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Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by youngchopper(m): 11:00am On Sep 22, 2013 |
TOP10 MOST OVERRATED: 10. Wiz Khalifa Wiz has been a rapper that I have followed in the past few years. I love a lot of his songs but a lot of his material is the same. Other than weed, women, and living the good life, Wiz Khalifa doesnt have much more to say. Theres no substance in his words, but not everyone needs or wants substance. His delivery and the ability to throw a party by rapping is what makes him popular, not his ability as a rapper. 9. Bone Thugs N Harmony If you dont listen to a lot of rap, you wouldnt even know enough about this rap group to dispute this ranking. I do like them a lot, but I thought I needed to have at least one overrated rap group. Their flow is actually one of my favorites but most rap groups have great flow. Thats the point of forming a group. There are some songs they have that have some great lyrics, but in most of their songs, their verses are incoherent. That being said, their lyrics dont mean anything to me. This group goes way back and theyve got too much credit for how mediocre their entire career was. Anything after The Art of War was garbage, but people still love them because they werent full on rap. Their more recent albums have been criticized for being extremely violent. Strength & Loyalty, released in 2007,was tight but thats only because it had Mariah Carey, Twista, will.i.am, and many others. When you put BTNHs R&B rap flow together with someone like Mariah Carey, youre bound to get something great. 8. Drake Why couldnt he stick to playing Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi? Take Care was just leaked and thats really the only reason hes on this list in the first place. The album isnt bad, but why are people so obsessed with him? I thought he was a teenage girl fad, but I had four personal friends tell me that hes their favorite rapper. Whats up with that? His flow and delivery is odd at times and I get the feeling that hes trying too hard. Most of his lyrics are about how no one believed in him and now hes on top. That type of material only gets you so far in the rap game and sooner or later hes going to need to pick up a drug addiction so he can give every one some fresh material. If it wasnt for Lil Wayne, Drake would still be trying to differentiate himself from Jimmy Brooks. Drake gets big names to get big results and thats why everyone loves him so much. 7. Method Man Dont get me wrong, Im all about Wu-Tang, but the fact of the matter is that Method Man hasnt done anything since Wu-Tang. This one doesnt even need to be broken down. He just doesnt have the musical talent that some people think he does. None of his material is different and he still delivers his lines with the same scratchy voice as he did in 1993. 6. Puff Daddy/ P. Diddy/ Sean Combs As the business man of the list, I had to make sure I drew the line between great rapper and great producer/ promoter. Look, Puff changed the rap game and helped many influential rappers make it big who otherwise would have never had a chance, but thats the only reason he was popular himself. Think of any song that you like that has Combs in it and tell me if any other artists are featured in it. He used HIS artists to help his own rap career. Type in P. Diddy on Youtube and look at what the first five options are. All five are songs that feature some other artist. When you listen to Diddys lyrics, you get the feeling that he definitely didnt write them himself, and his material is so cliche that it angers me to know people put him on Biggies level. Diddy has some great lines and uncanny ability to produce great songs but hed be nothing without those surrounding him. His only real musical creation worth noting is Ill Be Missing You, but of course thats also because Faith Evans kills it on the chorus. 5. Gucci Mane He isnt looked at as one of the greater rappers of all time, but too many people like him for him not be on this list. Lets look at one of his more well-known songs, Lemonade. The first verse is, My Phantom sittin on sixes, no 20s in my gun Your Cutlass motor knockin, because it is a lemon My rifle Georgia peaches, but you look more like a lemon These sour apple bitter bitches, Im not fuckin wit em Im truly stupid paid thats just how I feel today At no point in that verse does he rhyme one word. Obviously all rap fans dont need a lyrical poet to meet their needs, but come on Gucci, rhyming gun with lemon is just too far. 4. Snoop Doggy Dogg Snoop is definitely an icon of rap. Hell, hes been in the rap game for 20 years now. My problem with Snoop is the fact that hes been rapping songs for all twenty of those years. Other than a few singles here and there, the only good songs youll hear by Snoop are on Doggystyle or when hes featuring on The Chronic. Unfortunately, Doggystyle was his first album so since then, one could say that he hasnt recorded one good album. Look, Snoop Dogg is one of my favorite rappers but thats because of his personality. He started the for shizzle language for gods sake. Not to mention his never-ending crusade to get marijuana legalized is just oh so admirable. But when it comes down to how good this rapper has been throughout his career, Snoop just doesnt make the cut as one of the best rappers ever as he is presumed to be. 3. Lil Wayne What is there to say about Mr. Carter? Theres just too much to say. I love the fact that he is always trying to experiment with new sounds and that most of his music is free. Love it. But that doesnt make him a good rapper. He possesses many of the attributes above but it seems he isnt able to combine all of them to make one great album. And I always get that feeling that hes trying to change the game too much. Whether its his rock anthems or his hood ass shit with Hot Boyz, he tries too hard to get you to change your lifestyle to his. I always feel that sense of unsatisfaction after each Carter is released and that has much to do with the fact that he is a man of many singles. Ive been known to bump some Wayne every now and then but when you deem yourself, best rapper alive, you better get ready for some lash-back. 2. 