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For me,
1993-1999:
1. Nas- story telling and the production in Illmatic was impeccable. Everything after cannot match this masterpiece.
2. Tupac- his story telling is as good as Nas but I felt some of his songs were a little slow paced for my tasting. In terms of story telling, I think he may even edge out Nas a bit.
3. Mos Def- BlackStar and Black on Both Sides are great albums. Although I will admit I usually skip a few tracks when I relisten to them. I have 5-6 tracks I absolutely love in each album. Mos Def has a very unique voice and always seemed to have a great flow. He also never seemed to have beef with any rappers and purposely tried to stay neutral and its' evident in a lot of his songs or at least I think so. He's still relevant and making millions still.
4. Big L- I think the best lyricist on the list but he was one-dimensional in his hardcore gangsta rap. Greatest punchline king in rap. Didn't have much time on mainstream if any. If he lived, I do believe he would have been top 3 greatest all time. Talent wise, I do believe he may have had more potential than who I think is the GOAT rapper, Nas. I feel if he had better production, he would have had a few legendary albums. I think he was on pace to sign with Rockafella Records (Jay Z). He was so close to exploding on the mainstream scene. Nas has even said he was "scared to death" to compete with him once he heard him freestyling.
5. Modd deep- The Infamous is a great album. Storytelling is good.
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01-10-2015, 04:21 PM
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01-12-2015, 12:20 AM
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lol, so much for those floodgates.

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01-12-2015, 02:19 AM
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Location: Sweden
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I am not a fan, but I prefer 70s and early 80s when it was fun.
Rap went down the drain the second they turned gangster.
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01-12-2015, 02:23 AM
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Early 90's
Doggystyle is still probably my all time favorite rap album
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01-12-2015, 02:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SoLongTexas
lol, so much for those floodgates.
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Lol I actually thought this would be a big thread by now.
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01-12-2015, 04:04 AM
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05-14-2015, 08:04 PM
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Location: Austell, Georgia
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90s
2 PAC: straight forward emotional story telling.
Rakim: greatest lyricists to ever live.
Wutang Clan: greatest rap group ever. Many different styles.
Scareface: see 2 PAC
Outkast: greatest duo ever
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05-15-2015, 12:33 AM
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05-16-2015, 01:36 AM
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As we can all see here, rap's boat has sailed.
If it ever had a boat.
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