I've never heard somebody describe DMX so perfect

"When 50 Cent came out I ain't hear no Jay-Z music, it just stop playing!"🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’m from south Florida and I’ve never heard Jay on the radio and also he performed down here at the heat arena and damn near everyone was there for Beyoncé. He’s speaking facts. I never could listen to Jay but 98 Dmx had the game on lock.

Pac will always be #1. Ready to Die mirrors Me Against the World, song for song, down to concept and beat selection… And so does Life After Death… it mirrors All Eyes on Me, song for song, down to concept and beat selection.

When boosie said Jay name don't hold the same weight in the south everybody called him a hater but dude was spitting facts

I've been listening to hip hop since early 90s and is so mind boggling and so disrespectful that nobody put DMX in his top 10. Unbelievable

Tupac is the biggest American rapper in Africa since the 90 and whenever you are at a party and Tupac's music comes on, damn things are turning crazy

2PAC will always be number 1 4 me 2. Facts. 1 love.

He was spitting a lot of facts. I always say if Big and Pac didn't die then Jay-Z would not be as big as he is today.

I used to argue all the time that DMX was ahead of Jay Z at his peak. That first 3-4 album run he was untouchable. Coupled with his transition into movies he was on a heck of a trajectory.

Pac was #1 and still #1 and will be #1 he's the 🐐

7:23 I remember being in a store and looking at CDs when a guy came up and told me "to watch for 50 cent. He's going to be huge." I bought his mixtape before he got shot (How to rob was on it) and was amazed. A few months later he was mega huge! Also, DMX is very underrated. Dude was a beast and he wasn't scared of going against anyone. He poured his heart into his music. I remember, before he died, watching videos of him reading Scriptures and crying. Such a tormented soul trying his best to do right. He knew too much about the darkness of the music industry. I hope he's in heaven.

DMX the only 1 to have 2 number 1 albums under 1 year 🔥🔥🔥 and they still didn’t give him the rewards Smfh he’s the only real one ❤️ my fav

The way he described NY bias is hilarious bc everyone knows it's true. Jay learned how to win the popularity contest in NY

PACs music is timeless

Pac set the bar that NO ONE can match or achieve .. ❤

This guy is 100% correct. 2pac is the Greatest. All Eyes on Me is the best album ever. DMX and 50 in their prime were bigger than Jay Z.

I’m 40 years old and I’m from the Midwest and I can say I remember everything the way he says it.

I'm from Algeria in north Africa if you ask anybody here about who is the best rapper of all the time they will say it's 2pac hands down maybe some of them prefer biggy but jayz !! No way

Tupac and biggie are the only artist I can honestly say I can close my eyes and listen to from start to finish

Tupac was bigger than life. Anybody around at that time remembers that. Now he's like a legend but he was really a legend when he was alive which rarely happens.

Real talk when Pac dropped Me Against The World, I was locked up and Dear Momma premiered on TV, I witnessed a cell block full of grown men of all colors shed tears. Pac was that powerful. DMX was equally as powerful as for the rest, I'll wait

I was born in 92' Brooklyn NY, I feel like Big Gipp my Uncle from the south dropping gems on me about the rap game, giving me personal perspective and challenging my bias. He gave context according to history, even though I was a major fan of all kinds of rappers from different regions, I alway held Jay on a pedestal, likely because of my geography and the fact that he is a captivating rapper in terms of painting pictures of the lavish life of ballers and ex drug dealers in a Scorsese like way with production from the best producers of our generation but I have to admit like Big Gipp said "it's technical" i don't feel much of anything from his records as I do other artist, especially from the south.

This man speaks the truth. “Half that car cause of your girl😅” That girl from H-Town! Seriously the wisdom he drops about DMX is the knowledge for life 🙏🏽

He dropped some gems. Pac's greatness is on a level that can't be compared to any other artist.

Jay simply was blessed to outlive his peers. Big L alone was light-years ahead of him.

DMX's ability to tell a detailed, complex story in a song was unmatched, only NAS and Biggie came close but DMX mastered that. I feel like you can take most of his songs (not the singles) and write a script for a tv show or movie based on his lyrics.. ATF is a good example. Tupac is my no.1 but he was not that good of a story teller but he was amazing and the absolute best at weaving in a message into his music and connecting with you as the listener on an emotional level and that's because he believed what he was rapping about. He really was that revolutionary questioning the system, so you felt it when he rapped about it.

💯 on all points... U see 2pacs name spray painted on buildings and at train stations in every country overseas... Not only back home... Not Jay-Z... Pac is universally loved speaking "truth" has that affect... Regardless of languages...

I agree when 50 cent happened...for 6 summers straight he single handledly transformed New York city on a whole nother level...business, street & industry wise

This man speaks nothing but facts… in Houston we were not trying to hear Jay Z… we were Team Pac… and it’s still to this day

The disrespect we have for our greats is mind blowing. You look at other genres of music and there is never the amount of vitriol and contempt we have for our greats. Interview sounds direct and personal. Peace be with you king… I just hope an ATL native doesn’t come thru years from now and rip you up years from now. I liked yo verse on black ice. SMH social media is a hell of a drug.

