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List isn’t far from my own... but how can you say West Coast without Nate? Nate can not be categorized as an R&B or a soul singer like Mary J. The shit Nate does is the same as the Bone singing on a record and you wouldn’t say that Bone is R&B?Now put the fallen legend in his proper place in the top 10
Quote from: Infinite Trapped in 1996 on August 15, 2019, 12:18:42 AMList isn’t far from my own... but how can you say West Coast without Nate? Nate can not be categorized as an R&B or a soul singer like Mary J. The shit Nate does is the same as the Bone singing on a record and you wouldn’t say that Bone is R&B?Now put the fallen legend in his proper place in the top 10But Bone Thugz also (and predominantly) rap apart from singing on records. Nate has only ever rapped on one record unlike Kokane for example, it's apples and oranges really. If you put Nate on the list then Butch has to be on it too and once you get onto that side of the genre where would you stop ...Bo Roc, LV and so on
Quote from: SuperSpider on August 15, 2019, 03:01:19 AMQuote from: Infinite Trapped in 1996 on August 15, 2019, 12:18:42 AMList isn’t far from my own... but how can you say West Coast without Nate? Nate can not be categorized as an R&B or a soul singer like Mary J. The shit Nate does is the same as the Bone singing on a record and you wouldn’t say that Bone is R&B?Now put the fallen legend in his proper place in the top 10But Bone Thugz also (and predominantly) rap apart from singing on records. Nate has only ever rapped on one record unlike Kokane for example, it's apples and oranges really. If you put Nate on the list then Butch has to be on it too and once you get onto that side of the genre where would you stop ...Bo Roc, LV and so oncollaborators are hip-hop (it's not like he was doing tracks with Whitney Houston and Brian Mcknight)
Quote from: SuperSpider on August 15, 2019, 03:01:19 AMQuote from: Infinite Trapped in 1996 on August 15, 2019, 12:18:42 AMList isn’t far from my own... but how can you say West Coast without Nate? Nate can not be categorized as an R&B or a soul singer like Mary J. The shit Nate does is the same as the Bone singing on a record and you wouldn’t say that Bone is R&B?Now put the fallen legend in his proper place in the top 10But Bone Thugz also (and predominantly) rap apart from singing on records. Nate has only ever rapped on one record unlike Kokane for example, it's apples and oranges really. If you put Nate on the list then Butch has to be on it too and once you get onto that side of the genre where would you stop ...Bo Roc, LV and so onLook, it's a bit subjective cause I do realize the dude is "singing" so I understand why some might not place him as a rapper. ...But everything else about Nate says he is a rapper. Production is hip-hop, collaborators are hip-hop (it's not like he was doing tracks with Whitney Houston and Brian Mcknight) styles are all hip-hop, demeanor is hip-hop, the fans of his music are rap fans not R&B fans, the same people that are listenin to Dogg Pound are the same people that are loyal to Nate. I mean everything about the dude is hip-hop, but just because he is singing on a record... He should be called A RAPPER WHO SINGS!It's all subjective and up to the journalists and marketing execs to figure out and if I remember correctly they did used to place him in the rap section of stores.So my West Coast Rap list would have all them dudes on it like...7. Nate34. Kokane39. Butch Cassidy...something like that
It’s true. Even to this day if you go into Ameoba or any other record store Nate will be in the Hip Hop section
since it’s impossible to get all the legends in 1 list, i’m doin mine by region up next = bay area/norcal