I’m not suggesting he’s the greatest. However the dude can articulate rhymes with multiple syllables. He has great flows. I feel he doesn’t get the respect or recognition he deserves.
I do feel like encore onward did taint his legacy somewhat, but what do you guys think?
That's all I have
I was thinking about how much posthumous hype shapes the way we talk about certain rappers. Honestly, would some of these artists be as critically acclaimed as they are if they hadn’t passed away so young or so tragically?
That’s not to say these people were whack or anything, because a lot of them were great but the way folks tend to romanticize their potential and/or elevate their “legacy” even though they never got the chance to evolve is wild sometimes.
It’s almost like an early death guarantees you a legendary status amongst certain listeners.
How do y’all see it? Does dying young amplify someone’s legacy in a way that wouldn’t have happened otherwise?
Nas gets roasted often for his beat selection, but honestly, they’re not terrible by any means.
What are some of your favorite he has rapped on?
For me it’s, Nas is Like and Got Yourself a Gun
i can’t think of any off the top of my head but it’s making me type down here
Jesus Sheek left earth on some of them songs 🤷🏾♂️🔥🔥🔥. Am in delusional or do I have a point 🤷🏾♂️
is it because they didn't want to waste an original beat on a track just to shoot on someone? or is there some other reason why this was always so common
Possibly the most underrated rapper of all timer.. Personally, he my second favorite of all time and is of of two artist who I have consistently been a fan of every project for over 20 years.
Check his music out. You won’t regret it. Minstrel show. Charity starts at home. Chitlin circuit 1.5. Several more also
To life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. 23 hour a day solitary confinement. The only amenity you have been awarded is that you get to have five hip hop albums and one music player. The only condition being that you have to listen to at least one full album every day for the rest of your life imprisonment.
What five albums do you choose.
I’m talking about those hooks that pop into your head outta nowhere even if you haven’t heard the song in a while.
Unfortunately for me, one of those hooks is “One Call Away” by Chingy. I have no fuckin clue why that shit randomly pops into my head. It’s not even like I was a huge fan when it dropped, but man…that’s a catchy ass hook. Shoutout to Simba lol
What's a rap song that touches your soul
I mean we got Elzhi, Eminem (love him or hate him) Royce DA 5'9, Big Sean (love him or hate him also) Boldy James,Proof all them
I’m not trying to self promo at all I just genuinely want ur guy’s opinions on my album One Last Summer. Plz be super honest. It is “One Last Summer by Connie”
Decided to listen to Enter the Wu Tang for the first time in a few years and Ghostface’s opening for Bring Da Ruckus just blew me away. I can only imagine what people thought when they first heard this when it came out.
“All-whitе crowd? I laugh at life's little jokes.
Somе of y'all never got up at the crack of dawn to go to work for the low and it shows (Good for you, though)”
That’s from billy woods of Armand Hammer on their song “Glue Traps” by Armand hammer & The Alchemist
woods is known for having a predominantly white fan base, that line made me chuckle.
I am curious of other songs where rappers diss their own fans, even in a joking way.
Or maybe some other rap/rock group.
I'm going Thug Motivation 101
Waiting for the train and these lyrics randomly popped into my head 🤷♂️