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Boards Hip-Hop WC 2006

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    #32
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    My Votes

    Day 4:
    Common wins, numerous great solo efforts, i like Chali but he's better as a featuring artist or part of a group
    Nas takes Busta, but not by a mile. Busta was great in his early days with leaders of new school, etc. Guess same could be said of Nas but he's a better MC at the end of the day
    Guru in the third. Massively influential. Has a really distinctive style and one of the best partnerships ever alongside Primo

    Day 5:
    One Be Lo in the first. Doesn't even merit explanation
    Black Thought in the second. Love the roots and his delivery is fantastic. theres a lot of energy and emotion in his rhymes.
    J-Live in the third. Eminem is just a gimmick(?), whereas J-Live is a quality MC.

    Day 6:
    Wordsworth in the first. Saw him live with Punchline and they were quality. Really like his style and very smart lyrically.
    Mos Def in the 2nd. Black on Both Sides is a classic and he proved his class by making an alternative album which still sounds good.
    Pharoahe Monch in the 3rd. He really is on another planet to most MCs lyrically. Needs to put more work out though


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    #33
    Beefeater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭Beefeater


    common in the first. consistently great albums.
    nas in the second. busta sold out, so did nas somewhat, still better emcee.
    guru in the third cause of his influence.aesop is still class

    hha, One be lo of course.
    black thought in 2nd. Brilliant emcee.
    J-Live in the 3rd. Em had his day but is now sh*te, j-live is pure quality.

    Words in the 1st. saw him at the sugar club too. Mirror Music is unreal, complexity of his lyrics, everything.
    mos def in the 2nd, smooths still good though,
    monch in the 3rd. Great


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    #34
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Wat the f*ck, no Big L or 2pac? Yall crazy.....


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    #35
    Makaveli
    Registered Users Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    Why didn't you nominate them when you had the chance so?


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    #36
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Day 4
    Common 2-0 Chali 2na
    Nas 2-0 Busta Rymes
    Aesop Rock 0-2 Guru

    Day 5
    One Be Lo 2-0 50 Cent
    Styles P 0-2 Black Thought
    J-Live 2-0 Eminem

    Day 6
    Wordsworth 2-0 Vinny Paz
    CL Smooth 0-2 Mos Def
    Pharoah Monche 2-0 Apathy


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    #37
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Immortal Technique vs Masta Ace

    KRS-One vs Redman

    Saul Williams vs Ghostface Killah


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    #38
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    I'm going with Masta Ace in the first. At the top of the game for a long time. IT will be a major force in time i reckon

    KRS in the 2nd, i can only really listen to Redman in small doses.

    Ghostface in the third, like what i've heard from Saul williams (albeit not that much), but both of ghostface first two albums were class and he always sonds good on collaborations too


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    #39
    me and the biz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 433 ✭✭me and the biz


    Ace in the first

    second goes to KRS ONE

    Third goes to Ghostface


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    #40
    Beefeater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 81 ✭✭Beefeater


    just can we get somethin sorted...is this a battle of emcee skills or career?

    Ace i suppose in the first
    KRS in the 2nd
    Saul W in the 3rd, c'mon people u gotta realise how SUPERB he actually is


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    #41
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    The way i've been djudging is a combo of reasons really. Just trying to take each MC on their merits, trying to look at skills, longevity, influence, etc...and whoever fits the overall bill i'm voting for. If people want to limit it to purely skills from this point on, i've no qualms about it?


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    #42
    Alan Smith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 331 ✭✭Alan Smith


    Group E is the grup of Death Id fancy Nas and Common to go through


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    #43
    Makaveli
    Registered Users Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    me and the biz wrote:
    Ace in the first

    second goes to KRS ONE

    Third goes to Ghostface

    ^


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    #44
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Immortal Technique 0-4 Masta Ace

    KRS-One 4-0 Redman

    Saul Williams 1-3 Ghostface Killah


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    #45
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    GZA vs Rakim

    Mr Lif vs Notorius BIG

    Kool G Rap vs Ras Kass


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    #46
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Are people interested in me finishing this or am i just wasting my energy???

