R.A. The RUGGED Man: 'Kendrick is Not a Top Five Lyricist'

[eerieBell]

Don't give 2 fukks, lyrically speaking it was a dope ass verse.

Well it can't be helped if someone has low standards.

 

[MasterSpliffter]

Well it can't be helped if someone has low standards.

http://www.complex.com/music/2013/12/best-rap-verses-2013/kendrick-lamar-control
http://globalgrind.com/2013/12/27/best-rap-verses-of-2013-list/
http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/hottest-verses-of-2013-news.8595.html?gallery-13819-photo-0

And control wasn't Kendrick's best neither

 

[tweezy]

hes obviously wrong & has always been a big hater but don't blame it on the underground guys, I mean tech n9ne said kendrick was top 10 of all time.

some underground heads can definitely give props where its due

Tech N9ne Lists Kendrick Lamar Among His Top 9 Emcees "Dead Or Alive"
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/...e-lists-kendrick-lamar-among-his-top-9-emcees

he even gave that spot to kendrick instead of Rakim

 

[TillWeDie]

while I may not agree with RA, I think he expressed himself respectfully with respect to Kendrick....not sure if he should've sliced up though

 

[eerieBell]

http://www.complex.com/music/2013/12/best-rap-verses-2013/kendrick-lamar-control
http://globalgrind.com/2013/12/27/best-rap-verses-of-2013-list/
http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/hottest-verses-of-2013-news.8595.html?gallery-13819-photo-0

And control wasn't Kendrick's best neither

You realize these lists are based on popularity and nothing else, right ?

I mean they got Kanye's verse from New Slaves @number 3.

I throw these Maybach keys
I wear my heart on the sleeve
I know that we the new slaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I know that we the new slaves
I see the blood on the leaves


so

btw I love that verse, it just doesn't fit lyrical criteria very much, it's good verse delivery wise. Same with Kendrick's verse.

And that Earl Sweatshirt verse on Hive that they listed was more lyrical than K-dot's.

 

[Nomad1]

He dissed Tupac, said kanye west had some of the worst albums in music history, said Eminem wasn't anything special, kendrick isn't top 5 lyricist

Link?

 

[Nomad1]

and the 2pac suppose diss is understandable given the tension at the time, i swear you young bucks need to do yall homework in this bytch.

nikkas were acting like he said that after Pac died

 

[Nomad1]

You do know that 2pac wasn't really a mainstream artist right? He was everyday rapper of his age. Mainstream America didn't pay attention to ANY of his songs until he became infamous for the cops incident, and even then, Dear Mama is probably the only song that registered with mainstream America.

Ra is cool...a good lyricist, dope artist, but not Top 5. His collabos with Black Market, he's probably ranked last out of all of them. I don't think Kendrick is Top 5 either.

Pac was mainstream when he dropped MATW but before that he was underground, and it was evident on his production/sound of S4MN and 2pacalyspe Now.

 

[MasterSpliffter]

You realize these lists are based on popularity and nothing else, right ?

I mean they got Kanye's verse from New Slaves @number 3.

I throw these Maybach keys
I wear my heart on the sleeve
I know that we the new slaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I see the blood on the leaves
I know that we the new slaves
I see the blood on the leaves


so

btw I love that verse, it just doesn't fit lyrical criteria very much, it's good verse delivery wise. Same with Kendrick's verse.

And that Earl Sweatshirt verse on Hive that they listed was more lyrical than K-dot's.

Was more replying to your diss at me having shytty standards when it comes to lyrical content.

 

[Pool_Shark]

You guys are getting the lyricism that RA is talking about mixed up with other shyt.

If Kendrick wasn't signed and was dropping songs like these only





If he only put out bullshyt like that and wasnt signed you guys would not be putting wale or astro kid above him. get the fukk outta here

 

[Miggs]

dont know where you got this from breh but in you have a source magazine from 90s he name Ra Rugged Man by name in his top 5. This was the around the same time he had words for E-40 and said in the same article that 40 was a zero compare to him (him meaning BIG)

Post the article...The 30 second audio interview i heard BIG speak on this track wouldnt lead me to believe he thinks of him as a top 5 lolol.

He basically said he didnt know who the fukk he was and that he only did that track cuz they paid him a boatload,no other reason...

 

[CEITEDMOFO]

Post the article...The 30 second audio interview i heard BIG speak on this track wouldnt lead me to believe he thinks of him as a top 5 lolol.

He basically said he didnt know who the fukk he was and that he only did that track cuz they paid him a boatload,no other reason...

he say that before the collabo

you didnt read thru this entire thread : http://overratingtheunderrated.com/2010/01/biggie-i-thought-i-was-the-illest/

 

[Tony D'Amato]

why are folks who i never seen posted coming out the woodwork to comment in this thread. But honestly if RA and Eminem were to battle it would be epic

I assume we talkin about prime Em. If Em woulda retied after 8mile, I think more people would respect his skills a lot more than they do. That c@c was monster. I miss old Shady

Kendrick is overrated as hell doe. I just want him to make a song I like. I liked Money Trees, and thats it

 

[eerieBell]

Was more replying to your diss at me having shytty standards when it comes to lyrical content.

I just think verse is way overrated, didn't mean to come as offensive.

 

[CEITEDMOFO]

also to the person that ask about RA big cosign he's spoken about it in numerous interviews

in particular the EGO Trip Issue 3

and here:

http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-11-10/music/r-a-the-rugged-man-abides/