I'm of the strong belief that a large part of Roc's rise these last 12-18 months has been to get someone else on stage that will most likely get through a battle with three C+ to B- rounds, and that the fickle ass NY crowd would give half a chance. Bite-sized, digestible bars with little risk (unlike a PG). Suge might get this same treatment, but I find him to be even less talented (battlewise) than Roc. Suge does not make it 3 rounds without getting boring.
Mark my words now though, by the end of this year, Roc is going to get treated the way DNA is being treated now. The fanbase will "catch up" and realize, like they did with DNA, that the nikka is gassed.
hell, while I'm at it.. Who's a better battler overall? Roc or DNA? Even with their 1on1, I'm going DNA.
The whole Suge argument is so ridiculous because he can barely get through a battle, & then nyggas turn around & wonder why he hasn't been on Smack. They are really oblivious as to why they don't use him. He has everything you could want for an URL emcee (voice, believability,etc), but they don't use him. Why? Because they can't. The mufukka can only give you a round. They really believe the URL wasn't using Suge because he doesn't sell himself? Nah the nygga can't get through a battle. Nyggas look into shyt way too deep.