84. "He's not THAT talented. He had great formulas and a great backstory" In response to In response to 78
>"BUT HE'S STILL PAID!" > >yea obviously, that's not the point. The point is that after >just two albums he was an equal to Jay-Z, Eminem, and Outkast. >And because he couldn't grow his sound and was an outspoken >asshole, the public dropped him SO fast and he never recovered >in any way remotely close to what he was. I still can't really >understand it.
The formulas became stale, and the backstory became somewhat irrelevant as he's been legitimately wealthy for several years now. Also keep in mind he's been copied more than Das Efx. He doesn't have the talent to re-invent himself, as an artist he's not in the same weight class as the other guys you listed. This became evident to me the 1st time I heard "Patiently Waiting". I wasn't listening to 50's verses to see if he could hang with Em, I listened because he was the hottest thing out at the time so everything he had to say was important.