grumpy_new_yorker
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He's The Dj, I'm The Rapper along with Biz Markie Goin Off and Public Enemy Yo Bum Rush The Show were the first hip hop tapes I ever owned.
Yeah he's a legend.
Yeah he's a legend.
water ur seeds
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just a few of his gems...
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BlackAX410
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This track is straight hip-hop Will went ham on dis track FOH wit niggaz on dat gimmick shit
Mr. Caesar
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A bomb from Will's solo days:
idoitforhiphop10
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What has he done to NOT be considered great is the question.
HarlemThumzUp
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i seen that nigga in concert when i was a shorty , him and JJ he turnt that muthafucka out . REAL RAP
Cutler 26 INT's LOL!
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"Will Smith dont have to cuss in his rap to sell records, well I do...So fuck him and fuck you too" -Eminem
But seriously Will is absolutely a legend
But seriously Will is absolutely a legend
MF_Doomerville
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Will is a legend. Nobody can deny that BUT...he was not one of the best. Not even for his era.
trACE_evidence
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yeah...
a great actor
a great actor
wellingdowd
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Of course he is. And this is coming from someone that was an extreme Will Smith hater.
I did not think he made music I could relate to. I grew up living more like "Good Times" than like "The Fresh Prince". So I was into NWA, ICE-T and Hip-Hop with a harder edge.
I thought he sucked as an actor and just started watching reruns of his show a few years ago, because when I was younger I thought he played himself. I hated when he dropped "Summertime" because Dougie Fresh already had a song called "Summertime" I knew they'd play Will's version forever. Plus he and Jazzy Jeff won the first rap Grammy. I was like "Damn, they just gave that to him cause he's a popcorn rapper." I mean dude kept winning at everything he did. Music,TV, movies.
So what changed? In part I grew up and my life got better. I became a different person. Also Will dropped Big Willie Style; where as other rappers started the flashy, I get money style. Will was actually getting money like 10-20 million a movie. I also started to think that Will remained Hip-Hop through-out, he never ran away from his Rap Past; he was not embarrassed by it like Marky Mark. I thought back to how he boycotted his Grammy win and stood together with most of Hip-Hop where as Kool Moe Dee who was much more widely accepted by rap as a whole went and performed on the Grammy's like he was happy to get the bone that they threw them.
Let's face it Will is not just a great; he is a pioneer. There where not a lot of doors that where just opened for him. As I recalled he and Jeff had the first double album in rap and it went platinum plus. He was one of the first rappers to star in a TV show as the main character. He was one of the first rappers that had movie roles written specifically for him. And was the first one nominated for an Oscar for acting.
So yeah Will has been and remains one of the greatest representatives of Rap/Hip Hop..... Class Dismissed.
I did not think he made music I could relate to. I grew up living more like "Good Times" than like "The Fresh Prince". So I was into NWA, ICE-T and Hip-Hop with a harder edge.
I thought he sucked as an actor and just started watching reruns of his show a few years ago, because when I was younger I thought he played himself. I hated when he dropped "Summertime" because Dougie Fresh already had a song called "Summertime" I knew they'd play Will's version forever. Plus he and Jazzy Jeff won the first rap Grammy. I was like "Damn, they just gave that to him cause he's a popcorn rapper." I mean dude kept winning at everything he did. Music,TV, movies.
So what changed? In part I grew up and my life got better. I became a different person. Also Will dropped Big Willie Style; where as other rappers started the flashy, I get money style. Will was actually getting money like 10-20 million a movie. I also started to think that Will remained Hip-Hop through-out, he never ran away from his Rap Past; he was not embarrassed by it like Marky Mark. I thought back to how he boycotted his Grammy win and stood together with most of Hip-Hop where as Kool Moe Dee who was much more widely accepted by rap as a whole went and performed on the Grammy's like he was happy to get the bone that they threw them.
Let's face it Will is not just a great; he is a pioneer. There where not a lot of doors that where just opened for him. As I recalled he and Jeff had the first double album in rap and it went platinum plus. He was one of the first rappers to star in a TV show as the main character. He was one of the first rappers that had movie roles written specifically for him. And was the first one nominated for an Oscar for acting.
So yeah Will has been and remains one of the greatest representatives of Rap/Hip Hop..... Class Dismissed.
wellingdowd
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"were" not "where" maybe i need some one else to teach class. lol
water ur seeds
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loch121;4459591 said:
thats called creativity, its a concept song, masta ace (who is in my top 5 doa) has been doing that for years, he makes concept albums... emc's album, long hot summer and disposable arts all follow concepts... granted, nas and rakim helped with his rhymes after fresh prince days... dudes still a great imo
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