ClassicCase
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Post by ClassicCase on Oct 26, 2003 13:21:22 GMT -5
The reason I'm posting this is which of today's stars of hip-hop are the most articulate in your opinion? The one artist that came to mind was Ludicris and sometimes 50 Cent (who I'm not a big fan of). Any others?
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Post by j on Oct 26, 2003 15:52:08 GMT -5
Eminem.
50 Cent sounds very garbled sometimes. Nelly's voice is annoying.
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Post by George Tropicana on Oct 26, 2003 15:55:45 GMT -5
LisaRaye!
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Post by jimmy74747 on Oct 26, 2003 15:58:11 GMT -5
LL Cool J (I'll consider him current since he's still putting out albums).
All time - Chuck D
Most rappers cannot speak English to save their lives.
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Post by BlahBlahBlah on Oct 26, 2003 16:17:51 GMT -5
Khia. I understood all the words from the song the first time I heard it. :O
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Post by singingsparrow on Oct 26, 2003 16:35:55 GMT -5
Eminem...no contest.
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Post by radiorules on Oct 26, 2003 16:40:59 GMT -5
Slim Shady
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Post by Matt4319 on Oct 26, 2003 16:44:24 GMT -5
Are we talking about rappers whose songs we can understand, or those who speak very good English in interviews and stuff?
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Post by BFMR on Oct 26, 2003 17:01:40 GMT -5
i gotta give it to Slim for current, but all-time i'm saying 2 Pac
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Post by Unexpected on Oct 26, 2003 17:28:36 GMT -5
Queen Latifah is very articulate if we can include her. Dre from Outkast is quite articulate as well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2003 17:29:31 GMT -5
Queen Latifah
LL Cool J
Heavy D.
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ClassicCase
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Post by ClassicCase on Oct 26, 2003 17:46:04 GMT -5
Are we talking about rappers whose songs we can understand, or those who speak very good English in interviews and stuff? All of the above. I will go old school on you for a second and then some current ones: Old school: Heavy D Queen Latifah MC Lyte Salt-N-Pepa Naughty By Nature LL Cool J Grandmaster Flash Kurtis Blow Doug E. Fresh Geto Boys New breeds; Ludicris Eminem Angie Martinez Snoop Dogg Jay-Z (?) The Roots Okay so some of them above the "new breeds" have staying power and others dissapeared from the radar. |
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Post by Rob64 on Oct 26, 2003 18:09:45 GMT -5
Ol Dirty Bastard AIN"T
Especially his new stuff. His song on "Clones", you can't understand a word he's saying. He's mumbling.
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Post by Edf85 on Oct 26, 2003 18:58:58 GMT -5
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Post by allow that on Oct 26, 2003 20:04:09 GMT -5
You guys are forgetting someone... I couldn't agree more. |
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Post by irice22 on Oct 26, 2003 20:10:49 GMT -5
I'm going with like, Baby Bash or something. But he's not a great rapper, you don't have to be articulate to be good. Sarai is pretty articulate too, along with Eminem.
The most articulate person ever, not just rappers, is the lead singer from Live. It gets really annoying, especially in "Lightning Crashes."
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Post by Keith3000 on Oct 27, 2003 0:50:22 GMT -5
Most articulate when rapping would have to be LL Cool J. I don't think I've ever encountered a lyric in his songs which I couldn't understand. In other situations (ie in intervews and stuff) maybe Eminem or Jay-Z.
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Post by krazymack on Oct 27, 2003 1:04:48 GMT -5
In my eyes, Nas is the most articulate of rappers in the music industry. He is well versed during interviews and also lyrically through his music.
Will Smith, LL Cool J, Common, and Queen Latifah are other rappers who are quite articulate both with speech and in their music.
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Post by jond7699 on Oct 27, 2003 8:54:30 GMT -5
i agree with alot of the names already mentioned:
LL Cool J
Queen Latifah
Eminem
Common
Lisa Lopez
some not mentioned:
Wyclef Jean
Sir Mix Alot
Young MC
Lil Kim (if you can count her. you can understand what she is saying when she gives interviews she just doesn't sound smart)
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Post by Gorminako on Nov 3, 2003 5:43:18 GMT -5
Eminem is quite articulate for today's rappers. LL Cool J and Will Smith are also pretty good, but Young MC might be the best. Or maybe the Sugar Hill Gang. In the early days, rapping was an art which required great articulation. You had to articulate very quickly and clearly. No longer. Many today are slow and slur their words.
You mean you don't like the way he spits out "pale" in "pale blue colored iris" I consider this song one of the best rock ballads of all-time.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Nov 5, 2003 8:52:46 GMT -5
LL Cool J
Jay Z
Nas
Ludacris
Biggie Smalls
Vanilla Ice
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