Once your favorite rapper

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:06 am

This list is comprised of emcees that once were the heavy favorite among many of us. Some have created masterpieces and then pieces of shit.

Who on this list can you say was either once your favorite or if none, then at least the artists who you liked a lot at one time. Some may look at this as the 'who fell the hardest,' but I'm sure you get my point.

I'm sure I won't cover everyone's picks, so if there is an abundance of missed names, we'll just created poll #2.

zygmont2 · Post by **zygmont2** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:54 am

ice cube, although now that i think about it eminem is pretty up there too, i guess i just never liked him as much as ice cube

clark bent · Post by **clark bent** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 12:15 pm

cube and tip flip flop as my favorite one and two mc's of all-time

i voted cube tho as lately hes been my favorite

eternalreflection · Post by **eternalreflection** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:15 pm

from the list its a toss up between Cube and Nas .. go with Cube

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:31 pm

Went wit ras. Soul on ice was a classic. I wasnt really feelin the last bunch of tracks he did before he went to jail.

Primus · Post by **Primus** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 4:48 pm

a lot of these cats im still feelin(no homo) there is prolly two i dont maybe three i went with the basher of al quada al cracka

David · Post by **David** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:17 pm

i think this breaks down to ice cube if you were a big fan of rap music in 1992 and eminem if you didn't start being a real fan until a couple years later.

i put eminem. once my favorite, now his new stuff has tarnished my opinion of his old stuff.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:43 pm

David wrote:i put eminem. once my favorite, now his new stuff has tarnished my opinion of his old stuff.

Basically my thoughts exactly.

Jizzy · Post by **Jizzy** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:57 am

Ice Cube definitely. He WAS my favourite emcee but is probably my favourite of all time. If that makes sense?

neoteric · Post by **neoteric** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:02 pm

damn these results are interesting

cube WAS an incredible rapper

and 10% of yall voting for aesop, as your favourite MC ever??? wtf

Raphael De La Ghetto · Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:45 pm

It was between Nas and Em for me. I picked em, but the Eminem show and encore are some of the worst pieces of music my ears have ever heard.
I wish he would do shit like back in the SSLP where he had creative and witty lines and a couple tracks like Rock Bottom where he spits some real shit.

The ILLatino · Post by **The ILLatino** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:16 pm

theaggravatedjew · Post by **theaggravatedjew** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:44 pm

i voted jay z although i dont think he fell off like other cats on the list

intellicon · Post by **intellicon** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:09 pm

David wrote:i think this breaks down to ice cube if you were a big fan of rap music in 1992 and eminem if you didn't start being a real fan until a couple years later.

i disagree.
1987-1991, chuck d with krs a close second.
1991-1997 krs.
1997-1999 el-p/canibus
1999-2001 eminem/canibus
2000-2002 aesop/canibus

but that's just me. ice cube was so dope from 1988-1995, definately a contender for a longevity list, but was never my favorite emcee.

they've all made pieces of shit since, but eminem gets the prize for the award winning dump he just took. canibus, el-p and aesop will still make brilliant music again.... one day.

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Sat Nov 20, 2004 8:14 pm

q-tip

Magneto · Post by **Magneto** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:13 am

"I go in a Party bumpin Nasty Nas' new song" - Eminem

In that order...

AXEWOUNDFISTER · Post by **AXEWOUNDFISTER** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 1:50 am

can't believe all the em votes...

Smithee · Post by **Smithee** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:44 am

tough choice between Cube & Snoop, but I went w/ Cube.

Conspiracy · Post by **Conspiracy** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:37 pm

I voted for Eminem tho cuz of "American Psycho" and "365" and his 'it's only fair to warn....i was born with a set of horns' verse.
He is a god, but he is also a fallen angel to the temptations of pussy, money and silly comedy [where you can be a total buffoon and nothing really matters].

Ice Cube is TRULY of a far higher quality than everybody on that list other that Chuck D. He should be the richest MC in the west coast...

Ras Kass is really good, for making 'Soul On Ice'. The Diamond D remix was KILLER!!!!!!!!!

OK then Q-Tip also has high quality and good quantity plus some stamina/longevity in his shit. if he is still doing that Tribe reunion. And Snoop is too too fucking dope, especially with ALL THEM ALBUMS he has dropped. DAMN, Snoop....... word.

go to www.soundclick.com/conspiracysupreme and leave a message after hearing the songs!

muthafucking Conspiracy.>

Sebastian gets busy · Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:31 pm

ice cube

admiral · Post by **admiral** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:51 pm

I went with Cube because AMW and DC are 2 of the most pressing, hard-hitting albums of all time (with the latter being one of the best things music has ever done). To go from that to shit like "We be Clubbin'" is like driving off the side of the Grand fuckin' Canyon. Eminem was good, but never Ice Cube good. Chuck D is still dope (There's a Poison Going On was mad underrated) but has also never strayed from what got him to where he is today.

I also think you have to have more than one dope album under your belt to gain this title (a la Ras Kass and Eminem)

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:13 pm

Prodigy. I used to love almost every song he did, now I struggle to find one I like.

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:30 pm

David wrote:i think this breaks down to ice cube if you were a big fan of rap music in 1992 and eminem if you didn't start being a real fan until a couple years later.

A couple years later? So somebody who started becoming a "serious" fan of hip hop in 94/95 is likely to have considered Eminem their favorite rapper at one time? Uhhhh...

Don't you mean somebody who started listening to rap in '97 or '98? And I assume you're referring to yourself there.

RacquetballGangsta · Post by **RacquetballGangsta** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:51 pm

i put mos def as far as the poll.

aceyalone would be my addition.

Nowell's Soul · Post by **Nowell's Soul** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:26 pm

Lance Goodthrust · Post by **Lance Goodthrust** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:59 pm

Ice Cube got me listening to hip-hop. Dopest MC there was in the late 80's early 90's. Even his early acting roles were dope. Now he's doing shit commercial music, sequels, and family movies. What happened to the angriest motherfucker who ever put words to wax? I don't know, but I miss him a lot.

Kilgore786 · Post by **Kilgore786** » Thu Nov 25, 2004 1:27 pm

Allan Smithee wrote:tough choice between Cube & Snoop, but I went w/ Cube.

ILL SEER · Post by **ILL SEER** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:43 pm

interesting poll. i was gonna go with cube but then realized that even when i was bumpin him i wouldn't have said he was my favourite rapper when asked as i would've still went with Chuck D or Rakim or KRS ONE.

i notice people keep mention Chuck but i don't see him on the list.

so i guess i won't vote.

oracle21 · Post by **oracle21** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:13 pm

maybe cube will mount an amazing comeback

T-Wrex · Post by **T-Wrex** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 9:39 pm

after reading the topic header, first thing that came to mind was Bone Thugs N Harmony and LL Cool J.. which neither made the list.. maybe save for poll #2?.. but.. i went with Snoop here..

Once your favorite rapper

Your previous favorite rapper from the list

Once your favorite rapper

Ice cube is pretty much all you need