Monday, August 17, 2009

Question...

Who is your favorite emcee from the early-to-mid-'90's? Just curious...

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59 comments:

  1. Guy FawkesAugust 17, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    Gotta be Nasir Jones.

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  2. djeziAugust 17, 2009 at 10:05 PM

    Master Ace

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  3. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    jeru, guru, bahamdia and black thought

    all three deserve top honors in my book

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  4. Teck-zillaAugust 17, 2009 at 10:38 PM

    CL smooth(no one seems to mention him these days), Rakim, Nas,Gza,...hmm still thinking

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  5. JeffAugust 17, 2009 at 10:49 PM

    Mef Tical!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 10:51 PM

    Rae, Ghost and Method Man.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 11:04 PM

    No doubt, Mef was on fire back then. Pac was the shit of course....

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  8. DerwinAugust 17, 2009 at 11:13 PM

    E-40 was my dude until the Hyphy sh!t

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  9. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 11:14 PM

    Biggie (just coming through), Meth & Nas

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  10. SPAugust 18, 2009 at 12:08 AM

    Redman was killing the game from his contibutions to Business as Usual in 90 through Muddy Waters in 96.

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  11. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 12:19 AM

    KRS.

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  12. Cr8digga92August 18, 2009 at 12:27 AM

    Big L is my pick. He fuckin killed it on the m.i.c.

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  13. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 1:21 AM

    Wu!

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  14. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 1:47 AM

    Big L, Sadat X, KRS, O.C. & the Ticalian Stallion!

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  15. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 2:06 AM

    Mr. X to the Z, Xzibit...

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  16. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    X in the early/mid-90's!?!?

    I'd go with MEF, Sadat, Jeru, Rae, Del and Ed O.G.

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  17. emileAugust 18, 2009 at 4:31 AM

    Gotta say the mighty KRS-One

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  18. Sigma DAugust 18, 2009 at 4:44 AM

    Canibus

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  19. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 4:53 AM

    Its like youve asked us whos your fav. Mc of all time. early -to-mid 90's=Best Hip Hop Era

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  20. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    Krs one and Chuck D

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  21. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    Rakim

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  22. Funk DocAugust 18, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    Snoop all day. Not so much after '94.

    Fav MC, not necessarily the best.

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  23. ISMAZAugust 18, 2009 at 7:19 AM

    I'd say Nas / Biggie / Pac

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  24. Juicecrew4everAugust 18, 2009 at 7:43 AM

    Ice cube,Big daddy Kane,Chuck D,KRS-one,Rakim,CL Smooth.Sorry,it's to hard to pick just one

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  25. Dom CorleoneAugust 18, 2009 at 7:58 AM

    Is there any question?

    Biggie Smalls = The Illest

    I also fuxed heavy [II] with Nasir, Rakim, & Wu-Tang. Jay-Z & The Lox a lil' bit later.

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  26. Dom CorleoneAugust 18, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    Damn! Forgot Big L, dude was on-point with the lyricism. Honorable mention goes to the other members of D.I.T.C. plus Snoop reppin' the West West y'all!

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  27. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 8:09 AM

    Its a tie amongst KRS-One, B-Real, and Tupac

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  28. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 8:09 AM

    west side on you niggaz lol

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  29. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    Snoop Dogg, Method Man, KRS-One, Chuck D, 2Pac, Guru..... ummmm and Black Sheep!

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  30. B3NAugust 18, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    Big L.

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  31. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    Q-TIP

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  32. TCAugust 18, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    Ice Cube of course. Any other answer is uncivilized.

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  33. BrittonAugust 18, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    q-tip, q-tip, q-tip, q-tip, q-tip, q-tip, q-tip

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  34. RLAugust 18, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    NAS, KOOL G RAP, RAKIM

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  35. IvanAugust 18, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    Damn! And the HHIReaders come out of the woodwork to drop some comments? Where you guys been!?!? :D

    This list will help in compiling future 'Archives' releases... :D

    Organized rarities for both the OCD and lazy hip hop heads out there! :D

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  36. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 12:01 PM

    jeru

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  37. Mak7227August 18, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    Scarface.

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  38. Teck-zillaAugust 18, 2009 at 12:45 PM

    Q-tip??? he aaight but BIG L really really held it down back then!!! my new list shud be...Big L,Canibus(I hate LL for what he did to him), Rebel INS, KURUPT,Ras Kass(Illest westcoast lyricist to me)

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  39. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    Scarface and Mr. Cheeks

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  40. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    M.e.t.h.o.d Maaaan

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  41. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    ^ Agreed. MEF FTW!

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  42. superfreeAugust 18, 2009 at 3:22 PM

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  43. superfreeAugust 18, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    'dre from outkast, and scarface

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  44. Rusty ShacklefordAugust 18, 2009 at 3:48 PM

    Lord Have Mercy

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  45. bubb rubbAugust 18, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    prodigy was sick in the mid 90's

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  46. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 4:34 PM

    Oh shit that's true. Everybody forgot Prodigy. Him and Mef were like every rapper's favorite rapper. Rappers' rappers if you will.

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  47. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    Hammer!!!!! Too legit.

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  48. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    Hammer?!?!!!? No. Guru & KRS!

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  49. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    Plug Wonder Why + Trugoy the Dove= THA GREATEST

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  50. SMASHAAugust 18, 2009 at 6:42 PM

    Guru, Rakim, Nas, BiG, Common,

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  51. SMASHAAugust 18, 2009 at 6:42 PM

    i forgot gza and the rest of wu tang actually

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  52. mooseAugust 18, 2009 at 7:32 PM

    Co-sign on what everyone else said

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  53. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 8:19 PM

    Del, during the Mistadobalina and No Need for Alarm days, was totally unique and killed on the mic.

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  54. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 10:08 PM

    ^ Hiero

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  55. Jason @ PSBAugust 19, 2009 at 11:01 PM

    wow. 54 comments. that's awesome ivan. in the early to mid nineties, my favorite emcee was chris cooper aka super c aka sup aka sup the chemist, sfc represent. then it would drop to peace 586 of freedom of soul fame. and then to lpg and rest of the tunnel rat family. those were the days.

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  56. Jason @ PSBAugust 19, 2009 at 11:02 PM

    but big l has the voice. big is the legend. but i'm a sucker for jigga.

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  57. MooseAugust 20, 2009 at 5:06 AM

    Vanilla Ice?

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  58. MF ChangAugust 20, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    Shame on y'all. After all the comments, no one's gonna show love for Grand Puba??? Some people for some reason put Sadat X, but no Puba?? C'mon now.

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  59. vergeAugust 21, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    KRS, RAKIM, Latee, BDK, Kool G Rap, Kool Fash, Godfather Don, Grand Puba, and..um..Natural Elements, all of 'em.

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