>I would even argue that Will's "corny" = more personality than
>LP.


Oh definitely. Will Smith's personality on record was damn near unmatched,
even back then when vocal inflection was more common.


>LP being a producer automatically elevates his name to us, to
>where we might still give him more props as a rapper because
>of this, if that makes sense.


Right, this and the fact that he's kinda considered a current preserver of
"real hip hop". He's still doing his thing and producing... and has the video
where he's showing all the old classic records to the little girl, etc.
However, since I didn't ask who's the better ARTIST, anybody using that to
determine the choice is answering the wrong question, lol.


>You can actually argue it either way. In Will's case, you can
>say that he was better in his lane (silly, partying, Kid n
>Play, Ahmad, Skee-Lo)


Yep, and I would say absolutely nobody excelled in that lane like Will Smith.
As stated above, he had mad personality, but also his rhymes were coherent
and easy to follow without being "wtf why did he say that?" status, and he
was an interesting storyteller who kept your attention.


>than Large Pro was in his lane. Or...you
>can say that Large Pro's lane required more skill, and wasn't
>as lame/wack/for the kids.

When you say "required more skill" are you talking about the fact that he
produced as well? Because him rapping definitely didn't require more skill, lol.
As for being "lame/wack/for the kids", as mentioned earlier in the post, LP
had wack and "corny" lines, but he wasn't for the kids. But concerning being
for the kids... first, I don't think it takes away from rapping ability. On the
contrary, it says more for his personality and delivery, because keeping a
child's attention isn't easy at all. To do that and still entertain adults is
quite a feat.