Was Busta Rhymes ever one of the 5 best rappers in NYC?

[Art Barr]

Take it from someone who is from the city in question…No

At his peak you’d hear the hits of course but nikkax wasn’t running around playing Busta albums or anything like that

You tweak'n.

i still wish this beat went to Redman. he would have DESTROYED this



i could never get into that "yahh, yahh, rahh, rahh" shyt

Redman would not have wrecked everything remains raw like busta. Everything remains raw is the best bside record of that year.


You tweaked't.


Art Barr

 

[TripleAgent]

Maybe from 1996-1997

I would say then was his best argument.

It was Biggie, Nas, Jay, and I'd go P and then Busta probably in that last slot. There's other debatables you could put here as well.

Smooth Da Hustler
Rockness Monsta
Kool Keith

All peak or close.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

You tweak'n.

About what?

 

[Art Barr]

He was arguably there or therabouts between 98-00.

Edit: nah

DMX
Jay
Big Pun
Nore
Nas

Were all hotter during this period

They did not a
say hotter nikka.

They said one of the best meaning skill. Especially when nuc is concerned. Y'all some jogfy affected fukkin toys.

Y'all insuffersble to have a discussion with.
It is no mystery y'all nikkaz not actualized.


Art Barr

 

[Art Barr]

Smooth Da Hustler
Rockness Monsta
Kool Keith

All peak or close.

Busta was better than those three easy.

As a matter of fact
.delay admin issue is the only reason those guys had any solo material out before busta.


Busta is a bomb squad protege.

Y'all tweak'n.


Art Barr

 

[Art Barr]

About what?

The comment of Nobody ran around playing busta rhymes.

That is a lie. As all clear channel radio stations had a club promo and in tnat radio time. Busta stsrted the party going off.

No party begins nowhere without busta rhymes.

BUSTA :Where my bytches is at?

BUSTA :Where my nikkaz is at?

put ya hands and dangerous = the longest drawing top club records envelope in actual record history

Stop the cap.



Art Barr

 

[TripleAgent]

Busta was better than those three easy.

As a matter of fact
.delay admin issue is the only reason those guys had any solo material out before busta.


Busta is a bomb squad protege.

Y'all tweak'n.


Art Barr

I prefer Once Upon A Time In America and Nocturnal to The Coming. I'm not fighting over Keith.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

The comment of Nobody ran around playing busta rhymes.

That is a lie. As all clear channel radio stations had a club promo and in tnat radio time. Busta stsrted the party going off.

No party begins nowhere without busta rhymes.

BUSTA :Where my bytches is at?

BUSTA :Where my nikkaz is at?

put ya hands and dangerous = the longest drawing top club records envelope in actual record history

Stop the cap.



Art Barr

Go back, reread my response & delete this long shyt you wrote

 

[NormanConnors]

He was arguably there or therabouts between 98-00.

Edit: nah

DMX
Jay
Big Pun
Nore
Nas

Were all hotter during this period

I'll give you DMX but not the rest during that period.

Bus even got a Janet Jackson feature.

and Jay was the third best performer on his
own headlining tour

 

[TripleAgent]

I'll give you DMX but not the rest during that period.

Bus even got a Janet Jackson feature.

and Jay was the third best performer on his
own headlining tour

You're saying Busta was rapping better than Pun?

 

[NormanConnors]

True but NYC was still NYC then, we had people dropping classics and rapping at a super high level. Top 5 in NYC until maybe the mid 00s is some high level elite shyt.

Very valid point, but I know you write/spit. I had to run those 2nd/3rd albums back last night. Bus was right there rappin at a super high level, dude was rappin on ANY type of production standard to obscure and was finding those pockets, without the standard delivery. He didn't get murdered getting on some southern bounce shyt like Jay did either. Dude was on point before Aftermath. Def was able to rap with anyone.

 

[NormanConnors]

You're saying Busta was rapping better than Pun?

His list said hotter than, which he was. Pun even had him featured on the album to bolster sales.

Pun was better lyrically but Busta was right there as far as rappin, didn't need to punch in either

 

[TripleAgent]

Very valid point, but I know you write/spit. I had to run those 2nd/3rd albums back last night. Bus was right there rappin at a super high level, dude was rappin on ANY type of production standard to obscure and was finding those pockets, without the standard delivery. He didn't get murdered getting on some southern bounce shyt like Jay did either. Dude was on point before Aftermath. Def was able to rap with anyone.

You have a point with the versatility. His flows were crazy. He just was never a "oh shyt, you hear what he said?" rapper to me.

 

[NormanConnors]

You have a point with the versatility. His flows were crazy. He just was never a "oh shyt, you hear what he said?" rapper to me.

I agree with this, wasnt a rewind that bar type of cat. Just mainly this dude is spittin to this beat. With him I always looked at the overall combination. On occasion everything would be put together like on Get Off My Block, breh snapped on that.

 

[Greenhornet]

yes and i've been saying since Verzuz started

nobody dead or alive could really go song for song with Busta and win
or out charisma him on stage... it would be a hard W to take from him