12415982, I give him more cred than anybody on that list. Here's why:
Posted by cipha_2, Thu Apr-17-14 11:06 AM
Jay, Dre, and 50 were/are talent. They struck while the iron was hot and were able to build off that, and that's worth plenty, but...
Diddy was/is a talent raper for lack of (me wanting to come up with) a better term. He brings in cats who already have something to offer and sucks the well dry, then drops them. I don't begrudge him, thats his hustle, but...
But Baby? He took a dude who was just a neighborhood kid (and by kid I mean child), and turned him into the most popular rapper in the world for an extended period of time. Plus he (seemingly) doesn't have to shit on his artists to get his riches.
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