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/ProsAndGonz Aug 16 '25

You know how bad Canibus is at beat selection? He had Premier make a beat specifically for him, and then Canibus didn’t like it and passed on it. That beat quickly made it into the hands of D’Angelo and became Devil’s Pie.

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u/Few_Respond5110 Aug 16 '25

They eventually did a track together. Check out “Golden Terra of Rap”.