50 Cent For me, 50 Cent represents all that is terrible in the new age of rap music. He was the pioneer of writing catchy hooks and shitty verses. He was no desire to rap about anything unless its about having sex or robbing people. Other rappers have some sort of basis to rap about. Eminem has his 8 Mile roots and tears himself apart every time he spits a verse. Kid Cudi has his inner demons and drug addiction that make his lyrics powerful to the listener. The only powerful thing thing that comes out of 50 Cent is his bellowing, G-Uniiiiiiiiit. The only song that I ever put on repeat by 50 was Candy Shop (the least creative rap song of all time), but hey, it was catchy. Ill give 50 Cent kudos in one category, hooks. Ill take you to the candy shop, Ill let you lick the lollipop, go head girl, dont you stop, keep going til you the spot (whoa), is pure genius for a hook but the rest of the song is horrendous. Ill break it down for you now, baby its simple, if you be a nympho, Ill be a nympho, in the hotel or in the back of the rental, are just some of 50 Cents lyrics in Candy Shop. Hes the type of rapper whom I can finish every one of his lyrics because he uses no puns or any play on words for that matter. The only thing worse than 50 Cents rapping ability is his acting in Get Rich or Die Tryin. Tupac For all those people about to come to my house because you got thug love for Pac, hear me out. Let me just start out by saying this, All Eyez on Me is still one of my favorite albums of all time and 2Pacalypse Now isnt too shabby either. The problem I have with Tupac is that by many peoples standards, he is the best rapper of all time. I would put him in my top ten favorite rappers of all-time easily but hes not the best and that is why he is on this list. Tupac Shakur is the most overrated rapper of all-time. Seeing it is Tupac, Ill give him the decency to break it down for you. Flow/Delivery- All Eyez on Me is by far Tupacs best album because he lays his rhymes down so effortlessly and all the words seem to fit perfectly. Bottom line, he was amazing on that album. But lets not forget, that same year OutKast released ATLiens and that album is a masterpiece as far as flow and delivery go. Now here is where most people make their argument on how Tupac is the best rapper of all- time; lyrics and storytelling. Dont get me wrong, Pac is one of the most influential lyricists that rap has ever seen but hes just not the best overall. When Pac released Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z in 93, people started to realize that he wasnt some ordinary thug from Oakland. The thing most people dont realize is that in 93, Enter the Wu Tang was released by the Wu-Tang Clan which I highly regard as the best lyrical album of all-time and rap group by the name of A Tribe Called Quest, released Midnight Marauders, which I believe is the best story-telling album of all time. Im not saying that you have to agree with me but I only ask that you think about other rappers of that time. If Tupac hadnt been killed, he wouldnt be the legend he is today. Because of that legendary status, in my book, he is the most overrated rapper of all-time. |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by youngchopper(m): 1:12pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
are u guys scared to comment? |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by Owobobrown(m): 3:44pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
pls remove 50cent frm dat list |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by yoji: 4:54pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
Some names on your list makes it hard to take u serious. |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by youngchopper(m): 5:22pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
Owobo brown: pls remove 50cent frm dat listlol
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Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by youngchopper(m): 6:17pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
yoji: Some names on your list makes it hard to take u serious.
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Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by Nobody: 6:38pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
Yeah i always said this,Tupac is way too overrated!!! |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by youngchopper(m): 8:18pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
god_of_music: Yeah i always said this,Tupac is way too overrated!!!yea very overrated! Thou is his an excellent rapper. |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by nickz(m): 9:09pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
THIS THREAD IS A JOKE |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by nickz(m): 9:11pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
god_of_music: Yeah i always said this,Tupac is way too overrated!!!this is the best joke I've read today |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by Indifferent(m): 9:29pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
1. Your write up is so disorganised. 2. You don't know anything about rap. 3. You posted this on the wrong section. Go to joke section 4. As a gee, im not supposed to comment on this |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by crazygod(m): 9:48pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
drake over-rated? Are u sure u know watcha talking about? Apart from his own solo efforts, put drake on any collabo and that song is bound to sell. That guy is a born lyricist. And u went ahead to make this thread even more unserious when u said Tu-pac is over-rated. Guy u need some smacking. Infact I dey vex for you |
Re: Top 10 Most Overrated Rappers by Nobody: 9:54pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
crazygod: drake over-rated? Are u sure u know watcha talking about? Apart from his own solo efforts, put drake on any collabo and that song is bound to sell. That guy is a born lyricist. And u went ahead to make this thread even more unserious when u said Tu-pac is over-rated. Guy u need some smacking. Infact I dey vex for youI thought Zeus ceased your craziness?? crazygod |
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