I've always wondered who people listened to and liked more. Here in Chicago I listen to 2pac and have only heard a couple good Biggie songs. I've liked 2pac more because of his voice and I liked his lyrics more. I'll share more of my thoughts a little later on but who do you like to listen to more? Biggie or Tupac and why??
Tupac by far, hes the greatest rapper of all time, and logically hes the best selling rapper of all time, so Tupac.
Pac is the GOAT. I definitely like Pac more, but Biggie is an assassin as well. Biggie is all about those lyrics you go "ooh" and "ahh" too, but 2Pac does that too, and he's more lyrical and he actually has "good songs" as well. He was a very deep person.
2 Pac by far. His flow is amazing. Theres an article in XXL about Pac's music being overrated. I need to get that on here. They made some great points.
I liked 2pac alot for the fact that he's the realist man to ever live. If he was gonna smoke weed he was gonna do it in front of the law, if he was gonna talk sh*t he was gonna do it in your face..he was real and I respect him for that.What are your favorite 2pac and Biggie songs?? I need to start listening to a little more Biggie so if anyone knows any good songs then let me know.
I've gotta rep for Biggie on this one. Both have had their fair share of hits, but I think it's probably just a preference of rap styles. Ready to Die was absolutely brilliant, a bunch of bangers on that one. Whats Beef? is one of the most solid song's I know, and even Duets had a few solid songs on it. He was also great on Brooklyn's Finest with Hov. Both of them are great, but I prefer Biggie over Pac.
biggieif you break it down bar for bar and line for line biggie2pac's lyrics were deep but they were simplebiggie had that word play and the voice was just crazy
This turning a little East and West. Both of you that voted for big are from Boston but Biggie does have a great voice and great lyrics.
Logically its Tupac by far, Biggie something like 3 records, to Pac 10+. I listen to both Pac and Biggie, and Biggie has great lyrics, but Pac is a poet, and hes a rapping legend and the greatest rapper of all time, I take Pac.
I dont wanna take anything away from Biggie, but I like Tupac better. Biggie was great but Pac's lyrics meant more then what Biggie's meant. No one is really better than the other. This comparison is as hard as "KG or Duncan".
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (S i C k N e S S @ Sep 5 2006, 06:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Logically its Tupac by far, Biggie something like 3 records, to Pac 10+. I listen to both Pac and Biggie, and Biggie has great lyrics, but Pac is a poet, and hes a rapping legend and the greatest rapper of all time, I take Pac.</div>actually biggie had a lot more music that Puff never releasedbut it doesnt matterquality > quantintyhow many of tupac's 10+ albums were amazing and near-classics or even classics1 or 2
For the record, Pac is not the GOAT. Nasir Jones is much more talented as an MC and released way more quality albums.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (S i C k N e S S @ Sep 5 2006, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Tupac by far, hes the greatest rapper of all time, and logically hes the best selling rapper of all time, so Tupac.</div><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Sep 5 2006, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>biggieif you break it down bar for bar and line for line biggie2pac's lyrics were deep but they were simplebiggie had that word play and the voice was just crazy</div>What are you talking about?..Biggie made songs about girls,parties and sex with only a few songs relating to the struggle while tupac was the other way around. Biggie Smalls has a few good songs but Biggie is nowhere near tupac's level. I realize that some of you guys are saying Biggie because of the way you grew up and maybe you just like listening to songs about being a player or whatever but the fact that tupac actually wrote his lyrics and made over 300 songs with at least 150 of them being 5 out of 5 star quality songs. 2pac is just an inspiring individual and even with everything he went through he still gave hope to millions of fans all over the world. Tupac is the obvious choice.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Tupac Shakur-Only Fear of DeathThey wanna bury me, I'm worried -- I'm losin my mind Look down the barrel of my nine and my vision's blurry Fallin to pieces, am I guilty? I pray to the Lord but he ignores me unfortunately cause I'm guilty Show me a miracle, I'm hopeless -- I'm chokin off marijuana smoke, with every toke it's like I'm losin focus Fallin to sleep while I'm at service, when will I die? Forever paranoid and nervous because I'm high Don't mention funerals I'm stressin, and goin nutty And reminiscin bout them niggaz that murdered my buddy I wonder when will I be happy, ain't nothin funny Flashbacks of bustin caps, anything for money Where am I goin I discovered, can't nothin save me My next door neighbor's havin convo with undercovers Put a surprise in the mailbox, hope she get it Happy birthday bi*ch, you know you shouldn'ta did it Everybody's dyin am I next, who can I trust? Will they be G's, and they look at me before they bust? Or will they kill me while I'm sleepin, two to the head while I'm in bed, leakin blood on my satin sheets Is there a heaven for a baller? I'm gettin suspicious of this bi*ch the line busy everytime I call her Now she's tellin me to visit, who else is home? I check the house before I bone, so we all alone After I nut I hit the highway, see ya later To all the players watch the fly way a nigga played her The bi*ch is tellin all her homies -- that I can F*ck her like no other now them other bitches wanna bone me I'm under pressure gettin drunk, somebody help me I drink a fifth of Hennesey I don't think it's healthy I see my enemies they creepin, don't make me blast I watch the five-oh's roll, the motherfuckers pass by