It's true. I can't think of another album that has a huge impact on rap/hip hop and the topped charts since then. It's been 14 years and way so many people still bob their heads and know the words to "what up gangsta" (which wasn't even a single!), "in da club," "wanksta," "21 questions," "many men," "patiently waiting," etc. THIS is what makes a classic. Everything has to fall into place. It's not just, "is every song good?" It's more than that. It's the right artist at the right time with the right circumstances and attitude. 10 years down the line will people hear the songs And sing all the words?. People have been throwing around the term "classic" nowadays practically right when the album comes out. Nah man. Kendrick hasn't dropped a classic. Wayne never dropped one either. Nobody has put out anything like 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Trying. His story was crazy, his time dropping mix tapes as if they were albums was crazy. He was jacking beats like it was nothing and making dope songs. His confidence and sense of humor got people. Then, Eminem and Dre signed him and got right to work making this. Everything was just perfect looking back on it. Say what you want about him now lol but 50 dropped a certified banger and a classic that we'll always remember him by.