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Tony Hanes
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429 posts 		Fri Jul-19-13 08:21 AM

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"So does Rakim & KRS have to be in your Top 5 for credibility?"


          

Ok, we see post all the time about the top 10 MC's which is impossible to do of course. My question is does Rakim & KRS have to be in your top 5 for credibility? Some older fans think that if you don't name them in your top 5-10, you don't know anything about hip hop. Now, I'm an 80' baby who has seen 25 years of hip hop so they influenced me and are top 10 to me but I'm just talking in general. So a few questions:

1. Are they universally in most people, publications and even websites top 5? Should they be?
2. Are they often underrated or overrated?
3. If a fan of any age (you have to do your hip hop history & did in the crates) think they neither are top 5 or 10, do they lose credibility with you in a hip hop conversation?

Random thoughts....peace people

-Tony

  
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So does Rakim & KRS have to be in your Top 5 for credibility? [View all] , Tony Hanes, Fri Jul-19-13 08:21 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
Top 10 at least if you're over 30
Jul 19th 2013
1
Yeah you lose credibility. It's like leaving Satchmo and Duke
Jul 19th 2013
2
BDK
Jul 19th 2013
3
not in mines
Jul 19th 2013
4
      he made some mediocre to wack stuff late in his career.
Jul 19th 2013
5
           later in his career? dude was falling off by album 3
Jul 19th 2013
6
                sad but true.
Jul 21st 2013
90
Until you can name 5 emcees that are better, which you can't.
Jul 19th 2013
7
What do you quality as "better"?
Jul 19th 2013
69
      deep breath
Jul 19th 2013
72
I think when you started listening is a determination
Jul 19th 2013
8
A hipster backlash against KRS and Rakim? LOL.
Jul 19th 2013
9
RE: That doesn't even make sense.
Jul 19th 2013
11
      That's exactly what this post is.
Jul 19th 2013
12
           couldn't agree more.
Jul 19th 2013
29
           RE: That's exactly what this post is.
Jul 19th 2013
35
                No beef. I believe you had good intentions.
Jul 19th 2013
37
                     even though his whole post proved that summary was bs?
Jul 19th 2013
42
                          Hmm....just note who got mad first
Jul 19th 2013
45
                               not mad. just pointing out bs lol
Jul 19th 2013
47
Rakim yes, KRS no
Jul 19th 2013
10
RE: Rakim yes, KRS no
Jul 19th 2013
13
this is just wrong as shit
Jul 19th 2013
15
I understand KRS's "impact" and "importance"
Jul 19th 2013
21
99% of his rhymes are trash?!
Jul 19th 2013
22
Lol @ The Lesson
Jul 19th 2013
24
Please log off, sincerely yours, the okayplayer community.
Jul 19th 2013
25
WOAH!
Jul 19th 2013
31
Wow
Jul 19th 2013
32
RE: I understand KRS's "impact" and "importance"
Jul 19th 2013
40
LMAO, not even I would say that.
Jul 19th 2013
63
BOMB WHERE YOU AT????? I NEED A GIF
Jul 19th 2013
65
http://www.imgnook.com/0mDa5o.gif
Jul 19th 2013
68
      thanx bruh!!
Jul 19th 2013
73
      I Laughed!!!
Jul 21st 2013
94
.........SMH
Jul 19th 2013
38
I agree with this
Jul 19th 2013
26
RE: my avy speaks for me
Jul 19th 2013
14
the one in the middle doesn't have the catalog the other two have though
Jul 19th 2013
16
      RE: cant deny that...but hes still highly regarded as one of the greats
Jul 19th 2013
17
      "Influential" is part of it, though. And Kane might be #1 most bitten, e...
Jul 19th 2013
19
           RAW changed the game up...point blank.
Jul 19th 2013
20
NO.. if YOU dont like them.. dont have then in ur top5
Jul 19th 2013
18
realest shit you ever said
Jul 19th 2013
23
      ^^^^^^^^^^^
Jul 19th 2013
50
they're in mine because they clearly still belong there in my world
Jul 19th 2013
27
^^^saved me some typing. Co-sign all of that
Jul 19th 2013
28
Jay-Z's worst record is probably worse than Kane's
Jul 19th 2013
30
