Complex magazine, 11 great rappers who don't have classics [feelings will be caught]

[Mr.LV]

It's cool to see fabolous "breathe" which is about 10 years old being used in the new movie dead man down trailer .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akSI2-GXYiE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I hate to say it but Method Man dont have one.

I don't care what anyone says. Tical is a classic, or at the very least it's close enough for him to not have made this list.

 

[A1000MILES]

Somewhere between 80-90% of Complex's opinions on anything are bullshit...Ion care...

 

[damobb2deep]

chicken n beer and word of mouf are classics...



juelz what the games been missing is a very good album... the only reason it aint a classic is cuz juelz productivity fell off after dat c.d

and as far as nicki... i think she was jus " too hungry" and put her true talent to da side.... and blew up too fast 4 her 2 even make a classic album... u can see in her more " r&b" tracks that the talent is there... but it gets out shined by shyt like " starships, sound the alarm"

joe can you explain this logic? how is album not a classic just b/c the guy fell off after that album?

cuz u have other shyt 2 compare 2.... he only has 2 albums... da only nigga dat has 2 albums and one is a classic is biggie ( some say the only reason he has a classic is cuz he died)...

even 50 cent wit get rich or die tryin is arguably a classic cuz he steady declined in popularity and work ethic music wise AFTER get rich or die tryin came out...

 

[RichPorterOfTheIC]

No Joe Buddens?

 

[nawledge_god]

Big L Debut Is Damn Near Classic

 

[DarthRozay]

I feel like Luda should have a classic by now, but he be bullshittin

yea luda definitely makes my list for top 5 most underachieving rappers....

Sad but true. The worst thing is that it's not like he's lazy like other underachievers like Juelz, Meth, Kiss, etc. I mean he's dropped 7 solo albums in the last 13 years, while doing some decent acting as well.

 

[jayvon32]

No sign BIG L not having a classic. Hell even jigga bite some of his rhymes. Co sign the rest tho... Nicki ken doll patrols aint going to like this. Cue the YMCMB stans

 

[usmarin3]

Lifestyle of the poor and dangerous ain't even fucking on the level of WORD LIFE and JEWELZ by O.C. much less a classic.

 

[A1000MILES]

Big L really wasn't all that to me...

 

[ohhhla]

No Joe Buddens?

Joe Budden, clown.

 

[O.G.]

I hate to say it but Method Man dont have one.

I don't care what anyone says. Tical is a classic, or at the very least it's close enough for him to not have made this list.

Love the album but compared to ghost and rae's, it just doesnt reach that standard of classic material.

 

[PlanetillAd]

Man, Big L's first joint isn't classic at all. Some great punchlines and bars on there, but comparing that album to the other heat we got in the mid 90's it falls way short. I dont even think Big Pun's Capital Punishment is a classic, and that is light years better than Big L's first album.

Busta Rhymes ELE can be argued, I think it is a 4.25 mic album. Lot of heat on that jawn.

Everyone else I agree with, but people in here saying Canibus got 3 classics need to get the fuck out of here. RIP the Jacker was decent, but a 3 @ best. And I was a HUGE Canibus fan, but dude has dropped some very wack albums. In my honest opinion, I think Canibus 2000 B.C. is his best album. Beats on there fit his rapid delivery, and Journalist is a perfect sidekick for him to rhyme with. Shit he had beats by Ty Fyffe, Irv Gotti, Heatmakerz, DJ Clue. That album is a lyrical massacre on rough rugged dope beats.

Method Man needs to join this list as a solo artist.

Because Wayne gave me the Dedication 2 *I know it's a mixtape. but shit is still crazy to this day* and Carter 1 & 2. I'll give him a pass for not being on this list.

But if Nikki is on this list, Drake needs to be on here too. I fucks wit Drizzy but dude aint got no classic albums.

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I hate to say it but Method Man dont have one.

I don't care what anyone says. Tical is a classic, or at the very least it's close enough for him to not have made this list.

Love the album but compared to ghost and rae's, it just doesnt reach that standard of classic material.

Again, an album not being as good as another album doesn't mean it's not classic. Just because Tical isn't OB4CL doesn't mean it isn't Classic.

 

[Nah Son]

Somewhere between 80-90% of Complex's opinions on anything are bullshit...Ion care...

Word they gon drop a list like "The 100 best janitor characters in bulgarian horror flicks"

 

[A1000MILES]

Somewhere between 80-90% of Complex's opinions on anything are bullshit...Ion care...

Word they gon drop a list like "The 100 best janitor characters in bulgarian horror flicks"

Haha, hell yeah...Next week, they'll drop a top 20 greatest video hoes...Then post up an article the next day about how video hoes ruined the industry...Then they'll put the same hoes from the top 20 best in their countdown for top 20 worst...

 

[R.D.]

Wayne have a classic

Carter 1

actually prefer this album but think carter II had the impact as well as music to make it classic

 

[lamontbdc]

Yea i lean towards the Carter 1 over 2

 

[O.G.]

I hate to say it but Method Man dont have one.

I don't care what anyone says. Tical is a classic, or at the very least it's close enough for him to not have made this list.

Love the album but compared to ghost and rae's, it just doesnt reach that standard of classic material.

Again, an album not being as good as another album doesn't mean it's not classic. Just because Tical isn't OB4CL doesn't mean it isn't Classic.

two classic songs Bring The Pain & All I Need. The rest of the songs although good songs does not push the album into the classic category IMO.

 

[vslyke]

Tical is a classic. RZA had some great beats on that shit, Mef blacked out on the lyrics, and his flows are always on point.