greatest rapper alive
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- tredesigns0
i'll take a double scoop of vanilla ice before i listen to these clowns.
- davey_g0
Kool Keith, or Doctor Octo...because of the insane style and content.
- Mimio0
Slick Rick
- sureshot0
Slick Rick
Mimio
(Jan 24 06, 12:24)I shouldn't have done it.
- Point50
soooo, what are you trying to say deathtoprint?
- davey_g0
I'm glad someone else agrees that Kool Keith is the shit.
But...Q-tip is sick too, his smoothness and voice are so distinct.
- chrisp0
Brian Austin Green
uh what...
- blackspade0
"Yeah, Jay took some lyrics and used em. But out of, what, 9 albums, does using 20 phrases from other rappers, "
agreed, nothing new-rappers been doing that for ever, taking old skool hooks/verses and shuffling them around, no different to a remix imo
..on the Saul Williams tip, had the opportunity to hear him speak in Sydney 2 weeks ago, man is a very very interesting fella. got to meet him and get a copy of his "said the shotgun to the head" signed.
choice.
- heathen0
this greatest rapper argument is futile... there are waaay too many. black thought, malik b, BIG, pac, and all the rappers already named. i would personally say guru. damn, what about MF Doom? what about the underground heads like One.Be.Lo, murs, del, siah, etc. etc.
i still think jay's got skills. so what, he ripped a ton of hooks and some rhymes. he ripped from the best. the man is still living better than all of us combined ever will!! he knew how to hustle. seriously if you listen to the blueprint or black album and dont bob your head, you better check your pulse.
- squire2250
Saul Williams? Yall some crackbabies. The only reason he ends up in the rap category is because this isn't a spoken word category.
JayZ is a great example of a great rapper turned businessman. He's succeeded in all of his ventures. My personal favorite rappers is BIGGIE SMALLS who blurred the lines with dope lyrics w/ a more commercialized sound. He was headed to the point JayZ is at now. JayZ took his formula and ran with it.
- enfocusmedia0
Big L?
- Point50
I've heard this crap about 20 times in the last week. It says nothing really. Yeah, Jay took some lyrics and used em. But out of, what, 9 albums, does using 20 phrases from other rappers, most of whom you have good rapport with make you a biter? It would be different if Jay never showed respect or anything towards those individuals, but in this case, imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Then, Camron just had to take that Swagger Jacker mix and put his voice all over it and put that out in conjuction with diss track in order to boost up sales and publicity for Dame Dash's (Jay's previous partner in Rocafella) new label.
The mix itself is nice, but Camron putting his voice all over it is just fuckin annoying.