These 3 should get together and do this every couple of months
@Star-hg1kt Жыл бұрын
LOL
@RealM722 Жыл бұрын
Such an awesome discussion. Came from Bomani's Twitter, I love how Touré is comfortable bringing on dudes who directly disagree with him. 9:20 hearing KRS-One, Black Thought, & Jay-Z for best MC is a damn good mix. 16:30 - nice to hear Bomani mention a similar feeling I have with Lil Wayne who is an All-Time great but yea... I ain't trying to hear that ALL the time. 18:25 - amazing point, "you find complexity to be intriniscally valuable, and I do not."
@briant.8553 Жыл бұрын
Luda is so slept on. I’m glad Bomani brought him up. Chris is sooooo good. Also, I love athe Ren shout out.
@845INCNETWORK Жыл бұрын
Ren was so underrated on the NWA albums. Ren not being able to deliver a memorable solo album is what holds him back.
@Murchasm7 ай бұрын
I think the fundamental thing being missed about Pac was that he was cranking out tracks at such a high rate it was never about getting people to dive deeper and deeper into the same song, it was about a continuous conversation.
@petepuma6483 Жыл бұрын
This was a EXCELLENT conversation on the art form that is Hip Hop from us "OLD HEADS" and how we see it. RESPECT!
@LevelUpWithBuck Жыл бұрын
This was a great intelligent conversation. Thank you @Touré and @DCP_Entertainment👋
@mackboneyakakushthoughtspo589 Жыл бұрын
Toure is literally the reason why I can’t stand the New York bias
@williamphillips3035 Жыл бұрын
Toure' is not only New York bias but he's bad New York bias as he only is hip to the popular rappers that white kids in college are hip to.
@bybd Жыл бұрын
I appreciate that Bomani & Michael counter that with their individual perspectives
@jupiter619 Жыл бұрын
Loved this music convo. Wouldn't mind seeing another one
@busydem6161 Жыл бұрын
East Coast, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, South Scarface, Andre West Tupac, Ice Cube
@MrScott-ne8xd Жыл бұрын
When you talk about duos, you gotta mention Mobb Deep
@originalbadonebeforepuff2328 Жыл бұрын
Yo "Havoc" is on Line 1 He wanna holla at you! lol because "Queens got something to say" lol
@iaintjesus9399 Жыл бұрын
LISTENING SUGGESTION: Go back and spend some time with Lupe Fiasco's "Thre Cool". Really get into it. Easily a classic
@Deerych Жыл бұрын
Great convo man. It was a good example of passionate brothas debating, agreeing, and disagreeing in an engaging way. It enlightens. Thanks! I grew up in a southern super sanctified semi-cult church. And we were FORBIDDEN to listen to any kind of wordly demon music. (were told we'd burn in hell, if we did)) lol. As young oppressed kids...we snuck and listened to the radio one day and LL Cool J's "I Need Love" was playing. It changed my musical life! #WhenIFellInLoveWithHipHop #ShoutOutToMemphisMusicTooThough
@iaintjesus9399 Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite video on KZfaq right now. I was born in 85... this is a conversation by, between, and for my tribe
@PsychedelicLiterature Жыл бұрын
As an African-American born in 1969 who never liked enough rap to become a regular connoisseur, I still enjoy listening to three intellectuals provide a serious sociopolitical context to art. As an aside, I wonder if Brother Jones’ age is a prime reason why he thinks that Purple Rain is Prince’s best work when many of us who were Prince fans since 1978 think that other albums are superior to Purple Rain. Regardless, this is an insightful discussion.
@kinardak Жыл бұрын
No one ever, ever mentions Guru from "Gangstarr" or Bahamadia in their top ten....But those two will always be my top two. Back when I worked in radio, I had the chance to meet Guru and actually tell him that "Moment of Truth" was my favorite. He said it was his too.
