 owned his time u can't talk about early 2000s not mention 50 cent
tavi elli you saved my life ja rule had the best run an impact if my memory is correct hits after hits platinum he had it all" "#damn
TheYoungjobe yeah I think he help change the game with those hooks. Singers on hooks he deserve Credit for that...
tavi elli ja got bodied by eminem and 50
Kanye has one of the best business runs lol 1. 21 Grammys 2. 7 classic albums 3. yeezys shoes he put on rappers and singers john legend kid cudi big Sean Travis Scott
Harris D and in 2019 his run is still going
Erick Reyes that’s 4 genius
@@ErickReyesRomeroBanks That's 4.
King Erick 808’s a classic, stop
Croikee CD, LR, GRD, 808s, MBDTF, YEEZUS, LOP
I think 50 Cent’s was the most impactful and his career and name are still global today despite no album for like 15 years
bruh when i was around 7 in Australia i fucking knew of in da club and Candy Shop, pretty incredible if you ask me.
Mad love for Wayne. But, I'd have to agree with Joe. 50 has had the best run in the game... Blew up, and Bossed up.
The big homie 50 hands down,Queens allday
I from a third world tiny isolated country and everybody was rockin with 50 cent!! Ive never seen any hip hop artist have that kind of impact accept 50!!
50's run without a doubt. No question.
50 no question, the mixtapes, the albums, g-unit mixtapes, he could do no wrong.
phillip rose Vitamin Water too
Marvin Amankwa-Dei video games too, shoes too, nigga had everything
50, Snoop, DMX, Method Man for their contributions to music, business, and the small and big screen, meaning movies and TV being that movies and TV stretch to catch a wider audience.
Omegah TV Facts nigga
King thanks for the cosign bro 👊.
Omegah TV no problem bro, Dmx was my fav rapper when i was a kid. I miss these days when hip hop was really good
DMX played his roles damn good. He fucked up a potentially phenomenal career.
JREEL he was a good actor, ain't gon lie
50 cent best run ever in hip hop period
50 Cent by far had the best run in Hip-Hop history. Like Joe said, he had beef with everyone in New York. The people he had beef with tried to kill 50 and they didn't. He shouldn't have survived that, but he did. And thank God he did survive it. 50 Cent was unstoppable at that time. No one comes close to 50 Cent's run in Hip-Hop.
I agree with Joe. Runs in Hip Hop definitely won't be the same as they were. I may not have paid as much attention to them back then but, I'm glad I was around during DMX, Em, Ja Rule, Nelly, Luda, 50, Wayne and Drake. The most fun, interesting and historic.
50 and Lil wayne are the first two names that came to my mind, currently drake has potential to join those two
Drake has a 10 year run he is going crazy right now
@itanimulli that’s not a rap run that’s certainly a pop run so he don’t count and he will never count
A-Rhod Stunna you done bitch
A-Rhod Stunna bitch ass is hating for no reason
Man Drake is a pop start. And all of his albums are average except Take Care
50 hands down no debate.
03 to 05 was a monster
50 had the best run a lil short 5 to 6yrs but 40million Records sold / no.1 hits /change the game / g-unit / Toured the World / 2Diamond & 1Platinum Album /Low-key created Mixtapes Video Games etc.
J. Trel u talking about 😂😂 only Eminem got 2 Diamond albums
J. Trel only eminrm and pac won 2 diamond
GerriDarlene Mascorro 50 got two diamond albums as well
Joe was fucking 100% right...
Lil Wayne from 2004-2009 was the greatest Rapper of all time. Everything he touched in those years were crazy from the projects to the AMAZING features.
KollizionLive its crazy how people forget that to....also he influenced 90 percent of rappers today but yeah wayne was on a whole other level....I miss them years especially 2007 2008
He was great even before that 2 platinum album before that.. also like 3 mixtape
Yup after eminem, 50, n jayz , wayne took over from 05-09
Who Asked kanye is my 2nd favorite artist behind michael jackson. kanye is not as good as a rapper/wordsmith/lyricist as lil wayne especially in this 2004-2009 run. kanye is the better artist by far. wayne is the better rapper by far.
@@diggylatrelle 50 was still the top dog until like 2007, wayne took really over in 2008.
I don't know about the best run... but I do know Tay-K had the best race..
