Reacting to Billboard Top 50 Rapper List: So it has come to this!?!
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
- God, what a sell out! I seriously might erase this video. It seems beneath me, but also, it might be entertaining. So, I dunno, tell me what you think. Maybe I need to stop overthinking things and just sort of enjoy myself.
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Strong disagree with your Redman take. He is one of the 1st rappers to really play with comedic stories and tones alongside top tier punchlines. It was like Big Daddy Kane and Biz Markie were one person. That's a huge influence. Eminem, Sean Price, Lil Wayne and Freddie Gibbs have all followed suit.
Gonna pin this. Lots of good criticism of my ignorance!
I haven't seen that far yet. Hard to believe Professor Skye holds a negative opinion of Reggie, though...
like you said in a previous video, your subscribers that want long form content will watch and enjoy it, regardless of how it compares to some of your previous videos, its still very entertaining. very excited to watch this as always :)
nah you’re the best youtuber nowhere else can i get an intellectual discussion of mach-hommy
3:16 Vanilla Ice should be on there before MF Doom is
The troll in me says this NEEDS to be clipped out of context
For a couple of years, you have been in my top 3 or 4 if not my favorite RUclipsr for sure.
I loved this video skye. Don’t worry about it. You definitely should keep this on the channel
A clear-cut way to sum up yours and my frustrations with this list is - Bill Board wanted to keep the title "50 Greatest Rappers of All Time" & put in rap artists they liked while pandering to coasts and other aspects.
The best thing we can say about this list WITHOUT LUPE & MF DOOM & other Wu-Tang members is that it's a list.
I know this isn't the point of your video but thank you so much for saying contrapoints and F.D. signifier in the same sentence. I think contrapoints is the best youtuber (sorry prof) and that really made me wanna watch F.D.'s content and I can already tell I'll be watching a lot of his content now :D
You are my favorite music-related RUclipsr, nobody does music and album analysis as you do. And making low effort fun to watch videos like this one is perfectly fine, not everything needs to be perfectly planned to be very enjoyable. I know very little about rap so content like this is an easier way for me to get into it.
The problem is that their list is quite inconsistent. Like... if you want to focus on popularity/influence side, include Young Thug/Migos and others(Even Cardi B can be considered to be on the list). if you want to stick to the 'classic' side(this is way more controversial, on the definition of the word 'classic' and such), include MF DOOM and other hugely influential underground artists. This list 'tried' to satisfy both commercial/critial audience and failed miserably. But I guess thats why it is so fun. Agree on a lot of your statements(if they are on the list then they should be higher and such), but I can feel that they successfully threw a hot potato to us. and I like the idea of it. Anyway, see you on the next video!
This list is exactly like the person that tries not to offend anyone but ends up offending everyone by playing on the fence the entire time.
They should’ve picked a metric and stuck with it.
Enjoyed this video as a light-effort critique of how poorly understood hip-hop is within the mainstream
Great to see Big Daddy Kaye in there - so underrated. And Kendrick should be number 1 (obvs). Pulitzer dont mess with this: remember they gave one to Bob Dylan and the GOAT of all jazz, Thelonious Monk. I'm just so happy Kendrick got honoured as a writer because that may be his best contribution to hip hop. More as a wordsmith and documenter (although his flow is always getting better!!!) There is an interesting video someone did about Kendricks voice (or many voices, and not all appealing). His creativity is unyielding and ever evolving. This video is superb, never stop doing them!
Kendrick has classics and no bad album but putting him #1 still stirs my stomach for some reason and I can't pinpoint why.
@@traplover6357 Is it because he is still so young? Or perhaps his actual voice, he sometimes gets criticised for that (I personally love his voice) but not everyone does...to each his own.
Skye: this isn’t going to be heavy work
Also Skye: what is great? What is -ist? What is rapper?
Where’s my frozen grapes? This is gonna be good
I don’t get why we can’t yet unequivocally say Kendrick is the goat. I think by whatever master this list is serving, he gets top marks. Career going 15 years or so with 5 top-selling, critical darling records and enough of a mythos in his music already to comment on the shortcomings of TPAB not literally saving the world, Grammys, and Alright being the anthem of the strongest black empowerment movement in years. And plus remember the beat switch in DNA?
Do you think you’re going to review any of the newer Björk albums? I think you’d love the lyricism in Vulnicura, another one that every human just has to get into is Vespertine. Additionally, my personal favorite Utopia- has some incredible music in there too.
