ATLiens and Aquemini are, in a word, perfect...

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This is one of the things I love about this place. Threads around evolve in such a quick amount of time. A discussion about Darko, to the madness of QBuffone, to a discussion of the greatest rappers of all time.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Also, please note:

Someone said they would not post in this thread again. Just putting that out there...

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quién es eso??

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

Congratulations on the majority of posters in this thread that keep validating the psycho's continued posting with responses of any kind on any level; 'to ignore' is apparently a verb well beyond the intellectual aptitude of most people on this board.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Word Don Tiny

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Who? I thought this was about Darkside? One of my favorite spats Darkside got into was with Jimmypasta. They were at each other pretty good and Darkside had him on the ropes until Jimmypasta called him Dickslide.



He was a pretty good sport about that one though. He had won the argument.

JORR -

Wild Flag is coming to Chicago in July. One night at SubT and one at the "Wicker Park Fest". This is probably a "must see" for you and me, and all the women of Bridgeport.

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Go, Carrie, go! I'm sure the Subterranean show is gonna be a tough ticket, but I'll probably be at Wicker Park Fest. If you're there I'll buy you a cheap American beer.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Where would you rank Carrie Brownstein among your top-5 lesbian front-women?

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Would you call Carrie the "frontwoman"? I always considered Corin the frontwoman, although I guess they were kind of equals. But I'd have to say Carrie is my favorite lesbian- period.

S-K is for sure my favorite all-girl band. The drums are really the thing. Chicks can do everything else, but it's tough to find a girl who can hit the skins like a man with a set of American balls swinging between his legs.

This was a great girl band from Chicago in the early 80s: http://barbiearmy.8m.com/. My friend Jean was the leader and she still plays around occasionally with a band called the Headspins. She's a suburban mom now but she still rocks as hard as ever.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I'm only on page 5 of this thread... Judging by the topics being discussed on page 19, when should I stop torturing my eyes?

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Now would be a good time. .

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"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." ~ H.L. Mencken

keep on reading, you deserve it

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

I was, but talk about a limited catalog. He was real good off the top. One of the best at non written freestyles. Him and Eyedea are hard to denounce in that category.

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There was a chance Big's style could have become repetitive, but the lack of longevity only adds to his mystique. I do have concerns about the lyrical content C.Wallace would have progressed too. I don't think you can so easily dismiss the cyclical effect Big and Diddy had on each other. There is no chance Diddy would be remotely as famous as he thinks he is now without Biggie's talents. Namely exploiting Biggie's death to a disturbing degree. I'll always hold contempt for Sean Combs because of the way he parlayed Big's death into a superficial type of fame. Talib Kweli was ghost writing some of Puff's verses only a couple years ago. That should be all we need to know.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW55FRXlPEs Nas "If I ruled the world"

Busta Rhymes,Outkast,Snoop Dogg and Biggie were all the 4 artists that I probably listened to the most back in the day.

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Puffy says he don't have to write rhymes he writes checks.

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Outkast really never put out an unlistenable album. Regardless of the number of members, they have to be considered a top 5 group. The contrast in lyrical styles, content, and sometimes mid song alterations of instrumentals is so epically pulled off on all their albums I still consider them a fall back listen when I can't find anything else I like. Namely, Aquemeni and ATLiens.

Snoop had a few good tracks, but he kind of fell back on his icon status around 2005 and hasn't made any good music since. Except for that song with the Neptunes. No Limit Snoop? That's some crazy shit right there. Snoop also gets cool points for being the first and only rapper to accuse Suge Knight of having a hand in Tupac's death.

BIG? No question one of the best.

I can't take Busta Rhymes seriously after hearing some creepy gay stories about him. Then I look back on his spandex look in that old Janet Jackson video, and that disturbingly descriptive song he made about sucking down chicken legs or something on a Nas album and I think there's something to the rumors.

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Diddy's an idiot. He deserves no respect past putting Biggie on. Maybe the Shyne thing, before that blew up in his face. Could care less about his bank account.

He wasn't even that great in 'Get Him to the Greek'.

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That's probably the best way to break down any argument about fav rappers.

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I like Guru a lot, but I can't elevate him up there myself. His catalog is great but Jazzmatazz 2, and a couple Gangstarr albums were all I could really get into.

Never heard much Freddy the Fox. He's the dude who helped to protege Nas' rhyme style? Also hosted Yo MTV raps?

Pac and Nas need no promotion.

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Puffy had a great run in the 90's even without Biggie. IIRC he put. Jodeci and Mary J on too. Then you had Mase and a long list of others.

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I don't think you're crazy for having those thoughts OKC, but maybe you should take a second look at what Big was doing with his wordplay, syllable placement, flow variations. Just the way he could punctuate punchlines and the end of a random verse with his cadence was/is uncanny. Not to mention the creativity he'd be able to resonate after puffing 4 blunts before noon most days.

I give any songwriter extra credit for making relevant music without writing down any of it.

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Yeah, I think he also produced for 112, Usher, Lil Kim....probably some others too, not too sure off the top of my head.

Oh and don't forget about the best there ever was.....

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

C'mon Hov. Jodeci had what? One song? Maybe a 2 year run? Mary J? I'll give you that, but even she benefited from the Bad Boy brand BIG had strengthened.

Mase?...... C'mon. Mase? One album? 2 or 3 songs? Then decided to become a preacher? I'm good. Plus he would have never been as relevant without BIG already established.

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Everyone you guys are referencing became ultra famous after the Bad Boy brand was enhanced to elite status by 'Ready to Die'. I don't think that can be argued, but I'm sure someone will.

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One of the top 2 or 3 skits on Chappelle's IMO.

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