[SpencerIsHawesome2Participant]

Which album is better? Honestly I think Drake’s album was garbage and Eminem’s was sick… Curious to hear your guys opinions.

Fuxk off-topic board

[butidonthavemoney]

I’m telling tli232 on you!!!

I’m not a fan of Drake or Eminem.

[JNixonParticipant]

I like Eminem’s bettter.

Drake is overhyped to me. He has a BORING way of rapping. Lacks a personality behind the mic IMO.

[MrAnalyst]

They’re both horrible. Listen to the Doors and learn something from music besides simple cliches about dealing drugs or robbing people or bragging about fancy cars and jewelry. Nick Drake and the Beatles will also suffice. They all have something every artist now-a-days lacks…..intelligence.

[Mr. 19134Participant]

there is nothing cliche about robbing people or dealing drugs, unfortunately this is the reality many people have to deal with everyday. Everybody isn’t as fortunate to be able to go to school or find a good job. The cars a jewelry are symbols of success because most rappers really were on wellfare, they really were selling jobs living paycheck to paycheck and out of nowhere because of their talent of being able to relay a message and connect to everyday people they are millionaires. Their money didnt grow on a tree they really went out a made something out of their life therefore they have a reason to brag, and it gives people hope that if they did it so can I. And its true.

[Mr.Knick 32Participant]

Eminem’s album is great. I love that he stopped going all crazy on us. Plus, relapse was corny.

Drake’s album? Far past my expectation. I think his album in terms of creativity? Top album of 2010 so far. I like the blend of rnb, hip-hop, pop etc.

[BlazermannParticipant]

im playing j.cole right now both are boring to me

[WizardofOzParticipant]

To me, Drake is pretty good, but is NOTHING without Lil’ Wayne.

[memphisgriz731Participant]

ya’ll should listen to yo gotti and gucci mane thats some dirty south rap right there

[SpencerIsHawesome2Participant]

Mr. analyst, listen to Eminem.. His rap is real music and is intelligent. He doesn’t just rap about cars and dealing drugs– he’s arguably the best rapper ever (definitely top-5). He has fallen off some since his earlier years but this album destroys his last 2 which were terrible (Encore/Relapse)

JNixon–Drake always seems like he is trying to sound cool instead of rapping good–i know what you mean….

Blazer-J Cole is sick can’t wait for his album to drop… Smart dude, good rapper.. Simba might be my favorite song my him.

jman- lil wayne is not a very good rapper. he can spit sometimes–but for the most part i don’t like him

[SpencerIsHawesome2Participant]

no way gucci mane is the worst!!!!!!!

[WizardofOzParticipant]

What u talkin bout Spencer?! Gucci Mane’s the s***.

[JNixonParticipant]

I’m possibly the only person from the South that doesn’t like Gucci Mane. It must be one of those “he sucks so bad….that he’s good” kind of things

T.I. is easily the best rapper in the South.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I haven’t heard Eminem’s yet. I’m working on it right now lol.

Drake is super talented, but he’s not a complete rapper just yet. Thank Me Later was good overall, but it didn’t meet my expecations though. It’s not a disappointing CD… I just had HIGH expecations for him. He had tighter tracks on his mixtapes. No classics on this CD, but some tracks to bang for the summer. Show Me a Good Time is a good track.

[butidonthavemoney]

ButlerBulldogs, can I have your e-mail address please?

EDIT: I guess I have to stay on topic. Nas would take these new-punk rappers to school. I’m more of a rock guy though.

[Mr.Knick 32Participant]

I’m scared for J. Cole. Look at past rappers who worked under Jay-Z, they usually fail.

Drake is nothing without Weezy? OTHER WAY AROUND FRIEND. Why do you think he signed him? Because he knows he cannot beat him lyricswise.

[Mr.Knick 32Participant]

My Favorite Drake song on that Album? Karaoke and The Resistance.

I make music on my spare time and those are good vibe song.

[BlueLacesParticipant]

Drake is overrated. He gets on a beat and he talks, he doesn’t rap. Also, some of his rhymes do not even make sense/are retarded. I’m not saying I don’t enjoy listening to a couple of songs by him, I am just not nearly as big of a fan as some people on here seem to be and some of my friends.

