Most people agree that Tip outshines Phife.
Nearly evern knows that Buckshot eclipsed 5 foot.

Although a bunch of you contrarian ass negroes will Big Boi over Dre, it's a pretty established fact that 3 stacks is the main draw.

Any duo/group out there (past or present, one off or continuous) that is pretty even?

8 ball and MJG?
Bun and Pimp?
Sadat and Lord Jamar?

one
k. orr

Cocoa Brovaz, Smif N Wessun, wuteva they name is...

i've met a lot of people that have it the other way.

Prolly a good bet

Bingo!!!!!!!!!!!! ....I cosign with this smart individual...they are equal

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at least when they put the album out
now I think Mos is ahead of him for the most
I started to post EPMD but I think P has widened the gap between them over the years

It's a particularly good example because of how great they both are. One could easily cite terrible rap groups as they may be evenly as bad as each other (ICP, etc). But these guys were both of the same level in '98. I also agree that Mos is ahead of Kweli, at least on the level of being much more interesting a rapper, as well as progressive.

Only other good example that comes to mind would be Nas + AZ, but that doesn't feel like a true duo in the sense of what we're looking for here.

Interestin topic, shouldnt it be easier to come up with answers to this?

might be the best answers.

Nas and AZ come to mind for me........




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and i mean by a lot.

In a previous post just like this someone said that Tame One was thought to be better, and I guess I prefer him just because he's more interesting, but I never thought there was much of a discrepancy.

>In a previous post just like this someone said that Tame One
>was thought to be better, and I guess I prefer him just
>because he's more interesting, but I never thought there was
>much of a discrepancy.
>

He's the Prince Po of that Organized Konfusion.

haven't checked for either in a while, but during that late 90s' "backpacker" era, dude was killing it

I never thought one outshone the other in any way... PMD was the better lyricist I guess but Sermon had the cooler voice and flow...

that duo was nice!

but Pos has at least one dope quotable in most verses that makes his raps more memorable. but yeah, other than that, they're neck and neck.

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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

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i say Pos & Dave are the most balanced duo in rap.

But Ruck definitely had his moments.

Shhh, Bad Meets Evil maybe?

>Shhh, Bad Meets Evil maybe?

Eminem made Royce look like a toddler on that shit, nahmean?

those cats keep being ignored they were balanced. i still do the Kid and Play shoe dance on the big toe part.

mobb deep?

(post Hell on Earth, prior to that i guess most people would say P was clearly the better mc)

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They'd probably be the most evenly matched duo.

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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

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I've seen multiple debates off and online about which member is better.
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I think Big Boi is just criminally underrated, but I think he's very close to Andre in terms of skill. One wouldn't have had that level of success without the other.

they may have different approaches, but skill-wise, dre and big boi are even. i know everybody loves 3stacks to death, and i'm not out of that circle, but outkast IS balance.

peace.

If you don't agree, they'll probably slap the shit out anyway so...

You'll never ever hear a bad word from me about the Villians Browne.

I think Fame has funnier/more memorable lines a lot of time, but skill-wise I'd say he and Danze are pretty even.

...And just for the record, I really hate that no apostrophe s thing. There's no verb in that sentence up top. I hate that Hip Hop does that shit and spreads it to the kids. We need to learn how to talk, for real. I know I'ma get clowned for that, but it's something I feel passionate about.

>I hate that
>Hip Hop does that shit and spreads it to the kids.

black people have been talking like that for years prior to hip hop's existence.

>We need to
>learn how to talk, for real.

i don't necessarily disagree.

>I know I'ma get clowned for
>that, but it's something I feel passionate about.

not that isn't a worthy cause, but it's an uphill battle.

only for perpetuating it. It's definitely an uphill battle, though.

CunninLynguists

deac has a little more versatility with flows and harmonies and natti is a little better lyrically, but i think they are pretty even on some pimp (versatility) and bun (lyrical) steez.

but don't remember much another either of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-0xXidakw

they both sucked equally.

I know no one cares about them and they only made one album that anyone semi-cared about (Realmz and Reality) and that no one really checked for the 2nd, but yeah

They were equal straight down the line
One never stood out more than the other for any reason really
That is just really who I thought of

Is there a requirement for a certain group to qualify
Relevancy or anything ?

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UG was waaaaaaaay nicer!

Organized Konfusion
Tha Liks
Run DMC
3rd Bass

>Organized Konfusion

Between Run DMC, Das EFX, EPMD, De La Soul, Artifacts, Organized Konfusion, & Heltah Skeltah, everyone else seems like a mismatch to me.

...to Pharoahe Monch lyrically but when he's solo he's nowhere at the level you think he would be at compared to Pharoahe Monch though; but he's still nice.

>Organized Konfusion

But no. Prince Po was outshined 95% of the time.

Maybe some might say Ghostface had the edge but I definitely thought it was pretty close.

they'd prolly look about the same...even though Ghost uses a bit more comedy and nonsense.
I even think Nas is real similar to them, too...
but Ghost's voice and delivery is what puts him ahead of Rae to me.
(at least, he WAS ahead...now I'd take Rae over Ghost...and it pains me to say that, because Supreme Clientele has to be one of my 3 favorite albums ever)

Even though Ghostface really brought it on OB4TCL2 (His verses on "New Wu" & "Cold Outside" are some of favorite), Rae just seems to be hungrier then he's ever been. I don't what woke him up from his slump but thank god for it. Ghostface still has some truly amazing moments recently but not as consistent as he used to be.

when they do a song together.

They don't have the discography to qualify here, but I definitely remember being shocked at how many people thought Trigger was nicer than Smoothe.
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Examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21pFt1k9LVM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Lia3EUGu4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nVzSr3yDcA

eg - outkast were really even when they first came out but then by atliens, you could see they were going in diff directions

epmd - first 3 albums they were totally in sync then parrish's flow started to get a bit more choppy

Method Man isn't a bad rapper but he's never been on the GOAT level that Redman was at one point.

so not true.

i think it's kind of off to say otherwise. not that they're the ONLY such group, but writing off dre saying 'yeah everyone knows 3stacks wrecks that fool'? ionno about all that.

outkast.

Like Dogg Pound n Mobb Deep, right? Because to me....those types of duos are perfect...yeah, one always has to be the better rapper, but if the other one brings production AND raps, it evens out to me.