What genre do u think presents the best songs, me personally i like the dirty south cuz T.I. is one of the best rappers who ever lived. so is lil' wayne..............but also the west is cool with snoop, ice cube and dre
shareits hard to decide between west and east...mid 90's id say it was the west when pac and biggie were still alive (both spectacular rappers)...now, id say its more east coast...that being said, the dirty south is pretty weak
sharethe south is the worst rap ever. The only talented ones are Outkast and Ludacris is decent. West coast is best but then pac died and it went downhill but at its peak no one could touch the west.
shareI agree, the dirty south is horrible( of course the exception of 2 live crew), but outkas and ludacris seem to have the most talent down there.
The east coast started rap, and the sugarhill gang, grandmaster flash, kurtis blow, and russel simmions took it from the streets, condensed it, and put it into music. Then run dmc, beastie boys, whodini, and eric b and rakim brought it along. I believe it was at its peak in the late 80\'s
The west coast was purely gangsta rap and i think started with Too Short or another rapper before him. Then it exploded with nwa, ice cube, dr dre, snoop dogg, and tupac.
I like east coast and west coast at their best.
Johnnie Red neat, ok, do it, Do It.
as of right now i cant say. All rap from the south is basically PoP rap. Ludicris is alright, along with outkast, but lil wayne is the best rapper down there, and i think papoose is from down there to maybe hes east coast cant remember. Immortal technique being one of the only alive east coasters I like. There may be a few other but none come to mind.
West Coast is kinda dead as of now but I like Dre, Snoop.
You seem to forget Midwest, well i wouldnt say its dominant but Bone Thugz n Harmony comes from Ohio.
My Favorite alive rappers are -Immortal Technique, and LiL Wayne.
I also like people like Mos Deaf and Talib Kwalib (not exactly spelled like that)
but they can come out with some good music. Papoose isnt to big, but that man is crazy on the mic
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grannyblu...have you ever heard TI rap live? He is garbage. It must take them a month to edit and enhance his tracks. He is bad. The dirty south is absolutely horrible, except Ludacris and Bubba Sparxxx. East Coast is were it is at today. No debate.
sharefootballspy, I believe Papoose is from new york, he's got the burroughs tattooed on his hand. As for the best, While i enjoy dirt south music, lyrically it can't stand with the other rap styles, not saying that someone from the south can't have substance behing his lyrics, I'm just judging as a whole. I like to go to clubs and dance and thats where the dirty south comes in, with snapping and leaning or whatever little dance is hot at the moment. I've always liked mos Def, Kweli, and Common. And lately I've been going through alot of DJ mixtapes and thats more of an east coast - new york thing. If I had to chose one, i would have to go the East.
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it helped kill rap thats for sure...crunk to be symbolizes the end (when a guy can make millions off of three words, you know the whole form has degenerated)
but rappers like 50 and the rest of his G-Unit clan put another nail in rap's coffin with every song
to build on some other stuff that has been previously said, East Coast is basically where it started...Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and the Sugarhill Gang especially...The Message and Rapper's Delight started rap and paved the way for everyone who followed
then all these rappers came out in the 80's from the east coast, such as Run DMC and Public Enemy...with a few from the west, such as NWA
so id say the east coast hit its prime during this time and was probably the best...
in the mid 90's, it was the west coast with Dre, Snoop, and Pac among others...the east was spectacular as well, with Biggie, Wu-Tang and its endless array of underground rappers...there were also a bunch of others who didnt come from either coast, notable Bone Thugs n Harmony
nowadays, its back to the east coast, because after pac, the west coast kind of disbanded...and their classic "gangsta" rap style was saturated with new rappers who couldnt hold a candle to those rappers back in the day...the east coast still has several rappers who actually rap about something with substance, such as Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Mos Def, and Talib Kweli among others
but now its just the same crap with every single song...feel bad for these young kids who are from this generation of rap...they dont know what actual talent is nor what actual rap is...just generic, lazy, weak rhymes with no meaning whatsoever that are not genuine in any way (The Game rhymes "uh" with "uh" several times in How We Do...and he is one of the better rappers, among generally popular rappers, these days despite being very mediocre AT BEST...how sad is that)
Okay. Well. I Dont Really Know. I Think Each Of Them Have/Had Some Pretty Talented Artists.
Dirty South Has Ludacris, Big Boi/Outkast, Lil Wayne, and T.I. (Although A LOT Of People Say He Sucks Live.) plus more.
West Coast Has Pac, Snoop, Coolio, DJ Quik, Dre, Xzibit, Warren G, and Daz + more. lol.
East Coast has Biggie, Public Enemy, Big Daddy Kane, Jay-Z, Nas + more. lol
But Im Gonna Have To Say, I Would Pick West Coast. The G-Funk Thing Is What Really Gets Me. Lol. So That Would Be My Pick On This Dirty South vs. West Coast vs East Coast Thing. But Thats Just My Opinion. :)
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WEST SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! all the way south and east SUCK
Tupac Is The Greatest Rapper ever
Scratch that GREATEST SINGER EVER
e-nyce your ridiculas TI remains one of the greatest rappers in the history of the industry. His beats and vocals are unmatched, Luda and Sparxxx are far overated...dont post if you dont know what your talking about.
shareIsnt Nelly also from the South, he is utter crap though.
East wins I'm afraid:
Nas
Jay-Z
Notorious B.I.G.
