Best Rapper Alive - 2002 (IF YOUR MVP CHOICE ISN'T ON POLL, MAKE A REQUEST IN THREAD)

[kingofnyc]

It was a disappointment to me after Stillmatic, but it's better than TES. And when coupled with The Lost Tapes, it puts Nas ahead of any other rapper in 02.

u think GS is better then TES
the 1st 4 songs to GS was good ... 'made u look' was great but after that 4th/5th track album is garbage
while
TES was great to solid throughout

i rate the 2
GS 3.5mic
TES 4.5mic

 

[kingofnyc]

fukk outta here

 

[Mr. Negative]

You're right in your valuation, only I see it as Eminem's maturity kicking in and moving away from those personas or character developments on albums prior.

But yeah it's your opinion so respect nonetheless.

Yeah, it's really all on me. I realize I have that problem with artists.

When they're drugged out and being manic, I'm all for it .

When they grow up and out as artists, sober up and start making mature music from their perspective, I don't like it.

I can't knock them for it, cause I'm a far cry away from when I was drugged up and manic. I salute them.

It's like Danny Brown. I can't imagine listening to a sober Danny Brown. I'd hate it.

 

[str8up]

I wouldn't go as far as 'flawless' but definitely one of his better efforts and a great listen as a project. Maybe his 3rd best for me idk.

It's my second favorite Nas project, only behind Illmatic of course

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Top 5 Eminem songs y'all?
NPO...
1. Criminal
2. Soldier
3. Just Don't Give a fukk (EP version)
4. The Real Slim Shady
5. My Name Is

at least at the moment

 

[Black_Panther_JS]

And of course N-A-S are the letters that spell...

 

[Black_Panther_JS]

Come on bro what world you living in?

TES is far superior and I've gone off that shyt for a loooooooong time.

TES is far superior than what?
God's Son?

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

TES is far superior than what?
God's Son?

far superior to God's Son
better than Lost Tapes

 

[Deltron]

1 Till I Collapse
2 Squaredance
3 Rock Bottom
4 Stimulate
5 8 Mile Road

 

[Black_Panther_JS]

far superior to God's Son
better than Lost Tapes

 

[mobbinfms]

u think GS is better then TES
the 1st 4 songs to GS was good ... 'made u look' was great but after that 4th/5th track album is garbage
while
TES was solid throughout

i rate the 2
GS 3.5mic
TES 4.5mic

I hardly remember the Eminem show.
I just listened to Gods Son a few months ago
I can
Book of Rhymes
Thugz Mansion
Mastermind
Warriors Song
Revolutionary Warfare
dance
Heaven

All trash to you?

 

[ChiTownGuevera]

Get Down alone shyts on 95% of EM's catalog...

that should tell u how wack this white massiah really is ..

n his competing against Nas 4th best album eminem beyond overrated as hell...

 

[MidnightMercenary]

Top 5 Eminem songs y'all?
NPO...
1. Criminal
2. Soldier
3. Just Don't Give a fukk (EP version)
4. The Real Slim Shady
5. My Name Is

at least at the moment

No order:
Rock Bottom
Criminal
Square Dance
Soldier
Lose Yourself

HM: Murder, Murder

 

[Palm Tree's & Blunts]

Top 5 Eminem songs y'all?
NPO...
1. Criminal
2. Soldier
3. Just Don't Give a fukk (EP version)
4. The Real Slim Shady
5. My Name Is

at least at the moment

1.Till I collapse
2.Stan
3.Rock bottom
4.Infinite
5.Still don't give a fukk and I don't give a fukk are close tie.

 

[prophecypro]

You people are fukking delusional sheep voting Nas over and over and over to avoid blue balls.

My friend from Saudi Arabia showed me 8 Mile and I knew from then that Eminem was the biggest thing going in this hip-hop game. Eminem made Shook Ones Pt. II as well.

As a person who lived in Saudi as an expat, I gotta @ some of the Hip Hop heads there as its like suburb kids in the states. You get a few folks who are up on stuff but its nothing compared to London or Canada or Japan or Europe internationally speaking. They love their pac, Wayne, 50 and Em though which is all you need to know (Although shout out to Big Hass over in Jeddah for running a underground Hip Hop radio show)


You cant deny 2002 was when Nas really had one of his best years ever. Yes Stillmatic is 2001 but lets be real it really had buzz going well into 2002, he had reinvigorated commercial profile (He was all over R&B radio with Brandy, Jagged Edge, Miss Dynamite and Jennifer Lopez), headed into the late summer with Lost Tapes and rounded out the year with God Son and THAT SINGLE, Made You Look was a refreshing boom bap hit in an era of Neptunes. One Mic and Made You Look were also probably the best Rap videos that year (and had commercial recongtion on MTV with One Mic being nominated for Best rap video and overall video of the year and Made You Look somehow making it to TRL number 1). Add to the drama of the Inc rumours and that infamous summerjam night and dude was the most buzzed about artist on the streets

That 12 month run of Stillmatic-Lost Tapes-God Son and emerging out of the Jay beef was kind of Nas second renaissance. He probably gained a whole new generation of fans off that run and solidfed his greatness as a legit top 5-10 all timer. Lowkey kinda brought concious rapping back to the mainstream a little too.

Scarface probably had the bonafide best album that year (though you can argue God Son/Lost Tapes, True Meaning ,and Lord Willin and I would dare Quality as classic joints that year too) and Eminem and Nelly were the big commercial cats and of course Styles and 50 ran the streets but overall as a Hip Hop dude who grabbed attention and headlines, made dope albums, had dope singles and was on the radio heavy gotta salute Nas there.


My Top dogs that year

Nas
Eminem
Scarface
50 Cent
Jay-Z (a wack album but still strong material and those Blueprint 1 outtakes that flodded the mixtapes Spring 02)
Clipse
Talib Kweli
Styles P
AZ

Honorable Mentions: Cormega, Nore, Beans and Free for State Prop the album, Snoop, Cam'ron, Nelly, Pastor Troy, Black Twang (had to show some UK international love), Ludacris, Busta (Both riding off a late 01 wave), Black Thought (Phernology), Ja Rule, LL Cool J