Lord Mecca
Eyes May Shine
like cmon Talib.I could name 100 rappers who would've destroyed this at that time.
and don't even try to call me a hater cause I bought this shyt first day
nikka lucky I bought Eardrum.
Can we stop acting like Talib Kweli isn't the Silk the Shocker of the East coast
- Thread starter Ronnie Lott
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like cmon Talib.I could name 100 rappers who would've destroyed this at that time.
and don't even try to call me a hater cause I bought this shyt first day
nikka lucky I bought Eardrum.
I haven't fukked with him since Train Of Thought, but this thread is wild disrespectful. Silkk?
Cheech&Chong
rip chinx
What is wrong with this place. You guys bored or some shyt? Now Kweli is wack? Good ole coli, turning into ughh.com more and more by the day.
Ronnie Lott
#49erGang
You can't logically disagree that Talib has rapped horribly off beat. You simply can't do it
KravenMorehead™
Barrel Brothers.®
Alotta nikkas in groups benefit from the group dynamic,
them musical flaws/pockets get filled by another member of the group
but when they go solo all those flaws are on front street cause the success of the group kept individuals from workin on those fundamentals
It's like basketball. Some nikkas would get washed 1 on 1 but flourish when they only got 1 position to worry about
nikkas who disagree are goin off nostalgia and emotional attachment
Silkkk tha shocker is kinda harsh though
them musical flaws/pockets get filled by another member of the group
but when they go solo all those flaws are on front street cause the success of the group kept individuals from workin on those fundamentals
It's like basketball. Some nikkas would get washed 1 on 1 but flourish when they only got 1 position to worry about
nikkas who disagree are goin off nostalgia and emotional attachment
Silkkk tha shocker is kinda harsh though
OnlyInCalifornia
Southern California/Vegas
I think the E-40 comparison works but not in the same way others have.....
Talib's and E-40's styles are unique. You never have to second guess who the person on the track about a bar in. While some people call the off beat rhyming or word stuffing 'wack' I just call it different. It's not like Talib Kweli is Ice JJ Fish. The word stuffing when he uses it at times is almost like he has so much on his chest he has to get it off (ie Get By) I honestly don't think it's as bad as people are making it out to be.
Silk the shocker never said anything of substance (Talib) or clever (E-40) so I think those two shouldn't be compared to him.
Talib's and E-40's styles are unique. You never have to second guess who the person on the track about a bar in. While some people call the off beat rhyming or word stuffing 'wack' I just call it different. It's not like Talib Kweli is Ice JJ Fish. The word stuffing when he uses it at times is almost like he has so much on his chest he has to get it off (ie Get By) I honestly don't think it's as bad as people are making it out to be.
Silk the shocker never said anything of substance (Talib) or clever (E-40) so I think those two shouldn't be compared to him.
Indiglow Meta (R$G)
Ultra.
It was beyond off beat. It's like he recorded to something else and they pasted his verses on to the wrong beats, and then shifted them up a couple seconds.What "flow"He was all off beat and it's not even debatable.
Abstract83
Superstar
A lot of Talib hate in here. nikkas comparing him to E40 and Slick The Shocker the fukk lol. Talib got some great projects.
Train Of Thought
Blackstarr
Quality
Eardrum
Right About Now Mixtape
The Mixtape he did with Clifton Sparks
Liberation
Gravitas
Train Of Thought
Blackstarr
Quality
Eardrum
Right About Now Mixtape
The Mixtape he did with Clifton Sparks
Liberation
Gravitas
pointproven214
i speak facts not emotions
lol at talib kweli rapping off beat my god now i know i done heard it all.
pointproven214
i speak facts not emotions
the 4 i bolded are classics slick the shocker don't even rhyme not one syllable period.
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Pill Gates
Pro
"Hoes love E-40"
Cheech&Chong
rip chinx
Some tracks, yes. But blackstar is a top 50 hip hop album for me so I'll
for Kweli all dayA lot of people don't understand that sometimes some rappers MEAN to rap off beat, it's a style....
Nas who is respected on here (deservedly so) and sucked off by some raps off beat at times too, he means to in many cases, it's called an off beat flow or a conversational flow, KRS did it too at times.
There's no difference with Kweli, he can rap on beat or rap off beat/conversational. What matters is whether or not it works, and it does for his fan base.
If Kweli couldn't rap he wouldn't have made Black Starr with Mos, Reflection Eternal, Quality, Beautiful
Struggle and other dope ish.
It's a shame there's so much ignorance here, by all means don't like his flow, but it's stupid to if any anybody says he can't flow or rap.
People say the same shyt about RZA, these dudes ain't dumb or hacks, RZA's STYLE is that, because is supposed to be blunt, raw and aggressive, same with E-40, he wants to rap like that, hating on people who have a different style is 1 of of the reasons for so much generic ish. We want to hear all kinds of ish...
Kweli is an excellent MC....
Nas who is respected on here (deservedly so) and sucked off by some raps off beat at times too, he means to in many cases, it's called an off beat flow or a conversational flow, KRS did it too at times.
There's no difference with Kweli, he can rap on beat or rap off beat/conversational. What matters is whether or not it works, and it does for his fan base.
If Kweli couldn't rap he wouldn't have made Black Starr with Mos, Reflection Eternal, Quality, Beautiful
Struggle and other dope ish.
It's a shame there's so much ignorance here, by all means don't like his flow, but it's stupid to if any anybody says he can't flow or rap.
People say the same shyt about RZA, these dudes ain't dumb or hacks, RZA's STYLE is that, because is supposed to be blunt, raw and aggressive, same with E-40, he wants to rap like that, hating on people who have a different style is 1 of of the reasons for so much generic ish. We want to hear all kinds of ish...
Kweli is an excellent MC....