i think 50 cents days are numbered. You can only rely on image for so long.
I think snoop will hang around even though his rapping career is almost done. He has public appeal.
ANd eminem became old without anyone knowing it. I dont think he can get any better than where he is now. Theres no way to go now but down.
I think both 50 and eminem will bith drop 1 more classic album and then they will be done. I really only wanna hear one more eminem album just to see what he does to try and top the eminem show and then I dont really have any desire to see him drop another album.
I disagree about 40 and Lynch--sure, they come different now than they did in the '90s, but their shit usually grows on me even if I don't feel it right away. Too Short's probably not going to get the platinum sales he once did, but I thought WHAT'S MY FAVORITE WORD? and MARRIED TO THE GAME were his best CDs overall since GETTIN' IT. Just my view, though...
Here's who I think's probably done, though:
Master P--it's called "Rap", Percy. Not "chant." AND STOP EXPLOITING YOUR SON like he's some kind of Frankenstein's monster-like creation of yours!
Silkk--cared too much about pleasing the ladies from MADE MAN and on...
Snoop--may be able to carve out an acting niche, but musically...
Ja Rule & DMX--both their first CDS were cool, but after that...
Gangsta Pat--went wack after THE STORY OF MY LIFE...
Daz--can't make up his mind who he's down w/ and against, and he seems stuck in the '95-'96 G-Funk era...
Ice Cube (solo)--he's cool on collabs (Westside Connection, etc.), but I don't see him coming back solo unless he does something totally serious or political (i.e., a CD w/ no dance tracks)...
Eminem--but mostly because of media oversaturation, which often kills artists (i.e. the Fugees, Arrested Development)...
but it aint a matter of opinion. saying that someone like snoop who goes platinum with every release is on the way down is like saying an apple isnt an apple, it is an orange.
REAL TALK,SNOOP KEEPS FALLING OFF ACCORDING TO THIS BOARD EVERY YEAR BUT HE STILL GOES PLATINUM ON EVERY RELEASE HE MAKES...RAPPERS WHO ARE ON THERE WAY OUT SHOULD BE RAPPERS WHO AINT PUSHING UNITS NO MORE LIKE MASTER P,SILK THE SHOCKER,DMX,OL DIRTY BASTARD,JUVENILE ETC..EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST OPINION AND OPINIONS ARE JUST LIKE ASSHOLES,EVERYBODY GOTS ONE..SNOOP IS FAAAR FROM DONE
Coolio,Ja Rule, Lil Zane (not that long career...), snoop, frost, rappin 4 tay, rza, bone thugs, mic geronimo, jayo felony, mase......... (already dead. his career), da brat, fredro starr, canibus, wyclef jean, keith murray, master p, silkk,
V-BOY, did you used to listen to X-Raided back then? I still think he raw.. he got a reason to keep goin though ya feel. Maybe it's lack of motivation makin their inspiration weak so they pump out bullshit.... Makes sense ?