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[WanderingWind]

Probably obvious, but Pac for me.

He was never afraid to tell politicians to go fuck themselves, in increasingly angry but articulate ways. I'd love to hear what an older, more mature Pac would have to say about shit post 9/11.

We don't have that popular dude making that music.

 

[IrishNinja]

We let a track with a guy singing a Paula Abdul hook on his own rap record go platinum.

We have fucked failed.

haha, was wondering how this kept getting a pass for so long. overcast is gonna have words.

Spend it if ya got it. Only thing I haven't liked from Drake is the gun little gun clap hand gesture. He raps about having his goons do it at least. Can't fault him there.

But yeah, matter of time before he gets himself killed. lol.

So you talk tough about beating up a tattoo artist and then send in your body guard to yell at him? Fucking bitch move. And what exactly is the body guard going to do? Wag his finger at him and tell him he's a bad boy?
I used to just dislike the guy's music, now he's bitchmade confirmed, fuck drake.

yeah, see, i stand out cause i like dude's music but this defines bitchmade.
i'm sticking with drake = new sean penn from carlito's way ("oh, you big time now, huh?"), but the jr soprano or whatever one works as well.

lmfao drake... coms remix musta made dudes PMS come a little early, clearly the behavior of a shook human being

i hope Drake doesn't get shot, then his suspect ass fanbase will dickride him till the day we die.

some truth here - this is about saving face after Com (and prolly either being told not to reply or deciding not to, this is like kicking your dog after a bully picks on you), and yeah, he would be immortalized and facebook would be uninhabitable for years to come.

 

[The M.O.B]

Probably obvious, but Pac for me.

He was never afraid to tell politicians to go fuck themselves, in increasingly angry but articulate ways. I'd love to hear what an older, more mature Pac would have to say about shit post 9/11.

We don't have that popular dude making that music.

 

[WanderingWind]

*vomits*

 

[enzo_gt]

The first half of this post angered me.

Mine would be Pac, easy. Whenever some shit goes down in hip-hop, I always wonder what Pac would do/think/create at the time.

 

[IrishNinja]

"oh my god...can someone get Ja on the phone, help me make some sense out of this!?"

 

[Esch]

pac woulda just died later or gone soft or become an actor. sustained success changes you from a gangster to a businessman no matter WHO you are.

 

[WanderingWind]

pac woulda just died later or gone soft or become an actor. sustained success changes you from a gangster to a businessman no matter WHO you are.

That's like saying everybody becomes a republican with age. It may be often true, but it's not universal.

Who knows. It doesn't matter. He's dead, and we're left with Drake barking at Common's shins. Who really has it worse?

 

[njean777]

pac woulda just died later or gone soft or become an actor. sustained success changes you from a gangster to a businessman no matter WHO you are.

It could be argued most gangsters are businessmen with dirtier mouths...

To be honest I really do not have an opinion on who should still be alive, I like pac, but his last album was so filled with hate (machiavelli) it really turned me off of his music. Biggie was a great storyteller and artist also. I actually prefer Biggie over Tupac, but like both. It is sad to have them both have been killed. I really just wish Tupac wouldn't have went crazy after the whole Biggie fiasco.

 

[Esch]

That's like saying everybody becomes a republican with age. It may be often true, but it's not universal.

Who knows. It doesn't matter. He's dead, and we're left with Drake barking at Common's shins. Who really has it worse?

Pac. Dead and never got to listen to Nujabes.

 

[Satyamdas]

Big L was an extremely talented battle rapper whose style I don't see being great for multiple albums. Same with Pun. Incredible delivery and sometimes lyricism, but I don't see myself spinning a full catalogue of either.

The thing is, L was killed before he even had a chance to spread his wings. I think he would have grown and matured as an artist and not just stayed stuck pigeonholed as a battle rapper.

Imagine Outkast being killed right after Southernplayalistic. Sure, that's a great album but would you have expected them to make ATLiens or Aquemeni based off that? Or would you have expected more of the same? I'm not saying I think Big L was going to make something groundbreaking like ATLiens, but he started off with a classic LP (IMO he showed more range than just being a "battle rapper" on Lifestyles), made Ebonics (which showed progression) and then bam, that's it.

