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I was really hoping to see more of a debate on why you think (insert here) is the greatest. As a lyricist? As a master of beats? The message? Arguments could be made for and against a lot of people mentioned here...
I grew up on the East Coast for a good portion of my life (Philly). Accordingly, I was pro-East Coast hip-hop (Biggie, Nas, etc.). When the beef with the East-West coast became what it was back in the 90s, I hated anything west coast, including one of the most outspoken artists, Tupac.
It took me a while to be able to start listening to Tupac's music again (mainly from growing up and being less of a teenage piss ant
and learning to respect all music).
Needless to say, based off of my experience, Tupac has had the largest impact on my life with respect to music. I acknowledged him at first before he moved to the West coast. Then, I hated him and his music. Finally, I started to really listen to his music and gained a true respect for most of his tracks.