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Mongo
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"Poll question: Which city produces consistently better emcees?"


  

          

California and New York are barred from this poll because we could be here all day and frankly, I can't honestly say that either region produces CONSISTENTLY better rappers.

Meanwhile, I genuinely think of Philly and Detroit as first tier talent cities. Atlanta is quirky and I'm biased against it by my own tastes, and Chicago's given the world a lot of talent, but I'm on the fence about consistency.

GO.

Poll result (37 votes)
Detroit (14 votes)Vote
Philadelphia (19 votes)Vote
Atlanta (2 votes)Vote
Chicago (2 votes)Vote

  

  
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I've never heard a Philly emcee who couldn't rap
Mar 04th 2015
1
That's pretty much how I feel. But Detroit...
Mar 04th 2015
2
true.. but 99% of them have the SAME FLOW
Mar 04th 2015
10
everybody in the city can rap, no lie. grab a random guy off the street
Mar 04th 2015
13
ahem
Mar 04th 2015
17
      *clears throat*
Mar 05th 2015
25
      you mean the guys clipse aped their entire style from?
Mar 05th 2015
28
what elevates NY, LA, or Oakland above the conversation?
Mar 04th 2015
3
Too much bias, too inconsistent.
Mar 04th 2015
7
volume and subjectivity taint the poll for those I think
Mar 04th 2015
8
Philly. Detroit is surely close, but Philly goes back way further
Mar 04th 2015
4
psk...we makin that green
Mar 05th 2015
20
Chicago off the strength of Krucial Konflict
Mar 04th 2015
5
i lol'd
Mar 04th 2015
9
in the 21st century the answer is Detroit inclusive of everywhere
Mar 04th 2015
6
I say Detroit. They have dropped a number of emcees...
Mar 04th 2015
11
I say Detroit, that's why I can't BELIEVE Smedium Sean is from there!
Mar 04th 2015
12
This tie is kind of dope, actually.
Mar 04th 2015
14
I've always considered Chicago an underachiever overall
Mar 04th 2015
15
Philly easily. Philly better than LA and Oakland too.
Mar 04th 2015
16
Cuhhhhh you a cellout
Mar 05th 2015
29
      if you talking about rappers rappin
Mar 05th 2015
32
Philly and it ain't even close
Mar 04th 2015
18
i always wanted to do a philly vs detroit post...i always felt it
Mar 05th 2015
19
I dont consider Meek Mill a good emcee at all
Mar 05th 2015
21
Beans Makes Me Lean Towards Philly
Mar 05th 2015
26
You're totally missing Houston here...
Mar 05th 2015
22
THE SOUTH GOT SOMETHING TO SAY!! via Houston & New Orleans
Mar 05th 2015
23
DETROIT
Mar 05th 2015
24
Tha D but it's close
Mar 05th 2015
27
This actually reminds me of how much Philly n Detroit have in common
Mar 05th 2015
30
Chicago has a long "boombap" emcee tradition
Mar 05th 2015
31
eve >>> big sean
Mar 05th 2015
33
what if you put together a starting 5 for each city? ATL will win dogg
Mar 05th 2015
34
Dog, LOL @ that avatar.
Mar 05th 2015
35

John Forte
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1. "I've never heard a Philly emcee who couldn't rap"
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they may be spitting tired shit, but they're at least good at rapping. I can';t say the same for everyone who's come out of the D, Chi or Atl

  
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Mongo
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2. "That's pretty much how I feel. But Detroit..."
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 Wed Mar-04-15 03:30 PM by Mongo

  

          

...has some amazing rappers.

  
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legsdiamond
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10. "true.. but 99% of them have the SAME FLOW"
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 Wed Mar-04-15 04:03 PM by legsdiamond

          

don't get me wrong, they can flow for days but they usually use the same flow on every song.

  
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13. "everybody in the city can rap, no lie. grab a random guy off the street"
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and he has at least 16 bars ready

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17. "ahem"
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philly%27s_Most_Wanted

  
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25. "*clears throat*"
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit%27s_Most_Wanted

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28. "you mean the guys clipse aped their entire style from?"
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3. "what elevates NY, LA, or Oakland above the conversation?"
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Out of curiosity?