me like they know me, smilin as they laugh I put up my middle finger then I dash Niggaz don't like me cause I'm Thuggin, and every day I'm a hustler lookin to get paid They wanna bury me, I'm worried -- no need to lie I pray to God I don't scream when it's time to fry Nowhere to rest I'm losin homies, ain't that a bi*ch When I was rich I had clout, now a nigga's lonely I put the pistol to my head, and say a prayer I see visions of me dead, Lord are you there? Then tell me am I lost cause I'm lonely I thought I had friends but in the end a nigga dies lonely Nowhere to run I'm in terror, and no one cares A closed casket at my funeral and no one's there Is there a future for a killer? I change my ways But still that don't promise me the next day So I stay Thuggin with a passion, forever blastin I'm bustin on these motherfuckers in my madness They wonder if I'm hellbound... well Hell can't be worse than this, cause I'm in Hell now Don't make me hurt you I don't want to, but I will See motherfuckers killed over green bills Never will I die, I'll be back Reincarnated as a motherfuckin mack I love it cause in heaven there's no shortage on G's I'm tellin you now, you motherfuckers don't know me "Only fear of death.." "You ghetto niggaz" "Only fear of death is comin back reincarnated" (repeats continously w/ variations) Hahaha, I ain't scared to die I ain't scared to die To my homies in heaven I ain't scared to die Do you wanna live forever? Are you scared, to die? Or will you scream, when you fry? I don't fear death My only fear of death is comin back, reincarnated This is dedicated to Mental, R.I.P. And Big Kill, R.I.P. And all you other O.G.'s, who go down I don't fear death</div> :worthy: :worthy:Some other good songs by pac:'Only God Can Judge Me''Who do you believe in''Hail Mary''Hit Em Up''Hold On be Strong''All Eyez On Me''Temptations''Smile''Me and My Girlfriend''To Live and Die in L.A.''Me Against the World''Keep Your Head Up''So Many Tears''High Speed''Ambitionz Az a Ridah''Thugz Mansion''I Wonder if Heaven Gotta Ghetto'...just to name a few...
The difference between these two guys is so miniscule that you'd need to nitpick to choose one over the other. Obviously based on what you like, you'll choose one or the other, and while neither of these guys are my favorite, I can safely say that they're both on the same level. Best rapper of all time? Nas. Someone said it before, but Nas is a level up from these two.
Nas is great but 2pac and Eazy E are a step ahead of Nas. I really like the Thugz Mansion acoustic with 2pac and Nas.Has anyone heard the Changes remix with the "Ill be Missing You" tune but the Changes lyrics...if not I recommend you listen to it because it's one amazing song. So Sick ft. 2pac is also amazing but it's short but I usually listen to remixes or unreleased tracks because Ambitionz as a Ridah,Changes,All Eyez on Me, and all his big tracks are over played.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RashadzMcCantz @ Sep 6 2006, 12:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Nas is great but 2pac and Eazy E are a step ahead of Nas. I really like the Thugz Mansion acoustic with 2pac and Nas.Has anyone heard the Changes remix with the "Ill be Missing You" tune but the Changes lyrics...if not I recommend you listen to it because it's one amazing song. So Sick ft. 2pac is also amazing but it's short but I usually listen to remixes or unreleased tracks because Ambitionz as a Ridah,Changes,All Eyez on Me, and all his big tracks are over played.</div>Eazy E? The man doesn't even write his own lyrics for crying out loud.. Nas had at least 4 classic albums while Tupac has two at most. It doesn't matter how much unreleased stuff he has, lyrically he will NEVER be equal to Nas. Disagree?<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>New York State of MindRappers I monkey flip 'em with the funky rhythm I be kickinMusician, inflictin compositionof pain I'm like Scarface sniffin cocaineHoldin a M-16, see with the pen I'm extreme, nowBulletholes left in my peepholesI'm suited up in street clothesHand me a nine and I'll defeat foesY'all know my steelo with or without the airplayI keep some E&J, sittin bent up in the stairwayOr either on the corner bettin Grants with the celo champsLaughin at baseheads, tryin to sell some broken ampsG-Packs get off quick, forever niggaz talk sh*tRemeniscing about the last time the Task Force flippedNiggaz be runnin through the block shootinTime to start the revolution, catch a body head for HoustonOnce they caught us off guard, the Mac-10 was in the grass andI ran like a cheetah with thoughts of an assassinPick the Mac up, told brothers, "Back up," the Mac spitLead was hittin niggaz one ran, I made him backflipHeard a few chicks scream my arm shook, couldn't lookGave another squeeze heard it click yo, my sh*t is stuckTry to cock it, it wouldn't shoot now I'm in dangerFinally pulled it back and saw three bullets caught up in the chamberSo now I'm jetting to the building lobbyand it was filled with children probably couldn't see as high as I be(So whatchu sayin?) It's like the game ain't the sameGot younger niggaz pullin the triggers bringing fame to they nameand claim some corners, crews without guns are gonersIn broad daylight, stickup kids, they run up on usFo'-fives and gauges, Macs in factSame niggaz'll catch a back to back, snatchin yo' cracks in blackThere was a snitch on the block gettin niggaz knockedSo hold your stash until the coke price dropI know this crackhead, who said she gotta smoke nice rockAnd if it's good she'll bring ya customers in measuring pots, but yoYou gotta slide on a vacationInside information keeps large niggaz erasin and they wives basinIt drops deep as it does in my breathI never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of deathBeyond the walls of intelligence, life is definedI think of crime when I'm in a New York state of mind</div>Tupac's dopest verse doesn't touch that song. Hes a top 10-15 MC but nowhere near being the best.
