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Mystikal
What rappers had the weirdest careers?
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On the "huge flash then drop out of sight" motif, Lauryn Hill has one of the most unique careers of anyone in hip hop.
* Comes to fame mostly seen as "the woman in the group"
* Out of nowhere drops a solo album that becomes one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed albums of all time
* Completely disappears from the public eye while she's on top of the world, becomes a hermit and has a bunch of kids
* Comes to fame mostly seen as "the woman in the group"
* Out of nowhere drops a solo album that becomes one of the best-selling and most critically acclaimed albums of all time
* Completely disappears from the public eye while she's on top of the world, becomes a hermit and has a bunch of kids
Big Daddy Kane oddly enough. He's considered ato so many but unlike his counterparts(KRS, Rakim, G Rap, LL etc) he did nothing memorable musically past the 80s.
Always thought this was was the weirdest thing in Kane's career - appearing in this book with Madonna
Big Daddy Kane oddly enough. He's considered a
He did a solid Tiny Desk Concert for NPR, it was crazy to imagine that there was 30 years of life between when he wrote these songs and when he was spitting them.
Krs was quite critical of Christianity and Christians. in his early career.
I wouldn't call this anti-Christian in 2024, but my parents are Rastas, we grew up believing everyone in the Bible was Black.
Let's just say in 1989, when rap music wasn't being played 24/7 on Black radio, this type of thinking was "fringe" for mainstream Black America. A big part of that era of hip hop was talking about praying to a white Jesus.
Still it never seemed like Krs was embracing Christianity like that.
In 2002? The Blast Master sounds like he got "saved" and then dropped Spiritual Minded
I wouldn't call this anti-Christian in 2024, but my parents are Rastas, we grew up believing everyone in the Bible was Black.
Let's just say in 1989, when rap music wasn't being played 24/7 on Black radio, this type of thinking was "fringe" for mainstream Black America. A big part of that era of hip hop was talking about praying to a white Jesus.
Still it never seemed like Krs was embracing Christianity like that.
In 2002? The Blast Master sounds like he got "saved" and then dropped Spiritual Minded
Sk3ptical
Superstar
How he the realest to ever do it
How he the realest to ever do it
I mean thats not my definition of real.
But yea he was living what he was spitting apparently.
Bugzbunny129
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Doom
Still dont understand how he is the only one to blow the way he did outta every rapper. I know its more marketing than anything by way of the mask and the cartoons sound but just wish other dope underappreciated mcs got love like he got.
Still dont understand how he is the only one to blow the way he did outta every rapper. I know its more marketing than anything by way of the mask and the cartoons sound but just wish other dope underappreciated mcs got love like he got.
XannyWarbucks
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Yeah Berg was on WSHH every week taking an L.
Whips-n-Chains
Chi
SD from 300...was with Chief all up in the videos, had a dope tape, then seemed to just vanish. He could've at least had a Fredo Santana, Lil Reese, LA Capone, Rondo Numba 9 career (minus the lengthy jail terms, getting shot & deaths). Maybe he figured it's better to lay low, stay alive and enjoy freedom.
28 Gramz
How U Luv That???
Nah. Everybody knew he was gonna blow summer 2002.
Whips-n-Chains
Chi
Another from Chicago was P.Rico...Summer 2013, the whole city was going berserk over Hang Wit Me and No Lackin, even their opps were doing remixes to Hang Wit Me. That summer, the BDK/075 click had bigger songs popping in the city than 300/BDs. They did zero to capitalize on it.
No Lackin still goes
No Lackin still goes
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TrapHouse Rock
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Chamillionare
I wasn't really a fan of his so somebody might have to correct me.
Dude had a number one song then just stopped making music.. I don't remember ever hearing from dude again after riding dirty except from a random feature..
And did he not curse in his music?
I wasn't really a fan of his so somebody might have to correct me.
Dude had a number one song then just stopped making music.. I don't remember ever hearing from dude again after riding dirty except from a random feature..
And did he not curse in his music?