We have to start giving credit to the artist that actual impact the masses and also those that are great performers. Those are actual skills.

J Cole might be boring to the niche fan but his ability to connect with the masses is something that shouldn’t be overlook in terms of his ability to emcee. Same for Kendrick, Hov, Kanye, Drake, etc

Also it’s crazy how all these rappers have list of the best ever and not include the people that actually emcee. Moving the crowd is a special skill set. And only a few mainstream artist do it on a high level.

So next time we look at great emcees and you want to include cannibal Ox (who are fire) also keep it funky that only Handful of people ever heard their music or saw them move the crowd on a major scale.

Facts, thats why next time you mention pac biggie or jay z dont forget weezy baby

who?

niggas who put earl as a top 5 rapper smh

Exactly. Put him on a stage with a Travis and it’s night and day. You need the complete package and slot of these lyrical artist don’t have the artist component or the performance factors down pact

People forget Mc stands for master of ceremonies

We teach posters to make themselves small, to shrink themselves

Those are facts

Saw him once live and have no desire to do so again

If we can get such charismatic performancers in hip hop again....

seeing niggas like that (nvr seen him so don't take seriously) is almost worse than lil pump. Dude has no energy

If you still type “emcee” you should worry about reaching out to a female and performing a family together fam

so what if someone put out the greatest album of all time today and never performed it

You gotta be a stan to enjoy it. Newer beats not as accessible to really just vibe to, if you don’t know all the lyrics by heart it’s just not gonna hit.

til travis scott is a better rapper than earl sweatshirt

there is an argument, a strong one actually, that travis is a better artist. And that's what matters in the end of the day

I actually agree

Lil Wayne

The. You would still lack in that skill set.

You can have great lyrics or even great albums but don’t reach anyone. You will still be less effective in terms of tech and influence than other music and that takes away from your profile. The greatest artist of all time all reached an audience they weren’t supposed to.

True. It doesn’t matter how hard you spiritual miracle synacle bar us to death.

If no one can hear you. You’re inferior. Relatable bars that capture peoples attention is a skill.

He isn’t a better rapper but Earl isn’t anywhere near the best rappers becuse he lacks in so many compartments.

why, because he hires a billion producers and engineers and sings through antares about absolutely nothing? and because he has "good energy" when he performs that mediocre music live? if hes such a good performer then I wanna hear him sing without autotune . jumping around and screaming doesnt make you a good performer lmfao

so if someone made the greatest hip hop album of all time and then hid the copies in a cave to never be discovered is he suddenly not as good as a mediocre rapper whos really comfortable on stage?

yes he f***ing is lmao. hes just not as charismatic a performer and doesnt have as wide a fanbase