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Dudes with the Skip Bayless hot takes on rap
Rap About Nothing: Hip Hop Chat Thread
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Dudes with the Skip Bayless hot takes on rap
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Ghostface, Scarface, Pimp C>Ross
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I get dudes want internet attention but even the thought of Ross being considered anywhere near BIG is stomach turning
he’s a solid rapper who makes ok songs
BIG is a pillar of the entire genre
& historical standing aside Ross can’t **** with Big on a microphone AT ALL
he’s a solid rapper who makes ok songs
BIG is a pillar of the entire genre
& historical standing aside Ross can’t **** with Big on a microphone AT ALL
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Rap listeners are stupid and lazy….but you listen to rap
Here y’all ****** go projecting y’all insecurities onto the next man again… I love real lyricism, I just said I got Ross in my top 5… Is he not lyrical?I respect Black Thought… Is he in my top 5? No. What’s your top 5?
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Rap listeners are stupid and lazy….but you listen to rap
I respect Black Thought… Is he in my top 5? No. What’s your top 5?
No you don't.
I don't do a top 5, because I know too many rappers
I think Rick Ross is aiiiiht, I wouldn't say he's lyrical.
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What’s the definition of lyrical?
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Egregious takes being made this morning.
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As far as I'm concerned for MY EARS I gotta say Bow Wow is the most lyrical rapper ever.
That ***** spoke to my soul like no other when I was 9
Those feelings haven't been felt since
rbk93
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Lyrics are overrated.
Black Thought is trash too.
Black Thought is trash too.
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If Ross was from NY he would be in your top 5, that’s a fact
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Being able to rap doesn't mean you're lyrical.
Being able to dunk doesn't mean you're athletic.
Being able to dunk doesn't mean you're athletic.
MIKE LOWERY
formerly chuck finster
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Regional bias is will always prevail when it comes to discussing hiphop with any kind of objectivity. Last few posts are pure stupidity, but they probably believe that.
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As far as I'm concerned for MY EARS I gotta say Bow Wow is the most lyrical rapper ever.
That ***** spoke to my soul like no other when I was 9
Those feelings haven't been felt since
70% of lyricism is image, perception and production.
Even so, Ross checks off these boxes anyway
. Y’all can debate where y’all have him “ranked” etc. But to deny he doesn’t have skills in the traditional rap senses as “lyrical” or can’t hang with the best of them is flat out wrong to me.Ross can rap his *** off.
TipsyMcStagga
formerly kod843
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Ross discography is definitely top 10. IDC what anyone says lol
Scarface, Beans, Jay, Pusha etc have all acknowledged how fat boy be rapping his a** off. His peers seem to acknowledge how dope he is so what us random internet critics think is irrelevant anyways lol
Scarface, Beans, Jay, Pusha etc have all acknowledged how fat boy be rapping his a** off. His peers seem to acknowledge how dope he is so what us random internet critics think is irrelevant anyways lol
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First things first. Ross doesn’t have a better album than Ready to Die. I’ll give credit to Ross on longevity, alliteration, multi syllables, etc. But Big was more witty, better story teller and easily packed more emotion in his rhymes. He also came off as more gully and sincere.
And, IMO, I never thought Life After Death was a classic.
Do I think Ross is better than AZ? Do or Die is a personal classic to me. I think Ross is better from a consistency basis. He also came out without any association to a GOAT. I respect AZ. He’s a great rapper. He just struggled assembling albums and was also mired in the radio churn of the 2000s. Ross has more radio hits.
Ghostface? No. Ghost is underrated. Like dude has two classics. Been part of other classics. And his discography is high quality (I’ll admit I can’t say the last new Ghost album I peeped after all the fish and Rehab).
GZA is nice with it too. Has a classic and associated with classics.
I think that’s the issue. I said it earlier. Ross came up in a time when dudes weren’t trying to get stripes. Drake, Cole, Ross, etc didn’t come up in an era where you were judged by complete projects but streams, radio, etc. Kanye was the bridge, which is probably why he spazzes in this 5-minutes of fame era. Kendrick…is truly the only rapper trying to construct complete projects (when I say that I mean the big names like Cole, Sean, Drake, etc).
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Doubt it.
Too many great rappers in the history of NY to try cram that ***** in any top 5 list
Does Ross have a booming business portfolio in the D or something?
You and your cousin got some real estate business with him?
It's not even dudes from his city making these claims
Seems like y'all feel the need to prop him up while simultaneously disrespecting BIG which is very interesting
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If Ross was from New York he wouldn't be Big Pun, Kane, Rakim, Jay, Nas, Biggie, G Rap, Pharoahe Monch, Cormega, Tragedy, AZ, Big L, Pos, Grand Puba, Chuck D, KRS, LL, Tribe...
to me
It's easy to have a a top five when your knowledge bank is so empty.
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70% of lyricism is image, perception and production.
Even so, Ross checks off these boxes anyway
Ross can rap his *** off.
Tell me where I said Ross can't rap
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