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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Blood$ on July 04, 2018, 07:04:44 AM
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I figured this would make for an interesting thread so I’ll start it off:
Talib Kweli - outside of BlackStar and Reflection Eternal, I was not moved by any other albums I heard and find his voice/flow to be pretty boring after awhile, he’s kinda carried by great production
Mos Def - also outside of BlackStar, didn’t care for any of his solo work and the way some people have hyped him up over the years just makes me find him to be over-rated
Cypress Hill - their first album was alright, Temples Of Boom is a classic, outside of that I didn’t care for much else and I can only tolerate B-Real’s voice for so long, but I respect him as a person and as a legend in the rap/weed game... B-Real and Berner albums were dope too though
Joe Budden - has some great songs scattered in his catalog and a few solid tapes but zero classic albums, his flow can also be a snoozer after just a few songs
Royce Da 5”9 - I’ve only copped the Prhyme albums because I feel Primo brings the best out of him and their chemistry can’t be denied, was never impressed with any of his other albums and always thought he was just an average rapper
Busta Rhymes - has classic songs and guest apperances but could never quite hold an entire album down, in my opinion... Anarchy is hard though
A Tribe Called Quest - yeah they’re legends with classic albums and all, but I just didn’t grow up bumping their shit and never really gravitated toward their music, plus some of their super-fans are pretty fucking annoying lol
I’ll add more but that’s just off top
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Mac Dre
Lupe Fiasco
Kendrick lamar
Q Tip
MF DOOM
It's either squeaky voices, try hard styles or boring personalities.
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I never really got into E-40. I respect him and like a handful of his songs (usually the ones with features i like). Just never was a big fan of his flow.
Too Short
Wu Tang Clan
Eminem
I respect all of them and their places in rap music history, just never got into any albums from any of them. Liked a few songs here and there.
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Nas
BIG
Pac
Lil Wayne
dont know why but i dont really feel, care bout these LEGENDS.
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Mac Dre
Lupe Fiasco
Kendrick lamar
Q Tip
MF DOOM
Westside Gunn & Conway
It's either squeaky voices, try hard styles or boring personalities.
even though I love Mac Dre and he's one of the GOATS in my eyes I can totally understand that, it took me years of really digging into his catalog + lyrics to appreciate what he brought to the table and some joints I didn't like at all until I got older (and experimented with some other drugs which gave me another perspective :laugh:)
MF Doom is kinda another one for me too, he's mood music for sure... I might play some of his joints on vinyl when I'm chilling smoking but I doubt I'd ever ride around to him
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Nas
BIG
Pac
that's interesting coming from you cuz I know you're a huge hip-hop head and based on some of the titles you've posted that you copped
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Got 1 pac album, the one with ICE T and ICE Cube feature.
Got big and nas Best of cds only. Nutin more.
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For me
Jay-Z (I like his album's but think he's overrated, no personality)
OutKast (like their older stuff but never really got into it, I think Andre 3000 is way overrated)
Mob Deep (find Prodigy's flow boring like he is just talking on the tracks)
Talib Kweli (really liked his first album but his voice kind of annoys me now)
Mos Def (never really seen the big deal)
Mac Dre (never got into his music, only think he's considered a legend because he died)
Rass Kas (don't like his voice find him boring)
Too $hort (don't like his flow)
B-Legit (same as above)
New artists
Drake (sounds like a whiny and annoying)
Freddie Gibbs (I always check out his projects because of the hype but don't see the big deal)
Lupe Fiasco (same as Talib Kweli)
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wow, jay z to me too.
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Damn. I can't believe some of the messages.
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Jay-Z
DMX
Master P
Lil Wayne
all legends/huge artists who I respect but never really got into their catalogs
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Damn. I can't believe some of the messages.
why?
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Damn. I can't believe some of the messages.
I’m sure you have a few artists in mind too
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Biggie for me. Always thought he was slightly overrated & was always team Pac. Just kind of turned me off to him.
