The Biggest "Fall Offs" In Hip-Hop

A fall off in music is a broad term. With rappers like Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Andre 3000 (Outkast), Lil Wayne, Drake and more all aging, it's interesting to see the way each of them have aged into the later halves of their careers.
In this video, we're going to dissect the biggest fall-offs in all of hip-hop and analyze why these would be considered "fall-offs".

[@yuckfloyd]

There’s a difference in falling off vs achieving all that you wanted and backing off

[@Moofdalazygod]

Yeah I was thinking the exact same thing

[@zynhumara7006]

exactly these guys have been number one for decades. That’s what I say. Let them retire. 😂 there’s no where higher than number one.

[@JPK169]

@@zynhumara7006no rapper has been number one for decades how can multiple rappers be number one for multiple decades

[@JPK169]

Nixxxxxa they feel off that’s just that there’s a difference between falling off and retiring and none of Theese guys did that

[@zynhumara7006]

@@JPK169 Eminem first hit record was in 1999 that looks like decades to me also Wayne the block is hot debuted that number three that same year. Not number one, of course but he did secure number one spots years later, and he had quite the rein So did 50 and OutKast.

[@s.k.1.6]

Nah Wayne still be murdering everyone on features

[@JPK169]

What’s the last hit record he dropped and what feature he’s been on recent been a hit

[@lorddpablo9651]

But the young demographic doesn’t care about Wayne . Sadly drake out shined Wayne and did what he couldn’t do

[@MsTwilightSpeaks]

There is a noticeable change, decline in enthusiasm

[@falcon4148]

⁠@@JPK169just bc he doesn’t have a hit record as of recently does not mean he hasn’t been killin niggas under the radar

[@purpgotdatwork3992]

@@lorddpablo9651Wayne did everything drake did long time ago. Drake didn’t out shine Wayne, Wayne passed the torch to drake.

[@jacobslinalx89]

wayne didn't fall off he gradually walked away. You don't really think these guys are gonna rap forever

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

Right at some point they gotta enjoy the fruits of their labor and just chill out

[@izzyDbuzzin]

There's gotta be another term for rappers who go hiatus/retired vs falling off. Cause wayne and 50 most definitely aint fall off.

[@thefearofg0ds758]

On there's no sugar coating it. 50 definitely fell off lol. In terms of musical appeal and quality of albums....he fell off. He was never the same after Graduation beat Curtis and his albums(and numbers) got worse and worse until he just stopped making music and focused on acting and buisness. No one was even checking for 50 by the time of his last LP "Animal Ambition" in 2014. That is a fall off. Wayne is different because he just up and stopped making music when he was still relatively hot.

[@briifitXCIII]

Wayne & 50 did not fall off, they just went into other ventures. But people still get hyped whenever they perform, they both already proved themselves

[@frankiesinn3557]

I don't agree with the Wayne one bro. Carter 5 broke the record for most first day streams for an album that year, in 2018. That record was only broken by Drake. It also went gold in a week. He's a legacy act making music for fun now. His 2020's feature run is magnificent.

[@housecarolina]

Streams don't = quality music

[@frankiesinn3557]

@@housecarolina Carter V was a GOOD fucking album for the time that it dropped in

[@frankiesinn3557]

@@housecarolina I enjoyed it more than 4 tbh

[@housecarolina]

@@frankiesinn3557 I like 4 better I think 5 would have been better if it dropped when it was originally supposed to it sounded dated but I don't blame Wayne for that that's Birdman fault

[@rasslinreads5666]

Agreed

[@ozzy9218]

50 never fell off, most relevant dude in Hip Hop till this day

[@hiphopheads_]

50 Fell off musically cmon bro let's stop the cap BISD went Gold for 50 standards that's a flop Now Weezy falling off eh i wouldn't say so but 50 yeah for sure there's a reason Street King Immortal never dropped

[@ozzy9218]

@@hiphopheads_ How did his last tour do this past year?

[@KhapitaL]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I needed this laugh today bro, thnx lol...