@ghettoninja82 Жыл бұрын
Gangstarr💯 got amazing discography of rap groups. thas dope u met guru, rip.
@1250Smitty Жыл бұрын
Met some folks in Tanazania that told me they learned to speak English listening to 2pac. Changed my opinion of Pac as a rapper. Made me appreciate the simplicity and directness of his lyrics.
@reggiereg1013 Жыл бұрын
Typing this as I go through the episode 1.) Introduction to Hip-Hop - I was born in 1992, so Hip-Hop was a well-established culture/ musical genre/ industry when I came into the world. But my first introduction is easily Ma$e. Feel So Good, and Shiny Suits were everywhere. I remember being on the school bus dancing to this song and the Honey Remix. These two records were game-changers. 2.) Number 1 MC - If we’re talking straight pen game and bars, I’m going Hov 10/10. But I will say, if we were to select one artist to represent what an MC is, this is the prototype/ archetype of an MC; this is the guy who embodies its grassroots and what it became all in one - I’m going, Nas. 3.) Critique of Jay-Z - Bomani is a hater lol. Are there any rap artists selling out stadiums? Let’s be real. 4.) Number 1 MC from the South - Andre 3k 10/10. For both pen game and representation. However, Bomani makes a great point about the lack of solo content from ‘Dre. 5.) Number 1 MC from the West - Kendrick?? Hell NO! Lol. I’m going Snoop, and I will have ‘Pac second. Snoop is the West Coast. I think that’s self-explanatory. 6.) A Critique of Nas - Michael took it there, lol! I’ll tell a quick story. It’s 2016, and I’m on a road trip with the guys, and we decide to do a Versuz. Two artists/ groups, song for song, with a focus on bars only, and make sure the songs were similar in content. Ex- can’t do a club banger to follow up a thought-provoking record within the same round. So I nominate Jay to go up against Big. My boy says no, let’s do Jay & Nas. Long story short, Jay got smoked, lmao. But I realized the matchup wasn’t in Jay’s favor because Jay’s specialty is his wordplay, but Nas is a storyteller, and a well-crafted narrative will always win. But if we were judging off the entire song, Jay would’ve won because, as Toure and Bomani stated, he’s got whack beats. - The funny part after this matchup is we nominated J. Cole to step in the ring with Nas, and man, it was getting ugly for Nas until my boy decided to drop Ether and ruined the fun, lol. 7.) Best Woman MC - Lauryn Hill 10/10. I agree 1000%, but I also give Nicki Minaj the same respect Lauryn Hill has earned within the genre/ culture. 8.) Another Critique of Jay-Z - Bomani is a real-life hater lmao. 9.) The Most Underrated MC - Jadakiss, is only considered Top 5 if you ask somebody from the East Coast, and the conversation needs to be happening nationally. Kiss is one of the best to pick up a pen and a microphone. Styles P is right behind Jadakiss for MC skills and may be ahead, depending on who you ask. Meek Mill is underrated because he deserves the same flowers as Kendrick, Cole, and Drake. LL Cool J is underrated, people only remember the R&B records, but the man is a problem. He was also one of the few artists (maybe the only) from the 80s to have a legitimate career in the 2000s. LL is a pioneer with a track record that speaks for itself. Big Boi does not get the respect he deserves. - More Jay hate, this time coming from Michael. Lol, what is going on here? 10.) Best Duo/ Group - Outkast 10/10 & Tribe 10/10. - Bomani makes a compelling argument for Run-DMC. 11.) Critique of Hip-Hop - Did you guys not listen to the Jay Elec and Jay-Z album? This album is NOI and God Body 5% rhetoric from top to bottom. But still a beautiful critique of the direction of the music, especially not being able to identify the geographic-cultural differences today. 12.) 