Rappers that just never lived up to their expectations

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Thu May 12, 2011 4:53 pm

Req wrote:
blastmaster wrote:Choclair was way better than Saukrates.
nohohohohohohoho

no

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hScPn9UtkGo >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *

Bare Witness>>>>>

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu May 12, 2011 4:54 pm

mindbender's ex gf is the only one qualified to judge between chocolair and saukrates

cheap shots?

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Thu May 12, 2011 5:18 pm

Philaflava wrote:
siLLy KiD wrote:
Philaflava wrote:
SonnyCookout wrote:I totally agree about Saukretes. He's an ill rapper, singer and producer, but there is hardly any discography to back it up.
The minute he hooked up with Redman his career officially ended.
kinda strange...i'm sure in his mind he thought it was his big break...whata u think happened?
Redman hasn't been right since the mid 90s.

gonna haveta respectfully disagree with you there...that live from the bricks mixtape in like 2006/7 or whatever was HEATTTTTT!!! I wasn't all the mad at the blackout part 2 either...

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:00 pm

Rob Banks wrote:I'm a fan of Rapper Noyd but he didn't reach his expectations. First of all, I respect being able to make music 15 years but this isn't the NBA--being in the game 15 years isn't super difficult, especially when you don't sell records for 13 of them. Channel Live still make records! Expectations were high after his verse on "Just Step (Give Up The Goods)". I like his Tommy Boy album but most people don't give a shit. And all those Landspeed albums or whatever shit he's released lately... Even the most die hard rap fans would struggle to name those albums.

I agree for the most part, but Queens Chronicles was pretty fucking good.

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:32 pm

Not that i was expecting him to have some sort of great career but I was always a little let down that Al Shid didn't put out more music.
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Anyone got any info on whatever happened to him?

Vlad Analogue · Post by **Vlad Analogue** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:33 pm

Sauce Money?

Mic Geronimo?

LA the Darkman?

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:35 pm

Ralph Dog

step one · Post by **step one** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:42 pm

a lot of people are missing the point and just listing rappers they liked years ago that fell off or gave up.

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:52 pm

step one wrote:a lot of people are missing the point and just listing rappers they liked years ago that fell off or gave up.

umm....i think that is the point...lol. I would say that falling off or giving up falls into the same category of not living up to expectations.

step one · Post by **step one** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:31 pm

siLLy KiD wrote:
step one wrote:a lot of people are missing the point and just listing rappers they liked years ago that fell off or gave up.
umm....i think that is the point...lol. I would say that falling off or giving up falls into the same category of not living up to expectations.

no, its a different thing.

if you take someone like Mic Geronimo or Big Noyd who dropped some decent music when they first came out, did anyone really have expectations that they'd go onto to greater things? They're good rappers (although coud be considered 'average' given the high standards of the 90s) but I dont think anyone can seriously say they thought they'd ever reach the levels that someone like Jay Z, Nas or MF Doom (for example) has. Someone like Mos Def or Method Man maybe had that potential though.

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:36 pm

Hey guys whatever happened to The Bad Seed?

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:36 pm

Hey guys whatever happened to The Bad Seed?

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:57 pm

Blockhead wrote:Not that i was expecting him to have some sort of great career but I was always a little let down that Al Shid didn't put out more music.
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Yeah man, I was actually a fan of his a while back. All his guest verses on them Zone records were rugged. I was under the impression, after he dropped those solo singles, he was gonna drop a J Zone produced album.
And, at the time, I was getting tired of Zone beats and was hoping Shid would rap over different beats.

Now, I'd be pretty damn happy to hear an Al Shid album produced by J Zone.

Versive · Post by **Versive** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:04 pm

Thun wrote:Am I the only one who really likes Use Your Confusion?

No, it's a great record. Shit, I even like the The Love Deluxe Movement. And Prince Among Thieves has mad legendary Brewin verses too.

