If there was one rapper you could sit down and have a pint with.

Bobby Baccala

I'm copying this from the boxing forum, i liked the idea of it.
Basically you can name one rapper and only one rapper, it's a tough one. they can be dead or alive, because i know pac will be picked.

I'd have to pick Ice Cube. he just seems like such a nice lad, and he's been through some shít and he's witnessed the evolution of hip hop and what it's turned out to be today.

And his afro is top notch.

Jimmy Iovine

Chamillionaire would be my first choice. I've been obsessed with his music for going on 6 years now. Unfortunately, he doesn't drink so he's out.

My second choice would probably be Big Boi.

Jason Todd

LUUUDDDAAAAAA!! :cool:

Real Life

Aesop Rock

Briando

Rihanna

Mr. Rager

Briando wrote: »

Rihanna

Trying to get her drunk ay? :P

Bobby Baccala

Briando wrote: »

Rihanna

She's not a rapper, try again.

Maglight

B Dolan

Because his rap is intelligent and he's well funny

Boom_Bap

Rather than just naming someone, in an effort to promote some discussion, can you say why you would like to sit down with them?

Osmosis Jones

Ah this is a hard one, well just off the top of my head I'd say Joell Ortiz, he's just one of those rappers that seems like a fun guy

DanTheMan91

50 Cent. He has been my favorite rapper since I was about 15, and he has come from nothing and accomplished so much, and he is pretty funny. Pity he doesn't drink!

Rud

Would have loved to have gone out for a load of pints with O.D.B.I'm sure it would be a pretty unique experience

mufcboy1999

Dr Dre for me, I'd have so much to ask him everything from nwa and snoop to 2pac and death row right up to eminem and 50.

The mans a legend.

UserName 217

Why is it that a few rappers mention don't drink.

Like maybe some there don't drink much, but why don't the ones mentioned above not drink at all?

Jimmy Iovine

UserName 217 wrote: »

Why is it that a few rappers mention don't drink.

Like maybe some there don't drink much, but why don't the ones mentioned above not drink at all?

Couldn't tell you. What I do know is that it's probably the reason they're so successful. If I didn't drink then I'd be partnering Robbie Keane up front tomorrow against Croatia.

After last nights concert I'm gonna add Jigga to my list. The man is the epitome of cool. So many questions to ask him about his youth, the drug dealing, Biggie, the rumoured 2 day writing of the Blueprint, his "retirement", and so on.

conor.hogan.2

2pac, no question and no second thought and I don't think I could list all the reasons.

Pac had his music, his films, his legal issues, his screenplay, his beefs and lots of stories I am sure about J Jackson Micky Rourke and others he worked with over the years.

Not to mention his work ethic and his politics and just general outlook that you could have years of conversations with him.


Second to that would be Chuck D, KRS-One, Rakim or K Lamar*.

Chuck, KRS and Ra are all beat MCs and have been around and have worked with a lot of people and are all quite thought provoking and political.

Sage Francis would rank very high on the list as I have been into his music for years and he just seems like a nice guy and very interesting character and has been around for a while too.

*Hiiipower is very very pac-esque in fact it is essentially a more mainstream thought out mature thug life.

pragmatic1

RZA because he'd have some wild stories and he's one of the more intelligent rappers.

seachto7

yer man from the Celtic Crew!

Andy_rse

Even though Slug is my favourite rapper and a few beers with him would be something to remember, I would love to sit down and share a (non-alcoholic) beverage with Brother Ali.

He seems like a real smart, down to earth dude and I'll probably learn something from him. Not to mention probably the most honest guy in the game. Spoke to him for a minute last month at his Manchester show and dude was just so humble!

Immortal Technique would be one as well, as long as he keeps his "ra ra motherfu*ker this motherfu*ker that" bravado sh*t at home and speaks like the intelligent man that he is.

Bobby Baccala

Tech is too much of a preacher for me to want to have a pint with him, he'd try and brainwash me into religiousness. And that is one thing i dont stand for, religion being forced upon people who have no need or interest for it.

charlemont

Chuck D.

mufcboy1999

Why is it that a few rappers mention don't drink.

Like maybe some there don't drink much, but why don't the ones mentioned above not drink at all?

as far as 50, he's talked a lot about it most recently to pries morgan.

“I don’t actually use drugs. I got a chance to watch a lot of my mother’s sisters and brothers at different periods experiment with the use of drugs or alcohol and I see them respond so differently that I stay away.”