2Pac - Hip-Hop Jesus is the most accurate description of ‘Pac. His legend is more significant than his physical form. I would love to have more Hip-Hop conversations that exclude ‘Pac because I believe the spectrum is wide enough to do so. 13.) Complexity vs. Simplicity - My problem is that these guys who get crowned as deep or thought-provoking are just surface-level if that. 14.) Death in Hip-Hop - Unless we address gun violence in Hip-Hop, the overall death rate or experience is on par with any other culture, genre, or decade. Michael makes a great point about the coverage Hip-Hop receives, but ultimately, gun violence is the most alarming and tragic aspect. Drug overdoses, freak accidents, etc, are normal. 15.) Do You Still Love It? - I don’t think I do. I think I’m in a scene from Brown Sugar. I’m invested in the foundation, history, untold stories, principles, and theory. Hip-Hop got reduced to music, and its music is now a capitalist tool used to keep the rich richer. Hip-Hop is a way of life to me. And that’s what’s missing. It hurts more when I don’t see artists growing. As Toure said, I’m at a different point in my life. So I get disappointed when I see a guy 40+ with a world of knowledge and an ability to communicate in a way many can’t, and he chooses to talk about the same stuff he spoke about in his 20s. 16.) Album Recommendations - Im about to tune in to Stakes is High right now. - Mixtape Era Rap is PEAK Hip-Hop for me. LimeWire/ DatPiff. Those were the days. 17.) Impact of Southern Rap - Toure, please do different regional and age iterations of this SAME conversation. Keep the questions, and change the intellectual minds speaking on these topics. - Chill out; Tariq Nasheed will not like the West Indian culture comments you three are making; lmao! - Wait, Bomani tied that point very, very well. - Dart! Lmaoo. Overall, a beautiful conversation on Hip-Hop culture, and you three articulated yourselves perfectly. This is where our discussions on HIp-Hop should go because it is deep and complex enough to be studied and analyzed at the highest level. Too often, we have consumers or casuals speaking on Hip-Hop, and it does not do it any justice.
@th3villag3pOp3 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the way you think
@chrisrubio82123 ай бұрын
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Complexity does demonstrate skill. Simplicity demonstrates mastery.
@lawrog412 Жыл бұрын
Love or dislike them or their takes. This is intelligent convo about hip hop at 50! I want more from these three on music, sports, politics and social commentary!
@RamonAcosta191 Жыл бұрын
Ice Cube said to NaS on his 'The Bridge' podcast, "Back then we were doing our penmanship, then you came and put it in Cursive". Highest compliments from 1 of Hip-Hop GOATS 🐐!
@jasonwilliams6352 Жыл бұрын
Grand Puba is slept on, and has one of the illest flows.
@JamesSmith-ov5um Жыл бұрын
Toure putting on for JayZ while rockin a Kaepernick jersey is nasty work
@lovememoremeticulous437811 ай бұрын
Right 🎯 the Irony lol the disingenuousness writes itself.
@jphuture Жыл бұрын
Redman and AZ are most slept on!!!
@kudabeen Жыл бұрын
Underrated in terms of just this conversation...Lupe. When all is said and done he will have an incredible impact on the culture touching every level of fandom...especially with his outreach and purposful dive into drill concurrently as he is in Ivy league schools teaching
@venod3134 Жыл бұрын
Yep. But Bomani doesn't like "super rappers" whatever that is, so I'm sure he ain't messing with Lupe. Funny how the guys who never really been to the hoods say shit like that lol.
@seanthornton726 Жыл бұрын
Any discussion on Hip Hops 50th without discussing all the elements isn’t a conversation about Hip Hop. Its a conversation about rap culture….
@SD-vf1er Жыл бұрын
I trust no one that thinks Jay-Z is the best MC of all time. Period.
@thomasjones8805 Жыл бұрын
It's all subjective, Jay have a good argument for the goat.
@SD-vf1er Жыл бұрын
@@thomasjones8805 Jay’s only argument for the GOAT is his popularity and his billion dollars. Neither has anything to do with his actual skill or output.
