overrated rappers Options

[brooklyneast05]

this thread probably exists, but i don't know where it is and i want more hip hop threads so i'm just going to make another.


lets talk about overrated rappers. obviously, i'm going to have to say lil wayne is the most overrated rapper right now, but i don't really wanna talk about him that much. becuase he's only overrated among people who don't actually listen to hip hop very much imo, so their rating is irrelevant. he's not even relevant to those of us with any sense. let's stretch this out to be not just about right now in music but in general.



in light of the new movie coming out, the notorious debate has been brought back to life between me and some friends. i feel that biggie is overrated. his flow was nice as f*ck, but lyrically? i don't think he can stand with the people he's held up next to.

my brother's argument: we never got enough material from him to know if he was overrated or not. he has this same argument for big L, who is also on my overrated list


anyway, give some overrated rappers.

[brooklyneast05]

@ will

i'm going to skip the lil wayne part because i just don't have the energy to get into it. i don't wanna call people ignorant stuff, but i just really really don't believe a knowledgeable hip hop head would think lil wayne deserves what he has right now. maybe there's hip hop heads somewhere who know their shit and still think he's good, but i've just never come across one. there's so much talent out there, that it's just really depressing to me the amount of attention someone like wayne gets.

biggie:
i don't think having a movie made after your death means that you weren't overrated. i'm not sure what that even has to do with anything? do you know anything about his music or have you ever listened to it? i'm hoping if people are going to dispute a claim in this thread they will at least reference the music in question. we're all aware he must have done something right, if he didn't, we wouldn't even be talkin about him. people can do things right and even make good music and still be overrated.


tupac is overrated depending on the claim. he isn't the second coming of christ or something like some people act like. i wouldn't call him the best rapper ever ever in the history of rap. i don't even think i could give ANYONE that title. i do think tupac was amazing though and put out some amazing work. all eyez on me & me against the world...good shit. i don't know how you can get on him for having work released after his death. i mean it's not like he's releasing that lol. although, i'm glad so much stuff has been released, just wish they would slow down with it. i duno, tupac is a legend, and i feel it's warranted for the most part. granted i have a bias towards him because he's personally one of my favorites. i'm up for people to debate that tupac is overrated. i've listened to many many debates on that and i have to say both sides have their points.


as far as kanye and soulja boy. as i already said, i don't know why you're acting like those are the only people left. similarly to lil wayne though i don't care to get into that. we've fought these out in other threads already. i'm admittedly a kanye groupie. mentioning soulja boy in this thread is disrespectful lol, he's not even a rapper really if you ask me. if other people really wanna get into it over these two or wayne though feel free, i'm not going to discourage my thread getting replies.


@ carrie: i probably agree. i mean i like him alright on some songs, esp for a "southern" rapper. maybe it's just me i can't stand a huge amount of rappers from the south for some reason. i will never accept him as the "king of the south" that's for sure though.


@ arjuna: SERIOUSLY. why is he always talkin about shit like he's going to retire from hip hop? did he even ever make a real hip hop album? not to my knowledge. i hate this kinda shit. put out a classic and then you can threaten to retire, until then i don't get why anyone would miss him that much.