Bun B Names His Top 5 Current MC's
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UGK member Bun B has named his top five favorite emcees in the game at the moment.
During an interview with Shade 45's Sway Calloway, the Houston, Texas native began by picking Grime rapper Dizzee Rascal, who Bun says is sorely underrated.
"Dizzee Rascal, from the U.K., is probably one of the most underestimated emcees, period, on the planet. His technical skills are dare I say almost unmatched by any other emcee," he said.
He also named Yelawolf, with whom he collaborated for the cut "Good to Go." "Yelawolf I think is an incredible emcee. I think as we emcees say breath control, his ability to put together as many words as possible before he has to take another breath. It's something that not a lot of people can do, but he's learned how to construct songs based off of that breath control, which I think is extremely impressive."
Like his contemporary Nas, Bun picked Kendrick Lamar as one of his favorite current emcees, praising him for his raw skills and enthusiasm. "I'd probably have to say Kendrick Lamar. Having Dr. Dre as an overseer definitely helps, but he's very tenacious. He's very raw and he's hype all the time. He's very excited to be rapping at any given moment.
"Number four, probably Royce Da 5'9," he continued. "Probably the most underrated lyricist in the game right now. I think his catalog, when you go back and look at it verse-for-verse, it's going to be really hard for any emcee to really stand up against. Number five is me. I just had to go there."
Bun B most recently released his third solo album Trill O.G., which bowed at No. 4 on the charts with 40,000 copies sold in its first week upon release in August 2010.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23027/title.bun-b-names-his-top-five-favorite-current-emcees
During an interview with Shade 45's Sway Calloway, the Houston, Texas native began by picking Grime rapper Dizzee Rascal, who Bun says is sorely underrated.
"Dizzee Rascal, from the U.K., is probably one of the most underestimated emcees, period, on the planet. His technical skills are dare I say almost unmatched by any other emcee," he said.
He also named Yelawolf, with whom he collaborated for the cut "Good to Go." "Yelawolf I think is an incredible emcee. I think as we emcees say breath control, his ability to put together as many words as possible before he has to take another breath. It's something that not a lot of people can do, but he's learned how to construct songs based off of that breath control, which I think is extremely impressive."
Like his contemporary Nas, Bun picked Kendrick Lamar as one of his favorite current emcees, praising him for his raw skills and enthusiasm. "I'd probably have to say Kendrick Lamar. Having Dr. Dre as an overseer definitely helps, but he's very tenacious. He's very raw and he's hype all the time. He's very excited to be rapping at any given moment.
"Number four, probably Royce Da 5'9," he continued. "Probably the most underrated lyricist in the game right now. I think his catalog, when you go back and look at it verse-for-verse, it's going to be really hard for any emcee to really stand up against. Number five is me. I just had to go there."
Bun B most recently released his third solo album Trill O.G., which bowed at No. 4 on the charts with 40,000 copies sold in its first week upon release in August 2010.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23027/title.bun-b-names-his-top-five-favorite-current-emcees
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I only counted 4, maybe cause im high.
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He counted himself as 5.
I ? with Royce, Kendrick & Bun. Yelawolf is cool and I've never heard of Dizzie Rascal but its good Bun seem to stay up on things. -
Bun B a legend
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Props to Bun for naming Yelawolf
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lol @ Dizzee Rascal. Don't agree with Yelawolf, but he's not as laughable as Dizzee.
Kendrick and Royce I agree with. -
Dizzee and kardinal ohfiscial (sp?)
Go off.? just over look them lile yelawolf -
Yelawolf is ? awful.
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Dizzee and kardinal ohfiscial (sp?)
Go off.? just over look them lile yelawolf
where you getting kardi from? -
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ohhh alright. yeah I think kardi's pretty good. I don't think he's dropped anything since around 08 though. whenever he dropped that first album on konvict -
Mate when I was 13, Dizzee was a ? ' LEGEND in East London...I'm gonna assume no one here has heard Boy in da Corner...I don't agree that he should be on the list, but give it lil listen
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LOL @ randomly selecting Dizzee . .
Dude is a rap/grime legend in the city of London, England
He made it possible for Brit rap ? to eat that Euro money first by entering the house/techno movement
Another album is much needed from 'B . . -
CeLLaR-DooR wrote: »Mate when I was 13, Dizzee was a ? ' LEGEND in East London...I'm gonna assume no one here has heard Boy in da Corner...I don't agree that he should be on the list, but give it lil listen
remember taping all his stuff off pirate radio stations before he blew up, then playing his sets full blast in £50 death trap cars that we all used put our money in and buy, then drive round smoking being ? , we wernt even old enough to drive, the good ol days haha...
dizzee was SIIIIIIICK back then, when he went commercial years later he was weak...
i know dizzee has got tune with bun b and trae on the way, hes been in houston for the allstar weekend... -
Stopped readin after Yelawolf
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Props to him for not shoeing in meal ticket collaborators too heavy. Thought I'd surely see a Drake, T.I., and Wayne on that list.
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IC is biased against anything from the UK
Dizzee Rascal was that dude back in the day -
I'm surprised he didn't name Big K.R.I.T
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Props to him for not shoeing in meal ticket collaborators too heavy. Thought I'd surely see a Drake, T.I., and Wayne on that list.
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Dizzee Rascal- Boy In Da Corner was good but hes been ass since..
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I always wonder who the artist I respect see as the best artist in their eyes.
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I'm surprised he didn't name Big K.R.I.T
I would think had he not put himself at #5 that Krit would be there instead. How them 2 act like damn father and son ain't no way Krit ain't in his top 5 current -
Either that ? Bun B lying or he got bad ? ' taste.
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lmao @ selecting Diizze just casuse he signed wid them ? ....
I bet any money Bun B don't even understand hald dudes bars.....
Yo, that just gave a me a laugh....
But yea..... Boy In The Corner was a game changer in the UK...