snapshot: list yr 5 favourite mcs right now

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in no particular order

ghostface
jay-z
big boi
mf doom
dizzee

er i left out eminem and ludacris and pharoahe, ok, make it 8 if you want. go!

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 21 August 2003 08:35 (twenty-two years ago)

ludacris, dizzee, sean paul, em, jigga.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 21 August 2003 08:47 (twenty-two years ago)

fuck it Ghost aswell, in a big way, though "right now" may not apply as much.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 21 August 2003 08:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Dizzee is great, but not as an MC.

Cassidy (based solely on the battle with Freeway)
Ghostface
Aesop
MF Doom / Viktor Vaughn
El-P

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:08 (twenty-two years ago)

what else is he good at?

flower arranging? cooking?

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)

grenade-throwing

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Thursday, 21 August 2003 09:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Michael Caine
Michael Clarke
Mary Coughlan
Miller's Crossing
Merry Christmas

― James Ball (James Ball), Thursday, 21 August 2003 10:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Three from the past I've been enjoying lately: Big L, Redman, and Masta Ace.
The three I'm always anxious to hear new stuff from: Jay-Z, Vast Aire, and Ghostface. Andre 3000 and MF Doom are close too. So those are my five current favs.

― Adam Harrison-Friday, Thursday, 21 August 2003 12:51 (twenty-two years ago)

(1) MC5, the
(2) McCulloch, Ian
(3) McCulloch, Bruce
(4) McLachlan, Sarah
(5) McTeagle, Ewan

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

wow check all the Doom love on here! he's got as many votes as Jigga! only on ILM!

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Not anymore:

Jay-Z, Ludacris, Slug, ODB, Scarface. Very honorable mentions to Ghostface, Freeway, 50 Cent, Pusha T and Malicious from Clipse, Em, Grape-A-Don from Grand Buffet, Peedi Crack, and a whole lot of other people. Picking just five is pretty much impossible.

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Sarai
Foxy Brown
Jay-Z
Lil Flip
Trina

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:44 (twenty-two years ago)

mf doom
aceyalone
beans
del (tha funkee homosapien)
quasimoto

― beatbox (beatbox), Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:46 (twenty-two years ago)

MF Doom
Circus
Dose One
Quasimoto
Buck 65

― Nathan W (Nathan Webb), Thursday, 21 August 2003 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Rakim
Jeru
Gza
Ice Cube
Paul Barman

― Spinktor the Unmerciful (mawill5), Thursday, 21 August 2003 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Talib Kweli, Mr. Lif, Lyrics Born, Princess Superstar, Cee-Lo

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 21 August 2003 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

You can't be serious about Paul Barman, dude. Are you?

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Thursday, 21 August 2003 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

hove
em (especially cause i've been listening to his early, funny semi-rarities lots - "as the world turns", "tonight", "kids")
kanye west (he's a little same-y, sure, but he's got..'emotional colour', i think that's what they call it. )
joe budden (i really love his voice. the general consensus on the album is that it's just 'alright', right? but i've loved all the singles, 'calm down' is a nice, moody entry in the post-'cleaning out my closest' mommy ambivalence canon, i only realize that 'ten minutes' is maybe asking for too much time when the song is seconds away from finishing, plus, for all you dizzeemo misery-addicts, you can hear him choking back the tears when he talks about how she's more than a jump off) (plus: best blowjob metaphors in the game)
redman (because 'talking to dead people' made me realize i need to hear more redman)

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Thursday, 21 August 2003 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Redman
Ludacris
ODB
Ghostface
Big Boi

― Nick H, Thursday, 21 August 2003 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Mystro
Chester P
Jehst
Scor-Zay-Zee
Rodney P

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 21 August 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

1. luda (forever and ever)
2. dizzee
3. david banner
4. kardi
5. elephant man

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 21 August 2003 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

runners up:

1. freeway
2. hova
3. lil jon
4. d double e
5. fiddy

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 21 August 2003 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

You can't be serious about Paul Barman, dude. Are you?

I'll second the MC Paul Barman citation. I think he's pretty damn gifted, and refreshingly cliche-free. But, y'know, fuck do I know?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 21 August 2003 16:08 (twenty-two years ago)

NOTHING.

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 21 August 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Bite me, moron.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 21 August 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

this second:

roscoe
lord infamous
steve roll'n from tag team
pastor troy
tat (local mc about to drop an album!!)

all time top ten:

b.i.g.
eminem
kool g rap
big pun
twista
ludacris
jigga
deck
trina
mystikal

― trife (simon_tr), Thursday, 21 August 2003 19:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Paul Barman is definitely a very gifted and creative lyricist. Of course he's also excruciatingly annoying most of the time. As compared to Missy Elliot* who isn't that gifted or creative but is hella awesome most of the time.