In my opinion, Jay-z is the best rapper alive (2pac will always be the best of all time). Reasonable Doubt and the first Blueprint were both amazing albums. And at 40, he still put out a pretty good album in the Blueprint III.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I think it’s linked to the site. Just message me.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

@knicksboy32

I can listen to tracks 1-6 straight without stopping. Karaoke and The Resistance are on point.

[Mr.Knick 32Participant]

Word. I don’t know about the second half tho.

Unforgettable throws me off. I like Fancy, it’s good not great. Miss me and Find Your Love are hits. That’s about it.

Could it be Album of the year? Maybe. I’m waiting for Lupe with Lazers….

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

Lol I think the same thing. Fancy is OK… Not a banger though. I don’t like Unforgettable, which is surprising because I usually like Jeezy. I don’t even pay attention to CeCe’s Interlude. 11/14 tracks ain’t bad.

I’m hyped for that Lupe. Both of his CD’s are two of my favorites.

[BlazermannParticipant]

[kanebangerParticipant]

why did you say at 40 like aging affects rapping negatively? you should become a better rapper/artist as you get older

[BlueLacesParticipant]

I mean he is rapping at 40 and still putting out good albums. Albums that are a lot better than people half of his age. I am not saying that in a negative way, I’m saying it in a good way.

[butidonthavemoney]

I already did message you. Son.

[MrAnalyst]

I listened to Eminem many a times, but how can you compare those lyrics to “real” lyrics like The Doors or someone and even say he was half as intelligent as say Jim Morrison?

Before you slip into unconsciousness
I’d like to have another kiss
Another flashing chance at bliss
Another kiss, another kiss

The days are bright and filled with pain
Enclose me in your gentle rain
The time you ran was too insane
We’ll meet again, we’ll meet again

Oh tell me where your freedom lies
The streets are fields that never die
Deliver me from reasons why
You’d rather cry, I’d rather fly

The crystal ship is being filled
A thousand girls, a thousand thrills
A million ways to spend your time
When we get back, I’ll drop a line

[Mr. 19134Participant]

I’ve had both albums for about a week and I am a fan of both. After listening to both albums numerous times Recovery is without a doubt the better album. Recovery is an extremely powerful and emotional listen, its the album people thought Relapse was going to be. Every song on Recovery is tailored made to be a hit without sacrificing any lyrical slaughtering. Thats a feat that few artists can accomplish and Em makes it look easy.

Thank Me Later however is a colossal disappointment in my eyes. I’ve been waiting for this album like everybody else for quite a long time. When you title an album Thank Me Late you are obviously tryna make a statement. Drake wanted it to be known that he was coming to change the game and everybody will understand in a couple of years. I was expecting something along the lines of Reasonable Doubt, College Dropout, or even Cham’s Sound Of Revenge. Drake without a doubt fails to live up to expectations because his album just doesnt make that statement it was suppose to make. It doesn’t jump out and grab you like when you first listened to the Slim Shady LP. A perfect example of the way the album plays is how amazing the intro Fireworks in and the very next song Kareoke brings down the whole mood of the album because it is entirely too slow. That is the albums greatest fault is that it sounds like 2 different albums clashed into one. He has his slow songs like Kareoke which are so out of a place because I did not buy the Drake album to listen to him sing for 3 minutes n one 16 bar rap i would of popped in the Trey Songz album if i wanted to hear that.

and @ everybody who posted shit about how rap sucks or The Doors were real music you just out of your league. Drake and Eminem both write lyrics about popular culture and just things people go through in everyday life. If your too old to understand please dont hate on it because of it. If you were too read their lyrics off of OHHLA.com you would be surprised at just how in depth in insightful their music is. We feel their music just like you felt the rock music back in the day. its a sign of the times. It parallels our life.

And Hip-Hop and basketball is a match made in heaven so this was a good post.

[shaquille bro nealParticipant]

u sed ur from the south…how can u forget luda!

