Thursday, July 8, 2010

Top 50 MCs: 36 Scarface aka Brad Jordan

36. Scarface

I guess thats how the game goes...


Nuff said. if i have to convince you that Face is one of the best then you should just stop right here lol ima post ONE song and its from his newest album. if you never heard Face before then heres a big LOL for you!

Top 50 MCs: #37 Royce Da 5'9''

37. Royce Da 5'9''

Trust me im as live as it gets


A couple of years ago i woulda told you Royce could do no wrong...well a few years have passed by and ive been proven wrong time and time again. Royce is another guy who is falling down my list at the speed of light. each year, each project he falls deeper into his self-loving, gun toting, dick-referencing fest. i just cant stand it anymore...the same guy who made "Boom" is making joke songs and just not taking it serious anymore. he thinks he's as dope as he could be, but he's not and he keeps coming up short now. Bar Exam 3 was the nail in the coffin for me. so if he isnt able to outdo that on his next release i wont be listening anymore..

Prior to the falloffs Royce was one of the most ferocious yet in the pocket lyricists i had heard since maybe Nas. He had the multi syllable flow that rivaled EM, he had stories that could rival Ghost/Rae, he had radio friendly songs that went under the radar; i mean the guy can do just about anything on the mic. and i think thats why he's fallen off so bad, he thinks he can simply say anything and it will work but thats not the case.

i'd rather an Avg Mc stay consistent or slightly get better than have a great MC fall off greatly in a matter of seconds. thats why he's fallen off my list so far.
his strengths are in the songs i'll list here.




^he MURDERS d12 on here, esp Bizarre haha







Top 50 MCs: #38 50 CENT!!!!!!

38. 50 Cent


I'll clap yo monkey ass, ya black on black crime



I know i listed B.G. and Cam on here but i feel like THIS one is one that will catch some hate hahahaha. i dont care either. i love 50 and i'll always admit it. am i a fan of him as a person? not particularly...do i feel he has great content? not at all. i think he has a great voice and an underrated delivery. he's also got one of the BEST ears for beats in the industry. 50 is not bound to have wack beats..

and one of my favorite things about 50 is no matter how famous he got, he still made street mixtapes of ALL ORIGINAL material that kept it real for his core fanbase like myself who prefer not to hear songs like Candy Shop, etc.

i cant listen to the mega commercial shit, but 50s street shit rides to me. his first album Power of the Dollar was ahead of its time too..they werent ready for an album like that from an NY rapper in that day and age. no idea whats to come from Fif but hopefully some dope street shit :)













Top 50 MCs: #39 - Pusha T

39. Pusha T(Of The Clipse)

Move over Alicia!


ima leave this one short. Pusha is dope. will he ever be a top solo rapper? at this point i highly doubt it. but he's one of the newer cats in the mainstream that can keep my attention, all while rapping about the SAME shit every song basically.

i prefer Pusha to Malice, tho Mal can kick it when he wants to. Not a fan of the Lord Willin album but i love Hell Hath No Fury. the new joint is good. did i mention i liked Clipse before they blew too? first song i'll list is the first song i ever heard by them. i went to the store every week to buy the album after i saw the video and it never came out lol. i got it now tho(thanks internet)







Top 50 MCs: #40 - Killah Priest

40. Killah Priest

Watup lil' nigga what you smokin on?


Priest needs to drop a new album and im pretty sure he is actually dropping one really soon so i'm anticipating it. He's def hit me with a few lackluster projects in my eyes(View from Masada, Black August, Revisited, the most recent 2 i think) but he's also smacked us with near classics like Heavy Mental, Priesthood(My personal fav) and The Offering. He's one of the MCs to influence me with out of this world & crazy lyrics like "walk in church with my gun up, nervous//disrupt the service, ask the pastor, where do i worship?". No commercial appeal whatsoever here, just pure unadulterated. Apparently Canibus battled the entire Wu Tang Clan live on the block back in the day and the only one to step to Bis correct was his soon to be Horseman member Priest. Dude is ferocious so i wouldnt put it past him. Peep the albums i listed tho.


^^^this song influenced me more than maybe any song listed so far by anyone on the list.










Top 50 MCs: #41 - Krayzie/Bizzy/Flesh-N-Bone

41. Dem Bone Ninjas

Let Me Getcha Twistin, Mayne


When Thugz Cry


You Dont wanna see my Flesh Bone



OK so i know im usually the one against listing multiple people on one number but it was hard to put Krayzie here and omit Bizzy when i like alot of his catalog and Flesh when he's legit my favorite member of Bone. so i'm lumping the 3 together. I would say Bone as a whole but im not a Layzie fan and Wish is horrible without the group. im gonna list random songs from the 3 listed tho. Krazie i love for his distinct voice and flow that NEVER falters. His solo music is OK at best. Bizzy is prolific but can make some scattered and crazy music. he is an interesting character in general. I love the layering Flesh does on his vocals, it wasnt there on the first projects but from his solo and on he's done that cool High/Low layering so his voice always has an eerie ring to it. its the bone in him i guess.











NEW Living Proofe Video..

another new joint from my homie Aru Self aka Living Proofe check it out. Quality hiphop lives!!!

Living Proofe - "Celebration (Livin' My Life)" Music Video from Will F on Vimeo.