Who was better out of the two legends?
We might aswell do this
We might aswell do this
2Pac vs Biggy
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Tupac.
I've never liked either of them.Overrated rappers
Tupac aint dead, I saw him helpin' bitches with their shopping
Tupac ain't dead he's chillin with Chuck Norris, MJ and Elvis in Cuba.
I saw him selling Biggy t-shirts, ain't that some shit.
I don't see what makes them the Pele and Maradona of rapping.
They may have been the most famous but IMO not the most talented
Biggie...by far
Seriously though, it has to be 2Pac. Even though you'll get the Raptards soon saying, "He wasn't technically brilliant, his lyrics we'ren't about the multi's blah blah." it's just crazy-talk. Music isn't a sport, it's about emotion...You could criticize Dylan for his singing, but you'd be a tard because it's not actually about his singing. Just like 'Pac wasn't about being just a rapper, he was an artist - socially aware, flawed but as far as a rappers go - real. Biggie had some great tunes, but 'Pac buried him.
I have a 3pac.
Literally
Not quite, only in the lyrical sense, considering 'Pac died before Biggie by about 8 months.
I might aswell post their live freestyle, on stage together from Brooklyn.
From 1:50
From 1:50
Not a massive fan of either of them, but Tupac had more good tunes imo.
"Now ever since my birth, I've been cursed, since I was born to wild - Incase I never get to holla at my Unborn child, Many things learned in Prison, blessed tostill living' got earn every Penny that I'm gettin'"
Never really liked any of 2Pac's music but for a few standout tracks. Definitely have to vote for Biggie here.
No, this isn't a democracy...Tupac has already won...so feck off.
Choosing Tupac's "Me Against the World" and Biggie's "Ready to Die" is nearly impossible.
I kind of expected a few of these threads in response after Anderson Searl's homage to Biggie.
Biggie definitely, unbelievable flow.
Biggie definitely, unbelievable flow.
I hate the fact Puffy talked all over Biggie's songs
"Can you picture my Prophecy?"
You never said who you preferred mate, i'm guessing you're a fan of Tupac and the West Coast?
Both a bit shit to be fair. Biggie was a fantastic freestyler, though.
2pac everyday all day, he got me interested into rap mostly, he always had a message mostly, I love you Pac, no homo of course. Pac go hard though, no homo.
I like Biggy but nowhere as much.
I'm going to have to ask you to leave.
I gotta go with Tupac on this one. Biggie had the better flow but Tupac had the better songs, he spoke from his soul.
"I see mothers in black cryin, brothers in packs dyin
Plus everybody's high, too doped up to ask why
Watchin our own downfall, witness the end
It's like we don't believe in God cause we livin in sin
I asked my homie on the block why he strapped, he laughed
Pointed his pistol as the cop car passed and blast
It's just another murder, nobody mourns no more
My tear drops gettin bigger but can't figure what I'm cryin for
Is it the miniature caskets, little babies
Victims of a stray, from drug dealers gone crazy
Maybe it's just the drugs, visions of how the block was
Crack came and it was strange how it rocked us
Perhaps the underlyin fact stay high explain genocide
It's when we ride on our own kind
What is it we all fear, reflections in the mirror
We can't escape fate, the end is gettin nearer"
"I see mothers in black cryin, brothers in packs dyin
Plus everybody's high, too doped up to ask why
Watchin our own downfall, witness the end
It's like we don't believe in God cause we livin in sin
I asked my homie on the block why he strapped, he laughed
Pointed his pistol as the cop car passed and blast
It's just another murder, nobody mourns no more
My tear drops gettin bigger but can't figure what I'm cryin for
Is it the miniature caskets, little babies
Victims of a stray, from drug dealers gone crazy
Maybe it's just the drugs, visions of how the block was
Crack came and it was strange how it rocked us
Perhaps the underlyin fact stay high explain genocide
It's when we ride on our own kind
What is it we all fear, reflections in the mirror
We can't escape fate, the end is gettin nearer"
I'm disappointed in you.
I liked 2pacalypse, though - all his subsequent stuff was a bit watered down. Oh and I don't think he was particularly good at writing nor did I think his rap style was all that good. I used to think a lot worse of Biggie till I actually heard him freestyle.
Yep like him being a fecking G. But heh, most rappers like a bit of make belief but I could actually listen to the likes of NWA and Ice Cube.
Pac spoke more truth than NWA and especially bleeding Ice Cube, I'm guessing you haven't heard alot of his songs.
Putting aside the other aspects of the music, Biggie was a much better rapper. As an artist, Tupac was not that talented IMO. He was very prolific, and his lyrics were a bit better than the average rapper, but as a rapper he was not even top 10, whereas Biggie is definitely top 3.
I think you have to judge them on that, really, as the other stuff is done by other people.
I think you have to judge them on that, really, as the other stuff is done by other people.
Pac touched on real subjects though, racism, oppression, love etc dude had it all. Pac used to rhyme more syllables than Biggy but Biggy had a better flow.
Agree with this, and also Tupac is always acting.
If I'd had the chance to meet him, I wouldn't have mentioned this, in case he decided to take on the role of an angry psychopath with a gun.
It's true though. It's like asking who's the better football team, Aston Villa or Tottenham Hotspur? Who gives a toss. They're both mid table.
For what it's worth I hold Biggie in higher regard simply because 'Ready To Die' is an absolute classic and has stood the test of time. I was well into Pac in the early 90's but barely listen to him any more. He was a better actor than he was a rapper.
I agree. His writing was awful at times. . .and his delivery and rap style wasn't all that great. I think image made the man. Going to prison and subsequently selling zillions of copies of Me Against the World and All Eyez on Me created a rap legend. But he had good producers behind those two albums - both were very radio/mainstream orientated. There's a track called 'Last Wordz' on his 2pacaplyse album - basically Ice Cube and Ice T rap on it along with him. . .and he sounds out of his depth.