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[Eos]

thank the hip hop gods we got hopsin to show how a freestyle is really done

 

[RPS37]

It's there, under the artist name Makaveli

Pac didn't release that album, it was some elusive dude Makaveli who lives by himself in Jamaica or so I hear

Thanks guys. Was thinking it was a conspiracy for a second.
Looks like it's a digitally remastered version also.

Edit: Also can I just take a second to profess my love for Spotify. Just started my trial and I've saved so many albums already.

 

[cb1115]

speaking of Pac, I didn't realize people were so down on him as a rapper.

I mean, he didn't write the most complex songs in the world but his delivery was so dope that it didn't matter to me.

 

[RBK]

Edit: Also can I just take a second to profess my love for Spotify. Just started my trial and I've saved so many albums already.

All I used, no need to torrent albums anymore either(not saying I don't either).

speaking of Pac, I didn't realize people were so down on him as a rapper.

I mean, he didn't write the most complex songs in the world but his delivery was so dope that it didn't matter to me.

Just people trying to downplay his legacy.

Spoiler

Biggie still better though.

 

[Eos]

Pac was good, but obviously overrated
I agree with RBK tho, biggie was always the "better" rapper imo

 

[Fjordson]

Biggie was the better rapper technically I feel, but if I'm gonna throw either one on I'd rather listen to Pac.

 

[Syphon Filter]

2pac is way better than biggie and the best rapper ever. biggie was overrated imo.

 

[Booshka]

2pac is way better than biggie and the best rapper ever. biggie was overrated imo.

I'm West Coast for life, but once I heard, "Fuck Tae Kwan Do, I tote da fo fo" I had to give the Crown to Biggie.

I like Ice Cube more than both of them anyway.

 

[Bad_Boy]

just had the back of my knee licked

 

[PhoenixDark]

Biggie was definitely the better technical rapper and lyricist. Tupac was more of a poetic writer to me. Dramatic delivery, deeply introspective lyricism, and good songwriting in general. Yea he has some writing tropes (penitentiary Hennessy) that are pretty lol worthy when you think about it.

All that being said I do think Pac's flow is kind of underrated. Ambitionz Az A Ridah is such a dope example of the melodic way he attacked production pockets.

 

[enzo_gt]

I think people underrate Pac's technical excellence as well, it's this weird online phenomenon I don't understand. I just chalk it up as a symptom of overrating/stanning Biggie, though. There's few MC qualities Pac doesn't have (pretty much not being able to rap as fast, and he doesn't have exceptional wordplay but dude is no slouch) and he was still the more multifaceted rapper and song maker of the two.

 

[Eos]

No one's saying Pac isn't a good technical rapper - he's just not as good as Biggie in that aspect. Flow, rhyming, word play, metaphors, etc. biggie did it all and better.

 

[WanderingWind]

Biggie gets more love these days because the west coast has moved the fuck on and NYC stays trying to recreate 1993.

 

[studyguy]

Supa Hot Fire vs. Hopsin

it's terrible don't watch it

Courage.
Why did you do that to me.
How am I supposed to appreciate the #positivity2015 if I can't hear shit.
The fuck.

WARNING: THIS WILL MURK YOUR EARS

Oh well damn...

 

[FZZ]

I had headphones on for that supa hot video. Fuck.

 

[Tokubetsu]

what on earth did we do to deserve city boy blues hmm

 

[Esch]

Biggie gets more love because he was better. He could hit every lane sans heavy handed save the babiezzzz pedestrian social awareness rap fare and make it seem extremely easy. Only death stopped him from attaining GOAT.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

what on earth did we do to deserve city boy blues hmm

This is how I feel about everything after the interlude, honestly. If you told me there'd be a stretch like that on the album 2 weeks ago, I'd call you a liar.

 

[Tokubetsu]

Who is better, Biggie or Kendrick?

 

[Tokubetsu]

(click)

 

[RBK]

Who is better, Biggie or Kendrick?

50 Cent.

Monster/Beast Mode/56 Nights are all:

Give me FBG: The Movie 2 anyday now.

 

[Vorheez]

Overcast, I'm comin for your hotline miami scores breh

 

[codhand]

Overcast, I'm comin for your hotline miami scores breh

 

[toastyToast]

I'm struggling with Hotline Miami 2 brehs. These big open levels are fucking me up.

