Jay's lyricism is godly. In fact, the cat is so good he goes over people's heads a lot of times and people may not catch the line for years. He is second only to Nas in my opinion.
Where I favor Nas, however, is that while Hov can crossover with his rhymes for the masses and the backpackers, he...
You think Biggie couldn't make a "real" track about the black struggle? LMAO.
See, that's where Biggie shined. He could spit struggle bars, but he would mix it in with storytelling over dope beats that made it seem entertaining instead of "real." Biggie could be grimy, but he didn't have to...
Seriously.
I know emotional response counts for A LOT in something as subjective as music, but outside of emotional delivery, Biggie excels in every other aspect:
-Lyrically by a country mile
-Better storytelling
-FAR better ear for beats
-Subject variety
How many of these cats that think...
That's the entire community about everything, from music to politics. Two steps forward, two steps back. With regards to hip hop, our double standards halt progress and will eventually destroy the art if we don't crack down on the garbage that has been coming out and getting progressively worse...
I agree about some of the production being dated, and I would go so far as to say that It Was Written is probably the most lyrical album ever, but Illmatic is literally the definition of 5 Mics.
As much as I love IWW and all-time joints like The Message, Take It in Blood, I Gave You Power, The...
We could also say that when Jordan couldn't get passed the Bad Boys, he, Scottie, and Phil called up Stern to bitch about the "physicality" of the game to get the flagrant foul and ejection rules updated and implemented.
We could also say that when Jordan didn't like Isaiah, he used his "face...
Maybe Prime Lakers with Magic, Worthy, KAJ, Cooper and Rambus.
The other two... eh.... possibly. Prime Shaq and Kobe still wouldn't have much scoring off the bench, but Prime San Antonio would be somewhat interesting.
What people are also forgetting is that the Warriors have a top tier ranked...
At one time around when 9/11 first happened, Alex Jones made excellent documentaries and his only conspiracy works were based around real events (Waco, OKC Bombing, 9/11, etc).
But since about the mid-2000s, he has clearly become a cointelpro agent (which is ironic since he is the one who made...
Just a quick skim here...
Gabby and Simone being on the list.
No LT or Tiger.
No BARRY FUCKIN BONDS.
STEPH being on the list.
Bo Jackson being on this list.
Steph, Bo, Gayle Sayers, Gabby, and Simone being AHEAD of LeBron.
Jordan over Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali...
FUCK OUTTA HERE...