West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: OG Hack Wilson on October 15, 2010, 09:23:04 PM
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or is he just at veteran status?
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Uhh it depends on who you talk to. He's definitely one of our best ever but his lack of mainstream success makes him irrelevant to most Hip-Hop fans. But thanks to "I Got 5 On it" he is a legend to some.
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Uhh it depends on who you talk to. He's definitely one of our best ever but his lack of mainstream success makes him irrelevant to most Hip-Hop fans. But thanks to "I Got 5 On it" he is a legend to some.
i look back at some of Yuk's strongest verses:
-i got 5 on it (and remix)
-cali g's (outshines both Crooked I and e-40 who both had great verses themselves)
-somebody gotta die tonight (the one with fatal ,tech n9ne and tha realest)
-hollywood (cydal and luniz...the first rap song i fell in love with)
-pims plays and hustlas
-coast to coast (a posse cut with fatal, game, e sermon, new child and stat quo)
-girl (although it's impossble not to say Crooked I was on a whole new level here, both Num and Yuk still had dope verses)
shit man theres many many more i'm just buzzed and rambling a bit.
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Gotta add
- Nothin 2 a Boss
- Game Over
- Game Over Pt.2
- I Got it On Lock
- Ya Boy is Back
dude is sick as shit. plus him and Game are the only artist i like that work with all my other favorite artist
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In the Bay maybe, but as far as Westcoast overall, I would say no.
I think he needs one, maybe 2 near classic solo joints to get there.
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NO
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It's a tough call because who is to say. I hear people bringing up his talent as a rapper but there are people in every profession who might not be the most talented but are legendary. I've heard plenty of mother fuckers been described as legendary simply because they've been working steadily for X amount of years. I mean what consitutes a legend? You might have a dude who wasn't doing shit but one day did one fucking thing that people will remember him forever for. On the flip side, you might have a guy who was the best kept secret and while more naturally gifted than whoever, they went their whole life as being fairly obscure.
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not even close to "legend"
he has a few great tracks no doubt, but to say he is a legend is ridiculous.
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no he isn't.
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No. I define legends as rappers who have made an impact on the mainstream level with successful careers. As far as the music industry is concerned, Yuk is a one-hit wonder.
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I wouldnt describe him as a legend, he had impact on westcoast, but theres only few legends on westcoast so its hard to put him in that category. But he sure is one of the better rappers..
http://www.youtube.com/v/mRkAdC6xzAQ?fs=1&hl=en_US
also gotta give him props for demolishing Game while they were beefing
http://www.youtube.com/v/65o45bV0a7o?fs=1&hl=en_US
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One of the dopest to me.
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Very good at times but a legend? No
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I wouldnt describe him as a legend, he had impact on westcoast, but theres only few legends on westcoast so its hard to put him in that category. But he sure is one of the better rappers..
http://www.youtube.com/v/mRkAdC6xzAQ?fs=1&hl=en_US
also gotta give him props for demolishing Game while they were beefing
http://www.youtube.com/v/65o45bV0a7o?fs=1&hl=en_US
Yeah he was one of the first rappers from the Bay that I digged off of straight lyrics and less on style and delivery. I mean lyrically dude chops heavy. Most cats from the Bay have they own swagger and vibe but Yuk and Num came in just chopping. And yeah last time I checked Buddens and Yuk lyrically slayed Game on these battle tracks. That Breathe was insane.
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Oh and City Of Dope on his first album is a west coast classic from a storytelling perspective. The way he broke down the drug epidemic in the Bay from start to finish was genius.
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I'm gonna have to listen to his whole disco again
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Neg...............neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he only got two platinum albums as solo..........nun ???
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Not a rap legend/icon but def a West Coast legend. He wrote one of the Top 5 West Coast classics that's still relevant in hip-hop today. "I Got 5 On It" is the only track besides "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Regulate" that wasen't recorded at Death Row and still get's played at radio stations til this day..
Yuk's my fav Bay Area rapper - he just needs better beats for his sick lyrics and a bigger label that can push him back to the top, cause his 'radio friendly' and 'club' records with mainstream artists can take him there..
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he is one of my favorites but not a legend yet, this track is insane:
http://www.youtube.com/v/DCkXIinUVPw?fs=1&hl
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def a West Coast legend. He wrote one of the Top 5 West Coast classics that's still relevant in hip-hop today. "I Got 5 On It" is the only track besides "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Regulate" that wasen't recorded at Death Row and still get's played at radio stations til this day..
