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~Sauron~:
I used to be a big fan of 'em. . . . . . .I got fed up of their shit after 'Aquemini' in the fall of 98.
They did their best to break the hold of Bad Boy records in the rap industry that year.
'ATLiens' album was also a big hit in the mid-90s when they had hit singles like 'Elevators', 'Jazze Belle', 'Wheelz of Steel' and the title track.
If u cut off their commercial shiznit, they are decent.
Dr Dre is better than em. Dre is a giant. . . . . . .'The Chronic' album gave the rap game mouth to mouth.

To my utmost shock, I'm agreeing to your opinion 100% . . . on NL . . . 

A-40:
I don't know if Dr Dre writes his raps but if he does then he definitely has to be one of the greatest MC's of all time i can categorically say i have not heard Dr Dre spit a weak verse.Go and listen to "Symphony in X Major" on Xzibit's Man vs Machine (one of my fave rap albums that was Xzibit at his fiercest) and see Dre cremate the Mic

Some are written for him, he single-handedly writes some whilst he co-writes others . . . his Chronic album employs writings from acts like Royce Da 5'9'', Jay-Z, Eminem, etc. It's even his voice/delivery that captivates me . . . give Dre any simple line(s) and watch him elevate them to your hearing . . . only a handful of cats like Biggie, Eminem, Jadakiss enjoy that privilege.

Ibime:
This guy, you've lost my respect mehn. . . . .Andre would piss on any rapper that you rate. . . . infact, only a handful can touch Andre if he decides to flow. . . . nonsense!
You are a FOOL!

Are you suffering from epilepsy

You stinko . . . your alcohol-sodden rabbles of recent have changed my initial impression of you . . . how can you compare Andre to Dr Dre . . . or you think the similarity in their names gives Andre that privilege

You know what? Throw away that local Port Harcourt brew you're drinking and sober up for once!

You mule

iice, now I've confirmed that you're a lover of music with good lyrical content . . . I just finished listening to Maino's "Till I Die" and Blackalicious' "Deception" . . . now those are lyrics-studded.

My quick observations:

Maino - voice resembles that of Mr. Cheeks of Lost Boyz; concept/style (in "Till I Die" is influenced by 2pac.

Blackalicious - "Deception" - nice concept, good lyrics, nice beat accompanied by a good/hilarious video . . . was Gift of Gab talking about Sisquo  

~Sauron~:
Don't under-estimate Andre n Big Boy. . .They lost their way when they went 100% commercial.

Exactly the reason for my opinion . . .

They went pop with "Ms Jackson", "Hey Ya" and all the stuff that followed . . . from that moment, I couldn't think about them without remembering Black Eyed Peas . . . can you seriously compare their pop sound with Dr Dre's style

A-40:
I don't know about Big Boi but when Andre decides not to be weird there are very few rappers out there that are better than him

Seconded . . . but Dr Dre still outshines a serious-sounding Andre IMO.

Ibime:
Did Dre write any of that shit?

Confound it . . . whether he wrote it or not is not the issue here . . . his delivery matched those words *^{and FYI, he co-wrote it with Eminem}* . . . give the same lyrics to Andre and Big Boi and letz see the outcome . . . 

Twisted heretic!!!

If you tell me Dre's got more clout as a producer than a rapper, I'll easily agree . . . but Dre not a rapper That's bell-bottomed balderdash . . . no lyrical input This is becoming grotesque . . . Have you listened to "The Watcher"?? Man, that's like reading "The Proverbs" in the Bible . . . I'll not mention other great joints from Dre.

~Sauron~:
I agree with all these. . . . .
However, it is not feasible to put 'word on the streetz' in statistics.
Observers want to see stats like how monumental Biggie was in his days. How influencial was 2Pac??
People feel more at home with raw data than just 'word on the street' and this is where the internet comes into PLAY.
In a situation where you are determining the strength of 2 excellent rappers, the internet is definitely the best tool to deal with the situ.

I don't agree . . .

We're almost on the same page but you're missing my point by a hair's breadth . . . who are the observers Peops like you and me who've got 2 ears and 2 eyes, who can see, hear, feel and know what the real deal is . . .

Don't tell me that when you want to observe/understudy something, you go to the internet alone . . . whatever happened to the other sources of info - TV, Radio, Newspapers/Magz, Books The internet might be a good source of info, but believe me a lot of ish goes on there . . . it's ridden with scoundrels who just go there to vent their idleness on innocent observers . . . you gotta run a background check on stuff you see on the net . . .