[memphisgriz731Participant]

i know alot of people arent big on gucci but dude can flow listen to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqrBdsvxMGE

and here’s a good yo gotti song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3A0j84Xu3Q

southern rap at its finest

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

@butidonthavemoney

Didn’t get it. Just send it to [email protected].

[BasketballGuru24Participant]

JCole , Wiz Khalifa, Jay Electronica , Lupe Fiasco , Kid Cudi , wale Are The Future of hip hop and i think got the most talent.

[memphisgriz731Participant]

kiladephian19134 – very well said

[OrangeJuiceJonesParticipant]

I’ll take Jay Electronica over Gucci Mane, O.J. Da Juiceman, Yo Gotti or any other of those guys. IMO, he’s the best Southern rapper out today.

[BlazermannParticipant]

i love gucci mane but soulja boy and whack are whacka whack but this song is good

[NYCrealdealParticipant]

eminem a lot better sooooo many songs that he killed on recovery not afraid 25 to life and tha whole album is fireee

drake is aight

j cole is nicee

[SpencerIsHawesome2Participant]

Not my preferred genre but when you compare anyone to legends such as jim morrison than you surely will be dissapointed–especially if rap isn’t your thing.

Haven’t listened to too much oldies rock music… I’ll take a listen to The Doors later and let you know my opinion but that kind of music is pretty much uncomparable to present day rap (well at least the best lyrical rappers)

By uncomparable I mean that rap is more about defeating others/cockiness/street emotion… Oldies rock is completely different–you gotta take each for what it’s worth I suppose, which is two completely different things.

[Mr. 19134Participant]

Chamillionaire is the best rapper from the South IMO because he blends creative lyrics, punchlines, in fact he got as many punchlines as anybody in the game right now even compare to the likes of Luda, Cassidy, and Fabolous, but he also got hooks for days and speaks about important topics. Plus his flow and rhymes are sick. But Luda and T.I. are obviously there too, the only other southern rappers who get respect in Philly lyrically is Wayne, Jeezy, and Rick Ross.

[NYCrealdealParticipant]

lupe fiasco one of my favs 2

[butidonthavemoney]

Lupe Fiasco, Nas, Asheru, Outkast, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, OC, Jeru the Damaja, KRS-One, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, ect… There is a lot of great rap out there.

OrangeJuiceJones and ButlerBulldogs, I need your responses as soon as possible.

[memphisgriz731Participant]

cause i’m from the south my favorite rappers are: yo gotti, gucci mane, young jeezy, three 6 mafia, project pat, oj da juice man, rick ross…guys like that. i’m not big on the new york rappers like lupe fiasco, rakim, ect

[OrangeJuiceJonesParticipant]

Good to see somebody mention Jeru. You wouldn’t believe how many people have said, “Who’s this?” as they listened to who I was listening to through my headphones.

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

@butidonthavemoney

I’m down.

[Mr.Knick 32Participant]

Blueprint 3 was not a good album. That was BS.

[OrangeJuiceJonesParticipant]

I can’t believe Officer Ross still has so many fans.

[OldSkoolBasketballParticipant]

B.o.B album is still hot. I personally like Eminem’s album more compare to Drake’s. But Thank Me Later is pretty good too. The albums that everybody should look out for is Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Lupe Fiasco, and T.I.

[butidonthavemoney]

Respond to the e-mail so we can go over the details.

As for B.o.B., I’m not a fan. I used to like him but when he became popular, I lost interest.

[MagikKnickParticipant]

Shoutout to Blazermann, half the people I know dont even know who J. Cole, that man is a lyrical genius

And as far as eminem vs drake goes, Drakes album, which i havent heard in its entirety yet, has seemed to be a dissapointment thus far…..in the NBA world, the projected rookie of the year, has been a bust thus far…

Eminem is a mastermind, that album is up there in HISTORY,

[Michael.S.Participant]

i like eminem

[Michael.S.Participant]

llcoolj used to be my fav. though

[Mr.Knick 32Participant]

Alright…I gotta throw someone in here.

What about WALE?