*yes I know I've slagged on her style on here for a long time now, and I still don't find her particularly talented or nuthin', but god dang her shit's fun to listen to! thanks alkymahol for showing me the error of my ways!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 21 August 2003 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Okay I gotta do this again:

Ill Bill
Dirt
Genius
David Banner
Bahamadia (put out another album girl!)
Black Thought
Missy
Meth
Cannibal Ox
Dre & Big Boi

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 21 August 2003 19:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Shit I meant to put Necro after Ill Bill.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 21 August 2003 19:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Sean Paul
Missy Elliott
Dizzee Rascal
Princess Superstar
Dre 3000

― The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 21 August 2003 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

haven't been listening to much hip hop, but....

Redman
Meta Mo from Rubberroom
Mr. Lif
MF Doom
um...Bahamadia (thanks NZA, forgot about her)

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 21 August 2003 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Shock G
Ice Cube
Pac
Biz Markie
KRS-One
Snoop
Planet Asia
Method Man

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Thursday, 21 August 2003 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

By "right now" I mean literally like this week. When Chicken and Beer and The Black Album and Speakerboxxx/The Love Something That I Keep Wanting To Say 'Movement' all drop it will be really different.

1) MF Doom/King Geedorah (only on ILM -- and anywhere else loopy motherfuckers with super illness are appreciated)
2) Slug
3) Jean Grae
4) Ludacris (actually I just rewatched his 'Daily Show' appearance last week and was handily reminded of his rulage)
5) Pharoahe Monch (yet I am still unsure if I spelt it rite)

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Thursday, 21 August 2003 22:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Trife, you should get a medal for nominating Steve f&*kin Roll'n from Tag Team!!!

The S Carter Collection Mixtape has not left my car CD player in a month, so Jigga wins....although I think the last GZA record is great. Also, Rodan and Kamackaris from Doom's quasi-side project Monsta Island Czars...

Also, I just found a tape of a forgotten Suave House group called South Circle, who I think are super underrated....Also found the Convicts tape (Big Mike who was in the Geto Boys for a minute) which I like (except for the one racist song.)

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 21 August 2003 23:36 (twenty-two years ago)

alphabetical:
Andre 3000
Cee-Lo
Posdnuos (massively underrated)
Roxanne Shante (now and forever)
Slug

― M Matos (M Matos), Friday, 22 August 2003 00:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha, Rodan was the cat who spit "Cleats on the mic, kickin flows, ballin' like soccer/Slow niggas ramblin on and on incoherently like Chewbacca" on "Sumthin' to Prove"... damn that cracked me up. Listening to him and his "Iwillnotstoptalkingorevenpauseevenforamerehalfofasecond" flow is sort of like watching long underwater scenes in movies (like scuba or submarine shit) because after a minute or two I feel like I really need to breathe deeply.

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Friday, 22 August 2003 00:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I keep waiting for Rodan's head to explode....it's like he's trying to kick every last rhyme he ever thought of in his life on every verse...the album as a whole tends to drag a bit overall, but I like him and Kamackaris throughout...

― Matt Helgeson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 22 August 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

NOW:
Ludacris
Ghostface
Jay-Z
Bubba Sparxxx
Vast Aire

EVER:
Ice Cube
Nas
Kool Keith
Jay-Z
Kool G Rap

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 22 August 2003 03:00 (twenty-two years ago)

50, ludacris, eminem, jay-z, uh maybe trina
but i only know like 2 songs by her but theyre way up there on the right now snapshot level charts......i still never heard dizzee r, can someone put some on a tape for me some time?

― duane, Friday, 22 August 2003 03:28 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe i will start a thread specif. for this but is there any more ppl round who wanna trade hiphop mix tapes for rock/whatever/old shit tapes w. me? see cause i never buy new albums, on principle sorta, & like 'hop (as we call it) is the only modern music i like much but i can't keep up w. it, don't know enough, can't find the records, can't afford,whatever...& dig it i have lots (LOTS) of old rock & jass & c&w & blues & E-Z listening & junk & i make killer awesome mix tapes,..... write to me someone ok?

