Since when did swagger become a key part of an MC?

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its not but to tha stans that counts most......cuz they followers

Iono I think it started when lil Wayne proclaimed to be the Greatest...then retracted it at the foot of JayZ...lol Ha thats a good question tho, becus cats today believe thats a big factor compared to lyrics and flow...smh

Ask Dipset.

WHEN PEOLEL STOPPED CONSIDERING SKILL

Since the South started getting more recognized

When Biggie and Pac became big..

that was a key part of there success!

I know..It seems people choose to consider an MC to have Swag over skills most of the time now... Most rappers with a large fanbase now have it becuase of swag not becuase of there skill...

it aint all about swagger but you gotta have it. Rakim and Kool Moe Dee had it

Nothing wrong with swagger, but it can't be the major factor. I guess this occurred when all of the mainstream Rappers lyrical content went down, they had to find another key component.

I think having a confidant personality is important to a persons image.
The people who have it stand out more.
Rakim definitely had it.
Slick Rick, Rick James, Prince, Morris Day,
Ice T, Biggie, Tupac, Aundre 3000, Snoop, just
to name a few.
These people really stand out, and it's not just
the music,
it's their style.

DAMN THATS A GOOD QUESTION!!!!!!
and if you take away jay z swag he aint got **** for real!!!

Since Jigga said "Check out my swagger, yo I walk like a ball player"...Ever since then...people have been thinking that swagger counts for more then it should....

I think swagger is part of the whole equation. Most dope lyricists have a swagger about them, since the beginning of hip hop.

SOME WHERE between RunDMC and LL.

my personal opinion, the first rapper whose swagger became a point of consideration for me is the game. coz he doesnt really have outstanding vocab, delivery or content... he was pretty average on a rapper scale but its just the feel and the attitude he brought that made me like his stuff. before him i didnt consider "swagger" as something that was part of rating an mc because no matter how hard a rapper tried if his lines suck then no amount of posing, attitude and self decorating could change the fact that his rap sucks and he's not worth listening to.
the next rapper whose swagger made me listen is young jeezy... the whole ice cream man movement with the shirts and all that and the energy he brought was infectious and interesting to me