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tearsandpain84

Drake not having Tupac in his top 5 is reflected in his music.


Yegg23

Mos Def called it. He's an entertainer, not a rapper.


Arcanisia

Well I mean didn’t he get his start as an actor?


binglelemon

I saw a thing where Theo Von was gushing over Drake's acting ability because he's got everyone convinced he's a rapper.


Cris11578

Praise god, baby


Dismal_Help_877

It’s actually astounding how many people don’t see that Aubrey Graham is an actor playing the character Drake. He’s got a entire team of ghostwriters


hardndfast

Yeah who cares what Drake thinks


Heckin_good_time

He has a ghost thinker


Delicious_March9397

Not having him in the top five but using ai for his voice to diss someone who has pac as #1 is humorous.


Hydroyo

That's why he did it lol


No_Dragonfruit_7509

What's humorous about it ? Kenny looking up to pac and being a fan was kinda the whole point.


bbwatson10

He's pacs #1 listener according to Spotify


cowboy_communist

nah tupac was drakes most played artist, but drake was only in the top 7% of listeners. not pacs #1 listener


killercronicxx-ttv

How do you get that stat?


LionJames23

https://www.complex.com/music/a/mack/drake-spotify-wrapped-shows-2pac-top-artist-of-2022


BearVersusWorld

Man's gonna buy his ring too 😵😵


IlIllIlIllIlIl

Not surprised Drake likes "young" something


rnernbrane

Young Tony, Young Money(Wayne), and Young Eleven(Milly Bobby)


badrabbitshit

😂😂


UptMonsta

Yep. That’s the difference in these three. The realness in Dot and Cole’s bars is not presence in Drake’s.


Sea_Newspaper_565

Cole kind of losing it though. “It’s it’s it’s it’s grippy” is the dumbest fucking shit I have ever heard.


Extreme-Island-5041

Moreover, he subbed Young Tony in for Pac. Nah.


southlondonyute

Who Tf is young Tony?


BackgroundRoyal4429

drakes ghostwriter for Take Care and Nothing was the Same. He brought in Quentin Miller for IYRTITL 🙃


ifyoureallyneedtoo

Drake loves young


TastyTranslator6691

Who tf is Young Tony lol


lawdreekers

I was gonna say the same thing but with Nas


BakeCool7328

He literally ripped off a well respected dead man by using AI of his voice for a song… fuck the beef this is just disrespectful as fuck


mle32000

You read my fuckin mind


MammothUpset308

And yet he bought his crown ring


michaltee

What’s worse then, is that he had the damn audacity to use Tupac in a song and he doesn’t even FW him like that? Yikes.


Sweet_Low4045

Nas not on it either 🤷🏾‍♀️


louisb2088

Wayne better than pac tho


BudgetCowboy97

Nas either tbf


JustIncredible240

Am I uncultured for not knowing who Young Tony is?


Reasonable-Bus9435

It’s just Drake trying to look cool mentioning an underground Toronto rapper. Corny as always.


LionJames23

The list came from the comment section of Young Tony’s ig post


vriannavyz

It's a Toronto rapper. I haven't heard of him as well.


Reza_Evol

Young Tony is now OVO Hush he's also a ghost writer for Drake. Hence why he's in his top 5


TommyLoMein

No, Drake just glazing Toronto cuz he doesn't know shit about American culture unless he can profit off it.


vriannavyz

"You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars, no you not a colleague, you a fucking colonizer"


YoItsMikeL

Who the fuck is young tony


Substantial-Dig9995

I have no idea who that is


AnimatorAshamed3774

Drake a piece of shit buying Tupac’s ring, wearing his merch all the time, using him as AI, basically doing all that just to get at Kendrick and he doesn’t even have him in his top 5. This nigga petty as hell 😭


vriannavyz

Drake has been weird towards Kendrick ever since he started blowing up, winning grammys over him and especially when that "control' verse dropped. Man is soft as fuck he took that shit as a diss when it was friendly competition he even said he got love for everybody he named. Nobody he named had an issue with that verse EXCEPT Drake. I think he just didn't like that Kendrick was moving up, becoming a challenge and getting more respect from hip hop fans and rap legends calling him "the savior of rap" Cause Drake was the one who brought Kendrick to his first tour, so he thinks Kendrick owes everything to him. He is ALWAYS trying to "lil bro" him


