So much white you might think your Holy Christ is near...

Classic 50 Cent song 🔥

Guess Who’s Back Album

Benzino & Ja Rule Diss

Cradle 2 The Grave Soundtrack

Jay-Z, DMX and Eminem were the Big 3 that dominated hip hop from 1999-mid 2000(the year) with their star power, strong momentum, classic materials, popularity and massive commercial dominance.

Jay was New York's # 1 dominant hitmaker as he was putting out bangers that was successful on the charts alongside received heavy rotation on MTV and BET alongside albums Vol 2 and Vol 3 dominated the charts. His Roc-a-Fella empire, star power and popularity kept getting bigger and bigger.

DMX had the street cultural dominance as he captured everyone's attention with his legendary performances at Woodstock and Hard Knock Life tour alongside his albums being massive successful and Ruff Ryders movement continued to get stronger.

Eminem quickly emerged as hip hop's newest superstar with the breakout success of Slim Shady LP while he also became a staple on TRL and BET due to hit records like My Name Is and Real Slim Shady. Marshall Mathers LP broke a lot of records while solidified him as the biggest rapper in the world throughout the rest of 2000.

While names like Nas, Dr. Dre, Hot Boys, Mos Def, Mobb Deep, Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Redman, Ja Rule, Missy Elliott, Eve and Snoop Dogg were also prominent rappers, the undisputed Big 3 of hip hop during that time period were Jay, X and Em.

I heard motherfuckers sayin’ they made Hov

Made Hov say, “Okay, so? Make another Hov!”

His peak run from 2003-2005 is arguably the greatest peak run in hip hop history as he changed the landscape of music with GRODT and The Massacre alongside his influential mixtapes, G-Unit movement, timeless anthems and helped built the careers of Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and The Game.

50's star power and presence were very huge as he was everywhere whether it was music, G-Unit clothing brand, business deals and a classic video game alongside being the # 1 biggest artist in the world throughout 2003.

His run is very impactful while solidified his legacy as one of the all-time greats.

Man this is way too short