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Best Rapper Ever? Redux

post #1 of 138
7/1/10 at 4:35am
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I took the poll leaders from the old thread and added a few deserving MCs. Old thread:http://www.styleforum.net/showthread.php?t=81239
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post #2 of 138
7/1/10 at 7:08am
Tupac in a runaway for sheer influence. BIG made great rap accessible with pop sensibilities. This is too hard to call. I accidentally voted for Rakim, but Rakim is in my top 5 anyhow. I'd put Biggie, Tupac, Rakim, KRS1 in top 4. Top 10: Jay Z, Nas, Kool G, Ice Cube, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane. Honorable mention: Common, if you look at an anthology of all of his works, it isn't all that great, but he had a few real standout, knockout tracks... I Used to Love H.E.R, The Light, etc...
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post #3 of 138
7/1/10 at 7:09am
Biggie. No question.
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post #4 of 138
7/1/10 at 8:09am
Public Enemy, so Chuck D and Flavor Flav!
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post #5 of 138
7/1/10 at 6:20pm
who are the best five rappers of all time? 1. Dylan 2. Dylan 3. Dylan 4. Dylan 5. Dylan BECAUSE HE SPITS HOT FIYA
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post #6 of 138
7/1/10 at 6:33pm
I don't see Hov. Therefore, this thread is void.

Edit: But seriously though, Shawn Corey Carter by a light-year.
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post #7 of 138
7/1/10 at 8:33pm
Based not necessarily upon the content of the lyrics, but the way they are sung and with what tone, I would say Datyton Family is pretty good, especially whichever member sings FBI, what's on my mind, and do you remember.

edit: oh, and I'm really not a fan of rap/hip-hop, but for some strange reason I just like DF.
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post #8 of 138
7/1/10 at 8:38pm
I'd vote for Jay-z. Longevity, versatility, sick flows and an all around badass rapper. Also, I don't think Slick Rick is good enough to be in the poll twice.
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post #9 of 138
7/1/10 at 8:42pm
Lauryn Hill - seriously, when the woman wanted to rap, she had it all. Too bad she didn't want to for very long.


Of the poll options:
Andre 3000 - same boat

Biggie - great, amazing songs - but when they're placed in other contexts (shitty remix mixtapes like the XX/BIG thing, or acapellas), you realize how much he needed that Bad Boy production style

Nas - for Illmatic and a few songs here and there, maybe the best pure rapper. Shitty taste in beats have held him back for a decade.

Mos Def shouldn't even be on the list.

Torn between Nas and Slick Rick.
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post #10 of 138
7/1/10 at 8:44pm
Mos Def was good in HGttG, but in this poll?
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post #11 of 138
7/1/10 at 8:50pm
Hard to pick one... Big L, Nas, GZA, Q Tip are some of my favs.
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post #12 of 138
7/1/10 at 8:58pm
Max B
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post #13 of 138
7/1/10 at 9:11pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by milosz View Post

Nas - for Illmatic and a few songs here and there, maybe the best pure rapper. Shitty taste in beats have held him back for a decade.


Wasn't just the shitty beats. He lost the hunger/intensity/grittiness that he had on Illmatic after he got famous. This is typical for rappers - see Wu Tang.
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post #14 of 138
7/1/10 at 9:14pm
Wow where is Q Tip on that list?
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post #15 of 138
7/1/10 at 9:22pm
Chuck D
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