The Official "Ask dead prez a Question" Thread

[classthe_king]

What do you think about each rapper in my top 10

1. Sadistik
2. Possessed
3. DZK
4. Diabolic
5. Spoonfull
6. Copywrite
7. Slug
8. Prince Ea
9. Vinnie Paz
10. Bekay

[dead prez]

What do you think about each rapper in my top 10

1. Sadistik

Honestly, the only thing holding me back from really liking him is his voice/delivery, maybe he has the perfect delivery for what type of rap niche he's in and can see why some people may like it, but I dunno it's hard listening to some songs of his. Maybe I'm just a fan of deeper rap voices or deliveries and laidback ones. I will say he's a phenemonal lyricist and raps over quality beats, one of the best multi syllabic rhymers, I've ever heard.

2. Possessed

He's innovative with punchlines and takes it to a new level, the song Poison Penmanship was great, and I also liked the song he did with Diabolic, though I feel like a lot of what he raps about is pointless. No, not pretentious, but at times he just throws in random allusions to try and make a clever line, and shit like that annoys me. I wouldn't call him the overall besty lyricist, cause there's many categories that have to be taken into account, but he's one of the best "wordplay" rappers if that makes sense.

3. DZK

I heard a few songs here and there, and he's alright, pretty good with multies, and great at what type of niche he's trying to capture. His delivery is very meh to me, and feels tryhard, I actually like his singing voice though, weird as that sounds. He's not someone I'd listen to on a regular basis though.

4. Diabolic

He's great with multies, but I feel that he bases his entire style around it. And at times they lead him rather than the other way around, meaning he might just say something because it fits with his rhyme scheme. Not to mention I also find him rather monotonous, and his delivery is very meh. (Though we all know how I am with that).

5. Spoonfull

This is an odd one, maybe I'm ignorant or something, but I don't see the appeal to him. I listened to a few songs and, well he's very unique, let's put it that way, but I'm not sure what you guys see in him. His voice is extremely irritating to me, if it's a hurdle that I'm supposed jump over than, I can say haven't yet. Perhaps it's esoteric feeling listening to him and appreciating his music, but he just leaves me scratching my head. Granted, I haven't listened to that many songs of his, but he didn't really leave a good first impression. If you have any songs which may make me a fan, than by all means.

6. Copywrite

A while back I would have called him a wigger, but he's alright I guess. He's got a decent delivery, and he's great with multies, I liked his song Tic Toc, and whatever collaborations he did with Sean Price (they need to collab more). I'm listening to a few songs on Youtube, and I could see myself liking him, just haven't given a proper spin.

7. Slug

Gotta be careful with this one because a lot of people like him (even MC likes him), but I haven't really listened to him that much. He's very hard to get into though, maybe it's just my rap taste that isn't that borad yet, and welcoming, but listening to some songs wasn't easy. I did like his performance on Bleeding Hearts Club with POS, maybe if they collab more, I'd somehow get to appreciate his style.

8. Prince Ea

This is the only rapper that I'd probably shit on in your top 10, but this decribes my feeling of him perfectly, but it's boring sugarcoating everything right? So here goes

I don't like half-assed boring "personal/opinionated" rappers who think they immediately qualify as interesting or good for this fact. I'd rather listen to the Wu Tang anyday over some faux intellectual prick who thinks talking about being intellectual supercedes good beats and interesting delivery skills.

RIP to whoever wrote that.

9. Vinnie Paz

He's probably the one I like the most in your top 10, though I'm basing everything off SIKIH, the production on that album was phenomenal, and had some of my favorite samples.

I liked his performance of SIKIH actually, though I do agree his rhyme scheme is very repetitive. He might be a decent multi syllabic rapper, but he pretty much repeats the same patterns which is very cookie cutter, while artists like Nas who aren't as talented in terms of multies have much better structured rhyme schemes. I also feel he was actually filled with passion in that album, though not to the level of Ghostface on Fishscales, maybe his voice is just rugged, and makes it come across as angry/impassioned.

10. Bekay

Haven't listened to him and don't feel like typing a paragraph of bullshit, even though you can make a case that every breakdown here was bs.]

[classthe_king]

I see

Honestly, I don't know why I like Spoonfull, he's just so unique that it's mind fucking. And no Eminembase but he's extremely creative with the words he chooses and how he says things.

[dead prez]

I see

Honestly, I don't know why I like Spoonfull, he's just so unique that it's mind fucking. And no Eminembase but he's extremely creative with the words he chooses and how he says things.

He seems like the rapper that you either like or you don't, though seeing as how I can appreciate Quasimoto, who's also a hugely acquired taste, perhaps I'm not used to his style yet. I'll give him a proper spin one of these days, though I have so many other artists/albums I want to listen too, that it'll be a while before I give him my fully undivided attention.

