The Rap/Hip-Hop Thread

[Sesquipedaliantique]

I disagree. You could rap about any subject in the world if you truly wanted to.

 

[FroGG_NeaL]

This is true, really. There are multiple songs about shoes, expensive liquor, and guns as a sex object/girlfriend analogy.

Jay goes with the trends, then takes out the parts he doesn't like and labels it his own. Kinda like Puffy, but not as insane.

Eminem changed his entire style form Infinite to his freestyle radio appearences/Rawkus shit to the SSLP to MMLP to the Eminem Show and the 8 Mile soundtrack. He has a completely different style for each album. Then came Encore, the drugged out album where he experimented with tons of crazy flows, sometimes it was awesome some times it was terrible. Then he Had the Re-up and some guest spots, but stuck to producking and cleaning up. Now he's back just waitin for somebody to challenge him. He's in battling mode, and nobody wants it with him. And he knows that.

He's throwing subliminals at Wayne on Forever and Drop the World. Wayne was talking shit, after Em ignored him begging for his attention a few years back. On the Relapse and Refill, he drops subliminals to tons of people.

Eminem is in it for the computation and to be able to call himself the GOAT, or rather, have everyone else call him that. He's got his money, he's cleaned up, and now he's come back to murder all the rappers that have been on top in his absense. At least the ones that are queering up the music. If he does it right from here on in, then he may very well end up being the best to ever do it. Right now, he's top 5, for sure.

 

[Perfxion]

Em is good but I wouldn't put him in my top 10.

 

[mw679]

Em is good but I wouldn't put him in my top 10.

This has always got me thinking, have we done a top 10 MC's list here? I love to see who everyone would have listed in their all time top 10.

 

[Byron The Bulb]

1. Gucci Mane
2. Master P
3. Hov
4. Weezy
5. Jeezy
6. Wacka Flocka Flame
7. BG
8. Big L
9. Jim Jones
10. Pimp C

 

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

This has always got me thinking, have we done a top 10 MC's list here? I love to see who everyone would have listed in their all time top 10.

Trust me, no you wouldn't.

 

[mw679]

Really? I'm not so sure about that.

 

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

Really? I'm not so sure about that.

The only reason you'd want to see the lists would be so you could have something to laugh at.

 

[Matt Young]

I'm far from a big rap fan, but some of my favorites are as follows:

Ludacris
Atmosphere
Eminem
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Immortal Technique
Tupac
Lupe Fiasco
Nas
Kanye West
Busta Rhymes

 

[Matt Young]

Also, I really, really love this verse from Luda's "My Chick Bad":

Now your girl might be sick, but my girl sicker
She rides that dick and she handles her liquor
I know a bitch out aaaaand fight
Comin' out swingin' like Tiger Woods' wife

 

[Sesquipedaliantique]

3. Hov
4. Weezy
5. Jeezy

legit lols irl

 

[KOAB]

hahaha

 

[Sesquipedaliantique]

Official list of the top 100 Michigander rappers who are better than Eminem:


001. Wajeed
002. Phat Kat
003. Star Strukk
004. Anybody Killa
005. Byron the Bulb
006. J Dilla
007. fuck i just got shot

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

I think any list should have Eminem, Nas, Jay-Z, Kool G Rap, Rakim, 2Pac, Biggie, Big L, and KRS-One. As far as the last spot goes, some toss up between Andre 3000, Big Pun, Big Daddy Kane, Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, whoever else.

 

[KOAB]

Too many people forget about Slick Rick

 

[mw679]

Slick Rick is one of the best story tellers in hip hop, Ice Cube is right up there, too.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

Lil Wayne is going to be with the general population.

http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=72620

 

[FroGG_NeaL]

I saw that. He'll have a guard walk around with him when he's not in his cell-block, though.

And my top 15, in no particular order:

1. 2Pac
2. Biggie
3. Rakim
4. Nas
5. Eminem
6. Slick Rick
7. Big Daddy Kane
8. Jay-Z
9. Run-DMC as a whole
10. EPMD as a whole
11. Wu-tang as a whole
12. Andree 3000
13. Kurupt
14. Big Pun
15. Jadakiss

 

[CBright7831]

Good to see Andre 3000 getting some love around here.

 

[Byron The Bulb]

NEW T.I.!!!!!!!

T.I. - I'M BACK

 

[tonyjaymz03]

My top ten:
1. Lupe Fiasco
2. Mos Def
3. Talib Kweli
4. Nas
5. Jay-Z
6. Common
7. Andre 3000
8. Kid Cudi
9. TI
10. Kanye

 

[mw679]

My favorite hip hop years are 87-94, so my list is heavy on those M.C.'s:

1. Rakim
2. KRS-One
3. Eminem
4. 2Pac
5. Biggie
6. Nas
7. Ice Cube
8. Chuck D
9. Talib Kweli
10. Slick Rick

 

[KOAB]

My top ten:
1. Lupe Fiasco
2. Mos Def
3. Talib Kweli
4. Nas
5. Jay-Z
6. Common
7. Andre 3000
8. Kid Cudi
9. TI
10. Kanye

You can't like Lupe Fiasco here dawg, or else you gonna get laughed at

 

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

My top ten:
1. Lupe Fiasco
2. Mos Def
3. Talib Kweli
4. Nas
5. Jay-Z
6. Common
7. Andre 3000
8. Kid Cudi
9. TI
10. Kanye

Auto-disqualified.

 

[BurningPirateShipSex]

Auto-disqualified.

Auto-disqualified from life.

 

[KOAB]

post/av/sig

 

[Byron The Bulb]

Kinsey's top 5 is pretty brotastic.

 

[Lei Tong]

Takin' it back to 12 years old

Westside Connection - Hoo Bangin

 

[FroGG_NeaL]

That was always tied with this:

Westside Connection - Gangstas Make The World Go Round

for my favorite song from that lp.

 

[Jaxxxson Mayhem]

How can you leave out the namesake of the album?


Westside Connection - Bow Down