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  1. Ricky
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    Ricky Hip-Hop CEO

    Oct 22, 2020
    Never happened. Never will.
     
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    lil uzi vert stan

    Oct 22, 2020


    and/or
     
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Oct 22, 2020
    I remember people saying he was starting to fall off post-Carter III and then saying he was "back" when he dropped No Ceilings.
     
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    Oct 22, 2020
    yeah i mean, vanity side projects are fine. but he was such a pure distilled prolific rapper that this was like the first cracks suggesting his judgement was going astray a bit. i wouldnt say his skills have declined necessarily but hes nowhere near that golden mixtape period and u can likely trace it to this pop period

    then make ur own call, gump
     
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    Jeans Joe From Family Guy

    Oct 22, 2020
    Lmfao
     
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    Homies Still.

    the best part about Wayne, though, is that I’m still finding songs from his prime that I’ve never heard before to this day.
     
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Oct 22, 2020
    I’ll never forget how inescapable the motto was in my middle school
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Oct 22, 2020
    C4 is hella nostalgic, was just starting college and the singles were inescapable on campus--especially Papa Andy's favorite song How to Love.

    Pretty emblematic how we had Take Care drop later that fall, was like Drake picking up Wayne's baton as the biggest rapper.
     
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Oct 22, 2020
    That might be true but I remember how crazy my six grade classroom was when Wayne got home and dropped 6 foot 7 foot. My teacher legit played it for us on the projector.

    Even when IANAHB2 dropped when I was in eighth grade everyone was singing the singles walking down the hallways, playing it on their iPods etc
     
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Oct 22, 2020
    Definitely with my homies still but I don’t think he fell off as hard as people say
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Oct 22, 2020
    Saw a lot of differing opinions (mostly from dustheads that hated the idea of Wayne being the best rapper) around the time C4 dropped. He did sound a bit gassed in some instances from 2011 onwards, but once the drama with Baby began he's been on a tear.
     
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    Jeans Joe From Family Guy

    Oct 22, 2020
    When this came out I was like okay he’s getting kind of bored with rap he’s trying to experiment a bit so I gave him some leeway but now after thinking about it for 2 minutes you’re probably right because even though there’s some good stuff post rebirth I thibk his fall off directly correlates to this boredom
     
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    Jeans Joe From Family Guy

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    Respect the dedication (no pun intended)
     
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    Jeans Joe From Family Guy

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    I think for it was after hearing my homies still for the first time

    I remember being like yeah I think he’s getting a bit lost in the sauce now
     
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