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that's how you post posers and eastcoast elitists who will frown on you when you say Kurupt's a lyricist, they'll always refer to his verse on Xplosive cause that's about the only verse they know about him, but when you confront them and play New York New York, Smooth, or Doggy Dogg World they literally can't believe their ears.
yeah I agree with you, that's the Kurupt I can't stand, rhyming bitch with bitch. and most rap fans for some reason remember him almost exclusively for that verse (and the cameo in the next episode video), that's why when you tell Kurupt's a great lyricist, most peeps who don't know better will laugh at you.
i dont give a fuck if it aint lyrical, i still fux wit kurupt on his "fuck a bitch" shit...as long as it's produced well ala "xxplosive". now, is it kurupt at his best? hell naah...but shit's still bumpable and he has a way of gettin u into that "fuck a bitch" mode just by the conviction in his voice. "eat a bowl a shit bitch" - like yall aint never felt like that?
The Death Row shit was obviously the best, by far. Most of Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha was good, and some of the tracks that were pretty much all freestyled in the booth (Trylogy, Live on the Mic) were also pretty solid. But after that, it was really hit or miss. That being said, Kurupt never really lost his freestyle ability on the spot, like when he was on BET (probably The Bassment) and then some random behind-the-scenes footage where he said some slick shit (nothing mind blowing, but I remember part of it being something like, "I'm smacking these niggas/ Hitting the front and the back of these niggas" or something like that and some better stuff).
I think they all pretty much fucked up when Pac died and Dre left Death Row
What do y'all think made him lose it lyrically like he had & so fast? Like from Chronic to like RAW he was on point, super dope. Then on Streets is a Mutha he was still dope but you can see little signs of decline. Then on Space Boggie he start losing it more. After that, it was all over. I can tell he has it in him every now & then (like some of his verses on Streetlights showed some skill) but seems like he can't channel the lyrical shit that used to be in him. What do y'all think it is, drugs, personal shit, lack of motivation?
Quote from: jman91331 on August 23, 2013, 04:55:30 PMWhat do y'all think made him lose it lyrically like he had & so fast? Like from Chronic to like RAW he was on point, super dope. Then on Streets is a Mutha he was still dope but you can see little signs of decline. Then on Space Boggie he start losing it more. After that, it was all over. I can tell he has it in him every now & then (like some of his verses on Streetlights showed some skill) but seems like he can't channel the lyrical shit that used to be in him. What do y'all think it is, drugs, personal shit, lack of motivation?actually, he was rhymin better on "tha streetz" than he was on "kuruption"... since his departure from death row, he's been hit or miss lyrically. it all comes down to effort. he doesnt feel the need to go all out on every track like he did during the death row era. he's not scared to let production dominate a song. "space boogie" was still a great album, lyrical or not.
easily - Puffin' On Blunts And Drankin' Tanqueray
his delivery on "Streetz" was wicked but his lyrics were mostly hit or miss...Roscoe got the best of him on "I call shots" and on "Step Up" he was subpar as well