He has tried alcohol, but says he doesn’t drink any more. “I’ve had an experience that made me paranoid because of it and I stayed away from it following that”.

or K Lamar*

even this early in his career man? id have a few questions myself but id rather wait til he's a few albums in and a few more tales to tell.:)

Sound of Silence

I would have to say Q-Tip.

He seems like an intelligent and down-to-Earth guy.

mufcboy1999

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Tech is too much of a preacher for me to want to have a pint with him, he'd try and brainwash me into religiousness. And that is one thing i dont stand for, religion being forced upon people who have no need or interest for it.

I hope your parents knew that at your christining !

conor.hogan.2

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

even this early in his career man? id have a few questions myself but id rather wait til he's a few albums in and a few more tales to tell.:)

Yeah even this early. He is clearly very interested in 2pac and has a lot to say plus I have an interest in California and the history which he speaks on a lot.

Plus he is only around a year or so older than me.

He would be well down on the list though. Chuck, krs, ra, 2pac and sage would be higher up on the list naturally.

baddebt

i think i would have to go with Ice Cube (seen it all , done it all ) and after all it was Straight outta compton that kicked off the Hip Hop scene for me

or perhaps KRS-ONE would be interesting

Boom_Bap

This is a tough decision to make. I'm going to go through a few people mentioned and a few others to try help my decision making.

Ice Cube: It would be great to talk to him, he's been around since the begining of west coast hip hop, you could talk through how NWA formed, the beefs (including Common), his departure, his movies, tv shows, westide connection, Helter Skelter.....it's endless. He also seems like a jolly type fellow. So he would be on my list of potentials.

Chammillionaire - i dont really know that much about him and he's not really stirred up an interest from me, so he's a no.

Luda - Not really for me, he's only released 1 good album and a couple of movie appearances. I dont think he would have enough depth for me to talk to.

Aesop Rock - I would love to sit down and have a chat with him, but, I think that a conversation wouldnt reveal much other than what is known about him, or should I say, what I know about him.

B. Dolan - I had some interatations with him before over FB and he seems like a great guy. I also love his music so he would defintely be on a potential list.

Joel Ortiz - dont know enough about him to want to talk to him

50 Cent - not for me

ODB - hells yes, but i doubt you would get anything sensible from him!

Dre - yes and no, I think that he's too 'closed' to get anything of interest from him.

Jay-Z - Like Dre, i dont think he would reveal much in a chat.

RZA - he would be high up on my list, so much history to talk to him about, even his movies and tv appearances, the inner fighting in the WU. And I could ask him why he got the big dope room in the Wu mansion and U-God got a tiny room with a tiny wardrobe that could only fit 4 'blowy' shirts

Slug - I've talked to him before and he's a lovely chap. So I'd rather talk to someone different. I've also talked to Ant briefly before, really nice guy, so i'd probably like to talk to him more than I would Slug.

Brother Ali - I've also talked to him before briefly...actually a couple of times now. But I wouldnt like to have an indepth conversation with him as he is very disiplined in his faith and I htink that would get in the way of him really opening up.

Immortal Tech - doesnt really interest me, comes accross as being too militant.

Chuck D - I'd love to talk to him if he actually dropped his guard and talked. But i dont see that happening.

Q-Tip - High to very high on the list of people i'd like to talk to. So much history and he seems like a really nice dude.

2Pac - I would be keen on this, I'd probably just keep talking to him about Juice and his early years.

KRS One - no thanks, it would be like a sermon rather than a converstaion.

Sage - I've talked to him before, very passionate about everything he talks about and really nice guy.


Here's a few others:

Dessa from Doomtree - just to see if she has a sister of similar age that spent some time in Dublin before.....it's a long story

POS from Doomtree - would love to chat to him, actually, all of Doomtree would be high on my list, especially Cecil Otter as well.

Big Daddy Kane - just because he is a legend and I'd like to hear some of his backstage storeis from touring.

......there are so many I'd like to talk to. But someone that keeps coming to mind over and over again, and this may come as a suprise, is P. Diddy. He would have some stories to tell, pre Bad Boy, starting up Bad Boy, finding Biggie, what happened with Craig Mack, the real stories behind the east/west beef. His TV shows, his lifestyle, his everything. One of the main reasons is that he would really open up and not try to hide anything, so you would get the truth from him.

garysully1986

Suprised nobody has mentioned Biggie yet, I'd say you could have some deep conversations with that dude or you could keep it light!

He seemed to be a really nice guy under all the Bad boy brovado.

My choice I think would probably be DMX.

Would love to hear the stories personally of him being put into group homes, robbing people, and what led him down the road of drugs.

I really enjoyed his book and try watch everything I see with him in it.

saintsaltynuts

A pint with a Tayto rapper does me.