I suspect he'll one day resurface to drop a classic solo album before quickly disappearing again on some brown Bobby Fischer shit.

Pizon · Post by **Pizon** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:14 pm

step one wrote:I dont think anyone can seriously say they thought they'd ever reach the levels that someone like Jay Z, Nas or MF Doom (for example) has.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:35 pm

al-shid became a concious rapper down the line right, or am i thinking of someone else?

The Afronaut · Post by **The Afronaut** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:54 pm

J-Zone belongs in this thread himself.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:55 pm

Mo Cheeks wrote:Hey guys whatever happened to The Bad Seed?

He disappeared like he was suppose to.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Thu May 12, 2011 9:28 pm

Versive wrote:
Thun wrote:Am I the only one who really likes Use Your Confusion?

No, it's a great record. Shit, I even like the The Love Deluxe Movement. And Prince Among Thieves has mad legendary Brewin verses too.

I suspect he'll one day resurface to drop a classic solo album before quickly disappearing again on some brown Bobby Fischer shit.

Word. Use Your Confusion is excellent, imo. Or at least about half of the tracks are unfuckwittable. Always chaps my ass(pause) when it doesn't show up on any "best LP of the 2000s" lists.

drizzle wrote:al-shid became a concious rapper down the line right, or am i thinking of someone else?

I think you mean someone else. I think he just disappeared. I can't see him going the happy go conscious route. Never know, though.

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu May 12, 2011 10:58 pm

It's a shame cuz dude can rap.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Thu May 12, 2011 11:21 pm

Smitty wrote:

It's a shame cuz dude can rap.

Disagree with his inclusion, as he has put out fantastic music as recently as October. Sure, he is no longer a major label artist, but that has nothing to do with his music.

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Thu May 12, 2011 11:37 pm

Kurupt?

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:00 am

A Kid wrote:Kurupt?

I never had suuuuper high hopes for him, but I'll back that pick.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:07 am

Torture/Sensational never really took off like he could have after Crazy Wisdom Masters shit. His first couple albums were dope, but i bet im the only person outside of germany who owns them.

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:34 am

siLLy KiD wrote:
A Kid wrote:Kurupt?
I never had suuuuper high hopes for him, but I'll back that pick.

he was just on another level on Dogg Food and other projects around that time. he still has a few decent albums in his catalog but nothing lyrically or vocally on the level of his performance on Dogg Food...was it the sherm?

ScholarWenis · Post by **ScholarWenis** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:02 am

I expected more from these 2:

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Kid That's Lifeless · Post by **Kid That's Lifeless** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:07 am

ScholarWenis wrote:I expected more from these 2:

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truthaddict · Post by **truthaddict** » Fri May 13, 2011 1:31 am

Kid That's Lifeless wrote:
ScholarWenis wrote:I expected more from these 2:

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christian from austin · Fri May 13, 2011 3:56 am

siah just got lucky and made one good ass song everyone knows that right
i wish ngafsh albums were better. something about the choruses and beat choices. i skip alot of his tracks but i think his rapping is the shit
rifleman is technically good as well but i cant jam his albums either for one reason or another
yungbuk from psychodrama
method man
chu from project blowed
freestyle fellowship
dj shadow
tommy wright iii doesnt put out enough music
playa fly still waiting
AL-D
Wood
Grace
half dead org

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dont feel like going into it about this topic

siLLy KiD · Post by **siLLy KiD** » Fri May 13, 2011 5:48 am

A Kid wrote:
siLLy KiD wrote:
A Kid wrote:Kurupt?
I never had suuuuper high hopes for him, but I'll back that pick.
he was just on another level on Dogg Food and other projects around that time. he still has a few decent albums in his catalog but nothing lyrically or vocally on the level of his performance on Dogg Food...was it the sherm?

it was probly cuz he was a follwer...not a leader....and dint stay off the next mans dick...shoulda stuck with the 6-0's.....not them otha ho's...cuz they went up in him...only cuz he let em...