HipHopDX Breakdown - Andre 3000: The Greatest Rapper Of All Time

[rip.dilla]

Which is why i wanted to focus on his Raps and Skills because we know he's capable of being the best and that's why he throws them occasional verses out to show niggas he can shit on everybody, he's just not really interested in proving it.

He just wants to do his own thing and make his Weird jammin ass experimenal music

Then I'm not interested in labelling him the best in the rap game ever too if he can't be bothered to prove it..

 

[achewon87]

Is Andre 3000 the Greatest RAPPER of All Time.?

Not "Is Andre 3000 the Greatest Solo Hip Hop artist of all Time.?"

Even disregarding whether he has a solo album out or not we can also argue someone like Jay Electronica is the greatest rapper of all time too, no? Cos I've hardly heard anyone say Jay Elect wack.

Even if we do disregard him having a solo album or not I personally feel there's rappers better than him.

3k needs a personal body of music to claim GOAT by his fans. He's lyrically excellent in every ramifications but to be the best he needs a solo and not just impressive guest features...

I think we should take his features for what it is and judge him on everything he puts out because Even if he did...it won't be a full Hip Hop album because we all know Dre is very multi dimensional and experimental. Even Outkast albums were always mixed with Singing and many other Non-hip hop elements.

Which is why i wanted to focus on his Raps and Skills because we know he's capable of being the best and that's why he throws them occasional verses out to show niggas he can shit on everybody, he's just not really interested in proving it.

He just wants to do his own thing and make his Weird jammin ass experimenal music

Occasional verses dont mean you cant shit on everybody, classic bodies of work like Illmatic, Black Album, MATW, GKMC show that when you drop the album of the year thats how you shit on everybody thats irrefutable. If he is so experimental why are you argueing so hard for his GOAT status as a rapper if he aint rapping most of the time?

And actually he does rap Most of the time...i said he incorporates a lot of singing and other non hip hop elements into his music alot...not MOST of the time because if we went through his catalog and compared all the songs he rapped vs sung...it would be mostly Rapped period brah

Execpt on his solo...

When it mattered most, he choose hit pop songs over hiphop respect, now y'all want to cry over it...

Lol or maybe he already PROVED he could rap and didn't have to consider another group member on what type of music to make...plz tell me you understand that concept

Nope...

He proved nothing other than being 1 half of a legendary group (My 2nd,3rd or 4th goat group depending on the day)

Please tell me you understand that...

 

[JonnyRoccIT]

Which is why i wanted to focus on his Raps and Skills because we know he's capable of being the best and that's why he throws them occasional verses out to show niggas he can shit on everybody, he's just not really interested in proving it.

He just wants to do his own thing and make his Weird jammin ass experimenal music

Then I'm not interested in labelling him the best in the rap game ever too if he can't be bothered to prove it..

You ain't gotta be...obviously there are people willing to label him that and able to look past the bullshit and look at talent...but hey like y'all said he's disqualified right.?

...So bet lol

 

[Shizlansky]

Nah

He up there though.

 

[JonnyRoccIT]

Nah

He up there though.

He CAN'T be up there...he doesn't have a Solo Album...he gotta be at least in the 30's lol

 

[rip.dilla]

Which is why i wanted to focus on his Raps and Skills because we know he's capable of being the best and that's why he throws them occasional verses out to show niggas he can shit on everybody, he's just not really interested in proving it.

He just wants to do his own thing and make his Weird jammin ass experimenal music

Then I'm not interested in labelling him the best in the rap game ever too if he can't be bothered to prove it..

You ain't gotta be...obviously there are people willing to label him that and able to look past the bullshit and look at talent...but hey like y'all said he's disqualified right.?

...So bet lol

There's millions of rappers not even with a record deal that have enormous "talent".... we should make a case for them too

 

[The Recipe]

If 3K is Goat, that means Big Boi is Co-Goat.

 

[JonnyRoccIT]

Which is why i wanted to focus on his Raps and Skills because we know he's capable of being the best and that's why he throws them occasional verses out to show niggas he can shit on everybody, he's just not really interested in proving it.

He just wants to do his own thing and make his Weird jammin ass experimenal music

Then I'm not interested in labelling him the best in the rap game ever too if he can't be bothered to prove it..

You ain't gotta be...obviously there are people willing to label him that and able to look past the bullshit and look at talent...but hey like y'all said he's disqualified right.?

...So bet lol

There's millions of rappers not even with a record deal that have enormous "talent".... we should make a case for them too

Brah is Andre a unknown rapper w/ no extensive catalog or is he a Legendary rapper w/ Many Classics to his name alongside Big Boi.?

Okay then, so why is that a point RN.?

...let's not try to make it seem like we don't know his greatness and what he's capable of.

 

[nickel-us P]

So 3k will beat BT In a battle? Lol.

 

[nickel-us P]

Y'all got 3k's top five verses?

 

[The Recipe]

Y'all got 3k's top five verses?

Black Thought doesn't have any solo albums, but I'd consider him better than Andre 3000.

Then again, I prefer The Roots to Outkast.

So my point is Andre 3K isn't The Goat because Black Thought is better imo.

Thats just my opinion.

Name Black Thoughts top 5 verses. I'll challenge u

1. last verse on Universe @ War

2. Web

3. 75 Bars

4. 2nd and 3rd Verse in Boom (not because of the lyrics but because he sounds just like Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap. When this song came out I thought it was really Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap!!!)

And here's the number 5 verse, I'm not sure if its an actual song;

Harvard Freestyle

Any verse on Southernplayalistic

Any verse on ATLiens

Any verse on Aquemini

Any verse on Stankonia

Any random verse on somebody else's project

LMFAO

 

[king hassan]

Niggas from ATL love they Andre

 

[Stew]

Niggas from ATL love they Andre

That's really weird.

 

[MontyM.Max]

If you being real with yourself. There's only two real options based on all the criteria listed throughout this thread. That starts a whole different level of discussion tho...

 

[ericb4prez]

real question though....why doesnt he have a solo album? I never thought about it til now

He does its just not what y'all wanted it to be lol which why this argument is dumb

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

That love below shit was forgettable af that's why

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

That love below shit was forgettable af that's why

Nah, Love Below was bad. And whats makes it worse imo, is the 3-4 verses he does spit is fire. Like dafuq we couldn't get 14 tracks of that.

 

[IceBergTaylor]

The Love Below was bad? In terms of what? Musically it was a great body of work. She Lives in My Lap, vibrate, She's Alive, Prototype.... Foh!

 

[achewon87]

The Love Below was bad? In terms of what? Musically it was a great body of work. She Lives in My Lap, vibrate, She's Alive, Prototype.... Foh!

Rap music...

Discussing GOAT rapper not GOAT musician...

I liked that disc on that album tho...

 

[IceBergTaylor]

The Love Below was bad? In terms of what? Musically it was a great body of work. She Lives in My Lap, vibrate, She's Alive, Prototype.... Foh!

Rap music...

Discussing GOAT rapper not GOAT musician...

I liked that disc on that album tho...

I don't get what is the discussion here. The Love Below was never intended to be a rap album so why is it "bad because it's not a rap album" is the argument I don't understand