New(ish) versus!

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists

Wale vs. Fashawn

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market

Shad vs. Elzhi

Termanology vs. Reks

Shaun wrote:

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists

Wale vs. Fashawn

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market

Shad vs. Elzhi

Termanology vs. Reks

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Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists

Wale vs. Fashawn

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars - Haven't listened to much of their stuff. Can't comment on this one yet.

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole - Can't comment yet, haven't listened to much of their stuff.

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali - Kinda close.

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market

Shad vs. Elzhi - Shad has nothing on Elzhi!

Termanology vs. Reks - Reks definitely!! Sometimes Term seems all over the place when rhyming.

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists

Wale vs. Fashawn - by default...haven't checked Fashawn due to...nevermind...

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars - This isn't a hometown vote, Panacea simply make better albums.

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte - by default..not that big on either anymore.

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole - N/A

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market...pre Dilla is another story, though.

Shad vs. Elzhi

Termanology vs. Reks - N/A

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists

Wale vs. Fashawn - Never heard a Wale album.

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole - Haven't heard much from either.

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market

Shad vs. Elzhi

Termanology vs. Reks

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists - Cunninlynguists, both dope though

Wale vs. Fashawn - hmm im going with Fashawn

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars - havent heard Panacea so i dont know

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte - Lupe

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole - B.O.B., J Cole is not good

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali - One Be Lo, really close

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif - Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market - Slum Village

Shad vs. Elzhi - Elzhi

Termanology vs. Reks - Reks

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists < More solid albums.

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars < Come on son....lol

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte < Lupe just because of F&L

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif < Gotta support my fellow Caribbean folk

Shad vs. Elzhi

Termanology vs. Reks

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists

Wale vs. Fashawn

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market

Shad vs. Elzhi

Termanology vs. Reks

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists
Little Brother by a little bit. Mostly because my favorite CL record (Will Rap For Food) doesn't quite rank up with LB's 2 best IMO.

Wale vs. Fashawn
Eh...both don't do anything for me, but I have yet to give them more then a single chance.

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound
SFP....The Healing is just better than anything SOS drops IMO, but SOS is close IMO.

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars
Blue Scholars easy. They just make better records.

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte
Phonte easily.

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole
Who? Are these real rappers?

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali
Close...not really...Brother Ali gets it.

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif
The Perceptionists record is definitely my favorite from both, and it's basically a draw for me, but since Lif came through with a dope '09 release, he gets it. Plus, Lif has 1 classic solo and one classic EP in addition to the Perceptionists record IMO. Ak only has one near classic IMO (Absolute Value). So Lif it is.

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market
Hmmm, haven't heard enough newer Slum Village.

Shad vs. Elzhi
Shad easily.

Termanology vs. Reks
Neither one thrilled me. The Reks just sort of bored me and the Termanology was borderline wack aside from the beats IMO.

J. Harris wrote:

Shad vs. Elzhi - Shad has nothing on Elzhi!

I'm still trying to figure out what everyone thought was so great about "The Preface". I spun it no less than 3 months ago and a few other times when it was all hyped up when I first bought it.

Shad's record murders absolutely everything about it - flow, beats, hooks, writing, concepts, etc...

Alan wrote:

J. Harris wrote:

Shad vs. Elzhi - Shad has nothing on Elzhi!

I'm still trying to figure out what everyone thought was so great about "The Preface". I spun it no less than 3 months ago and a few other times when it was all hyped up when I first bought it.

Shad's record murders absolutely everything about it - flow, beats, hooks, writing, concepts, etc...

I don't see why people went crazy over either artist to be honest. I got The Old Prince and The Preface ranked in the same area(The Preface is slightly higher for me though), but neither really equaled the hype i was hearing

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists

Wale vs. Fashawn

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole ----- PASS

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market

Shad vs. Elzhi

Termanology vs. Reks

Alan wrote:

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists
Little Brother by a little bit. Mostly because my favorite CL record (Will Rap For Food) doesn't quite rank up with LB's 2 best IMO.

Wale vs. Fashawn
Eh...both don't do anything for me, but I have yet to give them more then a single chance.

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound
SFP....The Healing is just better than anything SOS drops IMO, but SOS is close IMO.

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars
Blue Scholars easy. They just make better records.

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte
Phonte easily.

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole
Who? Are these real rappers?

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali
Close...not really...Brother Ali gets it.

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif
The Perceptionists record is definitely my favorite from both, and it's basically a draw for me, but since Lif came through with a dope '09 release, he gets it. Plus, Lif has 1 classic solo and one classic EP in addition to the Perceptionists record IMO. Ak only has one near classic IMO (Absolute Value). So Lif it is.

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market
Hmmm, haven't heard enough newer Slum Village.

Shad vs. Elzhi
Shad easily.

Termanology vs. Reks
Neither one thrilled me. The Reks just sort of bored me and the Termanology was borderline wack aside from the beats IMO.

I mean...really?

Do I have to pull a Powell and put "IN MY OPINION" behind everything I say to avoid these types of digs?

