Jadakiss is one of the most acclaimed MCs of his generation so his opinion holds a lot of weight. The self-proclaimed “Best Five Dead or Alive” rapper has OG status in the game. Recently, he claimed that JAY-Z has surpassed The Notorious B.I.G as a lyricist.
During an interview on Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson’s “Scoop B Radio”, the “We Gone Make It” rapper explained why Hov has passed Biggie.
“Yeah, that’s not like a crazy answer. He has more years on Earth,” Jadakiss said.”So he’s able to; you know, he surpassed him.”
“He used that energy he got from his brother to help him surpass him,” Jadakiss continued.
If anyone has the authority to make this kind of claim it’s Jadakiss. He and his group The LOX ( Styles P. and Sheek Louch) signed with Bad Boy Records. They eventually recorded several tracks with Biggie including “Last Dayz” from the Life After Death album.
After Big died in 1997, The LOX released the tribute song, “We’ll Always Love Big Poppa.”
While that may be the sentiments of Jadakis, Styles P doesn’t see it that way.
The “Gangster and a Gentleman” said that because of Big’s untimely death, the argument is an unfair one.
“No, I don’t,” Styles told Scoop B Radio.
“I don’t say anyone surpassed Biggie because Big didn’t have a fair shot to be around as long as he should’ve and I believe he set the tone,” Styles argued. “I believe in hip-hop; we make too many comparisons, especially with people who are not around. I don’t think Jay-Z makes it to where he’s at; The L.O.X. makes it to where we’re at…a bunch of us. If it wasn’t for Big and ‘Pac setting a certain tone, standard, and bar in the rap game for you to keep up to the bar.”
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