Originally Posted by
M16
Yes I'm going to compare. AZ put out a CLASSIC debut much like Jay, but unlike jay managed to keep dropping good/great albums.
Redman isn't really a debate. He's one of the most consistent artists EVER. Mediocre since Docs Da name ?
If you call albums like Blackout! and Red Gone Wild mediocore then everything Jay has done since 1996 was straight dumpster juice.
Ghost has never dropped anything wack. Can't say the same for Jay-Z. Sure, his last two albums are not on the level of his best works but he still has 5 great albums out of 7. Two of which are certified classics.
Sean P is more an MC than Jay ever was, is, or can be. Monkey Barz and Jesus Price really speak for themselves.
and as usual, the "backpack" argument comes in. Sorry, but Jay-Z has gotten farther on less talent than any MC in history. My list could have easily been multiple times longer.... Not to mention the unarguable people on it: Scarface, Nas, Killah Priest, Masta Ace (that already disproves your claim of "only 2 or 3 solo MC's are touching Jay-Z"