Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll(Revote)

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Showdown
Date: February 03, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Who do you guys have? I put the 5 most common thrown out there. Rappers like LL Cool J, Rakim and Ice Cube will always come up as a wildcard, but I dont think enough to be in this list. If other, state who and why...
As for my pick, I select Jay-Z and heres why.
Tupac: Im gonna catch s--- for this especially from Andre3000, but he is not the best. I have listened to all of his songs, and while he has some great songs, and messages, he fails to deliver on a creative side
Biggie: Died too early. Couldve been the best, but 2 albums wont get you there. #2 IMO, as people still bite his lyrics, and he only had 2 albums.
Eminem: What the hell happened? He was supposed to be the savior of rap and fell off the map. Had a great run, but not the best. Shouldve focused on rapping longer and producing later.
Nas: One of the best lyricist of them all. But has too many valleys with his peaks.
Why Jay-Z?
He has it all. Lyrics, hit records, album sales, trend setter. Can easily go from pop-rapper to grimey rapper to rock star, whenever he feels like it. Also, any rapper that can take over a record label like Def Jam has my vote.
And #1 reason? Reasonable Doubt. The greatest rap album by a rapper(Not group, Outkast has that)
Flame on fellas.....

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Brick
Date: February 03, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
I still want to vote for that midget that Kid Rock used to have running around on the stage with him.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: justjustin
Date: February 03, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
well your list is good but its hard to pick. I like jay-z but i think he has alot os pop songs where nas has alot of meaning and actual feelings behind his songs. eminem has done alot of good and I think is move to producing came at the right time and not to soon. and between tupac and biggie im not touching that one ive had all the tupac biggie fights i can stand but my vote was for THE SUGAR HILL GANG cause i love rappers delight thats the best song ever

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: phoenix-mma
Date: February 03, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
MC Serch from 3rd Bass..."pop goes the weasel"...greatest rap song of ALLLLLLL TIIIIIIIIIIME!!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: EnderWiggin
Date: February 03, 2009 at 11:26 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Gotta be Blonde.
And out comes a man from Mars
And you try to run but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head
And then you're in the man from Mars
You go out at night, eatin' cars
You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too
Mercuries and Subarus
And you don't stop, you keep on eatin' cars
Then, when there's no more cars
You go out at night and eat up bars where the people meet
Face to face, dance cheek to cheek
One to one, man to man
Dance toe to toe
Don't move too slow, 'cause the man from Mars
Is through with cars, he's eatin' bars
Yeah, wall to wall, door to door, hall to hall
He's gonna eat 'em all
...
...
'Cause the man from Mars won't eat up bars when the TV's on
And now he's gone back up to space
Where he won't have a hassle with the human race
And you hip-hop, and you don't stop
Just blast off, sure shot
'Cause the man from Mars stopped eatin' cars and eatin' bars
And now he only eats guitars, get up!
KRS-ONE wishes he could think of something that deep.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: osubuckeye4
Date: February 03, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
I voted for Tupac, but I think one could easily make a case for any of the others listed in the poll.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: mr-sinizta
Date: February 03, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Can we not have a "Who gives a crap, most of them are all dead anyway" option ??

