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2608787, Let's break these down one by one, shall we?
Posted by CMcMurtry, Thu Sep-29-11 04:04 PM
>Outkast
We're talking group vs. solo act, so it's a tough comparison. Andre's in the discussion though, and if someone says he's #1, I don't call them crazy.
>NWA
Ehhhhhh. I dunno if the sophmore is great.
>Ice Cube
Yup.
>Nas
Yup.
>Jay-Z
No, but that's me. I do think Jay's in the conversation.
>EPMD
They have great albums, but I never see either dude reference as a GOAT. And their prime was before my time, so I'm not a fair judge perhaps.
>Rakim
Yup.
>Big Daddy Kane
Yup.
>Tupac
Yup.
>Mobb Deep
Yes, but again, the whole group vs. solo. P's a personal favorite but I'd have a hard time top 10ing dude.
>LL Cool J
Ehhhh.
>Dr Dre
Album wise, sure.
>DMX
LOL fuck outta here. Those albums were great at the time, but they don't hold up well AT ALL. I like X though. He's an important hip hop figure.
>Common
Hmmm.
>Redman
Yup.
>Ghostface
On the fence.
>Rae
Two? No. Too soon to say about OB4CL2.
>Wu-Tang
Not a fair comparison, IMO.
>I mean, half a dozen? I could go on for days.
Half dozen may have been a misstatement. But it's not like it's 20 either. Not at the level of those two albums.
Anyway, my beef with your stance, and many others, isn't that you don't think Biggie is the best. There is no one right answer to the question of who the greatest rapper is. There are about 10 that I'll accept.
But I take issue with people who suggest Biggie isn't in the conversation. That those of us who feel that way are out to lunch or drinking some media or Sean Combs Kool-Aid. Dude was ILL and changed rap music forever.
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