kurupt (in his prime) > your favorite rapper

[KRAYZIE BONE]

I was just listening to the dogg pound's "new york new york" and man...kurupt was a beast in his prime. lyrically and flow wise. top 10 all time imo.

Gimme a couple G's, for every MC, I knocked to his knees
Verbally useless, oh you got the juice? I squeeze you juiceless
The barbaric, versatile, you're no kin to me
So how the you inherit my style?
Now, out the clear blue sky, I can't deny
Not a day goes by, don't get high, don't ask why
Tonight's the night for me to rip microphones
Into bits and pieces lyrical telekinesis
Gets me into verbally vindictive
Violent vocabulary bobs to existance
Catch me in the pitch black path
I sit and let the sick thought pass through my mental
till I hear an instrumental
And detrimental verbals get to spittin
The highest in intellect, try connectin with the written
Now they faced with the forbidden, vocally chosen
To explore new terrain, then remain unseen, throughout the war
Dips like a low-low, with my verbal fo'-fo'
The cocoa complexion MC with the slow flow
Fo sho', I takes it to you from the do'
Motherer, mentally I go hardco' (you know!)
I disconnect ya, Kurupter, MC to vocally
bore your whole molecular, structure
Catastrophic, mystic as Mixelplix
Hittin MC's like picks the deadliest lyricist
We live... tonight I serve two thousand MC's
We live... cause can't none with the DPG'z

any kurupt fans here?

the dogg pound was hot up until kurupt and daz started beefing. and now that they reconciled, they have dropped some more hot songs but its just not the same.

[Wato Stan Account]

Can't beat Atmosphere, Beastie Boys, Sage Francis, or Doseone(or any of the anticon). Gangsta rap really has no appeal to me and I don't see it being good at all. The lyrics are pretty simple in terms of rhyming and aren't that creative. They typically either dis someone, hype themselves, talk about gettin high, drunk, partying, or girls. Nothing different. None of them will ever beat NWA. They're the only gangsta rappers that really matter.

[Sandy]

Please never put Atmosphere and and Beastie Boys in the same sentence. Just don't.

Beastie boys help establish hip-hop in a way that probably wouldn't have been possible without them due to both their lyrical ability and the fact that they were white. But none of there songs lyrically compare to any of the true MC's of today.


I like Kurupt, his old sh** is amazing but I haven't gotten into anything from him in awhile. Daz always seemed like the weakest of DPG, just my opinion. Never liked his flow, lyrics, voice, anything.


But that verse by Kurupt is crazy, gotta admit.

Here is one of my favorite couple of verses from Jay-Z ft. Eminem-Renegade:

[Eminem]
Since I'm in a position to talk to these kids and they listen
I ain't no politician but I'll kick it with 'em a minute
Cause see they call me a menace; and if the shoe fits I'll wear it
But if it don't, then y'all'll swallow the truth grin and bear it
Now who's these king of these rude ludicrous lucrative lyrics
Who could inherit the title, put the youth in hysterics
usin his music to steer it sharin his views in his marriage
But there's a huge interference - they're sayin you shouldn't hear it
Maybe it's hatred I spew, maybe it's food for the spirit
Maybe it's beautiful music I made for you to just cherish
But I'm debated disputed hated and viewed in America
as a motherin drug addict - like you didn't experiment?
Now now, that's when you start to stare at who's in the mirror
and see yourself as a kid again, and you get embarrased
And I got nothin to do but make you look stupid as parents
You in do-gooders - too bad you couldn't do good at marriage!
(Ha ha!) And do you have any clue what I had to do to get here I don't
think you do so stay tuned and keep your ears glued to the stereo
Cause here we go - he's {*Jigga joint Jigga-chk-Jigga*}
And I'm the sinister, Mr. Kiss-My-Ass it's just the

[Chorus: Eminem + Jay-Z]
RENEGADE! Never been afraid to say
what's on my mind at, any given time of day
Cause I'm a RENEGADE! Never been afraid to talk
about anything (ANYTHING) anything (ANYTHING), RENEGADE!
[Jay] Never been afraid to say
what's on my mind at, any given time of day
Cause I'm a {RENEGADE} Never been afraid to holler
about anything {anything?} Anything {ANYTHING!}

[Jay-Z]
I had to hustle, my back to the wall, ashy knuckles
Pockets filled with a lot of lint, not a cent
Gotta vent, lot of innocent of lives lost on the project bench
Whatchu hollerin? Gotta pay rent, bring dollars in
By the bodega, iron under my coat, feelin braver
Doo-rag wrappin my waves up, pockets full of hope
Do not step to me - I'm awkward, I box leftier often
My pops left me an orphan, my momma wasn't home
Could not stress to me I wasn't grown; 'specially on nights
I brought somethin home to quiet the stomach rumblings
My demeanor - thirty years my senior
My childhood didn't mean much, only raisin green up
Raisin my fingers to critics; raisin my head to the sky
Big I did it - multi before I die (*****)
No lie, just know I chose my own fate
I drove by the fork in the road and went straight

