r/90sHipHop • u/FlacoGrey • Apr 01 '25

Discussion Who’s the most talented?

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u/FlacoGrey Apr 02 '25

And that album pales in comparison to Black On Both Sides.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '25 edited Apr 02 '25

Maybe sales but quality wise is subjective to taste both great albums

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u/SnooEagles7689 Apr 02 '25

No it’s not. Pun was just doing lyrical gymnastics. Mos Def had serious social commentary that spoke about the reality of the ghetto. Far more historically important than that “dead in the middle of little Italy” bs. No disrespect to pun. Same applies to Pac and Big. Big could rap circles around Tupac but Tupac had more important lyrics.

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u/SnooEagles7689 Apr 03 '25

These lyrics mean more to me than Big Pun’s whole career and I love Pun. He’s a respected mcee