40+ rappers still making good music

Started by Sav Stanfield, Apr 21, 2019, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Michael Myers
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    Apr 23, 2019
    Yeah true!

    I also thought of it like rappers that could still make some good stuff past their 40's.. I would say

    Hov
    Nas
    Dr. Dre
    2chainz
    Royce
    Eminem
    Snoop

    Etc

    But if we talking mostly good music I'd say rappers like 2chainz
     
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  2. Winter
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    Apr 23, 2019
    Eminem is the one name that should never be brought up in this context

    Q-Tip is a good pick. We Got It From Here is top 3 Tribe.
     
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  3. Enez
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    Enez Purple Heats Forever

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    Dre is in his 50's I think.

    Snoop fell off hard in the early 2010's, but is picking himself up now, well mostly.

    Is Spice 1 a good pick?

    And how can I forget about Scarface?
     
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  4. Sav Stanfield
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    Apr 23, 2019
    I think we have a winner
     
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  5. Sav Stanfield
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    No idea about Spice 1, dont think I've listened to any of his post-90s music

    and Scarface! Dont know how i forgot about him. I think he probably takes it. Over Q-Tip even.
     
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  6. Winter
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    As great as Q-Tip was on We Got It From Here, the real star of that album was Phife. He was at his peak in the last year of his life.
     
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    Q's a better producer than rapper to be completely honest. Phife was the best rapper, but Q was the best all around.
     
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  8. Buddha
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    Apr 28, 2019
    Yes! We got it from here is an undisputed classic. One of the best boom bap rap albums released in the last decade.

    Also, although his output is pretty limited, I’d add Black Thought to the list of 40+ making good music.
     
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  9. Jerome
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    kanye is 40+ ?

    tf I am getting old
     
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    The what?
     
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