Peter Rosenberg ranking best MCs and why everyone is a notch below Rakim
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ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Thread is cool for discussion but Rosenberg is a culture vulture of the highest order
Prince.Skeletor
Don’t Be Like He-Man
He is right
If it was not for Rakim hip hop would not be where it is today & because of that I would not be listening to it
If it was not for Rakim hip hop would not be where it is today & because of that I would not be listening to it
JohnStarksMiddleFinger
Benz L. Bo$$ington
I feel like your just saying that to be cool.
Is already been established that Rosenberg is the only DJ at Hot 97 breaking new artist.
Yes he’s goofy, but How is he a vulture?
Inspect Her Deck
Skins of all colours come together as brothers
His argument for having Rakim as GOAT is terrible.
The innovator can surely be surpassed down the line and it is in fact expected that he will be as his students learn and apply what they learn from him and take it to another level, as he did during his time.
Not saying Rakim cannot be the GOAT. He certainly is one of them, but not for the reason Rosenberg mentioned.
The innovator can surely be surpassed down the line and it is in fact expected that he will be as his students learn and apply what they learn from him and take it to another level, as he did during his time.
Not saying Rakim cannot be the GOAT. He certainly is one of them, but not for the reason Rosenberg mentioned.
His run was 10 years, that's longer than The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pac and other people who are ranked goat in their category
20-25 of hear like a Nas or Jay is really not normal, most people who go that long fall the fukk off far before that like the rolling stones. As far as navigation goes, he created the modern emcee, if that isn't navigating through different era's then I don't know what is. I still wouldn't have him in my top 5 though.
HOW? Thats shytting on LL, KRS, Kane just off top.
CrossBones
Louder than words
rakim was influenced by grandmaster caz and melly mel, and they weren't going 'skibbidy bee bop' in their rhymes. they had more weight to their lyrics than just battling and partying, like others in that time did too. with that said, I agree with rakim being top tier and a one of the greatest of all time.
My top 5 is set for L I F E!
But anyway fukk Rosenberg. Dude has been caught lacking in his Hip Hop Knowledge wayyyy too many times to be taken seriously
You could argue it is.
Let The Rhythm Hit Em was amazing and got 5 mics in the Source in 90.
Don't Sweat The Technique wasn't as well received as the first three but was still pretty amazing and has two of his most well known songs.
I agree about his catalog after that.
Nobody is saying you got to put him at #1. He's not :pdahellclean:
But I understand those who do. :psalute:
Kane was kinda done after his second album. He fell off a cliff after that
Inspect Her Deck
Skins of all colours come together as brothers
what's your 5 breh?
STAN JONES
Veteran
Lauryn?
Its been 20 fukking years,people really need to stop overrating shorty
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