So do I hear it right? Nas is the GOAT rapper? Confirmed?

Speak now or forever hold your peace

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Big for lyricism and Pac for energy are probably the only cr picks. I vote Biggie personally

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It's a respectable choice even if he was a ballerina

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Vs. biggie was clearly just leveraging his (immense) talent as a way to get bling and fuck bitches. And Nas is like an autist savant, he’s so off the chart brilliant with his lyricism there’s nothing else he could be doing so he just keeps making (amazing) east coast music. Neither of them see themselves as having a Greater Purpose, that’s the difference.

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underneath all of that you still had a former Pac protege who clearly wanted to express what he'd learned in flatbush or whatever as best as he could and in a situation-unique fashion. Ready to Die was arguably "deeper" than anything Pac put out during the same era which, being frank, often just rode the popular black sentiments of the times into stardom with Death Row pumping him full of petrol all the while. Cube did the same thing imo and same with the rest of the NWA guys post-breakup; it wasn't uncommon

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Pac was making passionate, activist, culturally and historically informed, angry, reactionary, thoughtful, poignant, intense music well before his Death Row days, please don’t try to paint him into a corner like you’re doing. Death Row just threw fuel into the existing fire that was already raging from being falsely imprisoned and having experienced a serious attempt on his life.

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i have no sources to link on this but it's a common rumor in the discussion around the topic and repeated enough and with some specificity that there may be some truth to it

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Just like the nonsense (which had a ton of internet currency) that Suge called a hit on Pac while he was riding in the car with him.

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and that very well may be the case. but it's said enough and from people close to the scene at the time that it makes me wonder

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it's an enduringly popular bit but people are also willing to believe any bad thing about Suge Knight due to his self-promoted reputation as a blood kingpin

do i think suge could've done it? of course. would it be in line with his character? probably. do i think he actually did it? seems doubtful

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Fwiw I don't think any of the greats in the field were actual spook puppets but no doubt they were riding forces set into motion by nefarious state actors. The rise in gang warfare in south california dovetails well with the alleged importation of narcotics from south america into the US

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I just think the forces that set that whole scene into motion were suspect

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