Pac will probably be even more appreciated in another 50 years or so. The Makaveli album for example is still one of the most brutally honest, raw and deepest albums you ever hear an artist release who actually lived pretty much everything he was rapping about. Not telling fables.

He makes a very good point, DMX wasn’t the most lyrical. But he was relatable as hell, and people don’t talk about him as much as they should, he was like one of the few rappers that could actually go to any hood and be good. And if we talking about music, He was the first living artist to have two number one albums in the same year. On top of having five straight albums debut at number one , hell he was the first artist to have five straight albums debut at number one. DMX was that guy.

Pac died young but worked so hard in many things.He had a lot to say on many different subjects not just street subject's. That's why he moved so many people.

Biggie had the lyrics, X had the energy & stage presence. Both had raw talent

I've always called DMX the Metallica of rap. He came into the game at a time when flashy bullshit and commercialism was everywhere, and he just tore all that shit down. He reminded the entire community what rap is about and where the true voice of the music comes from. Struggle. He was absolutely bigger than Biggie and more so than that, he was far more IMPORTANT to the game, especially in NY, than Biggie was. And thats not Bigs fault. He was gunned down not even in his prime, but just beginning the ascent. That being said though, the way people reacted to DMX when he blew, it really was the closest thing to the second coming of Pac. He filled that void we all had because everyone could tell how real his pain was.

Facts! Pac realized in time that you can't reach a greatest audience with that New York 'technical/vocabulary' shit. Rather, rap from the heart. Similar to what Scarface does

Rest in peace Pac. The greatest rapper of all time. Legacy lives on

Pac is a legend, just like Michael Jackson & Elvis Presely, & so on!

DMX was very lyrical. He wasnt the most technical but he was technical. DMX had the profound quality (his bars had a certsin depth and were worded in a way that only he would have thought to put them being the person that he was, he had a very specific perspective which makes for a grest artist). He also had some dope wordplay which helped him get off some slick bars when he wsnted to. Theres many ways to be lyrical and many qualities that can be counted as technical. Different artist have different qualities, some more or less thsn others. No different than any other artistic medium or being a good writer.

2pac wrote top hit songs quickly, and starring in movies…plus his family has relation with black panthers…2pac the king of truth..

I'm from NY, and I grew up in the 90s, and Pac's music touched me more than BIG's. His songs were stories of real situations that could happen to anyone. For example, his song Brenda has a baby. I remember growing up in the hood you would hear and see a lot of young girls pregnant and going through ruff times. So his music touched you just like dear Mama, hearing that song wanna make you cry. Because it talks about struggle and pain in life and how it ain't easy trying to make it on your own. But you hear BIG'S music, and his is more like music you'll be pumping out your jeep and popping your head to. It talks about street hustles and ladies and expensive materials that most people in the hood at that time didn't have. So real nows real and Pac new what and how people were living at that time and he fed them what they wanted to hear. R.I.P Pac and R.I.P BIG we lost two of America's most talented

Until time traveling becomes possible... Value what you got in the living. Biggie & Pac -- Both had *_ASTRONOMICAL_* potential, but because of what happened... It's unseen; undetermined. It never happened. What they left behind, is how far they got in the race of life.

Big Gipp: Biggie only had 2 albums Those Albums: •Both classics •One of those albums went diamond.

2pac is 2nd to none - Immortalized 🐐

Why do these type of discussions happen more in Rap music? You rarely hear other genres of music talking about their legends like this

Tupac you feel his heart his emotions and his experiences more than anyone else in Hip Hop. He was always very relatable, a leader and a revolutionary. And it’s why he’s still talked about heavily regarding his music and who he was as a human being til this day and for years to come. He was a powerful human being and you don’t see too many of those everyday that’s for sure! RIP Pac!!! And we hope you get justice for ALL of those who are responsible for your death.

He's telling the hard fact, no rapper in hip hop industry can reach to Tupac's level

You can’t compare rappers. Their styles completely different. Biggie was great. DMX was great and etc. end of story!

