Tech N9ne lists his Top 9 emcees, "dead or alive."

[ronnie56]

list is great outside of the kendrick lamar shit

[ronnie56]

list is great outside of the kendrick lamar shit

[ronnie56]

list is great outside of the kendrick lamar shit

[ronnie56]

list is great outside of the kendrick lamar shit

[AhetraFlankrin]

Great list. But he could rap fucking circles around Jay-Z. I'm sorry but he could.

THANK YOU.

[AhetraFlankrin]

Unguh Binguh Bunguh

"Carter 5" leak?

[classthe_king]

Great list. But he could rap fucking circles around Jay-Z. I'm sorry but he could.

yikes

Okay. Lol. Jay is so fucking mediocre dude. Get over it. His first album was a classic, that is it. The Black Album was his last good album.

How the hell is Tech N9ne a worse rapper than Jay-Z? Enlighten me please, Mr. Yeezus Lover. Tech flows better, raps better, rhymes better, has more concepts. Jay raps about the same fucking shit in every song. He is so stale. He isn't terrible, but he is no longer Top 10 worthy. His past and how much he sells shouldn't make him a GOAT. As I said, he has only a small handful of good albums out of the like 40 that he has released. No more than like 3 or 4 are any good.

But this is opinion, and that's all ANYTHING is. Yes, I believe that Tech is a far better rapper than Jay-Z. Cry about it, argue with me, or move the fuck on.

Tech N9ne has the lyrical ability of a second grader and once you listen to enough rap you realize rhyming is easy and not rly that impressive. Prime Jay is a 10x better rap that Tech N9ne and it's not even close

[Elision]

I don't see the influence.

me either. same with em though, these dudes are nothing like the artists they listen to. often times artists are just their own version of all the artists they grew up listening to, since that's all they're going off of. interesting list imo.

Tech N9ne has the lyrical ability of a second grader and once you listen to enough rap you realize rhyming is easy and not rly that impressive. Prime Jay is a 10x better rap that Tech N9ne and it's not even close

Would you enjoy his music more if he said the exact same shit without rhyming? I mean I don't see how that would improve anything musically but I get the feeling that you're just anti-tech no matter what he does. Remember this?:

Kendrick is very technical in ways other than rhyming. His cadence and word choice is fantastic, the way each word bounces off each other and flows together. He also utilizes alliteration a lot to replace rhyming in terms of constructing his flow.

Well then Tech N9ne music should make you squirt. You are the most blatantly biased member to join TR. I don't think you actually believe half the shit you post.

Honestly, Kendrick is in my top 2 right now, right next to Em. I've been listening to him more than any other artist these past few months, and the guy is a certified GOAT. There were a bunch of people that called Eminem a GOAT back in 2003 (rollingstone ranked him in the 100 greatest artists of all time) I don't see what is wrong with putting Kendrick up there. Both S80 and gkmc are 10/10 albums. His OD and KL EP are excellent as well, then of course you have the features.... GOAT

I disagree man. I listen to everything kendrick puts out because you guys seem to have a great time circlejerking eachother over every bar that leaves his mouth, but whatever godly out-of-this-world shit you guys are hearing, i'm just not hearing it. yes, he's a good mc, better than most in fact, but when you guys start saying this greatest-of-all-time shit i'm not even able to process how that makes sense. i don't see what's special about him specifically that nobody else is doing. maybe his distinguishable voice? and this isn't me shitting on your music choice, you guys seem to seriously enjoy it. i just wish i could join you in that.

[EminemBase]

Kendrick Lamar there already? Wow.

[CrashBand]

EmBase, Eminem and Kendrick are coming to aussie together fyi.

whatever godly out-of-this-world shit you guys are hearing, i'm just not hearing it.

Elision its because you don't seem to understand or appreciate lyricism, how rappers phrase their writing. You just get lost in flows. Don't get me wrong, I love listening to some "wieeeeerd not, rap and not a xeeeeeerox, reeeeeal rock" every now and again, great flows are vibing as fuck. But yeah, you don't seem to appreciate well written lyrics unless you're talking about the rhymes.

Have you ever listened to Slug?
What do you think of that song?

[1LynguisticMind]

proud of my nigga kendrick, been a fan since day 1

He thinks in multiple dimensions, where straight-up lyrical cats are linear, he's definitely a product of Tupac.
And Lupe deserved to be on that list more than anybody else, best lyricist alive

[classthe_king]

Well then Tech N9ne music should make you squirt.

No it wouldn't because Kendrick's technical ability isn't what impresses me. You're comprehension skills are very bad.

And god damn @ crashband, that song is amazing. Slug is a genius.

[EminemBase]

EmBase, Eminem and Kendrick are coming to aussie together fyi.

True dat. I'm finna get tickets to the Feb 2014 show realtalk.

[momentsgolden]

he's a good mc, better than most in fact, but when you guys start saying this greatest-of-all-time shit i'm not even able to process how that makes sense. i don't see what's special about him specifically that nobody else is doing. maybe his distinguishable voice? and this isn't me shitting on your music choice, you guys seem to seriously enjoy it. i just wish i could join you in that.

To me 3 things

Range- of flows, voices, subject matter, song structures
Charisma- listening to Kendrick never gets boring even when its in the background.
Hunger- he raps like he wants to. Every time. Its been a while since someone in the mainstream has had THAT level of hunger for hip-hop and legacy and will to make dope material. Its refreshing in a great way.

[Elision]

Elision its because you don't seem to understand or appreciate lyricism

yes i do

Have you ever listened to Slug?

of course. a favorite of mine. i just don't see a TR cult calling him the goat all day