Surf is a colorful delight featuring funny and self-deprecating lyrics for listeners. In a righteous fury of jazz and funk, King Kendrick has added another classic to his discography. The highlight of Top Dawg Entertainment offers a musical-conscious critique aimed towards America, hip-hop, himself and everyone in-between.
The production of the album, formed in part by Terrance Martin and Sounwave, is in the small clubhouse as greatest produced rap album in the genre’s history. I will be rooting for TPAB to win best album at the Grammys. With all the aspects of MC-ing, my personal favorite has always been lyricism. And because of this, I think Lupe Fiasco released the best rap album of the year. Both TPAB and T&Y were heads and shoulders over the rest of the genre’s releases this year. Mural was my favorite rap song of the year and parallels echoes of titans such as: Rakim, Black Thought and Eminem. Though Fiasco's social justice-themed album wasn't on par with the production quality of To Pimp A Butterfly, T&Y still features a precise sound for listeners.After nearly nine months of questioning, comparing, and lots of debating, the winner of Ambrosia For Heads’ “Finding The GOAT” series, the quest to name Hip-Hop’s Greatest Of All-Time MC (GOAT), has been determined. Yesterday (May 29), Eminem’s win against Tupac was confirmed at deadline, thus making the Detroit, Michigan MC the GOAT in a greater discussion that’s engaged millions of fans. In five previous wins during the bracket-style tournament, Eminem (who, like Tupac, was a Round 1 Bye) defeated opponents by margins of 70-80%. Em’ defeated contemporaries such as Xzibit and Talib Kweli. The D12 front man bested MCs who had an earlier start in the industry, such as DMX and Busta Rhymes. Where things got especially interesting is when Marshall Mathers had a landslide sixth round win against one of his own inspirations, Big Daddy Kane.
Facing Tupac Shakur, whose recent wins were by much slimmer margins, Heads knew it would be a proverbial “nail-biter.”Ĭontrary to what some social users may be convinced of, this is not AFH’s opinion. This is a democratic outcome in a structured competition-style debate by Ambrosia For Heads. So in the wake of the grand finale, why stop now? It is our role (and our responsibility) to analyze the data, and interpret. In many cases, Eminem represents the total package. My name is Marshall Mathers, I’m an alcoholic (Hi Marshall) I’m doin’ acid, crack, smack, coke and smokin’ dope then You ain’t gonna sell two copies if you press a double albumĪdmit it, fuck it, while we comin’ out in the open You wacker than the motherfucker you bit your style from I’m buzzin’, Dirty Dozen, naughty rotten-rhymerĬursin’ at you players worse than Marty Schottenheimer In 1997’s “Just Don’t Give A Fuck,” Eminem introduced himself to many, with the kind of bravado, humor, and rawness that worked for Lord Finesse, Ras Kass, Looks Like A Job For-era Big Daddy Kane…Eminem was one-part stand-up comedian, one-part MC: Since the mid-1990s, the Battle Rap alum brought the cutting wit, self-deprecation, and ability to keep the listener hanging on every word in his raps. I have a disease and they don’t know what to call it.”Įminem hit the ’90s with a lot of this style.