>A casual hip hop fan does know who krs is. Every chick I
>dated are and were casuals and knew who KRS, Rakim,BDK and
>even Kool g Rap were

Please casual hip hop listeners have ZERO idea who Kool G Rap is. KRS-1 maybe, but probably not BDK or Rakim. And I don't count "I've heard the name but couldn't name a song" as knowing an artist.


>I believe
>the examples I gave throughout the thread are not reaching.

No but the ppl you're denying is. You're basing everything on YOUR personal taste as oppose to what's had impact. I'm not a Weezy fan but I can say he'll be considered a legend. Just like I'm not a Dead Kennedys fan but know they're punk legends. Success on a large scale has NOTHING to do with being a legend. Sun Ra had nothing even close to a song being liked by the masses, casual listeners or even regular fans of jazz wouldn't necessarily know him. But there's no doubt in my mind that he's a legend.