Pac taught you how to think, fight back, and struggle to make it in this cold world while Big taught you how to hustle, sell drugs, party and bull chit. The lyrics speaks for themselves. 2Pac was the best of them all imo.

Man just let the rappers rest in peace

Well its really hard to gage since biggie died so early in his career. But X was an absolute monster and single handedly changed the game...and dropped first week #1 albums up to grand champ

Pacs body of work is still the most in the history of the game... Nobody on pacs level and never will be!

We really need to stop comparing legends in our culture cause tbh Biggie, X, and Pac were all in their own lanes....respectfully.

According to him, the best rappers are determined by who has the biggest marketing dollars to reach more people not who's better at actually rapping. OK got it.

Tupac Shakur said it 20 years ago.. "Y'all making Biggie bigger than what he really is!"

333 real one! Pac touched so many hearts! Respect to those who speak truth on his name!

PAC died early too but he worked harder and was more influential

People forget that BIGGIE wrote the junior mafia and lil kims albums

Facts DMX Eminem and Pac made you feel something that's why they sold so much more than anyone else.

Eminem, Ja Rule, and DMX all took lanes pac occupied that were left open after his death. Eminem took over the me against the world, fuck everybody, only god can judge me lane. Ja Rule took over the hood nigga passionate thug lane. And DMX took over the aggressive street philosopher lane. That’s how dope Pac was. You needed 3 huge acts to occupy the space he left open in the game.

Biggie was on his way to be a superstar. X was a certified superstar. Biggie was big, he had hits. He had NY. He had the other areas in America. But it wasn’t like X. If Big didn’t get shot. I think we would be talking different though for sure. Sky Is The a limit “ was special

2pac made better songs n hits then biggie I live in Houston tx are the real ones out here still jam on 2pac nobody here don't listen to biggie 2pac was a real rapper

Cube is on Top 10 MC But BIG is Best MC Ever

Biggie was only around for one album so he really didn’t get a chance to experience it like X did.

DMX in 98 was the greatest year a rap artist has ever had

Most new Yorkers do not say that about Tupac. People from Brooklyn do.

He really hated biggie 😧

Gipp be having me rolling 😂🤣he aint gonna let ya win an argument! He be speaking real from the heart tho!

According to Gipp, MC Hammer was one of the best rappers in history because he reached tons of people

Biggie died to early in the game.

The hate that Gipp has for New York rappers is off the charts.

Gippie be making some valid points , we don’t want to “ SAY “ !!! I’m happy Gippie still around to set records straight I can careless that he is from the South !! He a black HipHop legend !! Enough SAID !! 😂

What about the ppl that r not from NY that think Biggie is the best. R they bias or just stupid?

What's real, is that when Big Gipp rap he sounds like East Coast. He talk southern as hell, but hip-hop is art, it's interpretation is the eye of the beholder. Too many flavors to like out there, and it depends where you from. I agree that it's not all about lyrics, but as long as it's understandable and vibe-able then we good

I learned more from ras kass canibus and mos def than alot of rappers but im still playing Biggies albums over theirs. Biggie more lyrical than Pac but Pac the most influential//important rapper ever. All Gip cares about is if you're alive and perfoming still. But doesnt name ll cool j. Then reach.... he care about everything BUT the actual rapping 😂

This biggie story is making people very emotional

I always look at Rap like I do sports. Specifically Football...When comparing Tupac and Biggie...Sure Tupac didn't have a sophisticated flow and rhyme scheme, but he made up for it with his passion and writing ability (Poetry). Biggie is the type of dude to run around a wall & Tupacs style is running through the wall. Who is better Barry Sanders or Emmit? Who is better Earl Campbell? Walter Payton? Barry? Or Emmit...All great but had their own running styles. Just because Barry chose to elude tacklers and Emmit and the other may have chosen to run through tacklers doesn't make their playing style any less effective.