Lol at your last sentence was that meant to be a jab?

[classthe_king]

Haha nah

[ThomasAguanis]

Not sure if this was asked yet, but what do you think of MF Doom?

& are there any movies/tv shows you can recommend?

[Chet Starr]

I must show up anytime DOOM is brought up

[dead prez]

Not sure if this was asked yet, but what do you think of MF Doom?

I haven't given him a proper spin, though I've heard great things about madvillainy. I'm listening to some songs on youtube and am liking what I'm hearing so far though.

He's actually pretty good with multies, though I could see him being a huge acquired taste, though he's clicking with me. Sorta like Spoonfull with class, he kinda reminds me of Ghostface on Supreme Clientele for some reason (which is a good thing).

& are there any movies/tv shows you can recommend?

I'm not a movie buff so I'll pass on the movie recommandations, and I don't watch tv shows that much either. I watch some anime (lolz), but I doubt you're interested in that.

[ThomasAguanis]

Doom definitely takes some getting used to. It's funny you mentioned Ghostface. They've collab a few times and are supposed to eventually have an album come out (unless it was cancelled without me knowing).
Here's some links to their tracks (the ones I know of)

Angelz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0YRXLk9v6M

Chinatown Wars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un1EUORbKSI

The Mask
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkWLmSLp0Cg


& I'm not really interested in anime, but I used to love DBZ.


As for a question:

Is this you?

[dead prez]

Is the album you're referring to Fishscales, I know Doom produced some beats for Ghostface, but doesn't get on a track with him.

Thanks for those links though, I'll be sure to check them out.

And dbz was a terrible step down from the comic in ever way, but I'm not going to get into that.

@ your question, I would say yes but I posted my picture here already.

[ThomasAguanis]

Didn't see your picture and tried to be funny. I failed.

And the album isn't Fishscales. It's supposed to be called "Swift & Changable" .

This is another great Doom track under the alias Viktor Vaughn. It's not as crazy as his other songs, in terms of different beats and flows. It's pretty hip hop. A great concept too. This may be my favorite Doom track. I'm sure I posted it before, I'm just not sure when the last time was.

Let Me Watch ft. Apani B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCajb7-u ... re=related

[Satire]

You ever wonder why we're here?

[dead prez]

You ever wonder why we're here?

Elaborate?

[Slim Fiasco]

Are you the underdog in real life?

How do you like Big L's storytelling abilities in The Heist and Casualties Of A Dice Game?

Would you agree that Undying Love is Nas' most underrated song?

What was the last thing that pissed you off?

How much do you trust your intuition?

Em was aware when the fans hated the accents. Do you think that he knows we hate the shouting even more?

[dead prez]

Are you the underdog in real life?

I don't really understand what you mean by this, but I'll take a shot in the dark and say yeah.

How do you like Big L's storytelling abilities in The Heist and Casualties Of A Dice Game?

Honestly this is probably his weakest trait, perhaps he could have grown into so much more like Biggie did. Biggie's transition as a storyteller from R2D-LAD was phenomenal, however L's was very subpar. He doesn't have the best storytelling voice and can't convey emotion as well Eminem or Ghostface, nor does he get really descriptive like Nas/Biggie/ or Ghost.

He isn't bad, but he isn't spectacular, he does use some of Slick Rick's clever devices that he was reknowned for. Storytelling isn't his forte though.

Would you agree that Undying Love is Nas' most underrated song?

It's up there, the only songs that I think are as underrated are Poison/One Time 4 Your Mind/Deja Vu.

Poison had a great concept, and phenomenal lyricism. I still get chills listening to the opening of Nas' second verse, he's also more energetic in this song than most of his others, which pretty much shuts up any accusations of him being monotnous.

One Time 4 Your Mind is probably the most overlooked song on illmatic and I prefer it over quite a few songs on the album actually, it's a nice song to chill too. His rhyme scheme is structured perfectly on this song as well.

Deja Vu didn't make it into IWW, but it probably would have been my favorite song on the album. His first verse was used on Verbal Intercourse instead, but his second verse is a top five Nas verse for me. If only I could find one with really high quality on youtube.

Undying Love is a great song though, and probably his best storytelling song, he's really descriptive in that song and doesn't miss a single detail in it. Only reason it might be overlooked is cause what album it's in.

What was the last thing that pissed you off?

A member I liked was banned on unjust grounds and isn't unbanned yet, even though he was supposed to be a while ago.

How much do you trust your intuition?

Not that much, it lied to me numerous times in the past.

Em was aware when the fans hated the accents. Do you think that he knows we hate the shouting even more?

Anything done in excess and he's bound to catch flak for it.

-Accent
-punchlines
-etc.

So yeah he's probably aware.