― duane, Friday, 22 August 2003 03:36 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yeah bubba sparxx is GREAT! i only know that 1 song "lovely" but check it out, i 1st heard it months ago on TOTP (one of the nz tv channels plays british Top of The Pops these days altho i seldom reember to watch it) & the quasi-live totp version sounded pretty much like crap & i thought shit this guy SUXXXX & then i didnt think about him for months but now Tahu FM are playing it lots & WOW KILLER GREAT! so what im asking is do british people get this problem a lot, i mean the TOTP version/"real" version discrepancy putting you off a artist yuou later is really good? (we have never had pseudo-live-performance-based tv music shows here see)? 'cause that would suck! TOTP really kind of sucks!

― duane, Friday, 22 August 2003 03:43 (twenty-two years ago)

ludacris, malice, jay-z, snoop, gza

― vahid (vahid), Friday, 22 August 2003 03:47 (twenty-two years ago)

i can vouch for duane that his tapes are really good! i would recommend swapping with him any time. (my next tape is coming as soon as i remember to post it duane)

― minna (minna), Friday, 22 August 2003 04:44 (twenty-two years ago)

rightaboudnoo:

Ludacris
Jay-Z
Foxy Brown
Elephant Man
Method Man

hovering on the outside:
Ghostface
Redman
Eminem

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Kool Keith, Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom, Black Elvis, Sinister 6000

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:12 (twenty-two years ago)

FUCK KOOL KIETH

― trife (simon_tr), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

FUCK MYSTIKAL

trife, do you like UltraMag?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Argh I forgot Mystikal!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:22 (twenty-two years ago)

coolest before-the-concert moment of any concert I went to: warm-up DJ put on "It ain't my fault" and the crowd booed and forced him to take it off.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:31 (twenty-two years ago)

had you ever seen such indignant white ppl in your life ?

― trife (simon_tr), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:34 (twenty-two years ago)

FUCK "FUCK KOOL KEITH"!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:35 (twenty-two years ago)

right, cause only white people wouldn't like it, and it'd be because it was just 'too black'. (unlike you would probably do, I didn't do a racial head count, but I'd say there were more black people than white)

― oops (Oops), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:37 (twenty-two years ago)

was jess qoute abt wu

― trife (simon_tr), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

haha at least i got it

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 22 August 2003 05:56 (twenty-two years ago)

nopim sorry it was a cheapshot im not and NEVER sayign white ppl shouldnt feel rap i just came from bubba and it was proably 75 precent white and i felt all LOVE its just rap music whatever ppll think or colors or whatever its all good, i love hiphop :) ok!!!

― trife (simon_tr), Friday, 22 August 2003 06:00 (twenty-two years ago)

trife tr beatiful/yr my favourite boy

― duane, Friday, 22 August 2003 06:15 (twenty-two years ago)

YR BEAUTIFUL, that ws meantto say

― duane, Friday, 22 August 2003 06:16 (twenty-two years ago)

:) im sorry im not funny or making sense on ilm tonight!!!!! im going to sleep now

― trife (simon_tr), Friday, 22 August 2003 06:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Roscoe, Luda, Lil Wayne, Pastor Troy, and fuck it, I'm really enjoyong Fabolous too...

― Jacob (Jacob), Friday, 22 August 2003 07:32 (twenty-two years ago)

KANO DIZZEE RASCAL LIL FLIP SCRATCHY PEEDIE CRAKK

― sean ggg, Friday, 22 August 2003 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait wait let's not get all hectic now; maybe trife was exhorting all the ladies in the place to have seXXX0rz with the spankmaster

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Friday, 22 August 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

(or maybe he was recently forced to listen to Matthew)

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Friday, 22 August 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

jay-z,ghostface,nas,snoop,odb

i'm surprised there's not more votes for missy

― robin (robin), Saturday, 23 August 2003 02:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Gift of Gab, Big Boi, Mr Lif, Black Thought, J Live

― BrianB, Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:06 (twenty-two years ago)

:-0 god im corny!!

― trife (simon_tr), Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I represent corn in all its forms

― BrianB, Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:12 (twenty-two years ago)

gab and j live are horrible mcs

― trife (simon_tr), Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:13 (twenty-two years ago)

especially j live

― trife (simon_tr), Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

but ESPECIALLY gab

― trife (simon_tr), Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I like MC's who tell a story and I like the lines
"You couldn't swing it if ya had a pendulum strapped to your sternum"
"and then I'll rip off your arm and throw it in a stew"
I like the Gift

― BrianB, Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:24 (twenty-two years ago)

the only time gab ever got to swing was when he went to peanut butter wolfs key party

― trife (simon_tr), Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:28 (twenty-two years ago)

You think he should loosen up and drop a few bars on the next christina agulara single like a proper MC? educate me.