@abzda1700 Жыл бұрын
@@SD-vf1ernigga wrote still Dre and jay is your favourite rappers favourite rapper
@t-4579 Жыл бұрын
@@SD-vf1eranyone that makes reasonable doubt (one of best lyrical albums ever, maybe top 5), blueprint, black album, with number of hits and constantly evolving, great feature career, literally had everyone in 2000s sounding like him. Then yh, u have as good a case for goat as anyone ever. To me nas is goat but jay is right there
@t-4579 Жыл бұрын
Jay has more good songs than maybe anyone besides nas and maybe rakim
@gabrielgirlz2848 Жыл бұрын
46:06 Regardless of the 2Pac mythology & drama that distract and even inflate his legacy, DEAR MOMMA exists, so he artistry can not be denied.
@moe-cy3xp Жыл бұрын
People like him never really listened to Pac or any of his deepcuts. They never dissected his lyrics like they do with other rappers. They think Pac was all emotion and passion and in reality he was more then that.
@lamarberry75 Жыл бұрын
Underrated: Phonte, Pharoahe Monch, Aesop Rock
@mellowmel864510 ай бұрын
Most def
@kevinyoung13456 ай бұрын
Phonte, one of my top 3 favorite MCs EVER. He speaks to me, when he's rhyming.
@godschosenme Жыл бұрын
Nasir Jones is the greatest! He checks all of the boxes: bars, storytelling, classic albums, sold out show at Madison Square Garden, 4 hot records in the last 5 years and he beat Jay in their battle. He’s the greatest poet of our time.
@KTKZon58 Жыл бұрын
The 2Pac slander from Toure(ttes) is mind-numbing
@CaliCool9111 ай бұрын
You can tell its personal. Pac must’ve took his girl back in the day or declined him a photo.
@funkyg83 Жыл бұрын
Great Conversation🔥🔥🔥🔥 Peace...😎
@BornGiftedMusicGroup Жыл бұрын
There was such a dope flow to this conversation.
@jwupun7 ай бұрын
Man this was great! I wish this was a monthly podcast!
@bushworstprez11 ай бұрын
The show I never realized I needed to watch! This was so dope, I’m surprised I didn’t hear certain names like Pun or AZ. ✌🏽❤️
@PFlaw317 Жыл бұрын
love these discussions
@IanSteaman5 ай бұрын
I come from the same place as Touré in terms of a moment where I felt I saw myself in hip-hop with the advent of De La but, even as a fellow Black egghead/ wannabe intellectual, I still diverge with him on his fixation with complexity. Complexity ≠ better or necessarily great. But maybe he’s actually using complexity as a synonym for poetic in which case I could entertain an argument. Also, I bet if Touré went back and actually listened to those Pac albums now, especially Me Against the World and All Eyez On Me, he might have a revelation re: how good a pure MC he actually was.
@taggangmember Жыл бұрын
I'm 20 mins in and I declare Bomani the winner of the debate lol. He gave DJ Paul & Juicy J their proper credit for impact of the sound of hip hop. 🐐🐐
@bjg2949 Жыл бұрын
Nas #1 ….Just dropped 5 dope joints in the last 3 years in his late 40’s .. like what are we talking bout??
@Don.M. Жыл бұрын
People are willfully ignoring the classics he ALWAYS drops. 🐐
@RamonAcosta191 Жыл бұрын
NaS gets shitted the most in tge Hip-Hop Genre! The GOAT 🐐 has the best hip-hop discography by a good margin, and these dudes just ignore his greatness.
@ronmoody3001 Жыл бұрын
NO ONE LISTEN TO NAS....BUT HIS STANS FOR THE MOST PART.... HE'S ONE OF THE GREATS THO
@RamonAcosta191 Жыл бұрын
@ronmoody3001 So, his 11.5 million monthly listeners in Spotify don't count. I know there are more popular artists, but 11.5 million monthly listeners in just Spotify is impressive for an MC who never caters to Popular Radio Rap. You sound like a hater! Smh
@ck.standard Жыл бұрын
Nas is to rap as Gretzky is to hockey.
