Rakim - My List Of Top New York Artists
- Thread starter Wepa Man
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To me you can't surpass an artist such as Rakim, because they are so great. You may supersede them in a list due to many factors but Rakim is the pinnacle of this shyt in many ways.
You can love a rapper without sucking them off too and going overboard with the stanning. I have Nas higher than Rakim too based off body of work etc (though Ra has a great body of work too) but there's a lot of great rappers from New York, everyone's titled to their list. When you list all the great rappers from N.Y it's huge, possibly the place where the most great rappers are from, people are gonna have their favourites and agree and disagree, no need to shyt on people because of it as long as it's with respect. Rakim respects Nas as an artist and likewise, who he has in his own personal list shouldn't effect anybody, people are going to have different artists, would be boring if it was all the same anyway. Nas is certainly a personal top 5 to me, but I wouldn't be angry if he wasn't included, I wouldn't be angry if any artist were not included actually cause there are so many great rappers. We don't need a backlash against Rakim cause of this lol.
You can love a rapper without sucking them off too and going overboard with the stanning. I have Nas higher than Rakim too based off body of work etc (though Ra has a great body of work too) but there's a lot of great rappers from New York, everyone's titled to their list. When you list all the great rappers from N.Y it's huge, possibly the place where the most great rappers are from, people are gonna have their favourites and agree and disagree, no need to shyt on people because of it as long as it's with respect. Rakim respects Nas as an artist and likewise, who he has in his own personal list shouldn't effect anybody, people are going to have different artists, would be boring if it was all the same anyway. Nas is certainly a personal top 5 to me, but I wouldn't be angry if he wasn't included, I wouldn't be angry if any artist were not included actually cause there are so many great rappers. We don't need a backlash against Rakim cause of this lol.
I don't get the Ra disrespect sometimes, particularly from Nas fans, Nas idolizes Rakim, shouldn't we try to treat him with reverence and respect? Don't mean he's completely immune but we could be respectful in our critiques to Rakim. Without Rakim there might not be a Nas as we know it.
anybody care to actually explain how nas surpassed rakim?
yea I get it, nas is more current so yall like him more.but where is the real logic to this?
The only way I can see it are in certain aspects, he didn't surpass Rakim in everything at all. I don't even think Nas would feel that way, bigger star yes, but better in every aspect? No, not to me anyway.
Asdfhhklpiyrewss
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Perfect person to come from, someone who's never got mad at that shyt, you won't find 1 post me dissing somebody solely for not having any artist in their top 5.
MouseTeeth
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Gnaughhrzz Stans livid
I just listened again too, this didn't even seem like a top artists list like that, just who's some artists from N.Y he likes...
Also does Nas need to be mentioned? No, not at all. Dude is a Hip Hop legend in his own right who's widely critically acclaimed, not getting mentioned by Rakim in a interview isn't gonna effect him like that, discredit him or have any significance.
CHICAGOrilla
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Lol y'all NY nikkas love clinging to Fab dull ass. Y'all minus well crown him King of NY
I don't think there's any disrespect from Nas or his fans towards Ra... it's the disrespect from Ra towards Nas that doesn't make sense
lightbearerchef
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Is it disrespect not to list him here though? I don't think so, it's not anything foul towards Nas directly, it's just an omission from being mentioned this time. There's been times Nas hasn't mentioned Rakim too but I don't feel that's disrespect either.