26. "well he made em so he knew how to rock over them perfectly" In response to Reply # 13
I forgot all about Elzhi in SV tho..him being in there aint really fair cause he is the best "mc" by far but as far who the best in the original SV its dilla..I could see a case for Battin tho
14. "Baatin" In response to Reply # 1 Wed Feb-13-13 07:52 PM by allelements
"I'm that motha f*cka, Grippin the mic, like it's a joke/ Niggas fall in love with the music like it's a hoe/ Put down the mic, you lost your whole-flow/ you take it to seriously, like it's a gam-ble/ f*ck this rap sh*t, I listen to cla-ssi-cal/ in the stu-di-o, new-as, us-u-al/" -Baatin
I'm sayin Baatin's general mind state along with that cadence. Shit is dope to me.
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
>They got better over time but their appeal was more their >personalities than their lyrics. > >In kind of response to the OP, Elzhi is my favorite BECAUSE >he's the most talented, while at the same time having some >personality to go with it.
Something about when he showed up on a track that immediately grabbed your attention, for better or worse depending on your taste in rap. For those of us who "get" Slum Village--and nothing against those who don't, since you're also entitled to your own musical opinion--Baatin was the exact representation of what made them so strangely likable. I think the best example of Baatin's glow as an MC was on the Fantastic Vol. 1 track "Things U Do". His breathing patterns, signature ad lib singing--"uh, OHHHH"--and absurd lyrical themes came together in a very rewarding and charming way. They all had their usual styles/topics: Dilla was about girls/being a boss, T3 liked talking about how wack your crew is, and Baatin was spiritual and especially all about that TANTRA SEX. But Baatin's subject matter made the most sense for their musical vibes, and that's why he gets my pick.
22. "like someone said, he represented what SV was about" In response to Reply # 10
more than any of them, from his lyrics to his delivery to his personality I'd imagine him and Ghost on a song together would be a bit like that Busta/ODB remix, with more talk about scrolls and wide open cheeks
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I like elzhi as a rapper and definitely think he's the most skilled out of everyone in the group. But when I want to hear Slum Village, his songs aren't the ones I go to immediately.
18. "Baatin is best rapper in the group, point blank" In response to Reply # 0
and he made for the most interesting moments not counting the later incarnations but Elzhi sounded really good bouncing off Baatin's nonsense on Trinity I like Dilla and all as a rapper but cmon now
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19. "El stands out to me; never been adept at picking out the others" In response to Reply # 0
I could if you grilled me, but otherwise my mind's not really trying. The pre-Elzhi albums relaly don't require me to know who's rapping, they're almost more complete to me as somewhat anonymous.
24. "I remember reading that Baatin just wrote whatever he wanted to" In response to Reply # 23
and didn't really care much for what the topic was unless it interested him I can definitely see that being the case
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