Franco Pepe Kalle

I stick with NWA.

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The problem with Franco Pepe Kalle is that he is a unpredictable character. There is surprising info about this man. You think he only likes Franco and Pepe Kalle but when you find out that he hears other artists, you are shock.

Girls are the sexy thing that God created.

Important to notice FPK.

Goofle

How?

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Top 10

NWA

Geto Boyz

Run DMC

EPMD

Tribe

Wu-Tang

UGK

Biggie

Jay

Nas

Something like that. No particular order.

Electrophonic Tonic

I still have a hard time wrapping my head around the love for NWA. It seems like some (or too many) people like them because of what and who they are associated with, rather than the music they made. Rarely do I hear anything about how 'I like their lyrics' or 'I like their beats' or any of the ways fans appreciate a rap group. I hear too much 'Oh! They have the n-word in their name!' and 'They sang about fucking the police!', or 'Dre was in that group!'.

I find their rapping to be average at best, the beats vanilla, the overall package package extremely boring and NWA sounding incredibly gimmicky. The lives the guys in the group left are hardcore and real, I won't deny that. But, NWA? A novelty act.

Maybe I'm just cynical, but I don't get it.

FRED HALE SR.

I think its indicative of the time period. Gangster Rap consumed southern cali when they came out and it was a group which ended up being highly influential as you've already stated. I think Express Yourself is a far greater example of how good NWA can be.

My choice for the best group has to be the Beastie Boys. Them along with Run DMC were just amazing to listen to in the mid 80's in comparison to anything else. The Beasties have evolved very well also and their live act is always a real treat. I think their voices are really eclectic also which draws me in, with neither of them sounding remotely alike in pitch.

Franco Pepe Kalle

Because NWA talked about the pains of being a black man and the struggle for how a black person should be.

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The problem with Franco Pepe Kalle is that he is a unpredictable character. There is surprising info about this man. You think he only likes Franco and Pepe Kalle but when you find out that he hears other artists, you are shock.

Girls are the sexy thing that God created.

Important to notice FPK.

TockTockTock

So did many other hip hop groups and solo artists... How does that make them the "greatest?"

For the record, I completely disagree with the notion of labeling any group or particular artist as the best of any genre... It seems almost impossible to me.

14232949

I don't fully understand how it seems that this branding and ranking system is acceptable when talking about hip-hop.

You wouldn't have a thread in the indie and alternative section asking for who the best 'indie band of all time' are, or who your top 10 were, it's not an articulate discussion, it's just lists which most of the time don't make any logical sense.

What is the criteria behind these hip-hop lists, what are the positions of the acts in ones list made up of. There is no definitive ranking process, so as these lists are all going by different criteria; evaluating others lists and making your own are completely invalid concepts.

But there seems to be this compulsion with hip-hop to say this artist > that artist.

Sparky

Probably because so much of hip hop subject matter involves being critical of others

klacc

Wiz is my new personal favorite. I've always been a huge fan of Jay-Z but I can't say that I love his new single.

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