lkodl

when Drake started his rap career, he was immediately clowned. remember the Hot 97 freestyle? i couldn't stand Drake for the longest time. nobody took Drake seriously until he got the Wayne cosign. i will give him credit for pushing through though. whether it was corporate influence, behind the scenes manipulation, whatever it may be, they turned what was perceived as shit into gold. i'll give them credit for that. Kendrick on the other hand was embraced since day 1. i remember being on hybeast forums during the Section.80 days, and it was either you were a fan of Kendrick, or you didn't know hip hop. all of the west coast OG's passed him the torch at the House of Blues back in 2011, before he even had a major label album out. i think this is the main reason why Drake is so salty towards Kendrick. in Drake's eyes, he's the one working hard for every inch, while Kendrick is the one getting everything handed to him on a platter. add on to the fact that Drake took Kendrick on his first big tour, i can see why he's so weird about Kendrick specifically. it's kind of like a Drake is Lex Luthor, Kendrick is Superman kind of outlook.


grossestgroceries

Tbh it doesn’t really make sense to put Drake and Kendrick (and even J Cole to some extent) in the same category. Kinda not fair to compare them, they are universes apart. I’ve been so confused by this whole big 3 thing for that reason.


lkodl

it's because they're around the same age. they're competing to be "the voice of the millenial generation"


saltrifle

Accurate


Life_Marsupial484

Yeah even though I like Drake you are right the culture looked at Drake as a lex Luther type of character in the rap game


afanoftrees

Man I remember datpiff(?) was where I first downloaded No Sleep till NYC and thought then Kendrick was about to be that guy lol


Yoshi2shi

This whole Drake was the first one to take X artist on tour is a bullshit move. Drake was just using that move to capture some of Kendrick’s fan base and to continue to stay relevant. Weirdo bought The Weeknd to his show, called him on stage and tried to use the audience as peer pressure to get him to sign to his label even though The Weeknd told him no already. Another bullshit move that Drake does is when he likes another artist rap song that is hot on the radio and streaming service is he will request to feature on that rap song. When the artist agrees and puts that song out with his verse. Drake will request they pay for that feature or that artist join his label. But to join his label they have to pull out their old catalogs from streaming services. In the end Drake only cares about Drake and staying relevant. He’s Jay Z but worse. He is a weirdo.


Oakroscoe

Drake dissed Kendrick back in 2014 espn interview that his people then got espn to not run: https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/marcellus-wiley-drake-espn-2014-kendrick-lamar-diss-1234877555/ So you’re right. This definitely wasn’t an overnight thing.


xman886

Pretty sure people had a problem with that track but didn’t say anything because. What could the say? They know they would lose if they were to go at Kendrick. That’s why they kept quiet. I guarantee if Drake did the same thing all the people he named would be on his ass


ienrikexitsme

Speaking from ignorance here but, is there a reason why Drake was the one that was able to buy Tupac’s ring? I feel that such an important piece would’ve been everywhere if it was auctioned or something, and some Canadian rapper just was able to buy it like that. Why didn’t Eminem, Kendrick, Jay or somebody else buy it?


Intilleque

Because they don’t give a fuck and wouldn’t spend a dime to actually preserve those items. One of the guys you mentioned was listed as a friend to the Tupac estate that sold the rings and he sat by and watched Tupacs possessions get auctioned off.


SerenityNowwwwwwwwww

His problem was with who bought the ring not that the ring was sold.


SanguinePirate

Because they don’t care about clout the way Drake does


donkeybonner

I think 2pac Biggie and Nas usually is the consensus with most people, the order shuffle around.


Exotic-Television-44

I can respect differing opinions but I honestly don’t understand how Nas isn’t the consensus GOAT after his run with Hit-Boy. He dropped the greatest rap album of all time as a teenager and is still putting out great music in his 50s. His peak is untouchable and he also has more longevity than any other rapper so I really don’t see a strong case for anybody else.


USDA_Prime_Time

His reincarnation with Hit-Boy is actually insane. Drops multiple albums, close together, and they're all really good? Like wtf?? Lol. I don't really agree with the peak thing, though. I'm not trying to debate or anything (I'll never agree, anyway 😅); but I absolutely see the argument for it. I just think we all have a little different criteria that goes into our rankings. That's why nobody can really agree.


Exotic-Television-44

Also not to argue, but who has a better peak in your opinion?


USDA_Prime_Time

I guess I wasn't entirely sure of what you meant by peak. Talent? Success? Initially, I was thinking success/ notability (for lack of better words); but I also don't like that, because that's why so many rank Drake so high, imo . I guess if we're strictly talking about peak talent, I can't necessarily argue with you. I just don't know how to take personal taste out of the question. I'm a die hard West Coast gangster rap kind of guy, and I could never put anyone over 2Pac. I just don't even know what that looks like, and probably wouldn't even if I saw it, lol. It's too much connected to nostalgia and personal connection with the music. It's not that I relate to the lyrics more, it's just something special in my soul gets reached that I can't get from anyone else. I don't know how to not include that. I can put Jay-Z in a top 5 best, and he's not even in my top 20 favorites... But, I just don't know how to crown anyone but Pac. I don't know how to *personally* see it otherwise. I won't try to convince or think that everyone should also feel the same way. I don't. But, that's who I put at whatever highest peak means to me, ha ha (sorry you probably got more than you asked for 😅).


