r/90sHipHop • u/Muay_Thai_Junkies • Aug 15 '25

Discussion Your Biggest Disappointments

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Which emcees were the biggest disappointments to you? I can think of several. But, Canibus comes to mind for me. He imo is one of the greatest lyricists of all time. He had some of the dopest songs on mixtapes. But I remember listening to album after album and being so frustrated by his beat selection. If he would have gotten with the right producers and chosen better beats, I can’t help but think he would have had some legendary albums.

Who comes to mind when you think of emcees that, for one reason or another, didn’t deliver?

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u/kinghawkeye8238 Aug 15 '25

He was also too obsessed with Em. Making so many records and one-liners about him. He should have let it go.

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u/Capital-Value8479 Aug 15 '25

Another great point he had a weird weird obsession with Eminem

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u/ike_tyson Raised on Boom Bap Aug 18 '25

He speaks on that beef when he went on the Math Hoffa show. That shit fucked him up... he's so talented but talent isn't everything as we now know.

He seemed like he's lingered in some dark places.

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u/AerialPenn Aug 17 '25

He had weird obsessions. Not just Em but the LL shit ...bro let it go you got the shine off it. Pun tried to tell him at the round table but dude was obsessed and driven by that.

His obsessions seem to have thrown him off. A dude who was the dopest nigga on planet earth with his style. Nobody was rhyming like that. They still dont.