[Eminem]
See I'm a poet to some, a regular modern day Shakespeare
Jesus Christ the King of these Latter Day Saints here
To shatter the picture in which of that as they paint me
as a monger of hate and Satan a scatter-brained atheist
But that ain't the case, see it's a matter of taste
We as a people decide if Shady's as bad as they say he is
Or is he the latter - a gateway to escape?
Media scapegoat, who they can be mad at today
See it's easy as cake, simple as whistlin Dixie
while I'm wavin the pistol at sixty Christians against me
Go to war with the Mormons, take a bath with the Catholics
in holy water - no wonder they try to hold me under longer
I'm a motherin spiteful, DELIGHTFUL eyeful
The new Ice Cube - motherers HATE to like you
What did I do? (huh?) I'm just a kid from the gutter
makin this butter off these bloodsuckers, cause I'm a muh'in

[Chorus - repeat 2X]

[KRAYZIE BONE]

graves said:

Can't beat Atmosphere, Beastie Boys, Sage Francis, or Doseone(or any of the anticon). Gangsta rap really has no appeal to me and I don't see it being good at all. The lyrics are pretty simple in terms of rhyming and aren't that creative. They typically either dis someone, hype themselves, talk about gettin high, drunk, partying, or girls. Nothing different. None of them will ever beat NWA. They're the only gangsta rappers that really matter.

simple? not impressive? did you see the verse I posted? that whole paragraph you posted does NOT describe kurupt in his prime. he was/is a gangsta rapper, but he has skills beyond description.

the beastie boys?

kurupt > the beastie boys, and NWA (minus cube) when it comes to flat out skills

;D

new york new york (live):

[KRAYZIE BONE]

rayray said:

Please never put Atmosphere and and Beastie Boys in the same sentence. Just don't.

Beastie boys help establish hip-hop in a way that probably wouldn't have been possible without them due to both their lyrical ability and the fact that they were white. But none of there songs lyrically compare to any of the true MC's of today.


I like Kurupt, his old sh** is amazing but I haven't gotten into anything from him in awhile. Daz always seemed like the weakest of DPG, just my opinion. Never liked his flow, lyrics, voice, anything.


But that verse by Kurupt is crazy, gotta admit.

Here is one of my favorite couple of verses from Jay-Z ft. Eminem-Renegade:

[Eminem]
Since I'm in a position to talk to these kids and they listen
I ain't no politician but I'll kick it with 'em a minute
Cause see they call me a menace; and if the shoe fits I'll wear it
But if it don't, then y'all'll swallow the truth grin and bear it
Now who's these king of these rude ludicrous lucrative lyrics
Who could inherit the title, put the youth in hysterics
usin his music to steer it sharin his views in his marriage
But there's a huge interference - they're sayin you shouldn't hear it
Maybe it's hatred I spew, maybe it's food for the spirit
Maybe it's beautiful music I made for you to just cherish
But I'm debated disputed hated and viewed in America
as a motherin drug addict - like you didn't experiment?
Now now, that's when you start to stare at who's in the mirror
and see yourself as a kid again, and you get embarrased
And I got nothin to do but make you look stupid as parents
You in do-gooders - too bad you couldn't do good at marriage!
(Ha ha!) And do you have any clue what I had to do to get here I don't
think you do so stay tuned and keep your ears glued to the stereo
Cause here we go - he's {*Jigga joint Jigga-chk-Jigga*}
And I'm the sinister, Mr. Kiss-My-Ass it's just the

[Chorus: Eminem + Jay-Z]
RENEGADE! Never been afraid to say
what's on my mind at, any given time of day
Cause I'm a RENEGADE! Never been afraid to talk
about anything (ANYTHING) anything (ANYTHING), RENEGADE!
[Jay] Never been afraid to say
what's on my mind at, any given time of day
Cause I'm a {RENEGADE} Never been afraid to holler
about anything {anything?} Anything {ANYTHING!}

