Brand Nubian’s Grand Puba Had It All—So Why Didn’t He Blow Up?

[Rollie Forbes]

 

[NormanConnors]

Shouldn't have tried to fade the god, Ra killed him in 4 bars

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Work ethic.

One of the smoothest rappers

 

[King Sun]

Doesn't help he disappeared until the Brand Nubian Reunion album either. So thats like from 94-97 98 which was grandpa years in that era. I still bump black to the future and 2000.

 

[ajnapoleon]

Doesn't help he disappeared until the Brand Nubian Reunion album either. So thats like from 94-97 98 which was grandpa years in that era. I still bump black to the future and 2000.

Yeah this is the answer

He had the title of king of New York before it was a thing


If you was a youngster around that time the backpack with the hilfiger Jeans or polo was the fit


In nyc

Puba just vanished for some reason

 

[Rollie Forbes]

Doesn't help he disappeared until the Brand Nubian Reunion album either. So thats like from 94-97 98 which was grandpa years in that era. I still bump black to the future and 2000.

I still have 2000 in the rotation, too.

 

[Mac Ten]

I still play 2000 and Understand This to this day !!!


Puba and Sadat X damn near sounded identical. That’s why people didn’t notice him being missing on Everything Is Everything.

 

[ORDER_66]

the name???

 

[FreshAIG]

He had a long career. Was in Masters of Ceremony even before Brand Nubian too.

And he had a lot of buzz for his solo debut and it just wasn't that good.

Them solo debuts used to make or break a nikka. If you was a highly anticipated rapper and you dropped a great album, your career took off - Nas, Big, Snoop, Redman, etc...

But if you was a highly anticipated rapper and your debut disappointed, then it was really hard to recover back then - Canibus, Drag-On, Big L (I like the album a lot, but it was considered a disappointment when it dropped compared to expectations).

 

[straightcash]

the name???

I see nothing wrong with the name tbh.

 

[ORDER_66]

I see nothing wrong with the name tbh.

it just feels... lackluster basic...

 

[straightcash]

it just feels... lackluster basic...

Rakim and arguably Kurtis Blow are basic names.

 

[ORDER_66]

Rakim and arguably Curtis Blow are basic names.

Rakim is a dope name tho... you cannot front

 

[Rivoli]

I could have sworn I heard him say in a interview that he didn’t like writing songs as a solo artist and preferred to juts drop a verse for a group song.. that sounds like a work ethic issue to me

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

Check out the Dante Ross/Mike Eagle podcast..Gave props to Puba & said he could've been a hall of famer but said he was lazy..Puba could DJ,scatch,write rhymes,produce & play piano smh
He also said Jamar was the most professional even back then