Mos Def vs Andre 3000 who is a better rapper

[IronFist]

Difficult one.

Gotta go with Mos

Both are great artist i think Mos has Dre in terms of flow and content in certain areas from a technical standpoint. However, i think Dre 3000 has had some better verses (ex: his verse on Rich Boy's Throw Some D......)

 

[Chris Cool]

3k had never made a wack verse.

 

[Knicksman20]

Mos for me. Knew he was the truth when I heard him on the Lyricist Lounge freestyling back in the day

 

[Knicksman20]

 

[Kaii-genesis]

Mos Def ...when that man goes in it's just

 

[AMcV'88]

they're pretty close talent wise but Mos ceiling was higher than Andre's as an MC.
Andre is way more consistent than Mos does though.

 

[beenz]

3 stacks easily.

 

[The Fire]

Mos def

 

[vaudevillevillain]

Whoever says mos needs their head checked obvi.

 

[jaguar paw]

30 x 100

 

[Theodoresolderbreh]

3k by a mile. I like both but Andre rap circles around my nikka mos

 

[Theodoresolderbreh]

3k had never made a wack verse.

never, not one.

 

[Mr. Negative]

My restlessness is my nemesis.
it's hard to really chill and sit still.
Committed to page.
I write a rhyme. Sometimes wont finish for days.
Scrutinize my literature from the small to the miniature
I mathematically add-minister.
Subtract the wack.
Selector, wheel it back, I'm feelin' that
From the floor to the perimeter
Black, you know the motto.
Stay fluid, even in staccato.

Mos Def.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

fukk. Haven't felt this stumped on a poll in a long time. Mos is probably the "right" answer but I'm gonna say Andre.

Mainly because even though I wish we'd gotten more from Mos as a solo rapper, I can at least live with BOBS and Ecstatic, etc. With Andre we still don't even have 1 solo album.



I know that's not really asked. fukk. Yeah man, maybe still Andre. Toss up.

 

[Lord Mecca]

Mos Def most definitely. Still early but I'm surprised at how close the poll is. Mind you though, I'm biased and Mos is a top 5 emcee to me. 3K is up there too though when he decides to do what he does.

Mos is def(don't ask me how) but I think he came in third in this cypher

I'd probably agree he came in 3rd... but he still killed it. But look at that line-up Coming home with the bronze is no loss at all.

EDIT: Those who say 3k never had a wack verse... well that could almost be true... but he never had a solo and only ever had to half a track of rap at most in terms of albums. So there's that.