MC's that didn't release an album in their prime

[notorious8562]

Saigon

 

[scuba]

Inspector Deck is a big one, but like folks said thats more a case of he should of got an album out during RZA/WuTang's prime.

As for the solo Prodigy, I see the angle but I cant really cosign, because it would only be vaguely different from the Mobb Deep albums. Realistically its not like he was stylistically going other directions than Hav in 97... Would been prodigy rhyming the same way, about the same topics, over the same production, and he woulda had to throw at least one havoc/infamous mobb/big noyd verse on the album... at which point it woulda sounded just like a mobb album...

How about JUELZ SANTANA

 

[Uncle_Ruckus]

lloyd banks. juelz santana. fabolous.

 

[Max Goonberg]

would like to hear a cormega album when he first came home.In that crazy state of mind nikkas who fresh home be in..

would like to hear another Big album after LAD since it was so ahead of his time.

Prodigy solo around 96

young chris 01

 

[Tetris v2.0]

Ra The Rugged Man
Last Emperor
Wordsworth

a lot of those Rawkus affiliated dudes seriously missed the boat

 

[Art Barr]

Low key, Percee P.

He's been in the game before I was even born and only released his album in 07.

dv alias khryst

grandmaster caz

mr. man

silver fox

real good answers right here,...


art barr

 

[NvrCMyNut]

lil wayne, shoulda dropped c3, late 06-mid 07.

 

[phrank kastle]

Phonte 2003-2005

El Tigallo would have had production from Dream Merchant era 9th Wonder and Connected era Nicolay

Charity Starts At Home is a personal GOAT album for me though

Bruh. ....I LOVE that album. Been wanting a follow up.... Foreign Exchange is dope but definitely not the same lol

 

[phrank kastle]

Pusha T..... don't get me wrong, MNIMN delivered. ... but it was overdo. I'd say 05-beginning of 08 w/ the WGI4C series & HHNF

 

[DaveyDave]

the album came out and it was pretty good ..

It wasn't what it was supposed to be tho

 

[Animal House]

I remember that ad in the source and thinking "this is going to be some classic shyt"

 

[FreshAIG]

starang wondah

Yep. To add on

Prodigy (1996)
Melle Mel (1984)
Kurupt (1994)
Crooked I (2001)
Saigon (2003)
Lil Fame (1996)
Melquan Son Slaughter (1996)
Jinx the Juvi (2000)

 

[intilectual recipricol]

i think there's def artists that can't handle a solo or aren't suited to a solo setting. but there's also some artists that i think deserve at least the chance to prove themselves. Big Boi has thrived since Speakerboxxx IMO every album has been better than the last or at least as good. imagine if Ice Cube stayed with NWA & never put out a solo album until Bow Down or even Lethal Injection?

What do you mean "prove themselves"? They already have. Why do people think rappers need a solo album to prove their worth? Maybe I think rappers need a group project to prove themselves. I mean we dont know if "they can do it" I mean naS failed miserably on his ventures does that affect how people view his actual rap capabilities? (as if people actually looked at them). All we need to judge a rapper is the work that theyve done. Everything else outside that is irrelevant. Big Boi isnt magically better than 3000 because he dropped solo joints. See what I mean?

 

[NormanConnors]

Black Thought

He's still extremely dope and still has time to do it, but the Illadelph/Things Fall Apart version of Black Thought over some outside production like Havoc, Dilla and Pete Rock would have been



oh and yeah Kurupt too most definitely

 

[DaveyDave]

Black Thought

He's still extremely dope and still has time to do it, but the Illadelph/Things Fall Apart version of Black Thought over some outside production like Havoc, Dilla and Pete Rock would have been



oh and yeah Kurupt too most definitely

Streetz Iz A Mutha came pretty close IMO very dope album but different to his 95 style mos def