Ed Lover gives Rakim his flowers and says there would be no Jay-Z, Nas, or Biggie without Rakim
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MajesticLion
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Respect due.
JuvenileHell
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The God MC
Yeah but they all surpassed him with way better music.
Not a lie was told.
Toe Jay Simpson
Searchin’
Ra most definitely is the godfather of modern lyricism as far as showing the absolute highest level that could be achieved
But it’s really 3 acts that came to shape the modern lyrical style: Ra, Kane, and one nobody talks about EPMD. Technique, wordplay, and style. Big for example was basically the embodiment of all 3 of them at the same time (see Machine Gun Funk for example).
But it’s really 3 acts that came to shape the modern lyrical style: Ra, Kane, and one nobody talks about EPMD. Technique, wordplay, and style. Big for example was basically the embodiment of all 3 of them at the same time (see Machine Gun Funk for example).
The dumbest thread ever
I Really Mean It
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personally, i think krs-1 is the artist who really took hip-hop to another level as an artform, showing how the reality in the streets could be painted with articulacy on the mic.
he was the one who pioneered that pivot to a more artful and advanced use of wordplay.
he was the one who pioneered that pivot to a more artful and advanced use of wordplay.
Apollo Kid
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Was just listening to this
personally, i think krs-1 is the artist who really took hip-hop to another level as an artform, showing how the reality in the streets could be painted with articulacy on the mic.
he was the one who pioneered that pivot to a more artful and advanced use of wordplay.
Edutainment album?
Loves Gonna Get You
Def influenced more where rap was heading for the next set of rappers... I think I can agree
Long Live The Kane
Tyrant Titan
Nas is Rakim (and G Rap’s) son for sure…but I always attributed Big and Jay as descendants of Kane…mainly because of some kind of lyrical style family style I’ve made up in my head which extended down to Wayne (Kane>Wayne) and Lupe (Rakim>Nas) in the early aughts…and Drake and Kendrick in the early 2010’s….which admittedly is probably a creation of my own imagination and won’t hold up to too much scrutiny, especially since rappers have multiple influences