If observers need stats on the legacies left behind by Biggie/Pac, they can get 'em from various sources . . . from documentaries to movies (e.g. "Notorious"/"Resurrection" . . . from what their living colleagues say about 'em (Nas, Jay-Z, Scarface, Dr Dre, Eminem, Snoop, Busta Rhymes, etc) . . . some of them were privileged to have collabed with them . . . it's called an eyewitness account . . . they can cop their albums, listen to them and friggin' judge for themselves . . .

The internet cannot be the best tool . . . it's fraught with a plethora of different blogs, websites and fora . . . each expressing their personal sentiments . . . if tomorrow I decide that Soulja Boy is the best rapper ever to have strode on the planet called Earth, I'll just open up a website for him and pour all the accolades under heaven on him, geddit

Word on tha streetz is what is commonly known . . . and agreed on by all and sundry . . . it needs no poll . . . no debate . . . it's entrenched in our hearts and minds . . .

Raw Data If you need one, ask 10 neighbourz to go round houses on yo' street asking all the residents who the best rapper ever is . . . multiply by responses from 10 other streets . . . collate all the answers and do the maths . . . what could be more raw than that

Ibime:
Don't be silly. A Pun/Fat Joe combination is better that Red/Meth.

Mobb Deep is a wack combo and been wack since shook ones. Daz and Kurupt is a sick combo. Kurupts second album is still one of the greatest albums of all time.

The best combos are Ruck and Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Talib and Mos of Blackstar, Styles and Jada of Lox and Andre and Big Boi of Outkast.

You must be going cuckoo . . .

Big Pun and Fat Joe are good rappers . . . Big Pun being the better of the two . . . IMO they sound better solo . . . you can't compare the duo to that of Red/Meth . . . these 2 are divinely orchestrated to be twins . . .

Tut Tut . . . do you listen to music through your skin pores . . . we're on a Snoop/Dre, Red/Meth, Eminem/Dre wavelength and you bring in Andre and Big Boi, Ruck and Rock . . . not saying they ain't good but can you compare 'em to the aforelisted

~Sauron~:
I coulda said the same thing about Methodman's versatility. He is good with everyone.
Anything goes for him. Where would you put Meth's collabo with Busta Rhymes on 'Whats Happening' with the cuts he made with Redman??
Lemme flip the script. . . . . . .Where does Redman's duet with Busta, 'Da Goodness' stand with the Meth/Red collabo??
These artistes are gold in a unit but could be irritating individually. Although, i recomend '4:21 The Day After. . . .' Meth ripped it on that album.

Meth Nah . . . you can't compare Dre's malleability with that of Meth . . . Dre just blends with any good rapper . . . he raps like he's in a relay-race and gotta pass the baton to someone else . . . go listen to all his solo efforts . . . apart from "The Watcher" (I prefer it to "The Watcher II", you can't compare 'em with his collabos with Eminem, LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, etc . . . Dre usually raps like he's laying a general foundation that any good rapper can build on . . .

Meth on the other hand brings the shaolin rap style . . . the signature style of Wu-Tang . . . fit to be married only to Redman who delivers rap lines akin to kick-boxing . . . Meth with the smooth, gliding, fluid, deep and velvety delivery . . . Red with the high-tempo, mad-tempered, fast and furious delivery . . . it's like a destined combo, the high and the low ends of Hip Hop . . . I'll compare 'em to the Chakademus/Pliers and the Born J'americans combo . . . they were just born to be together.

Thundering sandstorms in a million blazing volcanoes . . .

"What's Happening" was good . . . but very mediocre when compared with what the Red/Meth intercourse delivered . . . Heavens, if you have noticed, Busta just sounds like a coarse and aggressive version of Meth . . . and when the 2 collab, expect nothing out of the ordinary . . . the tempo of "What's Happening" was the same all through its duration . . . you can imagine what Red woulda done to that track . . . on their joints, I love it when Meth kicks the first verse (with that mellow grind) and Red comes next to pump up the darn rhythm . . . "Tear It Off" was a rollercoaster ride . . . mellow to mad, then mellow, and mad again . . . low, high, low, high again . . . got it The rhythm/tempo just keeps changing . . . and like a fast-paced, dynamic action movie, you gotta move up with it . . .