BeatPlugTV LoL
Beats By Ebss that word play tho I see u
BeatsByEbss lol
BeatsByEbss 😂😂
😂 lmao
Y'all forgetting about DMX? Crazy
Joe Lew W
Joe Lew his run was too short X was nasty tho
Facts
Joe Lew Dmx was good, but 50 still had the greatest run. Look at the album sales. Compare them. Look at where Dmx is today compared to 50. If he sold what 50 sold, Dmx wouldn't be struggling as a older man. 50 had the greatest run. Hands down.
Ronald Williams both are two of the only rap artist to go diamond just say 50 was smarter. Dmx did the same
50 cent blew up in 99 with how to rob and was on top until 07 also dominated everyone before and in his era
he blew up in 2002
ArnoldFTW97 definitely 2002 but his peak was in 2005
Just a question....is jarule not on the list because his run was strictly music only?
I'd say before that power of the dollar came out and got him through the door before how to rob
He blew up when he sign to shady aftermath in 02
8:45 joe says if we taking just the music, he would choose wayne. Wayne was hip hop during his run. Mixtapes, leaked songs, albums, and features. Literally his mixtape flow was so fire at that time it made every other rapper seem basic. *Da drought - da drought 2- 🔥DA DROUGHT 3🔥
* The prefix- 🔥THE SUFFIX🔥
* 🔥DEDICATION- DEDICATION 2🔥- dedication 3- d4-d5
Squad up 1-7 * 🔥SQ1-SQ2-SQ3-SQ4-SQ5- SQ6-SQ7🔥
* 🔥I can't feel my face-Blow- my face can't be felt- Face off
*The carter files🔥- the w carter collection 🔥- w carter collection 2🔥
* carter 2 mixtape🔥 carter 3 mixtape🔥
* THE drought is over 1-6 The drought is over- drought over 2-drought over 3- drought over 4-drought over 5-drought over 6 all 🔥🔥🔥🔥
*🔥NO CEILINGS🔥- no ceilings 2
*Young money the mixtape
*🔥SORRY 4 the wait-sorry for wait 2
*🔥lil weezy Ana🔥
*🔥louisianimal 1-3
*🔥the leak 1-6🔥
🔥Carter 1 🔥carter 2 🔥carter 3 carter 4
And there's a bunch more. But honestly who else has a mixtape list comparable?
Don't get me wrong 50 tapes are 🔥too . It's just wayne was running laps around the game. IMO
Wayne hands down!!
07-11 Kanye was crazy. Kanye started with ending 50s run with graduation. then dropped 808s and made a new sound (we didn’t know what it would be) however people hated it, then the whole Taylor Swift thing happened and Kanye became the joke of the industry. after being beat down by everyone he went to Hawaii and dropped arguably not only one of the best rap albums of all time but one of the best albums In general.
Joe being speaking facts. He makes a good argument. #JoeBuddenforPresident 😄
MrJwyne Ak be getting bodied in these.
MrJwyne I think akademiks deep down has the same views as joe most of the time but has to make an argument or else it wouldn't be a very good show.
Ak don't know shit.
MrJwyne I agree with 50 Cent and Lil Wayne but what about Busta Rhymes
Yeah joe. nailed it, prior to 50 deal to get on then surpass a lot of hit artists, then reinventing mix-tapes like Albums then venture off writing movies ect deals and hes still currently relevant.. beyond music, crazy!!
50's run was amazing, last of his kind to be honest and had a truly unique run. Jay has had the longest sustainability. Kanye is always relevant(though his antics give him more buzz than his music). Kendrick might be on an all-time run. I don't think many rappers have started with that kind of momentum. He literally hasn't made a misstep. Cole even if his last album was boring is going on a Nas-type run. Chance is on a run. He might be on the most interesting run because he is so cross-cultural in a natural way. Went to his concert in ATL and it was the most diverse concert I'd ever been to. He's truly special. Drake is such a pop artist that he is facing the problems that they face too along the lines of if he doesn't watch himself he'll spread his sound and content to thin to where people will lose the feeling they felt when they first heard him. All that to say that he along with 50 are having amazingly unique runs. His because he is so calculating and doesn't move like a rapper. He moves like a pop star, from having other people write for him(even though he writes too) to the diverse styles of music he puts out.
