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Greatest Hip Hop Artist/Group Ever
List of Polls Done So Far:
http://www.musicbanter.com/thread-gr...nd-1-poll.html http://www.musicbanter.com/thread-gr...-1-poll-b.html http://www.musicbanter.com/thread-gr...-1-poll-c.html http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...-1-poll-d.html http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...-1-poll-e.html http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...-1-poll-f.html I want to begin a series of polls on this. Everyone gets to nominate five artists, I'm going to start a list (of really obvious ones.) Also we need to have a discussion on how certain artists should be organized...like should we go MF Doom and have that encompass everything he's done, or nominate individual projects, same goes for Del (should we just attribute Deltron 3030 to him alone?) And then there's the whole Wu-Tang Clan thing. List of Really Obvious Ones: Public Enemy NWA A Tribe Called Quest Wu-Tang Clan The Roots De La Soul 2Pac Nas Notorious BIG Run DMC Jay-Z Eric B. & Rakim Outkast ? WUT DO WE DO HERE Kool Keith Ghostface Killah MF Doom Del Tha Funkee Homosapien Dr. Dre I'm kind of in a weird rambly mood sorry if I'm not making much sense with this. Ask questions! My opinion on what we should do with the aforementioned problem (here on out referred to as "The Wu-Tang Crisis) is when the artist has a buttload of one-album (to two album) side projects, we should refer to them all under one blanket name, but when the artist just has like two major projects that are easily separable (such as Dr. Dre and NWA) we should separate them. I think that's what makes the most sense. What makes the most sense to you dudes? |
My nominations:
Cannibal Ox Subtle DoseOne cLOUDDEAD DJ Spooky |
MF Doom
Doom Viktor Vaughn King Geedorah Zev Love X Danderdoom Madvillian lololololol |
Wait we nominate people not on your list?
Anyways,I would like to nominate Eyedea Big L The Freestyle Fellowship Guru K-Rino( CHECK HIM OUT) |
Jay Electronica
Mos Def El-P Raekwon MF Doom |
MF DOOM
Madlib Kool Keith cLOUDDEAD Aesop Rock Mos Def Eminem (don't like him, but he's good) |
Yeah nominate people not on the list.
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here's my real list:
Doom(and all aliases) Andre 3000 Mos Def Biggie ATCQ Aesop Rock Madlib(as the best hip hop producer ever) |
I believe we ran into the MF DOOM conundrum when FaSho did the Hip Hop Battle threads. Anyways, I'd like to add to the already awesome nominees..
Sole Themselves |
DoseOne
Alias Slug Busdriver Mos Def |
Company Flow?
Goodie Mob? Kanye West? |
cLOUDEAD
Greenthink Molemen Doom Sole |
El-P
Gift of Gab Oldominion Crew Living Legends Crew Zion I Aesop Rock's already been given. Also should we put Del and Deltron under Hieroglyphics Crew? |
P.O.S. / Doomtree
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you gotta justify this man! |
As I've said many times in other threads, I don't believe in a best/greatest ever.
I just believe in personal preferences. I recently saw Doomtree do a show in Atlanta, and it was possibly the best show I've ever been too. Not to mention I haven't really heard any of them release material that has been bad. They work very well together as a group, and this is why I nominate them. |
Just so everyone knows, I'm closing nominations Saturday. Also everyone gets an extra five to nominate because I'm like the hip hop santa clause of democracy.
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Things that haven't been nominated...
CunninLynguists WHY? Beastie Boys Blackalicious |
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5 mo?
Black Sheep Del the Funkee Homosapien Deep Puddle Dynamics Aceyalone Immortal Technique |
Yep five more.
Here's how it's going to work by the way because the last time I did this was probably 2-3 years ago, there's going to be five artists per each poll (maybe four depending on how many there is) and I'll throw all the names in a hat and pull out the number per poll and pin them against each other in a poll. I'll post 2-4 polls a week and let them stay open and the winners will go onto the next round. If it's a tie they'll be tiebreakers. Quote:
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Boot Camp Clik
Slaughterhouse Nappy Roots The Perceptionists De La Soul A Tribe Called Quest Black Star Geto Boys The Fugees Clipse I just put down 10 since I didn't do the first five. |
I haven't been able to think of the Fugees without smiling since that Zach Galifianakis sketch.
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And, uh, you want a greatest of all-time polling thing (which is not an atypical thread idea at all, so you can't be annoyed with anticipating many answers), but you want people to nominate artists that CLEARLY are not eligible to be nominated for the position? Why? is good, but the Why? project is hip hop influenced and only drifts further from it as time goes on. Yoni Wolf (which is maybe what he meant by Why?) is an incredible rapper, though. I just can't really fathom him as a consideration for "greatest hip hop artist ever." He's got the cLOUDDEAD self-titled album under his belt, and Ten is really good too, but he hasn't done enough to reach that status. |
I just think it'd keep things interesting if there was more then 2 rounds of polling because we only allowed sacred cows to compete. I'm sorry I feel this way. I'm pretty new to this making polls and forums thing in general. I'll contact you to for guidance next time I try something like this.
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I already said it's ridiculous. That's it. I'm not saying anyone's not allowed to nominate who they want, but certain nominations are clearly kind of pointless. That's the point I was making. What, you can nominate an artist, but I can't disagree with the nomination? Don't be ridiculous!
also, lol @ sleepy jack. |
In my opinion, nominating Why isn't pointless. I'll gladly vote for them over someone like Eminem. And maybe others will too. I guess that's the point of the poll.
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How about
Pharoahe Monch Mr. Lif Lil Wayne GZA Clipse |
Tech N9ne
James Dewitt "J Dilla, J-88, Jay Dee" Yancey & all associated releases (Slum Village, Jaylib, etc.) DJ Premier D.I.T.C. (Diggin' In The Crates Crew) 9th Wonder Justus League (Little Brother) Nujabes you're welcome. |
I'm actually going to close nominations Tuesday.
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OFWGKTA lol
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I made this nomination in one of the many other 'Greatest Rapper/Artist/MC/whatever in hip-hop' threads a while back, but since this one actually counts, I'm just going to copy and paste it here. So sorry for the double post in advance, I'm a terrible person...
Also, to be clear, I'm nominating Rakim as a solo artist. Not as a member of Eric B. & Rakim. -------------------------------------------- Quote:
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oh can't believe I forgot All City Chess Club and Child Rebel Solider
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All City Chess Club for greatest hip hop group ever... Jesus.
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Hey guys, I got snow-stranded away from internet. I'm going to start organizing the tiers now, I'll probably post the first few polls on Sunday because not only did god take a dump on me, school did too.
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I was going to put a list down but I might as well just copy and past yours...lol. I cant believe some people think lil wayne is the best rapper. They have all lost their minds.
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I'm sure no one is going to vote for them in the end but I do think Run DMC, Afrika Bambaataa, Kurtis Blow, Slick Rick, KRS-One and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five all at least deserve a mention in this thread for the level of their influence on hip hop in general.
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Okay so now that I've got everything sorted out, here's some info.
There will be 18 polls, spread over the next (approximately) 2.5 weeks, following that will have 6 polls of 3, which will occur over six days, and then we'll have two polls of 3 posted at the same time and then we'll have the final poll which will be a head to head battle of the two greatest acts ever. So, all in all, this should be wrapped up in a month or so. EXCITED? YEAH? YEAH? |
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