@MindTrickedX24 Жыл бұрын
I legit needed 2 or 3 more hours of this, because it's absolutely fascinating. I don't agree with everything (no one should), but I found the perspectives and knowledge absolutely necessary and intriguing. I love this. (And Michael Smith was correct: Gotta do another one of these, but with some West Coast cats.)
@TheHomeman7 ай бұрын
My first hip hop memory. Cold crush brothers came to my block and threw a jam in the park. Hooked the equipment up to the street lamp at dusk. They had lights. I loved the music but it was totally amazing when they started rhyming. Nobody expected it. My heart started beating fast I, started screaming them the DJ said make some noise. The next day me and my brother made up our first rhyme
@petepuma6483 Жыл бұрын
Bomani is right about 400 Degrees whole album is FIRE! Definitely slept on, Fresh was in a zone Run For It!, Ghetto Children, U.P.T. & Rich Niggaz WHOA!
@matthewparker9802 Жыл бұрын
Ghetto
@sean24833 Жыл бұрын
How an artist makes u feel is more important than complexity
@djmixadams31565 ай бұрын
I’m really enjoying this conversation
@mattfrancis4560 Жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks fellas 🤘🏾
@DSLACA Жыл бұрын
Being from Los Angeles and born in the 70's, my earliest memory is going to swapmeets to get cassettes of Ice-T, DOC, Kid Frost, Egyptian Lover, Cube, Eazy and NWA.
@enosger Жыл бұрын
What about joe Cooley and Rodney O
@angelolawford1676 Жыл бұрын
I appreciated the acknowledgement of the Caribbean influence regarding the east coast zeitgeist of hip-hop. When I was younger, I used to spend a season in hip-hop and then a season in reggae/dancehall before I figured out how to live in both spaces at the same time growing up as a Jamaican kid. I enjoyed the conversation.
@losthuman272 Жыл бұрын
In the group conversation there was no mention of Little Brother!
@magnifayamusic4364 Жыл бұрын
faaaaam
@dznutz217 Жыл бұрын
Facts!!! Minstrel Show front to back!
@joncan1942 Жыл бұрын
I couldn't understand why they didn't...unless you only see Little Brother as 9th Wonder.
@hardlyacademic2740 Жыл бұрын
This was dope. Thanks for this conversation, gentlemen.
@Mil_Bixby Жыл бұрын
Nas is the best rapper I’ve ever heard. Lyricism. Introspection. Storytelling. Subject matter. Longevity. Catalogue. Concepts. Features. Flow. Nobody is better.
@Channel02Ant Жыл бұрын
These are my type of conversations
@calsarchandler6851 Жыл бұрын
This discussion is epic! ✊🏾💪🏾🔥
@charlesmckeesr4047 Жыл бұрын
Great conversation fellas
@DaeWen-gm1dz Жыл бұрын
Need more of these convos
@MrSuperman2312 Жыл бұрын
Being a 54 year old man from Brooklyn my first memory was "Rappers Delight", but my solidified moment was going to see Biz Markie at the Albie Square mall as a teenager....wow
@bowling4clarity817 Жыл бұрын
I love the conversation, even though I disagree with do many of the takes . I wish I was a part of it myself .
@kenyabrantley1673 Жыл бұрын
Bomani, I totally agree with you. I really don’t mess with those New York dudes. I love East Coast hip-hop, but I start hating the way they felt like they were better than anybody and now they are just a sad and old I mean Funkmaster Flex is going to still be on the radio at 75 yrs old Melly Mel had a nerve the thing, he could do a diss track east coast dudes. When you’re talking about the south and putting us down you’re talking about your own great grandmother or great grandfather who came from the south. but I love this conversation. I hope you do more of these with different people. 1:17:27
@bybd Жыл бұрын
Compelling convo, as expected. Part of the reason Jay does all those collaborative tours is the nature of his deal w/ Live Nation
@mrworkowt5419 Жыл бұрын
Mc Ren solo catalog was fire!
