11 Rappers Who Were Once Slept-On But Aren't Anymore

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Back with another complex article i know the coli fam dont like complex but this is a good read.

11 Rappers Who Were Once Slept-On | Complex

Nas once claimed, "Props is a true thug's wife." While it's true that many rappers never get the props they truly deserve—which is why we had to pen a list of The 50 Most Slept-On Rappers of All Time—some rappers earn their recognition down the line.

This either happens because MCs simply start making even better music and turn their careers around, someone influential makes an impassioned case for them, or enough time passes for their music to be properly appreciated.

After ranking the most slept-on rappers, we took a look back at the hip-hop artists whose catalogs were once slept-on, but aren't anymore. Here they are, in no particular order.

Sean Price
On Sean Price's newest album, Mic Tyson, he spits, "I was once fukked up, from the ash I risen." That isn't a boast either, it's the truth. At one point, P was selling pills and stolen two-ways to pay the bills and dubbed himself "the brokest rapper you know." He struggled mightily after Boot Camp Clik's heyday in the '90s and became an irrelevant, forgotten MC.

How did he turn it around? Well, for one—inspired by Ghostface's Supreme Clientele—he put out the best material of his career in the mid-Aughts, including the underground classic Jesus Price Supastar. More importantly, his rise coincided with the rise of rap Internet blogs, particularly Nah Right. The site's founder, Eskay, is a huge fan of Price and championed him on the site frequently.

Price's hilarious, hardcore material coupled with Nah Right's influence helped Price turn his career around and become a rap blog darling.

DJ Quik
DJ Quik began his career homeless, selling mixtapes of his own cuts in Compton. He came up, though, and Quik's determination and undeniable talent created a bidding war over his signing. After signing with Profile Records and dropping Quik Is The Name, he was one of the biggest artistic forces on the West Coast. His hit single "Tonite" started his lengthy career with a bang.

But throughout the '90s, Dre and Death Row dominated the air waves and Quik's prominence faded. His album sales trickled off yet the quality remained. As his career continued and he kept putting out material, Quik developed his own lane instead of emulating Dre's G-funk like so many of his contemporaries.

Blaqkout, Quik's collaboration album with Kurupt, forced everyone to appreciate his legacy. Quik's contributions to hip-hop have become clearer in recent years, from his acclaimed solo work to helping Dre with the drums on "In Da Club."

 

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[BlackZilla]

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[phatphuck]

where's the rest of the names? i dont wanna open that wack site