Is Will Smith considered a great?

[loch121]

Will was always a novelty act

wtf

no sir

afro man is a novelty act

Every song was some gimmick shit. I think I can beat Mike Tyson, Nightmare on my street, Girls with the I love jeanie sample.It was like some fat Boys Wipe Out shit.Rakim wrote Summertime so he gets no credit for that great song

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

I'm all for concepts and at the time the shit was entertaining, but it was cheesy even then.

There were way doper Mcs on Def jam and in the game period.Was more of a fan of jazzy than WIll, but I'm proud that he's from hip hop.I could never call him a great though.

Too many other dudes who really spit are from that era, like Masta Ace

 

[water ur seeds]

Will was always a novelty act

wtf

no sir

afro man is a novelty act

Every song was some gimmick shit. I think I can beat Mike Tyson, Nightmare on my street, Girls with the I love jeanie sample.It was like some fat Boys Wipe Out shit.Rakim wrote Summertime so he gets no credit for that great song

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

I'm all for concepts and at the time the shit was entertaining, but it was cheesy even then.

There were way doper Mcs on Def jam and in the game period.Was more of a fan of jazzy than WIll, but I'm proud that he's from hip hop.I could never call him a great though.

Too many other dudes who really spit are from that era, like Masta Ace

great thing about hip hop is its all about debating and opinions and thats yours... for me will brings back so many good memories of when i was a yout and bumping his music, thats one reason i rate him so highly... its nice to sometimes put on some mad gangsta shit, then some conscious shit, and sometimes some light fun shit... but his achievements have been monumental thats undeniable, his flow used to be crazy to... though his music is total trash now though...

'And while we sit around debatin' who the wack MC's

They have to work when arthritic pain attack the knees'

 

[BlackAX410]

for those who called him a novelty act nd gimmick there's been songs posted where he ripped it he stayed in his lane nd element nd had fun don't single out some singles nd make it seem like dats ALL his career was about

 

[a_list]

will wasnt the best rapper but churned out some great songs.....great actor, first rapper to win a grammy, boycotted the grammy's that same year, brought a little hip hop into homes world wide with the tv show.....so yes legend

 

[Melanin_Enriched]

Great actor yea. Great rapper? lolololol

 

[skeep]

The questions is, do you think he is great? I think he is still great. His last album had some amazing jams on them. Unfortunately he is not marketed or loved by the masses that way at the moment but that doesn't mean he isn't great. He has definite classics and can still rap circles and out perform most emcees today. He's a GREAT showman.

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

He paid his dues....Well respected in my book

 

[starvin]

"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

Why is eminem so corny man ?

 

[beatboy1]

just because some might not have liked the style of some of his music doesnt discount the fact that he was one of the best lyricist..and have one of the best flows ever..everyone cant rap about moving wieght

 

[HailBlackMary]

I always thought Will Smith was corny. It has nothing to do with him not being street orientated, imo gangsta rap has been the most detrimental influences in rap music and in the black community. I never use the sales and grammy wins for a goat discussion, and I'm surprised it is brought up since alot of people here don't consider Eminem or Lil Wayne as a great inspite of their sales and trophy wins. Will Smith won alot and sold alot due to him being a non-threatening always smiling Black man. He had cross over appeal and made white folks comfortable. A Bill Cosby vs a Richard Pryor/Paul Mooney. I don't hate Will Smith's music but he isn't a great rapper and his flow is lame imo. Plus alot of his better songs were ghost written. He is a great actor definately.