Best Posts: Melle Mel: 2Pac Was Great, Biggie Smalls Wasn't! Biggie Didn't Influence Or Impact Hip-Hop Like 2Pac

  1. Worm
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    Mar 27, 2021
    He did say Biggie was a better rapper which he was. I could agree Pac changed more than Biggie with his overly dramatic personality. But Biggie is still the better artist by miles
     
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  2. Kujaku67
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    Mar 28, 2021
    Both are top tier rappers but I always regarded Pac as the better artist by miles. Biggie's an outstanding emcee but there's something about his song choices and albums that comes off semi-manufactured compared to Pac, maybe cause of the connection to Diddy and the fact that Life After Death was a very glossy album, despite being a classic record.

    Pac just seems way more poetic and soulful in his raps. Suicidal Thoughts and Sky's The Limit are some of my fave introspective BIG songs but even those 2 combined don't have the emotion of Brenda's Got A Baby or Dear Mama.

    And Melle Mel's right about Pac's legacy. Pac's legacy d--- near rivals Bob Marley's with the Pope listening to him, African armies being named after him, sparking the Arab Spring, Putin giving him a shoutout, murals of him everywhere, and lowkey popularizing bandanas on a worldwide scale. Biggie's skilled and actually more influential when it comes to quotables but his legacy just can't compare, especially on a global scale.
     
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    Tone Riggz There's No Cure For Being A C*nt

    Mar 28, 2021
    Melle Mel is definitely a legend and he inspired a lot of artists. However, I don’t think he got the memo that better rappers came out after his run. He’s always had this inflated sense of his lyrical ability.
     
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    Mar 27, 2021
    He’s obviously wrong, but still an all time legend.
     
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    Mar 27, 2021
    He's out of his mind and yes, it's because he smoked way too much crack.
     
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  6. M.I.C.
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    Mar 29, 2021
    I think they were both very good!
     
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    Mar 27, 2021
    @Detroit24 That's it. I will annihilate this dusty 80 y/o pre-OnlyFans creator douche.

    History in the making buddy, buckle up!
     
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