>He doesn't have an Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, Doggystyle,
>Life after death, Get rich or die trying (impact wise, not
>saying the quality here was amazing/groundbreaking), or a
>Chronic.
>

"Bigger and Deffer" is one of Hip-Hop's greatest Solo albums. Period.


>Song wise....he has some songs that are classic as hell, but
>still no Nothin but a G thang, Juicy, Empire state of mind,
>Peter Piper, or even Humpty Dance.


You must've never heard "I'm Bad", "Jack The Ripper" ( which is one of the best diss tracks EVAR), "Around The Way Girl","Going Back To Cali", "I Can't Live Without my Radio"...I could keep going.

Even though everybody knows
>him, old old folks and younger folks may not be able to
>mention a song from him.

That's not true. I'd put money on it. ( and seriously. Who gives a shit if "old old people" like Hip-Hop? I don't see how that factors in. )




>

>He's comparable to Will Smith, except his Rap career was much
>better and Will's acting career was MUCH much better...so Will
>wins, but they're still similar in that they came in the 80's
>and started as rappers, and are now known more for what
>they've done outside of Rap.

You're kinda reducing one of the legends of Hip-Hop to playing the sidekick on a couple episodes of "NCIS", but yeah, I see where you're headed.