Junior Robin Cole Album wasn't Boring tho. but K Dot never disappointed. I feel big Sean should be on here to
Kanye West....
How can joe discredit wayne for rapping over ppls beats but give credit to 50 for his mixtape run when 50 was doing the same thing.
Because 50 was the reason people were making money off of mixtapes.. 50 Cent literally MADE the mixtape game profitable
50 was literally the one that created that format for wayne. He used the mixtape game as a marketing tool.
Wayne !!! No question
Joe is right in the club still bangs now..
Joe is statin straight facts !! 50 had the best run in the history of hip hop ! Plus ALL of his artists went platinum at one point !! And he a huge influence on most artist today !!! AND He had a movie out AND signature video game AND top clothing .
The thing is that people love to hate 50 and spit on his achievements..i for one think that 50 cent was the first international rap superstar...eminem surely had a bigger international following..but 50 had the verses, the street cred, commercial success, the intimidating physique, buisness acumen, the g-unit brand and utter fearlessness...who else had the entire package?...he came to conquer and he did..#FACTS
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I Agree Wit Em Both That Lil Wayne & 50 Cent Had The Greatest Runs.Hard For Me To Chose Between The 2 Because They Both My Favorite
Lil Wayne had the biggest. Wayne first went plat in I believe it was 98 then got really major in 03. 03 to 11 Wayne ran hip hop and nobody could touch him. Project after project. 1 or 2 mixtapes a year and then like every 2 years drop an album. He didn’t have a single bad project in that time except for that rock album. Not to mention he influenced a generation of rapper due to how he changed the game.
Clutch Cakes lmao wayne didnt do shit... 2008-2011 was wayne
Tunined lmfao u clearly don’t know what ur talking about, He some of his best music between 2008-2011 like the carter 3, carter 4, no ceilings, SFTW
Tunined he also signed drake and nicki minaj in 09 so dunno wys
Clutch Cakes bigg facts bigg facts💯💯
Clutch Cakes rebirth was great!
Lil wayne had the best run to me
but did he have his own video game like 50 cent? yeah wayne was crazy but come on man let's be honest for once 50 was like a god back then he was indestructible
Trap God that 50 game was dope
Trap God You think Wayne couldn't have had a game? Wayne was featured in Tony Hawk game lol. It was probably 50 idea to make the video game. Not something that just happened out of popularity.
Wayne had the best run hands down. And it lasted longer than 50s
jonjoe89 i feel like music wise and its just about music wayne kills everybody on that listen
I was thinking 50 the whole time ak was talkin bout Wayne ... couldn't agree with joe more. Plus after 50s first album when the label wanted another 50 album he put gunit on . Smh historical
War Path all facts!!! He made sure the team could eat too!
If we're talking straight MUSIC the Lil Wayne of course, his run from 2004-2012 unstoppable mixtapes, albums and singles he had it all.
But 50 cent's run is top tier also his run branches out (business wise) and still isn't finished. Even CHIEF KEEF had a short run 2011-2014.
Obviously we have to mention Em, Kanye, Jigga but you knew that.
Man going back to this show. This was a good time in hip hop
50 cent 03 to 09 - Goat status
ADHD 07. 50s run ended after Kanye outsold him the whole game changed after Graduation.
Curtis and Before I Self Destruct are trash compared to GRODT and Massacre. Run ended when Curtis dropped in 07
50s real run was from 02-07
@@thomasnelson5758 curtis and before i self destruct werent trash at all actuallt bisd was underated imo and curtis was a very good album its just grodt was such a damn classic it was hard 2 follow but i think his other albums after that were good plus the g unit first cd beg 4 mercy was a classic cd
John Andrews I totally disagree BISD was a great album by 50 very underrated album now the Curtis album I’d give it C+ it was good but it could have been better but far from trash.
You probs 12 and under if you not picking 50cent, Everyone around the world knew G - Unit!
Tony Naw
Deon Nelson Just looked through your liked videos. You proved his point.
