NaS or Rakim

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_Menace_
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edited February 2013 in The Reason
Pac beats Jay 45-28

Now time for the top 2 lyricists of all time

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RAKIM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TN-kDEKxF0

NaS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwuY1uTdLJQ


Flow-
Delivery-
Lyrics-
Songs-
Albums-

NaS or Rakim 32 votes

NaS
93%
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Rakim Allah
6%
thedesolateoneachewon87 2 votes
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  • _Menace_
    _Menace_ Members, Writer Posts: 26,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    NaS
    this is a tough choice for me since both emcees are in my top 5 but

    its

    1.
    2.Nas
    3.
    4.Rakim
    5.

    So I'm siding with NaS

    Flow- Rakim
    Delivery- NaS
    Lyrics-tied
    Songs-tied
    Albums- Nas
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  • _Menace_
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    NaS
    got damn nas in the lead already
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  • mosincredible
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    NaS
    I think Rakim only has Nas on impact with his trickle-down influences on much of the game. Other than that, Nasir is that dude
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  • Disciplined InSight
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    _Menace_....you wrong for this thread, bruh..I'm taking my time deciding this.
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  • DarthRozay
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    NaS
    I gave it to Nas because he has a larger amount of albums. Usually I'd say quality over quantity, but Nas has a pretty high quality on the majority of his albums. Plus Nas has a bit more of a livelier delivery, Rakim sounds like he's bored with his rhymes, or he's unhappy.

    Tough competition though.
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  • _Menace_
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    Disciplined InSight wrote: »
    _Menace_....you wrong for this thread, bruh..I'm taking my time deciding this.

    Rakim in the avi tho...

    and hes facing a sweep.. u can help that with a vote

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  • ohhhla
    ohhhla Members Posts: 10,341 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Disciplined InSight wrote: »
    _Menace_....you wrong for this thread, bruh..I'm taking my time deciding this.


    He was wrong for Jigga vs Cube and Pac.

    We gotta live with it.
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  • jono
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    NaS
    Flow- Ra
    Delivery- Nas
    Lyrics- Tie
    Songs- Nas
    Albums- Nas


    Nas longevity & consistency is really the deciding factor. Dude still spitting like its 1996, he still sharp, crisp and had the ability to adapt to whatever is going on the game.

    Rakim will have bars forever though. He got classics, he got sons outchea and in a way Nas is one of them, but Ra couldn't adapt and has become inconsistent since his days with Eric B. The bars are there but the sound is old (not just the beats but the flows too).
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  • ohhhla
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    NaS
    Flow-Nas
    Delivery-Rakim
    Lyrics-Nas
    Songs-Nas
    Albums-Rakim
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  • _Menace_
    _Menace_ Members, Writer Posts: 26,613 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ohhhla wrote: »
    Disciplined InSight wrote: »
    _Menace_....you wrong for this thread, bruh..I'm taking my time deciding this.


    He was wrong for Jigga vs Cube and Pac.

    We gotta live with it.

    lol its my fault the people have spoken... Jay has one more shot... I put him against Nas/Cube/and Pac
    I would put him against BIG but that wont Pan out right... might need to match him with 50
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  • DMTxTHC
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    edited February 2013
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    NaS
    Paid In Full is the most influential Rap album ever (top-two at the very least along with Straight Outta Compton), and Eric B. & Rakim dropped two classics after that (Let the Rhythm Hit Em is their best album imo) and a great fourth album with Don't Sweat the Technique.. but I'm going with Nas..

    But while I'm at it..

    Borrower:
    I'm the N the A to the S-I-R
    If I wasn't, I must've been Escobar - Nas, You're the Man and Got Urself A Gun..

    Lender:
    I'm the R the A to the K-I-M
    If I wasn't, then why would I say I am? - Rakim, As the Rhyme Goes On..

