Wallo267 argues that in hip-hop, longevity is the most important factor in determining an artist's status.

“to me top five dead or alive regardless of what anybody think because longevity supersedes all of the rest of that [ __ ] and you've been around for a long [ __ ] time. Kiss.”

Jadakiss maintains that his long career is primarily due to his professional relationships and his ability to remain active by collaborating with DJs.

“It goes off relationships though. Like even right now I got a song in New York that's know the people was [ __ ] with it.”