Comments on: Lyrics Vs. Character

By: Dontez

Dontez — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:52:38 +0000

On The Money Rob..

By: damestatus

damestatus — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:29:29 +0000

You rap fan guys are really passionate about your PERSONAL viewpoint.

By: dj blendz

dj blendz — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:26:16 +0000

@ Megan Mills

I think u got the wrong Sean P,the one we talkin about is a rapper lmao (unless i missed something)

By: Victor

Victor — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:14:53 +0000

I personally think the argument either way does not count if an emcee is spectacular in either category e.g. Pharoahe Monch is so ridiculously technically able that even if he was monotone or something it wouldn’t matter, Talib is an example of this imo.

But yeah a balance is far more preferable but thats what separates a good emcee from a legendary one. Prodigy used to be so revered as he was technical as well as just raw.

By: TCOR

TCOR — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:26:54 +0000

man..i meant in comparison to a canibus or saafir (Puba Maxwells the man!).. he was more by the book (flow wise..) he was basically the drunk uncle 5%er of rap.. always said some real insightful shit to say.. and sometimes simple is better anyways..

By: gstatty

gstatty — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:22:33 +0000

mc hammer, there you have it, no more comments anybody, he had the personality and the rhymes, you guys can’t touch this mc, literally, i’m totally cereal guys, oh and homie the clown, okay thats my two, homie would be in full face paint with a mean mug, guy carried around a sock with rocks in it, thats more gully than any hardbody talking ex-convict rapper, eff a tooly son, homie the clown had socks with rocks, respect his wig hairs

By: Megan Mills

Megan Mills — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:18:49 +0000

Sean Penn has his head so far up that he doesn’t see that Chavez is a dictator ruining Venezuela and exporting drugs, corruption, and violence throughout Latin America.
Sean should stick to acting and stay out of politics.
Megan Mills

By: tareq

tareq — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:13:27 +0000

the D.O.G
Best that ever did it.

By: ceedub

ceedub — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:29:15 +0000

Damn I hate to say this because I have mad respect for all those who love Hip-Hop but some of the comments I’ve been reading lately on this site are straight garbage. I’ll put it down in order for y’all:

1)Madlib better stay off the mic, no matter how much you love his beats (which bore me after two minutes but hey that’s me)
2)Young Jeezy sucks
3)E.P.M.D. were never the most lyrical cats? are you serious?maybe they weren’t if compared to Ra, G.Rap or Kane but c’mon Erick and Parish have been lyrically consistent for at least four albums.
4)O.C. and Freddie Foxxx are two of the best mc’s ever and if you don’t believe it maybe you have never seen them live rapping their asses off.
5)Blaq Poet’s last album is killing it.
6)Grand Puba saying “the simplest stuff”?you must be out of your mind…the man’s got crazy flow with mad concepts…definitely the wrong example to make to describe someone lacking lyrical skills..

I think the best example in the category Robbie posted on is Noreaga. He could never really rhyme but he could set a track on fire at least in his early days when everyone wanted him as a guest on tracks.

By: TCOR

TCOR — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:22:29 +0000

i’d hate to say it, but blaq poet isn’t fresh anymore.. Did dude leave his stamp early on in the game? Of course.. can’t take that away from him.. much respect and all buutt but do i wanna hear dude nowadays? nooo.. Same with Big Shug (although he has great beat selections).. and all the mobb deep off shoots are terrible.. every branch of infamous mobb and illa ghee.. dudes just can’t rap.. you have to think if cats like Nas and Big Daddy Kane came in the game like that (sounding like their hangers on), they would’ve been promptly laughed out of it..
As far as older heads who still got charisma.. I’d have to go with Grand Daddy I.U.. though a lil rusty, he still has something important to say and says it in a dope manner.. Ed O.G… though sometimes inconsistent still has It.. Cormega sounds like one of the first internet emcee.. has rhymes but can’t flow to save his life.. I got his album too so i’m not just talkin shit.. Sean Price.. Altered his rhyme content and flow a little and is by far one of the freshest and most entertaining characters in hip hop (and he doesn’t even have to yell)
A.G. is the man.. always.. Just needs to dump DJ Design.. (no more new age/world beats..)
I think Grand Puba is one of the best examples of a rapper who can say the simplest stuff and still be entertaining as hell.. devin the dude too.. A lot of these other dudes.. O.G.’s and Newjacks alike, need to hang it up!

By: chu

chu — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:33:06 +0000

Kool Keith never lost it

By: MF

MF — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:41:21 +0000

Robbie is enjoying Gucci Mane songs? Can da streetz smell a Unkut UGK ephiphany post? Honestly, though, Prodigy's best moments from the past 4 or so years are as good as any of the classic 90s Mobb shit. The more he's been punked by other rappers, the more ostentatious and nasty his rapping has become. Mac Ten Handle, Raining Guns And Shanks and Mobb's Put 'Em In They Place are masterpieces.

By: Question Marc

Question Marc — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:58:42 +0000

in the end, the ultimate test is
IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THE LYRICS 10 YEARS AFTER
the song/album was released.

That’s all that matters.
Thats why cats like Snoop, Eminem, ODB, Biz Markie, Redman, Method Man, Scarface, Cube, Jay, Big L, Kane, Rakim etc – are great classic MCs…

By: reiser

reiser — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:48:34 +0000

No disrespect, but I guess that anybody with more than 5 or ten years of listening to hip hop has come to such a conclusion.
Also, it’s pretty obvious that if you started listening to rap music when they were all about multisyllabic rhymes you’ll be probably heavily influenced by this and you definitely won’t be able to stand this whole swagger gimmick, but there will still be some notable exceptions.

Case in point: IMHO that Slaughterhouse album sucked major balls -even though some ten years ago I would’ve been much more enthusiastic about their rhyme patterns- while the last ‘Mega album definitely has much more impact because of what and also HOW the concepts have been put down. And I’m not saying that because ‘Mega uses some weird adlibs or something, it’s just because it’s well-written.

The bottom line could be: “First of all them tight niggas with that spaced out shit/ I stick a rocket up in they ass and give em a lift”
Words of wisdom

By: Daniel Beaulieu

Daniel Beaulieu — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:52:53 +0000

I disagree about O.C. not being a great lyricist.