>the "GOAT" label besides K. Dot with as strong a run.
>
>Neither Com, Rakim, nor KRS were that popular compared to Cube
>in each of their respective heydays. However, their runs were
>phenomenal and still some the music I revisit the most.
>

Rakim and KRS came up at a different time. They were always popular for their heyday and were seen as the best period. Common, by these measures isn't even a GOAT contender.

>It took Com years to become "popular". Dude wasn't even paid
>attention to by Black women until he did songs with Lauryn,
>Erykah, and MJB.
>

I wouldn't even say Common is that popular. He's maintained his based and picked up new fans slowly which his acting and personality has aided.

>Aside from them, there is Future, Rozay, Tip, Beanie, The
>Game, and Kanye who have had strong 4 album (or more) runs but
>they aren't in the running, IMO, for GOAT. Rappers who were in
>groups don't count either as I assume the OP was referring to
>soloists. KRS was truly the only rapper on the BDP team's
>albums.
>
>If not, then Ghost, Rae, 3 Stacks, Black Thought, Guru, Face,
>and Run have had 4 album runs that are undeniable as well. If
>we stopped at 3 albums, Redman would be the damned real and
>true GOAT. LOL
>

What albums are you giving Rae? Wu-Tang albums? I would be more comfortable counting some like Andre before Rae in a group setting because the Wu has so many members they don't even all appear in every song. Face should be counted on his solo material anyway. Guru should count since he's the only MC in the group.

>Edit: Nas and Jay have a few duds that interrupt their runs
>which, as mentioned above, usually go three albums at a time
>before a dud is dropped. They're still in the GOAT category
>though.
>
>Edit *2: Sales and popularity are questionable because a few
>of my guys weren't "popular" until they'd been in the
>entertainment game for a long while. I get what you're saying
>though. Just wanted to see if we could have gotten responses
>that spoke to the original post's hankering for "GOAT" runs.
>

I get it. I still just don't believe every one of Kendrick's albums are bulletproof classics like people are claiming. I'm not saying he has duds but he doesn't have 5 mic classics every time either. You could put Jay's first 4 up against K Dot and I don't even rock with Vol 2 or 3 like that. But if I'm going to fault Jay for coming with average to good albums I have to do the same for Kendrick. He has some good albums...not each is great to me.