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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
Legendary as a producer, perhaps. He's more of a rap icon and mogul. I just have a hard time calling him "legendary" for his own music because ALL of his hits featured other artists and wasn't that acclaimed or well-known outside of its period. He's more infamous than legendary, too. All the rumors and well-known facts about his personality, managing and everything in between aren't that good for his image.
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But he's been a rap icon and mogul for so many years it kinda makes him legendary by default. Just because his biggest hits feature other artists does not invalidate that they were his, just like featured artists also get #1's even when they're not the main artist in a song - it's still a huge accomplishment. He also has classic songs that still play on VH1 and other channels to this day, multi-platinum albums, defining moments in his career that are always remembered, etc. And every big artist has that image speculation/rumors you mentioned though: Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, the Beatles, etc. The "infamous" part does not discredit the "legend" status, sometimes it actually helps.