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For me
Mos Def (never really seen the big deal; aside from lyrics)
Rass Kas (don't like his voice find him boring)
E-40 (same as above at times)
Nipsey Hussle (same as above)
Kendrick Lamar (The beats man...he's dope cadence and lyrical wise)
MF Doom
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Biggie for me. Always thought he was slightly overrated & was always team Pac. Just kind of turned me off to him.
when I was in 5th - 6th grade, I loved Biggie and he was my favorite... never heard much 2Pac at that point in time other than his big singles and didn't find him to be anything special, fast forward a year later in 7th grade when my cousins played me his greatest hits CD and my opinion instantly changed lol 2Pac is now my personal favorite artist of all time
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Damn. I can't believe some of the messages.
I’m sure you have a few artists in mind too
I do. I'll post my list soon.
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Slick Rick
Rakim
Big L
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Biggie for me. Always thought he was slightly overrated & was always team Pac. Just kind of turned me off to him.
when I was in 5th - 6th grade, I loved Biggie and he was my favorite... never heard much 2Pac at that point in time other than his big singles and didn't find him to be anything special, fast forward a year later in 7th grade when my cousins played me his greatest hits CD and my opinion instantly changed lol 2Pac is now my personal favorite artist of all time
Yeah, Pac was just too real.
Did it affect your views of Big?
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Biggie for me. Always thought he was slightly overrated & was always team Pac. Just kind of turned me off to him.
when I was in 5th - 6th grade, I loved Biggie and he was my favorite... never heard much 2Pac at that point in time other than his big singles and didn't find him to be anything special, fast forward a year later in 7th grade when my cousins played me his greatest hits CD and my opinion instantly changed lol 2Pac is now my personal favorite artist of all time
Yeah, Pac was just too real.
Did it affect your views of Big?
to be honest, nah lol I love Biggie but he can't fuck with Pac though 8)
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i always thought mc eiht was dope but never got into his shit like that
it’s funny cuz doggy hit me up askin if i checked 1 of his older albums and it just dawned on me that he may be the only legendary west coast rapper i was never really drawn to
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Got 1 pac album, the one with ICE T and ICE Cube feature.
Got big and nas Best of cds only. Nutin more.
damn
that’s insane to me
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i always thought mc eiht was dope but never got into his shit like that
it’s funny cuz doggy hit me up askin if i checked 1 of his older albums and it just dawned on me that he may be the only legendary west coast rapper i was never really drawn to
I love some of Eiht's work but he does have a fair amount of subpar material in his catalog that I think turned a lot of people, especially casual listeners, off over the years lol
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There are quite a few for me, mainly because I just haven't got round to checking most of their albums yet. Some I can think of off top right now:
Nas - I have a couple of his essential albums but haven't had the desire yet to listen to his others.
Jay-Z - The same as with Nas, I haven't listened to the majority of his discography.
Wu-Tang Clan - this applies to both solo and group efforts, one day I will delve deeper into their catalogue because I know they've got some great stuff.
The Roots - I've never been into them at all.
There are a lot more, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.
As for MF Doom, I can understand why people have reservations about him; admittedly his music is not the sort you put in your car and ride around to, or listen to at the gym etc, but I urge people to at least give his music a chance. He's one of the most original, unique and humurous lyricists out there, and there's definitely stuff of his that you will like/love if you put in the effort 8)
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Krs 1 - never liked his rhymes his flow his voice nothing
Common - man stick to movies and shows
B liget - he ripped off too shorts flow imo
Busta rhymes - didnt like the yelling
Q-tip just garbage
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I'd have to also include The Roots and KRS-One lol outside of a few cool albums I heard, nothing they released ever blew my mind like that
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Krs 1 - never liked his rhymes his flow his voice nothing
Common - man stick to movies and shows
B liget - he ripped off too shorts flow imo
Busta rhymes - didnt like the yelling
Q-tip just garbage
I felt the same way about Common, but one album absolutely blew me away. "BE". The majority of his albums are not good, but that album is amazing. Made me a fan. Unfortunately he hasn't been able to duplicate it since. Finding Forever and The Dreamer/Believer are pretty good runner ups.
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Krs 1 - never liked his rhymes his flow his voice nothing
Common - man stick to movies and shows
B liget - he ripped off too shorts flow imo
Busta rhymes - didnt like the yelling
Q-tip just garbage
I felt the same way about Common, but one album absolutely blew me away. "BE". The majority of his albums are not good, but that album is amazing. Made me a fan. Unfortunately he hasn't been able to duplicate it since. Finding Forever and The Dreamer/Believer are pretty good runner ups.