Puff Daddy
Wu Tang Clan
50 Cent
Public Enemy
Run DMC
Grandmaster Flash
ETC
Where's Busta Rhymes from?
nice list but mine would have to be west coast due to the simple fact that the greatest rapper of all time was from there - the one and only tupac shakur!!!!
there some talent in Detroit also in the form of eminem, trick trick, obie trice and stat quo
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nelly is from the midwest (st. louis) and yeah he sucks...I cannot believe for the life of me he tried to battle krs-one...that's funny
share...why is 50 Cent on that list? His rhymes suck, have you ever read his lyrics? He's young jeezy with a deeper voice. C'mon, the only reason he's hot is cause he get's ill beats, and all little rap boys love his steroid muscles. He is relativly smart though, I'll give him that, he knows how to hustle, and to strike when the iron's hot, with the clothes, shoes, drinks, and hitting the streets with an album from everyone in his crew (despite the fact that all of their lyrical content (besides Bucks) is garbage) almost right after his major debut, he's got it down to a science that no one seems to want to learn from.
shareEast Coast: Big Pun, BIG L!!!!!, Nas, Biggie, The *beep* WU TANG CLAN!!!!, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Rakim Big Daddy Kane Mc Lyte Slick Rick Shyne Busta Black Rob Fat Joe Jadakiss Papoose Lloyd Banks and Cassidy are all lyricists that can tear no doubt sorry but G Unit is the wackest *beep* ive heard in years, the foundation of hip hop itself is here, so much more you are required to appreciate this if u enjoy hip hop as a way of life
West Coast: Snoop, NWA then Dre Cube and Easy, Warren G, The Game who is spittin truth right now, Luniz, Nate Dogg, The DOC, Westside Connection, Cypress Hill, 2pac a legend come one now G Funk man
South: SCARFACE!!! Geto Boys!!! Luda(doesnt do substance rap tho just *beep* Outkast, T.I. is overhyped but ok for arguments sake, im not really attracted to southern rap tho but still respected
Mid West: Bone Thugs, nelly????, twista???? why? Do or Die i think mayb got that wrong, Eminem(lately not cool but be4 hell yea) Obie Trice lyrically is nice
For me im either East Coast from Baltimore to Boston baby dont forget that or West Coast yes bitches i said it try an dispute it and ill come back on ya
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south sux, it's all the same, "Chain hang low"??? wtf! haha south is partying music, East is real, and lyrical, West is gangsta, real, and party, the West wins
West= Tupac, Ice Cube, Snoop, Xzibit, The Game, Eazy.
east=B.I.G. Tupac,Rakim, 50 Cent, Papoose, Nas, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes I could go on and on lol
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Its all about West coast..I cant stand Dirty South *beep* it sounds like noise...The West Coast started this gangsta *beep*
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There isnt much debate here East coast all the way they really dont even compare tu pac is the only great rapper from the west coast the south is a joke they are just kicking out terrible music that makes me embarresed to listen to rap
shareWestcoast was better when 2pac was there but now it's still good because of the game and some others but I'd go with East cuz theres still real rappers like jay-z dmx fat joe and others
the dirty south isn't good at all the only good rappers there are ludacris outkast and young buck
young buck is from the south and he can actually rap really well, im not a fan of g unit.
west was better before back in the day, the south is pretty bad as a whole, east coast is beter now, with the exception of dr. dre.
Southern rap is horrible, Grillz is the worst thing to rap about, they took hip hop for a bad name everyone knows hip hop as dirty south because it gets played alot. With exception of Ludacris, some of T.I.'s songs and Weezy. I live in the south and have for many many years.. i dont and will not ever like it or most of it. West Coast wins, for me.
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for f u c k sake dont even write 50 cent is verry bad in my opinia .
West cost wass the best in 80,90
The pure gangsta rap wass on top 2pac,ice cube,dr.dre,snoop, and lots other
Now ? all is dead i mean seriosly west is a pure f u cking joke ladys and gentleman bools hit songs i dll some of snoop recent albums and i must say i wanted to cut myself how bad he sound and verry stupid ryhmes is horrible,dre is lazzy punk ass *beep* like always and ice cube !? f uck me i started to hate him too what the f uck he is doing with the idiot snoop and his horrible videos omfg please ice cube used to be in top i have all his old albums and i must say 10/10 pure good *beep* Cube - Death Certificate,Ice Cube - War & Peace(Vol 1,2) (The War Disc),Ice Cube-Lethal Injection,Ice Cube - The Predator.This albums ar GOLD .His lastes albums started to suck more and more i dll them then i erased imeditly after i finish lisent them.I like the old rap ice cube,2pac,b.i.g,nwa,scarface,some old Method Man melodies,some old *beep* snoop melodies.Now i watch on tv and i stoned in what bools hit rap i see i mean WHAT THE F UCK is he saying he has no sense and the videos for f uck sake c'mon they look like clowns.THEy ALL SUCK's ATM 1 decent melodie in all new album i'm serios f uck sake ... all clown's.
I think the east is the best=Nas,Jay-z,Common,Busta Rhymes,Mobb Deep,The Wu-Tang Clan,Ghostface Killah,KRS-one,A Tribe called Quest,Rakim,Papoose,B.I.G,Raekwon.The list goes on and on!
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DMX sucks...he don't even compare to Jay-z,Nas, or the Wu-Tang Clan!
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