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09-19-2007, 06:48 AM
Well, it depends on what you call hip hop. Although the line is hazy right now, there is a difference between hip hop and rap. Hip hop was, as KRS-one put it, a movement or a means of expression to motivate or help people cope with the harsh realities of life. Rap is based moreso on the commercial aspect or music where most tend to guess and mimic the sound of what it hott right now in the clubs (i.e.: what sells). You can listen to the radio and easily tell which is which.
Now, to the question at hand--who is greatist hip hop artist? Nas summed it all up perfectly on Ether, 'Who's the best? Pac? Nas? or BIG? Ain't no best! ' I only say that because this is a never-ending debate of diversified tastes where at the end of the day, all that we will really accomplish is that there are too many people that like music!
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