This is my reasoning as well. Death Row was poppin before Pac and Dr. Dre was more important to Death Row than Snoop. Aftermath didn't really move the needle other than Em. BIG is the answer, he put Bad Boy on the map and is still their most important artist ever. He had enough gravity to make other cats pop around him but still was their unrivaled heavy hitter during his entire run. Plus BIG was the prototype for a lot of the acts that followed.

Them other niggas don't get a mention.