Rapper's that never quiet lived up to their potential.

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5th Letter
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edited January 2010 in The Reason
What rappers over the years, that had the talent but never quiet lived up to the hype or their talent and just phased away or never had the success they could have?
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  • Question Authority
    Question Authority Members Posts: 494 ✭
    edited January 2010
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    Luda is the first name that popped up as a ? who hasn't lived up to his potential. Lyrically, he has it and is one of the illest in the game. But when it comes to his albums, he's lacking something. Which I think surprises a lot of people because he doesn't live up to that Nas/Jay standard that he is capable of.
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  • NevaChange
    NevaChange Members Posts: 230
    edited January 2010
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    Cassidy.....
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  • ItsBboy!
    ItsBboy! Members Posts: 398 ✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
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    Papoose, Joe Budden, Gemini, Big and Pac obviously, Memphis Bleek (lol), AZ
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  • CJ
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    ItsBboy! wrote: »
    Papoose, Joe Budden, Gemini, Big and Pac obviously, Memphis Bleek (lol), AZ

    add saigon and cassidy and that list is perfect...
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  • ItzGravitation
    ItzGravitation Members Posts: 7,205 ✭
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    Nas comes to mind
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  • 5th Letter
    5th Letter Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 37,068 Regulator
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    ItzGravitation wrote: »
    Nas comes to mind

    Why you think Nas hasn't lived up to potential?
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  • ItzGravitation
    ItzGravitation Members Posts: 7,205 ✭
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    jamacia wrote: »
    Why you think Nas hasn't lived up to potential?

    never really been a Nas fan but Ether, Rewind, The Message and a few other songs make me think he ha the right labl or features or beats he'd be better
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  • cuttadc13
    cuttadc13 Members Posts: 1,626 ✭✭
    edited January 2010
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    Alot of NY ? come to mind...
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  • ItzGravitation
    ItzGravitation Members Posts: 7,205 ✭
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    cuttadc13 wrote: »
    Alot of NY ? come to mind...

    dude is right
    Joel Ortiz, Saigon, Nas, Banks, BIG(Pun and Chris)
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  • Mrslim1
    Mrslim1 Members Posts: 2,614 ✭✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
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    Canibus. After the LL thing his buzz was dead
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  • illogics
    illogics Members Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭
    edited January 2010
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    Method Man
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  • usmarin3
    usmarin3 Members Posts: 38,013 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Alot of them ? never had potential in the first place, just mixtape/superduperlyricist who can't make songs. Killer Mike is one that come to mind, Buddens, etc
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  • illogics
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    usmarin3 wrote: »
    Alot of them ? never had potential in the first place, just mixtape/superduperlyricist who can't make songs. Killer Mike is one that come to mind, Buddens, etc

    Budden can make songs.
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  • CMac
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    jamacia wrote: »
    Why you think Nas hasn't lived up to potential?

    Same ? I was thinking this ? must be a Nas hater, Nas had multiple plat albums and has one of the best catalog's in hip hop music.
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  • 5th Letter
    5th Letter Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 37,068 Regulator
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    ItzGravitation wrote: »
    never really been a Nas fan but Ether, Rewind, The Message and a few other songs make me think he ha the right labl or features or beats he'd be better

    I think I would have to disagree. If anything he has evolved and became a more well rounded artist, the thing people forget is that on Illmatic it was just him spitting with not a lot of subject matter or content to the songs, but as years went by he has improved on that aspect. Unless you mean he wasn't commercial enough.
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  • ItzGravitation
    ItzGravitation Members Posts: 7,205 ✭
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    he didnt have that commercial success great rappers have
    anyone could go plat in the 90s and early 2000s
    but as of now he hasnt lived up to his potential
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  • 5th Letter
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    ItzGravitation wrote: »
    he didnt have that commercial success great rappers have
    anyone could go plat in the 90s and early 2000s
    but as of now he hasnt lived up to his potential

    His last album went gold, with little to no radio play, that HAS to count for something.
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  • ItzGravitation
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    jamacia wrote: »
    His last album went gold, with little to no radio play, that HAS to count for something.

    maybe to you
    but tis is the dude who made ether and made Jay Z have o ge stronger
    This is the dude who made classic songs and is susposed to be some ppls number 1 yet he cant go plat
    even Em did it and he been in it since like 99 or something
    Nas aint living up to his potential
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  • illogics
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    ItzGravitation wrote: »
    maybe to you
    but tis is the dude who made ether and made Jay Z have o ge stronger
    This is the dude who made classic songs and is susposed to be some ppls number 1 yet he cant go plat
    even Em did it and he been in it since like 99 or something
    Nas aint living up to his potential

    You must just don't like Nas.
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  • 5th Letter
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    ItzGravitation wrote: »
    maybe to you
    but tis is the dude who made ether and made Jay Z have o ge stronger
    This is the dude who made classic songs and is susposed to be some ppls number 1 yet he cant go plat
    even Em did it and he been in it since like 99 or something
    Nas aint living up to his potential

    I guess he can do it if he makes the type of records that get played in the club today.
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  • ItzGravitation
    ItzGravitation Members Posts: 7,205 ✭
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    illogics wrote: »
    You must just don't like Nas.

    i dont even know Nas but the music is dope but its almost like he lost it
    Compare The Message or Reweind to some ? on Untitled and its like...no comparison
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  • ItzGravitation
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    jamacia wrote: »
    I guess he can do it if he makes the type of records that get played in the club today.

    Jay had a solid album with BP3.
    it wasnt too commercial like C3 and it made Plat
    Relaspse did also
    Nas should go indie
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  • 5th Letter
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    ItzGravitation wrote: »
    Jay had a solid album with BP3.
    it wasnt too commercial like C3 and it made Plat
    Relaspse did also
    Nas should go indie

    BP 3 was a very commercial sounding album. I agree that it was a solid album.

    Eminem has waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more fans than Nas and he can ? all through the album and it will still go plat.
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  • illogics
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    ItzGravitation wrote: »
    i dont even know Nas but the music is dope but its almost like he lost it
    Compare The Message or Reweind to some ? on Untitled and its like...no comparison

    You thinking his music isn't what it once was does not equate to him not living up to his potential. He went Platinum with Stillmatic, He debuted at No.1 with Hip Hop Is Dead and damn near went platinum with that album also. He's recognized as being an Elite MC by both fans and his peers (He's on more Top 5 lists than not). How Nas can be classified as not living up to his potential is something I can never understand.
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  • ItzGravitation
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    jamacia wrote: »
    BP 3 was a very commercial sounding album. I agree that it was a solid album.

    Eminem has waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more fans than Nas and he can ? all through the album and it will still go plat.

    wasnt too commercial
    it was just such a good hip hop album it even reached pop fans
    Nas should have more fans cuz he been in the game longer but i guess its all work ethic
    And Em may joke around a lil bit but all his albums were good
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