>It just has to do with them existing before acts who would
>later do all of those things and more.
>
>There are plenty of originators, but there are also a ton of
>people who took shit to the next level.

Again, their crossover success made rap commercially viable on a worldwide scale. Hundreds of millions of people became aware of rap music, because of their success. 50 Cent, Hammer & Eminem can't say the same, their fans were already aware that rap music existed.