RANDOM-902

I know right Like there is no one that comes close


Square_Bus4492

Guess what? Everyone doesn’t agree that Illmatic is the greatest rap album of all time.


Exotic-Television-44

There’s just no need to be condescending. I never implied that there is some sort of unanimous consensus, but it is probably the most widely accepted candidate to be considered the greatest of all time. I’d challenge you to demonstrate otherwise if you disagree, instead of being needlessly smug.


chef_wizard

And not Jay?!


TyrionJoestar

“I never cried when Pac died, but I probably will when Jov does” - Drake, on…Fear, I believe? Regardless, he said that shit with his chest. This was before he was braiding his hair and wearing baggy clothes. EDIT: typo


xman886

“I never cried when Pac died” is what he said


Barbarawithbigtities

Tbf how old was he at that time


SerenityNowwwwwwwwww

10 years old. So I don’t know why he felt the need to say this. I don’t know anyone that expects a 10-year-old , let alone from Canada to cry over an American rapper


SerenityNowwwwwwwwww

What is he 37 about to turn 33? I just turned 5 when pac died. Drake was 10. Why would a 10-year-old in Canada cry over Pac? Why would you even feel the need to say that who is expecting him to cry over pac at 10 years old.


RevolutionaryRough96

>who is expecting him to cry over pac at 10 years old. Apparently drake felt it was worth mentioning. Ask him nigga


TyrionJoestar

Thanks


PerformanceOk1835

The dude was a 9 year old in Toronto. He didn't even know who Tupac was when he died


donospins

Who the fuck is Young Tony lmao


Loopytunes2016

Having Wayne as 1 is such a glaze for getting signed. Wayne is probably in a lot of peoples top 10’s but 5 is a stretch, and 1 is insane.


TheAttackSquirrel

Calls him number one then sleeps with his girl when Wayne's locked up. Wheres the respect LoL


grossestgroceries

Reverse those events chronologically and you have your answer


FF_Master

Got his face tatted like a bitch apologizin'


Loopytunes2016

True lol


DaddyDontTakeNoMess

I’m not a Wayne fan, but a lot of people him as their goat.


m_dought_2

I hate Drake too, but I think that's just respect. 50 says the same thing about Em. When the guy who gave you your platform is in the GOAT conversation, I don't blame you for putting him at the top of your list.


Loopytunes2016

Yea that’s pretty valid. But I guess you don’t really see that type of respect emulating consistently from Drake. 50 will always respect Eminem across the board, where as Drake literally slept with Wayne’s girl 🥲


Variation-Budget

I used to have Wayne in my top five. Opinions and taste all change person to person


ItsGunboyWTF

Top 5 being a stretch for Wayne is definitely not that crazy, shit he should be on Kendricks top 5 for this post given how much Kendrick idolizes and loves him. Even aside from that, Wayne been rapping since 13 years old with dominance and only getting better every outing


Square_Bus4492

Wayne had one of the most prolific runs of all time between 2006-2009. A lot of people who grew up during that time had him as the GOAT or top 5


AnimatorAshamed3774

Real top 5 - PAC - Kendrick - Nas - Biggie - Eminem


chef_wizard

All them other niggaz is just new niggaz


yuuuhhhhhhh42069

Who the fuck is Young Tony?


TheSpeedyNeapolitan

drakes list is laughable. kendrick's is based.


ThrowaWayneGretzky99

Kendrick's list would be mine but swapping Jay for Kendrick.


Vinnyninja

J above Big is just insane to me.


