Juvenile has made his case for being among the finest rappers of all time by placing 400 Degreez up in opposition to JAY-Z and Nas‘ finest efforts.
In an interview with HoodClips, the Money Cash Data legend argued that to be thought-about an all-time nice in Hip Hop, an MC will need to have hit data along with expertise on the mic.
“A few of these cats [up north], they received their very own definition of what they name Hip Hop, and Southern Hip Hop simply don’t match the invoice at sure factors,” he mentioned.
“Look, man, a number of the finest rappers — they received some muthafuckas that may rap they ass off however can’t make a fucking hit. [Being] the very best rapper on the planet don’t imply nothing if you happen to ain’t received no fucking hits!”
Juvie then boldly challenged listeners to select their favourite JAY-Z and Nas album and evaluate their gross sales to that of his basic 1998 LP 400 Degreez.
“Go test the numbers. N-ggas at all times discuss, ‘Nas da-da-da. JAY-Z da-da-da.’ Okay, who offered probably the most data? I believe that’s what counts, proper?” he continued.
“Let’s see who offered probably the most data on every solo album. Decide your finest Nas album, choose your finest JAY-Z album. I’ma take 400 [Degreez] and also you inform me who offered probably the most on their solo album.”
He added: “I’m telling you, numbers don’t lie […] Go pull up Billboard numbers for all-time document gross sales per album, and see the place all these Hip Hop heads that you just love a lot, see the place they rank at.
“I posted it one time ’trigger I wished folks to see it. Simply go pull that up and see the place your all-time favourite rapper is, ’trigger I believe a variety of them received it fucked up.”
Juvenile is partly right. 400 Degreez has been licensed four-times platinum by the RIAA (Recording Trade Affiliation of America), which means it has offered no less than 4 million copies within the U.S. alone.
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Hov’s Vol. 2… Laborious Knock Life, additionally launched in 1998, is at the moment six-times platinum, whereas The Black Album can be quadruple platinum.
Outdoors of his solo catalog, his 2011 collaboration with Kanye West, Watch the Throne, has offered no less than 5 million models domestically, in keeping with the RIAA.
Nas, alternatively, has by no means surpassed greater than three million gross sales for a single album, with It Was Written being his highest-certified launch at triple platinum.
Juvenile beforehand made headlines for JAY-Z-related feedback when he dismissed the concept that the Roc Nation mogul is the best rapper of all time, arguing that the crown as a substitute belongs to his former Sizzling Boys groupmate Lil Wayne.
When requested about Weezy’s personal perception that Jigga is the very best MC to ever grace the mic, the New Orleans native replied: “We’ve argued over time. He say JAY-Z the G.O.A.T., I say he the G.O.A.T. My lil’ bro the best rapper of all time. He know the way I really feel about that.”