[plasticmanParticipant]

Eminem’s album is decent, I havn’t heard the Drake yet. I was still dissappointed with Recovery, he wen’t way too commercial IMO. I do not want to hear Pink or Rhianna singing on a Eminem track. Almost all the songs have a poppy feel too them that almost ruins the album. It’s a good thing he came hard on the mic, otherwise it would be garbage. I like that Seduction track, On Fire, Changes, WTP, and thats about it.

Eminem is still the best rapper in the game tho. Some other good ones that nobody has mentioned are Tech N9ne ( dude flows his ass off), pretty much all of Slaughterhouse (who just signed with Shady Records btw), especially Royce the 5’9 and Joey Ortiz. Everybody check out the Bar Exam 3 mixtape, it goes super hard. E-40 spits as well, his new one is good too.

[OrangeJuiceJonesParticipant]

Wale is fire. He was already mentioned in a previous post.

[FDAPO]

Drake sucks and Eminem is garbage now….

How about you guys listen to some good shit like DJ Premier 90s classic hip hop… or some J Dilla, A Tribe called quest, Pharcyde, 2Pac, Biggie,

BIG L!! rip

[FDAPO]

Drake sucks and Eminem is garbage now….

How about you guys listen to some good shit like DJ Premier 90s classic hip hop… or some J Dilla, A Tribe called quest, Pharcyde, 2Pac, Biggie,

BIG L!! rip

[SpencerIsHawesome2Participant]

wale’s not bad… Kid Cudi is my favorite right now but he hasn’t had a new song in a long ass time

[mwardiaParticipant]

listen to nas/ pac/ AZ/ lupe, old school rap

[JNixonParticipant]

Wale’, Wiz Khalifa , J.Cole, Lupe, B.o.B and Kid Cudi (he’s really raw talent right now) are the future.

[mwardiaParticipant]

im not a big fan of kid cudi, there really isnt the best rapper alive rite now, i wood say nas, but he hasnt put out any new songs in 2 years

[JNixonParticipant]

I feel that Prodigy of Mobb Deep is a darkhorse for best rapper ever. Or he would’ve been, had he not sucked after Jay-Z put that pic up of him in 2001 SummerJam

[mwardiaParticipant]

idc wat any1 says, listen to illmatic lol

[knicksfan7Participant]

Okay, if I had to listen to 5 rappers for the rest of my life it would be these 5, actually 6.
Nas
Big L (RIP)
Tupac
Kool G Rap
Eric B and Rakim
KRS-ONE

No one right now, and probably not for a whole will be near those guys.

[butidonthavemoney]

Illmatic is easily the best rap album of all time.

[JNixonParticipant]

Yea it was. It was 10 songs of chocolatey goodness.

[NYCrealdealParticipant]

well u gatta give some love to immortal technique

[knicksfan7Participant]

NYCrealdeal, I do enjoy IT, but he is not on the same level as those guys. Very talented though. I kind of wish the judge who sentenced lil wayne to jail kept him in jail longer due to being a terrible rapper. I mean he is soooo bad. I can do exactly what he does. His rap is all similes. I am like _____ is how he starts stuff.

[mwardiaParticipant]

lil wayne to me is garbage… his songs have no meaning, no theme, no moral, no message, his ryhmes r okay, but hes not near the best rapper alive. pshhhh

[knicksfan7Participant]

well said mwardia. lil wayne is a sellout, plain and simple. If he ever had to free style with the real rap greats he would get smoked, SMOKED.

[mwardiaParticipant]

some people need to know what real hip/hop/ rap is.
Ill break it down
GOOD:
drake,
lupe
nas
pac
biggie
big L( cold punchlines phew)
immortal
krs one, etc
TRASH:
waka
gucci
wayne
baby (birdman)
to many guys r trash damn lol

[knicksfan7Participant]

If Big L, BIG, and Tupac were still alive they would probably kill themselves if they knew that lil wayne was a popular rapper, and considered a great one.