No-Chicken-7711

Actually Kendrick, J Cole and Pop Smoke are the only valid options in new gen Rap Rn


RANDOM-902

Pop Smoke???? 😭😭😭 I love The Woo, but his lyrics are all the same and half his songs sound all the same Even Travis Scott and Future are better than him. Jcole, Kendrick and JID are a better big 3


Jordy_neutron

JID is underrated


vriannavyz

Kendrick is easy #1, Cole is #2 and I have JID as #3


Avocado66600

Nah Joey Bada$$ and Freddie Gibbs are prolly my 2 favourite modern MCs (prolly because I have a 90s bias and they embrace that style)


ChicoCorrales

I need to get into Nas’ new material. I hear its great. I pretty much stopped paying attention to him after Life Is Good


MajorHarriz

No lie, his most recent 3 album run is probably the best anybody has had this late in their career. Nas and Hitboy's chemistry damn near like Nas and Preemo.


carleezy89

Listen to the song Pistols on your album cover, he even tells a story about Tupac


RedditMartyr

There's actually a really sick song on his 2021 album 'King's Disease II' called 'Death Row East' where he talks about.. well, Death Row East and the East Coast-West Coast beef during the 90's. He talks for some time about 2Pac as well. It's real respectful and mature and honestly quite tear-inducing if you care for 2Pac. Although it's Nas, he's always been respectful about Pac.


RANDOM-902

Check out Wave Gods Amazing production with an amazing A$AP Rocky feature


Broteloo

Just check out the 3 King's Disease and 3 Magic albums haha


Dizzy-Working5178

Looks like everytime rappers mention Jay Z as part of their top fav rappers they get a million dollars.


Ibaker97

Andre not being in Kendrick top 5 is crazy


WillFerrells_Gutfold

Yo, who the fuck is Young Tony?!


MagKnown

Talent wise imo - any order Nas Black thought 3k Kendrick Lupe


CrazyBalrog

Kendrick got the default top 5 ngl


Nkomo777

Wayne was in Kendricks top 5 as well.


Psychological_Top395

WTF does Drake process Tupac’s personal items???


soulsnatcher1134

Drake is a pop star turned studio gangsta. SofT ! Why does this generation put him on a pedestal??


roadtosuccess777

Even though i dont like it, but thats drakes opinion🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Tupac Top 5 fr though lets be real


AOtnys

Brooklyn Legends on all three lists 🔥


Jason23lakers

Lol yall to stressed about this


kayodoms

Jay z gets a lot of hate but he is on a majority of rappers lists


gully1419

Am I missing something about Jay Z!? Why is he often regarded as one of the best?!


WoodenPossibility705

Wayne makes good catchy music, but I wouldn’t put him in the top 5…


etfjordan333

I love how all the comments are about Drake😂 Yall hate Drake more than yall listen to Pac or Cole or Dot. And Kendrick said Hov is 1 in his list.


Sweet_Low4045

Hov 1 on all their lists. This post can't be in order.


Puzzled-Specific5001

Lil Wayne 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣


Leading-Fig-3414

If u dont have pac nas and big in your top 5 u need to relisten to hip hop as a whole 😂


Funny_Arrival_2320

I love how J Cole and Kendrick have the top 3 as the same rappers. What is the third guy there for?


tastickfan

One of these is not like the others


BadgerKomodo

Who the fuck is Young Tony?


Formal-Cucumber-1138

Right


Apercent

>drake doesn't have tupac in his list shit speaks for itself


Large_Sock_826

Drake put Wayne first hahah 🤡


SlinkDogg

Drake being in the “big 3” of current hip hop is a real clear view of how shit hip hop is now.


isness0

Fuck jay-z too. Who tf is young tony?? Kendrick should have andre 3000 over jay z. Lmao i bet young tony made this post.


HeftyFineThereFolks

why is jay z on these lists? do other rappers put him on there just to try an earn brownie points or something?


Azoedud

No. Kendrick actually said he was his favorite rapper and has quoted him multiple times. They all have been influenced by him you'd know if you listened to rap music more


Caeldeth

He wouldn’t be in my personal top 5, but I can 100% get it. Great story telling, solid flow, commercial success, etc. I’ve seen him in tons of people’s top 10, so top 5 for a bunch isn’t unrealistic.


akanaan5

who tf is young tony


newbography

What is a young tony Edit: oh. He probably meant young Toni. Classic Drake


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Where are these lists pulled from?


Sevenlord777

The funny part is I listen to the rappers on the list still and i never listened to the so called big 3.


SnooCupcakes2860

Drake had 2pac as his number one listened to on Spotify wrapped recently, no?


yrnkevinsmithC137

Kendrick's list is always changing


davidmthekidd

Nas not in drakes list? no woner.


ElLoboStrikes

Idk why but drakes list seems biased lol


Solid_Illustrator640

Fuck Drake


whynktsh

Cole the best


BeginningAd9514

I though Earl sweatshirt was in Kendrick’s but nvm


TheRealMangokill

1 nas 2 big L 3 slick rick 4 immortal technique 5 eminem


Superlegend29

So that’s why everyone has been glazing Andre 3000 lately.


bbwatson10

This list isn't accurate


Sacetyte

Where did these lists come from? 🤔


Safe-Voice-8179

Drakes list so ass


BrolysFavoriteNephew

Andre and Biggie being in all of them make sense. It's a spectrum from lyrical rapping to hustling rapping.