    Anyway i'll leave this one open since there are no votes as yet.

    As for mine, these matches are all really tough to call but i'll go with:

    Rakim in the first.

    Lif in the 2nd.

    Ras Kass in the 3rd.

    I hate having to use my brain!


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    #47
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Gonna put up these too, and close 8 & 9 tomorrow

    matches are:

    MF Doom vs Jay Z

    Common vs Nas

    Chali 2na vs Busta Rhymes


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    #48
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Going with Doom in the 1st
    Common in the 2nd
    Busta in the 3rd

    I'm heading off on holiday for a week on friday. if one of the lads thats been voting regularly wouldn't mind taking this over for a week to keep it going could they PM me their email address, as i have a spreadsheet set up for it and i can mail it to them to keep a record, etc...

    If not, it can just stop for a week and then i'll start it back up once i'm back.


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    #49
    me and the biz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 433 ✭✭me and the biz


    Doom in the first
    Nas in the second
    Busta in the third


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    #50
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    GZA 0-1 Rakim
    Mr Lif 1-0 Notorius BIG
    Kool G Rap 0-1 Ras Kass

    MF Doom 2-0 Jay Z
    Common 1-1 Nas
    Chali 2na 0-2 Busta Rhymes


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    #51
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    I'm headin away tomorrow so here are today & tomorrows matches. No sign of anyone to take over so this will be on hold for a week then i'll get back to finishing it off:

    Day 10
    Aesop Rock vs One Be Lo

    Guru vs 50 Cent

    Styles P vs J-Live

    Day 11
    Black Thought vs Eminem

    Wordsworth vs CL Smooth

    Vinny Paz vs Mos Def


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    #52
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Day 10
    One be Lo in 1st
    Guru in 2nd:rolleyes:
    J-Live in 3rd

    Day 11
    Black thought in 1st
    Wordsworth in 2nd
    Mos Def in 3rd


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    #53
    moneyman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭moneyman


    Good idea, but where is the greatest rapper of all time - Tupac? Maybe you decided not to put him in cause he just wouldn't be bet.


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    #54
    Makaveli
    Registered Users Posts: 8,503 ✭✭✭Makaveli


    Nobody nominated him at the start of the thread.


    Day 10:
    Aesop Rock
    Guru
    J-Live

    Day 11:
    Black Thought
    CL Smooth
    Mos Def


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    #55
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Hi folks, back from my break, so gonna kick this back off from where i left it. i know the voting hasn't been massive but i've started so i'll finish.

    And as mentioned earlier by mods, the reason why 2pac, etc... are not involved are that I opened it up for people to nominate the MCs they wanted to include in it and once it was filled no-one else could be entered. It was not due to the fact that 2pac "just wouldn't be bet" :confused:

    Anyway here's day 10 & 11 Match Results:

    Aesop Rock 1-1 One Be Lo
    Guru 2-0 50 Cent
    Styles P 0-2 J Live

    Black Thought 2-0 Eminem
    Wordsworth 1-1 CL Smooth
    Vinny Paz 0-2 Mos Def


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    #56
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Pharoah Monche vs Masta Ace

    Immortal Technique vs Apathy

    KRS-One vs Ghostface Killah

    Saul Williams vs Redman


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    #57
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users Posts: 8,483 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    That first match is almost too close to call for me, they're both very different, but both amazing MCs. Pharoah is just going to shade it for me though.

    Second match i'm going with Immortal Technique.

    Third is again a tough call, both have consistently put out strong material, both have distinctive styles, but I think I gotta give it to KRS by a nose.

    Fourth i'm going with Saul Williams. I'm Not really Redman's biggest fan, only really like his collaborative stuff, and i think Williams is far stronger lyrically.


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