Originally posted by ElectricBugaloo
No. Most mainstream MCs rhyme because they HAVE all that stuff. Not FOR it. Underground rappers, depending on their integrity and intention, rap coz they WANT that stuff. Instead of doing it for expression.no.
not all mainstream rappers are rich and have bling bling even if they rap about it.
and saying that all underground rappers want it is just plain wrong.
Well said.
Originally posted by Deathblow
is this Mobb Deep's new stuff you talking about? Cos in the old days Prodigy was far superior to Havoc. Back when they were good 🙁
I think their new stuff is jsut as good as their old stuff...i think that their new stuff is far superior production wise compared with "The Infamous"...the infamous is a classic cd, and superior lyrics compared to Amerkiza NIghtmare, but the production just doesn't make you go "oohhh now this is hot" except for "Shook Ones II" which is one of the hottests productions and hottests songs i've ever heard. I've only heard 3 mobb deep albums, so i'm not like of course i could be wrong about past production, Maybe Hell on Earth has sick production, but i just haven't heard it yet.
No way. To be honest, their new stuff sucks hard. They just sound like every other terrible gangsta rap act now. I like the production on their older stuff just fine. The Infamous is so raw, the beats are minimal, grimey but still catchy, and the lyrics were the most important thing. Back in those days they sounded like a real hardcore underground act, despite being essentially a mainstream group. Now they sound indestinguishable from the rest of the G-Unit shit out there.
The Infamous is definitely in my top 10 hip-hop albums ever.