Rapper of the 2000s: Round 2, part 2

Rabbi Jihadovich · Post by **Rabbi Jihadovich** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:40 am

crooked I can flow

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:44 am

Joe Budden is corny.

The Frankest · Post by **The Frankest** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:53 am

Rabbi Jihadovich wrote:crooked I can flow

Money Gripp wrote:Joe Budden is corny.

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:59 am

can't believe either of these guys won their first round matchups, but Budden makes better sogns.

rooski · Post by **rooski** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:09 pm

Budden

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:15 pm

Two of the most insignificant rappers ever.

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:57 pm

I like Joe Budden better.

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:04 pm

West coast bias.

sun ra · Post by **sun ra** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:06 pm

not a fan, but went with budden for his girl.

Yohan · Post by **Yohan** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:59 pm

I really like both MC's. They should not win this tourney, but I think it's justified they won their matchups.

Crooked has the better flow and lyrically Crooked and Budden are close to eachother. Personally, I think Buddens has the better tracks though.

Went with Joe Budden.

The Grand Incredible · Sat May 02, 2009 2:52 pm

Voss · Post by **Voss** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:08 pm

Exactly what Yohan said.

Magneto · Post by **Magneto** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:17 pm

"Knock on wood like Hank Gathers head"

"I'm like Bin Laden, about to change the whole view of New York"

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:20 pm

Magneto wrote:"Knock on wood like Hank Gathers head"

"I'm like Bin Laden, about to change the whole view of New York"

That's fuckin' brilliant. Give this guy a Nobel Prize.

starks · Post by **starks** » Sun May 03, 2009 4:17 am

budden

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:30 am

Magneto wrote:"Knock on wood like Hank Gathers head"

"I'm like Bin Laden, about to change the whole view of New York"

But isn't that what Buddens does? Like all the time. He takes a rather obscure or fresh sports reference and throws it in the mix. It's almost his signature style like Erick Sermon is name droppin "like."

Magneto · Post by **Magneto** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:35 am

Philaflava wrote:
Magneto wrote:"Knock on wood like Hank Gathers head"

"I'm like Bin Laden, about to change the whole view of New York"
But isn't that what Buddens does? Like all the time. He takes a rather obscure or fresh sports reference and throws it in the mix. It's almost his signature style like Erick Sermon is name droppin "like."

That's not all he does, but he definitely is a sports referencing type of MC. His punchlines usually revolve around sports or current events.

"Try to fly high like Jim Jones, end up like Cory Lidle"

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:37 am

That's one of the ones that came to mind. He stays watching the news and goes into the studio immediately that night to drop a freestyle and capitalize on whatever just happened that would get a laugh.

Bun B is similar in that extent but not nearly as obsessed with this as Joe is.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:39 am

And I believe he dropped a Corey Lidle line twice, right? That Wings freestyle was the first.

Magneto · Post by **Magneto** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:56 am

Philaflava wrote:That's one of the ones that came to mind. He stays watching the news and goes into the studio immediately that night to drop a freestyle and capitalize on whatever just happened that would get a laugh.

Bun B is similar in that extent but not nearly as obsessed with this as Joe is.

Yeah, but it's not like he just says random lines to get a buzz like Chino XL or Eminem, he actually makes it into a clever punch line. Like that Jeter/A-Rod metaphor to him and Jay-Z, is still the best one I've ever heard, I think, in terms of sports references.

JustDuWitt · Post by **JustDuWitt** » Sun May 03, 2009 4:18 pm

both are criminally overrated.

crooked i gonna be eligable for next decades tournament too lol

True King · Post by **True King** » Sun May 03, 2009 5:42 pm

Budden. I had originally wrote him off after his debut lp but he impressed me with the Mood Muzik tapes.

tough one though, Crooked is a beast

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:52 am

blastmaster wrote:Two of the most insignificant rappers ever.

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:35 pm

Not voting. Fuck this poll.

Kojak · Post by **Kojak** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:11 pm

Budden has to be one of internet's favorite rappers, at least he was during the last 4 years, but he failed to impress me with almost anything. I think most of Budden's current news/sport related punchlines probably won't make sense to kids ten years from now, he's using it too much, name dropping to such extent is corny as Budden in general is. I'm voting for Crooked even though I heard less from him and I'm still not really a fan, but he seems to be more focused on just killing tracks instead of trying to hard with pretentious writing, plus Budden sounds more annoying and flows wacker.

Magneto · Post by **Magneto** » Mon May 04, 2009 5:31 pm

DLG wrote:
blastmaster wrote:Two of the most insignificant rappers ever.

Definite significant...

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:32 pm

Magneto wrote:
DLG wrote:
blastmaster wrote:Two of the most insignificant rappers ever.
Definite significant...

Assuming you meant 'define'... THEY DONT MATTER.

Magneto · Post by **Magneto** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:59 pm

blastmaster wrote:
Magneto wrote:
DLG wrote:
blastmaster wrote:Two of the most insignificant rappers ever.
Definite significant...
Assuming you meant 'define'... THEY DONT MATTER.

I was actually say "Definitely significant". They matter. They aren't T.I or Lil Wayne, but they also ain't fucking Jamal or Apache. But let's say what you're saying is true, that doesn't make them inferior rappers.

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:06 pm

Jamal >>> these schmucks

At least he's recorded something that has greater staying power than 2 weeks.

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