by KillahBee » Jun 24th, '10, 23:05
You're asking this on an Eminem forum?
If this was posted on a Pac forum, most would say Pac, if it was posted on B.I.G forum, most would say B.I.G, since you posted here most are going to say Em
Me personally, I'd rate Em ahead of both of them, but B.I.G has an album that contains arguablly THE best displaying of emceeing ever (Ready To Die), that album alone puts him up there with the best, Life After Death would have probably been a classic too without Puffy, and even with Puffy controlling the album it still would have made a classic one disc album, hell who can outshine Bone Thugs on a fast rap track? Not many, but B.I.G did, Big is also one of the only emcees who can make a genuine club banger (Big Pappa) and then spit one of the craziset stories ever laid to wax (Gimme The Loot), he had it all
And Pac, I have a love/hate thing with him, sometimes I think he was a fake thug who was a studio gangster, and then I realise what he did was entertainment, I'm not going to critisise Al Pacino for not really being a Cuban druglord, why? Because it's just entertainment, and that exactly how I view Pac these days
Who else has made songs where basically ANYBODY can relate to them? Dear Mamma, Pain, Keep Ya Head Up, Changes, Staring at The World Through My Rearview, the dude gave it all on almost every track, he also has one of the best discographies in rap, despite dying so young
But he didn't just make music people could relate to, The 7 Day Theory proved he was a great emcee, and he was improving each year until he died
People need to stop comparing artists to eachother and just enjoy the music, thats what its made for
Same sword they knight you they gon' good night you with
Sh.., Thats' only half if they like you
That ain't even the half what they might do
Don't believe me, ask Michael
See Martin, see Malcolm
You see Biggie, see Pac, see success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas; see Caesar, see Brutus
See success is like suicide
Suicide, it's a suicide
If you succeed, prepare to be crucified[/i - Jay-Z
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