J Cole still a lyrical monster! His pen is gold

somewhere in an alternate universe, Juice Wrld and XXXtentacion would be 2020's recognized big 3 alongside Carti

2020s might be like Tyler, Travis, JID

There can definitely be another big three but we need to bring back the lyricism in rap. Kendrick's Victory is a victory for the true artists

I think the thing about Biggie vs Tupac is that a 1v1 rivalry is always more compelling in terms of the narrative you can weave around it. When we talk about their feud, you almost never hear Jay Z or Nas get brought up alongside them, it almost dilutes or detracts from the mythos that surrounds these two legends, even though Jay Z and Nas are legends in their own right. I think in a few years time, once the industry has shifted again, we'll see a similar trend towards the "1v1" story that feels more personal, and people can relate to better than the industry-wide civil war that seems to be exploding rn.

the thing about carti is in his class he was made fun of but he was the only one who evolved, unfortunately no one else in his class followed

We’re not throwing Travis in any conversation he could never not even top 15 Drake is not a rapper and when he raps he’s mid he’s not even big 3 he’s just the most popular

Honestly, the Hip-Hop Civil War thing was cool at first, but we really only care about Kendrick, Drake, and maybe Cole, if he can get back in the race

The biggest double edge sword is how impossibly high they set the bar for the next generation

great vid man

Good video my brother.

Kendrick’s the best out of the 3 idc how all of this ends. Not gonna change my opinion, 3 classic albums, one great album, and one really good album. He is 5/5 quality over quantity.

I would say Kendrick has the most impact Kendrick has shaken up the game multiple times the other two dudes never did that. We a listen but some of those Kendrick releases I felt like the world stopped. damn to be exact.

"J Covid" Im still sick 😫

Denzel Curry and JID are my next gen picks thus far

5:28 in the 90s it Pac Nas and Big

I lowkey fuck wid it

Never say never

Cornae 🌽 lol i meant Cordae my bad.

RIP X, Juice, Pop

They all feel bloated to me. I don’t know if there’s an equivalent way to describe the fatigue of seeing the same actors on camera, over & over in various different roles…but I certainly get that from these 3. The most popular isn’t necessarily the best. Look at Conor mcgregor for instance. I wish someone like Lupe would emerge from depths and give them all a schooling but society is beyond wordiness now. Articulation in rap is no longer championed.

Carti trav and future the new big 3 of the trap era

Kendrick and J Cole sparring would have been great for the culture. Think of the bars we would’ve received. Honestly would have been legendary. But we got Drake instead and he’s playing an internet game. It’s lame af.

JID, Little Simz, and JPEGMAFIA

Jay vs Nas.. thats key in this😮

Hip-hop will never be the same, the only two after the big 3 I can think of are Future and maybe Nicki Minaj. Travis Scott is probably the last rap superstar we'll have for a long time. Hip-hop will likely branch off into more sub-genres, and rappers will be more labeled by their skill and commercial success than cultural impact.

Can we really throw Future in the conversation???? Future can barely put a bar together. The Big 3 concept came from Jay-Z “Who’s the best MC’s-Biggie, Jigga or Nas?”

Exactly. He ruin his momentum of what he was doing with his roll out, he ruined the sport of the cival war like japan nuked themselves, Cole wasn't even supposed to respond. Put Millions of fans in a deep depression, i bet his in a deep depression. His legacy is over. All he had to do his drop music not a diss track, vlogs and bars which he was doing

Tyler the Creator gotta be in the new big 3

Its only Drake

Billy woods the big me 🤷‍♂️ All my favourite rappers are old af though, so maybe you’re right.

Who ever decided that was the big three tho💀 das my question

Jid , baby keem & travis

Rap mount rushmore is Chief Keef, Young Thug, Uzi, and Carti

Twice? Lol nah he washed him on one song

Wayne (who was the biggest rapper in the world in 2008 and 2009 til Drake dropped So Far Gone) was the one who passed the torch to Drake. Mind you Young Money was also the biggest rap group in Hip-hop at the time. People were buying their merch like G-Unit back in the day. Soon as I heard Drake, I knew he was different. Same to Cole when he dropped Who dat. Kendrick took some time to grow on me but GKMD was the one that cemented it 4 me. While I followed Tyler, Travis & Future back then, they still sounded more like "another rapper" as opposed to "The rappers" of that time. Big Sean and at one point B.O.B had more claim to the "up next" title than the aforementioned.

Jcole sux

J Cole didn't wash anybody on 'Evil Ways'

the big 3 right now is so fay goat

Cole is the AZ of this Era, he has a claim to the crown, but because his not willing to get dirty for the crown, he will never be the dude

I'll say rn its Travis, J.i.d and Westside Gunn but nobody touching the big 3

j cole don’t belong there 😂

sofaygo, carti, yeat