kenlacam said:

i very highly disagree....sales have nothing to do with art...and art sholud
boe the only factor in this discussion...

souljah boy sells more than Nas these days...is it cause he is better...hell no
[Edited 10/9/09 11:56am]

Exactly. But 'Pac is talented without the sales.

Timmy84 said:

yeah pac was the best...he was also a prince fan...lol

nyse said:

Hahah yes, he has even sampled Prince's songs

Sandino said:

BEST ALL AROUND is:



Seriously, why is his name rarely mentioned in these discussions? OutKast is the most successful rap group ever and Dre's verses have always been infinitely better than Big Boi's. I know lil old ladies that know Dre's verses and hooks on "Elevators", "So Fresh, So Clean", "Rosa Parks", Sleppy Brown's "I Can't Wait" ( ) , "B.O.B", etc.

DanceWme said:

Adisa said:

dre is the best in the south..and the most creative rapper EVER

[Edited 10/9/09 13:19pm]

Rakim, with honorable mentions to Chuck D and KRS-ONE.

kenlacam said:

Not that I disagree about your opinion on Tupac's talent...but,
sales and talent aren't related.
Just cause he was the best selling rapper doesn't automatically make him the best rapper.

JayJai said:

Anyways, it is true that talent and sales aren't DIRECTLY related, but people tend to buy artist's albums of who they like, and with albums (cds, etc) being kinda expensive, people normally buy who they like. So, with that being said, many, many people have bought (and are buying) tupac's albums. So in that sense, sales is a direct result of people liking who they percieve as talented.

nurseV said:

Weezy got that potent ass gremlin making sperm so I will try not to be associated with him and the word fuck, thanks

My homie 'Pac (you know I'm riding 4 u big homie, Havenotz in this mothafucka)
Bone Thugs 'N' Harmony, especially Bizzy.
Scarface.
DJ Quik.
Kool G Rap.

Timmy84 said:

Love the Stevie Wonder sample!

graecophilos said:

I had to razz ya. I'd love to make it up to you

woogiebear said:

This is exactly how I see rap!

Militant said:

Bizzy is my favorite behind pac



[Edited 10/9/09 19:15pm]

novabrkr said:

I can't listen to half of his singles. But his album cuts are the classics to me.

You inspired a video post:
http://prince.org/msg/8/320938

Tupac was ok.....Biggie was ok

just because they died is no reason to make them out to be better than they actually were

Timmy84 said:

I just got here...
Sorry to go back... But I done told ya'll...




Oh, and I like:
Chuck D

japanrocks said:

It's actually funny to see how much better an artist automatically gets when he/she dies...
like it's a "greatness by death default" thingy

nyse said:

Me too! Let's be org buddies.

Bizzy is the only person who got on tracks with Big, Pac and Eazy and just murdered the tracks more than anyone else, lol.

You know, the late Johnny J was a close friend of mine. You should check out the tribute piece I did to him, it contains excerpts of my interview with him, which is how I got to know him. Check it out here - PART 1 and here - PART 2.

Anyway, I bring that up because Johnny of course played me unheard, unreleased cuts by brother 'Pac, but after I mentioned I was a Bizzy fan (after seeing the platinum plaque for Heaven'z Movie on Johnny's wall), he played me a couple of unheard Bizzy cuts as well. Shit was mad dope.
[Edited 10/11/09 9:58am]

^^^
wow...thats krazy.
Johnny j. was an amazing producer RIP...The work he did with pac
and bizzy was off the rip...I herd a rumor That The "original" heavans movie
was produced 100% by Johnny J. and it will be released soon...is there any truth
to this????

I'm watching your vids now...thanks

japanrocks said:

Let me guess.... you stan for M&M

Tupac 'BadBoyKiller' Shakur.....more classic tracks than any other in hip-hop.



Big Daddy Kane
Mobb Deep
Nas
ODB
[Edited 10/10/09 11:40am]

nyse said:

I'm trying to find out what's going on with Johnny's estate, through his wife Capucine Jackson. She would have to sign off on anything released from this point that Johnny did. I don't know for sure if the unreleased Johnny/Bizzy material is a whole albums worth, but there might well be.

Nas Rakim and KRS are top 3.

junebug18 said:

I guess consistency isn't an issue for you then....