Based off the videos I liked doesn't mean anything. Plus I'm 18
Deon Nelson Mandela and im 19, common man honestly if you 18 then you should know 50 ran the world at one point, no debate
Deon Nelson Here's what your liked videos prove: You probably think Kendrick and J. Cole are the dynamic duo like hip hop has never seen before. I mean, "How to Rhyme like J. Cole"? Come on. He isn't that good. I even saw something about XXXFag-taci-yellintothemic-on on there. You're a trend rider. Since you didn't see 50's reign it isn't in your nature to admit it was the best. Point blank, no further discussion needed.
Edit: If it didn't prove anything, then why did you just suddenly hide it? And stop liking your own Damn comments, it's embarrassing.
50 easily had the biggest and best run in hip hop history
LaPride247 Unforgettable. That Get Rich Or Die Tryin' album will forever be a classic.
LaPride247 I wouldn't say so I'd say em 1997-2002
LaPride247 than fifty starts at 2003
T C fifty 2003-2008
LaPride247 50’s run was 2003-2008
50 cent had his own video game... of course he had the best run this is not even for debate. Wayne was big too but didn't have the same impact as 50.
I'm surprised of no bigger mention of DMX run from like 97/98-03... He came out and literally changed the entire landscape of hip hop and dropped 2 hip hop classic albums in the same year to start his run. He bucked that "Shiny Suit" trend that was over powering mainstream hip hop and he made that grungy gutter street shit mainstream. (full disclosure: I started writing this comment before the end when they FINALLY mentioned X lol)
Wayne, Kanye has incredible runs. Kanye had amazing content on every album. Jayz has a career long run. But 50 was the man, he had everyone wearing G-Unit attire
So when they be talking about classic albums why dont they bring up 50s get rich or die tryin??
Jo Mo get rich is one of the greatest albums of all time. Every song is playable. Top 5 for me
GRODT and The Documentary
Nobody Mentions DMX he had the Game on Lock 98 to 2003
Released his Freshman,Sophomore and Junior album with in a year
Has 3 classics albums
Exactly
Jayz was greater than X from 98 to 2003
From album sales to lyrical content to classic albums to accolades
In my personal opinion, nothing will EVER touch Ice Cube's run from '88 to '93. He was (and still is) untouchable. Living legend.
J Cole doesn't belong in this conversation
Neither does Kendrick tbh
BloodHound LunatXc I agree, and I like Cole, but no.
neither do 50, he dropped one good album and never dropped anything close after it
@@hugotollan3332 GRODT was a classic and his business ventures was all part of his run, his tv shows, it’s in the public eye
@@hugotollan3332 he had another dope album before grodt
I can't believe eminem isn't mentioned more on these comments. He's sold the most records out of Any artist the past decade and yes he IS hip hop. End of discussion
Black ppl don't hop in the car and say play that em
Ricky Wilson that’s a fact, I wasn’t bumping Em and people in my hood wasn’t bumping his shit either. Em is super nice, but his content, to me, isn’t relatable.
And he gets paid off 50, who was their pick
Eminem had the best run in hip hop 1999-2004, Em was on TV for 24/7 literally on every channel and i'm not only talking about the music's channels, he impacted the whole world because he's the first white successful rapper who doesn't even try to be tough and was too honest and funny. He did his best albums which are :The Slim Shady LP (1999)
The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
The Eminem Show (2002)
Encore (2004)
he also did two albums with D12 " the hottest group at the time"
he did the best hip hop movie of all time " 8 mile in 2002 "
.So 6 albums in 5 years total and a big movie and won a fucking oscar ..selling millions and millions of records
how is this not the best run in hip hop? i mean he fucking signed 50 so if it wasn't for em's run we wouldn't see 50's !
This is very true but what counts out Em is That his music became less and less for the Hip hop community. At one point DJs were playing 30 mins sets of 50 cent and G-unit in clubs, house party's, in the streets then it got to the suburbs & the streets/ hip hop venues was still playing his music. I don't even hear Em records in backpack mostly white hip hop events. Em is arguably the most technical Lyricist but never dictated the culture like 50. Having people want to use your slang, dress like & change there style of music closer to yours is all factors when it comes to hip hop culture. This cant be just done by numbers. Number wise Macklemore beat Kendricks good kid mad city and won the Grammy. Em's one of the greatest ever non the less.
malik morrish you talk about your city and clubs or whatever , I'm talking worldwide baby i'm from the middle east literally everyone here knows who's Eminem and absolutely love the shit out of him.. can't say the same thing about 50. you can even ask someone who never listened to a rap song before and yet he still knows Em because he's that famous and has everyone's attention. In the Middle East the two biggest rappers are always going to be 2pac and Eminem
Mclovin But why tupac(even though personally i feel like he's a G.O.A.T.)?? But I just waNt to know why you folks in the east think Tupac is the biggest rapper next to Em.