Redman sonned Busta badly in "Da Goodness" . . . Busta was way too wack on that track . . . you can imagine a remix with Methodman . . . this time with 4 turbo-charged verses . . . another pointer to the fact that these 2 are made for each other.

Blasphemy!!!! Dogg Pound?? Mobb Deep(Early days).

The duo of Kurupt and Daz is awesome . . . but which of their albums can you compare to Blackout! Dogg Food Nah . . . go back and listen to 2pac's "Got My Mind Made Up" . . . skip Pac's verse and marry Daz's verse with Kurupt's . . . compare 'em with Tical/Funk Doc's verses and give me a feedback . . . Pac must have a reason for lettin' Red and Meth take tha last 2 verses . . . back to back (same wasn't the case with Daz/Kurupt) . . .

Mobb Deep That's not even close to the product of a Snoop/Dre affair.

Listen to 'Encore' featuring Em, Dre and Fiddy. Try 'The Re-Up' too.
50 tempers em lyrics so em songs can make the airwaves. U gotta think commercially.
Reasons 50 is a good businessman.

Nah fam . . . Em even brings the commerciality to the table than Fiddy does . . . Fiddy is darn too watered down . . . "Encore"?? It was a Dre/Em affair . . . the amazing way Dre and Em flipped 'em verses readily attests to what I've been saying since . . . "The Re-Up"?? An Em affair . . . Fiddy wasn't on both radars . . .

Em should just stop at Dre . . . their chemistry is great . . . Fiddy He should sing the darn hook and shut up!!!

Pun's untimely death spoilt things. The Fat latino had skills in him, i swear.
Never knew until the last quarter of 08 when i revisited his album. He can SPIT.

Of course I agree . . . but rating a Big Pun/Fat Joe bond above a Red/Meth tango is unacceptable . . . it doesn't even come close.

I rate Jada!!! He was born to deliver rap lines.
His lyrics ain't too powerful but the way he spits em is peerless.

I do too . . . and for starters I don't agree that DMX murked the LOX in "24 Hours To Live" . . . Jadakiss' verse was the very best on that joint, quote me anywhere . . . of course he's ahead of Styles P and Sheek . . . but those two (especially Styles) ain't walk-overs too.

iice I'm out for now . . . I'll give you a feedback on "Blackalicious" pretty soon . . . catch ya on tha rebounce . . .

Hehehe . . . very straight-to-da-point . . . if this is joblessness, I tell you it pays . . .

Yes . . . plus the four hemispheres . . . and the extraterrestrial ones . . . when you're big you're big . . .

*^{Sorry 'bout ma late replies atimes . . . in the middle of sumtin . . .}*

I understand . . . like a special breed of mosquitoes that hum in your ears but would never bite . . . . . . nor mind dem . . . in fact, I join you frown dem sef . . .

Yes . . . e go soon reach 20 and beyond . . . peops and their misdirected sense of judgment . . . how can that be joblessness Again, pay 'em no mind . . . we're taking our skillz to Time Magazine . . . and beyond . . .

Yes . . . plus a toast to Coded Suspense . . . and Suspended Codes . . .

iice:
[color=#9900ff]Seriously, if you feel important or the people you know feel important - by all means feel away.
I don't have that kind of time for the silly things people obviously deem important, na only to feel important? rofl


@Bam,
Utopia In zonal 687 perhaps yes.  .  .me?

Yes!.  .  .go on adventures to the different corners of the land

Impressive.  .  .i must say, you have some mettle Eventually we'll find out how much of it you have


UFOs lmao [/color]

iice . . .   . . . stay cool, uhn

Yes now . . . that's where you find such . . . in the galaxies.

I will, so like you I'll be able to say - been there, done that *^{with 20-sumn thousand posts, e easy}*.

I'm iice-certified, trust me . . . I'm so not in a hurry . . . I usually don't notice a lady is pregnant until the 9th month . . .  

@Muki

I understand this your kain hunger . . . na werin Biggie talk for one of hin songs ". . . my hunger is unexplainable . . ."

You nor fit challo me with all those pics o . . . I just demolished a bowl of hot pounded yam and edikaikong . . .

iice:
[color=#9900ff]Werrin be all these entities floating around? [/color]

I wonder too . . . on second thoughts, UFOs.