  
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7. "Too much bias, too inconsistent. "
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8. "volume and subjectivity taint the poll for those I think"
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4. "Philly. Detroit is surely close, but Philly goes back way further"
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20. "psk...we makin that green"
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T Reynolds
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5. "Chicago off the strength of Krucial Konflict"
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nah but they had a ton of lyrical miracle dudes

plus Twista

plus the GOAT bomb-dropping lyricist of all time Common (SPOILER ALERT: he's talking about Hip Hop)

  
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9. "i lol'd"
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>(SPOILER ALERT: he's talking about Hip Hop)

  
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6. "in the 21st century the answer is Detroit inclusive of everywhere"
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But it seems the 20th century is weighing us down in peoples minds

  
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11. "I say Detroit. They have dropped a number of emcees..."
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...that have blown my wig back with the high level of skill. Em', Royce, Elzhi, Lacks, Big Tone (Hodge Podge) just to name a few.



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12. "I say Detroit, that's why I can't BELIEVE Smedium Sean is from there! "
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14. "This tie is kind of dope, actually. "
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15. "I've always considered Chicago an underachiever overall"
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16. "Philly easily. Philly better than LA and Oakland too."
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29. "Cuhhhhh you a cellout"
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32. "if you talking about rappers rappin"
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it's always been new york and philly, 1 and 2.

LA has earned the third spot.

4th is where the debates really start, though detroit probably has it sewn up.

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18. "Philly and it ain't even close"
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despite all the trash
I know several heads there that can put anyone to shame.

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19. "i always wanted to do a philly vs detroit post...i always felt it"
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was a pretty interesting matchup...good post.

  
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21. "I dont consider Meek Mill a good emcee at all"
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but Philly also gave us Black Thought, Malik B, Freeway, Beanie Sigel and Peedi Crackk

Eminem at his best vs. Black Thought at his best is a toss up for me

but Detroit also has a slew of slept on talent

I'll give the slight edge to Philly

  
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26. "Beans Makes Me Lean Towards Philly"
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Dude is a monster

Then again, the D has Royce...and that is a crazy matchup right there

  
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22. "You're totally missing Houston here... "
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Bun B and Devin Tha Dude could teach a masterclass in emceeing.


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23. "THE SOUTH GOT SOMETHING TO SAY!! via Houston & New Orleans"
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24. "DETROIT"
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Royce and Em alone son this post.

Big Sean surprisingly holds his own against most emcees his age.

Don't forget about Danny Brown either.

Philly has Meek, Cassidy, Gillie, Freeway, Young Chris (solely off the strength of his grind) and others.

It's close call that's for sure.

  
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27. "Tha D but it's close"
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I'll say that Detroit's got some of the dopest wordsmiths at this moment, but Philly has been on the map longer (but only by a few years).


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30. "This actually reminds me of how much Philly n Detroit have in common"
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Even in damn Sports. Both tend to have the rouger style teams. Old Sixers, old Pistons, and both were red and blue. Hell, Iverson played for both. But both had Soul, old school and then neo soul. Dilla and ?uest love, being from Detroit and Philly. Both are extremely blue collar Black cities that have culture. Both have a strong rivalry with the biggest city in the region, being Chicago and New York.

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31. "Chicago has a long "boombap" emcee tradition "
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That we sometimes overlook because the emcees from that school often end up transcending (or literally leaving) Chicago.

Common
Kanye
Lupe

Twista

Recently:
Chance the Rapper

I'm blanking out now.

Anyway Detroit and Philly edges out Chicago just by sheer volume of "bars"...lol

  
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33. "eve >>> big sean"
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So was fresh prince


And big sean is like top 5 Detroit by default

Kinda surprised this is that close, actually



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34. "what if you put together a starting 5 for each city? ATL will win dogg"
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35. "Dog, LOL @ that avatar."
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