[Jay-Z]
I had to hustle, my back to the wall, ashy knuckles
Pockets filled with a lot of lint, not a cent
Gotta vent, lot of innocent of lives lost on the project bench
Whatchu hollerin? Gotta pay rent, bring dollars in
By the bodega, iron under my coat, feelin braver
Doo-rag wrappin my waves up, pockets full of hope
Do not step to me - I'm awkward, I box leftier often
My pops left me an orphan, my momma wasn't home
Could not stress to me I wasn't grown; 'specially on nights
I brought somethin home to quiet the stomach rumblings
My demeanor - thirty years my senior
My childhood didn't mean much, only raisin green up
Raisin my fingers to critics; raisin my head to the sky
Big I did it - multi before I die (*****)
No lie, just know I chose my own fate
I drove by the fork in the road and went straight

[Eminem]
See I'm a poet to some, a regular modern day Shakespeare
Jesus Christ the King of these Latter Day Saints here
To shatter the picture in which of that as they paint me
as a monger of hate and Satan a scatter-brained atheist
But that ain't the case, see it's a matter of taste
We as a people decide if Shady's as bad as they say he is
Or is he the latter - a gateway to escape?
Media scapegoat, who they can be mad at today
See it's easy as cake, simple as whistlin Dixie
while I'm wavin the pistol at sixty Christians against me
Go to war with the Mormons, take a bath with the Catholics
in holy water - no wonder they try to hold me under longer
I'm a motherin spiteful, DELIGHTFUL eyeful
The new Ice Cube - motherers HATE to like you
What did I do? (huh?) I'm just a kid from the gutter
makin this butter off these bloodsuckers, cause I'm a muh'in

[Chorus - repeat 2X]

Daz is a dope emcee. No where near what kurupt is capable of, but hes dope.

But his clame to faim is his production. Hes an awesome producer. His work on 2pac's "all eyez on me" cant be touched. "2 of americas most wanted" "I aint mad at cha" "ambitionz az a ridah". classic beats.

renegade is also a dope track, indeed.

[jack]

Atmosphere is ing amazing, anyone who says different can kiss my ass.

[KRAYZIE BONE]

^^ relax buddy.

anyway, if you guys are fans opf atmosphere, check out this dude, hes similar to them. his name is wildcard. I discovered him when he popped up on a song with krayzie bone on one of kray's mixtapes.

profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=74197009

check out grace period....and try to get that "dark night of the soul" album. its a great album.

[Mark]

He's not better than Nas in his prime

[Codesters]

hes definately not better than Ice Cube, or Eazy-E, MC Ren and D-R-E!

[Master Lewpac]

I mean.. Hes good. But better than my favorite rapper?

Lil Wayne, Krazy Bone, Wish Bone, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Lil Wyte.. and not to mention Tupac, Biggie, Eazy, and countless others are a lot better than Kurupt.

Im sorry man, but thats just the way it is.

[Doomrider]

Immortal Technique?

[KRAYZIE BONE]

wow @ some of the names you guys are listing.

look @ my name and sig, im obviously a huge bone fan, but wish bone should never be mentioned in the same breath as kurupt.

neither should people like eazy (didnt even write his own verses), dre (neither does he), wayne, lil whyte, mc ren (maybe ren, on his best day), 2pac (great rapper, no where near kurupt lyrically), or xzibit (SAS > x to the z).

The only names ive seen that I would say are in or beyond kurupts league are krayzie bone, nas, and IT

[Deep Figure Value]

shockavenue said:

Don't have an opinion, unless it's mine.

[KRAYZIE BONE]

^^ my #1 fan. lol.

so when the other guy said "Im sorry man, but thats just the way it is." that was different?

its funny how everyone else can express their opinion, but im wrong when I do it.

oh, and the kurupt verse I posted > the lyrics in your sig.

theres another one.

*camron voice* ... "you mad?"

[Deep Figure Value]

shockavenue said:

^^ my #1 fan. lol.

so when the other guy said "Im sorry man, but thats just the way it is." that was different?

its funny how everyone else can express their opinion, but im wrong when I do it.

oh, and the kurupt verse I posted > the lyrics in your sig.

theres another one.

*camron voice* ... "you mad?"

Unlike you, I'm relatively unconcerned with whether or not you or anyone else cares for what I like. Go bark up another tree.

[KRAYZIE BONE]

considering you came into this thread expressing problems with my opinion, you can go find said tree. worry about what you like, not what I like. thanks.

[Deep Figure Value]

shockavenue said:

considering you came into this thread expressing problems with my opinion, you can go find said tree. worry about what you like, not what I like. thanks.

"lol u mad?" [/biggie voice]

[KRAYZIE BONE]

i am mad. I am down right angry that you take my opinions to the heart as if they are fact everytime I post. I think I should be flattered that you consider me so important, but its actually quite irritating.

/ends sarcasm.

kurupt > SYE.

/DPG pose

[Deep Figure Value]

I like your role plays. You should join the e-fed.

[/basketball gangsta sign]

[Master Lewpac]

Im tired of this guy already..