― BrianB, Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

xtina f gab could be better than bep f justin!!

― trife (simon_tr), Saturday, 23 August 2003 05:54 (twenty-two years ago)

1. Gi
2. ft
3. of
4. Ga
5. b

Dude geezus kreyest sooperstawr, wtf!?!?!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Can you explain why you think Gift of Gab is a horrible MC, oh most distinguished guru of all that is hip-hop?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Cause he can't pronounce zealot correctly.

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean seriously, I can see somebody not liking what he does, but wtf his abilities & creativity are fucking EXTRAORDINARY. I seriously want to know WHY he's "a horrible MC". Is it something to do with his delivery? His rhythmic patterns? His lyrics? His tweeness? WTF?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)

(or is it cuz of some strawman construct in yr head wherein cuz he's some kinda "backpack"/"undie" hip-hop by certain peoples' standards that he represents something to you that you don't like/approve of, and your calling him "a horrible MC" is based on something completely unrelated to what he does lyrically/vocally?...or is it something else entirely?)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I think trife has a narrow view of what hip hop should be, and by extension what an mc should be. Thus, "horrible" probably just means "doesn't do the things that I think an mc should do".

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

"Wow, there's loadsa Ludacris love on this thread." I thought this sentence but my brain hadn't really clenched round what it meant and thought that Ludacris was Ja Rule and thought 'wow, people whose taste I respect and like and all that nonsense like Ludacris? [ie in my mind Ja Rule]'. The only thing I have ever heard Ludacris on is 'Gossip Folks' and he almost steals the show so you all could be right.

― David. (Cozen), Saturday, 23 August 2003 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean not to belittle Ja Rule, he wrote the line "I'll cry when you die" as ultimate affirmation of his LOVE.

― David. (Cozen), Saturday, 23 August 2003 21:00 (twenty-two years ago)

which is a perfectly legitimate reason for thinking something is horrible.

― oops (Oops), Saturday, 23 August 2003 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

My list in any order you want: Andre 3000, Dizzee, Roscoe, Vast Aire (ok ok), Sean Paul.

― David. (Cozen), Saturday, 23 August 2003 21:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Chino XL (bwah)
Big Boi
i dream of Jigga
Killer Mike
Rakim (grumble)

i wish i could list R. Kelly

― Adrian (Adrian Langston), Sunday, 24 August 2003 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Eminem
Slug
Jay-Z
Dre from Outkast
Posdnuos

― chris herrington (chris herrington), Sunday, 24 August 2003 02:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Senor Trife, I'm seriously curious as to why you consider Gift of Gab a "horrible MC". I know it's something I should just ignore, but seriously I have no idea what might merit "horrible MC" status.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Sunday, 24 August 2003 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

er "...I have no idea what about him and his music might merit 'horrible MC' status".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Sunday, 24 August 2003 22:42 (twenty-two years ago)

(I didn't post this on the Wesley Willis RIP thread out of respect for Wesley):

"...memorably by nickalicious on the five mcs thread, where apparently i hate undie mcs because im a strawman, or i think the mcs are, or because i think he is one, or at least something with 'strawmen' involved which means IM WRONG..."

Dude, I wasn't trying to rule out whatever reason you have for considering Gift of Gab a "horrible MC" or say flat out that "YOU'RE WRONG", but from previous posts of yours I've noticed you seem to be very quick to dismiss anything anyone might be compelled to consider "undie" or "backpack" hip-hop, and I (in a [slightly-intoxicated] knee-jerk reaction) let loose an assumption* on my part that I honestly think you are predisposed to considering such styles as somewhat reflective of racism on the part of the fan/musician, based on some of your previous interjections/posts, but that point of that post was simply that I seriously canNOT see why anyone would consider Gift of Gab a "horrible MC", at least, in a situation where that opinion was based on actually listening to his music. Ugh.