    Streets of NY - Alicia Keys featuring Nas and Rakim..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5cZbChVJfQ

    That^ song is like the third installment of the NY State of Mind series.. classic..
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  • mosincredible
    mosincredible Members Posts: 2,051 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    _Menace_ wrote: »
    ohhhla wrote: »
    Disciplined InSight wrote: »
    _Menace_....you wrong for this thread, bruh..I'm taking my time deciding this.


    He was wrong for Jigga vs Cube and Pac.

    We gotta live with it.

    lol its my fault the people have spoken... Jay has one more shot... I put him against Nas/Cube/and Pac
    I would put him against BIG but that wont Pan out right... might need to match him with 50

    Pac against Nas.
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  • ohhhla
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    NaS
    As long Kane doesn't get his thread, I'm good.

    It would be worse than Ja, Hov and Rakim.

    Put together.
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  • achewon87
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    Rakim Allah
    No Rakim= No Nas

    That was my deciding factor. Rakim birthed Nas' style + I am being a tad bias as Rakim is my #1
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  • buttuh_b
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    NaS
    Kane vs. G Rap
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  • 700
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    NaS
    even tho rakim got him flow wise

    i gotta give it to nas, no bias even tho he my favorite ?
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  • Disciplined InSight
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    _Menace_ wrote: »
    Disciplined InSight wrote: »
    _Menace_....you wrong for this thread, bruh..I'm taking my time deciding this.

    Rakim in the avi tho...

    and hes facing a sweep.. u can help that with a vote

    I know because Ra's rhyming DNA is in Nas' whole style, practically the majority of most deep, cryptic 5 Percenters and serious emceeing..the epitome of flow and voice.. but considering the criteria of both artists, they're in different generations. Arggggghhhh....

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  • Disciplined InSight
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    edited February 2013
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    _Menace_ wrote: »
    this is a tough choice for me since both emcees are in my top 5 but

    its

    1.
    2.Nas
    3.
    4.Rakim
    5.

    So I'm siding with NaS

    Flow- Rakim
    Delivery- NaS
    Lyrics-tied
    Songs-tied
    Albums- Nas

    Pretty much my criteria right above.
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  • DarthRozay
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    achewon87 wrote: »
    No Rakim= No Nas

    That was my deciding factor. Rakim birthed Nas' style + I am being a tad bias as Rakim is my #1

    Just because Ra birthed Nas' style, I don't think that's a reason to put Ra over Nas. Since it's Ra, it's different, but I don't think the originator should necessarily be over the student. Otherwise people would have guys like Jaz-O in their top 5 instead of Jay-Z
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  • achewon87
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    ROZAYTABERNACLE wrote: »
    achewon87 wrote: »
    No Rakim= No Nas

    That was my deciding factor. Rakim birthed Nas' style + I am being a tad bias as Rakim is my #1

    Just because Ra birthed Nas' style, I don't think that's a reason to put Ra over Nas. Since it's Ra, it's different, but I don't think the originator should necessarily be over the student. Otherwise people would have guys like Jaz-O in their top 5 instead of Jay-Z

    I consider BDK to be the father of Jay's style not Jaz-O
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  • ohhhla
    ohhhla Members Posts: 10,341 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    achewon87 wrote: »
    No Rakim= No Nas

    That was my deciding factor. Rakim birthed Nas' style + I am being a tad bias as Rakim is my #1

    That doesn't mean ? .

    Influence =/= talent.

    Even this isn't in Rakim's case.
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  • ohhhla
    ohhhla Members Posts: 10,341 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    NaS
    @Buttah_B

    ? is you crazy???

    You know the IC will vote for G-Rap.
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  • Idiopathic Joker
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    NaS
    Nas is the greatest lyricist to ever live
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  • jayvon32
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    NaS
    Rakim a legend i give him that, but i got to say Nas because he can still to this day drop a great album
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  • _Menace_
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    NaS
    its a wrap.....

    Nas 19

    Rakim 1
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