Co-sign, 'I Got 5 On It' was one of the last great classic singles from just at the end of the golden era of Hip-Hop, for that alone he is a legend
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Neg...............neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he only got two platinum albums as solo..........nun ???
no offense but who cares aboutt record sales....it's the music I care about
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def a West Coast legend. He wrote one of the Top 5 West Coast classics that's still relevant in hip-hop today. "I Got 5 On It" is the only track besides "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Regulate" that wasen't recorded at Death Row and still get's played at radio stations til this day..
Co-sign, 'I Got 5 On It' was one of the last great classic singles from just at the end of the golden era of Hip-Hop, for that alone he is a legend
so I track makes you a legend? come on man ...
that's like a footballer throws well in one game but has an "alright" career and becomes a legend.
I Got 5 on It - classic track but it doesn't make the artist(s) a legend.
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Luniz are, not him as a solo artist though
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hell yeah he a legend. hes one of the siccest street rappers id listen 2 him over jay-z n all them wack punchline rappers
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Luniz are, not him as a solo artist though
how so? because of their 1 classic track?
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hell yeah he a legend. hes one of the siccest street rappers id listen 2 him over jay-z n all them wack punchline rappers
true jayz is mad wack compared to Yukmouth
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def a West Coast legend. He wrote one of the Top 5 West Coast classics that's still relevant in hip-hop today. "I Got 5 On It" is the only track besides "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Regulate" that wasen't recorded at Death Row and still get's played at radio stations til this day..
Co-sign, 'I Got 5 On It' was one of the last great classic singles from just at the end of the golden era of Hip-Hop, for that alone he is a legend
so I track makes you a legend? come on man ...
that's like a footballer throws well in one game but has an "alright" career and becomes a legend.
I Got 5 on It - classic track but it doesn't make the artist(s) a legend.
If the rest of his stuff was mad wack, then yeah, maybe he wouldn't be, but it's solid stuff, and that classic puts him into the legends category to me... though I accept you could argue it either way, he's on the line
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I'd give him vet status but not legend. He has been good, but not a game changer in the likes of Pac, Cube, 40 and Dre (both Doc and Mac)
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I'd give him vet status but not legend. He has been good, but not a game changer in the likes of Pac, Cube, 40 and Dre (both Doc and Mac)
how did Mac dre change the game??
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hell yeah he a legend. hes one of the siccest street rappers id listen 2 him over jay-z n all them wack punchline rappers
true jayz is mad wack compared to Yukmouth
yeah jay-z n them punchline rappersis hella corny. they cant fucc wit thug rappers like pac and the outlawz,scarface,spice-1,c-bo n freddie gibbs
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In terms of just straight rapping, Yuk is great. Always has a good flow, punchlines, compounds, etc, my only issue is that as a rapper he's pretty one dimensional, he needs to switch up his content more. Still one of my favorites.
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hell yeah he a legend. hes one of the siccest street rappers id listen 2 him over jay-z n all them wack punchline rappers
true jayz is mad wack compared to Yukmouth
yeah jay-z n them punchline rappersis hella corny. they cant fucc wit thug rappers like pac and the outlawz,scarface,spice-1,c-bo n freddie gibbs
Jay Z is a punchline rapper? This forum despairs me sometimes
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hell yeah he a legend. hes one of the siccest street rappers id listen 2 him over jay-z n all them wack punchline rappers
true jayz is mad wack compared to Yukmouth
yeah jay-z n them punchline rappersis hella corny. they cant fucc wit thug rappers like pac and the outlawz,scarface,spice-1,c-bo n freddie gibbs
Jay Z is a punchline rapper? This forum despairs me sometimes
He's not a punchline rapper, but he's a bit like one in that his main thing is witty, clever little lines, but they're not punchlines. And occasionally he'll have like a little story or concept, but mostly it's a collection of witticisms
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Dude made some good songs and had some good verses, but IMO he's overrated.
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Dude made some good songs and had some good verses, but IMO he's overrated.
who isn't?
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Dude made some good songs and had some good verses, but IMO he's overrated.
who isn't?
8)
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Dude made some good songs and had some good verses, but IMO he's overrated.
who isn't?
K9, he the KING of L.A! ;D
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I dont no about that legend shit.but he part of westcoast history.
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Dude made some good songs and had some good verses, but IMO he's overrated.
who isn't?
There are plenty of underrated rappers; plenty of rappers who should be considered legends by some, but no one who's heard of them.
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he a vet. not a legend. i like his and the luniz music tho for sure
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He's a West Coast Legend like 50 Tyson is a legend in Minnesota
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Luniz are, not him as a solo artist though
this
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In terms of just straight rapping, Yuk is great. Always has a good flow, punchlines, compounds, etc, my only issue is that as a rapper he's pretty one dimensional, he needs to switch up his content more. Still one of my favorites.
Yup, bay area legend.
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ofcourse