[@ozzy9218]

@@KhapitaL Again how did his last tour do? This past year check the numbers

[@hiphopheads_]

@@ozzy9218 Off Those 2003 - 2005 musically that tour people are coming to hear album and Mixtape material from those years Nobody coming to a 50 show to hear BISD material besides Baby By Me there isn't much he'll perform from those times Does he perform My Life New Day etc. Answer is no So 50 fell off musically post 2007 but not fell off all together Was my point actually listen to the point i was making instead of using the typical stan comment BISD went gold How much did Animal Ambition do you remember 1 song that was a smash hit during that time I don't it has bangers don't get me wrong but the project wasn't buzzing like that in 2014 Eminem project got more play than that and MMLP2 had constant play from 2013-2014 So you see the difference you can name songs from that were hits The Monster Survival Legacy etc.

[@HipHopProductions_1]

3000 never fell off he just stopped making music 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@FaceFamous]

Fell all the way off

[@ace89min]

Great video! 50 was the biggest rapper when I was in HS and once I graduated in 2007, I didn't follow his music career. I learned a lot.

[@Somebodys-unc]

Lil wayne cant be compared.. too legendary especially that 06 to 12 run.. bro was a maniac.. he aint fall off. He humbly sitting cause aint mych more to do..

[@Coljie]

Lil Wayne didn’t fall off bro he sold 120 million records across his career💀💀💀

[@soularprimestudios5930]

Lil Wayne never fell off..He reached his potential...I need tou to separate the two.....

[@Moofdalazygod]

Retiring and settling down is different from a fall of

[@Tykingthe1]

These rappers yall saying fell off lasted way longer tehn these rappers nowadays that come and go years longer what so you have to say about that

[@jamessilas7815]

There is a difference between fall-off and stopping because you have nothing to prove. Or in Andre's case not releasing music anymore. Y'all should stop disrespecting these people.

[@anahstonproductions53]

Wayne doesn't belong on this list... at all.

[@stinestizzlethegreat6887]

Yes he does

[@anahstonproductions53]

@@stinestizzlethegreat6887 ok bro

[@MitchCorr]

​@stinestizzlethegreat6887 No he doesn't

[@soularprimestudios5930]

Andre did not fall off he retired...

[@ati_guy7]

Excuses

[@CatchinBodies]

@@ati_guy7Nah Andre just retired from rap, He literally said so in a interview

[@Atari_collector]

Same damn thing

[@BruceJohnson-om5kl]

It's not a group it's a Duo. OutKast

[@Snipesshotz]

Video was 🔥. Should definitely do more of these 💯

[@montavismcneill5968]

For the lil Wayne section early 2000s isn’t 2010-15. 2010-15 is the 2010s decade

[@J1ntu]

Great video! I actually forgot about some of the Andre 3000 stuff

[@Somebodys-unc]

Im not even gone watch.. ya reaching for likes... let me guess, mj fell off cause he dont play basketball no more

[@rapaholicz]

Thank you for the comment unc but why you guessing before watching?

[@Somebodys-unc]

@rapaholicz lol well, thumbnail is the biggest seller nephew, and u got 2 of my favs, who I fell never fell off, up here like they doo... but he matter of fact, since you comment and the vibes I can tell is genuine with u, ima go check it out and give my final thoughts, ima sub too.. all cause u commented my g... thumbnail still throws me off tho lol

[@rapaholicz]

@@Somebodys-unc thanks for the support unc any videos you’d like to see more of?

[@Somebodys-unc]

@rapaholicz np.. nah I don't have anything in mind at the moment but I will look at ya page a watch some vids to see what more I like from ya content bro

[@specialbreedsb78]

I don't they feel off.. they just got rich and content..

[@mrheero9827]

This whole video can be summed up as they got old in age and music

[@Migelsankhezzzzz]

Gotta say I’m glad I found your channel. Interesting takes, well thought out and hella entertaining. Good sh*t bruh

[@Foo805]

Wayne ain’t fall off he was mentioned in the recent Drake vs Kendrick diss tracks, is still touring and is leading up for tha Carter 6.

[@mathisleyenda8724]

With Lil Wayne I got to say 2005-2013 more like

[@tjjunious7084]

2006-2014 Wayne prime

[@Yung.jamal_]

Collegrove2 was flames

[@elmaster27428]

About 50 falling I doubt he gives a damn he has a whole different business going for him.