Who am I kidding...that wouldn't help either...

What do you mean? I thought that filling out the versus meant my opinion was implied. lol

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists- Cunninlynguists. I like their albums, style, rapping.... basically everything more lol

Wale vs. Fashawn- Fashawn, though Wale had a fire verse on So Close, So Far

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound- SFP

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars- Panacea simply makes better albums.

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte- Not too big on either, but I'd listen to a Phonte verse over a Lupe verse.

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole- B.O.B. He needs to drop an album.

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali- One Be Lo, easy. Not as big a fan of Ali as I am of Lo

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif- Akrobatik. Lif has the classic album, but I like Akro better as a rapper.

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market- Common Market, basically for Sabzi's production.

Shad vs. Elzhi- Elzhi. The Preface is a personal classic, and he probably has my favorite rapping style right now.

Termanology vs. Reks- When Term is on his game, he's better IMO. Reks is more well rounded, and had a better recent album, though.

Shaun wrote:

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars- Panacea simply makes better albums.

LOL...now I understand Norf's post. lol...my bad, I didn't even know you wrote that. I just thought it was fitting. IMO Panacea and Blue Scholars are nearly equal in talent, but I found the Panacea albums to be rather ordinary sounding compared to the Blue Scholars records. Both sound fairly ordinary I guess. lol

T. Myers wrote:

Alan wrote:

J. Harris wrote:

Shad vs. Elzhi - Shad has nothing on Elzhi!

I'm still trying to figure out what everyone thought was so great about "The Preface". I spun it no less than 3 months ago and a few other times when it was all hyped up when I first bought it.

Shad's record murders absolutely everything about it - flow, beats, hooks, writing, concepts, etc...

I don't see why people went crazy over either artist to be honest. I got The Old Prince and The Preface ranked in the same area(The Preface is slightly higher for me though), but neither really equaled the hype i was hearing

That's fair. The Old Prince record has gotten like 100 spins from me, and The Preface has gotten like 4-5 spins. The thing about that Shad record are the lyrics and themes. Just sounds far more original to me.

Alan wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

Alan wrote:

J. Harris wrote:

Shad vs. Elzhi - Shad has nothing on Elzhi!

I'm still trying to figure out what everyone thought was so great about "The Preface". I spun it no less than 3 months ago and a few other times when it was all hyped up when I first bought it.

Shad's record murders absolutely everything about it - flow, beats, hooks, writing, concepts, etc...

I don't see why people went crazy over either artist to be honest. I got The Old Prince and The Preface ranked in the same area(The Preface is slightly higher for me though), but neither really equaled the hype i was hearing

That's fair. The Old Prince record has gotten like 100 spins from me, and The Preface has gotten like 4-5 spins. The thing about that Shad record are the lyrics and themes. Just sounds far more original to me.

I think it's the production that has me reaching for The Preface more. I've become quite a fan of Black milk's production.

Alan wrote:

Shaun wrote:

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars- Panacea simply makes better albums.

LOL...now I understand Norf's post. lol...my bad, I didn't even know you wrote that. I just thought it was fitting. IMO Panacea and Blue Scholars are nearly equal in talent, but I found the Panacea albums to be rather ordinary sounding compared to the Blue Scholars records. Both sound fairly ordinary I guess. lol

It's all good, bro. In hindsight, I probably overreacted anyway.

Apologies and whatnot...

Alan wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

Alan wrote:

J. Harris wrote:

Shad vs. Elzhi - Shad has nothing on Elzhi!

I'm still trying to figure out what everyone thought was so great about "The Preface". I spun it no less than 3 months ago and a few other times when it was all hyped up when I first bought it.

Shad's record murders absolutely everything about it - flow, beats, hooks, writing, concepts, etc...

I don't see why people went crazy over either artist to be honest. I got The Old Prince and The Preface ranked in the same area(The Preface is slightly higher for me though), but neither really equaled the hype i was hearing

That's fair. The Old Prince record has gotten like 100 spins from me, and The Preface has gotten like 4-5 spins. The thing about that Shad record are the lyrics and themes. Just sounds far more original to me.

Agreed. The Old Prince hasn't left my disc changer since I got it a few years ago. I know every word to it and the beats are outstanding. I simply see no competition from The Preface. It's a good album, though.

"Agreed. The Old Prince hasn't left my disc changer since I got it a few years ago. I know every word to it and the beats are outstanding. I simply see no competition from The Preface. It's a good album, though."

Sounds like me and The Preface.

I guess I will have to be the definitive tie breaking vote here:

Little Brother vs. CunninlynguistsBOLD - CL has the better producer, though emcees in both groups suuuucckkk.

Wale vs. Fashawn TIE - Both have potential, neither has reached it.

Strange Fruit ProjectBOLD vs. Solilaquists Of Sound - home state love, but S1 is a dope producer

Panacea vs. Blue ScholarsBOLD: by default - panacea sounds like a sexual term and I keep my shit clean, yasmellme?