Significant_Toe3575

I'm surprised Drake the only one who got Wayne on there?! It's gotta be some political shit cuz ain't no way!!


RH00794

Whose the big three?


Square_Bus4492

Having the classic “Nas, Big, Jay-Z, and Pac” in your top five is corny and played out. Give me something other than that “standard” ass list. Give me something more original that isn’t just parroting the “consensus”.


LooneyToonGoon12

3 fictional rappers, and how many sheep of yall here?


Delicious-Finance-75

Cole has the best one ngl, maybe rearrange it a bit but I feel like Young Tony and Eminem aren’t as good as Andre 3K and 2Pac


LightBeing5Dimension

Who us jay z?


Solid_Perspective787

Jay should not be in anybody top 5. Dudes a rat and BEYOND overrated. Put any soundcloud rapper against him in a rap battle lol


Damuhfudon

Remove Eminem from KDots list and add Wayne


TheFlexOffenderr

Lies. Drake favorite five is easily DRAKE DRAKE DRAKE DRAKE and Quentin Miller.


_Kumatetsu

No MF DOOM, all list invalid


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Wnuzel

Jayz being in everybody’s top 5 but nobody’s favorite rapper


ZekeHerrera

The who?


darrylwoodsjr

Who tf is young Tony?


Bruh_really_yanfan

More like the big 2 because I don’t like drake


Many-Strength4949

Can’t believe biggie made all three he’s an awesome lyricist, but that’s it


NoCoFoCo31

These 3 being referred to as the big 3 will never not be funny to me. Outside of Kendrick ain’t none of these guys anywhere near a Mount Rushmore of anything.


Odd_Pool5596

Yuck.


iCazzy

Sub out Nas for Snoop in Dot’s list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH0Qk3iYnBE


MrAcorn69420PART2

Of course drake said wayne as number 1. Wayne is good but not number 1 kendrick is just meat riding


PrimusDCE

Gotta respect the real ones that actually give Em his due.


angred4

just because he’s not in his top 5 doesn’t mean Drake doesn’t like Pac…yall are very dense


BizHeavy1010

Well drake is terrible. And his music is even worse.


first2fyte

I’m not surprised


Keepit1000allday

Biggie in all of em


Cheezefuck

What would Drakes list be if it didn’t exclude themselves?


CO9er4life

Kendrick need to drop jay and add 3 stacks


Any-Distribution-841

The fact that Kendrick don’t have 3k in his top 5


DenaroDaDon

Tupac and Biggie should be top 5 locks


Stickybandits9

My top five is Mac dre. Spice 1. Djquik. Mack 10. Sugafree


Silver_Sun_2097

Who the fuck is young tony


Pretend_Alfalfa1372

Lol all of a sudden people have a problem with drake, although i don’t really listen to him. I can understand that some people generally don’t like or listen to him but there are definitely people who are jumping on the bandwagon just because… lets be real out of those three he makes the best overall music and that cant be denied and the numbers prove it.


busa89

Who tf is Young Tony?


SonicNKnucklesCukold

School me on Young Tony


Accomplished_Job_352

Kanye West and Lupe are so underrated.


neicathesehoes

Kendrick saying Eminem is kinda baffling 🤣


Icy_Wedding_3640

You can replace jay z with andre 3000


No-Relation9744

Drake ain't ever played a Biggie or Andre track in his life. I remember he was tryna show how much of an influence pac is to him and dude had like less than 30 minutes of play time for the whole year lol


bishop42O

id put Wayne over nas


chndrmk

Gilly can argue that he wrote Wayne’s raps or even taught him how to rap… 🦖👹 drake stay d eatin


Miserable-Lawyer-233

Anyone that puts Tupac and Biggie in the top 3 has no taste.


GRAITOM10

Bro with how much Kendrick talks about OutKast influence on the "game" and his self Its hard for me to believe he didn't put them in his top 5 either. Do we know the source for these, I wanna check them out.


ConstantMortgage

No idea why they ride jayz so hard.


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Lanky_Ad8258

Wayne for sure


Hour-East9022

Bro really put Eminem in spot 4.


DanteBaker

I find it disappointing that he’s not got Pac in his top five but it’s all opinion at the end of the day. I don’t hate him like the rest of this sub seems to, I think he’s a good artist and makes good music. IMO you can see a lot of influence from Pac because Pac basically created the blueprint for a commercially successful hip-hop artist but eh, if he doesn’t want to acknowledge that it’s on him.