48. "Rakim fell off the lsit, KRS just might be in there still" In response to In response to 0
To be fair, it's been over 16 years since "I Got Next" came out - which is the last KRS album I bought the day it dropped. The 10 released since have barely made a blip on my radar. (16 albums if count collaborations.)
Live he's incredibly fun to watch, and some of his political ideas are still great.
And I'll download "Return of the Boom Bip" when it comes out - and buy it if it's good.
Rakim's last great album is 21 years old now. His solo stuff isn't bad - but it just doesn't capture what I liked about him from 86 until 92.
For a Best Rappers of the 80's Rakim and KRS are in the top 5.
For the 90's maybe the top 15.
Now? Lower. But that's okay - they're still on the list.