Lupe FiascoBOLD vs. Phonte: THEFUCKWASSHAUNSMOKING? A wack group member vs. a solo artist? Here's a versus: Pain In Da Ass vs. Brother J

B.O.B.BOLD vs. J. Cole: Easily he has doper songs and an album coming out - J. Cole just has the camel hype machine.

One Be LoBOLD vs. Brother Ali: One Be has a criminal record, nuff said.

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif: Neither? Both these fools have their moments. Bawston.

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market: Neither...does either group really matter? I mean CM has the better producer now...

ShadBOLD vs. Elzhi: This isn't even a contest. Anyone choosing Elzhi has a gay midget inside their ear canal butt fucking their ear drums. Only way to explain them making the wrong choice.

Termanology vs. Reks: Term - just like his swag a little more.

"Termanology vs. Reks: Term - just like his swag a little more."

Dunno about that SRP. Reks is a lyrical beast compared to Term. I like Term, but he is just too much into trying to emulate Big Pun. He has his own style somewhat, but Reks would rap circles around him. If you take Term's Politics As Usual album, and put Reks on the beats, it would have been more cohesive in terms of lyrical ability. Hell, Reks would actually need one producer to do the job (Statik).

The Preface was the best hip hop album of 08. Disagree and get chopped

halfsharkalligatorhalfman wrote:

The Preface was the best hip hop album of 08. Disagree and get chopped

Your definition of hip-hop must differ from the actual definition - since Shad dropped the best hip-hop album from 08 - it may have been the best album overall. Clean your ears.

smh. The Preface was the 3rd best from '08. Possibly second.

Bushido Brown wrote:

Alan wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

Alan wrote:

J. Harris wrote:

Shad vs. Elzhi - Shad has nothing on Elzhi!

I'm still trying to figure out what everyone thought was so great about "The Preface". I spun it no less than 3 months ago and a few other times when it was all hyped up when I first bought it.

Shad's record murders absolutely everything about it - flow, beats, hooks, writing, concepts, etc...

I don't see why people went crazy over either artist to be honest. I got The Old Prince and The Preface ranked in the same area(The Preface is slightly higher for me though), but neither really equaled the hype i was hearing

That's fair. The Old Prince record has gotten like 100 spins from me, and The Preface has gotten like 4-5 spins. The thing about that Shad record are the lyrics and themes. Just sounds far more original to me.

Agreed. The Old Prince hasn't left my disc changer since I got it a few years ago. I know every word to it and the beats are outstanding. I simply see no competition from The Preface. It's a good album, though.

Yeah, to me, it's my favorite newer hip-hop album since it's release. It's close, but it has retained it's replay value where others fell off. I'd have to say I like it more than Knonam (and for me, that's saying a lot...lol).

lol...don't you mean Konami?

Lionel Hutz wrote:

halfsharkalligatorhalfman wrote:

The Preface was the best hip hop album of 08. Disagree and get chopped

Your definition of hip-hop must differ from the actual definition - since Shad dropped the best hip-hop album from 08 - it may have been the best album overall. Clean your ears.

The Old Prince dropped in 07. Clear your mind.

Little Brother vs. Cunninlynguists- easily.

Wale vs. Fashawn- not by much.

Strange Fruit Project vs. Solilaquists Of Sound- LMAO.

Panacea vs. Blue Scholars- Ditto.

Lupe Fiasco vs. Phonte

B.O.B. vs. J. Cole- really not seeing nothing that stands out about J Cole.

One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali- Easily against a dude who has one boring album??

Akrobatik vs. Mr. Lif

Slum Village (post Dilla) vs. Common Market- N/A

Shad vs. Elzhi- who gives a fuck.

Termanology vs. Reks

"One Be Lo vs. Brother Ali- Easily against a dude who has one boring album??"

What would his other album classify as? lol

Oh yeah that 2nd one that most people was disappointed in...my fault. lol.

He has 2 other albums aside from S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M., Project: F.E.T.U.S. and The R.E.B.I.R.T.H.. All three are dope imo with S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. being a personal classic.

halfsharkalligatorhalfman wrote:

Lionel Hutz wrote:

halfsharkalligatorhalfman wrote:

The Preface was the best hip hop album of 08. Disagree and get chopped

Your definition of hip-hop must differ from the actual definition - since Shad dropped the best hip-hop album from 08 - it may have been the best album overall. Clean your ears.

The Old Prince dropped in 07. Clear your mind.

I forget about that - but it dropped at the end of 2007 and dominated 2008. That is the year it won a grammy in 2008 so I always consider it a 2008 album.

Lionel Hutz wrote:

halfsharkalligatorhalfman wrote:

Lionel Hutz wrote:

halfsharkalligatorhalfman wrote:

The Preface was the best hip hop album of 08. Disagree and get chopped

Your definition of hip-hop must differ from the actual definition - since Shad dropped the best hip-hop album from 08 - it may have been the best album overall. Clean your ears.

The Old Prince dropped in 07. Clear your mind.

I forget about that - but it dropped at the end of 2007 and dominated 2008. That is the year it won a grammy in 2008 so I always consider it a 2008 album.

Well in that case The Old Prince is better, I agree with you. I consider it an 07 album though, and Elzhi gets the nod for 08.