[@Somebodys-unc]

Class of 3k was tough

[@leonardbrown1725]

Trippin straight out the gate puttin 3Stacks on the list. Fantastic work tho

[@blazebburnin1]

It's so strange that rebirth is considered Wayne's worst album but at the same time is probably his most influential album. All these rapper rockstars came from rebirth wayne

[@En4cer2K9]

23:07 "Banks told me, cuz go head switch ya style up and if they hate then let em hate and watch the money pile up"

[@RVRGOL]

I stopped this vid when you said 3K fell off

[@1heliuz]

good video but i cant let the "50 years of hip hop" slide😭😭😭 35 maybe but even that is pushing it a little

[@ati_guy7]

I agree with this video

[@virtualshoppers6633]

Thank you for this cultural video however I have to disagree with this information in this video especially when it comes to Lil Wayne !

[@rapaholicz]

what information do you disagree with?

[@thefanboy2008]

U need to give us your top 5 rappers list

[@derekparks3217]

Every artist has a cooling period in they career

[@jmh20052]

Nice video. But Wayne don’t belong in the thumbnail 😂

[@awc6007]

If I could do a basketball comparison I’d say André 3000 is kinda like Tim Duncan, chill, reserved, went out on his own terms with no fanfare and a lot of fans in recent years especially newer fans don’t talk about him despite being an all-time great. Since leaving the game they been living life.

[@TooQuickGrim]

Saying 50 fell off is a dumb take. The difference is, he can still make a hit song like big rich town and no longer needs the machine.

[@TheTortaLover_YT]

50, Wayne and 3k never fell off, they just backed off Edit: maybe Wayne, Wayne is so loved but his first week sales are so low 50 was on top from 2003-2008. Curtis sold over 700k as Kanye sold 900k on graduation. 700k is still a lot since his 2nd album “the massacre” sold 1.15 million first week. 50 did make two more albums after Curtis which you where wrong about that. His album after “before I self destruct” sold 100-200k which was falling low. 50 is a legend but he didn’t really change his style, get rich or die trying, the massacre and curtis are classics and great albums.

[@justmrjon]

Ngl, had to click off the video just off that first sentence. 3K never fell off, he just completed the mission and is living life. Every OutKast album pushed barriers, introduced new sounds, and still charted. The way him and Big Boi rapped while being able to bring the whole South to the top with him like he stated at the 96 Source Awards (the South's got something to say) is just prime example. Even today the south is still a gateway for rappers from other coasts to blow up, especially Atlanta.

[@Somebodys-unc]

50 feel off? Lol 50 humbly walked away while he was at the top too... a rapper time spand is 4 to 8 years.. anybody who reach 5 years us a good rapper.. past 8 u legendary.. na 50 aint fell off.. bro i watched i gave a honesty opinion and i subbed.. keep up the good work nephew

[@hiphopheads_]

Did he tho BISD went gold it didn't really seem like bro left by choice because he wanted to drop Street King Immortal and never did I think it was because he was afraid it would do those same numbers because Gold for 50 standards it's a flop and he never had a album with hits like that post 2007 But 50 has no one to blame but him he beefed almost the entire industry he was beefing with almost every borough in NY Onyx (QB), Nas (QB), Lost Boyz (QB), Ja Rule (QB), Fat Joe (BX), Lil' Kim (Brooklyn), Hov (Brooklyn), Shyne (Brooklyn), The Lox (Yonkers), Cam'ron (Harlem) So when you fall nobody from NY that has major influence can help propel you back to the top because your beefing with all them then you dissing Jimmy who cuts your checks and saying your Curtis Interscope Jackson then You get into with Game which was the biggest West Coast rapper that was new and not from the 90s before you go all tryna correct me and stuff so that probably didn't help yeah he had Dre but Dre wasn't getting in that and he got back cool with Game in 08 when 50's downfall started

[@hiphopheads_]

Basically i think 50's fall off musically because he's killing it on TV right now Was Burning too many bridges important ones at that The same problem people say with Game and burning bridges 50 has too the difference is 50 seen this and transitioned over to something else and kept his relevancy also him burning all those bridges made his downfall easier kind of like Dame Dash He was seen as hard to work with by people Steve Stoute higher ups Jay was seen as easier to work with so when Jay moved away from Dame Dame burned all those bridges whereas Jay kept those relationships and went straight to the top so when Jay and Dame Split it made it easy for Dame to fall-off because Dame had no one at the top to come help him up same thing i think happened with 50 But 50 bounced back from that and transitioned to TV and now look he has a cult like fanbase in these comments 2019 was a way different story he didn't have Stans like that🤣

