John Wilkes Booth |
03-03-2015 04:15 PM |
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Originally Posted by Soulflower
(Post 1559127)
I disagree with this. I don't think he carried the torch after biggie. I think the media gave him a platform that he did not really deserve. Artistically he has not carried any torch and is making the same music he made in the 90's. Once again, I am confused with this impact that he has allegedly made because there were far more superior rappers in the 90's.
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it sounds like you're saying "i don't think he's that great therefore he hasn't made an impact." honestly, it's not about how much you like his music. i don't care for ll cool j's music but i will easily recognize the impact he made. and i would say you're wrong when you say he's been making the same music since the 90's... he raps about a lot of the same content but that's about it.
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Jay Z is a big star with cross over appeal but he was not the FIRST black rapper to cross over. I would argue rappers like RUN DMC and LL Cool J were among st the first.
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i didn't say his impact was being the first black rapper with cross over appeal. ll cool j and run dmc don't even make remotely the same kind of music that jay-z does imo.
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Kanye was making beats for Jay way before Kanye was even a solo artist so I would argue that Kanye put Jay on the map because that is the only great thing about Jay'z songs.
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jay-z had a name before kanye produced anything for him. kanye became known primarily because of his production on later jay-z albums. and then jay used his star appeal to help market kanye. so yea... gonna have to disagree with you there.
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