12. "Diamond is SO underrated on the mic. And I agree on Joe's voice. Amazi..." In response to In response to 11
>>MC's: >>1.)O.C. >>2.)Big L. >>3.)Lord Finesse >>4.)A.G. >>5.)Fat Joe >>6.)Diamond D > >1) Fat Joe <---- imo, one of the illest voices in hip hop >ever. he started off DUMB wack, but once he found his stride, >he was good money. >2) Diamond D <--- Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop is one of the >best hip hop albums ever made. and if you don't believe that, >F*@k What You Heard! >3) O.C. <--- the best technical rapper in the crew, IMO. >bonafide classic, immortal single with Times Up >4) A.G. <---- was servicable in DITC's heyday, has actually >improved over the years. i think A is actually better now >than he was back then. >5) Lord Finesse & Big L are a tie for me. i rarely go back >and revisit their works because they didn't appeal to me as >much. they shut it down on multiple occasions, but their >styles didn't do much for me. Finesse wasn't always in the >pocket like i like to hear and L's voice didn't really >resonate with me much. > >my 1 & 2 are probably interchangable, btw. > >as a matter of fact, i'd throw Show b-i-z in the MC list right >above Finesse & Big L. blasphemy, i know. > >>Producers: >>1.)Diamond D >>2.)Showbiz >>3.)Lord Finesse >>4.)Buckwild > >i'd flip 3 & 4 in the production list.
This is going to sound really bad, but I'll take Big Pun or Armageddon ghostwriting for Fat Joe over Big Pun any day of the week.