“Still Waiting: 15 Veteran Rappers Who Never Dropped A Classic Album” is a new listed curated by HipHopWired that lists a collection of Rap’s elite who have never dropped a “classic” album.
“Let the people tell it, Kendrick Lamar is 2/2 in the classic album department, coming off the heels of his first No. 1 albumin To Pimp a Butterfly,” the article says. “Which makes the number of OG rappers who never dropped a classic album that more glaring.
“Don’t take it as a diss,” the piece adds. “Take it as a challenge.”
Included in the list is Method Man, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss and Rick Ross.
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Towards the top of the list is Pusha T, who released his long-in-the-making debut solo studio album My Name Is My Name in late 2013. Pusha is now eyeing up a spring release for his sophomore album King Push.
“’Unorthodox’ has become synonymous with Pusha T’s music, back to records like ‘Grindin,’” Pusha said in an interview with Rolling Stone last December. “Everybody’s gonna be really locked in and shocked to see how I’ve raised the level of musicality from My Name Is My Name to King Push.”
Weighing in at the top of the list is Young Money’s Lil Wayne. Weezy’s Tha Carter IV, the latest in the Carter series, sold over 950,000 units in its first week on the shelves making it one of 2011’s best selling albums. However, his Tha Carter V has suffered from a series of public label issues, resulting in Wayne wanting to reportedly sue Cash Money Records’ CEO Birdman for $51 million.
“Being shunned either does one of two things to a man,” HipHopWired writes. “Weezy obviously hasn’t given up so expect him to keep tinkering with his long-delayed Carter V so he’s not apologizing again on a new mixtape.”
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During an interview with Rolling Stone, Wayne described the project as being completely finished.
“Cake baked, icing on top, name on top, candles lit,” Wayne says about his Tha Carter V. “I would have released it yesterday if I could. But it’s a dead subject right now. It’s a jewel in the safe. It’s that stash-house money.”
To view the list in its entirety, visit HipHopWired.
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