Rappers that seem intelligent and articulate on the mic but come off badly in interviews?

[_Lefty]

Hate to say it but.. Scarface. One of my favorite rappers but I heard him on the Combat Jack show and he just seemedf really dusted out.

-Nobody

 

[_Goldie_]

gudda gudda

 

[smp4life]

Hm. I heard Jay Z on Howard Stern and he seemed to hold his own pretty well.

 

[whoseworldisthis]

Nas... he mumbles his way through most interviews... only seen a couple where he looks intelligent

case in point is this interview with Nardwuar where Nas acts like a dick and punks him at the end:

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

Nas... he mumbles his way through most interviews... only seen a couple where he looks intelligent

case in point is this interview with Nardwuar where Nas acts like a dick and punks him at the end:

Ill be pissed too if this guy is showing me a bunch of shit and then says I cant keep anything

 

[whoseworldisthis]

Nas... he mumbles his way through most interviews... only seen a couple where he looks intelligent

case in point is this interview with Nardwuar where Nas acts like a dick and punks him at the end:

Ill be pissed too if this guy is showing me a bunch of shit and then says I cant keep anything

But the interviewer is Nardwuar... everyone knows his schtick

compare interviews Nardwuar has done with Snoop or Pharrell to see rappers who give great interviews...

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

Nas... he mumbles his way through most interviews... only seen a couple where he looks intelligent

case in point is this interview with Nardwuar where Nas acts like a dick and punks him at the end:

Ill be pissed too if this guy is showing me a bunch of shit and then says I cant keep anything

But the interviewer is Nardwuar... everyone knows his schtick

compare interviews Nardwuar's done with Snoop or Pharell to see rapper's who give great interviews...

Nardwuar has great interviews. Probably my favorite. One thing I did notice is since this Nas one. every interview after I seen he lets the rappers keep the stuff now

 

[obnoxiouslyfresh]

Lupe did an interview with Bill Oreilly once. I remember thinking "oh, so you're just pretend smart."

 

[Valentinez A. Kaiser]

Jay Electronica

I think it may be partly due to him always stuttering and rambling

 

[dalyricalbandit]

idk about intelligent in his music but T.I always tryna use words in his interviews that have u saying this guy mustve heard someone say that shit and he's been waiting to use that

 

[SheerExcellence]

idk about intelligent in his music but T.I always tryna use words in his interviews that have u saying this guy mustve heard someone say that shit and he's been waiting to use that

He also uses words at the wrong time, even though they may technically fit. It ends up sounding mad awkward like, "man this pizza's toppings are perplexing magnificent. My decadent tastebuds cannot contain themselves. After this meal ill go for a delightful post-prandial stroll."

 

[9TRAY]

idk about intelligent in his music but T.I always tryna use words in his interviews that have u saying this guy mustve heard someone say that shit and he's been waiting to use that

He also uses words at the wrong time, even though they may technically fit. It ends up sounding mad awkward like, "man this pizza's toppings are perplexing magnificent. My decadent tastebuds cannot contain themselves. After this meal ill go for a delightful post-prandial stroll."

 

[D0wn]

idk about intelligent in his music but T.I always tryna use words in his interviews that have u saying this guy mustve heard someone say that shit and he's been waiting to use that

He also uses words at the wrong time, even though they may technically fit. It ends up sounding mad awkward like, "man this pizza's toppings are perplexing magnificent. My decadent tastebuds cannot contain themselves. After this meal ill go for a delightful post-prandial stroll."

Lmao

I had to wack that tho, how do u use words at the wrong time if they technically fit?

 

[JonnyRoccIT]

Ab-Soul most def brah .

I'm Sorta the same way, sometimes i ponder too much on the perfect thing to say. My mind moves a mile a minute.....that's why i sound better on written replies and convos because i have time to properly reply in the most intelligently possible .

...Sorta like this post .

 

[sully]

Nas... he mumbles his way through most interviews... only seen a couple where he looks intelligent

case in point is this interview with Nardwuar where Nas acts like a dick and punks him at the end:

Ill be pissed too if this guy is showing me a bunch of shit and then says I cant keep anything

But the interviewer is Nardwuar... everyone knows his schtick

compare interviews Nardwuar has done with Snoop or Pharrell to see rappers who give great interviews...

that's b/c they exude personality in real life...in Nas' interviews dude comes off like

everytime he's asked a question

 

[sully]

idk about intelligent in his music but T.I always tryna use words in his interviews that have u saying this guy mustve heard someone say that shit and he's been waiting to use that

He also uses words at the wrong time, even though they may technically fit. It ends up sounding mad awkward like, "man this pizza's toppings are perplexing magnificent. My decadent tastebuds cannot contain themselves. After this meal ill go for a delightful post-prandial stroll."

sounds like he's one of those people who think using big words means they're smart.

 

[BoogaSuga]

French Montana sounds like a real retarded person when he talks but im going to assume his music isnt intelligent either

 

[G.Avant]

idk about intelligent in his music but T.I always tryna use words in his interviews that have u saying this guy mustve heard someone say that shit and he's been waiting to use that

He also uses words at the wrong time, even though they may technically fit. It ends up sounding mad awkward like, "man this pizza's toppings are perplexing magnificent. My decadent tastebuds cannot contain themselves. After this meal ill go for a delightful post-prandial stroll."

Lmao

I had to wack that tho, how do u use words at the wrong time if they technically fit?

Well sir this is a rather astonishingly misguided post. The excerpt from the fellow above was accurate in its testament as to the differentiation between connotative and denotative diction and how the young lad TI fails in his comprehension of such elementary concepts. Hopefully this diatribe can provide clarity for you on this topic and clear up any cognitive disonance that is ocurring in your cranium.

 

[G.Avant]

like this ^^^^^lol

 

[CitySojourner]

I usually hate rapper interviews in general as they are usually vague and use a bunch of canned responses.

Interviewer:How's the album?

Rapper: it's crazy man, it's crazy. You already know what time it is.

Shit like that.

"Cause at the end of the day"