MC's/groups who should have blown up more?

blessingindisguise · Post by **blessingindisguise** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:46 am

גit might blow up but it wont go popג De la soul

1. P.A. ..straight no chase and my life your entertainment were both dope albums. Somehow they always seemed one hit away from being big. It didn't help Goodie mobb גstill standingג and Outkast's third classic album גAquemeniג were dropped the same year from the same city taking a lot of shine.

**Recommened listening: גstraight no chaseג and גmy life your entertainmentג

2. Dirty...Same thing with PA though in my opinion didn't have as dope production. Repping Alabama they have a solid catalouge just that one hit from capturing the Public imo.

**Recomended listening: גKeep it pimp and gangstaג and גHood storiesג

3. Reed dollaz- was killing mixtapes like 3 years ago with heavy punches and lyricism. He was suppose to blow cause Cassidy was fading away and State property weren't popping like they were. Now the Philly focus mainly on Meek millz.

** Recommended listening: Any of his mixtapes.

4. Papooseגhad all the skill and the content but maybe too many mixtapes. Even had a Kool g rap co-sign. Plus his deal with Jive fell through and he kept putting out mixtapes instead of saying fuck it and drop an album after getting exposure on Busta rhyme גtouch itג remix and Jennie ortega's pop song. He was a victim of the time when snap bullshit was popular.

** Recommended listening גa moment of silenceג and גWar and peaceג

5. Natureגafter blazing verses on Noreaga גbanned from tvג and the Firm platinum selling album he was suppose to blow. Not to mention a Nas co-sign. His first album was ight. Trackmasters and Lord jamar laced him but something was missing. Then the disaster Wild gremlinz dropped and people stopped caring.

** Recommended listening גfor all seasonsג

6. Cuban linxגג24kג should have been released but I heard Fat joe blackballed him after they had beef. Shame it had some bangers on there like גMen of businessג, the late great big pun tunnel banger גtoe to toeג, and touching גflowers for the deadג. Ladies were feeling him and he had a lot of exposure with Terror squad and even his song גStill Telling liesג got some spins on rap city back in the day. What a waste.

** Recommended listening ג24kג and גChain reactionג

7. RBX---Had he not gone against what made him have a following on "The chronic" and went in a more east coast direction on RBX files he woulda sold more units. Plus stayed on Death row records he woulda been alright. He took too long between albums. How can u get signed to Death row and Aftermath and still don't drop is beyond me.

**Recommended listening "RBX files" various guest appearances on "Chronic"

8. JuiceגPhila already had a post on this but it was a shame he waited so long to drop his album. After some dope 12' singles including the heartfelt גSincerelyג and גIn the trenchesג, a verse on Binary star, and serving Eminem during Scribble jam he was poised for greatness. Still he's one of the best Chi-town MC's to come out of the windy city.

** Recommended listening ג100 percent juiceג and גtip of the icebergג

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starks · Post by **starks** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:26 am

disagree with everyone on that list

papoose? fucking l-o-l

step one · Post by **step one** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:14 am

definitely some questionable names on that list but

starks wrote: papoose? fucking l-o-l

Not liking him is fair enough but you cant deny that after signing a million dollar deal with jive and getting features and co-signs all over the place he shouldve blown up.

also

blessingindisguise wrote: How can u get signed to Death row and Aftermath and still don't drop is beyond me.

Really?

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:58 am

step one wrote: also

blessingindisguise wrote: How can u get signed to Death row and Aftermath and still don't drop is beyond me.
Really?

Couldn't you say the same thing about Jive?

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:58 am

Oh, and the Outsidaz. Lock thread.

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:20 am

every rapper in history

Dap · Post by **Dap** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:56 am

i agree with juice. i mean he would never have any mainstream appeal but i think he should be have been a lot bigger than he is

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:10 am

Thun wrote:Outsidaz. Lock thread.

self · Post by **self** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:36 am

lodeck

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:43 am

self wrote:lodeck

No.

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:48 am

i'll second Juice...what actually happened to dude? last thing i remember was the album with the handful of cash on the cover..then some black wall street cat stole his name and that was the end of it..

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:54 am

I agree with P.A.
That album was dope and it came out when the south was really killing shit. I always thought it woulda taken off on some level.