Bobby Baccala

Hilarious, didn't know tommy tiernan was on boards.

pragmatic1

pragmatic1 wrote: »

RZA because he'd have some wild stories and he's one of the more intelligent rappers.

Actually changed my mind. Azealia Banks all the way. Sexy bad girl.

Jimmy Iovine

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Actually changed my mind. Azealia Banks all the way. Sexy bad girl.

She's no longer a rapper supposedly.

ru437z9t8fidq2

I'm a Stan since like 8 years old but a pint with Em wouldn't work for many reasons, one bring that he wouldn't drink it and another being that I'd faint and s*** myself the second he'd arrive.

I'm thinking Snoop Dogg just because I think you could have a cool conversation with him.

Would love to have a conversation with Nas or Kendrick.

If you were guaranteed they'd talk to you and it wouldn't just be awkward though I'd pick Jay or Dre just because of how much they have achieved and what they've experienced.

Oleg Luzhny

Will Smith or LL Cool J. Both are smart, funny and engaging.

horsebox09

Number 1 for me would definitely be RZA

From a guy up for a murder charge, to act as his own lawyer, and beat the case, to producing some of the finest hip hop tracks and albums in existence, to now directing a movie with assistance from Quentin Tarantino and Russel Crowe as the leading actor, he's one of the most interesting people in music to me.

I'd love to hear some of his stories, get an insight into why he thinks the Wu started to turns their backs on him, how much music was lost in the flood incident, etc

Ghostface Killah would be next for me, always comes across as a cool dude, and I'm sure he'd have some crazy stuff to say

G Rap, Kool Kieth, Jay-Z and a couple of others would be high up on my list too

Thelonious

For the sake of mentioning somebody not yet discussed, I'd say Pimp C would have been worth getting to know.
He never minced words.
He was in prison for longer than most rappers.
He had a good time all the time.
He had a really interesting outlook.

evil_seed

Tech N9ne. Having listened to a lot of his interviews he comes across as very cool and it would prob be good craic. Wouldn't be pints though, Caribou Lou's all the way haha

acorn1702

I'd like to hear Snoop's lifestory, from the horses mouth.

Also Immortal technique.

Da Shins Kelly

Nas, simply because he's one of my all-time favourite artists and I'd love to just sit and chat and ask him about the Illmatic days.

Snoop Dogg, because he's the coolest. End of.

30txsbzmcu2k9w

MF Doom. Chap´s a boozehound and plenty of questions to ask.

Boom_Bap

Micah Broad Dragon wrote: »

MF Doom. Chap´s a boozehound and plenty of questions to ask.

You'll never get a sit down with him if you dont spell his name with ALL CAPS

Andy_rse

Boom_Bap wrote: »

You'll never get a sit down with him if you dont spell his name with ALL CAPS

Plus a good chance he'll just send a body double and pass him off as himself

blaze1

Would go for Cube, predator was the first album i bought and still listen to his stuff on a daily basis, plus like the OP his fro is cool.

On a side note. I did have drinks with Crazy T & Lady sovereign at the d12 gig in dublin when they were supporting them.

Shapey Fiend

I'd like to hang out with Danny Brown for a bit cos I've chatted to him on Twitter a bit and he seems sound.

Riff Raff would probably be good craic as well. Could probably blag a verse off him as well cos he seems to do 50 bajillion guest verses. I could bring him to that streetwear shop in the Ilac center if he needs some bizarre clothes.

MF Doom might be fun or might not be. Probably depends on what mood he's in. He likes a drink so could be a laugh.

Went for pints with Stig of the Dump in London a few years ago and he was excellent craic. Really friendly guy.

scdublin

I'd automatically say Jay, but like others said I don't think he'd be very chatty/open. Would still be pretty awesome to be having a drink with the man though! Would love to chat to him about Aaliyah...I'm a huge fan of hers still and anyone I've met who knew her always had amazing things to say about her, so that'd be great

I don't think a lot of them would be willing to chat the way you'd love them too though...they'd prob get pissy if you asked certain things.

SdoowSirhc

It's a tough one all right :P I'd say maybe Q Tip for ATCQ because of all the years he's been in music and his music is generally fun sounding, nothing too serious usually. Either him or for some crazy reason.. Speakz. Love that dude's beard

Bobby Baccala

Reevaluated my decision, I'd have to go with RZA, he's a proper G, a brilliant rapper, an amazing producer and he's extremely intelligent. He'd certainly have a few stories to tell be it about his murder trial, the work he lost in the flood, ODB's death, saving meths life, the feuds within the clan etc.