@bighou2359 Жыл бұрын
KIZZMYBLACKAZZ
@freddiereeves1855 Жыл бұрын
Shout out to Bomani for the Question Mark Asylum reference. I’m not even from DC but Hey Look Away still slaps.
@johndough2534 Жыл бұрын
Mike nailed it w ins deck and black thought. Soooo underrated
@madmann1000 Жыл бұрын
I love how relatable this conversation is because it perfectly shows the difference between a hip hop head and casual hip hop listeners. Nolan I bringing up 400 degrees speaks to my soul because it’s one of my top 5 personal favorite albums. As a southerner, we are not that impressed with overly complex lyrics
@armonwilliams4735 Жыл бұрын
Thank y'all for this. I needed this while cleaning the house on a Sunday morning! 🙏🏿🙏🏿
@youngcity4241 Жыл бұрын
Toure is wrong about Pac lyrical ability I can literally name multiple tracks he’s rapping on a high level he doesn’t understand his prophecy it’s deeper then the wordplay
@thomasjones8805 Жыл бұрын
Pac wasn't no prophet, shit biblical so called prophets are frauds, Pac was just a rapper.
@kevinyoung13456 ай бұрын
Pac acappelas are wayyyy more intriguing than his songs, with those basic beats
@timacona Жыл бұрын
Man I wish I could have been part of this conversation.
@bwats997613 күн бұрын
Great conversation 🥂
@ray_maestro_ Жыл бұрын
I whole heartedly agree that 400 Degrees Juvenile was in a bag that people may not realize unless you listen to the songs close enough because it sounds southern and effortless. But ironically that's the point. He kind of effortlessly was flowing his ass off and the songs are catchy yet not corny in a way that deserves their own discussion, but catchy makes people overlook how he was such a game spitter similar to an E40 or Suga Free. This street talk, game spit type rap that requires another gear of genius to turn into song versus which embody everything you want a rap verse to have in it. It's not lyrical miracle but it's Black slang, street game, story telling and song writing genius. He def raised Lil Wayne.
@williamphillips3035 Жыл бұрын
Bomani is right about Juvenile...I didn't need 400 degrees, Solja Rags is what done it for me; when I heard "Money on the Couch"....I was convinced.
@AntwanFloydSr Жыл бұрын
I like Juve Mardi Gras mixtape, need more love. Classic
@kevinyoung13456 ай бұрын
Slept on: Phonte Coleman. And Common, as Resurrection is likely my favorite HipHop album ever...with the best combination of beats, rhymes and scratches (Mr Sinista's cuts on this album were as clean as any I've heard on one album).
@LyricalKnight1 Жыл бұрын
Lauryn. Hill. That name. That legacy. She broke the mold on so many levels. The fact that she only released one full studio album makes her an enigma. "The Miseducation..." said everything that needed to be said. Period.
@t_challathagod172 Жыл бұрын
I love to hear an intelligible convo about hip hop with no bias. I hate to see these roc nation powered podcasts that think Jay is above critique smh
@845INCNETWORK Жыл бұрын
The rap I grew up on was extremely regional.
@georgeparker8198 Жыл бұрын
Bomani throwing shots at Hov and Nas is hilarious 😂😂😂😂
@bighou2359 Жыл бұрын
1:22:50 I'm from DC. Go Go was our thing. We were too busy partying to everything while also partying to our Go Go. Also DC is big on Jazz as well. In DC, we were more so fans and collectors than creators. We admired all of the HIP HOP from everywhere. I think that's why the HIP HOP Museum is here.
