Mase G Checks T.I.You Wanna Claim That King Of South Sh!t You Gotta Beat Rick Ross 1st For The Crown

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In a hypothetical T.I. vs Ross Versuz, I see Ross taking the rounds where he plays "BMF" and "MC Hammer" if and ONLY if T.I. doesn't respond with "What You Know About That" and "You Don't Know Me". Ross's "Hustlin" could be countered with "24's". "Boss" feat. T-Pain could be countered with "Bring Em Out". "Aston Martin Music" vs "Why You Wanna" would be a dope match up, but I got "Aston" in that round.
 

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Ross literally has classics going back and forth with Jay, Nas, and even Drake.

nikkas hating on Ross pen are truly delusional

So does T.I. T.I. was on "Grand Finale" which featured Nas, Jadakiss, Bun B, and Cube. T.I. has a posse cut that features Jay with "Swagger Like Us". T.I. has "Poppin Bottles" featuring Drake and was featured on "Fancy", which is a Drake song.
 

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T.I.'s best >>>>> Ross's best. Ross has as many duds, if not more duds than T.I. What it basically comes down to is this:

Trap Muzik, Urban Legend, and King vs. Trilla, Deeper Than Rap, and Teflon Don

The only thing that could tip (no pun)
in Ross's favor is Albert Anastasia, Rich Forever, Ashes To Ashes, and Black Dollar. Quality mixtapes that are on par or better than Ross's albums and even T.I.'s best albums.


you said "the only thing" and then proceeded to list a helluva lot of chit.:laugh:

you didnt even acknowledge the MMG stuff.

and theres other ross albums i would bump before any T.I. albums besides King.
 

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you said "the only thing" and then proceeded to list a helluva lot of chit.:laugh:

you didnt even acknowledge the MMG stuff.

and theres other ross albums i would bump before any T.I. albums besides King.

Mixtapes is one aspect of their career is it not. In regard to Ross vs. T.I., Ross has a stronger mixtape catalog, which is why most of them were listed. T.I.'s mixtapes are lacking. His best ones are the early ones (In Da Streetz) and the one where he was going at Flip. The rest are whatever.

Ross's MMG compilations are pretty forgettable in the grand scheme. The first two were good, but outside of "I'm A Boss" and "That Way", none of those songs are impactful. T.I. even has a couple of Grand Hustle tracks he could throw in the ring like "We Still In This" and "Shoulder Lean".

Personal preferences are irrelevant.
 

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The Ross hype is getting strange. He’s put out quality music and became a better rapper over the last decade but his catalog isn’t touching Cliffords

Versuz is about hits, right? So Tip got Ross on that probably, though I think it's closer than people think...

fukk Versuz though, if its straight about quality of their entire bodies of work, Ross playing in a different field. Ross is a true GOAT, he had a few hits but for the most part he wasn't a single-making, hit record guy. But his work from 2009 to 2014 is up there near the top, I'm not mincing words, either. This is what Ross dropped over a 5-year run:

•(2009) Deeper Than Rap
•(2010) The Albert Anastasia EP, Teflon Don, Ashes To Ashes
•(2011) Self Made Vol. 1
•(2012) Rich Forever, Self Made Vol. 2, God Forgives I Don't, Black Bar Mitzvah
•(2013) The H, Self Made Vol. 3
•(2014) Mastermind, Hood Billionaire

Now somebody in here said Renzel gotta lot of duds. In this 5-year run, take out all the shyt he did with other people as joint ventures, that's the MMG Self Made records and The H tape with Birdman. That leaves 9 drops Ross dropped solo, out of those 9 the only ones that are weaker are Black Bar Mitzvah and Hood Billionaire. The other 7, bruh....

Ross is massively, massively underrated, and his hot streak is up there with anybody's in terms of quality of music. Maybe not in popularity or height of popular opinion, but the quality of his music stands up to almost any superstar rapper ever.
 

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I have these 20... And honestly, they are almost all hits and I would take TI in a 20 battle vs ross easy

24s
Rubberband man
ASAP
U don’t know me
Bring em out
What you know
Top back
Why you wanna
Bankhead
Live your life
Front back
Whatever you like
What up, whats happenin
Swagga like us
Dead and gone
Im back
Aint about the money
Soldier w/Destiny Child
Never scared w/Bonecrusher
My love w/ JT
Honorable mention:
Stand Up
Dope Boyz
 

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Ross's MMG compilations are pretty forgettable in the grand scheme. The first two were good, but outside of "I'm A Boss" and "That Way", none of those songs are impactful. T.I. even has a couple of Grand Hustle tracks he could throw in the ring like "We Still In This" and "Shoulder Lean".


the 1st MMG compilation was one of the biggest cultural releases between both artists.

the movement was huge.
 

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the 1st MMG compilation was one of the biggest cultural releases between both artists.

the movement was huge.

No it wasn't. That compilation was not huge. Ross's biggest cultural moments was:

1) The Memorial Day weekend when Albert Anastasia hit the streets and people first heard "BMF" and "MC Hammer"

2) Rich Forever droppin'.

3) When Ross dropped "Hustlin"

For T.I., it was

1) Trap Muzik

2) The moment he released "What You Know About That" leading into King.

3) Him battling Flip and Luda Spring/Summer 2004.
 
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