but it's certainly gotten more ridiculous since the Internet

it kind of reminds me of what people say about Laker fans (or rather, not fans of the Lakers, obsessive fans of Kobe Bryant) how some get all weird when you don't say Kobe is the greatest.

If you don't do that for say, Pac, or Jay-Z ... there's a "could this person be greater than advertised" discussion, and some jabroni will instantly bring that person up.

For example, the KRS post. I found it HILARIOUS (maybe because it was a "GOAT" discussion) that Jay-Z was the only other rapper talked about in that post. None of the notorious "usual suspects" besides Jay got brought up in that post.