HHDX: Why Haven't Hip Hop Mention Will Smith Aka The Fresh Prince As The GOAT?

[Lefty_]

So we actin like broadstreet bully beans ain’t more talented than black thought? Nigga has the charisma of a Toyota Corolla.

Black thought is way better lyrically than Beans.

Canibus is better lyrically than beans, that don’t mean he better than beans.

Lots of niggas were better lyrically than Big. Big was better than 99% of em.... why? There’s more to it than just the words on the paper fam.

 

[Soloman_The_Wise]

I still think Nas helped write for Will Smith, I think they were both on Columbia records at the same time, I also think Will had a Nas 'Esco' flow at times and Will actucally said Nas's name 'From civilians, to stars, they wanna know, who we are, it's me, big Will, Nas Escobar...'...


I real dope MC was on Combat Jack show once (i cant remember who/what episode) maybe Consequence??? And Im sure they said something they were suppose to be helping write for Will and Mos Def, Talib or Black Thought or some other conscious rappers was suppose to be or were helping write with Will when he got there... Or maybe I am remembering completely wrong lol

That Big Willie Style album is at 9X Platinum.

I wonder what it would take for this album to sell another million to be diamond status?

A couple of songs featured on a hit movie and or soundtrack would do it...

 

[Fosheezy]

Cash Money came through and like this and that was the end of Will.

That Emenim bar didn’t help either

 

[water ur seeds]

I still think Nas helped write for Will Smith, I think they were both on Columbia records at the same time, I also think Will had a Nas 'Esco' flow at times and Will actucally said Nas's name 'From civilians, to stars, they wanna know, who we are, it's me, big Will, Nas Escobar...'...


I real dope MC was on Combat Jack show once (i cant remember who/what episode) maybe Consequence??? And Im sure they said something they were suppose to be helping write for Will and Mos Def, Talib or Black Thought or some other conscious rappers was suppose to be or were helping write with Will when he got there... Or maybe I am remembering completely wrong lol

That Big Willie Style album is at 9X Platinum.

I wonder what it would take for this album to sell another million to be diamond status?

That would be dope, maybe a special re release or push on a streaming website... I think its a perfect album to introduce kids into hip hop, its got wordplay, good song concepts (just like candy), no cuss words, stories, its fun and some conscious material to, like off the top On 'Just the Two of Us':

'Throughout life people will make you mad

Disrespect you and treat you bad'

'Let God deal with the things they do

Cause hate in your heart will consume you too'

'Always tell the truth, say your prayers

Hold doors, pull out chairs, easy on the swears'

 

[water ur seeds]

It might be nostalgia, but I thought getting 'Gettin Jiggy Wit It' and 'Miami' were fun singles, 'Man Ali you told me IM the greatest' haha I would rather they hit the charts then fckn 'mumble rap' rubbish... I like the way throughout his career from the Fresh Prince days to the Will Smith era he has always bigged up his bredren Charlie Mack too (even had a song called 'charlie mack the 1st out the limo') and on 'Miami' he mentioned him again:

'So we sip a little something lay to rest the spill,

Me an Charlie at the bar runnin up a high bill

Nothin less than ill, when we dress to kill

Everytime the ladies pass they be like 'Hi Will'

 

[konceptjones]

He may not be the GOAT but him and Dj Jazzy Jeff Deserve a spot in the Hall Of Fame

You could make a strong argument that Jazzy Jeff is the Greatest DJ Of All Time.

There's an even stronger one to be made for Cash Money.

 

[Matike85]

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[The Lonious Monk]

Young Will was dope. Big Willy style was too corny though. From an objective standpoint though, I can understand someone making a case for him being a highly ranked rapper.

 

[playmaker88]

Stop.. Will made some feel good music.. starred in fresh prince he use to to own the summer.. he makes decent movies but no.. he is living the dream but NO

 

[The Lonious Monk]

lol off topic, but what is this shit.

 

[i ro ny]

All I know is that the Lost & Found album got some joints on it. Sleep if you want to.

 

[Ronin705]

All of you are acting liking his soundtrack songs weren't dope. I still play M.I.B. for no damn reason at all. "Switch" was my hop off point, but he's undeniably a part of the greater lexicon of hip hop

 

[natural born sinners]

To the nerds hitting me wit negs just like Drake will can never b a goat cuz he got GHOSTWRITERS!

He had ghost writers once he went hollywood.

Did y'all watch the video?... Murs denounce the ghostwriter allegations about Will Smith aka Fresh Prince

So Nas didn't write Miami and Rakim didn't write Summertime?

I thought nas did some writing on "gettin jiggy wit it"

 

[5th Letter]

To the nerds hitting me wit negs just like Drake will can never b a goat cuz he got GHOSTWRITERS!

He had ghost writers once he went hollywood.

Did y'all watch the video?... Murs denounce the ghostwriter allegations about Will Smith aka Fresh Prince

So Nas didn't write Miami and Rakim didn't write Summertime?

I thought nas did some writing on "gettin jiggy wit it"

Nas did a lot of writing on that Big Willie album.

 

[HK365]

I actually enjoyed his Lost and Found album, the joint with Mary J especially was dope.

I don’t know if Summertime will ever not be played by mad cats during the summer, it’s timeless.