Who are the most intellegent, well-spoken rappers ?????
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People want to put this Hitchens/Mos Def shit in the history books... How was Mos set up? Hitchens didn't even go at him until the overtime segment when he started out like an idiot asking basic ass questions... It's not like it was constructed to pit those two against each other.
afoman
vanilla ice
flava flav
na jus clowning i would have to say krs-1 by far that nigga on another level
Before you shit on Afroman keep in mind that he was able to parlay his one hit wonder status into a successful yet modest independent career. He also managed to obtain the rights to his first album from Warner Brothers. I don't know how the fuck he pulled it off, especially since the publishing for "Because I Got High" will be worth millions in the future. At any rate it was a VERY smart business move that more rappers need to pay heed to.
my list includes the old and the new
krs
rakim
poor righteous teacher
chuck d
chubb rock
cl smooth
nasir
jay-z
q-tip
black thought
50/fiddy/curtis/curly/pimpin curly
mos
talib
common
kanye
lupe-----nobody said this man?
rza
meth
ghost
rae
gza
ins-the rebel
ice cube
the list goes on in my eye's
krs
rakim
poor righteous teacher
chuck d
chubb rock
cl smooth
nasir
jay-z
q-tip
black thought
50/fiddy/curtis/curly/pimpin curly
mos
talib
common
kanye
lupe-----nobody said this man?
rza
meth
ghost
rae
gza
ins-the rebel
ice cube
the list goes on in my eye's
to the negro who said gucci....I got the joke. Funny. The dude sounds like a zombie on painkillers.
Don't forget The General Public.
I've never heard a 50 Cent interview where didn't say the general public
He sound like he's auditioning to be the main villian on the next The Mummy movie
He sound like he's auditioning to be the main villian on the next The Mummy movie
the mummy 4: attack of gooch the mooch.
"Why the fuck...Does he keep saying Burrrr?...We're In Africa"
I am not trying to diss some of the rappers posted on here but most of these picks are dead wrong. The OP brought up Christopher Hitchens. As arrogant as he is the fucking guys is a road scholar. Road scholars are reserved for just a few "rappers" and a few people.
Folks that come to mind
KRS
Chuck D
and then you have to go to scholars...... Cornell West and folks like that
This is not a fair post. A lot of rappers are well versed on black history of blacks in the US. KRS and Chuck are well versed in a lot of different shit
Folks that come to mind
KRS
Chuck D
and then you have to go to scholars...... Cornell West and folks like that
This is not a fair post. A lot of rappers are well versed on black history of blacks in the US. KRS and Chuck are well versed in a lot of different shit
Looking through thread...Saw Gucci's picture, and backed the fuck out of the thread...
We always will have one ignant mofo...
it seems that most rappers that have successfully crossed over into mainstream acting, are more well spoken than those that haven't. sure KRS and company drops knowledge and articulate shit well....but dude needs to calm down. some of these niggaz know they shit and speak truth...but still remain ghetto....like they got somethin to prove. there are certain ways to conduct yourself and your speech when giving interviews on important and relevant issues. I'd rather listen to Will Smith, Ice Cube, or Mos Def in a sit down interview on CNN, than i would Nas, Rick Ross, or T.I.
I would add Kanye to that first list....but he throws temper tantrums and cries too fuckin much.
I would add Kanye to that first list....but he throws temper tantrums and cries too fuckin much.
FONZWORTH BENTLEY
We said RAPPERS, not MAN FAGS! For the 4th time in 3-days, ACUR, you FAIL.
AKA umbrella?
The only thing he talks intelligently about is how the dress especially classy gay and the best way to get the taste of cum out your mouth.
Please don't look up to rappers for intellectual output. They're not as smart as you might think they are.
Read a philosophy book.
Read a philosophy book.
I think we can all agree that the old-school rappers were overall a little more intelligent than the new "clown" rappers. The "gangsta" rappers were mostly intelligent guys.
Ice-T is a really smart guy. You don't believe me, read "The Ice Opinion", listen to "O.G. Original Gangsta". This guy dabbles in beat poetry, social commentary, militant Black power, and street conversation. He was a beast in his day. Has not been another one like him since.
