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Kameleon

Thu Feb-10-00 07:11 PM

  
3. "Where i am coming from"
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this is my take. i have heard all the joints you mentioned. all of them are ill hands down. and the way that he talks about his love of hip hop "the art" and not hip hop "the way to get paid" in this day and age is beyond noble, but when i think of illmatic and nas (before he got paid) i think of an mc that paints pictures like no one else, he had flow and delivery, voice, and even if you weren't from the projects, cats could "see" what he was talking about. <P>Maybe my issue now and what it has always been is that i am not completely down with Common's flow and voice. which of course is not the end all be all of hip hop or else cats like Big Pun and others really would be the great MC's. BUT from hearing resurrection and a litte of "one day" i hear alot of catch phrases "get up stand up" etc.... in his songs. which to me, seems like a lack of creativity. <P>My favorite MC is Inspectah Deck aka the rebel INS. to me, he combines ridiculous lines with a hot flow and voice. that is why i think he is great.maybe i just have to get used to Common's style like i did with the Roots and respect him for coming on a different tip that other MC's, but does different make you ill? what i am saying is just cuz he is not lil wayne or puffy does not mean his is one of the best in anything other than relative terms.<P>now as i sit back and listen to the resurrection album, more and more i begin to see how he rolls.<BR>but i am still not sure i wanna put him up there on that platform of great rappers. 2Pac was not that great of a lyricist, but he spoke to the masses in a way that made him rise above the rest. I am not saying that i dont think that this applies to common, because if it does, then i respect that. But i want to know how you all break it down.<P>Kameleon

  

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Why is common the ish? [View all] , Kameleon, Thu Feb-10-00 05:10 PM
 
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much appreciated....
Feb 10th 2000
1
Alright...
BTMBQHKDR
Feb 10th 2000
2
      a look a Common
Feb 10th 2000
4
      what you need to know about COmmon
WhizDumb
Feb 10th 2000
5
      seriously
Feb 11th 2000
6
      may i
Feb 11th 2000
7
yall remeber when he said
Feb 11th 2000
8
You see, that's why I love okayplayer
P_Hen
Feb 12th 2000
15
I'm as worthy as James, not that good with names
Feb 15th 2000
22
illmatic was good but...
bananaman
Feb 11th 2000
9
the answer is simple
DAprofitOFthought
Feb 11th 2000
10
Personal query
Feb 11th 2000
11
get resurrection
knicksrule
Feb 11th 2000
12
first off...
Kameleon
Feb 11th 2000
13
This Her thing with common ....
Feb 12th 2000
14
      i am not sure what you are replying to.
Kameleon
Feb 12th 2000
16
           But this is a entertainment industry
Feb 12th 2000
17
           EFF YOU!!!
micah
Feb 12th 2000
18
please read this
sohrab
Feb 12th 2000
19
You Wanna See Common Go Multi-platinum Plus
Feb 14th 2000
20
cuz he from the GO.....
warmfunk
Feb 15th 2000
21
Trully Impressed!!
Enigma_JA
Feb 23rd 2000
23
dreaming to it...
Feb 24th 2000
24

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