*an assumption I don't necessarily consider to be fact, if that means anything to ya

(I mean, you love hip-hop. I love hip-hop. I'm not trying to get into some shit with you [even though the way you've behaved on the Wesley Willis thread is kinda rigoddamndiculous IMHO]. A'ight?)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Sunday, 24 August 2003 22:52 (twenty-two years ago)

(not to say the way I've behaved on the Wesley Willis thread isn't also rigoddamnmufuckindiculous, of course...argh I should never ever even OPEN ilx when I've been adrinkin)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Sunday, 24 August 2003 22:53 (twenty-two years ago)

nick ive thought about this a little and i dont really know how to say it, i like that early 90s ep with swan lake and 40 oz for breakfast etc, and the a2g ep, (never heard the albums) but gab really annoys me in a deep way, theres something about his utter precociousness, its not there in an interesting thematic way like jigga or nas etc etc, or an interesting technical way, like twista or luda or ghostface, its just this sort of limp self-assumption that hes 'good', placed in front of a very cloying and mediocre rapper. hes also incapable of fading into the background, which i think its an important trait for an mc and especially for undie mcs, where i often find the beats a lot more enjoyable than the rhymes. so its probably a combination of his distinctiveness as an mc and my lack of desire to engage with his supposed 'expertise' or subject matter, in the same way many ppl cant stand eminem but will tolerate some other mc who doesnt demand as much attention

― trife (simon_tr), Sunday, 24 August 2003 23:10 (twenty-two years ago)

and im sorry if you ever get the sense im implying you dont love hiphop, we obv differ drastically ('never heard a no limit song i liked'?!?!!) but i respect you for always repping for hiphop on ilm, even if its not the same shit i listen to (and occasionally it is!! np ceelo - el dorado sunrise)

― trife (simon_tr), Sunday, 24 August 2003 23:13 (twenty-two years ago)

actually i just thought of something, its kind of why i choose big over pac in that eternal argument, pac was more interested in 'saying something' and would awkwardly cram sentences into his rhymes, trying to be inspirational or evocative or whatever, whereas big had more subtlety and a greater command of sentence fragements and vocal tics and dense street slang, and also understood better how his voice actually SOUNDED instead of just what he was saying, but could achieve the same ends pac was going for by doing this

― trife (simon_tr), Sunday, 24 August 2003 23:24 (twenty-two years ago)

juelz
cam
freeky zeeky
jim jones
hell rell

― Chip Morningstar (bob), Monday, 25 August 2003 07:26 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm really curious about the juelz album.

also i was gonna list luda but his latest stuff has gotten rilly irritating to me except for "act a fool" which has a fantastic beat even if the rapping is still boring compared to his earlier stuff.

also i think crunchy black should be on my list somewhere, as well as meth.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 25 August 2003 13:52 (twenty-two years ago)

That's cool, trife. Actually your Pac/Biggie message/medium point is something I've been thinking about lately (strangely I'm kinda usually more turned on by the subtle/emphasis-on-how-it-sounds/how-it-makes-ya-feel approach than by the ooh-looky-check-out-the-important-stuff-I'm-saying approach, y'know?).

I think the thing about Gab presupposing himself a good MC is a pretty good point too, but I kinda think that that believing-oneself-to-be-a-great-MC thing is integral to the whole delivery, y'know? It's like a confidence thing, and part of the history of rapping (cuz in mic battles you have to presuppose you're gonna be good or better than the other guys otherwise you're already screwed). Besides, the only MC I can think of who doesn't consider themself to be good at what they do is Paul Barman, who's fucking hella annoying.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 25 August 2003 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

1. rakim
2. eric sermon
3. slick rick
4. biggie
5. big daddy kane

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 25 August 2003 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm really diggin' the kinda effortless-sounding stuff right now, like when folks do it and the syllables just kinda fall outta their mouth in the right places, like with Bahamadia and Q-Tip and Kool Keith and especially Meth (particularly when he does the low-key smokey voice!). But then I guess I'm also really diggin' the really punctuated hardcore rowdy kinda styles too like Kool G Rap and Busta and shit...Meth is really good at this angle too though, innit he? (what was that song he did with Prodigy? shit!)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 25 August 2003 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Now:

Big Boi
Jay Z
Sean Paul
Method Man
The Japanese MC from the old Avalanches tracks

― Barima (Barima), Monday, 25 August 2003 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Also feeling Redman, Erick, Luda, Ms. Jade and 'Gossip Folks'-Missy.

― Barima (Barima), Monday, 25 August 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

A new list in tribute:
1. Grand Puba
2. Grand Puba
3. Grand Puba
4. Grand Puba
5. Grand Puba

― oops (Oops), Monday, 25 August 2003 22:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Meth is really good at this angle too though, innit he? (what was that song he did with Prodigy? shit!)

Mobb Deep Prodigy or Liam Howlett Prodigy? [the latter = (t)he(y) remixed "Release Yo' Delf"]

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Monday, 25 August 2003 23:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Nate I kiss you! (that's the song, btw..."Release Yo' Delf" remix)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 26 August 2003 04:45 (twenty-two years ago)

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