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Originally Posted by RichMan
Ouuu, big words  . He's talented, no doubt, but there are quite a few out there, old and new that could have easily taken his spot. His being a white MC made it easier for the industry to sell him to mainstream america. Truly, lets just put him in on open mic against sayyyy, Busta Rhymes, or KRS, or Talib, and the R aka Rakim! Slim would have to work hard to take down any of the aforementioned MCs IMO. |
Maybe Top 5 All Time is lofty, but definitely one of the best from the last 10 years. He sharp lyrics and blatant disregard for his distractors is what makes him for me. He just spoke what he wanted, to hell with what anyone thought of it. And I don't think he ever rapped about rims and cars.
I might as well mention Mike Shinoda's Fort Minor album. One of the best rap CD's I can think of that has been out recently. It seems pretty polarizing, either people hate it or love it. I personally think it was an amazing CD.
I don't really feel Talib. I love him for being fine with not being huge, but I just never got into his music. Not really my style. Zion I is a more underground group I love though.