      jay z's worst records are unbearable
Jul 19th 2013
49
      Kane's only really got two great records though
Jul 19th 2013
64
           Jay's good:shitty ratio is probably worse overall
Jul 19th 2013
66
                nah-Kane literally has not a single essential track on his last 5 albums
Jul 19th 2013
67
                     LOL. Jay barely has any himself. And his are coattail jobs
Jul 19th 2013
74
                          American Gangster was like 10 albums & 11 years in
Jul 19th 2013
75
                               Sheeit, before that was Blueprint 2. You really wanna do this?
Jul 19th 2013
77
                                    First 2 albums & that was it. U can't come close to that parallel w/Jay
Jul 19th 2013
81
It Depends On What Kind Of Top 10 You're Talking About
Jul 19th 2013
33
this is quality posting
Jul 19th 2013
76
To be real...ageism plays a huge part in this. An older fan will probabl...
Jul 19th 2013
34
RE: To be real...ageism plays a huge part in this. An older fan will pro...
Jul 19th 2013
36
I don't know if that's ageism though
Jul 19th 2013
39
      I think it's ageism on both sides. Because some older folks will claim
Jul 19th 2013
56
           there's actually truth to that
Jul 19th 2013
60
           But Is That Actually Ageism?
Jul 20th 2013
87
                It isn't about the age of the rappers, but about the era they were in
Jul 21st 2013
95
                     Well that's my point..it's about perception
Jul 22nd 2013
100
RE: To be real...ageism plays a huge part in this. An older fan will pro...
Jul 19th 2013
46
      RE: To be real...ageism plays a huge part in this. An older fan will pro...
Jul 19th 2013
54
      RE: To be real...ageism plays a huge part in this. An older fan will pro...
Jul 19th 2013
61
      CHUUUUURCH!!!
Jul 19th 2013
70
           See, it's not that I agree with the whole "had to be there" about every
Jul 21st 2013
96
                I Hear Where You're Coming From
Jul 21st 2013
99
I'd say there's three people that have to be there
Jul 19th 2013
41
Agree 100%
Jul 19th 2013
44
      the last verse of "beat street" is fucking amazing
Jul 21st 2013
97
No, but I'll be REALLY interested in hearing why they're not in there?
Jul 19th 2013
43
Rakim fell off the lsit, KRS just might be in there still
Jul 19th 2013
48
what the fuck is going on in this fucking place
Jul 19th 2013
52
Oh, I mean KRS and Raking keep releasing better material each year?
Jul 19th 2013
55
      No But Their Best Is Better Than Everyone Else's
Jul 19th 2013
57
      don't get flip, nigga
Jul 19th 2013
59
RE: Rakim fell off the lsit, KRS just might be in there still
Jul 19th 2013
53
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cats ain't keepin up with KRS. Even his verse on
Jul 19th 2013
58
           RE: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cats ain't keepin up with KRS. Even his verse on
Jul 19th 2013
62
no...but they'll be in my top 5 all time until I die
Jul 19th 2013
51
this was my Top 5 for the longest, but I had to add Nas
Jul 20th 2013
88
Rakim to me is still amongst the best...
Jul 19th 2013
71
Did any of you guys listen to the Marco Polo mixtape?
Jul 19th 2013
78
RE: Did any of you guys listen to the Marco Polo mixtape?
Jul 19th 2013
79
oh yeah. it is. rakim dope though
Jul 19th 2013
80
Rakim Stays Working With Good Producers
Jul 20th 2013
82
      yeah. you are right
Jul 20th 2013
83
           RE: yeah. you are right
Jul 21st 2013
91
                Well. ScienZe has released allot of projects/mixtapes
Jul 21st 2013
92
                     RE: Well. ScienZe has released allot of projects/mixtapes
Jul 21st 2013
93
Rakim & KRS ............
Jul 20th 2013
84
unfortunately yes
Jul 20th 2013
85
my head hurts reading this...of course they are both top 5...
Jul 20th 2013
86
If you don't have both in your top 10 I can't take you seriously nm.
Jul 20th 2013
89
Rakim more so than KRS, no disrespect to him or anything
Jul 21st 2013
98

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