Best Rapper Alive - 1985 (IF YOUR MVP CHOICE ISN'T ON POLL, MAKE A REQUEST IN THREAD)

[Inspect Her Deck]

Since my MVP pick hasn't released an album this year, I'll go with LL

He released Radio which is often recognized as a classic

Who's your pick?

 

[MidnightMercenary]

Who's your pick?

Slick Rick

The Show and La di da di

 

[mobbinfms]

Since my MVP pick hasn't released an album this year, I'll go with LL

He released Radio which is often recognized as a classic

Who was your pick?
And hope you're doing alright breh.
I think you posted something about being in a bad mood yesterday.

 

[mobbinfms]

Slick Rick

The Show and La di da di

85 is a year where we could consider not having the album requirement...albums weren't full on standard back then
@Inspect Her Deck

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

85 is a year where we could consider not having the album requirement...albums weren't full on standard back then
@Inspect Her Deck

the whole reason I picked from 1985 (could go back to 84 if you want) was the introduction of albums

but since I changed the rule to projects as long as there is a project made (not just a song), then I'm open to adding the suggestion

 

[MidnightMercenary]

Who was your pick?
And hope you're doing alright breh.
I think you posted something about being in a bad mood yesterday.

I'm actually in a really great mood today

Thanks for looking out breh

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

I'm actually in a really great mood today

Thanks for looking out breh

I didn't even know about this


good to know you're doing better now though

 

[mobbinfms]

the whole reason I picked from 1985 (could go back to 84 if you want) was the introduction of albums

but since I changed the rule to projects as long as there is a project made (not just a song), then I'm open to adding the suggestion

So would a 12 inch with two songs count as a project?
I feel like if we do that now it throws all the other years already done in the bushes.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

So would a 12 inch with two songs count as a project?
I feel like if we do that now it throws all the other years already done in the bushes.

well then you answered your own question

I'd say no

let's stick with the EP, mixtape, LP formula

the idea of mixtapes of course was to cater to newer hip-hop artists who released mixtapes more often than albums

and EP is like a half-album and is just on the fringe of what is acceptable in terms of work output

 

[mobbinfms]

@Bolzmark with the Run vote

 

[Bolzmark]

@Bolzmark with the Run vote

One of the most underrated rappers ever imo...easy choice is LL, but I think Run is a better MC

 

[mobbinfms]

One of the most underrated rappers ever imo...easy choice is LL, but I think Run is a better MC

I never heard their second album...but I heard the first and third...and wasn't that impressed with either Run or D on the mic
Their 80s run was before my time though. I remember building with an old head in like 2001 and he was shytting on them something viscous talking about they were simplistic and wack even for the time period.

 

[Art Barr]

@Art Barr

The boy king all day,....

If not for him, all of rap would be rapping like melle mel.
He created the contrast needed for rap to get its legs to walk into the new school way of thought.
Although LL is wrongly criticized as a new school way of thought artist.
When he is the only real ol school artist to successfully draw in the new school way of thought.


Art Barr

 

[kingofnyc]

DMC

fukk what u heard - this was the best song of that year

 

[mobbinfms]

well then you answered your own question

I'd say no

let's stick with the EP, mixtape, LP formula

the idea of mixtapes of course was to cater to newer hip-hop artists who released mixtapes more often than albums

and EP is like a half-album and is just on the fringe of what is acceptable in terms of work output

I agree.