Is Big L the most overrated rapper ever?

[ShadyNarkoticz]

He did fall off hard, granted some people overreact but still you can't deny that.

No he didn't. He fell off hard on Encore, he got better on Relapse and got back on his game on Recovery. He's on top of his Monopoly board, sir.

[dead prez]

You really think Relapse and Recovery are good albums?

And if you want to talk consistant Ghostface, outkast, and even Jay z hold that title over Em.

[ShadyNarkoticz]

You really think Relapse and Recovery are good albums?

And if you want to talk consistant Ghostface, outkast, and even Jay z hold that title over Em.

EmBase, you have a great opinion on Relapse, you need to finish this guy off. I'm tired. Jay has like 3 great albums. Blueprint is overrated. That is all.

[dead prez]

And no garbage albums and much better albums ratio than Em...

[RainMan44]

LMAO you mean underrated, right?

[dead prez]

Nope overrated, underrated would be OC, Diamond D, MOP, Jeru Damaj, Ras Kass, Aceyalone.

[TheGentlePlayer]

You die - You get overrated


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[Devil'sAdvocate]

HELLLL NO!!!!

big l is the best punchline rapper imo

and hes dope.

and has a classic album.

[mdemaz]

Lol Big L was dope end of discussion.

[KillahBee]

We're talking about the same Big L that made a prime Jigga sound worthless on their 7 minute style? We're talking about the same Big L that shitted on Lord Finesse on the Yes You May remix? The guy was easily one of the most talented emcees ever, and you say nobody gave a shit about him before he died? You do realize he was about to sign for Rocka Fella a week before he died, right? Listen to Sandman 118 and tell me L is overrated...flow, delivery, breath control, freestyling, rhyme schemes, punchlines, charisma - he's up there with anybody in each of those categories

[Hiphopdane]

What made you make this thread? Big L is hardly mentioned here.

It's beyond me you can say he is overrated. In my opinion he's all around just a perfect emcee; rhymes, flows, lyrical content, charisma, rhetoric, story telling etc. Everything. His thoughts were so vivid. Life of the poor and dangerous is easily one of my favourite albums.

I agree that some people tend to jump the bandwagon and make dead emcees sound better than they really were but there is also A LOT of people who have rational opinions on rappers. At the end of the day I don't believe that anybody praises someone just because they are dead. They praise artists because they like them.

Below are examples of some of his great skills:

Yo once again it's the big l, that kid who got much props
From killin corrupt cops, with motherfuckin buck shots
So don't step to this, cause I got a live crew
You might be kinda big but they make coffins yo' size too

They say that my skin was black so they attacked
Threw me on the back and stuck a gat to my fuckin cap
One murdered my man like it was okay
For the life he ended he got suspended with no pay
But if a man woulda took the cop life, he woulda got life
And never again see the street lights, and that's trife

[Berry]

Yep, it's official the OP's knowledge of emceeing is just simply wrong.

I always thought opinions can't be wrong. but hey...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUawT_tl7sg

[ThomasJ]

What KillahBee & Hiphopdane said.

[dead prez]

You die - You get overrated


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ODB, J dilla, Half A mill disagree.

[dead prez]

HELLLL NO!!!!

big l is the best punchline rapper imo

and hes dope.

and has a classic album.

LOPD is not a classic, it's on the same reign as Hell on Earth , Capital Punishment, Doe or Die, but putting it near OB4CL, R2D, illmatic, The Chronic, Enter The Wu, Liquid Swordz, I could go on is laughable.