Around the 25 minute mark, Scoop posed the question if Hov ever surpassed Biggie lyrically and Styles matter-of-factly replied, “No I don’t. I don’t say anyone surpassed Biggie because Big didn’t have a fair shot to be around as long as he should’ve and I believe hje set the tone. I believe in Hip Hop, we do too many comparisons, especially of people who are not around. I don’t think jay-Z makes it to where he’s at, The L.O.X. makes it to where he’s at…a bunch of us if it wasn’t for Big and ‘Pac actually setting a certain tone, standardand bar in the rap game for you to keep up to the bar.”
Styles P Says That Jay-Z Never Reached The Level Of Lyricism Of The Notorious B.I.G.
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Around the 25 minute mark, Scoop posed the question if Hov ever surpassed Biggie lyrically and Styles matter-of-factly replied, “No I don’t. I don’t say anyone surpassed Biggie because Big didn’t have a fair shot to be around as long as he should’ve and I believe hje set the tone. I believe in Hip Hop, we do too many comparisons, especially of people who are not around. I don’t think jay-Z makes it to where he’s at, The L.O.X. makes it to where he’s at…a bunch of us if it wasn’t for Big and ‘Pac actually setting a certain tone, standardand bar in the rap game for you to keep up to the bar.”
I have to agree
spliz
SplizThaDon
I would say Reasonable Doubt Jay was damn near if not more lyrically potent than Biggie. But Biggie was just the better overall emcee at the time. He had the "it" factor when he rapped. Also this is for the people who tried to tell me Pac and Biggie death didn't affect anything. Anyone who was around would dispute that shyt.
His reasoning doesn’t support that well, imo. Setting the tone/getting taken away from us early doesn’t = better lyricist necessarily. He established a standard for dope NY spitters, you can say that, but Nas, 96-97 Jigga…were stronger lyricists to me
spliz
SplizThaDon
Nas was always a stronger lyricist and even Biggie knew that.
Heavy_Handz
Superstar
BIG is the the greatest lyricist of all-time.
Ngl it’s closer than nikkas think especially if we talking Reasonable doubt to about Dynasty era Jay … Only attribute I can say Biggie easily had over Jay as far as lyricism was his storytelling ability
Heavy_Handz
Superstar
Notorious Thugs >>>
Heavy_Handz
Superstar
Big wasn't very lyrical at all flow top alltime tho
PAC/Jay most lyrical hip hop artist all time
PAC is the goat song writer in hip-hop history
jAYs goat MC
PAC/Jay most lyrical hip hop artist all time
PAC is the goat song writer in hip-hop history
jAYs goat MC
I cant remember who it was out of you two but I made a post a while back about BIG on LAD being way ahead of Jay in that era as far as the whole package including lyrically and yall made a rebuttal of no, he wasnt so I went back and listened to RD and Vol.1, 2, 3
I have to concede that Jay was always a stronger lyricist on paper than Biggie, it was BIG intangibles and the pockets he could catch (which imo no one still can do better) that put him over the edge but early Jay was a demon.... its him, Raekwon or Push/Malice as far as drug bars and criminal minded introspection imo
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