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im not 13 posted...

Yes of course it would be hard to vs rappers because of the things you've just mentioned personal preference how they rap subject matter etc

But to me the bar is set much lower than before and its much easier to pit rappers against each other. Drake is no way better than J Cole on the sole reason hes more popular and my original point is if thats the only reason people consider him better then its not the same art form it was before

You are acting like lyrics are the end-all-be-all. That's never been the case in hip-hop. I am not not not saying these four are the same at all. Because I know someone will take it this way.

Let's look at Tupac. Lyrically Biggie smokes him. But Pac had better cross over appeal with beats, hooks. His legacy and sales have eclipsed Biggie. The vast majority of people that aren't backpackers or NY heads are going to put Tupac ahead of Biggie in a list.

Now on a much much much lower scale, Drake has far more cross over appeal, sales, influenced the current sound of rap as it is now. J. Cole is a great rapper and has his own thing going but he's always been third in the GOAT of his class.

It's always been:

1. Kendrick
2. Drake
3. J. Cole
4. Big Sean trailing behind comfortably.

The only reason I put Drake and Kendrick as the 1A/1B is because they are both two sides of the same coin.
Lyrics, flows, albums, etc...

In every category you can think of for a rapper, one of those two will do it better than J. Cole. Now if you are talking lyrically, then yes J. Cole destroys Drake no contest. But that's not what the topic is about nor is it what I am talking about. It's about the total package over the past 10 years.

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