Comments on: KRS-One Crowned Rap GOAT By Internets

By: ANORMOUSdotcom

ANORMOUSdotcom — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:49:27 +0000

to me the GOAT has to be Melle Mel cuz he is like the blueprint of the rapper (especially to KRS)

my personal favorite is Kool Keith tho
“innovatin’ this patterin” keith is one of the most unknown influential emcees.. most original rhyme patterns and ideas.. most people were influenced indirectly by him with the offbeat rhythms (if you emulate rza, ghost, wu or even dipset to a degree you are unknowingly influenced by Kool Keith!!)

By: Mercilesz

Mercilesz — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:45:07 +0000

ha ha thats hilarious

By: dj blendz

dj blendz — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:06:54 +0000

^^ no thank u i’d rather see paint dry

By: killa kev

killa kev — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:06:24 +0000

KrS is not the rap goat. More rappers need to get on his level, hopsin is definitely doing that http://tinyurl.com/d2o34r

By: Mercilesz

Mercilesz — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:25:04 +0000

and KrS although he looked up to him Shut him down for a Grand live on stage…..oh well

By: 5 Grand

5 Grand — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:02:16 +0000

“1)I agree with you when you say that the X-Y argument cannot be considered as a point to say someone is better than another. If we cared about this than Grandmaster Caz or Melle Mel would have won this poll hands down. ”

Thank you Ceedub, I’m glad somebody mentioned Melle Mel. Really if you list all of the things that an MC has to have that would put him in the running for GOAT, Melle Mel wins.

1. Melle Mel was arguably the first rapper. There are shows from 1978 floating around on the internet with Melle Mel flowing while Grandmaster Flash is rocking breaks. And this was 1978, a full year before Rappers Delight.

CHeck Melle Mel’s flow on The Message, Beat Street, Step Off, White Lines, New York New York. This is all stuff from the early 80s and he raps circles around cats that are out now.

I’d put Melle Mel’s performance on The Message and Beat Street up against anything Rakim, KRS, Nas, Jay Z, Kool G Rap, etc has ever done. And he was laying it down in 1982!!!!

Melle Mel is The GOAT because there was nobody before him, nobody that influenced him to do what he was doing. I mean, Nas had Rakim, Ghostface had G Rap, etc.

If we are going by the “If there was no X then there would be no Y” argument than Melle Mel wins.

If we are just going verse for verse, Melle Mel still wins.

Name 1 song that personifies rap better than The Message – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5….. Can’t do it.

Melle Mel is the true GOAT.

By: farns

farns — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:54:59 +0000

To my man bonin – you can’t deny Chuck D’s work or that he’s got a steady flow, but he’s never been that nice on the mic. He’s does have a good voice though, and that goes a long way. I think that’s what’s missing these days in rap. Every cat sounds the same.

By: dj blendz

dj blendz — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:56:49 +0000

i neva woulda figured that in 2009 KRS would be a “safe” pick for GOAT…some of ya’ really need to brush up on his history,and also the argument about his sub-par later albums,name me ONE MC from them days that hasn’t been puttin out garbage albums..as for the “step into a world” remix anyone remember the ‘classic’ from the dynamic duo of rakim and jody watley?? and being that we into “safe” picks what about kane’s subpar albums?? Veterans Day,anyone?? Should i now get into LL’s career?? G Rap?? remember “click of respect”? oh no, so how ’bout the ‘classic’ giancana story’? still dont remember..oh well. case in point being ALL these emcees have fallen off at some point,KRS is NO exception..so no i dont buy KRS as a “safe” pick,if that’s the case i would go with Rakim,who i think would be the best choice for “safe” pick..peace

By: DANJAMANIA

DANJAMANIA — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:12:08 +0000

I have to agree with digglahh just a bit. I am a fan of KRS’ (as it relates to his better years), but I do think he tends to be the “obligated choice” due to the status he had years and years ago, and because it doesn’t come with a lot of debate to say he’s great. There’s even people who would contest someone saying Rakim, because it’s been beaten into the ground so much that it’s become cliche to say he’s the greatest. But KRS has that happy medium where he’s not the guy the kids mention, and he’s not always the oldheads’ first choice either. So he hasn’t been underrated nor overrated, therefore a SAFE pick.

And on a side note, his fans like to forget that while they rally against the guys who supposedly “sold out” in the late-90s, KRS was right there with everybody else doing a track with the guy who was DEFINITELY the hip-hop purist’s Anti-Christ in ’97 (I don’t have to say his name, do I?). But much like with a lot of things, KRS gets a pass not granted to others who did the same. So whereas you have a Jay or a Nas never being fully forgiven by the “heads” because of the changes they made in their careers, that “Step Into A World” remix stays buried like it never happened. This is what I think he was saying by calling KRS a safe pick, because he seemingly is the only one who gets passes by the “heads” that others don’t.

By: SPank (Divided Souls Ent)

SPank (Divided Souls Ent) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:26:03 +0000

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By: Combat Jack

Combat Jack — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:22:34 +0000

I’m not really mad with this one. KRS for ’09, You Suckers!!!

By: chronwell

chronwell — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:57:13 +0000

Even Obama dont want it with Kris!

By: 456

456 — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:53:51 +0000

rakim is the greatest of all time but krs is an acceptable result.

By: Redstarr

Redstarr — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:21:43 +0000

DUCK!!! SUCKER MC’S DUCK DOWN!!!

KRS-ONE will always be the Greatest of All Time.

By: bonin

bonin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:38:04 +0000

i can’t see ghostface as the best from wu-tang, let alone at seventh goat. and no love for chuck d?