U KNOW THEM NEW YORKERS DON'T LIKE THE TRUTH. I CAN HEAR A NY PERSON NOW LYING 😂😂👍🏾

Tupac was definitely more influential u FELT his lyrics and that’s not to take anything from Biggie bcuz he was a great lyricist.. they both had their OWN identity though and that’s why they BOTH were two of the biggest figures in hip hop across the world still to this day..

I like Big Gipp everytime he comes around his energy is on point he knows how to keep it real with laughs.

And they all respected and saluted Nas... maybe even feared on a lyrically level.

Artist from this generation still have to compete with Pac for that title 25 years later. Ahead of his time❤ Fr Fr

Naw gipp. Big brought NY back when Snoop and NWA was running rap music. I lived that generation and when big came out his sound was like a tidal 🌊. His double lp was was a monster and its diamond. Jay naz wu Tang non of them voice was like here. Tu pac and big weee the kings in that era

Biggie wasnt just technical he was the whole package. Cube a legend but biggie hits get more burn. With Cube it doesnt go far past Today was a good day

This is a disaster saying the closest to Pac is Em! Pac was the leader of the new black panthers chapter shot two police acted in legendary movies before the end of his SHORT FIVE YEAR career as a rap !!! Knock it off !!! Eminem was regularly getting beat up & rescued by Tha Outsidaz ! Ppl don’t wanna interview Tha Outsidaz from Newark they said D12 would watch Em get whooped ! Pac friends ain’t watch him get whooped !

2 completely different but insanely nice MC’s.

Why are people so obsessed with ranking rappers? Can't we just appreciate that they all brought their own original style and something exciting to the table? Hip Hop in its best form is about a celebration of diversity.

Ppl really do hate BIG and that is soo fucked up. Just hate hate hate and hate nothing else. But big is GREAT period! He made 2 albums and is still being talked about. That is greatness right there. I realized to a lot of ppl it is cool to like Tupac more just to tap into his fanbase🤷🏽‍♂️ everyone is scared of Pacs crazy fans😅

I always believed that argument about who's music reaches the most people or who sells more records? But when you think about it, all of those numbers can be inflated by the labels dumping a bunch of money behind promo and radio spins. How many times have you seen artists that have not zero talent blow up to be successful? Not even just in hip hop genre, look at Britney Spears for example.

Y'all think if Pac was doing that 'tecnical/ vocabulary' new york shit he would have had songs like Dear Mama, Changes, Hold ya head? I will take a heartfelt rap over wordplay anyday anytime

That attitude is what helped start and fuel the west coast artist issues with eastcoast media, radio, and artist.

Pac Had A Impact On The Rap Game. What Tupac is rapping then it's happening now💯

Again... Biggie didn't lose to common... That's the difference lyrically. Biggie is special... Body of work isn't everything.

He feels a way about NYC Rappers.

2pac DMX Biggie and Eminem are legends

Biggie was king of flow till this day. That should be the correct conversation..

Yeah Cube still pushing and performing because he’s .. well.. alive. Biggie died so it’s unfair to use that argument to disqualify him from being in the same caliber as Cube

Let both them brothers rest in peace and y’all love ya life , everyone in this comments are important like them Make yourself a legend !

Pac stans make it real hard to call myself a Pac fan

I will never get why people equate dying young as a rapper puts you at the top of everything. Biggie and Tupac are two of my favourite rappers but to imagine that they are better than a lot of other rappers is BS.

Keep speaking these facts Gipp, Biggie wasn’t on the level of DMX and most certainly wasn’t on Pac’s level.

Pac over biggie all day Way more albums Way more classics Was who he rapped about Way more talented Revolutionary Better song writer Could rap and act A trendsetter Will only ever be one pac.

We’re all us. We all simply dealt with different versions of oppression. That’s what makes us different.

Tupac Shakur is the Legend. Like Elvis, Sam Cooke, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, etc. Ain't nobody close to him in hip hop's culture.

👑💪🏾 Gipp telling the truth. Gotta put Kool G Rap in that NY list #BigGipp.

Big Gipp is in love with 2pac. He can't talk about nothing without sliding Pacs name in it.

