2908282, At what point do we anoint rappers who debuted or peaked post 2000
Posted by John Forte, Tue Nov-04-14 04:55 PM
as all-time greats?
The late 80s to mid 90s are clearly hip-hop's golden era, but a lot of the icons of that era have relatively weak discographies. I don't think it's a stretch to say that TI has a better catalog than Slick Rick, and I'd also venture that he's a better technical rapper, but it's sacrilege to say TI >> Slick Rick.
Slightly unrelated: Common is the only rapper who debuted and peaked in the 90s who doesn't get the 90's nostalgia boost. He's graded on his post-2000 output more than any other 90's emcee.
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