"Boy...I feel like Kawhi Leonard"

**Kingsly Alexander** · 07-23-2013

Agree.

Me Against the World is a personal fav. His personality and feeling change from record to record. On that he had to go through a trial (in which he proclamed innocence) and being nearly fatally shot by his own people. It was his last thoroughly great LP ( his last two had moments)

Artists like Rakim, NaS, Wu-Tang Clan, ATCQ, Ice Cube and The Notorious B.I.G. paved the way for all the success rappers have to day in terms of record sales and mainstream acceptance.

yeah I find this to be true. Proclaimed innocence, but really I think he was innocent honestly. Tupac, as you know, who're his heart on his sleeve and just couldn't hold things he wanted to say back, and if you look at any interviews he had during the sodomy trial he would just straight up no hesitation emphatically tell you he he didn't do that and wouldnt hesitate to answer journalist questions in or whatever but whatever, I'm going ona big tupac innocence rant now, when the dudes gone. but yeah that album was the pinnacle of his work probably. And his death row records have some good singles, but arent as complete as a whole and have their share of fillers.

Yeah, NWA and Ice T kinda blew everything up in 89, 90. Gangster rap set the world on fire and then after G-Funk, set the standard for west coast rap for the better part of the 90s.

I gotta throw out Bone Thugs out there too. Their first 3 albums were classic and they were originators in their own right. I'd never heard any group that could rap like that and combine it with singing on top of their strong lyricism and beats.

**look_at_g_shred** · 07-23-2013

Can't forget about Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli either....

**chrhawk** · 07-23-2013

Originally Posted by Sean Cagney

Good stuff. Mobb Deep Infamous and Gza Liquid Swords I will add out of the blue. Black Moons Enta Da Stage and Lords Of The Undergrounds First album too. Damn I love hip hop.

Those are all classic East Coast hip hop albums. If Liquid Swords isn't the best hip hop album of all time, it's certainly top 5. Big L, Ice Cube O.C and Lord Finesse all my personal favorites also.

**Sean Cagney** · 07-23-2013

Originally Posted by chrhawk

Those are all classic East Coast hip hop albums. If Liquid Swords isn't the best hip hop album of all time, it's certainly top 5. Big L, Ice Cube O.C and Lord Finesse all my personal favorites also.

Ice Cube is one of my faves every, as a youngin I played his album the Predator all summer long along with Onyx Bacdafucup! 92-93 a great time in hip hop.

Originally Posted by look_at_g_shred

Can't forget about Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli either....

Lupe just went bannanas the last few years with tweets etc., but when he was focused he was crazy. Talibs Debut solo is sick, played that one he made with Hi Tek out.

Originally Posted by Kingsly Alexander

De La Soul, Public Enemy, Pete Rock and CL Smooth

Chuck D is one of the most slept on pioneers ever, he influenced Cube with the political side etc. His voice is the most powerful in hip hop IMO.

**Kool Bob Love** · 07-23-2013

Originally Posted by Wildcat67

LOL intelligent rappers.

**Kool Bob Love** · 07-23-2013

Originally Posted by xmas1997

Oximoron if I ever heard one!

**look_at_g_shred** · 07-23-2013

Originally Posted by Sean Cagney

Ice Cube is one of my faves every, as a youngin I played his album the Predator all summer long along with Onyx Bacdafucup! 92-93 a great time in hip hop.

Lupe just went bannanas the last few years with tweets etc., but when he was focused he was crazy. Talibs Debut solo is sick, played that one he made with Hi Tek out.Chuck D is one of the most slept on pioneers ever, he influenced Cube with the political side etc. His voice is the most powerful in hip hop IMO.

Listen to the album Prodigy and Alchemist just released... in dope as !

**Kool Bob Love** · 07-23-2013

Originally Posted by xmas1997

Now I'm a racist too? Geeez, there are some real idiots on this site these days who just have nothing better to do than make baseless accusations! No wonder I rarely post anymore. There are some real anal posters who can't accept honest opinions. Sorry to read it, but this site has really hit the skids!

**cd021** · 07-23-2013

Originally Posted by look_at_g_shred

Can't forget about Lupe Fiasco and Talib Kweli either....

Kweli as apart of Blackstar (his verse on "Repsiration" maybe one of the best verses I ever heard). I haven't got ten too much into his solo yet.

Lupe Fiasco has fallen off IMO. He was a great artist but has lost some of what made his first two albums great.His mixtapes are still good though.