Given that we’ve got 100+ replies and everyone with a strong run is getting mentioned, then he certainly deserves a mention.

He’s got 3 undisputed classics, and an album that had 2 really bad songs but otherwise has some of his best rapping ever, for his first 4 albums.

And when you throw in the impact that his 4 album run had on hip hop?? Cmon.

I know Walking With a Panther was a “fall off” back then but a lot of that was image and narrative and him not being Native Tongues or P.E. and “saying something”.

Looking at it now, he’s got one of the stronger 4 album runs.