Dope.

Chilla's third round was fucking fire.

:rofl: at the efforts to downplay the obvious role of racism in Macklemore's victory in this thread. The general absurdity of the Grammys, and your personal opinion of Mindbender, are irrelevant to that larger issue. The reality is that, within your own niche-market backpack subcultures, many of you...

Although I don't often agree with Stanley Crouch (especially about hip hop), he captured the spirit of what Macklemore represents as well as well as anyone in a decade-old column about overrated white jazz artists: http://jazztimes.com/articles/19802-putting-the-white-man-in-charge Substitute the LG...

Damn.

This feels like a semi-RIP, although as others have pointed out, he may still record some dope material. I feel bad for his family, but whatever happens he's obviously secured his status as one of the greats.

AWAE wrote:

This whole track is an embarrassment. Necro is horrible, and G Rap should know better.

The real question is: why is G Rap fucking with Necro is 2013? It's sad.

ardamus wrote:Charron - B.E.T. Cypher Verse 2013 *MOD'S CHOICE*

Clear evidence that he was skipped because he lacks wit and basic skills. His "reverse racism" gambit is a desperate attempt to boost views, and should be ignored as such.

If this were a black MC making the same accusations about white TV producers, conservatives would be the first to say he's playing the "race card." But apparently white people can't play the race card, so we all need to give his publicity stunt a sober hearing. I sometimes wish there were real (not ...

Agreed that MURS won, though it's a pretty boring battle for the most part to be frank. Part of that is because the DJs gave them incredibly shitty beats. Not sure about MURS vs Megabusive. Did I dream it or was there footage of an Aceyalone vs Megabusive battle getting out of hand and resulting in...

I hadn't listened to that Murs vs Insomniac battle in years, but thanks for posting it. Murs SERVED that corny motherfucker, and it was clearly all off the top. While I'm not a fan of a lot of his crew's shit, Murs is underrated, as a writer but especially as a freestyler/battler. Speaking of which,...

Anybody remember the Fat Jack Cater to the DJ comp? "Life or Death" and "Drive Safe" are great Busdriver songs, from his early-2000s peak. He's also one of the best freestylers I've ever seen live. That said, most of his recorded work in the last decade is unlistenable. I agree with Popeye. Pure and...

People, let's focus on the main issue. Like other rappers of his class/race/market segment, he denounced "bling rap" and "the mainstream" during the Jansport phase of his career, when it was convenient to do so. Now, given half a chance, he is scrambling for corporate access. Whatever naive fans in ...

Forgive the 90s terminology, but here goes.

"backpacker"

Das Racist
Celph Titled
Jurassic Five
The Streets
Black Milk
Macklemore

"mainstream"

Ice T
Xzibit
P-Diddy
50 Cent
Eve
Jin
Paul Wall
Shop Boyz

I expected Arcane to win but I had no idea that Dizaster would out-Canibus Canibus. Diz got bodied by Arcane (or Caustic's?) c material because he's a silly emotional faggot. Not really. All issues of ghostwriting aside, the bars Arcane spit were mildly entertaining at best, and so predictable that...

This list succeeds in little more than proving that the hackneyed, tokenistic backpacker mindset of those who dominated sales at sandboxautomatic.com a decade ago is alive and well.

This is almost like an HHI list with an extra few drops of melanin for flavor.

Just bought this shit, and it knocks.

I liked For the Glory and Lord of the Fly, but Exalted is miles ahead of those albums. Nacho really is killing shit over dope beats right now.

Medusa's voice itself :rofl: I've seen her live, and the phrase that describes her best is "bossy as fuck." LOL. She's an average lyricist, IMO, but she her delivery does have a lot of personality. Michee Mee is dope-looking, but I am not sold on her rhyme skills. That's the problem with most femal...

T Love on "Heavyweights Round 2"
Queen Herawin on Juggaknots, "Who Makes it Hot"
Stahhr on Micranots, "Visualistic"

Album needs only Necro production and only G Rap rapping. Anything else would be uncivilized and unlistenable. I dunno...judging from that song,Necro is a better rapper than G rap in 2012. You seem too intelligent to hold this opinion. Say what you will about G Rap, but his discography justifies fu...

Having actually watched the battle now, I agree with those who said Diz is running out of ideas. I also agree with Cash's point that a lot of these cats lack the rhythm and breath control to shine even semi-brilliantly using actual mics over beats. That's why so few of these champions make music wor...

bendy you realize that's a joke tumblr account someone made right? Could anybody actually read that and see the handiwork of Canibus? The fact that it was entertaining, and at times hilarious, was the most obvious giveaway. As easy to lampoon as Canibus has always been, "Making a Name for Ourselves...

I like how he starts running out of ideas about halfway through, and shifts from X-Files reruns to Apocalypto imagery: This man was kind enough to help me escape but eventually I was hit with some type of dart in the back of my neck and the last thing I remember was falling on the back of my head (h...

Been listening to Psalm One lately. Dope.

I appreciate COOLH's reasoned defense of BT, but I can't agree. I disliked it when it came out, gave it another try years later and still disliked it, and dislike it even more when I listen to it today. These things obviously come down to subjective preferences, but for me, his cadence and delivery ...

Employee wrote:
Quality verse, yeah, but it feels out of place. MURS and Sunspot Jonz both kind of ruin this track if you let them.

I won't usually defend Sunspot Jonz, but I always liked this:

Talkin bout shit you never gon' do
Thirty-five broke but cool
Walkin ya baby daughter to school
BEYATCH!!!!

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From a Youtube comment on one of his videos: "7 years ago, Eminem was the reason I started listening to rap.. But it's because of artists like Macklemore that I still listen to it today. This is true rap." I think that about sums it up. "True rap," in this case, isn't defined by originality or skil...

Word the fuck up.