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Showdown
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
mr-sinizta said:
Can we not have a "Who gives a crap, most of them are all dead anyway" option ??
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That would be more appropriate in the "Greatest Rocker of All Time" thread.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: dublindevil83
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Showdown said:
Eminem: What the hell happened? He was supposed to be the savior of rap and fell off the map. Had a great run, but not the best. Shouldve focused on rapping longer and producing later.
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Relapse is being released in the next couple months, he took a vacation.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: pretendingtowork
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
How can you have Nas but no Snoop or Dre?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Showdown
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
pretendingtowork said:
How can you have Nas but no Snoop or Dre?
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:lol: Is this a serious statement or are you jesting?
Dre would be in the "Greatest Producer of All Time" catergory. As a rapper, I dont even think most Major Hip-Hop media have him in the top 25. And Snoop? Man, has fallen so far off the map, I forgot he was even a rapper. Hasnt dropped anything worthy of mentioning since the mid-90's.
Nas however. Illmatic and Stillmatic. Nuff said.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Showdown
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Fieldmarshal said:
Using great and rap in the same sentence is an oxymoron. And why cant they just call it "talking" like everyone else.
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Lets not take this thread into a debate about which genre of music is worse. We can spend countless pages on inbred country singers, outdated rockers, and talentless popstars.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: pretendingtowork
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Showdown said:
pretendingtowork said:
How can you have Nas but no Snoop or Dre?
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:lol: Is this a serious statement or are you jesting?
Dre would be in the "Greatest Producer of All Time" catergory. As a rapper, I dont even think most Major Hip-Hop media have him in the top 25. And Snoop? Man, has fallen so far off the map, I forgot he was even a rapper. Hasnt dropped anything worthy of mentioning since the mid-90's.
Nas however. Illmatic and Stillmatic. Nuff said.
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Honestly I just don't really like Nas's work. But that is just me. But I agree with what you said about both Dre and Snoop.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Showdown
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Stillmatic man, check it out. Great album

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: SafyreSchool
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
it's hard to judge that because i look at so many subcategories...
-who did the most for hip-hop?
-who brought it into the mainstream?
-who have the best style?
-who had the best wordplay and vocab?
-who had the best stage presence?
-who had the most hits?
-how much does longevity count for?
-who gets recited the most at a party?
i'm going with eminem.
I know, that sucks and all the old schoolers will never let eminem reach that pantheon.
but he owns all of those categories, to a degree.
although he didn't pioneer it, he definately made it his own.
Yeah, jay-z makes it look easy, but he raps about the same bulls---, with the same tone of voice for every song. i don't know how anyone can stand that guy.
Biggie was good for his time, and he had a style that was all his own. but he was rarely brilliant with his vocabulary. He just had a voice and style that could make "I eat potatoe chips by lays" sound tight, when in atuality, it wouldn't be. His career and credibility was amplified, manufactured and possibly exploited and downshifted by puffy. he didn't do enough in the time he had, which of course isn't his fault, but it is what it is.
Tupac is one of the most overrated rappers IMO. he had a style and lyrics, but aside from "dear momma" all he spewed was hate. -but he died young, and in any genre of entertainment, that's always a ticket to greatness.
Nas has just been too inconsistent. he's good when he wants to be. he's an example of the time you got into a relationship with a hot babe, married her and watched her care less and less about her appearence as time goes one.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Andre3000
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
I obviously voted for Tupac.
I think Rakim should have been in the poll. No way is he a "wildcard" pick. He's just not as well-known by this generation because his peak was late 80s/early 90s.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: pretendingtowork
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Showdown said:
Stillmatic man, check it out. Great album
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Will do, I haven't heard it...

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Big_Boy
Date: February 03, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Wait....NO LL Cool J? Probably the only guy ever to have 11 consecutive platinum albums that came from the 80's era and still here now. LL carried Def Jam for years.......But one of my favorites was 2pac because of his emotion in his tracks.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: The Green_Wombat
Date: February 03, 2009 at 01:06 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
No shock here, I voted for NAS..
pretendingtowork said:
Showdown said:
Stillmatic man, check it out. Great album
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Will do, I haven't heard it...
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Check out "it was written" that cd is pretty solid. The key with Nas is to check out his s--- that doesnt get a lot of burn. The songs that people dont know about are the best IMO

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: kobeVSraja
Date: February 03, 2009 at 01:10 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/greatest-rapper-of-all-time-poll-revote.10080/

Re: Greatest Rapper of All Time-Poll
Showdown said:
Fieldmarshal said:
Using great and rap in the same sentence is an oxymoron. And why cant they just call it "talking" like everyone else.
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Lets not take this thread into a debate about which genre of music is worse. We can spend countless pages on inbred country singers, outdated rockers, and talentless popstars.
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