'prime Jay' already dissed a dead Pac with a pointless song that made no waves compared to LKG
Rakim isn't a battler like that and would just have brushed him off
Pac was an emotional disser let's be real, LL broke down a bunch of dudes when it counted in his era and could have done Pac still
you're right that the people who were really feeling hit em up etc would have been with Pac regardless but I'm comparing song skills
Id say far as battle skills Jay wuz in his prime around the time he battled Nas,and id still say Takeover wuz the better diss....and had he been the underdog he clearly woulda won that...the disses on that record or more clever,disrespectful and creative concept wise then just about any diss record since No Vaseline,just the total package of a diss.
LL coulda been entertaining but he wuz on In The House at the time but succesful enuff he wouldn't have had the underdog thing goin for em like he did when he battled Canibus....let's be honest bein the underdog gives a great advantage in the battle....pac had a way of always comin off as the under dog which is tuff to beat when the nikka is very capable...skillwise I will actually concede L might have a shot,but lyrically he wuz kinda on sum bullshyt around this time,very corny...he released that song Phenomenon right around Pac dyin I wanna say
...this nikka knocked himself out with that song
Had too much dirt on biggie....alotta the public saw it as Pac battlin the evil empire,wuz a very capable battle rapper,interviews wuz comedy,how could he lose?u gotta add all the factors in.