[mwardiaParticipant]

if pac, biggie and big l were alive, wayne woodnt b a rapper, he wood be a crack head without lryics

[MagikKnickParticipant]

Gucci Mane & Wacka Flocka dont even speak english, i dont know how people listen to them…

[PlatypusParticipant]

Biggie and Tupac all day

Has anyone heard ne-yo’s new song, beautiful monster, kinda sounds like michael jackson in it

[HaleParticipant]

Em killed it, like he usually does. Not afraid is sick as fuck. Recovery=best album of the year so far by a landslide.

[SpencerIsHawesome2Participant]

None of ems songs are really all that commercial… i dont think any of them will be played on the radio– wont back down with pink might be the worse one on the album—the one with rihanna isnt bad and fitting considering what the songs about

[plasticmanParticipant]

Most of the songs on the album are commercial sounding, at least way more than any other album. Over half the songs have a hook sung by an some type of rnb singer or what not….Wack…especially that song with Weezy on it. That should have been one of the bests moments of the album instead they decide to sample that stupid song from Night At the Roxbury.

[AshyLarryParticipant]

To be honest, i liked Drake alot more when he was on Degrassi

[BlueLacesParticipant]

Being from Minneapolis, I gotta throw Atmosphere and Brother Ali out there.

[OrangeJuiceJonesParticipant]

Nobody mentioned Little Brother. In case you don’t know about them, they were a hip-hop group from North Carolina. “The Minstrel Show,” “The Chittlin Circuit” and “The Listening” are all amazing albums.

[butidonthavemoney]

I liked the song Watch Me from the Minstrel Show.

I forgot to mention K-OS. After Lupe and NaS, K-OS is my favorite rapper.

[kaceyParticipant]

How come no one is talking about Master P?

Make ’em say uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

[OrangeJuiceJonesParticipant]

Na-na-nah-nah… Nah. Nah. Nuh-uh. NO.

[kaceyParticipant]

I listened to rap back when I was in high school such as Master P and just about everyone involved with him. Huge Eminem fan, especially the first two albums. I don’t even listen to rap anymore though, all rock music.

[MrAnalyst]

I respect your opinion man. Nah, I am not big into rap, but I atleast gave it a try, and people like Notorious B.I.G, Nas, Tupac, Eazy E, I have respect for and enjoy some songs. I respect people who atleast make beats and write intelligent lyrics and are not just popular because of popular opinion but have talent. I am not an Eminem fan, but I admit, atleast he has originality and his music, and is not like “everybody else”. But I respect your opinion and I get what you are saying about getting disappointed when comparing to legends, and I respect that you would give them a listen and not just be closed minded like most people. That’s a very good trait for life to not judge a book by it’s cover and I respect you for it man.

[MrAnalyst]

Even though I don’t like Eminem, I have respect for him. He is being himself, which is a human being, and a lot of his songs he will mention that life has it’s downs as well, and not just ups. He is a REAL person, and even though I don’t really like his music or lyrics, he is still being REAL, and I respect him for that. But now, people like Lil’ Wayne and stuff that just wrap about how amazing they are and just brag and brag and brag, I have no respect for whatsoever, because to me, they don’t seem like REAL people. They seem ignorant and arrogant, and they forget the place they came from, and how rough life used to be if they really went from rags to riches. If you are rich and wealthy, the more power to you and congratulations, but there is no need to brag about how rich you are. That is just annoying in my opinion, if it is in a rap song, or just a rich person that you are conversating with in the regular everyday world.

[xbadgerhustlerParticipant]

Brother Ali
Blu and Exile (ppl need to hear Blu) – “Below the Heavens” ~ one of the best albums ever
Nas
Jay-z
KANYE (before 808s)
Talib Kweli
Immortal Technique
Dead Prez
Murs
TI

^^ Top 10~ in no particular order.

Everybody loves Wale… He’s good, but not great

[MrET36TParticipant]

Im new on here but Lupe, Wiz, Cudi, J Cole, Drake, Young Money period, etc. are tha future.. Point Blank
Eminem is bak so…

[WrecklessParticipant]

I like Thank Me Later, as u can tell by my name. It was a decent debut album. Im a Kid cudi fan more than anything tho

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