Sucks we'll never know what would've been, but dude was so sick with the wordplay from jump I think he would have only gotten better with time.

 

[WanderingWind]

It could be argued most gangsters are businessmen with dirtier mouths...

To be honest I really do not have an opinion on who should still be alive, I like pac, but his last album was so filled with hate (machiavelli) it really turned me off of his music. Biggie was a great storyteller and artist also. I actually prefer Biggie over Tupac, but like both. It is sad to have them both have been killed. I really just wish Tupac wouldn't have went crazy after the whole Biggie fiasco.

Well, keep mind that a lot of that material was never going to see the light of day. Every artist probably is sitting on dozens of tracks they make when pissed off. Most of them don't have Suge night willing to fuck up your legacy for a buck.

 

[enzo_gt]

pac woulda just died later or gone soft or become an actor. sustained success changes you from a gangster to a businessman no matter WHO you are.

Well yeah people eventually die. It's inevitable.

I have difficulty wrapping my head around the idea of Pac going soft though. It was more mentality than actions that made Pac who he is. Dude did soft things, dude did hard things, he stuck by his code throughout.

 

[dskillzhtown]

pac woulda just died later or gone soft or become an actor. sustained success changes you from a gangster to a businessman no matter WHO you are.

He had planned on doing more acting. I think with age he would have gone soft, now way to keep that kind of fire forever. I wonder if he would have gotten introspective or made more party jams, I don't know. But I do think we would have been saying, "remember that old Pac?"

 

[Esch]

To be honest i liked Big Picture more than Lifestyles, blasphemy I know but i just get... listening fatigue with the latter.

As for going soft... Soft might be the wrong word. But fame changes everyone except for a few iron personalities. And pac wasn't always a consistent character.

 

[Complex Shadow]

Pac. Dead and never got to listen to Nujabes.

No it's us. We have to stand and listen to these furrys go at it on the radio. Its soo bad that Id rather drive with nothing playing.

 

[njean777]

No it's us. We have to stand and listen to these furrys go at it on the radio. Its soo bad that Id rather drive with nothing playing.

Thats what an ipod/mp3 player, or iphone/android phone is for. Fuck the radio.

 

[enzo_gt]

As for going soft... Soft might be the wrong word. But fame changes everyone except for a few iron personalities. And pac wasn't always a consistent character.

Can't fear change then if change was constantly happening anyways. Like I said, his acts changed but his goals and a lot of the things he valued never did. Dude wanted to be an actor from the get-go.. he was in a drama program at his HS.

 

[soul creator]

new Drake/Common verses!

lol, I had to jump on that instrumental Fixed posted.

Spoiler

I think I had the most fun being French Montana

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

STAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY BEEFIN'

LOLnice.

EDIT: Cryin' over bagged milk! Damn Soul Creator you beefed with yourself better than Com and Drake. Kudos.

 

[DangerousMali]

That French Montana verse alone makes this worthy of a dove release applause

 

[nns3d]

So...why is Theophilus London not a star yet? I don't particularly care for him, but he's got a whole lotta songs that'd do well on the radio. He's like a poppier, more OONTZ OONTZ Cudi.

I've been wondering this myself, I was listening to one his tracks the other day (Century Girl). Surprised by the lack of talk about that song.

 

[njean777]

new Drake/Common verses!

lol, I had to jump on that instrumental Fixed posted.

Spoiler

I think I had the most fun being French Montana

fucking hilarious

 

[spindashing]

new Drake/Common verses!

lol, I had to jump on that instrumental Fixed posted.

Spoiler

I think I had the most fun being French Montana

oh my god I lost it as soon as I heard your common voice.

 

[The M.O.B]

new Drake/Common verses!

lol, I had to jump on that instrumental Fixed posted.

Spoiler

I think I had the most fun being French Montana

LMAO Nice job Soul.

 

[kamspy]

Pac is the undisputed and universal GOAT. His throwaway catalog is better than 99.99999% of every other rappers real catalog. Seriously. Just the stuff that got released after he died. Aside from that one record with the Eminem track and beats. That should really be against the law against putting 2Pac with Em and over Em beats. That was basically the record label taking a steamy sloppy shit all over his grave.

