BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

[rockchisler]

Just finished my nightly 90's Rap listening session and decided to listen to some BIG L, Dude was really nice on the Mic, How do you guys feel about him? And where do you rank him on best Dead MC's of All Time..? Here is a link to Big L and Jay Z freestyle on Bobbito and Stretch radio show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUiv617LUAo&feature=related

[trobinson97]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

L was real nice on the mic. Where does he rank among dead MCs lyrically? Well, that's a strange question to me lol. I can think of only three off the top of my head that were really great in regards to being lyricists and that's him, B.I.G. and Pun; lol the "Big" 3, pun intended. I don't think you could go wrong choosing any of them. He's up there among the best all time period, alive or dead.

[Nivek]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

He would have been the GOAT IMO.

[Blazelore]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

He would have been the GOAT IMO.

Big L was dumb nice. He would have been top 5 easily if he still were alive. Its sad becuase you know that he was only going to keep getting better.

[aholbert32]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

Good rapper but overrated because he died so young. People grade him with the same curve they give to 2pac.

[Blazelore]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

Good rapper but overrated because he died so young. People grade him with the same curve they give to 2pac.

I don't think Big L was overrated at all. No ones giving him a curve or anything. People do that when they talk about Biggie! Big L was nice period! There's nothing overrated about that. I'm not saying he was the GOAT but if he were alive he would be in the top 5 easily.

[Cebby]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

In terms of ability, he's up there with the best.

In terms of what he did with his ability, he's not.

[Blazelore]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

In terms of ability, he's up there with the best.

In terms of what he did with his ability, he's not.

Well if you use that logic then no one is good!

[Cebby]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

Well if you use that logic then no one is good!

I meant in terms of putting out a bunch of quality rap albums.

If the topic is rapping skills, then I can see someone putting him in the top 10.

If it's about what he actually accomplished, it's not much. He's the Bo Jackson of rap.

[Blazelore]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

I meant in terms of putting out a bunch of quality rap albums.

If the topic is rapping skills, then I can see someone putting him in the top 10.

If it's about what he actually accomplished, it's not much. He's the Bo Jackson of rap.

In other words he didn't get his ture chance to really shine because we only saw a couple glimpses of what he could do. The potential definitely was there!

[Herbsinator]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

Big L was real nice for sure.

[Nivek]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

If it's about what he actually accomplished, it's not much. He's the Bo Jackson of rap.

Hard to actually accomplish anything with a bullet in your head. The dude was so smooth is was almost sick, his swaggar reminded me of that old school big daddy kane ****. Talk about another underrated great, hell Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap don't get half the props they deserve.

Without Big Daddy Kane, there's no Jay-z, Nelly or any mainstream rap acts.

[Streets]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

Good rapper but overrated because he died so young. People grade him with the same curve they give to 2pac.

I think 2pac is vastly overrated. However, in his defense, he put out more material after he died than most MC's put out while alive. The guy had a bunch of albums and was one of the hardest workers in the industry. I think he has more than enough material to be judged on.

Biggie on the other hand (who I absolutely love, btw), I feel gets more of the L treatment because he only really put out two albums. The rest was Diddy recycling old verses we've heard a thousand times, finding old Biggie answering machine tapes (basically anything with BI's voice), and finding some guest artists to jump on while changing the beat.

I think unlike the potential that L had, I don't know what Biggie's future as an MC was. People say he could have been so much more. Which I agree with. He would have been so much more? I'm not so sure. Life After Death was a classic (and I repeat, I'm a huge Big fan), but being objective you could see early that BIG was helping to usher in the hip-pop era, and started to stray from his Ready to Die roots. I imagine his career would have eventually been that of a more talented Jay-Z. Which I guess isn't a bad thing at all, but much like Jay (who I also love), I think Biggie peaked early.

[ehh]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

He always reminded me a lot of BIG with his style and lyrics. He was a great lyricist but his only true full album wasn't all that great - good but not a classic IMO. If you compile a greatest hits for him though it's pretty damn impressive.

If he was still alive he probably would have been Top 10 if he'd lived up to his potential. But knowing the course hip-hop has taken since his death he probably would have gone pop and fallen off a bit but who knows.

[X*Cell]

Re: BIG L RIP...Where do YOU rank him in Rap History?

Big L put the DITC on the map... although that created the horrible phenomenon that is Fat Joe, I can still appreciate all the other cats (O.C., Buckwild, Lord Finesse, Diamond, etc...) that came from it.