Professor you're definitely my favorite music reviewer and favorite youtuber in that sense 🙏
had an absolute stroke at the 50 cent point too sksksksksksksksksksk
the thing that stuck out to me that isn't super surprising but still worth acknowledging is no mention of the new underground at all really. im not a super well-versed raphead (tho i do try n keep some track) i personally wouldn't make a top 50 rappers list now without billy woods at this point (tho i am saying this with respect to mostly an "MC" definition as opposed to rap artist or acknowledging sales lol)
As of the past few months, you have been my favorite RUclipsr. Don’t sell yourself short!
Redman's in my top 5, personally. I can easily respect a list that keeps him out of the top 20, but him barely making top 50 is bonkers to me.
We like you for the level of nuance you provide..
I came from FD Signifier when you had under 5k subs
Not including lupe on the list is criminal
if billy woods, lupe, em, DOOM, and Andre all don’t make ones list it’s irrelevant
this channel is fucking amazing
You are one of my fav youtuber really
good content man, felt like a lecture :D
skye if you love hip hop so much you've got to check out the new oddisee album "to what end"
"Actually Illmatic" didn't know you got jokes like that
Leaving out MF DOOM and Lupe makes this list invalid.
Skye has 25 rappers in his top 10
Who doesn't?😂
prof, TI is credited as a key founder of trap music, wildly influential but i agree about his (lack of) technicality
I'm not sure why people still fuck with KRS-ONE at all. The guy has a song called "13 and Good" that's all about KRS hooking up with a 13 year old girl (as a 25 year old.) On top of that, he's vehemently defended Afrika Bambaataa as being "immune" from pedophile charges. Guy is crazy and the whole "separate art from the artist" argument (which is bullshit to begin with) doesn't work since it bleeds into his music.
It would be helpful if you argued why it doesn't work instead of just claiming that it doesn't. You said it affects the music, but don't say how. I don't have an issue with people who hold that position (that you can't separate art from the artist), but one still has to explain their arguments.
I feel same way about krs but return of the boom bap is one of my favorite albums
Gucci Mane is another "if you have him on the list, he has to be higher". Even if you put rapping aside his influence level is off the charts, you wouldn't have basically 2/3rds of popular Atlanta rappers of the last 15-20 years without Gucci Young Thug & Future included, and random people like Chief Keef & Nicki Minaj.
This is your most youtuber like thumbnail
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and we need more reactions
Good impromptu Jimi Hendrix impression!!
Only MCs that write their own lyrics should be considered on this list. Also, where is MFDOOM and Eyedea?!??!
Think they’re counting DOOM as a UK rapper (which is dumb) and they didn’t include international rappers
black thought should be top 5, but i love his voice.
wow i was about to be really upset with your dre take but i ended up agreeing. Dre is huge in rap becoming mainstream. He was metro boomin of the 90s
you should check "Escape form sweet auburn" by STS and RJD2 came out in 2022
Hip Hop 50 will have these types of list coming out the woodworks
In what world are Snoop and Nikki Minhaj greater rappers than Rakim and Ghostface? How is Raekwon or Guru not on the list?
Snoop's rap career is one of the best ever told as far as west coast from impact, influence, success, and longevity.
@@DeeJoyce what does he have besides doggy style? Snoop is carried by his debut like 50 is
1. Nas
2. The Notorious B. I. G
3. 2pac
4. Rakim
5. Big L
6. Big Pun
7. Andre 3000
8. MF DOOM
9. Lil Wayne
10. Ghostface Killah
11. Jay-Z
12. Snoop Dogg
13. Kendrick Lamar
14. Roc Marciano
15. Black Thought
16. Pharaohe Monch
17. Method Man
18. Raekwon
19. Prodigy
20. Eminem
21. Kool G Rap
22. Jadakiss
23. Slick Rick
24. Big Boi
25. Aesop Rock
26. Redman
27. Ice Cube
28. Big Daddy Kane
29. Busta Rhymes
30. Scarface
31. DMX
32. 50 Cent
33. Kanye West
34. Drake
35. J. Cole
36. Sean Price
37. Twista
38. Killer Mike
39. Lord Infamous
40. Q-Tip
41. KRS- One
42. Guru
43. LL Cool J
44. El-P
45. Pusha T
46. Tech N9ne
47. Pimp C
48. Common
49. Westside Gunn
50. Lauryn Hill
You did 50 Cent wrong for sure, dude deserves much more credit for his raw aggressive style with good lyrics. Definitely regarded as an ICON across the globe as well.