But yea, R U Still Down, Better Dayz and Until the End of Time alone.


Oh, and fuck most of Pac's Life (the record) too. That shit was almost as bad as the Em desecration.

 

[yencid]

milked bag tho
omg

 

[kamspy]

I wish I could hear that Soul Creator track man. I'm living out in the boonies right now on satellite internet. I thought DSL was bad, holy shit. Manged to piss the wife off enough to get thrown out. 'S alright though. Walked out the casino tonight up nearly a G, got some really nice strange set up for tomorrow. It's about to be a good weekend.

 

[Esch]

soul creator i'm dying here. hilarious.

Everyone has a rapper who they unjustifiably hate. One they jump to discredit, or just think, 'this dude is a lame, he brought hip hop down', or 'he was a poser'. Hell, you might even know that their popularity or some element of their style brought something to the hip hop table, but fuck it, because fuck that guy right.

For kampsy, that is Eminem. The guy whose mere existence makes you saltier than the pacific ocean.

Everyone has at least one.

 

[nns3d]

Pac is the undisputed and universal GOAT. His throwaway catalog is better than 99.99999% of every other rappers real catalog. Seriously. Just the stuff that got released after he died. Aside from that one record with the Eminem track and beats. That should really be against the law against putting 2Pac with Em and over Em beats. That was basically the record label taking a steamy sloppy shit all over his grave.

But yea, R U Still Down, Better Dayz and Until the End of Time alone.


Oh, and fuck most of Pac's Life (the record) too. That shit was almost as bad as the Em desecration.

It's not surprising that Loyal to the Game was released around the same time Eminem dropped Encore. But yeah that and Pac's Life are garbage. It's a shame that they haven't done anything with his catalog since Pac's life though.

 

[soul creator]

I really need to sit down and listen to some 2pac one day.

I mean, I know all the main hits or whatever, and have heard different parts of the albums at different times, but I don't think I've ever just sat and listened to a full 2pac album.

 

[IrishNinja]

new Drake/Common verses!

....this is killing me
french hook is the best.

*edit what the fuck, this goes way harder than both, drake needs to take notes on this shit

 

[CRS]

Everyone post your favorite 2Pac tracks. A couple of mine, Str8 Ballin' and Bury Me A G.

 

[RBelong2Us]

Say what you want about Death Row but the records that were soley produced by them after Pac's death were WAY better than the one's Afeni Shakur had her hands on.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Everyone post your favorite 2Pac tracks. A couple of mine, Str8 Ballin' and Bury Me A G.

Fuck All Y'all

and the much more popular Keep Ya Head Up

 

[Stat Flow]

Made a quick beat, but not finished yet. Keep in mind my MPC and monitors are not here yet, so this is all software and listening over my headphones isn't helping much. Let me know what you think GAF. Edit: It's only a min, as I haven't figured out how to do the chorus yet.


http://hulkshare.com/45ztigwce0od

I enjoyed the beat. So much so that I wrote a verse to it and recorded it. Check it out brehs:

http://hulkshare.com/c0ial3emx10n

 

[toastyToast]

new Drake/Common verses!

lol, I had to jump on that instrumental Fixed posted.

Spoiler

I think I had the most fun being French Montana

Yo damn

LOL

Spoiler

French Montana had the hottest verse

 

[spindashing]

Can't C Me

Bomb First (My Second Reply)

Very few people have that charisma.

 

[IrishNinja]

not my favorite, but my buddy put me onto this one a while back - Thug Nature, i somehow never tire of that classic sample.

 

[OG Kush]

I really need to sit down and listen to some 2pac one day.

I mean, I know all the main hits or whatever, and have heard different parts of the albums at different times, but I don't think I've ever just sat and listened to a full 2pac album.

Me against the world.
May just be my favourite hip hop album of all time. Pac has so many dope songs it would be hard for me to list just a few.
Read this blog post though: http://sunsetintherearview.com/throwback-thursday-tupac-shakur/

 

[McNei1y]

How I wish that was true. Sigh.

Fuck the best. Who would you rather have alive and still making music today?

