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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 19, 2022 23:55:51 GMT -5
For the rapper=wrestler thing, how about Big Boi as Matt Hardy?
Part of an enormously successful and influential team. Often overshadowed by his partner, but he was definitely not carried and brought quite a bit to the table in the partnership.
"Who's Your Caddy" is his equivalent to Matt Hardy's "COW BLOOD" TNA run.
(Not at all me calling Big Boi one of the best on a single act level, though, trust me. He's fine, but not anywhere near the the top.)
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Apr 20, 2022 12:08:09 GMT -5
For the rapper=wrestler thing, how about Big Boi as Matt Hardy? Part of an enormously successful and influential team. Often overshadowed by his partner, but he was definitely not carried and brought quite a bit to the table in the partnership. "Who's Your Caddy" is his equivalent to Matt Hardy's "COW BLOOD" TNA run. (Not at all me calling Big Boi one of the best on a single act level, though, trust me. He's fine, but not anywhere near the the top.) Shutterbug is still a masterpiece. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2022 15:22:20 GMT -5
I just want to chime in and say that, as someone whose music taste is primarily "metalhead," I have enjoyed reading through the informed discourse in this thread and checking out some of the rappers that I had never checked out before.
Also as a metalhead, I want to give a shoutout to Ho99o9, who I think puts out some of the coolest and most genre-bending music out there right now. Notwithstanding the classics like Tupac, Nas, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, and Jurassic 5, I'd probably say they're my favorite rappers.
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Post by EP 54 is banned from Collision on Apr 20, 2022 15:39:45 GMT -5
I haven't got a clue who the best rapper is, but I like Abdominal and Jurassic 5.
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Post by chazraps on Apr 20, 2022 15:45:02 GMT -5
For the rapper=wrestler thing, how about Big Boi as Matt Hardy? Part of an enormously successful and influential team. Often overshadowed by his partner, but he was definitely not carried and brought quite a bit to the table in the partnership. "Who's Your Caddy" is his equivalent to Matt Hardy's "COW BLOOD" TNA run. (Not at all me calling Big Boi one of the best on a single act level, though, trust me. He's fine, but not anywhere near the the top.) I'd say Big Boi's lowest point was that bland 2012 solo album. "Dangerous Lies" or whatever. Only memorable thing from it was in an interview when asked what Andre 3000 wasn't on the album he said something to the effect of "He was doing some Gillette shit that day." Forever immortalizing this: 2012 - what a bizarre year. |
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Apr 20, 2022 16:31:55 GMT -5
top 20 rappers, no particular order.
1. Nas (Steve Austin)
2. Rakim (Tiger Mask I)
3. Aesop Rock (Jushin 'Thunder' Liger)
4. Killer Mike (Christopher Daniels)
5. Kendrick (Finn Balor)
6. Lupe Fiasco (The Brian Kendrick) (this one's mean)
7. Slick Rick (Ricky Steamboat)
8. Biggie (Eddie Guerrero)
9. De la Soul (The Dudley Boys)
10. GZA (Lance Storm)
11. Black Thought (Alex Shelley)
12. Ghostface Killah (Minoru Suzuki)
13. Ice T (Abdullah the Butcher)
14. DOOM (Maki Itoh)
15. Dessa (Eddie Kingston)
16. Big Daddy Kane (Bret Hart)
17. Open Mike Eagle (a cross between Kenny Omega and Danhausen)
18. Cam'ron (Mr. Kennedy)
19. Jay Electronica (ROH, the promotion)
20. Eminem (The Undertaker)
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Post by chazraps on Apr 20, 2022 17:35:33 GMT -5
7. Slick Rick (Ricky Steamboat) I promise you Ricky Steamboat's wife was MUCH more beneficial for his life and career than Slick Rick's is. |
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