Drix Malone till this day we have channels that shows 2pac movies and documentaries like once a week lol, personally I’ve watched 2pac story a million times, so we know everything about him, also his music is still alive here, people love putting 2pac music and 2pac remixes on the streets or malls or stores, so basically we loved and knew hip hop because of him. Our channels and our streets loved 2pac too much that they don’t play Jay z or biggie or the east coast music that much because they feel loyal to 2pac lol, it’s like he is still alive and we want to support him. And also I think that 2pac is the realest we felt him unlike other rappers.
I completely agree. There was also the D12 albums, which no matter what people think, debuted at number 1 with barely any radio play. He put Obie and 50 up (which eventually) gave birth to G-Unit, everything he touched during his run turned to gold. For most of his career organizations where trying to censor him; lack of radio play couldn't stop him from selling.
EASILY 50. If the guy had no other talents, he'd get by on his ability to always make his way into some sort of business venture. Who didn't know 50 in the mid 00s?
Gotta include Wayne, Jay, like it or not Drake, Kanye. I'm honestly shocked Em hasn't been talked about more in the comments. 7 number one albums in a row that outsell every hip hop album since his previous album (excluding GRODT).
Because hip hop can be raciest too🤷♂️
50 had an historic run and that was his entire career💀
How did this whole conversation take place without a mention of Kanye and Yeezys. His first three albums won Grammys, he's always innovative, stayed active, and consistently high level. On top of that Yeezy's are they biggest celebrity shoe/clothing line in history.
21 grammy's altogether. You could even start his run with his production beginning with Blueprint 2001.
That's 50 all day! I've been listening to him since 6th grade. I'm 25 now and he's still out here grinding and getting better and bigger money. 50 all day!
I would say 50 and Wayne. 50 was huge during his run but I'll say he fell of after The Massacre in 2005. The Curtis album in 2007 sold poorly, and the focus had switched to Wayne and Kanye. So 50's run I'll say was from 2002 (mixtapes) - 2005 (The Massacre). But Wayne put out much more music and still great music, and was at the top for much longer than 50. I'll say from 2006 (post Carter 2) - 2011 (Carter 4). He was definately the biggest at that time. So just for being on top of the game for that long, and still giving out quality music I'll give it to Wayne
Curtis was a bad album but it definitely sold amazing so it’s really 2002-2007 when Kanye finally beat him
Curtis did 690,000 its first week lol that's far from sold poorly even tho massacre and grodt sold more than curtis its still a very successful album
50 Cent the GOAT!
Anonymous I agree. People won't cause he's still going at it. If 50 died after massacre people would have said he's the goat like biggie and pac
LaPride247 Actually after Get Rich Or Die Trying they would be saying that not sure about The Massacre
Anonymous nah.. Lil Wayne The GOAT!!
I can't believe Eminem was just a side note in this conversation. Relapse missed the mark but he came back strong doing 700k in a week with his 6th & 7th album. And at the peak of his career he did something that only one other artist in music history has done. Prince is the only other artist to have the #1 movie, album & song in the same week. If that's not the best run in rap history what is?
In da club was 3:15 seconds Joe.
EM without question! Highest selling rap album of all time. Sold out world tours. Signed 50cent. Starred in a movie about his life. Performed with Elton John and won a Grammy for best soundtrack for Loose Yourself...
Joe Budden is an intelligent dude. You can tell by the way he chooses his words. Same goes with Akademiks.
"When do we cap someone's run?"
Answer
"When it's over."
Lol
Joe Budden had my thoughts... That's right it's 50 Cent... Yeah that's the nigga who had the best 🏃 ( runs ) on Hip Hop... Budden got the vision... He made me continue to watch everyday struggle... Wayne did well too but I'm with the Budden 💭Thoughts.
Agreed Joe Budden. In the club was the biggest club hip hop record I have ever seen the people react to so positively.
Relapse was dope...