What was/is your opinion of Fat Joe as a rapper

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name the rapper in DITC that Joe was better than.
 

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Weird take, but I think he's simultaneously underrated and also not that great.

His 1st album is legitimately very very dope, and a solid 4 mics, although Pun wrote most if not all of it, I think.

I think he deserves the respect he gets as an OG though.
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He was the first to use alchemist if I remember correctly
He's underrated in the fact the production on his albums are amazing, imagine someone like wayne rapping over those beats.
 

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He's very good to great at picking beats.

He's excellent at making hits (and I still don't understand how/why).

He's about an average level rapper; he was below average before Pun/Pun's passing, he's a little above average since then, he's about average overall.
 

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His first hit dropped in '93 and he had a bigger hit in 2016 than most rappers ever have in their career. Say what you want about his rapping ability but that's impressive and that's not even mentioning his other hits. One of the greatest pair of ears for beats too.
 
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Average but obviously has classics under his belt.

With that being said me and several of the other brehs feel Ego or someone similar may have ghostwrote his verse on WSG's "Kelly's Korner". :patrice:

ill find it out

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name the rapper in DITC that Joe was better than.

joe better than diamond d

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Masta Ace summed Joe up nicely


joe let guru sleep on his couch so hes g in my book
 

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His 2nd album Jealous Ones Envy is on of my favorite albums. I think he's incredible on that album.Just the overall voice, cadence, flow, lyrics, stories, etc.

I mean just to be around as long as he is wild. He's never claimed to be the greatest but he's adapted to different eras of beats and flows. I don't personally like anything he's done in a long time but that music isn't for me at this point.
 

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Average at best. If it wasnt for his relationships, mostly due to his reputation for rollin with 10 Puerto Rican linebackers everywhere who used to jump people for him, he woulda been a wrap last millennium. No disrespect

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