Everybody wanted to be a Ruff Ryder back in the day. That shit was crazy. I'm from a place so separated from DMX but even in the deep south as children we emulated that shit. Them and the 504 Boys from N.O.

I miss DMX 😞

Finally, someone tells the truth about Pac, Biggie and the rap game!

Pacs Makaveli Album is his absolute best album. I’ve went back and listened to it so many times read every lyric dissected all the production. Pac was so proud of that album-all the artist that talk about being around him and his zeal for it before it was released tells the story. THAT ALBUM IS CRAZY TO THIS DAY. My favorite HIPHOP ALBUM PERIOD.

Tupac is the goat and it’s way more than bars..Tupac spoke for every man in the 80 and 90s all over the world and he spoke it perfectly

I Miss DMX G was one the Realest ever born😢🕊️

He is definitely cooking the shit outta J

Tupac Shakur was from another planet. He's the GOAT of Hip Hop Rap

I remember that hard knock life tour in Dallas. Redman and Methodman started the show off so dope BUT when Dark Man X came on it was the most electrifying thing I have ever witnessed outside of chicks passing out over Micheal Jackson. DMX made that show that night and the energy when he growled had the whole arena going nuts!! 😂

Finally! A Rapper with the Balls to speak the Truth! Not an Industry dude or signed to Roc Nation. He dont have to play the Game cuz he dont need em...

He's right about 50cent when IN DA CLUB came out that record was tearing the airwaves and clubs up nobody was messing with 50 that yr

50 Cents peak years were during Jay Z's retirement. Get Rich or Die Trying came out early 2003 and Jay Zs Black Album dropped in late 2003. By the time Jay Z came back in late 2006, 50 had dropped another giant album, Gunit had dropped one while each of it's members had dropped two, with the exception of Yayo. The Gunit legacy pretty much went downhill from there but those year of 03-07 were big for 50. Jay is a guy who's just been at the top for a very long time. He might not have two records that sold 8 and 10m like 50. But he has over 10 albums that have steadily sold 2m-5m over 3 decades. Longevity.

I had several dmx and Fif cd's in my car! Had that shit on repeat till the cd got scratched to all hell !!! I've never purchased a Jay-Z album in my life! But I'm just 1 person who makes this statement 💯

I think DMX is underrated especially because he gets theatrical and doesn't rap about money. I never heard a single song by X where he was boasting about money. He had bars but people overlook it because he was rapping on some mad beats and his style alone would have you going crazy but he had bars!

i got to agree. no jayz album is touching life after death

That's true. From my memory of Y2K-2003, I can only remember 3 songs by Jay that had major play... 1. Izzo 2. Fiesta 3. Bonnie and Clyde 4. Crazy in Love In the Midwest, all that was in rotation on repeat ( in no order )... 1. 50 2. Em and D12 3. Dre 4. Ja Rule 5. Nelly 6. Luda 7. Lil Jon 8. T.I. 9. Twista 10. Kayne West 11. OutKast

All BIG Facts!! When 50 came this boy reset the game when the game needed it most!

Tupac is world wide thats what they forget. Iam from Sweden and weeee loooove Tupac here !!!!

Lol Jay Z definitely going to SNEAK diss Gipp in his next song 🎵 😂. Gipp on his head whole interview 😂

Being from NY we never argued in HS at the lunch table about Pac. We always had fodder over Jay-Z Raekwon Big and Nas depending on what area of the city you are from. When Jay-Z dropped Reasonable Doubt and Vol 1 those albums went over people's heads because cats weren't up on him. Vol 2 Hard Knocks brought Jay-Z into the commercial side of things. Jay-Z was already at the Tyson fights before fame that was confirmed during his Streets is Watching days. Vol 1 is classic straight-up Blue Print and Vol 2 is all classic joints so it's all up to preference. Jay-Z got better lyrically by coming into the game rapping alongside dudes that were better than him(Big L) Jay-Z and DMX battled each other that night on tour at the pool hall Judging from people that were in attendance it was a draw saying they both were going in. So again it's a preference for Pac Big Nas Jay-Z DMX so many others that came in and did their thang. Roca-A-Fella was one of the best movements in the game. Period. I'm not sure 20 years later why people choose to throw shade at one of the best just because they like someone else. But I digress.

Nelly was the first hip hop/ rapper to go diamond. Eminem was second. Nelly said in recent years if he was from New York they would be talking about him as one of the best of all time. Since he is St. Louis they barely played his music

Even DMX sold more copies than Jay Z when they were on the same label.

PROTECT THIS MAN BY ALL COST.

In S. Carolina DMX and 50 were huge. Heard a lot of their music booming from cars. Heard a lot of Tupac and Biggie. Heard some Jay to a lesser degree.

