Bars only.... Kurupt or Ras Kass? 🤔

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Ras easily because he doesn't rhyme bytch with bytch.

 

[wizworld]

 

[wizworld]

Kurupt is a master of cadences/patterns and it makes his lyrics sound better. Ras Kass has disjointed cadences and patterns, I think that's why some sleep on his lyricism.

 

[NormanConnors]

Ras easily

 

[Rekkapryde]

Ras easily

 

[get these nets]

Ras Kass

Never been impressed by Kurupt's bars

 

[Deltron]

Ras Kass

Never been impressed by Kurupt's bars

Not Even rhyming bytch with bytch?

 

[987654321]

And the case can be made that the rapping on "Soul On Ice" is dumbed down slightly from the demo. Demo had more songs where he's spitting crazy like "If/Then".

I’ve been trying to think of something that could compete, since this thread even started. I think NY 87’ would be the one. Outside of some “Dogg Food” verses, that’s the most focused, coherent Kurupt I’ve ever heard.

 

[FreshAIG]

And the case can be made that the rapping on "Soul On Ice" is dumbed down slightly from the demo. Demo had more songs where he's spitting crazy like "If/Then".

Yep. Take A Deep Breath, Remain Anonymous, High IQ

 

[wizworld]

Yep. Take A Deep Breath, Remain Anonymous, High IQ

Exactly. The level Ras was on when he debuted makes it really hard for me to listen to his sons. If Ras Kass was their brother as opposed to being their dad they'd probably have quit. In the end they will likely have more successful music careers than both of their seemingly more talented parents, the world is crazy.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Reading off paper? Easily Ras

 

[Awesome Wells]

They were in their primes at different times.

But bar for bar, Kurupt was never on Ras's level, when it came to solely lyrics. Ras was being compared Nas and Rakim in '96 as a freshmen. That's how dope dude was before he started getting into all of the legal trouble and fell off.

 

[bigdaddy88]

Kurupt is wack how they let him in the 4 horsemen

 

[FreshAIG]

Exactly. The level Ras was on when he debuted makes it really hard for me to listen to his sons. If Ras Kass was their brother as opposed to being their dad they'd probably have quit. In the end they will likely have more successful music careers than both of their seemingly more talented parents, the world is crazy.

That's a fact. As great as they are, they are well behind their pops when it comes to lyricism.

 

[FreshAIG]

They were in their primes at different times.

But bar for bar, Kurupt was never on Ras's level, when it came to solely lyrics. Ras was being compared Nas and Rakim in '96 as a freshmen. That's how dope dude was before he started getting into all of the legal trouble and fell off.

What always threw me off was the stark contrast from 1994-1997 Ras Kass to Rassassination and beyond. He was still very good, but he was never the same after that SOI era. I feel like that album flopping ruined him.

All the singles and guest appearances during that SOI and prior era were next level lyricism I never heard before. But after the album didn't do great and wasn't highly rated either in the publications, he never had that hunger or that supreme level of wordplay he displayed before.