Pac... followed by Big L. I'd like to see how Big L's career would be right now.

 

[theignoramus]

Probably obvious, but Pac for me.

He was never afraid to tell politicians to go fuck themselves, in increasingly angry but articulate ways. I'd love to hear what an older, more mature Pac would have to say about shit post 9/11.

We don't have that popular dude making that music.

immortal tech.

 

[ShinobiFist]

I enjoyed the beat. So much so that I wrote a verse to it and recorded it. Check it out brehs:

http://hulkshare.com/c0ial3emx10n

Ay yoooooo...Check your PM's soon, both of ya...Loving this shit right here, peace. Stat Flow, you remind of Scarface with DJ Quik on top....

 

[joelseph]

Posted on Youtube by SpaceGhostPurp - Vmber London | Raider Klan | 1996

 

[Glass Rebel]

How I wish that was true. Sigh.

Fuck the best. Who would you rather have alive and still making music today?

Dilla obviously. Name me one producer that challenged himself to evolve his style just to do a complete 180° and try something new as much as Dilla did. Most people only know his soul stuff but man, when he started flipping synths... The beats on some unreleased bootlegs and rare beats are insane. I'm 100% certain that he had so much more in him. Personally I feel that his death was the biggest loss in hip-hop.

ay hip hop gaf who is your favorite rapper from a technical perspective? I'm not saying who is the most 'rappity rap lyrical mythical vagisil' type dude, but a rapper you actually like to listen to.

GZA, Doom, Nas, Elzhi and Big L.

 

[Az]

I enjoyed the beat. So much so that I wrote a verse to it and recorded it. Check it out brehs:

http://hulkshare.com/c0ial3emx10n

... speechless. That was dope, once I finish it I'll post the whole thing.

 

[joelseph]

This mix is so good. Live at Duval on 2CDJs and a mixer. Take notes.

Dj Slow - Pelican Fly Party #1 Promo Mix

Prince Jean - Daddy Let Your Body Talk
Dj Bake - Girls Be Talkin Bout (Dj Slow Edit)
Dj N-Credible featuring Dj Jayhood - Scratchin Me Up
Dj Sliink - Lotus Flower Bomb
Dj Soulja Man - Eski Tech
Dj Tray - Footwork Hilltoe
Dj Sliink - Who Da Neighbours
Slackk - Polar Bear
Wiley - Colder (Samename Refix)
DJ Kiff - Break Yo Back X3
Fese & Dj Bake - Donk-A-Holic
Kay Drizz ft Dj Mike Gip - Tokyo's Sex Song
Lil Phat ft Webbie - Count My Money Backwards
Young Jeezy ft Future - Way Too Gone
Sinjin Hawke & Morri$ - One Kiss - These boys are out of control
Cosmic Revenge - Hallucinations
Mister Tweeks - Late Night
Nadus - Get Paid
Richelle - Give It Back Remix
Diamond - Honey Bun
Mister Tweeks - Hollup Remix
Melé - Beamer (Club Edit) - fire
Richelle - From Now (2008 Demo)
Dj Roc - Pop Them Thighs
Dj Rashad & Dj Gant Man - Heaven Sent - Chitown represent

 

[Detox]

With the talk of who would you rather have alive Premier got a new interview with Bootleg Kev where he says the quality of music would be better if people like Big L, Pac, Big, Pun were alive because they wouldn't allow some of the bad rappers to get big.

He also says the whole album with Nas is going to happen, Nas told him at rock the bells that he just needed to get some other albums done before. I think Nas wants to get off Def Jam before doing it.

Oh snap Premier said he is about to do something with Gza, could be Liquid Swords 2 I know RZA is supposed to do all of it but what could this be?

 

[soul creator]

I enjoyed the beat. So much so that I wrote a verse to it and recorded it. Check it out brehs:

http://hulkshare.com/c0ial3emx10n

good shit

 

[enzo_gt]

new Drake/Common verses!

lol, I had to jump on that instrumental Fixed posted.

Spoiler

I think I had the most fun being French Montana

soul creator is the GOAT. :lol :lol :lol

I'm dying listening to this.

The French Montana bit :lol