@corysmith2718 Жыл бұрын
I remember go go... Kinda was melded into rap. Beats
@mr.mr.4772 Жыл бұрын
Nah, the land was just too expensive in NY.
@jeffchancy4173 Жыл бұрын
You can not have a hip hop debate with people born in the 80s … they weren’t around to know the evolution…another older guest would have gave the conversation more balance … come on he was introduced to hip hop by the chronic and deep cover … At least Toure was with the birth of mainstream rap with rappers delight
@rashadjones Жыл бұрын
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾great conversation. Even the last ten minutes is informative and entertaining.
@ared5224 Жыл бұрын
RAKIM enough said
@georgeparker8198 Жыл бұрын
Bounce for the Juvenile is in fact, Juvenile you can hear it sounds like him...but it's super early in his career so it makes sense he sounds different later
@mr.mr.4772 Жыл бұрын
…and Michael Smith is from NOLA.
@alo.5141 Жыл бұрын
Born in '82, Hip Hop has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. I'm right on the same wavelength with Michael.... Black Thought is my favorite MC of ALL TIME, with 3 Stacks up there too. When I was 4, I wanted to BE DMC 😂😅
@Pyrex3D_pressure Жыл бұрын
The hate on PAC is real!!! As a black man you’ll learn more from Tupac than any school in America
@kdotmann Жыл бұрын
My favorite rappers who tend to get overlooked looked in these discussions: Pharoahe Monch Jadakiss Freeway Blu Cam’ron Scarface Mos Def Phonte
@Michelle.85Fly Жыл бұрын
Underrated rapper- Guru (RIP 🕊️ ) was slept on; specifically, Jazzmatazz album…he was before his time, nobody had that sound of rap w/ jazz beats back then…I had the tape 😀
@crjcpa20 Жыл бұрын
With the help of Nas and J Cole, Guru resurgence is on his way. The brother was nice.
@blackbillbelicheck3617 Жыл бұрын
Tupac is one of the greatest
@newafrican8462 Жыл бұрын
Intelligent and insightful conversation. Appreciated it. Thank you guys
@daubourg Жыл бұрын
Slept on = Little Brother
@MisterWatts_ Жыл бұрын
This debate was everything!
@uncvic1 Жыл бұрын
Great great talk,guys
@javenwilliams987511 ай бұрын
When they started talking about MC Ren being slept on I literally thought if anyone is slept on is Inspector Deck.😂 His inteo versus for triumph is one of the best verses ever. I'm glad someone mentioned him.
@venod3134 Жыл бұрын
Toure made an excellent point about where we listen to music. Headphones in NYC (and when you are younger), cars for alot of the rest of us. Damn that was a dope observation. As a Detroiter i loved some Three 6 Mafia growing up, but in NY they wasnt playing that shit at all.
@jashanestone Жыл бұрын
This was a dope ass convo about 50 years in hip-hop and here's to many more! 🍻 🥂
@venod3134 Жыл бұрын
I need to be on this show. I could bring a dope perspective on a few levels...
@kes9298 Жыл бұрын
Nas is the goat and its not close. Illmatic - all the way to Magic 2 and 5 albums in the last 3 years. All quality too.
@jameswilson4033 Жыл бұрын
I respectfully disagree! Not even close??? There is no one who is head and shoulders above ALL RAPPERS!!! Jay-Z is the greatest to me but I’m not going to say there’s no one close.
@kes9298 Жыл бұрын
@@jameswilson4033 Ok maybe me saying it's not close was a stretch. But Nas is the goat. I don't even remember the last JayZ album i've enjoyed. Probably American Gangster. At this point that was 15 years ago.
@jameswilson4033 Жыл бұрын
@@kes9298 I personally think 4:44 was a brilliant album. They are also trippin’ about the fact that Jay-Z didn't out-rap Jay Electronica on his own album. Bomani is my favorite commentator on the planet, but he was wrong about that!
@kes9298 Жыл бұрын
@@jameswilson4033 444 is cool to me. Nothing more nothing less.