 

[codhand]

aye if you rework the drums (they're kind of weak and tinny) on track 4 then that could really be a russian roullette tier track man. it's nice.

respeck man, thanks for listening, alc is always a big influence, most of these tracks are long gone, track four was reworked slightly but the drums stayed basically the same, but i agree with you. drums and bass are always the hardest to get right!

 

[Syph Medwes]

Ambitionz Az A Ridah is such a dope example of the melodic way he attacked production pockets.

literally one of the best songs you couldve picked
goddamn such a great song

I'm struggling with Hotline Miami 2 brehs. These big open levels are fucking me up.

just gotta plan your routes out way more than the first one

 

[Rastafarian42]

:dead:

 

[PBY]

I'm struggling with Hotline Miami 2 brehs. These big open levels are fucking me up.

I was too. Until I learned how to play- use guns to draw dudes and focus on killing w melee as they come Around corners.

 

[Syph Medwes]

I was too. Until I learned how to play- use guns to draw dudes and focus on killing w melee as they come Around corners.

this x100

 

[Nibel]

:dead:

Did he bleach his skin or what

 

[Koozek]

Did he bleach his skin or what

New dermatologist for a few months now, apparently.
https://twitter.com/cthagod/status/528213595692490752

 

[HiResDes]

Running through one of my favorite records again

 

[MuddyDonut]

Oh of course, I love that record!

Spoiler

what is it

 

[HiResDes]

Blue Sky Black Death - Noir

 

[Myggen]

I've never liked Pac's voice. Or his delivery, really. I respect him as a lyricist and a songwriter, and All Eyez On Me is a fantastic album. But I just don't like his voice.

So that's my take on 2Pac.

 

[Courage]

All Eyez On Me was pretty meh to me, but I still appreciate Tupac for who he is and what he did to the genre.

 

[PhoenixDark]

before I buy it, any of you nerds have Divinity: Original Sin as a gift?

 

[Fjordson]

Running through one of my favorite records again

Damn nice setup. Dope album too.

 

[theignoramus]

Biggie was definitely the better technical rapper and lyricist. Tupac was more of a poetic writer to me. Dramatic delivery, deeply introspective lyricism, and good songwriting in general. Yea he has some writing tropes (penitentiary Hennessy) that are pretty lol worthy when you think about it.

All that being said I do think Pac's flow is kind of underrated. Ambitionz Az A Ridah is such a dope example of the melodic way he attacked production pockets.

"When I get free part II" is another good example pac's technical prowess. When I get free mothafuckaz better watch they ass/soon as I get released I'ma clock some cash/Been a long time down but I'm back in the streets/There'll be trouble when they see me....I love that niggas flow on that track. East coast style beat too.

 

[RBK]

All Eyez On Me was pretty meh to me, but I still appreciate Tupac for who he is and what he did to the genre.

Disc 1 is vastly better than Disc 2.

I'll leave it at that.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Yea there is some filler in all eyes on me, i think 7 day theory is a better more cohesive album.

 

[Courage]

Disc 1 is vastly better than Disc 2.

I'll leave it at that.

Yeah, pretty much.

 

[cb1115]

yeah, I listened to 7 Day Theory the other day and was surprised by how well it holds up.

Toss It Up is still

 

[overcast]

Overcast, I'm comin for your hotline miami scores breh

Motherfucker. You talking about the first I assume. I got pretty good at that game actually, heard the 2nd is much tougher.

:dead:

Lmfao. Chatty patty is my new favorite term.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Smh at people saying Tupac was better than Biggie when Life after Death became the blue print for every major rap release since.

 

[MuddyDonut]

Hail Mary is iconic to my childhood. Now that I think of it my childhood consisted of Nirvana and Pac.

 

[Kopite]

Smh at people saying Tupac was better than Biggie when Life after Death became the blue print for every major rap release since.

How so?

 

[Tokubetsu]

All Eyez On Me is the only Tupac album I can say I love.

 

[Face it Tiger..]

All Eyez On Me is the only Tupac album I can say I love.

It's funny, I can say 2pacalypse now & Me against the world are the only two I love.

 

[injurai]

Blue Sky Black Death - Noir

That's a great one. A Heap of Broken Images is still my favorite of theirs. Really most of there stuff is good for varying reasons.