the beat by far is the most important thg to me. if the beat is an A and the rhymes are a C im good. but a terrible beat is getting turned off immediately, i dont care how dope the rhymes are. Group home from gang starr always comes to mind in this discussion for me. Rick ross too (both on the good side). Nas comes to mind too unfortunately, on the not so good side.

>i think i agree if thats the case. especially one weak verse.
>im sure there are many examples, especially with posse cuts.
>hook is bit more tricky. i think a mediocre hook with a
>classic beat and mediocre to good verses still makes it a
>classic.