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  1. rapmusik
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    Apr 25, 2020
    Blue carpet still a classic
     
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  2. rapmusik
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    He definitely had a lull at some point. Snoop Lion phase is one I’d like to forget. But he definitely didn’t fall off after Doggystyle. That’s a wack statement
     
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  3. Winter
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    Winter Super Comfy

    Apr 24, 2020
    Hate the narrative that Snoop fell off after he dropped Doggystyle. His post-Death Row discography, with the exception of maybe Ego Trippin, ranges from good to straight up classic. Your favourite rapper wishes they had Snoop’s longevity.
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Apr 26, 2020
    Harlem World and his features in Puff’s No Way Out cement his legacy if you ask me! Let alone his legendary flow in Mo Money Mo Problems :banderas:

    Mase was raw but retrospectively intriguing in any of the Children of the Corn cuts, way before he slowed down the flow once he landed on Bad Boy’s doorstep.
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Apr 25, 2020
    - Anything associated with “Mumble” Rap (please bury this term) has no place in the genre.

    - Puff & Ma$e were the worst thing to happen to hip-hop.

    - Big L had a flawless catalogue (love him to death tho)
     
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  6. lil uzi vert stan
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    lil uzi vert stan

    Apr 24, 2020
    Agreed - in my humble opinion No Limit era Snoop is a lot of fun if not great.
     
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  7. RetiredAccount
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Apr 24, 2020
    Here are some:
    • 50 Cent fell off after The Massacre (while he will never reach GRODT level, everything post GRODT is of consistent quality)
    • Drake doesn't have a classic (Take Care, NWTS, IYRTITL run is near perfect)
    • Pac > Biggie (Biggie is arguably the most skilled rapper of all time, Pac isn't - even though Pac has great music and made a tremendous social impact - Biggie will always be the better rapper/musician)
    • Lil Wayne being trash post Carter IV (while his post C4 discog is obviously weaker musically, he's become more skillful in many areas, he just needs the focus to piece it all together)
    • Jay-Z lost the Nas beef (I don't care what you think about Ether, look at Jay-Z's career afterwards vs Nas' PS Takeover is the superior diss)

    discuss
     
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  8. rapmusik
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    Apr 26, 2020
    song to song though, Wanna Know was f---ing garbage. Back 2 Back might not have been No Vaseline or Ether, but it definitely blows Meek's attempt out of the water.

    but you are right. the ghostwriting has been stuck to him ever since. so that could be a W for Meek. but strictly music, Drake bodied.
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Apr 26, 2020
    Young Cam was a lot of fun, he clearly had that Nasty Nas influence and was unfiltered aggression and imagination.

    I agree, Mase was fantastic but Cam was always from a different cloth. Children of the Corn were all dope, L was a monster, McGruff was great, Bloodshed was gone too soon and Cam & Mase still had their best years ahead of them. They practically changed Harlem’s rap scene forever
     
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  10. RetiredAccount
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Apr 26, 2020
    quality > quantity
     
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  11. Michael Myers
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    Apr 26, 2020
    This x10
     
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Apr 25, 2020
    his last two albums have been a1
     
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  13. lil uzi vert stan
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    lil uzi vert stan

    Apr 24, 2020
    its counterintuitve especially given the instinctive mockery he gets from raps self appoiinted tastemakers... and given how big he is. but ya.

    popular rap is sooo diff from ems niche, and his aesthetic is so removed from current trends mostly that its almost like he went from being (cool initially, to) uncool (for much of his comeback) to secretly cool again. the twitter cognescenti wont agree but hey they were wrong about bernie too so fuuuuq emmm
     
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    Oldboy

    Apr 24, 2020
    Also drake dont have classics. He have one good album
     
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  15. lil uzi vert stan
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    lil uzi vert stan

    Apr 24, 2020
    • A lot of revisionist history and bad takes about Eminem’s old and new output - mostly driven by his irritating, rapid stanbase (which isn’t his fault) and him being overexposed (which is ...partly his fault)

    And yeah as charismatic as Pac was , Biggie > him
     
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Apr 24, 2020
    The first half of IYRT is the makings of debatably his best album but the b-side is a wasteland besides Jungle and a couple others imo
     
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  17. Buddha
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    Buddha

    Apr 26, 2020
    Cam’ron during children of the corn is legendary. While I really really loved the more cocky arrogant and sometimes goofy Cam’ron that came after, I think he was best during children of the corn. Dude was ferocious. I love those old verses so much. It really sucks so many of them are in s-----y quality. I pray someday we get the full children of the corn catalogue remastered.

    Mase was dope back then but I always thought he was no where close to as good as Cam’ron.

    Thoughts?
     
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    Allis Mines

    Apr 25, 2020
    That drake bodied meek. Meek won the drake beef in the end. Ever since then Drake cant escape ghost writing accusations.
     
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    RetiredAccount Big Time Stuntin Like My Daddy

    Apr 25, 2020
    Ma$e is a top 10 rapper imo
     
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    Mikey

    Apr 25, 2020
    Dre;s Compton album is disappointing or not good
    (Just listened & it is better than any mainstream album released in the last 3-4 years) Great album.
     
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