rich isnt a real factor outside of KC lets be real he more of a local superstar if anything plus his time has came and went its a new crowd now who never even heard of him.. so hes not gonna be in no history of the genre though. jay z like him or not will remain a big name and part of hip hop past, present and future. music biz is about what youre doing now and honestly rich isnt doing shit now or making a impact. u can go in streets right now ask a hundred youngstas have they heard of rich the factor bet they say no and who is that. then you can ask the same hundred if they heard of jay z and i bet u they say yeah he just dropped magna carta, he beyonce husband, j cole & Rihanna on his label, he owner of the nets and he got that song Otis or better yet niggas in paris with kanye, he blue ivy daddy or he in the illuminati lol. see theres alot elements to him that keeps him relevant.