Which artist was biggest at their peak?

[malek_5]

I hate polls, but I've been thinking about this all day. Which rap artist was the biggest (meaning the most famous, everybody paid attention to what they said, they were always in the news, and their name alone sold anything it was attached to) at the time they were at the top? I want to say 2pac, but I think it has to be Eminem. Thoughts?

 

[one mc on dj]

Eminem..

 

[jason_g_718]

Man, this is a hard fuckin' question because you have to also consider the times that certain artists dropped and how much exposure was "normal" for that time period.

I'll say Eminem, though Snoop Doggy Dogg and 2pac are a VERY EXTREMELY CLOSE second.

 

[stefanwzyga]

Eminem, but you dont know how big pac and biggie would have become! you dont even know if pac and biggie reached there peak.

 

[Maverick-old-account]

LMAO- 2pac.... eminem

 

[M.C.Chillz]

Pac...in the short time he had the limelight, he spoke at conventions, did multiple movies, had cameo's on tv shows, and recorded vast amounts of lyrics. There is probably more shit he did during his time but I cant remember everything.

 

[Butt Rubber]

snoop, you gotta remember what Death Row accomplished when it came out of nowhere

 

[ShortCut]

i say eminem

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Hard question, maybe 2pac because he was in movies etc

 

[Pittsey]

Bit unfair. Most of the fans on here weren't listening to hip-hop in 1996 let alone when DR opened it's doors.

 

[warriorinjewelz]

rap is bigger now than it use to be so it is impossible to compare

 

[PaulyPac]

snoop

 

[ImTheEffinOne]

snoop's only had one good CD, so i fail to see how he should even be considered.

 

[jason_g_718]

Pac...in the short time he had the limelight, he spoke at conventions, did multiple movies, had cameo's on tv shows, and recorded vast amounts of lyrics. There is probably more shit he did during his time but I cant remember everything.

This is true. I did not consider Pac's multiple movie roles in just the 5 years that he was solo.

Perhaps I was wrong and it was Pac.

Either way, 2pac, Snoop and Em are the top 3 and all are VERY CLOSE to each other.

Bank Robber: True what you said about Snoop and DR, but as Chillz points out here, Pac had his multiple movie roles and Snoop wasn't even in a movie until after Pac died.

 

[CalcuoCuchicheo]

Eminem

 

[one mc on dj]

What i wanna know is..Were the movies he played in huge?

 

[jason_g_718]

Bit unfair. Most of the fans on here weren't listening to hip-hop in 1996 let alone when DR opened it's doors.

Most of the fans here weren't listening to rap 9 years ago?

How many fucking "new generation" fans are in here?

I thought the majority of this board was around my age, 25-30. I'll be 28 next Sunday.

 

[AmerikazMost]

Pac was the most successful rapper for the most successful label during arguably hip-hop's greatest years

even still, he never reached the mainstream while alive like eminem did (or has)

eminem
pac
jay-z
biggie
snoop
50
dre

my opinion on popularity as RAPPERS (referring to dre), not talent. maybe even jigga higher than pac.

 

[jason_g_718]

Pac was the most successful rapper for the most successful label during arguably hip-hop's greatest years

even still, he never reached the mainstream while alive like eminem did (or has)

eminem
pac
jay-z
biggie
snoop
50
dre

my opinion on popularity as RAPPERS (referring to dre), not talent. maybe even jigga higher than pac.

To say Pac never reached mainstream like Em is ridiculous. You don't star in 5 movies in 5 years when you're not mainstream. And, those 5 movies (excluding Bullet) were 5 of the most famous movies ever made. Especially Poetic Justice, Juice and Above The Rim.

 

[imported_Sun_Tzu]

i guess it could be eminem but when pac was alive, everytime i turned on the tv i would hear or see Pac on tv.