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2688058, This is why I said Puba lacked star quality...
Posted by legsdiamond, Thu Apr-19-12 07:34 AM
>He's not the only voice regarding Grand Puba. If Puba was
>really lazy he would have just stayed in Brand Nubian and not
>gone solo. But he knew what was possible in the game and went
>for it. As you said Puba was around for a LONG time, AND he
>was NICE. I'm more of the opinion that he didn't know how to
>really craft a solo project. He works better in a group
>setting for a full length. I love his solo singles but never
>felt compelled to hear his solo albums. I'd rather the Brand
>Nubian albums.
>
>And furthermore yes the Foundations was a great piece of work,
>and even then Puba was stealing the show...AGAIN!

Puba was a beast and he was my favorite MC when All for One dropped but I don't think he had "IT" to really blow up as a solo artist.