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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: green-eyed bandit on January 07, 2013, 03:14:54 AM
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http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22445/title.cnn-calls-nas-hip-hops-finest-mc
I understand. It's logic if you take a look back at all the years that hip-hop music has been around & where it is now. Mentioning NAS as hiphop's finest MC should be idd just essential when you look at his quality releases & longevity.
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I agree with CNN.
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i don't, but he's one of the bests.
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Illmatic is hip hop's best mass produced LP, not hip hop's best MC.
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Hard to argue. I have him in the top 3, no question about that one.
I got 'Pac, Nas then Rakim. I do think Nas is above Rakim, as his body of work has worked no matter what era he's in. Rakim was limited to the Goldyn Era. But once you get that high, I don't think it really matter where you have them ranked, Nas is in a place of Hip-Hop Gods, no question about it.
And who was the first to put him up there on this board... that's right... M Dogg. 8) Nas is truly one of the greats. CNN may have him as the Finest MC, and you really can't argue they are wrong. I may have 2Pac on top, but if you argue Nas, you are not really wrong. It's just a matter of taste as a fan. But no one can ever argue Nas isn't in the top 3 of all time. Unless you go off "success". With "success" or sales, 2Pac, Eminem and Jay-Z are the top 3. And that's also another list of MC's that's hard to argue until you realize Nelly and MC Hammer are in the top 10 and the Fresh Prince is in the top 15. But still, it all depends on how you judge it.
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After his last 2 albums, I'd day there's no doubt he's the GOAT. For years I thought it was a toss up with him and Cube; unfortunately O'shea is fucking up his catalogue down the stretch.
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i don't, but he's one of the bests.
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After his last 2 albums, I'd day there's no doubt he's the GOAT. For years I thought it was a toss up with him and Cube; unfortunately O'shea is fucking up his catalogue down the stretch.
Cube is another one you can't be wrong arguing over who is the GOAT. Once you are up there though, that has to be celebrated.
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Was great fucked up his catalog heavily. Now hes in the category with the other former greats who dumbed their shit down to try to sell in this shitty era of gimmicks, homos, n fake muthafuckas.
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Not that CNN means shit to me, but this actually was a reasonable choice.
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I know I did this for Nas vs. Jay-Z, and Snoop vs. Jay-Z, and I know a few others, but I might have to go back and just look at all the top artist catalogs, and see exactly who has been consistent. I use to have Rakim at number 1 for a long time, but when you look at the body of work he really only was great in the Goldyn Era of Hip-Hop, and after that he was irrelevant. Someone like Nas started in the Gangsta Rap Era, went through the Bling Era and I'd argue Stillmatic was the beginning of the Silver Era, and then kicked off the Hip-Hop is Dead Era. That's a long career. I might make a thread and put everyone's work out there. Could be interesting.
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Nas has been around for 20 years and still makes incredible music album after album. I have a lot of favorites, but Nas is prolly the GOAT to me.
And fuck CNN.
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I know I did this for Nas vs. Jay-Z, and Snoop vs. Jay-Z, and I know a few others, but I might have to go back and just look at all the top artist catalogs, and see exactly who has been consistent. I use to have Rakim at number 1 for a long time, but when you look at the body of work he really only was great in the Goldyn Era of Hip-Hop, and after that he was irrelevant. Someone like Nas started in the Gangsta Rap Era, went through the Bling Era and I'd argue Stillmatic was the beginning of the Silver Era, and then kicked off the Hip-Hop is Dead Era. That's a long career. I might make a thread and put everyone's work out there. Could be interesting.
Do it man. Even just to academically prove that Nas is goat.
We could do an album a day, everyone listens to the same album for each artist and gives comments/scores
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Hard to argue. I have him in the top 3, no question about that one.
I got 'Pac, Nas then Rakim. I do think Nas is above Rakim, as his body of work has worked no matter what era he's in. Rakim was limited to the Goldyn Era. But once you get that high, I don't think it really matter where you have them ranked, Nas is in a place of Hip-Hop Gods, no question about it.
And who was the first to put him up there on this board... that's right... M Dogg. 8) Nas is truly one of the greats. CNN may have him as the Finest MC, and you really can't argue they are wrong. I may have 2Pac on top, but if you argue Nas, you are not really wrong. It's just a matter of taste as a fan. But no one can ever argue Nas isn't in the top 3 of all time. Unless you go off "success". With "success" or sales, 2Pac, Eminem and Jay-Z are the top 3. And that's also another list of MC's that's hard to argue until you realize Nelly and MC Hammer are in the top 10 and the Fresh Prince is in the top 15. But still, it all depends on how you judge it.
agree
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LOL it's not some kind of "fact" just the opinion of one journalist. I'm not a huge NAS fan but have no problem with this Eliott C. McLaughlin person feeling this way, or anyone else.
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Nas has been around for 20 years and still makes incredible music album after album. I have a lot of favorites, but Nas is prolly the GOAT to me.
