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The G.O.A.T.

ByLetham March 7, 2010

I was watching ESPN the other morning, and I saw this.

Number 1, ESPN has no reason to be discussing this.

Number 2, Skip Bayless should never be allowed to even talk about this. Ever.

Number 3, Wale, what are you doing? Please go back to puttin out raw mixtapes and not overproduced/overamped albums.

Number 4, Lil Wayne? Really? Ugh.

But now I’m thinkin…who’s on my list? Well, I’m gonna tell you, but not before I issue an open response to everyone reading now, to also list a top 5 rappers of all-time. Now, some of you who read this aren’t long time fans of hip hop, or just recently got into the game. That’s okay. I still wanna see your list. State your status (your brief history or long time service with the hip hop game)  then your list. No judgement, just crtique.

Here’s mine, in somewhat of an order:

————1)Escobar————————-2)Makaveli———————3)The Abstract———–

—–4)The God EmCee————–5)Pretty Toney-———–

I could explain why I chose them, and why in that order, but I won’t, unless you give me yours. Then we’ll discuss.

Talk to you soon,

Dwb.

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  • JEW
    Dwb...you know me...you know mah steez. That's mah background. No order.

    1) Pac
    2) Mighty Mos
    3) Tony Starks...catch the blast of a hype verse, my glock burst, leavin a hearse, I did worse.
    4) Weezy F.
    5) Multiple Tie for the final spot: The Abstract/Black Thought/Rakim/Andre 3k
  • letham
    The boogieman was a close cut off for me; Mos' Ecstatic almost steered me into putting him in, but I want to see what's gonna come up for him in the next 2 years. I believe the 5 i chose have been more consistant than Mos, and since Mos also spent time in movies, I feel his spitta talent hasn't fully been reached. Until then, he'll barely on the outside looking in.
  • JEW
    Gotta disagree. I think consistency is nada compared to innovation/the force to try new things. Which I think Mos has done every time, Black, New Danger, True Magic, and Ecstatic. Even the acting...I'll take a guy willing to completely change is game plan up on a whim everytime, but I see and respect what ya saying, kid.
  • letham
    Black on Both Sides and The Ecstatic were two of the better hip hop albums of my hip hop life. But even though The New Danger and True Magic were different, it doesn't mean they were good. I saw was Mos was trying to do with the new danger, i even read up on what should have been done (or what mos wanted to do but then was told 'no' by the label). It wasn't mos' fault the new danger fell through, but i still fell through (for me at least).

    Thats why I want to see what he'll do in the next 2 years. Another black star album, something with teh black keys again, this jay electornica/mos def collabo, it's all possible. That's what'll move him up.

    If i gave you my "right here right now" favorite artists, he'd be there with Blu (by far my top 2, the other three i dont know right off the top of my head). But for top 5 of all time, without hesitation he's number 6 with the chance to move up to number 3 (i think nas and pac are set in stone at this point).
  • Namtrop
    EASY!

    5.) Flava Flav
    4.)Heavy D
    3.)Biz Markie
    2.) Play
    1.) Kid
  • letham
    flav was hardly a rapper and kid n play seemed to be more interested in film than anything hip hop could do for them.
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