Yall switchin definitions.
What's the definition of a hiphop legend?
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he was the face of an entire region
he has the respect and admiration from rappers that came after him
and he was one of the first, imo, who put oakland on the map
He's a legend, he put The Bay on the map and still dropping shit now.
It's been a while but that don't take from his run in the late 80's and the 90's.
Nah niggaHe was never top 5 or top 10 during any moment in hiphop history. Just cuz the mf been around for eons that doesn't mean he's a legend
Nah nigga
You gonna have to tell the class why he's not one
Artists from Harlem come a dime a dozen bI'm saying, if these are the qualifications yall are going by, then damn near all of the artists we've polled so far should be legends.
Cam for ex.
Has had a longer run of significance. A bigger impact at his peak. He's a better MC. Was and arguably still is the face of Harlem. I can go on.
So if these are the qualifications, then we need to re-do the artists we've polled.
Longevity in the rap game is a rareHe was never top 5 or top 10 during any moment in hiphop history. Just cuz the mf been around for eons that doesn't mean he's a legend
Longevity in the rap game is a rare