Rakim VS Tupac (Influence Wise)?

pac was kind of more of a symbol of rap and its violence, a martyr of the game, and because of that when people think of rap they think of someone like him. Also his subject matter was very groundbreaking, songs about women's rights, teenage pregnancy, and his love of his mother were things never discussed in a very macho, male oriented genre. Also his contradictory styles, being a player in one song and a supporter of womens rights in another, or against black on black violence in one song and then threatening to kill all his enemies in another was a concept that no one had really done before. But strictly musically rakim had more influence just because of the complexity of his rhymes, taking lyricism to a whole new level, pretty much influencing every other serious lyricist from then on. So it really depends on your opinion of what kind of influence is more important. I personally would say pac overall, just because he was influential in a number of ways.