[@Somebodys-unc]

@hiphopheads_ which is true but 50 made a living off beefing (pause) when a rapper falls off, I'm thinking off the map, no comeback. Fif stayed relevant. His music wasn't hitting but he had the world still talking bout him...he still is productive... now his crew (g unit) fell period

[@Somebodys-unc]

@@hiphopheads_ exactly

[@jewels11189]

I can't wait for Em and Kendrick to drop their new albums 50 is and will ALWAYS be 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@Somebodys-unc]

1:46 lol they fools.. they cant consider 3k one of the goats... lol he has one of the best vocabs and penmanship, but na not the best.. and i love listening to him especially on "prototype"

[@mathisleyenda8724]

Crazy take B 😂. Bruh was successful asf

[@Somebodys-unc]

@mathisleyenda8724 yes he was but he aint no goat all I'm saying.. vocab was elite, word play was masterfull but he always needed big boy... he didn't have a lane.. he wasn't a rapper.. yes he rap but he was more of a lyricalist.. any genre he can compete with... it's just not enough material by himself.. outlast was a beast.. .. like all the goats got catalogs where they dominated for stretches.. outlast has done that.. 3k hasn't done that by himself

[@mathisleyenda8724]

@@Somebodys-unc If that’s the case why isn’t Big Boy in the same convo as 3k ? No one says Big Boy is one of the best anything. Just like what 3k did with OutKast he could do for himself because he always had creativity. 3k is a goat because of what he could bring to the game. Literal fans waiting almost 20 years from an album from him that he doesn’t want to make 😂 because his verses are that creative

[@Somebodys-unc]

@mathisleyenda8724 your right.. can't debate that.. and yes 3k had them verses and I agree he was the better of the two.. but his place as a solo artist would've been hard cause at that time, the duo was the wave.. n he didn't have the charisma to rock a whole stage the entire night like a t.i and Luda back then.. big and 3k needed each other.. like I had his solo album. My fav song still is prototype.. like his imagination was elite.. he can flip anything.. but I can't give him goat.. like if this was mk, he probably be a raidin or fujin. He wasn't lu Kang nor a scorpion.. to me, he wasn't even a rapper he was a poet and big was the rapper.. when u hear 3k on some of his song, u be wanting to snap ya fingers or nod ya head.. only a few songs u wanna jump n dance unless it was the complete outkast experience

[@Gadgetibles]

Realistically, most rappers lifepsan and prime is 4-6years if you are really talented after that you need to diversify ...And Falling off is different from retiring or off your prime ..you cant stay on top forever especially as a rapper if you off ur prime for whatever reason whether its cos of lack of promotion or record contract issues there is nothin u can do ..you must diversify if you want to stay in the spotlight or invest in other business ventures

[@mattbyrd123]

Wayne need that album wit Drake n 50 n Eminem should drop

[@PiCoya9]

bro named almost all the present ogs 💀 they cant stay relevant for that long my guy

[@dwaynejpeterkin]

Lil Wayne just got stale as he kept putting out music until people got sick of it also his claim to being the goat was laughable as it wasn’t true which is why he is now forgotten and will stay that way until he dies

[@soularprimestudios5930]

If you think people and especially the south will forget about Wayne your creating a unrealistic narrative....Be realistic...

[@jlaw6036]

This guy sounds white 50 cent is a world wide icon Andre 2009 is respected Wayne is a beast to this day...

[@Availon]

What does it have to do with him being white?

[@jlaw6036]

Because they love talking about our business....why don't he make videos about Marron 5 ...and Taylor swift...

[@Availon]

@@jlaw6036 well I’m white but I love hip hop it’s my favorite genre and I really respect it

[@jlaw6036]

@@Availon good for you as the music is very negative on the whole.. There's nothing uplifting about it these day's...

[@jlaw6036]

50 cent is a solid moment of Time...

[@Droseobtopbih125]

I think wayne's fall off isnt really a fall off but more like I proved myself now im gonna go through testing kinda like what tyler did with cherry bomb i think.

