depends on....
what is really being compared.
For instance, trendsetters would have to be people like Slick Rick, NWA and, don't shoot me but....even Too Short. Point being, they crafted their artforms and many have filled in the blanks using their templates....
But on tha real, 2 Pac and Biggie respectively have earned my votes.
Pac because of his true character and heartfelt rhymes. Maybe not the best lyricist of all but certainly one of the best all around rappers.
Lyrically, I don't think that a rapper to date has possessed the charisma,
poise and true output that B.I.G. gained favour for. He could paint a mental picture better than any painter could fathom. Questionable content, Maybe?! But respect his skill, you have got to...
Jigga is tight and has a lot of variation but even he has commonly fallen victim to the serial killer called redundancy. His character has taken longer to develop as it relates to his career and he is IT now at 30 suntin', so imagine where B.I.G. would fall when both he and 2 Pac had achieved such great feats so early in life...
Its a scary thought. Look out Billy Graham and all you other Evangelists, Pac and B.I.G. would have truly rounded up the masses. I still here pastors referring to cliche phrases coined in these two cats rhymes....
-Humble-
