hes not the greatest rapper ever touch a mic, because the greatest rapper to ever touch a mic.....didnt.
that and theres lots of cats just as good. you just gotta be in the right place at the right time.
hes ONE of the greatest tho. but the greatest rappers is a looooooooooong list. for many different reasons.
( by rapper i mean rapping skills. not how many albums sold and all that SHALLOW superficial shit.. so jay z is not on that list... at all....
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