basically he's going year by year, ranking the "top" 3 MCs & scoring them (#1 gets 5, #2 gets 4, #3 gets 3).
It seems like he's coming up with "top" by a mix of popularity + general consensus of skill (ex. he mentions that DOOM may be one of the most talented, he has a niche fan group).
This system is meant to give a fair shake to new MCs (this came up from his hot take that Kendrick is the best MC ever) since someone like Rakim may have been at the top for a long run in the 80s/early 90s, but a 5 year run 85-90 holds the same weight as 95-2000.
Issues with this - the level of competition in a given year can vary, therefore I'd argue being #1 in 1995 is much more of an accomplishment than say 2005.
Obviously any ranking of art is subjective, but if we're using this system, what would yall's rankings be for say, 2000-2010 or 2010-2017.
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2. "It's a really poor system" In response to Reply # 0
He didn't explain his rankings per year.
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8. "Let's be real. Rosenburg had no buzz until Kendrick dropped." In response to Reply # 0
He stans for Kendrick, so he's been getting some pub recently. This is just a way for him to try to capitalize off it. In reality, the days of him trying to push himself as a tastemaker are long gone. Him trying to latch on to the Kendrick hype feels like a last ditch effort for him to make his hip-hop opinions matter. I'll check out his podcast if he has a good guest, but he's not nearly credible enough for me to entertain anything like this.
10. "I don't give a fuck" In response to Reply # 0 Wed Apr-26-17 09:04 PM by Garhart Poppwell
and I mean all the way a fuck
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12. "Fuck A Rating System, If I Don't Like A Rapper Then He's Out" In response to Reply # 0
It's a lot of talented rappers and emcees out there that I never liked cause of their voice or flow, just because the next man wants to give that person props don't mean shit to me; fuck Rosenberg and fuck Kool Moe Dee.
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14. "KMD did his mainly for fun" In response to Reply # 12
At the end he said there's no such thing as the best ever, but he quantified it by using his expertise as an emcee great instead of just giving an opinion and asking people to get mad.
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13. "I've never understood" In response to Reply # 0
why folks are so invested in making these lists. maybe just to hear the opinions of others?
its hard enough to have a list that just my favorite MCs and that might change tomorrow when I'm feeling someone else. let alone judging the ambiguous skills argument.
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