Jay-Z [Poll] Tupac vs Jay-Z

Started by Garnet FF, May 6, 2016, in Music Add to Reading List

Tupac vs Jay-Z

  1. Tupac

    61.0%
  2. Jay-Z

    39.0%
  1. pop
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    pop

    Aug 17, 2016
    Jay Z's beat selection was pretty bad post reasonable doubt, not to mention those chipmunk vocals he uses in hooks *cringe*
     
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  2. Michael Myers
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    Aug 17, 2016
    Don't know half of the usernames who voted for pac lol
     
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  3. Fitzy
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    Fitzy BeliGOAT

    Aug 17, 2016
    No one can do it better
    I check cheddar like a food inspector
    My homey Strict told me, "Dude finish your breakfast"
    So that's what I'ma do,
    take you back to the dude with the Lexus,
    fast-forward the jewels and the necklace
    Let me tell you dudes what I do to protect this
    I s---t at you actors like movie directors

    5 syllable rhyme scheme carried on for 8 bars.

    While that verse by Pac, at best, has 3 syllable rhyme patterns carried on for maybe 4 bars lol.

    Do you listen to music or do you just skim through it?

    And if you're talking flows and such, Jay Z has so many that FAR surpasses ANYTHING Pac has done.
     
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  4. Michael Myers
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    Aug 17, 2016
    Amen
     
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  5. Super Mario25
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    Super Mario25 King of cool

    Aug 17, 2016
    yup yup
     
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  6. Super Mario25
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    Super Mario25 King of cool

    Aug 17, 2016
    breh this is not impressive besides some of the stuff u bolded do not even rhyme with each other.

    like what does di or tors in directors rhyme with in that phrase

    besides the fact u don't know what u talking about pac rhymed more then 6 syllables per bar in that verse i posted.
     
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  7. Super Mario25
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    Super Mario25 King of cool

    Aug 17, 2016

    Allow me to introduce first: Makaveli the Don
    Hysterical, spiritual lyrics like The Holy Qur'an
    n----s
    get shook like 5-0
    My .45 is next to me when we ride, for survival
    Money-making plans, pistol close at hand, swollen pockets
    Let me introduce the topic, then we drop it
    Expose snakes ‘cause they breed freely

    u see how many vowel sounds he actually rhymes.

    everything i bolded actually rhymes.
     
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  8. daveramm
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    Aug 17, 2016
    who cares?
     
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  9. Fitzy
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    Fitzy BeliGOAT

    Aug 17, 2016
    This guy thinks "the Don" and "Quran" is an impressive rhyme scheme lol
     
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  10. canyouduck
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    canyouduck 50-0

    Aug 17, 2016
    Lol n----- have you even listened to the blueprint and the black album? Them beats are goat
     
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  11. TimmyT
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    TimmyT Self-Taught

    Aug 17, 2016
    yeah, jay-z was better at rapping, i get that.

    but dude, 2-pac was more unique than jay-z. no, he wasn't the greatest when it comes to mic skills, but he reached the listener like no other hip hop artist i can think of.

    i don't know, to me he was just better. plus look at all he accomplished by only 25 years of age. jigga man didn't even release his first album until he was like 26 haha

    tupac shakur FTW!!
     
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  12. M.I.C.
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    Aug 17, 2016
    just because Tupac reached you as a listener more than any other artist doesn't make him the best, we all have an artist like that. if you can admit Jay-z is better at rapping than Tupac that's all that rly needs to be said
     
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  13. Fitzy
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    Fitzy BeliGOAT

    Aug 17, 2016
    I grew up on Pac's music, definitely connected with it when I was younger. Me Against The World might be my personal favorite album, alongside It's Dark and h--- is Hot by DMX. They both have a lot of nostalgia for me.

    I used to support Pac like crazy too. He's probably one of my favorite rapper to listen to, although as I get older, I listen to him less and less, much like Eminem.

    In saying that, Jay Z is flat out a better rapper than 2Pac. I feel like Nas/Jay Z/Biggie are the top 3 rappers OAT.

    I do think Pac gets underappreciated by modern fans though
     
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    pop

    Aug 18, 2016
    Yeah quality trash.
     
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  15. Michael Myers
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    Aug 18, 2016
    Yikes
     
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  16. Jakey
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    Jakey You Reckon

    Aug 18, 2016
    The 16 year old Tupac stan me would k--- me for voting Jay-Z, but times have changed. :ohno:
     
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    Aug 18, 2016
    :wow2:
     
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    canyouduck 50-0

    Aug 18, 2016
    There's no denying In that the production on those albums are good. It's just a fact
     
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    This dropped when pac was still droppin half assed albums. He never had flows this fresh
     
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  20. VR46
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    VR46 Kamikaze

    Aug 18, 2016
    how is pac winning this ?
     
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