I agree with that also, Like Water For Chocolate was good too though
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Krs 1 - never liked his rhymes his flow his voice nothing
Common - man stick to movies and shows
B liget - he ripped off too shorts flow imo
Busta rhymes - didnt like the yelling
Q-tip just garbage
I felt the same way about Common, but one album absolutely blew me away. "BE". The majority of his albums are not good, but that album is amazing. Made me a fan. Unfortunately he hasn't been able to duplicate it since. Finding Forever and The Dreamer/Believer are pretty good runner ups.
I agree with that also, Like Water For Chocolate was good too though
nah, hes best is finding forever. its like BE on a higher level.
and dont forget bout universal mind control. that is amazin futuristic hip hop from neptunes and common.
and i forget reakwon from my list. he is the only one from the Clan i cant feel.
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Nas - I have a couple of his essential albums but haven't had the desire yet to listen to his others.
Jay-Z - The same as with Nas, I haven't listened to the majority of his discography.
Wu-Tang Clan - this applies to both solo and group efforts, one day I will delve deeper into their catalogue because I know they've got some great stuff.
The Roots - I've never been into them at all.
wow lmfao. You're entitled to your opinion, but you cannnnnnot live anywhere near the East Coast lol.
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Nas - I have a couple of his essential albums but haven't had the desire yet to listen to his others.
Jay-Z - The same as with Nas, I haven't listened to the majority of his discography.
Wu-Tang Clan - this applies to both solo and group efforts, one day I will delve deeper into their catalogue because I know they've got some great stuff.
The Roots - I've never been into them at all.
wow lmfao. You're entitled to your opinion, but you cannnnnnot live anywhere near the East Coast lol.
right lol
I can definitely appreciate that brutal honesty, that's what I made this thread for 8)
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Nas - I have a couple of his essential albums but haven't had the desire yet to listen to his others.
Jay-Z - The same as with Nas, I haven't listened to the majority of his discography.
Wu-Tang Clan - this applies to both solo and group efforts, one day I will delve deeper into their catalogue because I know they've got some great stuff.
The Roots - I've never been into them at all.
wow lmfao. You're entitled to your opinion, but you cannnnnnot live anywhere near the East Coast lol.
You're right about that - I'm actually from England. I guess what I meant when I wrote those artists isn't that I'm not into them, it's more that I haven't yet checked out a lot of their albums other than the essential ones, something that I will get round to doing in the future. I actually own multiple albums from all those that I listed, but for example I own more 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Eminem etc albums than them, and tend to listen to those artists more often.
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Great topic. Hard to believe some of the names though. I never fucked with A Tribe Called Quest. Q-Tip is a dope producer though. De La Soul is another group that makes music that just isn't for me. Sure both groups got classics, but i never really honestly cared for these two groups and their music. Another artist is E-40, he has classic songs, but i remember hatin' his flow when i was a kid. I've been meaning to give "Hall Of Game" a spin though 'cause i love "Rapper's Ball". I wasn't into Jay-Z when i was a kid, our whole neighborhood hated him for some reason. Everybody felt that he was fake. I always liked a few of his songs though and these days i own most of his discography and consider him a great MC.
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Oh, E-40 for sure.
Nas - I have a couple of his essential albums but haven't had the desire yet to listen to his others.
Jay-Z - The same as with Nas, I haven't listened to the majority of his discography.
Wu-Tang Clan - this applies to both solo and group efforts, one day I will delve deeper into their catalogue because I know they've got some great stuff.
The Roots - I've never been into them at all.
wow lmfao. You're entitled to your opinion, but you cannnnnnot live anywhere near the East Coast lol.
You're right about that - I'm actually from England. I guess what I meant when I wrote those artists isn't that I'm not into them, it's more that I haven't yet checked out a lot of their albums other than the essential ones, something that I will get round to doing in the future. I actually own multiple albums from all those that I listed, but for example I own more 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Eminem etc albums than them, and tend to listen to those artists more often.
