Dwayne
Not Like Us
The Way You Move was a major crossover hit as were the Andre singles. The T.I. singles, while great and big in their own right, weren’t fucking with those. The highest charting single on Trap Muzik was Rubberband Man at 30 on the Hot 100.
The Way You Move reached #1.
So I have no clue what you mean by nowhere near as big. Then you factor in 50’s introduction and Jay-Z’s retirement marketing plan you have it as such:
50 Cent >> OutKast >>>>>> Jay-Z >>>>>>>>>>>> T.I.
With T.I. being a distant, but young and promising, 4th. He then later went on to reach that potential.
Big Boi even had a track off that album on Madden that year