[@markdbey]

Fam… these artists are in their mid to late 40’s… Why should they see still be trying to dominate a genre that is geared towards a younger and more trendy audience? After all, its called HIP hop… How many 40 year olds do you consider hip? Even Drake looks a bit crazy with his subject matter in his late 30’s trying to stay relevant. These artists did not fall off. They grey up and so did their audience. They, like we, have different interests. We don’t believe the ball to you fall nonsense anymore and we’re not all trying to catch the latest album from ANYONE. The kids definitely are checking for artist who were popular in the early 2000’s… These artists didn’t go out like lil pump or smoke purpp… Did they really fall off or did they just grow up? 🙄

[@mattbyrd123]

Damn your facts so wrong 50 won the beef Rick Ross a cop took his chain n beat up gunplay n put n bm n a sextape 😂ross just keep droping music 😂

[@ahmadking5229]

Nah Weezy gone inspire me regardless on greatness

[@bradlee3109]

Dude it was KANYE that moved the Graduation release date from 9-18-2007 to 9-11-2001, not 50 Cent.

[@Atari_collector]

All these comments saying “so and so didn’t fall off” yup all these people fell off they haven’t been hittin the same since the early 2000s just cause you listen to them doesn’t mean they’re still poppin now

[@loverboy_jayyy]

Jus cause Wayne in the thumbnail this video does not deserve to be uploaded

[@fxcetworyxn2004]

Some of the people dint fall off they had their times so calling some of these people to have fallen off is disrespectful to the culture

[@HTgirls-mt1mm]

This Generation killed the old school Hiphop. They listen to non ;lyrical dudes now, like Travis Scott

[@marothimahlake7458]

Video lost the plot. You can only be in your prime for so long, there has, is and always be exceptions but moving on past your prime is not falling off.

[@avo4154]

If 50 and Wayne really wanted to they could drop a platinum album right now they just be playing with it now they into other things now

[@Availon]

During 50s time jay z wasn’t the biggest rapper (besides 50) it was Eminem

[@bobbytropo2314]

The fact that you think Wayne had a big fall off but haven’t mentioned Kanye is why I’m not going to watch this video.

[@MsTwilightSpeaks]

😢 Yeah it took a lot out of him 11:30

[@penew8692]

They didn’t fall off they fell back nobody is constantly dropping bc they’re not hungry or greedy

[@Tykingthe1]

Retiring is not falling off rhese youngsters dont understand that

[@mattbyrd123]

50 gone release his last album don't worry

[@dontasearcy8584]

Fell off? Is this click bait?!

[@1wayde]

This guy gotta be fried

[@MsTwilightSpeaks]

Bruh stop looping the same clips over and over again 😒 15:34

[@marquirasheed]

Worst Lil Wayne take I’ve ever heard

[@MonaLisa_Baby90]

NOBODY FELL OFF!!!! Everyone has had the time at the top and has moved on to other things. People can’t be at the top forever in music

[@patricktruerd2644]

Graduation ended 50 cent's music career lol

[@majinoozaru]

I brought Curtis CD then dowoaded graduation Kanye had the better album lol

[@patricktruerd2644]

@@majinoozaru Curtis has been lost in oblivion lol

[@macmizzle9106]

Do your research better “Curtis” sold 691,000…

[@lyonhartgreyflag]

Stop calling duos a group 😂 outkast def aint the best grouo or best duo

[@DRACOFURY]

16:30 I feel it's the people of today's attention span... 😒 They jus can't appreciate music 🎶 Good Or Bad

[@RonyKii_]

Where’s the Eminem fall off

[@Iyrg75rfy6rghgff]

He is big bro he's new song has 100 million views ni 9 days

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

​@Bigsean89 that's true and he has a loyal fan base that will never go away so he'll never fall off

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

With the loyal fan base ue has and his recent video has had over 100 million views I don't see Eminem Fallin off

[@Jay-fr9mn]

Saying lil Wayne is a fall off is crazy! This video anit it!

[@Somebodys-unc]

Wayne switch to rock so he can tap into other genre pockets

[@tjjunious7084]

Guy doesn’t know what falling off means clearly

[@hunchogringo]

This video makes zero sense Ma Boi

[@tj7_sa]

🔥❤️ • 🇿🇦

[@galexcia]

This is stupid

[@jfraz1992]

50 & Wayne definitely fell off musically, both had big buzz but eventually died down that’s with any artists

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

And most rappers like them all have their good Run and they both had a great run in their careers and both legendary runs

[@penew8692]

They didn’t fall off they fell back nobody is constantly dropping bc they’re not hungry or greedy

[@galexcia]

This is stupid