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:57 am

Blockhead wrote:I agree with P.A.
That album was dope and it came out when the south was really killing shit. I always thought it woulda taken off on some level.

Outkast affiliates not named Goodie Mob are not allowed to blow up.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:00 pm

Thun wrote:
Blockhead wrote:I agree with P.A.
That album was dope and it came out when the south was really killing shit. I always thought it woulda taken off on some level.
Outkast affiliates not named Goodie Mob are not allowed to blow up.

Tell that to the Youngbloodz , Slimm Calhoun and...oh wait...forget it.

Rob Banks · Post by **Rob Banks** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:20 pm

Cosign on Da Outsidaz.

How about Camp Lo- should they not be bigger?

Dirty Face Angels, Question Mark Asylum, Real Live...

self · Post by **self** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:01 pm

Thun wrote:
self wrote:lodeck
No.

i would be the guy to mention lodeck ay... might have had a mild case of the borks
fair enough though. still though i think he was dope enough to be as big some of his contemporaries(atoms,defjux other indy rap rap) during say the early to middle 2000's

I agree with you on the outsidaz 4 sure
what happened there...

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:17 pm

i think the outz just smoked alot of weed

at least that what it always seemed like..they stayed high and let their time pass them by

PopeyeJones · Post by **PopeyeJones** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:17 pm

Echo Leader wrote:
Thun wrote:Outsidaz. Lock thread.

I might narrow down to Young Zee, but yeah.

ALASKA · Post by **ALASKA** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:13 pm

I thought Ray Cash was going to get somewhat big.

Camp Lo was a good call. Ski's production alone should have made them bigger. I think people were confused by their attire, it was very rhinestone cowboy meets homothug

The Afronaut · Post by **The Afronaut** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:37 pm

ALASKA wrote:Camp Lo was a good call. Ski's production alone should have made them bigger. I think people were confused by their attire, it was very rhinestone cowboy meets homothug

I always wished Camp Lo and Hangar 18 wouldve done a joint together. Ive always felt there were parallels between the two groups.

Sucka Ducka · Post by **Sucka Ducka** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:01 pm

ERULE

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:08 pm

I heard that dude Juice for the first time the other night, and shit BLEW MY FUCKING MIND

self · Post by **self** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:16 pm

The Afronaut wrote:
ALASKA wrote:Camp Lo was a good call. Ski's production alone should have made them bigger. I think people were confused by their attire, it was very rhinestone cowboy meets homothug
I always wished Camp Lo and Hangar 18 wouldve done a joint together. Ive always felt there were parallels between the two groups.

THIS

The Rapping Coffin · Post by **The Rapping Coffin** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:27 pm

Fabo.

Spaceship Man should have been a smash.

Mindbender Futurama · Post by **Mindbender Futurama** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:13 pm

Thun wrote:Outsidaz.

yes.

and Nature, hell yes. Whatchu talkin bout Willises? dude was as nice as Nas AND AZ in his prime.

you know you gotta add AZ to the list.

word the fuck up to the person who said ERULE. that guy was a superstar long before his time.

also Self Scientific.

Saafir.

Thirstin Howell the Third.

Bubba Sparkxxx (seriously, dude could rap)

Elzhi

Tech N9ne (it's finally happening)

Twista

The Indelibles

Pharoahe Monch

Sha Stimuli (painfully slept on)

this list could go on forever

thatkidnero · Post by **thatkidnero** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:34 pm

step one wrote:definitely some questionable names on that list but

starks wrote: papoose? fucking l-o-l
Not liking him is fair enough but you cant deny that after signing a million dollar deal with jive and getting features and co-signs all over the place he shouldve blown up.

That's more of an example of just how wack he was/is.

I thought Field Mob were gonna get something going when they signed with Luda.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:39 pm

How the FUCK E. Mackey didn't blow up off of this shit a few years back is beyond human comprehension.

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If that isn't a radio smash, I don't know what is.

Also, I would have bet money that Wes Fif would be big by now. BOB snaked his ass.

Versive · Post by **Versive** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:05 pm

Juggaknots

Me Still · Post by **Me Still** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:08 pm

Natural Elements

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:41 pm

twista went platinum & had a #1 billboard hit. how much bigger could he have gotten?

bubba sparxx also went gold & had a top 10 billboard hit