GOAT video
The reaction to Kurtis Blow was peak lol
prof skye referencing dunkey and contrapoints lmaoo we truly live in based world
Gucci Mane imo deserves to be even higher than 38, he fathered the modern Atltanta style, put an endless amount of superstars on, and has classic projects to boot.
EDIT: Also my Atlanta bias is clearly showing, but Young Thug deserved to be on this list as you said, preferably within the top 25.
The general bias against Atlanta is so heavy that we need more people like you with a bias FOR it.
@@professorskye that’s a very cool way to put it, thanks Professor!
Prodigy should be at least in the 15
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You’re underrating Redman. His first 3 albums are classics
have you finally visited DOOM since you mentioned how lyrical he is?
Please revisit the pen of Redman and DmX
Seems like a good idea.
Im just here so I won’t be bored
if you're not my favorite youtuber you're in my top 5 for sure!
for the patriarchal thing, would you consider it a marginalisation of women in general or Black women specifically? because even in other genres, maybe except R&B, Black women are a minority too in otherwise gender-equal genres like Pop? genuinely asking because you seem quite knowledgable and I've been thinking about this myself.
ludacris is also from ATL prof
I don't think this sort of thing is totally beneath you and unallowed, but i would, admittedly, be little disappointed if this sort of content started to overshadow your deeper analysis videos.
I don't think it will to be honest, that said I hope he does a reaction and analysis of Billboards latest top 50 best rap groups of all time list. Would be interesting to see the professors take.
I really liked this lol
Hot take I think the guitar lists should have Jimmy Page over Hendrix...respectfully, but it's not a hill I would die one
Professor skye top 3 no debate 🫡🫡
kendrick should easily be over jay-z just off of consistency
i dont even have to look at the list to know Jay Z is number 1, kendrick is in top 10, and some old school rapper no one cares about is also like top 5
also i think you’re making a mountain out of a mole hill of the whole east coast / west coast bias. just not something that people (at least from my generation) ever consider.
I see several music critics on RUclips looking at this list, if you pay attention, all of them mostly focus on if x artist should be there or not, being mad and negative about it, a "My opinion vs. Billboard" game. Sorry, but I think it also can be a celebration of this artists, talk about their legacy, a more constructive view. YT Music critics are starting to get boring just talking about why their opinions matter or are "better", and his egos are through the roof.
I see your point but I dig Prof Skye because, for the most part, he's very positive. I think he also has a good sense of the art and science of Hip-Hop. He made some valid points on the rankings.
Is it tone deaf, or bad timing that there are no members of De La Soul on the list?
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Jimi hendrix voice was funny
NaS
2Pac
Rakim
Eminem
Ice Cube
TOP 5
BEST EVER
Kendrick should be #1. in 20 years he will be considered the Goat
Snoop and Drake at 9 and 8 is laughable
As is nicki minaj at 10 for the triple
j cole should not come anywhere near a top 50 list 😭😭😭
This list is just no. Redman should be higher. T.I shouldn't be here. Nope nope nope
Some of your takes are just garbage. How many people need to be higher on the list? The math seems fishy. And Im sorry because I love Lauryn Hill but in no universe is she top 10 anything! She has 1 album more than 25 years ago.
if you’re being honest little simz should be top 25
yes
Not if they’re only including American artists
@@nochannelmusician769 oh shit yes i forgot
Jean Grae
Kendrick is the GOAT. People keep saying Kendrick's placement is premature. His first album came out in 2011. It's been 12 years since he's been a commercial artist. Biggie and Tupac's career were only 4-5 years long. He's already doubled their careers in length and accomplished too much (SuperBowl performance, 17 Grammy's, Pulitzer Prize etc.) This leaves me to believe dead rappers get graded on a curve and the living are constantly asked to do more than they've already done (despite doing more than the dead accomplished when they were alive).
Who tf cares about grammy's or superbowl performances 🤣 talk about the music maybe
@@utm0st “who tf cares about Grammys and Super Bowl performances” besides the millions of people that tuned in to watch it.
Good video! Don't delete it!
Kendrick as the perfect rapper💀
TAKE THIS OFF YOUR CHANNEL!!!!!!!