[color=#9900ff]LOL, i don't think so. I know so. Trust me on this one Even the most prepared usually get some shocks But it's cool that the things are anormal to you

Yeah i don't know why too you are addicted to that place I know you love music, but be like me and explore. You will laugh even more

Foreboding? [/color]

Aiight . . . to be forewarned . . . I'll just close ma eyez and picture Utopia . . .

Itz a bad habit . . . music music music . . . there's more to life than that . . . I'll do just that.

Nah . . . Forbearance . . .

mukina2:
laydee . .mama will hear about all this

Mama is very understanding o . . . have you forgotten

mukina2:
i wan choc first

Aiight . . . don't forget to share some . . . with me

iice:
[color=#9900ff]Round character.  .  .erhh i wouldn't think so Am a quite off the road of normal

LOL, i go everywhere.  .  .well almost everywhere.  Beats me!  LOL!

Ahahahahaha enjoy the suspense [/color]

A lot of round/developed characters also think so . . . just like some things are amoral (not moral or immoral) . . . permit me to use the word . . . all things are . . . erm . . . anormal to me.

There are lotz of sections I need to visit . . . I don't even know why I'm so addicted to that Music Section

Aiight . . . while it lasts.

Muki plzzzz na . . . you don scare iice away na. Make you smile for me *^{Ah, you make me remember that glorious song}*. . . small . . .

iice:
[color=#9900ff]True, hehehehehe iice is easily amused but then again iice is also easily irritated
LOL i used to think everyone liked poundo, till i read @ the food section that some people don't like it
Hehehehe, short cuts tend to not yield desired results [/color]

Perfect . . . my lil' understanding of Literature tells me you're a round character.

Food Section? I must have lost my sense of adventure . . . never visited before. Poundo?? Why would anyone like that

True that . . . I'm a sucka for suspense . . . so letz get it on.

@Muki

Plz na.

Danger is good atimes . . . as long as it does not produce anger you know . . . I see your smilies . . . If it can produce good results . . . I'll keep trying.

Poundo Nah . . . the one mixed with sweat tastes the sweetest . . . how did you know I like pounded yam

How can we make it short then Really, I do wonder atimes . . .

@Muki,

I sue for peace o . . .

Really Then I'll traverse both streets . . . and settle for the one that pleases you . . .

I like food too . . .

Hmm . . . letz see . . . Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter . . . very close . . . for the pleasure of meeting you . . . I'll be there.

No danger intended . . . you know actions intentions speak louder than words . . .

Teleport food I'll prefer to teleport maself . . . I'll come with the food.

They come in assorted kinds . . . and they are long-term . . . I would do anything for you . . . trust me . . . anything humanly possible

ajadrage:
^{Interesting choice of words, definitely some creative writer up in here this my mind sef, warrahell am I thinkin}

A cowrie shell for your thoughts . . .

mukina2:
Bam
food dey?

Allow me in first na, mon sista . . . trust first, the benefits will come later.

@Poster

Where did you get your info from I've only read sumn like that from an interview with Rooftop MCs. Some of those gospel artistes are just denying Jesus in order to cash in on the ongoing boom in the music industry . . .

The Music Scene has changed . . . nowadays it's difficult to differentiate between Christ's and Caesar's . . . these days which artiste sings gospel the way the likes of Bola Are, Niyi Adedokun, Ojo Ade, Good Women Choir, etc sang it

~Sauron~:
'The street' is gradually finding it's way to the internet.

These days, 'word on the street' are discussed in schools, offices and markets and they tend to continue on the net.
The internet has changed a lot of things. 'Word on the street' is the credibility.

The generation gap might have been responsible for this shiznit. . . . . .People who use the net more are today's kids.
Old school listeners don't have time for the net and they hug the 'word on the street'. . . . .New school are satisfied Lil' Wayne and Rick Ross are the best rappers on the planet.

I agree. . . . . . .
However, the actual statistics can never be determined outside the internet.
Who will conduct the poll on the streets??

Nah . . . 'word on the streetz' and the internet are worlds apart . . .

As you said, word on tha streetz is the credibility . . . the internet is largely fake - anything goes . . . it's just like elections in Naija - the so-called 'elected' leaders are actually selected . . . foisted on the people . . . the real leaders are the ones the electorate actually voted for . . . but who never made it to the throne . . . cos of some arm-twisting maniacs . . .

