It's May 25, 2024, 11:44:43 AM
As U can see, I'm more of reader than a poster and I have agreed with your post MANY more times than not, so U got respect, but I think U dropped the ball in a major way on this one homie... thumb down on lyrics when talking about Big Tash??? Come on Homie!! Have U even peeped the album or any LIKS Album or the Tash Album?? Tash is consistently crazy on the MIC... U might want to pump fake that one....
Lyrics not the flow? Come on, lets keep it simple... FLow & Lyrics go hand in hand along with delivery, voice, etc... I don't think your dissin Tash and will not hate on the dope MCs U mentioned... However you brought up your boy Pharoahe (who I got love 4).. When comparing the two they are Very much alike especially when it come to DOPE & Punchlines metaphors being their "bread & butter" I recently accepted the fact (after much thought!) that Nas is currently the best MC by a ways.... And Ras I have right there with Defari & Sly Boogy as so-called "westcoast" Lyricist.... When you try and break it down so much it stinks of that old "East Coast-we evented hip-hop so only we really know about it" attitude.. Holla back play boy
Quote from: BigCain on June 14, 2003, 01:44:09 AMLyrics not the flow? Come on, lets keep it simple... FLow & Lyrics go hand in hand along with delivery, voice, etc... I don't think your dissin Tash and will not hate on the dope MCs U mentioned... However you brought up your boy Pharoahe (who I got love 4).. When comparing the two they are Very much alike especially when it come to DOPE & Punchlines metaphors being their "bread & butter" I recently accepted the fact (after much thought!) that Nas is currently the best MC by a ways.... And Ras I have right there with Defari & Sly Boogy as so-called "westcoast" Lyricist.... When you try and break it down so much it stinks of that old "East Coast-we evented hip-hop so only we really know about it" attitude.. Holla back play boy There has to be drawn a clear line between lyrics & flow, as you can have the most complex amazing lyrics and still flow like a nerd, or vice versaSaying that lyrics & flow is basically the same, shows that your more interested in the beat, than the rappers skills.
I agree that Canibus can sound like a nerd, but you could of made your point by complementing the specifics of the LIKS that u feel instead of side dissin Tash & nem....But you didn't holla back Pharoahe & Tash being similar & don't think Ima take that side diss about being more interested in the beat... Hip Hop, obviously, is too Divisive already... Tash or Meth or others like them could be considered lyrical as well (at there best).. Is there a rule against??? U have to rap about certain things to have lyrics??? Just cuz Tash focuses on Drank, parties, women & Cali and not the dead prez, krs & Ras content is only subject matter... In fact, one could argue that continuing to twist the same subject over and over in new creative lines shows lyrical skillz in itself.. Holla Homie