Ice Cube vs The Notorious B.I.G

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Lyrically, BIG >>> Cube

Discography, “Ready 2 Die” >> Anything Cube put out. “The Predator” is the closest, but still ain’t touching R2D.

Cube has more commercial success, but that can largely be attributed to Biggie’s death.

Legacy: BIG >>> Cube. Biggie brought the East Coast back FROM Cube and NWA.

Cube is on the Mt Rushmore of the West.
BIG is on the Mt Rushmore of HIP-HOP.
Levels.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Longevity should be part of the convo

Uneven playing field, considering Big never “fell off.” He lost his life. That’s totally different.

 

[Chi-Town B]

Uneven playing field, considering Big never “fell off.” He lost his life. That’s totally different.

But that's unfair to Cube in this debate. Cube got 3 classics to BIG's 2. Where would he be during the rise of Jay Z in 98?

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

But that's unfair to Cube in this debate. Cube got 3 classics to BIG's 2. Where would he be during the rise of Jay Z in 98?

Cube ain’t got three classics, bruh.

 

[Chi-Town B]

Cube ain’t got three classics, bruh.

Yea he do

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Name them.

 

[Bradshaw]

Lyrically I'm going with biggie but West Coast bias I'm going with cube

 

[grYmes]

Lol, where did this three classics thing with Cube came from? His first two solo joints universally are considered classics. The Predator was a good album but it’s not on the same level & Lethal Injection was ok but was definitely the beginning of the end of his great solo run.

 

[Elzo69Renaissance]

Uneven playing field, considering Big never “fell off.” He lost his life. That’s totally different.

Uneven playing field, considering Big never “fell off.” He lost his life. That’s totally different.

Exactly we ll never know if he could have survived the times musically

 

[RandomNegro]

BIG mastered that slow flow. Had a great rappers voice. Had great lyrics as well as a great way of rapping. Very lyrical and technical and he had a great vocabulary and sounded natural.


Cube is in my top ten as well, but still.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Cube ain’t got three classics, bruh.

Yea he do

Name them.

 

[mryounggun]

Lyrically, BIG >>> Cube

Discography, “Ready 2 Die” >> Anything Cube put out. “The Predator” is the closest, but still ain’t touching R2D.

Cube has more commercial success, but that can largely be attributed to Biggie’s death.

Legacy: BIG >>> Cube. Biggie brought the East Coast back FROM Cube and NWA.

Cube is on the Mt Rushmore of the West.
BIG is on the Mt Rushmore of HIP-HOP.
Levels.

This. It is what it is. I'm a Cube fan. And I recognize that Big, sadly, had a cheat code by dying so young. But if we're looking just at the work that each was able to put out in the time they were active...Big >>> Cube.

 

[5th Letter]

Who’s the better storyteller?

 

[Okaay]

I don’t understand where the Cube vote comes from, story for story it’s BIG

 

[God_Body]

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No rapper has 3 classic albums.

 

[Lion_Heart]

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Also add Straight Outta Compton

 

[Lion_Heart]

The Ice Cube slander in here is disgusting.

 

[AllElite617]

No rapper has 3 classic albums.

Nas - Illmatic, IWW, Stillmatic
2Pac - MATW, AEOM, Makaveli
Eminem - SSLP, MMLP, TES
Jay-Z - RD, BP, BA
Outkast - Southernplayastic, ATLiens, Aquemini

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Nas - Illmatic, IWW, Stillmatic

I would take off IWW and add LIG and KD3.

 

[Mister B. M. Ed.]

Death Certificate ain’t no classic, either.