I might decide to mass-market an artiste on the internet . . . that does not mean that artiste is large in the real world . . . forget what I say on the net . . . I might call him superman on the net . . . but he might be so-poor-man in the real world . . . Ruggedman said it - "streetz dey rule, they carve your behaviour" . . .

The only artistes who manage to get credibility on both fronts are the conspicuously good ones . . . key words - good and conspicuous . . . known on both the mainstream and underground scenes . . .

We all know Common, Ras Kass and Rakim are deep lyricists but put a poll online and watch Soulja Boy take em apart in ratings.

Exactly ma point . . .

Thatz where word on da streetz differs from the internet . . . some spoilt buncha kidz would vote a million times to see Soulja Boy win . . . which real hip hop head has time for voting . . . especially on the net . . . the heads keep what they know close to their hearts . . . they reckon with Common, Rass Kass and Rakim . . . they won't even write a biography 'bout 'em . . .

Even amongst these nu-skul listeners, there's acrimony . . . go view comments on Lil 'Wayne and Rick Ross on YouTube . . . some peops still say they suck . . . and ask for the revival of the Golden Age of Rap - with 'em Biggie, 2pac, Rakim and others . . .

Word on tha streetz is what it is . . . it rarely leaves the streets . . . but it's the predominant news . . . everyone knows it . . . it spreads effortlessly . . . but no one is willing to campaign about it . . .

Unlike the internet, its actual statistics are not determined by polls but by common knowledge . . .

I mean, it's common knowledge that Barrack Obama is black . . . why take a poll to determine it

It's called The Truth . . . and The Truth does not fight to defend itself.

~Sauron~:
No chemistry can beat 'Deep Cover'. U can add 'Next Episode' to it also.

Of course the Dr Dre/Snoop chemistry was great but they can't even touch Tical and Doc with a 5000m pole . . . as individual acts, Snoop and Dre are great . . . that individual greatness was carried over into their combo . . . nutin more . . . you can't compare the chemistry between Tical and Doc with these guys  . . . Red and Meth ain't as good individually as they are as a duo . . . it's like the two were destined to be together . . .

I daresay the success of the Dre/Snoop combo is largely based on Dr Dre's ability to blend well with any MC . . . are you forgetting his combo with LL Cool J on "Zoom", with 2pac on "California Love" and with Eminem on "Say What You Say", "Guilty Conscience", "Forgot About Dre" . . . Great Snakes . . . "Deep Cover", "F**k With Dre Day", "Still D.R.E", "Next Episode", "Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang", "Let Me Ride" can't mess with anythang from the stables of Tical and Funk Doc.

Jeez, you can compare Dre/Snoop chemistry with Warren G/Nate Dogg (though Nate ain't a rapper) . . . not with Red/Meth . . . those are outta this world . . .

Blackout album?? Maybe 3-4 songs are worth listening to. . . .
Others are just noise.

Blackout! . . .??

That's one of the best albums from any rap duo . . . with joints like "Y.O.U", "Da Rockwilder", "Tear It Off", "Cereal Killer", "Mic Cheka", and "How High Remix" . . .

Go listen to it again.

Fiddy and Em are siamese twins. U can't take it from the 2 cats.

Eminem is superb . . . Fiddy is trash . . . someone's gotta tell Em that Fiddy spoils his show when featured . . . I remember Em's "Love Me" . . . I was enjoying Obie and Em's verses until Fiddy came along and just spoiled my mood   . . .  he spat his usual hogwash - messin' around with his stupid jabs . . . From "You Don't Know" to "Peep Show", etc . . . 50 keeps spoiling the show when he makes appearances with Em.

Go and cop 'Glamour life' on Big Pun's debut album.
Forget their looks, the fatsos are legends.

Of the fatsos, only Biggie stands out unchallenged . . . Big Pun comes next - from afar . . . but Red/Meth still eat him raw . . . Fat Joe Nah . . . not in that league . . . hey, where's Heavy D . . .

. . . i like Jadakiss. His lyrics are not great but the way he delivers is peerless. Other cats on LOX are asswipes!!

Of course Jadakiss is a giant . . . LOX . . . how can you describe the duo of Styles P and Sheek as such . . . that group's got a nice bond . . . "Last Day" with Biggie, "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" (tribute to Biggie), "It's All About The Benjamins" . . . individually, they still deliver - especially Jada and Styles.

@A-40

Spot on . . . we're on tha same page.

@Java

MI does tend to get overrated when peops attempt to place the crown of 'King of Naija Rap' on his head.