Let us know when you listen to the heart of Jay & Nas' discography & let us know if you're still not really into them.
I'm just curious.
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Great topic. Hard to believe some of the names though. I never fucked with A Tribe Called Quest. Q-Tip is a dope producer though. De La Soul is another group that makes music that just isn't for me. Sure both groups got classics, but i never really honestly cared for these two groups and their music. Another artist is E-40, he has classic songs, but i remember hatin' his flow when i was a kid. I've been meaning to give "Hall Of Game" a spin though 'cause i love "Rapper's Ball". I wasn't into Jay-Z when i was a kid, our whole neighborhood hated him for some reason. Everybody felt that he was fake. I always liked a few of his songs though and these days i own most of his discography and consider him a great MC.
add De La Soul to my list too hah
Hall Of Game is a classic, one of E-40's best works for sure 8)
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For me
Mac Dre (never got into his music, only think he's considered a legend because he died)
I'm glad i'm not the only one who feels the same way. Us so-cals have been cheated out of hearing some good music on the radio. I never heard of Mac Dre until he was murdered. He doesn't sound how he looks. Some of his facial expressions he has, you'd think he'd sound like Mustafa of the Gangstas. When I think of no-cal legends, I always think of Too short & E-40.
Not a legend but I could never get into Kokane's music.
Wu Tang Clan. Method Man's alright though.
Kurtis Blow, I do like the basketball song.
Public Enemy- only album I like is the nation of millions album. But wasn't feeling them after that. Got tired of flava flav constantly acting a darn fool & fucking up. The original DMX, if you think about it. And annoyed by people thinking I like flava flav.
Lil Wayne after 2004.
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Interesting thread and yeah even though Im planing on covering every rappers or groups in Hip-Hop, there's a lot of stuff I haven't check yet...
Scarface / Geto Boys / Rap-A-Lot catalog - except for the most commons
Master P / No Limit catalog - except for Mystikal, Snoop and the some albums here and there from C-Murder, Fiend etc.
Public Enemy // KRS-One & Boogie Down // De La Soul - Not my generation so I havent yet find the time to check it out more than a few classic songs
MF Doom - I own Madvillainy LP but I never found the time to check his full catalog
Cash Money catalog - I'm talking about the catalog pre-2005 except for Juvenile
Probably more of the stuff from the 80s, 90s, I own most of the stuff but we're flooded by music these days that it is hard to listen to old stuff!
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Of high selling Legends - I think Jay-Z is hyped.. Love 99Problems and D.o.A and Watch the throne cd - Blueprint and reasonable doubt are classics.
But he aint top 5 to me like Pac, Game, Dmx, Nas or Eminem to me. - Kendrick, J Cole and Drake all pushing to enter.
SO MANY are underrated tho, but its all a matter of opnion like i can not fuckin believe anyone add pac in this list, Pac is the soul of rap and hip hop to me.
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Of high selling Legends - I think Jay-Z is hyped.. Love 99Problems and D.o.A and Watch the throne cd - Blueprint and reasonable doubt are classics.
But he aint top 5 to me like Pac, Game, Dmx, Nas or Eminem to me. - Kendrick, J Cole and Drake all pushing to enter.
SO MANY are underrated tho, but its all a matter of opnion like i can not fuckin believe anyone add pac in this list, Pac is the soul of rap and hip hop to me.
lol @ drake n j cole pushing to enter the top 5
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^lol @ Game already being in the top 5.
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^lol @ Game already being in the top 5.
that’s pretty funny as well
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The Game has been in the game for more than a decade and has several great albums, I can understand people ranking him in their top 5, he's probably in my top 20 as well, Ive been a huge fan when he first came out!
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The Game has been in the game for more than a decade and has several great albums, I can understand people ranking him in their top 5, he's probably in my top 20 as well, Ive been a huge fan when he first came out!
GAME AT LEAST HAS CLASSICS UNDER HIS BELT, SO ILL GIVE U THAT
BUT AS A PURE RAPPER? NAAH
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The Game has been in the game for more than a decade and has several great albums, I can understand people ranking him in their top 5, he's probably in my top 20 as well, Ive been a huge fan when he first came out!
I mean it's a West Coast forum; I understand why people have him that high.
