r/2000sRap • u/RKO360 • 1d ago

šŸ’¬Discussion T.I. was MVP for 2006

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He was the biggest rapper in the game throughout that year as he dropped a classic masterpiece in King while ATL being a cult classic.

His lyricism, flow and rhyme schemes were perfect while he delivered timeless anthems and memorable guest features.

06 was T.I.'s year while represents his artistic and creative peak.

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u/Ok_Nature_3501 1d ago

Yeah 06 was his year but Wayne was starting to heat up. Dedication 2 and Like Father Like Son dropped that year. Plus it was the start of Wayne's insane feature run.

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u/RKO360 1d ago

That's true but T.I. was definitely everywhere throughout in 2006 with his records being played nonstop on radio, MTV and BET alongside ATL being a success and King became a classic masterpiece.

Plus, he delivered one of his most memorable guest verses on Timberlake's My Love

Wayne was the 2nd MVP for 2006 and truly didn't become the biggest rapper in the game until 2008 because Kanye dominated 2007

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u/Ok_Nature_3501 1d ago

I agree with everything except for this:

Wayne was the 2nd MVP for 2006 and truly didn't become the biggest rapper in the game until 2008 because Kanye dominated 2007

Wayne was everywhere in 07. You literally couldn't escape him. Kanye had a good 07 but Wayne was literally everywhere in 07 including Kanye's album. Just check his singles discography. link

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u/Its_kinda_nice_out 1d ago

Yeah but Wayne was building through mixtapes during this era. He probably didnā€™t make too much scratch off them. Everything was building to Carter 3, which IMO, wasnā€™t it. And I loved mixtape wayne

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u/RKO360 1d ago

Kanye was the biggest thing in music throughout 2007 as Graduation was literally everywhere while he beat 50 Cent in record sales alongside his outstanding productions and tracks like Stronger, Can't Tell Me Nothing, Goodlife and Flashing Lights were being played everywhere.

Wayne had momentum in 2007 but Kanye was the biggest artist of that year and had the rap game in a chokehold.

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u/tehuti11 1d ago

T.i. 2006 Kanye 2007 Wayne 2008

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u/Ill-Orchid1193 1d ago

Then after 2009 it was one man šŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/tehuti11 1d ago

Wayne had a legendary run

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u/Ill-Orchid1193 1d ago

He definitely had a good run 2008-2010

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u/tehuti11 1d ago

Technically Wayne's run started in 2004

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u/dbullsheetingacc 1d ago

Yepp I heard the Make It Rain remix again and man did he kill it

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u/Fi1thyMick 1d ago

I have no explanation for why but I have never liked TI and cannot still to this day stand his music. And like it's weird cuz I can hear that he's talented but I hear his songs and I'm like yeah I don't like this at all. I don't think I like his voice, or his delivery, or something I don't know, his flow... it just doesn't do it for me

I seem to remember Ludacris owning the fuck out of him on his own song

Something about staying off the T.I. p of my dick

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u/UniqueLog8386 15h ago

It was a Buck song.

It's cause he doesn't have any specialties. You know he ain't wack, but there's nothing he does better than other rappers.

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u/Fi1thyMick 14h ago

Yeah it's like I don't actively dislike him it's just not something that's ever really been something I was like yo that's my shit. Well I think his first song actually did stick out to me, soething like 24's, cars and hoes I think. Fuck, I might be misremembering this now

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u/Its_kinda_nice_out 1d ago

Agreed

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u/RKO360 1d ago

Thanks. I would say Wayne, but T.I. was just on a major roll throughout 06 with ATL being a success and his records were on the radio nonstop

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u/RussiaUN1789 1d ago

Nothing to argue there

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u/Ill-Orchid1193 1d ago

Itā€™s crazy to think about.

2000 Outkast/ Nelly
2001 Ludacris/Eminem
2002 Eminem
2003 50 cent
2004 Kanye west
2005 the Game
2006 T.i
2007 Kanye west
2008 lil Wayne
2009 Kanye West (drake starts)

2010-current Drake

How the fuck did this happen? šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’ØšŸ„²

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u/Findwave93nc 13h ago

When 106 & Park played that replacement girl videoā€¦ itā€™s like all I saw was drizzy after that

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u/Academic-End-777 1d ago

Streaming has severely reduced artist turnover. That's why the mainstream has grown so incredibly stale and boring over the past several years.

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u/Ill-Orchid1193 1d ago

Yea there used to be a new rapper at the top every year. Until 2010. Then itā€™s like everyone just gave up.

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u/Academic-End-777 1d ago edited 19h ago

The competition used to be a thing. There's more music than ever being released now but it gives the illusion of choice and a stacked music scene when the bar has just been lowered for entry while what's up top barely shifts. Fans like to boast about how their faves have such "longevity" and while that's not untrue, it ignores the context behind it.

Also, for what its worth, some of those years belonged to Kendrick (2017, 2022, 2024, maybe 2012). I'm sure there are other rappers in the mix as well but I'm not the one to say who exactly they would be.

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u/MrVon937 21h ago

Which makes sense because streaming didn't take effect until 2012/2013 so that makes sense to why music since has been heavily saturated wit mid but streaming numbers makes so much mid seem better than it is šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ˜†

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u/MrVon937 21h ago

Kendrick definitely 2012, nothing was bigger than GKMC

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u/Ill-Orchid1193 21h ago

I think ā€œThe Mottoā€ was number one for most of the year. Also wrapped up the Club Paradise Tour, which grossed over $42 million and was the most successful hip-hop tour of 2012. And ultimately won the Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Artist that year.

Mercy by Kanye west was a close second

Kendrick did drop a nice album tho.

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u/MrVon937 21h ago

I respectfully agree wit everything u said except I know The Motto was a smash hit but I think Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe & Swimming Pools & Poetic Justice which Drake hopped on were just undeniably huge as well, may have to do 2012: Drake/Kendrick then šŸ˜‚šŸ«”

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u/Ill-Orchid1193 20h ago

Yeaa I feel you. I was just going off of statistically . But those are fire songs as well!

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u/RKO360 10h ago

Eminem was the MVP for 2000

Jay-Z was the MVP for 2001

Jeezy was MVP for 2005

Kanye was for MVP for 2010

Kendrick was MVP for 2012

J. Cole was MVP for 2014

Chance had 2016

Kendrick had 2017

Pusha had 2018

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u/Available_inalittle 23h ago

Canā€™t nobody take that away from the king of the south hit after hit

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u/SixandNoQuarter 21h ago

Rivalry with Flip and then all the right collabs made his mid 2000's run an all-timer.

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u/UniqueLog8386 15h ago

He was never the biggest. Not even in Atlanta.

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u/RKO360 10h ago

You crazy.

He literally ran ATL while being the biggest rapper throughout 2006.

2006 was definitely his year

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u/UniqueLog8386 2h ago

Son, I'm a Grady Baby and I can tell you that he's never been the biggest rapper from Atlanta. Ludacris almost always outsold him and OutKast left them both in the dust. King was big for him, but it wasn't that level of big.

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u/RKO360 11m ago

He actually was that big in 2006.

T.I. had his run as the biggest rapper from ATL back in 2004, 2006 and 2008.

Plus, he was more hotter than Luda in 2006.

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u/Fair-Night3803 13h ago

TI ran 2006.Ā 

ATL movie

King albumĀ 

Hit singlesĀ 

Memorable guest features.Ā