@Muki

Mon sista . . .

I come dey feel hungry o . . . all of a sudden . . . nor dey do ya broda like dis na . . . abeg.

@iice

Alrighty . . . I love the 90s rap too (that was Rap's Most Valuable Era).

Aiight . . . hop on quickly . . . I'm right behind you . . .

~Sauron~:
U underestimate the power of the internet!!!
The ratings are mostly done on the internet these days. Go to Youtube/various blogs and online polls.
Without the internet, Eminem wouldn't have been rated the best rapper alive.
There's no other medium 920,000 people woulda voted to determine something as flimsy as that.

Respect the INTERNET.

You don't understand . . . agreed that ratings are done on the net . . . but by who MTV, VH1, etc . . . voters are peops like you and me who have the time . . . and atimes the resources . . . to do so.

I'm talkin' ' bout word on the streetz, what's the prevalent consensus amongst the people - students, workers, market women, the elite, the illiterates . . . everyone . . . 90-sumn% of these folks exist outside the internet.

Letz face it . . . majority of the war of words on Modenine on NL are mostly between his haterz and fans . . . most of the neutral minds are outta NL . . . that's where the real rating happens.

@Muki

Hehehe . . . I sure say na the movie angle dey ves you so o . . . nor ves . . . we go soon discuss Tom & Jerry

Ok, but wetin una wan chop na? I sure say that food nor fit reach only you.

@iice

Thankies   *^{This keeps coming effortlessly}*

Aiight . . . I'll go try him out.

Hmmm . . . "Notorious" wasn't so bad . . . not sure of my movie-review abilities but it kinda helped me take a closer look into the life of an artiste I really adore . . . if not sure of other things, I'm sure of this - the dude who played Biggie's role interpreted his smart-ass side very well . . . you know Biggie was a real smart-ass in real life, 'dribbled' his mom many times with his fly/sly attitude. Please watch it . . . funny movie it is.

Blackalicious? I haven't.

@Funkybaby

Spliffstar Are you serious

iice:
[color=#9900ff]eyah
BTW, i soooo love Redman The dude is crazy! [/color]

In the league of most underrated rappers, Redman stands out as the very best . . . he's consistent . . . very crazy . . . much as I like Busta Rhymes, I still remember how he effortlessly sonned him in 'Da Goodness' . . . he's a rap machine . . . his voice/flows are out of this world!!!

A-40:
Redman spits lava no question! as far as i am concerned he and Method Man are probably the best rap tag team ever songs like Tear Da Roof,Da Rockwilder e.t.c are some of my high school classics i listen to them till this day

Probably

Nah, 'definitely' is more appropriate . . . which other team/duo even comes close

Heavens, you're talkin' about the Chakademus & Pliers of Rap.

A-40:
You would even love them when they are featured as guests on other tracks

True that . . . "How High" was a monumental hit . . . same goes for countless other guest appearances these demi-gods made . . .

What a combo . . . Redman with the hell-raisin' voice . . . Meth comes with the mellow-it angle . . . I first loved 'em guys in 2pac's "Got My Mind Made Up" . . . these dudes blend on any kinda joint . . . hardcore, R'n'B, name it . . .

Pupils would have a better understanding of the word "Chemistry" if Red/Meth were used as case study.

Every moment with iice is momentous . . .

Expert I just love to write . . . even when I know nought . . . I always believe I'll stumble on the truth in the course of my writing . . .

Please do . . . I need am.

The newbies suck . . . who's Maino

Movies . . . don't really have chance . . . except the type I'm crazy about . . . just saw 'Notorious' . . . have you seen "Bolt"?

Great . . . so we'll both light the fire then . . . letz help each other

Hehe . . . you can't deny the fact that Mode9 is an underground rapper . . . that's what I mean . . . though I must admit he's the most popular undergee rapper in Naija . . .

The mere fact that he's underground makes him relatively unknown when compared with 'em mainstream cats . . . I mean, ask the average Nigerian about Modenine and he/she would have no clue . . . they're more conversant with Ruggedman, 2shotz, etc . . . even some who know him are only familiar with his single - 'Cry' . . . only the ardent rap listeners know him.

In all, that earlier post of mine was just to drive home a point - an artiste doesn't get overrated on the internet . . . it happens in the real world . . .

I saw naughtiness lurking around the corner . . . and tried to curb it . . . I doubt you understand