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• Friday at 5:50 PM

• #21

Top 10 posthumous album

 

konceptjones

The one between three and three.

• Friday at 6:23 PM

• #22

Top 10? Hell nawl. Big L was nice and all that, and I have Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous and The Big Picture in the ride, but they barely ever get spins.

I've heard his freestyles and his guest verses from Show and AG's Represent to them late 90's joints, but dude just never really struck me as being in that elite tier of MC.

 

5th Letter

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• Saturday at 7:31 AM

• #23

No. Respect to him though.

 

Goldie

Kobe With The Pivot

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• Saturday at 8:04 AM

• #24

He falls in the same group as Canibus and rappers alike who are incredible MCs but weren't able to translate it on records.


You can say he had a small window, but from 96-99 he did nothin, while the other rappers mentioned in the OP were dropping classics.

 

Suckio Andretti

Core Four

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• Saturday at 8:06 AM

• #25

Wherever shawty lo is all time Big L is one spot ahead of him

 

Chi-Town B

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• Saturday at 8:09 AM

• #26

You can't be top 10 based off potential

 

Water Ur Seeds

OG

• Saturday at 9:30 AM

• #27

Yes top 10 for sure...

He has a decent catalog tbh way more than BIG and Pun... Plenty of features and freestyles and dope albums: Lifestylez, The Big Picture, The Danager Zone and Return Of The Devils Son... Plus the C.O.C stuff...

 

onetoughmiracle

AYO, PUT THAT RZA SHIT BACK ON!!!

• Saturday at 9:38 AM

• #28

Didn't know if dude was stating his argument or giving L's Eulogy

 

ThaManMythLegnd

Active Member

• Saturday at 10:24 AM

• #29

Big L was always overrated, never got the hype. Ain't no one listening to his songs now and weren't back then.

 

A

A-List

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• Saturday at 11:56 AM

• #30

Na, always though L was dope, but not Top 10

 

Water Ur Seeds

OG

• Saturday at 12:14 PM

• #31

ThaManMythLegnd said:

Big L was always overrated, never got the hype. Ain't no one listening to his songs now and weren't back then.

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My cousin who is 16yr just turned 17yr loves Big L...

Hes not even really a big hip hip head but loves lyrical rappers with flows, like Big L, Nas, BIG, AZ and Pac too but hes a total Big L stan...

 

5

5 Grand

Old School Godfather

• Saturday at 1:04 PM

• #32

Rawkus Records put out an album called

1974-1999 Harlem's Finest - A Freestyle History​

https://www.discogs.com/release/213210-Big-L-1974-1999-Harlems-Finest-A-Freestyle-History

https://www.discogs.com/release/23790827-Big-L-1974-1999-Harlems-Finest-A-Freestyle-History

It's a compilation of Big L mixtape freestyles. It's better than any of his albums imo.

 

Revolver Ocelot

OG

• Sunday at 1:51 AM

• #33

Goldie said:

He falls in the same group as Canibus and rappers alike who are incredible MCs but weren't able to translate it on records.


You can say he had a small window, but from 96-99 he did nothin, while the other rappers mentioned in the OP were dropping classics.

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Exactly.

Back then even if you had a slight hit your shit went gold. his first album didn't even come close to that. Shit even Canibus 1st joint went gold.

 

Inori

NAWF

• Sunday at 5:35 AM

• #34

Suckio Andretti said:

Wherever shawty lo is all time Big L is one spot ahead of him

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lmao this was unnecessary

but yeah this is a ridiculous question

 

O.G.

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• Sunday at 6:53 AM

• #35

Found this on the gram. Nice AI