Does Kool G Rap Have a Better Discography than Rakim?
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i agree
i wouldnt be mad if someone Put Paid In Full above anything he did with Polo tho
i wouldnt be mad if someone Put Paid In Full above anything he did with Polo tho
Big Mel
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No.
The first 4 Eric & Ra albums are better than the first 4 G Rap. Way bigger albums with more classic songs and impact. 4,5,6 is better than Don't Sweat The Technique, though.
The 18th Letter and Roots Of Evil cancel each other out.
The stuff beyond that is all bad.
The first 4 Eric & Ra albums are better than the first 4 G Rap. Way bigger albums with more classic songs and impact. 4,5,6 is better than Don't Sweat The Technique, though.
The 18th Letter and Roots Of Evil cancel each other out.
The stuff beyond that is all bad.
Who cares
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Fukk your corny debates
No. Rakim has the best first 3 albums of any solo rapper.
Ra's first albums are indeed more memorable. Wont deny that. And the obvious impact is there. Coo.You didnt like the Giancana Story tho?
Big Mel
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Giancana Story got butchered by Rawkus. The end result cd was terrible.
Paid in Full >>> Road to the Riches
Follow the Leader <<< Wanted Dead or Alive
Let the Rhythm Hit Em >>> Live n Let Die
Don't Sweat the Technique <<< 4,5,6
18th Letter >>> Roots of Evil'
and fukk all the stuff after those on both sides...
So nah...
Follow the Leader <<< Wanted Dead or Alive
Let the Rhythm Hit Em >>> Live n Let Die
Don't Sweat the Technique <<< 4,5,6
18th Letter >>> Roots of Evil'
and fukk all the stuff after those on both sides...
So nah...
I dont know bout that 18th Letter and Roots of Evil tho
Both albums were pretty much neck and neck.... I gotta revisit both of them to be sure
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Road to the Riches - Classic but it's no where near Paid In Full
Wanted: Dead or Alive - Improved Kool G Classic but Rakim was in another league by himself on Follow The Leader(which was 2 years before
)
Live and Let Die -Very good album but like Ra did on Don't Sweat The Technique, G Rap simplified his rhyme scheme and lyrics some but came thru with the storytelling. Rakim was at his techinical peak on Let The Rhythm Hit Em(which also his best album and the best display of EMCEEin on any album EVER)
4,5,6 - Very good album but G Rap was at his technical peak on this album. He went back to more intricate rhyme schemes but didn't waste words like he occassionally did on his first 2 albums. He perfected his flow on this album too. Still Don't Sweat The Technique is slightly the better album with more classic songs but G Rap's performance was better than Ra on Don't Sweat The technique.
Roots of Evil - Near Classic!! G Rap storytelling was at it's appex while Ra changed his unorthodox flow and rhyme schemes and killed it on 18th Letter. I like 18th letter more but it's more of a tie here.
The Giancana Story - Like homie above said Rawkus killed this album...it was very dissapointing. The Master was Ra's weakest album by far at this point but was a much better album than The Giancana Story.
I finally felt G Rap was on Rakim's level when he came out with 4,5,6. It may not be G Rap's best album but it's my favorite when it comes to him straight spittin. G Rap has an underrated and great catalouge but it's not seeing Ra's.
Wanted: Dead or Alive - Improved Kool G Classic but Rakim was in another league by himself on Follow The Leader(which was 2 years before
)Live and Let Die -Very good album but like Ra did on Don't Sweat The Technique, G Rap simplified his rhyme scheme and lyrics some but came thru with the storytelling. Rakim was at his techinical peak on Let The Rhythm Hit Em(which also his best album and the best display of EMCEEin on any album EVER)
4,5,6 - Very good album but G Rap was at his technical peak on this album. He went back to more intricate rhyme schemes but didn't waste words like he occassionally did on his first 2 albums. He perfected his flow on this album too. Still Don't Sweat The Technique is slightly the better album with more classic songs but G Rap's performance was better than Ra on Don't Sweat The technique.
Roots of Evil - Near Classic!! G Rap storytelling was at it's appex while Ra changed his unorthodox flow and rhyme schemes and killed it on 18th Letter. I like 18th letter more but it's more of a tie here.
The Giancana Story - Like homie above said Rawkus killed this album...it was very dissapointing. The Master was Ra's weakest album by far at this point but was a much better album than The Giancana Story.
I finally felt G Rap was on Rakim's level when he came out with 4,5,6. It may not be G Rap's best album but it's my favorite when it comes to him straight spittin. G Rap has an underrated and great catalouge but it's not seeing Ra's.
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LL is close, Cube would of been but the Predator ain't seeing any of Ra's 1st 3. Kane fukked up with Taste of Chocolate and Nas, Columbia and bootleggin killed I Am. Pac 2nd album had too many shytty beats. Ghostface comes close but sample clearences fukked off his 3rd album some. You can make a case for Scarface but his 2nd album is similar to Predator. KRS has a good case but Blueprint ain't coming close to Ra's 1st 3 either. Redman 1st 3 were great but again none those 3 are seeing Ra's. Chuck D and PE had 3 classic albums but the 1st is childplay to Ra's 1st 3. Aceyalone's first 2 are right there but the 3rd isn't on that level. X to Z had 3 but they weren't on that level. Del had 3 but the 3rd was tricked off by label problems and some of the best songs were given to 3rd Eye Vision. Love Quik's first 3 but the 2nd ain't on that level. Kam tricked it off with Kamensia and Paris 3rd album ain't on that level. Wise Intelligent and PRT, you can make a case but the 3rd album not on that level. Special Ed had 2 great albums but the 3rd just a good album. I love the first 3 Slick Rick albums but the 2nd and 3rd are not on that level.
I can't seem to come up with a better 1st 3 albums by a solo EMCEE than Rakim.