Ice Cube is another really smart, respected guy. Only Jews and White folks had a problem with him. His greatest quote? "White people are like snakes, some are poisonous and can kill you, other ones are harmless, like garden snakes". Dude was sayin' that, while he was hangin' with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and shit.
Even Eazy-E was considered to be smarter than HE let on. He would do all that crazy shit in person, but in private was shy and intelligent
Scarface is a really smart guy, but sometimes "ghettos" it up in public.
Dr. Dre
2pac of course, but he was more open with his militant, Black Panther, revolutionary side, that's why he usually ends up on these "smartest rappers" lists.
Paris
Will Smith is a really smart dude, as in school smart. He scored an 800 or something close to that on the language part of his SATs.
There's a lot of smarter rappers than you guys would think. In public they "dumb it down". Old-schoolers didn't have to do that. Chuck D, KRS, Paris, Poor Righteous Teachers, Ice Cube and a lot of those guys used to get props for being smart.
You just had to put your input into it right? You're the reason people hate atheists. You read the title of the thread. Input or GTFO
Ice-T is a really smart guy. You don't believe me, read "The Ice Opinion", listen to "O.G. Original Gangsta". This guy dabbles in beat poetry, social commentary, militant Black power, and street conversation. He was a beast in his day. Has not been another one like him since.
Ice Cube is another really smart, respected guy. Only Jews and White folks had a problem with him. His greatest quote? "White people are like snakes, some are poisonous and can kill you, other ones are harmless, like garden snakes". Dude was sayin' that, while he was hangin' with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and shit.
Even Eazy-E was considered to be smarter than HE let on. He would do all that crazy shit in person, but in private was shy and intelligent
Scarface is a really smart guy, but sometimes "ghettos" it up in public.
Dr. Dre
2pac of course, but he was more open with his militant, Black Panther, revolutionary side, that's why he usually ends up on these "smartest rappers" lists.
Paris
Will Smith is a really smart dude, as in school smart. He scored an 800 or something close to that on the language part of his SATs.
There's a lot of smarter rappers than you guys would think. In public they "dumb it down". Old-schoolers didn't have to do that. Chuck D, KRS, Paris, Poor Righteous Teachers, Ice Cube and a lot of those guys used to get props for being smart.
You just had to put your input into it right? You're the reason people hate atheists. You read the title of the thread. Input or GTFO
peace
DaddyO
JeanGrae
SistaSouljah
RoxanneShante
Cormega
Heav
LinQue
PrinceMarkieDee
DanaDane
MonieLuv
OC
Paris
The Coup
& Alot of them Bay area kats who've actually applied those tenants
& Panther Philosphies to maintaining their base, family and business.
GZA & RZA (have built with the 7 b4)
BootCampClique
Chubb
Wise
NYOIL
SadatX & Jamaar
StatQuo
& Those with true personality and charisma who have the aptitude, real confidence/swagg and fearlessness to mix it up and be the true 'MC' to any crowd irregardless of the 'crowd' be it a black tie affair, a rural village to a Major city in Africa or any unfamiliar territory...........
peace
DaddyO
JeanGrae
SistaSouljah
RoxanneShante
Cormega
Heav
LinQue
PrinceMarkieDee
DanaDane
MonieLuv
OC
Paris
The Coup
& Alot of them Bay area kats who've actually applied those tenants
& Panther Philosphies to maintaining their base, family and business.
GZA & RZA (have built with the 7 b4)
BootCampClique
Chubb
Wise
NYOIL
SadatX & Jamaar
StatQuo
& Those with true personality and charisma who have the aptitude, real confidence/swagg and fearlessness to mix it up and be the true 'MC' to any crowd irregardless of the 'crowd' be it a black tie affair, a rural village to a Major city in Africa or any unfamiliar territory...........
peace
Co-fuckin-sign...His name should have been listed FIRST.
I still can't forgive KRS for saying "unrational" and "dramatical"
Chuck D
KRS One
Black Thought
KRS One
Black Thought