"Examples of any non-lyricist turning into a lyricist?" Mon Mar-18-19 12:29 AM by obsidianchrysalis
Like we've seen artists like Jay Z and Ice Cube among others go from being lyrical beasts into something less so.
But can you think of a rapper who started out as average or maybe even conversational and turning into an artist known for their lyricism?
I can think of producer / rappers who turned into decent rappers over time. But my mind is blank when I try and remember a rapper who started out not interested in lyricism and turned that deficiency into a strength.
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
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Mon Mar-18-19 07:53 PM
6. "I imagine some people might say Jim Jones" In response to Reply # 0
because I see his name used when discussing this topic though I’ve always felt Jim was underrated as a lyricist. Since the first time I heard Diplomatic Immunity, the double disc joint, I thought he was nice.
A perfect example is The First imo. He killed that. Actually as I sit here and write this: Imo Jim I felt dumbed it down a bit on one of his solo efforts - not the debut - and then picked the lyricism back up after that one dumbed down album.
Not like he was ever weak, or even okay, lyrically. But he and Big Boi were good on their first, Dre had a moment or two on ATLiens, but I feel like he really became the monster lyricist we know him as on Aquemini. (I also think that's the album where Big Boi came into his own as far as delivery and flow.)
He was basically a sidekick to Pimp C on the first UGK records.
He took a jump on Supertight. Then he became a monster in his own right on Ridin Dirty. His Murder verse was a master class. Pinky Ring too.
>Like we've seen artists like Jay Z and Ice Cube among others >go from being lyrical beasts into something less so. > >But can you think of a rapper who started out as average or >maybe even conversational and turning into an artist known for >their lyricism? > >I can think of producer / rappers who turned into decent >rappers over time. But my mind is blank when I try and >remember a rapper who started out not interested in lyricism >and turned that deficiency into a strength.