Crooked I Responds To People Saying 2pac Wasn't A Lyricist

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Pac was lyrical...it's just that he wasn't overly technical with it. He's more straight foward'ish if you compare him to people like Nas, Common, Raskass etc... but he's more technical than KRS, Cube, Scarface etc..What Pac really was though that noone can deny, is that he was poetic.
He wasnt even always straight forward. shyt like Blasphemy is a perfect example of this.
 

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Pac had flow, delivery & lyrics. this might be one of my favorites from him just straight rapping.




Yup,great example. Nothing But Love too.



And one of the most underrated storytelling tracks ever plus a good example of Pac's ability to create a movie-like atmosphere in his tracks (beat was remixed nicely on this one too and the chorus is perfect, have to listen to this one in the dark):



"The trick is to never lose hope
I found my buddy hanging dead from a rope.." :wow:
 
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Curious, spittin' lyrics on the verge of furious
I'm addicted to currency
nikka that's why we're doin' this
I got shot up, I surprised the nikkas the way I got up
And then I hit the studio, it's time to blow the block up

No hesitation
This information got you contemplatin'
Heartbreakin' and eliminatin' with this conversation
Break him and let him see the face of a mental patient
It's a celebration of my criminal elevation, more participation
I want members that call the fifty states
To keep the nation anticipatin' until we break
Will I be great, is it my fate?
To live the life of luxury, some nikkas bought my tapes
So much jealousy it scares me
So be prepared, cause only the strong survive
Life isn't fair (fair)

Probably never knew the way it feels to die
So you see come fukk with me, I give that ass a try!!

nikka, holla at me
 

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This right here is a fact. This is actually a type of song Biggie doesnt have in his catalog as far as overall concepts and metaphors go.
Indeed. Blasphemy is one of the most densed hip hop track.

It's also interesting that certain concepts and techniques we credit to other artist that they creatively done. Pac did it as well. But it's not talked about as it should

Ex: Lupe and the song Glory. I remember me and someone talked about how he kept a scheme thru the whole song and how dope it was that it was coherent. The person asked if there has been any need who done that.

I brought up Pacs song "Temptation" and how it kept a certain scheme while being coherent. Granted not as good as Lu. But still good

He said how he never thought of the song doing that. It never hit him

another thing not talked about enough(maybe it is im just not there) is Pacs artistry on trying new things,concepts, subject matter, etc on his albums
 
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Pac voice and mic presence was so strong and he made u feel him when he made music people sleep hard af on his actual pen game.

No rapper rapped like him.
No emcee put words together the same.wY as him either.


This. His emotion was so superb, it become front and center that you sometimes missed the bars beneath.
 

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Now pac wasn’t a spitter, I think I heard it all. For as slow as his delivery is on THUG LUV he fukking spazzed lyrically.
 

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Pac had flow, delivery & lyrics. this might be one of my favorites from him just straight rapping.



i don't think I've ever had a Pac mix, playlist or CD without this track on it

so many damn quotables in all 3 verses
he was spittin real shyt, family shyt, all sorts on that track
 

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Underated PAC joint anybody saying he ain't a lyricist might as well say the same for Cube and Face
 

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Pac was even being lyrical on his radio songs...



Tell me is it cool to fukk?
Did you think I come to talk am I a fool or what?
Positions on the floor it's like erotic
Ironic 'cause I'm somewhat psychotic
I'm hittin' switches on bytches like I been fixed with hydraulics
Up and down like a roller coaster
I'm up inside ya, I ain't quittin' 'til the show is over
'Cause I'ma rider in and out just like a robbery
I'll probably be a freak and let you get on top of me
Get her rockin' these
Nights full of Alize, a livin' legend
You ain't heard about these nikkas play these Cali days
Delores tucker
yousa a motherfukker
Instead of tryin' to help a nikka you destroy a brother
Worse than the others, Bill Clinton, Mr. Bob Dole
You're too old to understand the way the game is told
You're lame so I gotta hit you with the hot facts
Want some on lease? I'm makin' millions, nikkas top that
They wanna censor me, they'd rather see me in a cell
Livin' in Hell, only a few of us'll live to tell
Now everybody talkin 'bout us I could give a fukk
Like we the first one to bomb and cuss
nikka tell me how you want it






That nikka was spitting real thug shyt, pissing of the government, making bytches hit the floor and lyrical at the same damn time :whew:
 

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Pac was even being lyrical on his radio songs...



Tell me is it cool to fukk?
Did you think I come to talk am I a fool or what?
Positions on the floor it's like erotic
Ironic
'cause I'm somewhat psychotic
I'm hittin' switches on bytches like I been fixed with hydraulics
Up and down like a roller coaster
I'm up inside ya
, I ain't quittin' 'til the show is over
'Cause I'ma rider in and out just like a robbery
I'll probably be a freak and let you get on top of me
Get her rockin' these
Nights full of Alize, a livin' legend
You ain't heard about these nikkas play these Cali days
Delores tucker
yousa a motherfukker
Instead of tryin' to help a nikka you destroy a brother
Worse than the others, Bill Clinton, Mr. Bob Dole
You're too old to understand the way the game is told
You're lame so I gotta hit you with the hot facts
Want some on lease? I'm makin' millions, nikkas top that
They wanna censor me, they'd rather see me in a cell
Livin' in Hell
, only a few of us'll live to tell
Now everybody talkin 'bout us I could give a fukk
Like we the first one to bomb and cuss
nikka tell me how you want it






That nikka was spitting real thug shyt, pissing of the government, making bytches hit the floor and lyrical at the same damn time :whew:


and if u count assonance as rhyming then he truly the goat

u missed so many rhymes in this verse btw
 

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Damn, point out the rhymes missed



u got only the perfect rhymes

i considered assonance rhyming

Tell me is it cool to fukk?
Did you think I come to talk am I a fool or what?


Positions on the floor it's like erotic
Ironic 'cause I'm somewhat psychotic
 
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