Hey dudes, ringtone goon squad, lurkers etc:
I want to do a poll for the most underrated MC of all time.
There's no "rules" per se, but one thing I would like to avoid is jokey shit like nominating Soulja Boy....also...most big "backpacker" dudes could be said to be underrated sales wise, but at the same time I don't really think a poll like this is the place to see, say, like Brother Ali or Edan get a critical BJ again.
The reason I thought of this thread was because I am listening to the first Above the Law record right now...and Cold 187um is sort of the classic example of an underrated dude that made me think of this...
so anyway my 2 nominees right off:
1) Cold 187um
2) **kind of thinking of MC Ren, even though at first it seems dumb to have a dude in like the most legendary group ever but honestly it's like he's almost written out of the history sometimes....but if peeps disagree I could see leaving him off...
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 19:41 (sixteen years ago)
I was about to nom a bunch of backpacker types dudes.
― Thrills as Cheap as Gas (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 19:46 (sixteen years ago)
well, are they underrated by other backpackers?? i guess that's what i meant.
like here's a better way to say it. MF Doom is "underrated" as compared to like Jay-Z or TI or something, but he's way overrated in that backpacker world, nah mean?
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 19:51 (sixteen years ago)
i didn't mean to disqualify backpackers altogether
Okay, then. A personal fave of mine is Azeem, and even other dudes who like backpacker dudes don't seem to know who he is.
― Thrills as Cheap as Gas (Oilyrags), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 19:55 (sixteen years ago)
Just Ice
― oh oh (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:21 (sixteen years ago)
was thinking Killah Priest but then I looked at his wikipedia and it says "Killah Priest is known to be Afghanistan's only genius." and now I don't know what to think.
― Blackout Crew are the Beatles of donk (jim), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:27 (sixteen years ago)
Tragedy
― Dennis Croissanwich (Mexican Sleeping Pill), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:30 (sixteen years ago)
Suga Free
― special guest stars burt_stanton (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:31 (sixteen years ago)
esham
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:36 (sixteen years ago)
i cosign ren 1000% too
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:37 (sixteen years ago)
would you count somebody like t-rock with a few thousand dick-riding superfans but everybody else thinks hes a nobody or hasnt heard of dude
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:38 (sixteen years ago)
this is genuinely hard, i dunno whether to nominate semi-famous guys with actual fanbases or random local cats i've seen do amazing freestyles that none of y'all have ever heard of or guys who are underrated in the larger sense but rated highly on this board (like say young dro or something)
― e-thuggin, rollin on dubs, off up in the club wildin like what (some dude), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:40 (sixteen years ago)
― [.]¿[.] (and what), Wednesday, March 4, 2009 8:38 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yes
lots of these are great suggestions.
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:41 (sixteen years ago)
one i've been on the fence about:
Masta Ace
opinions???
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:46 (sixteen years ago)
ha the first name that popped into my head when I looked at this thread title was Esham
― Wes HI DEREson (HI DERE), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:48 (sixteen years ago)
jody breeze
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:50 (sixteen years ago)
tela
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:51 (sixteen years ago)
z-ro has to count for this
You don't hear much mention of The D.O.C. these days. And while Slick Rick gets a lot of credit for the smooth, mellow gangsta drawl style, I think Too Short was at least his match. Jeru the Damaja is definitely rated, but never at the top of the class. Regarding the backpacker argument, I'll go with Lyrics Born there.
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:51 (sixteen years ago)
akinyele
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:53 (sixteen years ago)
...People underrate Too Short?
― Wes HI DEREson (HI DERE), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:58 (sixteen years ago)
a.g.
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:59 (sixteen years ago)
― [.]¿[.] (and what), Wednesday, March 4, 2009 8:51 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yes!
Actually I would totally nominate South Circle as a group.
Too Short...and anyone else inducted to the VH1 Hip Hop Honors is immediately disqualified.
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:00 (sixteen years ago)
turk
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:00 (sixteen years ago)
King Tee
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:01 (sixteen years ago)
good one
soulja slim
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:01 (sixteen years ago)
kurupt
Re: Too Short - Well, I guess I wast thinking in a general sense - not in terms of ILX. But I didn't know about the VH1 honors thing, so I stand corrected. Move on please. Nothing to see here.
― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:01 (sixteen years ago)
Masta Killa?
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:04 (sixteen years ago)
hussein fatal
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:05 (sixteen years ago)
cormega
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:07 (sixteen years ago)
bootleg from dayton family
mac from no limit
willie d
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:08 (sixteen years ago)
tame one from artifacts is due for a sean price style revival
matt my dude how have you not mentioned
crooked i
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:09 (sixteen years ago)
capone from c-n-n
k-rino
i-20
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:10 (sixteen years ago)
Mack 10Cappadonna
― special guest stars burt_stanton (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:11 (sixteen years ago)
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 20:46 (24 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I think this depends as to what definition of "underrated" we're going with here... Ace is my favourite MC of all time, but he is kinda hip-hop canon, just not... top table at the party.
would AZ count?
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:12 (sixteen years ago)
― [.]¿[.] (and what), Wednesday, March 4, 2009 9:09 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i thought about it but i then i thought against it, but then i guess it's mostly confined to the ringtone thread not the real world.
ooh here's a good one:
C-Bo
― straight up, you're payin' jacks just to hear me phase (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:13 (sixteen years ago)
definitely
― now is the time to winterize your manscape (will), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:15 (sixteen years ago)
its willie d yallits been a minute yallim still in it yallfuck the critics yall
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:16 (sixteen years ago)
Big NoydSuperbStreetlife
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:16 (sixteen years ago)
― now is the time to winterize your manscape (will), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:17 (sixteen years ago)
Big Noyd
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, March 4, 2009 4:16 PM (42 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
def
who the fuck is superb??
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:17 (sixteen years ago)
Trife too, but I feel like evreyone knows he's good
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:17 (sixteen years ago)
xp ghost's dude from SC -> Bulletproof Wallets
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:18 (sixteen years ago)
yeah i cant tell if we should count dudes like trife or peedi where basically everyone who knows who there are is burt_stannin for em
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:18 (sixteen years ago)
superb was on "We Made It," "Ghostdeini," "The Juks," "Flowers" and then claimed he birthed ghost's "rap is like zitti" style while he was in the pen or something like that so they had a falling out
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:20 (sixteen years ago)
i never copped b.p. & dont remember dude on clientele so i guess hes underrated w/ me
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:20 (sixteen years ago)
his verse on we made it is one of the most memorable on the album for me...about crying on his roof after his friend's funeral
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:23 (sixteen years ago)
GrafhC Rayz WalzKillah PriestRas Kass
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:26 (sixteen years ago)
woops
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:28 (sixteen years ago)
oh no wait the superb verse about his friend's funeral is on "Ghostdeini"
― autogoblin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:31 (sixteen years ago)
Some underrated ladies:
Charli BaltimoreLady of RageMia XGangsta BooChyna White
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:37 (sixteen years ago)
young bleed
― eman, Wednesday, 4 March 2009 21:58 (sixteen years ago)
― eman, Wednesday, March 4, 2009 4:58 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
lotta slept on no limit cats
magic too
― abebe¿abebe (and what), Wednesday, 4 March 2009 22:00 (sixteen years ago)
silkk da s1ocki
― eman, Wednesday, 4 March 2009 22:01 (sixteen years ago)