And fuck CNN.
This.
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Nas has been around for 20 years and still makes incredible music album after album. I have a lot of favorites, but Nas is prolly the GOAT to me.
And fuck CNN.
Shill Broadcasters pretending to be moderate and non-agenda pushing.
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Nas has been around for 20 years and still makes incredible music album after album. I have a lot of favorites, but Nas is prolly the GOAT to me.
And fuck CNN.
Shill Broadcasters pretending to be moderate and non-agenda pushing.
And where do you guys get your news? I truly want to know. Don't just say online, give me sites.
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Nas has been around for 20 years and still makes incredible music album after album. I have a lot of favorites, but Nas is prolly the GOAT to me.
And fuck CNN.
Shill Broadcasters pretending to be moderate and non-agenda pushing.
And where do you guys get your news? I truly want to know. Don't just say online, give me sites.
I dont get "news" from one site. Honestly, I try to form my own opinions on things based on what facts I can gather. I could go to Google News, see a link with an interesting title or subject, click on said link, read it, then go and research and pick apart different aspects of it on my own. Thats of course if it interests me. I or noone Ive seen on here that could be classified as a "conspiracy theorist" really proclaims to be some gatekeeper of one true news site, I just think that I and some others enjoy researching and analyzing things a bit more than others. Which makes getting news from one site, like CNN, seem kinda elementary to me.
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Nas has been around for 20 years and still makes incredible music album after album. I have a lot of favorites, but Nas is prolly the GOAT to me.
And fuck CNN.
Shill Broadcasters pretending to be moderate and non-agenda pushing.
And where do you guys get your news? I truly want to know. Don't just say online, give me sites.
Certainly not from the television. I usually visit Drudge every day, which compiles dozens of articles from around the world daily. Sometimes there may be a link to a CNN story, so in the case that it interests me I may check their site.
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Check godlikeproductions.com and abovetopsecret.com
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I have been to those sites, and they are NOT want I'm looking for. They are mainly rumors and theories.
As for Drudge, I have been there, and it's a conservative version of the Huffington Post.
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jrome is a cool dude and all and his view on things is interesting . but i gotta say some of those links in his sig are just that tin foil hat stuff , Vigilant Citizen is nothing but people seeing signs of the illuminati watching and putting numbers and symbols everywhere . and stuff like lady gaga´s performance at the last grammy´s ( or another big award show ) was a ritual sacrifice of whitney houston.
some folks believe everything they read and see and that goes both ways . can´t trust just one source.
oh and on topic, didn´t check the list but Nas def is one of the best . top 10 mc at least for me
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jrome you want a good news site www.lemonparty.org 8)
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jrome you want a good news site www.lemonparty.org 8)
Really good site.
Encompasses all points of view on the matters of today, not some biased one sided shit.
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jrome is a cool dude and all and his view on things is interesting . but i gotta say some of those links in his sig are just that tin foil hat stuff , Vigilant Citizen is nothing but people seeing signs of the illuminati watching and putting numbers and symbols everywhere . and stuff like lady gaga´s performance at the last grammy´s ( or another big award show ) was a ritual sacrifice of whitney houston.
some folks believe everything they read and see and that goes both ways . can´t trust just one source.
oh and on topic, didn´t check the list but Nas def is one of the best . top 10 mc at least for me
Astute observations my friend. I don't take anything as gospel; 90% of the forums in my sig have ridiculous things not worth wasting time on...but the 10% that isn't that is worth while. You gotta separate the wheat from the chaff and discern the truth from lies.
Godlikeproductions is the best if you wanna mingle with big timers, but again you gotta sift through the mountains of BS. Seek and you shall find.
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jrome you want a good news site www.lemonparty.org 8)
I will check it. Thanks for the heads up.
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FUCK JAY-Z !!! GAY-Z PLAYED POSSUME B4 ND AFTER biggie died, him nd biggie was sapose to be homies, right well how come him nd puff daddy never did a album together or ne thing else of that nature. One of the great mysterys behind the east coast or just new york hiphop. Of all the people gayz leeched off of in the game tell me who does he make music wit...? Atleast dr dre will still pick up the phone nd invite u to a studio session. Jayz hires u soaks up all ur game (nevr writes it down) then he 86s u like nothin. Who is jay fuckin wit besides kanyedasian ? He burned more bridges then ne one in the game but yet hes cincidered goat lmao. 8)
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Astute observations my friend. I don't take anything as gospel; 90% of the forums in my sig have ridiculous things not worth wasting time on...but the 10% that isn't that is worth while. You gotta separate the wheat from the chaff and discern the truth from lies.
Godlikeproductions is the best if you wanna mingle with big timers, but again you gotta sift through the mountains of BS. Seek and you shall find.
thanks for the info. i´ll check it.
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I think NAS is a safe choice.
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I think NAS is a safe choice.
Really, I always thought Jay-Z or Eminem was a safe chose?