Best Rapper Alive - 1997 (IF YOUR MVP CHOICE ISN'T ON POLL, MAKE A REQUEST IN THREAD)

[Inspect Her Deck]

Alive for 3 months, take home the title

if only he lived longer


Biggie's been in two polls: 1994 and 1997. Took 2nd place in 1994 to Nas (could easily have won) and will now win this year's MVP. Prolific track record. Who knows what his discography would look like down the line.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

LOL "he had no creative input for that album" THAT HE FUCCING WROTE??

Do you know writing is creative?

You guys are full of chit, i'll see my way out...

putting the album together. Choosing tracks. Song sequencing. All this other shyt. Of course he wrote the tracks...


but it seems you'd rather be smart with words even though you know exactly what I'm referring to

 

[prophecypro]

if only he lived longer


Biggie's been in two polls: 1994 and 1997. Took 2nd place in 1994 to Nas (could easily have won) and will now win this year's MVP. Prolific track record. Who knows what his discography would look like down the line.

I've always felt like had he lived Life After Death would have had an It Was Written like reaction (Huge on the charts but attacked for its crebility from Hip Hop heads. Not only would have gotten some hate from West Coast fans but New York was starting to have the Jiggy vs backpack civil war of 96-01.) But it would have still been a classic of sorts.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

I've always felt like had he lived Life After Death would have had an It Was Written like reaction (Huge on the charts but attacked for its crebility from Hip Hop heads. Not only would have gotten some hate from West Coast fans but New York was starting to have the Jiggy vs backpack civil war of 96-01.) But it would have still been a classic of sorts.

true

I mean you had Wu fans upset at Wu Forever because it sounded different to the grimy 36 Chambers even though that album was hip hop in its purest and most luxurious form in terms of authentic production and high level lyricism.

I can only imagine what reception Biggie would have received had he stayed alive for a while after its release.

 

[Redwood]

Tbh Nore should be 98 not 97

The War Report

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

Ummmm 97' Canibus should be on the list guys. He washes everyone in the poll

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Ummmm 97' Canibus should be on the list guys. He washes everyone in the poll

would you vote for Canibus?

EDIT: he didn't release anything in 1997

 

[Taadow]

putting the album together. Choosing tracks. Song sequencing. All this other shyt. Of course he wrote the tracks...


but it seems you'd rather be smart with words even though you know exactly what I'm referring to

Oh okay...so now for this year, your only criteria you've had (album release that calendar year) changes only
because of Pac.

And then, choosing tracks and song sequencing by the rapper matters now - like you know all these rappers
selected the tracks and sequencing on their own...

And then, after all that you gonna put WILL SMITH on the poll who hardly wrote anything on his album -
even though these threads are supposedly not about the popularity or success, but who were the better rappers.

Like I said:

You guys are full of chit, i'll see my way out...

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

would you vote for Canibus?

EDIT: he didn't release anything in 1997

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Oh okay...so now for this year, your only criteria you've had (album release that calendar year) changes only
because of Pac.

And then, choosing tracks and song sequencing by the rapper matters now - like you know all these rappers
selected the tracks and sequencing on their own...

And then, after all that you gonna put WILL SMITH on the poll who hardly wrote anything on his album -
even though these threads are supposedly not about the popularity or success, but who were the better rappers.

Like I said:

no it doesn't change...but we haven't encountered the whole posthumous situation till now, so I'm addressing it

If I put Pac now, I'm gonna put him for so many albums down the line and same with Biggie. I'm sticking to their official studio albums that they had a hand in releasing, not just writing songs. Again, you know what the difference between RUSD and LAD is...you're playing dumb.

I put Will Smith on because someone requested to vote for him.

If you don't like it, you can leave. Nobody forcing you to stay.

EDIT: under your rule, I might as well start adding compilation albums and 'Best of' albums. What happens if I put Ice Cube's greatest hits in a certain year? He should be the MVP for sure...

 

[BmoreGorilla]

CNN made waves in 97 with War Report and Nore was always the stand out b/c of his more unorthodox style. He's a longshot of course. But he's a longshot in any year

Imo Tragedy held that album together. Nore didn't say anything memorable on that whole album

 

[BmoreGorilla]

The War Report

I love that album but like I said to @mobbinfms Tragedy held that album together

 

[Redwood]

I love that album but like I said to @mobbinfms Tragedy held that album together

He was also responsible for writing his lyrics too right?

 

[BmoreGorilla]

He was also responsible for writing his lyrics too right?

He was?

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

would you vote for Canibus?

EDIT: he didn't release anything in 1997

I definitely would vote for him based solely on the lyrical ability he exhibited on all the features and freestyles he did during that time. They clearly showed how ahead of the game he was.