I think Documentary is a classic, Doctor's Advocate is a West Coast classic & Documentary 2.5 is a personal classic.
But there are just so many more artists than have come out & are currently out that puts him way lower on the list for me.
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I can understand and respect Game coming into someone's personal top 5, and although he is one of the best of this past generation I'd probably rank him in maybe my top 25-50 respectively
Cole and Kendrick would be in my top 100 lol
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KRS-1(maybe like 3 tracks)
Kendrick Lamar(overated and too artsy fartsy for me)
Nipssey Hustle(seems to just smash words together that dont rhyme)
No-Limit catalogue (wackness pilled on wackness, smothered with shit)
Flesh-N-Bone(says a whole lot of nothing)
Drake(since when does biting and being a emo bitch make you cool)
Bizzare of D12(what the fuck I take shits that sound better than him)
Fat Joe
Mack 10
LL cool j
And every new school retard rapper with funny hair, the all suck.
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suprised so many o you say KRS-One here.
have u ever seen him live?
hes a monster on the stage.
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suprised so many o you say KRS-One here.
have u ever seen him live?
hes a monster on the stage.
comin from the guy who said nas big and pac smh
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suprised so many o you say KRS-One here.
have u ever seen him live?
hes a monster on the stage.
comin from the guy who said nas big and pac smh
right, but neva seen them live. ;D
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Bizzare of D12(what the fuck I take shits that sound better than him)
This shit made me lol. I think we can all agree Bizarre sucks.
But for me, I’m just recently getting into Hov, and idk why, I’ve never really been a big fan of his, kinda feel like he’s overrated. I love Blueprint & Black Album, I thought Reasonable Doubt & Watch The Throne were good, but everything else either didn’t interest me or I haven’t heard. It felt like a chore for me listening to Blueprint 2, the only songs I can remember that I liked were the Timbaland track with Kanye on it, the song with Dre and Rakim, and the title track.
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I figured this would make for an interesting thread so I’ll start it off:
Talib Kweli - outside of BlackStar and Reflection Eternal, I was not moved by any other albums I heard and find his voice/flow to be pretty boring after awhile, he’s kinda carried by great production
Mos Def - also outside of BlackStar, didn’t care for any of his solo work and the way some people have hyped him up over the years just makes me find him to be over-rated
Cypress Hill - their first album was alright, Temples Of Boom is a classic, outside of that I didn’t care for much else and I can only tolerate B-Real’s voice for so long, but I respect him as a person and as a legend in the rap/weed game... B-Real and Berner albums were dope too though
Joe Budden - has some great songs scattered in his catalog and a few solid tapes but zero classic albums, his flow can also be a snoozer after just a few songs
Royce Da 5”9 - I’ve only copped the Prhyme albums because I feel Primo brings the best out of him and their chemistry can’t be denied, was never impressed with any of his other albums and always thought he was just an average rapper
Busta Rhymes - has classic songs and guest apperances but could never quite hold an entire album down, in my opinion... Anarchy is hard though
A Tribe Called Quest - yeah they’re legends with classic albums and all, but I just didn’t grow up bumping their shit and never really gravitated toward their music, plus some of their super-fans are pretty fucking annoying lol
I’ll add more but that’s just off top
Props for the thread/discussion topic—and I’m gonna agree with a couple of yours. Busts Rhymes and Tribe I respect and Busta even had the Aftermath album those cats have always been around and affiliated with artists I respect but I just never got into um. Tribe was maybe a little too weak sort of like De La Soul I never got into them and Bustas sound was hype shit I don’t really feel. Kind of like DMX is too hype for me but I respect him.
E-40 I respect but never really bumped even one of his songs.
Scarface I respect but only bumped 2 of his joints and that’s “Smile” with PAC and “World Is A Ghetto” with Ghetto Boys.
KRS-1 I respect and love so much as a hip hop intellectual but never really bumped anything from him other than his 16 on Dre’s “East West Killaz”.
Kendrick Lamar is the best of the new generation but I’m Infinite trapped in 96’ so who gives a fuck about the new generation but I respect him
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Damn, Infinite. You really need to bump Scarface's "The Untouchable". "Game Over" (with Dre and Cube) is on that album.