@CharifRocka Жыл бұрын
Andre better.
@jshyoungblood7 ай бұрын
Let me stop commenting.. this is an absolute treat.
@awardtour93 Жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic conversation. Fantastic.
@na_k Жыл бұрын
This was dope. Hope this becomes a monthly series with these 3. 3 Stacks can't be top anything solo though. He's incredible, but he doesn't meet the requirement in having never dropped a single solo album. He's also not a better rapper/emcee than Nas. Easier to spit bars with a partner vs. carrying albums by yourself. Also easier to drop one guest feature every 2 yrs or so.
@venod3134 Жыл бұрын
My one album is Sticky Fingaz the Autobiography of Kirk Jones... Best concept album of all time. Yep I said it.
@RamonAcosta191 Жыл бұрын
"Biggie's Ready to Die album came out several months after Illmatic, and Biggie was crowned king of New York in the popular culture of Hip Hop heads, Ready to Die unfairly over-shadowed Illmatic, which is truly a classic album. Though they were quite distinct artists, they innovated in analogous ways. Biggie merged language that was high and low, vernacular and vocabulary words, in a way that sounded natural. He did this with a sophisticated understanding of the patterns of black language. When a different or unusual word or phrase could be introduced while still maintaining the aesthetics of black language, he inserted it. NaS, in contrast, merged concepts that were high and low, vernacular and metaphysical, in a manner that was whole rather than pieced together, thus presenting a complex that is unusual in any music outside of jazz. What Biggie started to do with language in 1994, NaS had already begun to do with ideas on Illmatic. He carries us through the "Righteous steps" of the cosmic, oceanic, and literal dimensions of his person. He transcends." - Imany Perry (Born To Use Mics)
@shabazz6682 Жыл бұрын
Bomani, name 1 factual error in the song (which is also a book) "I Know I Can" by Nas.
@corysmith2718 Жыл бұрын
facts, that was hollow
@venod3134 Жыл бұрын
Mobb Deep... Mobb Deep.... MOBB DEEP!!!! Ok so they are officially the most underrated duo (not even mentioned) as well as the best rap duo of all time. All 3 of you guys seem to have a similar upbringing, so I understand but, it's a criminal omission imo.
@quintonashutabi8256 Жыл бұрын
Mobb deep can’t touch Outkast. Lyrically, they were talking about the same thing every song
@venod3134 Жыл бұрын
@quintonashutabi8256 the same thing? The elements, the trauma of growing up in what is essentially a war zone. How much Mobb have you listened to? Because to say this is wild! But let's do it. I could run you down but I'm not sure I'm boxing with someone who is informed.
@kbop Жыл бұрын
Also their songs really pull you into their environment, havocs beats are really convince me what queens bridge would sound like. It’s impossible to describe how to pull that off and what that essence really is
@venod3134 Жыл бұрын
@kbop exactly! They PAINTED some of the most VISUAL Hip-Hop of all time... P had a once in a lifetime delivery and style and Havoc was the Unsung leader of the duo. How about how much the sound had "cleaned up" by Murder Musik BUT it worked so well, that transition from this Vietnam War sound to this like quasi 70s-esq postwar vibe is so underrated. Man I'm kinda mad they get overlooked like this, not even P passing could get them proper respect smh.
@taronneal7645 Жыл бұрын
I fucking love intellectual hip hop conversations! This was dope!
@alchemist1387 Жыл бұрын
Bomani and Michael Smith sound like two guys that are knowledgeable about sports critiquing music
@cornellstephenson3057 Жыл бұрын
This was excellent! The DMV is more R&B/Jazzy/ Go-Gothan straight hip-hop.
@50Deuce5024 ай бұрын
Pac was definitely the most political and was becoming more and more so as he got older. Makaveli was the deepest album ever made by a mainstream rap artist esp at that time! Pure genius!