its not that rappers are missing big singles, its just the singles they've been releasing are ass.
every single single 50 dropped off curtis has been corny; amuesment park? ayo technology? those were stupid ass concepts for singles, maybe filler tracks, but not singles. I get money is coo, but its not single material. the one with robin thicke is just boring.
young joc's album is ass, so he didn't really have much of a choice on what to release as a single.....but coffee shop was a stupid ass concept too.
daft punk has great songs, kanye should've picked a better one to remake. that video was alright, but it didn't make up for the song sucking. can't tell me nothing needed jeezy on it, but he releases the one without him? dumb. the good life is clean tho, and the video is one of the best videos I've seen in hella long. should've been his lead single, but its coo, he'll still sell units from it.
hip hop police was a good concept and the video is interesting and fun to watch too, but as for lead single? nahh....but then again chamillionaire didn't really have club hits, ridin dirty was more of a concept song. but hip hop police just doesn't work as a lead single.
at least they aren't working out deals to get those weak ass singles on everyfuckingthing like jay-z did with show me what you got and TI with big things popping (although I still thing that was a well produced song, jay-z's on the other hand, not so much)