Now this goof is talking BS. Dude just hates on New York because New York didn't accept him or his music

Realist shit I've ever heard.... Wish I could like this a dozen times. 💯💯💯💯

So because the South and the West can't compete with the standard from the Mecca of hip-hop, then lyrics dont matter no more? Btw, 2pac is from NY

Tupac was more than just a rapper, he was an intellectual. I'm not sure if the same can be said for Biggie.

Biggie/Cube is NOT the same comparison as Smoke/50…Come on Gipp

i dont know anybody who dont like DMX, Metalheads, rapheads, punk, pop, everyone loved DMX.

I always say this 2pac was is the greatest rapper of all times

It’s not ridiculous to say Big is better than Cube. Anybody can have a lot of material but how much of it is classic. After the early 90s, Cube started to decline. Straight Outta Compton sounds dated too. Biggie is arguably better than Cube. It’s quality over quantity. Also, I agree with Art & Gipp when they say they value substance over technical ability.

He wasn’t even the best out of goodie mob 😂 he dropped a album wit Ali wit the St lunatics let’s be fr 🤣

He aint lying cuz I was watching a documentary about immigrants going from Africa to Europe and in one scene, there was Tupac playing in the background in Mali. Crazy how influential Pac was, is and will forever be.

Now that the South is starting to cool off in terms of Hip Hop a lot of Ol’ Skool raps been disrespecting East Coast rappers.

To me the closest to PAC was DMX

You and this dude Gipp are on a roll. Its all about opinions. If someone likes rappers that flip big words on every verse, then to them that rapper is better than simplistic rappers. If someone likes coke/lavish lifestyle raps over political then people gonna listen to Biggie over Chuck D. Some people are multifaceted and enjoy both. If I never really listened to Tupac but can rap Reasonable Doubt backwards, which rapper is better to me? Y'all still stuck on what Yayo was saying. Dude entitled to his opinion, only thing that he did wrong in my eyes was to act like its impossible for Cube to be better than B.I.G. Sooner or later you should ask Gipp where does he stack up against Biggie or Jay-Z any of the rappers he be talking about...lol..

Again i'm going to remind everyone. Gipp is Biggies peer, meaning they were both in the rap game around the same time. He will NEVER say that biggie was the biggesst impact because he was also peers with DMX, PAC and JAY-Z.. He's not coming from a perspective as a fan y'all which makes his points more valid if he's telling you that DMX was bigger than Biggie. HE WAS THERE!! All in the mix.

Nobody was better than anybody, everybody shined in their own way and thats why theirs what we call "aspects" in this music shit

Dude hates New york, if you can’t see his bias then you’re choosing to be blind. No one in New York is good enough apparently. He keeps shifting the goalposts for each comparison. When DJ Efn and Yayo were debating Biggie VS Ice Cube, it was from a lyrical point. You even hear Yayo recite Boggie’s lyrics to prove it’s from a lyrical point. You can’t argue impact VS Lyricism.

FACTS. I was there in 98, DMX was everywhere just like BIG was a couple years earlier. Every car radio, every rap station, you could hear the Dog barking. RIP X

Let’s say Cube stopped rapping and making records as of 3/9/97 ( the Death of Biggie ) Who’s career was better?

That’s not arrogance and it’s not being bias….SKILLZ in hip hop is and was evident from the very beginning in 1973. Who was better than who is obvious. Now if you a country dude you gonna like a country flow, but SKILLWISE….it’s more difficult to come up with rhymes like B.I.G than it is to come up with rhymes like Cube….making B.I.G the better MC. THAT DOES NOT MEAN CUBE WAS WACK AT ALL!! The more clever the bars, the better MC most of the time….NOT ALL. But I’m the case of B.I.G there’s only a few that can hang with his bars, and Cube ain’t one of them. But Respect to Cube.

The Biggie haters are loving this 😂

Bigg Gipp 😂 people can't handle the truth !! 😂

This is one of the best explanations I've heard for how to compare rappers.

And yet lots of people call BIG the greatest. 👑

By his metrics Hammer & Silk tha Shocker are two of the best.