FEATURED LL Cool J says he’s the “most important rapper that ever existed”, do you agree❓
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“Krayzie bone is the most important rapper ever”
“Krayzie bone is the most important rapper ever”
Dre and Cube made Eazy
Black_Samson
OG
This shit bang lol
Only Michael Cooper song I know is over and over
Production is crazy on that
Black_Samson
OG
Quickness is his best song far as I’m concerned.
Over and Over had them damn key tars screaming tho…
I’m gonna get a keytar
#1hiphopjunki3
Go Spurs Go!!
He has a strong case. I don’t know if I could agree with the most important, but definitely one of the most.
He also has a strong case as the GOAT
He also has a strong case as the GOAT
mryounggun
OG
By the time Snoop came around, rap was already solidified as a genre. Was already on its way to being the #1 most popular genre and on its way to being the most dominant force in pop culture.
Rap might not have fucking existed as a mainstream genre for Snoop to even get into as a profession if it wasn’t for LL cool J. LL was the first rap superstar. The first to rap millionaire (I’m pretty sure), he was the flagship artist and helped launch the label that basically created modern, mainstream rap. He was the first rap crossover star. He was successful enough and popular enough with both men and women and the corporations in the 80s that he was able to Shepard the genre into the 90s and allow it to become what it is today.
The Snoop thing is laughable to me. Snoop is maybe the most famous rapper ever. Most IMPORTANT? Hardly. Snoop could have never exited and rap would mainly be the same as it is now. If you remove LL from the simulation, this entire shit might’ve fallen apart 30 years ago.
Rap might not have fucking existed as a mainstream genre for Snoop to even get into as a profession if it wasn’t for LL cool J. LL was the first rap superstar. The first to rap millionaire (I’m pretty sure), he was the flagship artist and helped launch the label that basically created modern, mainstream rap. He was the first rap crossover star. He was successful enough and popular enough with both men and women and the corporations in the 80s that he was able to Shepard the genre into the 90s and allow it to become what it is today.
The Snoop thing is laughable to me. Snoop is maybe the most famous rapper ever. Most IMPORTANT? Hardly. Snoop could have never exited and rap would mainly be the same as it is now. If you remove LL from the simulation, this entire shit might’ve fallen apart 30 years ago.
konceptjones
The one between three and three.
Rakim flipped MC'ing on it's head when he dropped Eric B Is President. Shits went from "Yes yes y'all, ahuh-huh huh-huh" to multi syllable complex rhymes. Without Rakim hip hop still sounds like Melle Mel, Kurtis Blow, and 'nem.
Rakim
Over LL by a mile
LL is influences middle aged white folks who appreciate rap - not middle aged black people
Are hiphop fans the stupidest fans in the world?
Dwayne
Just a lowkey chill guy
I think I seen a study that said rap and country fans has the lowest IQs by a long shot lololololololololol
But that was a long time ago
Marc123
You got it dude!
Dwayne
Just a lowkey chill guy
But we evolved and average IQ went up some points for rap fans.
RandomNegro
Active Member
The thing about James, is that there was always someone cooler that was advertised. Someone that was always more gangster. Someone that was advertised is having more money. So I think that’s why he kind of gets lost in these discussions. Plus the general public, especially white people I think like their black rappers to be gangster and not really all that smart.
The last 3 and Will, I wouldn't put them in the same tier. Snoop himself would put himself up there but he's one of the 5 biggest personalities in the history of the genre.
Mister B. M. Ed.
The Devil’s Greatest Advocate…..
Can’t blame L for saying any of this, cause in hindsight, he right.
He’s the first real superstar of Hip-Hop, and a trailblazing pioneer. And he still got bars. The last album proved that.
Most important might be a stretch, but only Pac, BIG, Rakim can dispute this.
He’s the first real superstar of Hip-Hop, and a trailblazing pioneer. And he still got bars. The last album proved that.
Most important might be a stretch, but only Pac, BIG, Rakim can dispute this.
konceptjones
The one between three and three.
Run DMC has more of a claim to "first hip hop superstars".
Run DMC was so big they even got spoofed by Fruity Pebbles cereal
Run DMC was the literal face of Hip Hop in the mainstream for most of the 80's.
The Run DMC logo has been copied and co-opted for decades. Plus, they were the first rappers with a shoe deal way back in '86 and it also extended to apparel. This is from a person that actually rocked the LL Cool J Troop Cooling System joints in high school.
Nah, he wasn't the first.