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2915472, Not true at all - Mos Def was still recording w/'Blk Star' in 98 and
Posted by vee-lover, Tue Jan-06-15 04:58 PM
hadn't yet shed the label of being a "backpack rapper"
'Blk On Blk Sides' was a great cd and when he began to emerge as a rap star because he demonstrated a creative side that ppl didn't necessarily get to see from him in 'Blk Star'
But
You have a short memory if you're saying Mos Def and Guru(?) occupied a larger space in HipHop as an MC than Lauryn Hill in 1998
She could do no wrong during that time - she had critical and commercial success w/'Miseducation'
Talib Kweli and Nas both said she was the 'greatest MC'
I love Guru but he wasn't f'ing w/Lauryn or DMX in 98
I'd at least give a nod to Common as the BEST MC in 98 before Mos and definitely Guru
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