What if I was going to pick a starting five of hip hop artists of all time. Who
would I pick and what position.
Point Guard - Dr Dre
Why?
Pretty much spawned the careers of the biggest hip hop artists (Eminem/Snoop/50
Cent) of the last 14 years. He made like 35 million last year without even dropping album, in fact he hasn't dropped an album in 8 years yet he has the most highly anticipated release of this year; thats buzz you couldn't dream of. I wouldn't pick anybody else to run the show.
Guard- Jay-Z
Why?
The MJ of rap. Undoubtedly the most accomplished MC when it comes to business saavy, quality of his music and his ability to 'crossover' to the main stream and still stay true to himself. If the games on the line, I want Jay with the Roc.
Small Forward-Andre 3000
<Why?
The most creative hip-hop artist of his era. First MC to really step outside of the Hip Hop comfort zone and make it work. Now every MC wants to sing or play a guitar or do something 'outside the box'. 3k did that; make no mistake. Really a playmaker , that's what you need out of a good swingman.
Power Forward- Nas
Why?
Powerful Lyrics. The way this man writes always makes me think about my position as a black man in this country and how I should define myself as the future continues to roll on.
He really is the only MC I can say consistently challenges me to think and still brings the heat lyrically. Some MCs can get preachy and Nas just spits that Real Shit; point blank period. If you haven't listened to 'Nigger' yet, youre missing out.
Center- Tupac
Solid and Prolific. What else can you ask out of your center, the backbone of the team, always going hard in the paint, even when the rest ain't. Tupac Shakur is a legend and his body of work was cut short by his tragic death. Can you imagine if he had ten more years in the game? Scary....
6th Man- Lil Wayne
This man does not lack energy and if I wanted to inject some life into the squad, I'm putting this guy on the team. Could you imagine a track with all these guys on it , produced by Dre. Can you imagine an ALBUM? Ha. A man can dream . Who would you pick?
1 reactions:
I like the whole line up except lil wayne. everyone in the starting five are the best talents in the industry with most popularity. lil wayne has a bunch of popularity but his talent is not in the top 50 in my world.
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