X'ed Up wrote:Satire wrote:X'ed Up wrote:2Pac shit on every other rapper ever including the almighty Marshall Mathers and Christopher Wallace
I don't listen to Underground Rap because it doesn't appeal to my ears. But I just get angry when Pac isn't even you guys's top 10 and some other Underground nobodys are there.
IMO
Regardless of popularity I don't listen to 2pac because
A.) I can't relate to it
B.) It doesn't appeal to
my ears
C.) His flow isn't exactly superb or anything amazing
D.) He doesn't have the lyrical complexity/genius like the "Underground Nobodies" to make up for the first 3 faults.
What do ya know, 2pac lacks all of the reasons I would even listen to a rapper

A) Most people relate to it
B) Big surprise
C) He has great flow not as good as Big or Em but it's really good flow
D) He has the raw emotion that can make up for the 3 faults IYO and you can't deny it. Plus he's lyrically one of the best of the 90's. IMO again but most people would agree.
A.) Yes, but I'm not black, I don't claim to be a thug, I'm not oppressed by society, I did not grow up in the hood, I'm not contemplating my imminent death, I'm not an abused spouse/women, my pimp never called me a "hoe", I didn't get shot 5 times and blaming my former friend for setting me up, I'm not in jail, and the feds aren't watching me. Hence why [iI[/i] don't listen to him, why he isn't in my top 10, and why I don't relate to him.
B.) Not really. His beat selection skills weren't amazing, his voice got annoying as fuck at times and like I said, his flow isn't exactly superb.
C.) There are easily 20-30 rappers with better flows though, so this is no reason to make it into a top 10.
D.) Not really. I know he's passionate and you're right, I can't deny it, but that doesn't make up for the fact that I still don't like his music. And Nas, Jay, a few members of Wu-Tang, early Outkast, Guru, KRS One & Rakim all had better lyrics for me.
He was good and I won't deny it, but he's not better than Em or Biggie, and I don't place him near my top 10.