One Has to Go: Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, NWA, Gangstarr

[spliz]

Lol it’s tough because I love Mobb Deep the most but logically they are the answer for me.

This is the SAME way I feel. From a logical standpoint. Hip hop as a whole would be effected the least if we got rid of them out of the rest.

 

[get these nets]

The GS tree might be bigger but the fruit aint as good - sorry.
Just my personal taste - I'm gonna bump way more infamous mobb, illa ghee and littles than big shug or jeru. i think bahamadia is dope and i own jeru's first two albums and bumpy knuckles first deluxe CD (with the comic book included) but like i said its right on the line for me, not a landslide victory but if one has to go then its gangstarr foundation before Mobb Deep.

good post

never thought of infamous mobb or littles as actual rappers, but the mobb deep family tree is bigger than I thought...I saw Noyd as the only branch

Freddie Foxx(BK) is from the Eric B. and Rakim family tree, not Gangstarr

 

[submarine1]

good post

never thought of infamous mobb or littles as actual rappers, but the mobb deep family tree is bigger than I thought...I saw Noyd as the only branch

Freddie Foxx(BK) is from the Eric B. and Rakim family tree, not Gangstarr

his 2nd wind was definitely from the GangStarr foundation but I agree.
however taking him off the GS tree only solidifies my Mobb Deep choice.

 

[mobbinfms]

Mobb Deep's family tree is less than Gangstarr's if you want to compare them that way.

Jeru and Bahamadia vs Rapper Noyd and Bars N Hooks

No Infamous and Hell on Earth and there’s no War Report.
That’s a fact jack it’s under the Snapple cap

 

[get these nets]

No Infamous and Hell on Earth and there’s no War Report.
That’s a fact jack it’s under the Snapple cap

nah, CNN wasn't under Mobb Deep

Technically under the Juice Crew family tree.....brought out by Tragedy

 

[mobbinfms]

nah, CNN wasn't under Mobb Deep

Technically under the Juice Crew family tree.....brought out by Tragedy

Doesn’t matter. CNN either doesn’t get signed, or drops an album with a different sound if there is no Mobb Deep.

CNN may not have been under Mobb, but they drew plenty of inspiration from them.

 

[spliz]

Doesn’t matter. CNN either doesn’t get signed, or drops an album with a different sound if there is no Mobb Deep.

CNN may not have been under Mobb, but they drew plenty of inspiration from them.

This is true too. But by extension it’s Illmatic that influenced a lot of that shyt too. Mobb Deep before Illmatic and Mobb Deep after Illmatic is 2 diff things.

 

[get these nets]

Doesn’t matter. CNN either doesn’t get signed, or drops an album with a different sound if there is no Mobb Deep.

CNN may not have been under Mobb, but they drew plenty of inspiration from them.

that's reaching and a rabbit hole full of "ifs"
If Nas never got signed and put the spotlight on QB.........Mobb Deep maybe doesn't get a second shot at a record deal.

If a group didn't get put on by one of the artists listed in the OP, we can't speculate about what they wouldn't have done.

 

[mobbinfms]

This is true too. But by extension it’s Illmatic that influenced a lot of that shyt too. Mobb Deep before Illmatic and Mobb Deep after Illmatic is 2 diff things.

Of course. But they carved our their own lane though. Infamous doesn’t sound like Illmatic. It just forced them to step up their game.

 

[King Poetic]

Mobb deep

 

[ThirdAct]

NWA for me

They were revolutionary no doubt, but both Cube and Dre went on to do better work IMO

EDIT: Okay after reading the full post I can't choose.

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

People put Ice Cube's second solo album up there with the greats.
So, uh..no.

im not people, im me. Ice Cube's The Predator is a favourite of mine but not in my top 5 so i can do without it.



so yeah, NWA can

 

[Tetris v2.0]

I took no pleasure in choosing Gangstarr

 

[spliz]

Of course. But they carved our their own lane though. Infamous doesn’t sound like Illmatic. It just forced them to step up their game.

I know. I’m just saying. U gotta thank Q Tip as well for helping Havoc craft his sound.

 

[spliz]

NWA for me

They were revolutionary no doubt, but both Cube and Dre went on to do better work IMO

The point is without NWA. There is no Cube and Dre. That’s what he’s saying. U lose all that Death Row, Aftermath, Ruthless, and Ice Cube shyt.