Rappers who came out during the wrong time periods
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Box Cutta
Bumbling Sidekick
The Young Gunz album has always been one of my personal underrated faves.
Forgot about this song....
FRIED MASON
Superstar
I feel the same way about Screwball. The classic Y2K came out in 2000... It would've been huge in the 90's imo...
i'll say this much. in fairness to some of these guys who have styles suited for previous eras but dont have the talent to compete in those eras, alot of those guys probably wouldnt be solo artists had they come out back then.
they would be in groups, and probably would have done better in that role.
what yall think?
they would be in groups, and probably would have done better in that role.
what yall think?
BmoreGorilla
Veteran
That's true. You don't have any groups anymore. I guess nikkas thought its profitable to go solo. But then they got 30 features on the album cuz they cant carry a solo albumi'll say this much. in fairness to some of these guys who have styles suited for previous eras but dont have the talent to compete in those eras, alot of those guys probably wouldnt be solo artists had they come out back then.
they would be in groups, and probably would have done better in that role.
what yall think?
yea this has been one of my main gripes with hip-hop & music in general this century.
and on the flipside, most of the old groups that we hold in high regard, how many of them would even be remembered like that if they came out solo?
even with the guys that did stand out with solo potential, most of them wouldnt have been the same either.
MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
It takes a lot of work to be a real group, and not 2-4 rappers rapping on the same song all the time....that type of synergy isn't really found anymore, cause you can't really create that unless it's truly organic.
Rihanna realllllllly swagger jacked the shyt outta Fefe Dobson and they were on the same damn label. Island Def Jam figured they could make things pop with Rihanna and tossed Fefe in the bushes
This is a whole nother thread breh.i'll say this much. in fairness to some of these guys who have styles suited for previous eras but dont have the talent to compete in those eras, alot of those guys probably wouldnt be solo artists had they come out back then.
they would be in groups, and probably would have done better in that role.
what yall think?
Good rap is a careful mix of ego, humility and competitiveness. Rap today is ALL ego with some attention whoring sprinkled on top. nikkas today dont have the humility or capacity to be part of a "group". A dude will be a solo rapper and CEO of a label where he is the only artist.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Oh most definitely, the hair to the tats to the slightly dirty look.
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
I think Roc Marciano should have came out around the time Forever dropped, dude would have had an awesome start as a Wu-Tang affliate spitting that pimp, godbody gutter shyt over soul samples. Debuts in '97, releases his debut in '99 produced by Bobby Digital in Stereo era RZA. Guest features include GFK, Rae, Prodigy, EPMD, Busta Rhymes. Holds it down for Long Island with Busta through the 00's.
Rick Ross should have came out in 1995. In that timespan we all know rappers like Nas, AZ, Jay, Rae, Ghostface, Kool G Rap, Biggie were all doing the mafioso thing. Ross would have never been identified as a former correctional officer so his reputation wouldn't take a hit. He would be one of the best mafioso rappers and he would be considered one of the rappers that put the South on in the 90's.
Joey BADA$$ should have came out in 1993. He could have reached some good success locally especially. The Big Dusty single he released for his debut album sounds like some shyt that could have been on the first Black Moon album. With his age and skillset The Source would be all over his dikk, and he'd be a mainstay on The Stretch and Bobbito Show. Big K.R.I.T. had he came out of Atlanta in the mid-90's. I think he would fit right in with the heavy bass sound and he would have fit right in with Dungeon Family, he would have made a great OutKast affiliate.
I disagree with some of these like someone said Lupe and Wale should have came out in the early 90's in the alternative rap era. IMO they came out at the perfect time post-College Dropout. I think Max B came out at the right time, prison is really what fukked him up. Mos Def also came out at the perfect time, he came out with conscious rap strong and that hipster millennium neosoul strong. Digable Planets also came out at the perfect time.
Rick Ross should have came out in 1995. In that timespan we all know rappers like Nas, AZ, Jay, Rae, Ghostface, Kool G Rap, Biggie were all doing the mafioso thing. Ross would have never been identified as a former correctional officer so his reputation wouldn't take a hit. He would be one of the best mafioso rappers and he would be considered one of the rappers that put the South on in the 90's.
Joey BADA$$ should have came out in 1993. He could have reached some good success locally especially. The Big Dusty single he released for his debut album sounds like some shyt that could have been on the first Black Moon album. With his age and skillset The Source would be all over his dikk, and he'd be a mainstay on The Stretch and Bobbito Show. Big K.R.I.T. had he came out of Atlanta in the mid-90's. I think he would fit right in with the heavy bass sound and he would have fit right in with Dungeon Family, he would have made a great OutKast affiliate.
I disagree with some of these like someone said Lupe and Wale should have came out in the early 90's in the alternative rap era. IMO they came out at the perfect time post-College Dropout. I think Max B came out at the right time, prison is really what fukked him up. Mos Def also came out at the perfect time, he came out with conscious rap strong and that hipster millennium neosoul strong. Digable Planets also came out at the perfect time.
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