kool g rap's live and let die vs.

Bring Back The Tempo · Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:30 am

ice cube's death certificate.

which album wins?

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:22 am

Probably Death Certificate, even though Ice Cub wasn't 2/3rds the emcee Kool G Rap was.

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:33 am

"Death certificate"
far more consistent

If "live and let die" had the remix of "on the run" on there though...

clark bent · Post by **clark bent** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:20 am

come on now...not even close...then again not many albums can stand up to DC

oh and cube>>>>>>>g rap

cube=goat

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 11:53 am

Hell no.

1. KRS
2. Rakim
3. G Rap
4. Ice Cube
5. BDK

Diggedy · Post by **Diggedy** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 12:31 pm

"Two To The Head" is one of my favorite all-time posse cuts.

Bring Back The Tempo · Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:02 pm

clark bent wrote:come on now...not even close...then again not many albums can stand up to DC

oh and cube>>>>>>>g rap

cube=goat

i donno man...this one's close...the beats is similar (and by that I mean the actual sound and the qualitiy)...the approach that the rappers took are similar (that storytelling steez). i think it all comes down to who you prefer. i like cube and kool g rap equally but as far as actual skillz go, g rap is the man. "live and let live" is the winner for me..

Bring Back The Tempo · Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:05 pm

Diggedy wrote:"Two To The Head" is one of my favorite all-time posse cuts.

on the really real, the Funkadelic sample is killer

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:27 pm

I like Live & Let Die is a dope album but its not worth this much http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 63-9913730

Death Certificate is better by the way

Galvatron78 · Post by **Galvatron78** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:36 pm

it's ill because a lot of the students i go to school with now are so into that "Thug Shit" and then when I tell em' about G-Rap and recommend this album and 456 they say "I don't wanna hear that shit it's too old" ...I dunno I'd rather hear G-Rap over 50 and Dipset anyday......mufuckas don't respect pioneers...but anyway I choose DC over this tho' this was a no contest ....not much is fuckin' with Death Certificate...

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:35 pm

Combo7 wrote:Probably Death Certificate, even though Ice Cub wasn't 2/3rds the emcee Kool G Rap was.

Your opinions are usually on-point, but such a ridiculous statement suggests that you need to chill out on the crack cocaine, homie...

zygmontone · Post by **zygmontone** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:29 pm

Galvatron78 wrote: ....not much is fuckin' with Death Certificate...

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 12:30 am

Money Gripp wrote:
Combo7 wrote:Probably Death Certificate, even though Ice Cub wasn't 2/3rds the emcee Kool G Rap was.
Your opinions are usually on-point, but such a ridiculous statement suggests that you need to chill out on the crack cocaine, homie...

haha, fair enough. I think I hold G Rap in higher regard than most people do, and I thought 2/3rds was enough of a a fraction to give Cube. To me, Cube was a better writer but G Rap had the superior technical skills and vivid storytelling ability.

clark bent · Post by **clark bent** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:40 am

but G Rap had the superior technical skills and vivid storytelling ability.

ill give you technical skills whatever the fuck that means...but theres never been a better storyteller than cube

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:22 am

Technical skills as in flow, voice, etc., the tangible aspects related to one's rapping ability, disregarding the content of the lyrics.

And I think "Great Train Robbery" and "Operation CB" alone make G Rap a superior storyteller to Cube.

clark bent · Post by **clark bent** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:37 am

cubes 'story' songs >g raps career

dopeman
cant fade me
dirty mack
once upon a time...
who got the camera
gangsta fairytale 1 & 2
whos the mack
summer vacation (best storytellin cut of all-time)
what can i do
steady mobbin
nappy dugout
it was a good day
bird in a hand
look whos burnin
dumb shit

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 11:52 am

I was just about to amend my post to say that you could probably list plenty of legitimate Ice Cube examples as well. I think it basically comes down to personal preference. I just like G Rap's style better I guess.