TKF wrote:Did FAt Joe just say wayne was the best rapper alive now? You know that is some BS.. I hate these guys trying to be so politically correct, so they won't mess up their chance at a colabo, down the road.. If joe really means that, then I have lost some respect for that cat.. I mean come on...
As far as DMX, you are right, his timing may have been off a bit, but He was a straight up beast.... in your face style.. No holds barred..
I honestly think Fat Joe was speaking from the heart which was sad and yet I appreciate it... because I do feel he was being authentic here. He didn't get political with Biggie, he shat on Mos, he gave major props to KRS-1, kept it real when discussing projected All-Time status if Big, Pac, Pun would have kept going. I thought he did very well with his assessment here although i disagreed with him just like yourself. I do think he's bonded with Wayne/South/Miami music scene in general which can sometimes skew things a little. But once again overall I thought he gave a consistent breakdown.
As far as DMX dude wasn't a personality you could package and make tangible. He was too Raw but as an Artist in all facets of Hip-Hop he had all areas covered. I think when looking at if an artist is lyrical it's hard to look at them accurately if the artist didn't give you enough lyrical content. But if you look at their tracks which contained lyrical content, then obviously you know it was there. DMX was too crazy personally to brand as an individual nor would he embrace it. Too many demons he was fighting literally.
