2Pac and Biggie‘s careers were tragically cut short, but if they hadn’t been murdered they’d have been just as successful as moguls like JAY-Z, Dr. Dre and Diddy, according to DJ Drama.
The Generation Now mogul joined the Jay Hill Podcast earlier this month where he discussed his belief that Big and ‘Pac would’ve reached the heights of their superstar peers in the ’90s if they’d had the chance to continue their careers.
“When you go back and you listen to Big’s albums or Big’s lyrics, he’s still 20-plus years of saying shit that’s still impeccable bar-wise — ‘Pac the same thing,” Drama began. “They both died when they was like 25 … let’s think about where all those that were around them are now. If we think about Dr. Dre, we think about Snoop, we think about Hov, we think about Puff. These are all people that are some of the biggest, most successful and richest people in our culture today.”
DJ Drama continued: “Big and ‘Pac would’ve been right there, if not bigger. Let’s really think about it. Look where Snoop and Dre are, look where [Puff] and Hov are, why would we not think by any means that Big and ‘Pac would not be right up there, billionaires within the culture?
“They was on their way. Big and ‘Pac wouldn’t have fell off. By no means — they would’ve been up there with the n-ggas I just named doing amazing things in music and outside of music for sure.”
Check out DJ Drama’s interview below:
Snoop Dogg shared similar sentiments regarding Biggie and 2Pac’s career prospects when he spoke to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith last year.
“Look at the peers,” the West Coast icon said. “Biggie and 2Pac are peers with Snoop Dogg, JAY-Z, Nas, and I think that’s about it. ‘Cause everybody else was before us or after us.
“So, Nas and JAY-Z, they still here. Snoop Dogg is still here, but 2Pac and Biggie not here. So, what is Nas doing? He’s dropping
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