Rappers live performances

[Fart Knocker]

Some rappers are great live performers, some are average, and others are flat out garbage. Where would you rank live performances that you have seen? Note: Some of these artists ive only seen once for short sets, others ive seen numerous times for longer sets, so my rankings are not gospel as I realize someone could have a good night, an off night, etc.

Great live performers (best of the best performances):
-Method Man and Redman (the best ive seen)
-Jadakiss
-DMX

Good live performers (still very respectable performances):
-Nas
-Dipset (I'm a stan but had heard they sucked live, wrong. numerous times ive seen them ive been impressed)
-Rick Ross
-Lil Wayne
-Drake
-Wiz
-Ghostface Killah
-Raekwon
-Styles P

Average live performers:
-Wu-Tang Clan (as a whole)
-Lloyd Banks
-Fabolous
-Meek Mill
-Lauryn Hill
-J. Cole
-Big Sean
-Young Jeezy
-Joe Budden

Awful live performers:
-Waka Flocka (the worst of the worst)
-Slaughterhouse (they were incredibly drunk, Royce showed up 3 songs late and admitted he was busy drinking. I expected a good performance out of these guys but they were so drunk they couldn't even walk straight)
-Tyga
-Future
-2 Chainz
-Bone Thugz

 

[Groanman]

OK.

 

[Fart Knocker]

OK.

Don't like this thread? Would you rather me make a thread about radio DJ's beefing or maybe one about another garbage-ass Chicago rapper getting killed?

Thanks for your input breh!

 

[Steven_Realberg]

Bone Thugs worst!? U trippin! Are we talking b4 the 2000's?? Their harmony is crucial live!

 

[Fart Knocker]

Bone Thugs worst!? U trippin! Are we talking b4 the 2000's?? Their harmony is crucial live!

I saw them in 2012 and wasn't impressed. as I said before, they could have had an off night

 

[just my thoughts]

Jay-z Has a pretty awful stage presence and performance but most won't admit it.

 

[Fart Knocker]

Jay-z Has a pretty awful stage presence and performance but most won't admit it.

Id like to see him live but paying over $100 (at least) to sit in the nosebleeds for one performer

 

[Trey0'5Blue2Gz]

I saw them in 2012 and wasn't impressed. as I said before, they could have had an off night

I doubt it was an off night
I mean c'mon u seen em in 2012 when even they didn't care about the group

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Kanye has a great live performance...but yea, rappers pretty much suck live and should stick to 2000-5000 person venues, dudes are not stadium material, especially if you see a real arena show from someone like madonna, janet jackson, britney (old school), etc.

 

[Fart Knocker]

I doubt it was an off night
I mean c'mon u seen em in 2012 when even they didn't care about the group

ya I went to take a piss and get a beer halfway through their performance

 

[Fart Knocker]

Kanye has a great live performance...but yea, rappers pretty much suck live and should stick to 2000-5000 person venues, dudes are not stadium material, especially if you see a real arena show from someone like madonna, janet jackson, britney (old school), etc.

I hear ya on the venues. summerjam is fun as hell but rap was not meant to be performed in 80,000 person stadiums

 

[C-Styles]

Busta Rhymes is the KING of live performances HANDS DOWN, the definition of an ENTERTAINER!

 

[C-Styles]

Jay-z Has a pretty awful stage presence and performance but most won't admit it.

Jay-z has gotten WAYYYYY Better on his performances, this show is in front of i'd say 200,000 people, rocked the sh*t out of it!

 

[ls773]

Red and Meth or RA the rugged man the best for me. anything Kanye up until glow in the dark too. I don't like their music, or their fans, or their personalities but odd future is great live.

 

[StillKill]

Yeah , Jay as a live performer really stepped up.I love how he sometimes brings back that fast 96 Jay flow in his old songs to show that he still fukks with dat style of his.
Nas is bad tho'.Like really...I love his music very much but as a live performer he really tends to forget his words , stops his flow regularly.Sometimes it looks like he wants to get the crowd into it but I think he just really forgets his raps often.He even said that he could not rap the 2nd verse of NY State of mind because he does not remember the words himself.I mean damn..

I'd add Kendrick as an average performer too.He really messes up his breathing and in result that ends up as meesing the flow up too.I hate how he performs MAAD City too.I know it's hard to perform it because the words are coming kinda fast but still...I mean if he recorded it he should do it live too.