I've always felt like Me Against The World was Tupac's best work. It's his magnum opus as far as I'm concerned.

He didnt lie at all 💯💪🏾

Basically the ones who didn't sell their souls were loved by the people

He told no lies when 50 dropped he had everything on lock💯💯💯

Big Gipp dropping gems and the facts!

You know what, it's all about who you like, as fans, and I understand this...I mean, all of these guys were great in their own right...One Love Yo!!!

Dmx presence as a Legend was way bigger than Jay z

Jayz the Tim Duncan of the Rap ...

The west, the south and Midwest love 2 pac

DMX a solid one with bars 💯💯💯

Big Gip... You spoke absolute facts King 👑💯

FACTS !!!! THIS MAN SEING IT AND LIVED IT STRAIGHT UP TRUTH!!!!

He’s right

He said a lot with that one line, "The ones who made money they god are the highest". DMX, Biggie, PAC and 3 stacks was always 🔥

I don’t think J is losing any sleep off of what Big Gipp is saying. I got love for Gipp but he has zero classic solo albums under his belt.

We're from NYC.....and he's 100% accurate about it all.

Classic interview! So TRU! Much respect for Gipp

Why he cooking Jay-Z like this? 😂

2pac is Fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

Big Gip is speaking straight facts. I grew up in chuck town sc, and went to college at Tsu (1996-200) in Nashville Tn. Every region had their own sound but still recognized the other regions. That being said let’s be clear; Jay was never ever ever in the conversation as one of the best. Mid to late nineties the universally accepted top mc’s out of nyc was Rakim, Kane, G-rap, Nas, PAC, Big, DMX, LL, and all of Wu. Everything and everyone else was on some second tier shit. Real talk even Nelly was banging and running it for a few years. Jay was never in the conversation 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

Me Against The World is my second favorite album ever. That album changed the game.

I'm from GA, love Goodie mob, love Pac, said fuck Jay at first because of Pac, no doubt. But, that was all before I listened to Jay. Jay that nigga, don't discount Hov because you love Pac.

Me Against the World is a masterpiece & Gipp spittin’ facts!

I was DJing 3 nights a week in the South during that time, & Jay had more than 1 or 2 joint on regular rotation. DMX was great but little weren't requesting his music like that. Jay had several songs people could dance to & chicks wanted to hear...DMX had tracks rap fans liked. Pac was the biggest star the industry ever produced (before Snoop of course), but that don't diminish Jay's run. Jay was considered great in the 90s, so saying his longevity is the only reason is crazy.

I agree 💯% w/ Gipp on this whole clip…

Damn he ain’t lying about that 50 situation 😮

Facts being spoken right here. Fuck the industry

This man is talking facts. Most them, taking lyrics from 2Pac, now he gone. But 3 decades later his music beats anything current. With the acting he was on a whole another level period! DMX had New York as the best and 50 Album shut down everybody. Back 2 back hits. Jay Z dont have that. Most of Jay Z good work is with Kanye anyway, and look how he did him, ppl 4get. His raise has been through Beyonce. Back in the day, Murder Ink was shuting it down. The numbers dont add up to that with Rockafeller. Just cause you accumulate money and make some business investments that go well dont make you the KING of nothing. Ppl need to stop confusing music with investments.

BIG GIPP IS MY FAVORITE IN GOODIE MOB 💯

I can say Jay Z does not have an album better than Life After Death.

Sooo much truth in everything he said about Big , Tupac , and J Z

My thing is; why do black people like to create rifts and unnecessary levels of competition among themselves and their legends? All the above mentioned are black legends that worked hard to get their brands and status to the levels they are at. These comparison conversations are retrogressive and redundant.

I alway said back in the day why is Diddy in all his artist songs and videos, now I know Diddy has no talent on his own. Thank you Big Gipp for always saying 💯. DMX was one of the greats who said how dirty the industry and Diddy was.

He told no lies at ALL!!!! 💯💯

“They be like if Big was alive Hov wouldn’t be in this position/ If Big had survived, y’all would have got The Commission “ -Jigga 💯

I from senegal west Africa and I am growing up in france 🇫🇷 no one can be compared to Tupac everywhere and the world knows ho is tupac poeple still talking about him listening her songs wearing her t-shirt and watching her movie

I’m getting the feeling that JayZ isn’t in Gipp’s top 5….lol 😂

“They only exciting when they mentioning Shawn”

Biggie had 2 albums… 1 alive and 1 in death. He wasn’t around long enough for me

*This man is speaking NOTHING but truth through this WHOLE video..*

The 50 Cent part is straight facts

He speaking his facts and his opinion that is all. They can post a thousand other artists that say J the Goat and the comments section will look just like this one in reverse

Too real, he spitting facts. 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

You still hear DMX at every sporting event. This man telling what he know. Its music politics and business.

I still remember listening to the Me Against The Word album. I was 13 and I was hooked!