He’s definitely one of em, nobody can say they’re the true pioneer though there’s been a couple for sure but he is ONE OF THEM DUUUUDES bro, came out unscathed and still relevant. Only a handful you can say that about fr. Most old rappers fav rappers aren’t relevant so that shit says a lot about what you gotta do to stay at the top
With that said ain’t body bigger than LL 😂 He seen em all Ice T Dr Dre Snoop 2pac Nas Eminem 50 Nelly Master P Lil Wayne TIP Jay Z etc 🤷🏾♂️ he lasted through it all and still relevant