And Rule he desires the individuals who curate one of the best rappers lists to place some respect on his discography, oh-kay!
The rapper addressed his exclusion from the Billboard Prime 50 Best Rappers Of All Time record throughout his look on “The Tamron Corridor Present” on Thursday (January 18).
Billboard's record of the most important rappers has excluded Ja Rule
The record, launched in February 2023, included a number of the greatest names in hip hop, starting from Gucci Mane (38), future (34), Missy Elliott (19), Nicki Minaj (10), Lil Wayne (7), and Jay-Z (1).
Understandably, the “All the time On Time” artist felt a way about his exclusion from the dialog.
In any case, Ja Rule's rap profession spans 20 years, with a number of platinum albums and quite a few hits on the Billboard charts.
Throughout his look on the speak present, he argued that his achievements and contributions to the business would have made him statistically deserving of a place.
“I'm not a hater. Congratulations to everybody on the record,” Rule advised Corridor. “[But] these lists are meaningless as a result of music is subjective. You want who you need to like, you realize everybody has their favourite artist.
Ja Rule talks to Billboard about not placing him on their Prime 50 Best Rapper record: pic.twitter.com/4kZVAiDPGP
— SHO'NUFF (@IAMSHO_NUFF) January 19, 2024
He went on as an instance his level by highlighting his document gross sales and business longevity, elements he believes individuals ought to take into account when figuring out such rankings.
“However my factor was: it is a record made by Billboard. They do numbers and statistics if I'm not mistaken. Okay, so, this record is inconceivable to do with out Ja Rule being on it – statistically inconceivable.”
In accordance with Billboard, nonetheless, their staff's standards for the record required every rapper's certification, industrial success, cultural affect, affect, lyrics, stream and longevity.
Taking this into consideration, they nonetheless didn't suppose Ja was worthy of a spot of their Prime 50. Ouch!
How Followers React to the Information
Ja Rule's exclusion sparked a dialogue on social media platforms in regards to the standards utilized by Billboard to find out the “best.”
Some followers have departed from Ja Rule, arguing that his contribution to the rap style has been substantial and deserves recognition.
ja rule not in an inventory of the primary fifty rapper is a loopy son.
YOU ARE ELLIE > BIG ELLIE
– brews willis. (@_untuckedjersey) February 11, 2023
Completely no manner you can also make an inventory of the highest 50 rappers with out Ja rule. Blasphemy. https://t.co/zEY6TDBlxj
– ZJ West (@ZipJockWest) February 10, 2023
I additionally bear in mind when Ja Rule was the most important rapper, dude was on each hook and had like 5 tracks within the high 10
— SpIkE TeE🦂🇨🇲 (@Tezza_Oo) January 26, 2022
It's the rule ah high 50 rapper of all time I should be true no!
– Mayor of CC (@BleekBrown) February 11, 2023
Why have you ever by no means talked about Ja Rule in one of the best rapper/high 20 conversations?
— DuffJuice (@DuffJuice30) June 26, 2023
Others defended Billboard's choice, stating that whereas Ja Rule has undoubtedly been influential, the competitors is fierce in the case of claiming a spot among the many best rappers.
Ja had already addressed the matter when he hopped on X to specific his disappointment over the obvious oversight.
He tweeted: “There are not any 50 rappers lifeless, alive or ready to be born higher than me… #ICONN #Vibes @billboard congrats to all of the deserving ones on the record however try my resume… #ICONN # Vibes”.
There aren't 50 rappers lifeless, alive or ready to be born higher than me… #ICON #Vibes @billboard congrats to all on the nicely deserved shortlist however try my resume… #ICON #Vibes
— Ja Rule (@jarule) February 9, 2023
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