Finesse is fuckin' fantastic. Also, I'm a big Super Lover Cee fan. Lyrically, he's kinda but his flow, his delivery, and the way he rides beats is great.
i mostly picked mc's w/ a careers worth of strong matirial.below my "now" list is my list of favorite mc's from a few years ago.it's nagl, though i do think ras kass has been making good shit recently. canibus on the other hand, not so much.but he just killed me back in 97/98 and i have great memories of listening to his freestyles. now a days i cant listen to him, at all.i'm still a backpacker at heart.
rakim nas jay-z o.c devin the dude andre 3000 redman slick rick ghostface common (pre electric circus, dude just sounds extrmely lazy now a days. i did enjoy parts of BE, though))
b/w my list from about 4 years ago
canibus ras kass pharoahe monch wordsworth chino xl jay-z nas andre 3000 mos def mc juice
I am mystified as to why Lord Finesse seems to be appearing on everyone's list.
I got a lotta love for the dude, but favorite all-time rappers?
dude makes me laugh. its as simple as that. I hear slick rick and I enjoy it, nod my head, etc. same for biggie, same for rakim, but with finesse I do that AND he gets extra points for being so damn witty and humorous. plus his little swagger is a plus. hes no rakim, but I like finesse just the same.
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Melle Mel MC Shan Too $hort PEACE Devin the Dude Ngafsh Mac Mall San Quinn Juvenile Z-Ro
look dude i didn't want to stoop to this but seriously hating on Eazy and Lord Finesse and then talking about the Game and Cappadonna? I like the game but thats just corny.
look dude i didn't want to stoop to this but seriously hating on Eazy and Lord Finesse and then talking about the Game and Cappadonna? I like the game but thats just corny.
fall back deej. I like you (no homo) and all, but...Read up on your read ups in this thread please.
1. We've had the Eazy E debate on here before. You and I spoke are pieces then. I see no need to re-hash that. Read closely and you will see that the dude that dropped Eazy was actaully clowning, i.e. there's no good W. Coast rappers and dude didn't even write his own rhymes, etc.
2. No one was hating on Lord Finesse. I was simply struck by the frequency with which his name came up in these posts. I have always enjoyed Finesse. matter of fact do a search and you will see I started a tribute thread in here about three months back on Finesse's Game Plan video. the thread was titled "I get bitches open like a Caesarian"
3. The Cappadonna thing is a joke that faux and Jonny like to bring up because of their lack of original material and general mental midgetry. I once made the mistake of mentioning that Cappa was not so bad compared to the likes of G-d-awful U-God, and that he actually had a good verse on OnlyBuilt4. In true soulstrut fashion, I am suddenly the Cappadonna rider.
4. As for this thread , only one talking about Game and Cappadonna was Jonny. He brought it up outta nowhere. I never dropped my favorite rapper selections in this thread. And neither the Game nor Cappa would be anywhere near my top 5 if I did.
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UNDERSTANDS THE GAME.
I know - you've said before how much you "feel like you already know him".
I don't really see what that has to do with dissing Lord Finesse, though.
uh, neither do I dude. you brought it up.
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INNOCENT READER
Puba wrote his rhymes for Mecca....
precious little of that going on around here...
Black thought
Nas
fat lip
Pep love
Rakim
Pos Plug-Wondah
The D.O.C.
Redman
LL Cool J
Jay-Z
Monch
Ice Cube
Casual
i wanted to give one to california
ahhhh man that is fucking low.
not a good rapper.
and Ice Cube & Ren wrote his shit (no homo/aids reference)
i love in straight out of compton how he even says that in one line about how cube wrote his shit.
Common
Monch
Boots Riley
Lord Finesse
Paris
Chuck D
Nas
Ice Cube
Murs
Capital D
Saafir
in random order
MC Eiht
Pharoahe Monch
Prodigy
Nas
Biggie
Chino XL
Common
Tragedy Khadafi
Scarface
rakim
nas
jay-z
o.c
devin the dude
andre 3000
redman
slick rick
ghostface
common (pre electric circus, dude just sounds extrmely lazy now a days. i did enjoy parts of BE, though))
b/w my list from about 4 years ago
canibus
ras kass
pharoahe monch
wordsworth
chino xl
jay-z
nas
andre 3000
mos def
mc juice
dude makes me laugh. its as simple as that. I hear slick rick and I enjoy it, nod my head, etc. same for biggie, same for rakim, but with finesse I do that AND he gets extra points for being so damn witty and humorous. plus his little swagger is a plus. hes no rakim, but I like finesse just the same.
MC Shan
Too $hort
PEACE
Devin the Dude
Ngafsh
Mac Mall
San Quinn
Juvenile
Z-Ro
look dude i didn't want to stoop to this but seriously hating on Eazy and Lord Finesse and then talking about the Game and Cappadonna? I like the game but thats just corny.
Pharoah Monch
Positive K
Grand Puba
Sadat X
Nas
Jay z
Ghostface
MF DOOM
Kool Keith
DJ Quick
Dave (Plug 2)
Andre 3000
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Cee-Lo
Thirstin Howell
fall back deej. I like you (no homo) and all, but...Read up on your read ups in this thread please.
1. We've had the Eazy E debate on here before. You and I spoke are pieces then. I see no need to re-hash that. Read closely and you will see that the dude that dropped Eazy was actaully clowning, i.e. there's no good W. Coast rappers and dude didn't even write his own rhymes, etc.
2. No one was hating on Lord Finesse. I was simply struck by the frequency with which his name came up in these posts. I have always enjoyed Finesse. matter of fact do a search and you will see I started a tribute thread in here about three months back on Finesse's Game Plan video. the thread was titled "I get bitches open like a Caesarian"
3. The Cappadonna thing is a joke that faux and Jonny like to bring up because of their lack of original material and general mental midgetry. I once made the mistake of mentioning that Cappa was not so bad compared to the likes of G-d-awful U-God, and that he actually had a good verse on OnlyBuilt4. In true soulstrut fashion, I am suddenly the Cappadonna rider.
4. As for this thread , only one talking about Game and Cappadonna was Jonny. He brought it up outta nowhere. I never dropped my favorite rapper selections in this thread. And neither the Game nor Cappa would be anywhere near my top 5 if I did.
5. The Game is nice.
YZ
Redman
Nas
Common
Jean grae
Ras Kass(pre- dre affilaition)
Jay-Z
E Rule
A+(Heiro)
Pharaoh Monch
Black Thought
These are the cats that have lyrical ability and songwriting skills