Rappers Whose Influence Is Greater Than Their Music

[H.I.M.]

"All-Time Great Heavweights who didn't have the best punching power

I'll start with George Foreman"

- Wacky D

 

[Ineedmoney504]

What about producers? or both?

Anyway,

This scenario happens in all products: art, tools, whatever. There's always a group of people who are responsible for creating it outta thin air, then the people who show up and perfect it. (and of course the people who show up later and water it down). It's a simple life cycle thing.

You could say this for just about any rapper not called Nas, Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Biggie, etc.... basically any rapper prior to the mid 90s.

I think rappers should be placed in one of two categories before judging them on a top 5 basis: Pioneer and Perfecter.

Rakim is a pioneer. Nas is a perfecter. You can't really say one is better than the other because they exist in different dimensions.

Regarding 3-6, I'll just copy and paste because I'm lazy:

3-6 Mafia's "dark Memphis bounce" is fukking brilliant. Some super unique shyt. But their songs were shyt for the most part. They reused the same bounce countless times on tracks with no verses. Just chants. That shyt gets boring.

ASAP Rocky took the coolest part (the bounce, maybe a couple chants) and left everything else that didn't work. Expanded on it.

So overall, it's possible for me to be a Rocky fan while not being the biggest fan of his predecessors. It's not possible for me to be a Rocky fan and not respect what his predecessors brought to the table.

Dope post

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

No Limit
50 Cent

 

[NotaPAWG]

Lil B & cheif Keef for sure

 

[stealthbomber]

lil b owns this thread

too short is a good answer too
ima go back and neg all you fukk boys who said 3 6 mafia

 

[stealthbomber]

in the next few years... lil ugly mane/shawn kemp

 

[KravenMorehead™]

"Wide Receivers who are all-time greats, but didn't have the best of hands

I'll start with Jerry Rice"

- Wacky D

"Soul singers who made great music but didn't have the best dance moves, showmanship & Charisma

I'll start with James Brown"

- Wacky D

"90's era NBA centers who are underrated, but didn't have the best shot blocking skills

I'll start with Dikembe Mutombo"

- Wacky D

"All-Time Great Heavweights who didn't have the best punching power

I'll start with George Foreman"

- Wacky D

 

[Dominic Decoco]

I thought lil ugly was done with music...

 

[CHICAGOrilla]

Gucci Mane

 

[Nobodyknows]

Weezy

 

[SunZoo]

 

[OG Talk]

Kanye West
Jay-Z
Eminem
Drake

 

[mobbinfms]

artists who've had heavy influence but dont exactly have the greatest of catalogs.

i'll start it off with 3-6 mafia.

@SirBiatch

Repped

 

[mobbinfms]

ima go back and neg all you fukk boys who said 3 6 mafia

Why? 36 Mafia is wack

 

[mobbinfms]

Too Short, those 808s and slow raps really help form the South.

Pimp C was influenced by Too Short and every rapper that came out after Ridin Dirty has used pimp C flow and style from TI to especially Big Krit.

Short has classic albums though.