Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Important Albums in Hip Hop History" video.

  1. +ChrisMagic30 "He's the DJ, I'm the rapper" is the first double Hip-Hop album, smartass!
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  2. MMLP is a great album, but its influence isn't as big as the other rap albums on this list
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  3. +The Golden Boy Oh the ignorance; NWA was hugely influenced by Beastie Boys, Run-D.M.C, Rakim, and especially Ice-T and Public Enemy, so can you really call them unique? And in terms of laying the foundation for 90's Hip-Hop, then Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J, Sugarhill Gang, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, and Kool G Rap had way more influence
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  4. +Dub T There's no subjectivity in what was the first double album
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  5. +Slim Shady And?
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  6. You can't have listened to a lot of Hip-Hop albums
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  7. +Mr anonymous Go home, you're drunk!
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  8.  @davidchaki6736  All Eyez on Me wasn't the first double-album in Hip-Hop. It has nothing to do with what's the best
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  9. +Nestor Marrero Alvarado (WARNING: LONG COMMENT) Hater? Eminem is actually my favorite rapper; I grew up with his music, I wrote a school essay about him, I'm familiar with all of his mainstream singles, I participated in an Open Mic and talked about how he was an important part of my life, and I have for 2 1/2 years performed his music at the local karaoke bars to such a degree that the hosts call me their answer to Eminem. When I was younger, I was convinced that he was the best, and even today I'm critical to those who only listen to his most mediocre raps rather than his legendary ones. However, I got older and listened a lot to other rappers such as Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Rakim, Slick Rick, Ghostface Killah (and basically the entire Wu-Tang Clan), Big Pun, Big L, 2pac, Biggie, and Nas. I then realized from a critical and technical point of view, Eminem can't really compare. It was initially a pain to admit that, but now I'm confident that this is the case (especially because I got more into art criticism in 2017). It was only in late 2016 that I've got comments saying that I was an Eminem fantard. TL;DR; Eminem is my favorite rapper for personal reasons, but he's not really that amazing from a technical point of view, and the only reason I may I have looked like a hater is because I'm passionate about art criticism and this video has been about "best".
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  10. +Dumpty Dum Why?
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  11. +Eyob Araya Why?
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  12. +RedBlack Nba Why?
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  13. +Afonso Martins I don't think that's a good thing
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  14. +Brahim Ali Taleb What's so influential about Doggystyle?
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  15. +Adrian Lewis It's not the first double-CD in rap
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  16. +Junebug No way!
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  17.  @jundean5292  Nothing about the original comment indicated that it had to be an album by a solo artist
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  18. +Niko_GRND You definitely need to listen more to Hip-Hop, kid
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  19. +Niko_GRND You really haven't listened to much though. I mean, seriously, no mention of "The Message", "Paid in Full", "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back", "Wanted: Dead or Alive", "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx", "Liquid Swords", "Capital Punishment", or even "Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous"? What kind of Hip-Hop fan are you?
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  20. +Niko_GRND This is about IMPORTANCE, not favorites. And you obviously don't have much taste or critical sense, but don't worry; only a few are actual Hip-Hop fans (and that doesn't include you)
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  21. +Niko_GRND Nice argument, kid
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  22. +Niko_GRND And I suppose you are a more credible source when you can't even handle basic argumentation or aesthetic judgment? I guess you dropped out of middle school. And stop lying to me; you haven't listened to any of the albums I mentioned. Otherwise you would have been able to give a way better assessment. You're not just a fake Hip-Hop fan, but you're also a lousy debater who can't even argue for his statements
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  23. +Niko_GRND Stop lying to me. If you actually had listened to them, then you would be a way better debater. And big whoop that you have a degree; engineering is completely useless in a discussion regarding aesthetic judgement! I will not stop replying until you actually start debating properly
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  24. +Niko_GRND As long as you make a statement and I reply, it's a debate, but you're horrible at it. And enough with the lies! You haven't listened to any of those rappers, because people who have are better debaters
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  25. +Niko_GRND Until you actually manage to argue for your statements, your opinion is invalid! If you had taken a real education, you would have been better at aesthetic judgements, but you're not
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  26. +Niko_GRND And btw, NWA had their prime in the late 80’s, fake fan
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  27. +Niko_GRND I knew it. You can't debate even if your life depended on it. If you're going to make a statement, then you'll have to argue for it. That's what any educated person knows
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  28. +Niko_GRND If you're a real Hip-Hop fan, then prove it!
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  29. +Andrewbiggs Mims "Enter the Wu-Tang Clan" was before "Ready to Die", and so was Kool G Rap's album "Wanted: Dead or Alive", Rakim's "Paid in Full", and Public Enemy's "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back", and Big Daddy Kane's "Long Live The Kane". If you think "Ready to Die" is the most important Hp-Hop album of all time, you need to refresh your Hip-Hop history
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  30. +Andrewbiggs Mims Underground before Biggie? Yup, you're definitely not very much into rap
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  31. +Andrewbiggs Mims This is not about popularity! That's just the low-cultured and ignorant perception of Hip-Hop, and giving into the mainstream is called SELLING-OUT! Do you know anything about rap at all? Do you know anything about polyrhythmic patterns, alliterations, bass, or internal and multisyllabic rhymes? Have you even heard about Grandmaster Flash, LL Cool J, Sugarhill Gang, Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, or Ice-T. No, you haven't. You're just another low-cultured pseudo-fan who knos nothing about Hip-Hop. I'm so tired of bumping into you all of the time. Hip-Hop is declining because of fake fans like you!
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  32. +Andrewbiggs Mims Hip-Hop was a movement and way of expressing yourself and fighting for what you believed in, and using the sound of the urban life. Everybody knows this! Selling out to the whites was to be a Uncle Tom, and Ice Cube criticized his former group NWA when they did that and dissed him. Mainstream and pragmatic rap is not real rap since it exploits the mainstream audience's misconceptions about formal qualities and the essentials in rap. My point is that you only base your judgment and criteria on sale, and that's a low-cultured and ignorant thought process. By your logic, "Avatar" is the most important film of all time, and you probably think Michael Bay is the greatest director of all time. Rap is about flow, rhythmic patterns, lyricism, and rhyme schemes, and you never discuss or analyze any of these elements in your responses or provide any real backup to your claims. You know nothing about the essentials of rap. Do you know why albums like "The Message", "Raising Hell", "Paid in Full", "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back", "Enter the Wu-Tang Clan", and "Wanted: Dead or Alive" are more important than "Ready to Die"? Because they laid the foundation for that album and introduced all the formal qualities and essentials that you seem unable to sense and grasp, and rap wouldn't have developed without them. Even albums like Paul's Boutique and Long Live the Kane have major influence on 90's rap. Jay-Z is the greatest? Do you only listen to mainstream rap? Because rappers like Chuck D, Rakim, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Big Pun, Black Thought, GZA, Big L, Ghostface Killah are shoulders above him.
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  33. +Andrewbiggs Mims Hardcore Hip-Hop already existed back in the 80's with Public Enemy, whom influenced the gangsta rap genre that NWA popularized with "Straight Outta Compton", and Ice Cube and Dr. Dre hit the mainstream with their respective debut albums, so Biggie was definitely not the first. Beastie Boys were also very mainstream
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  34. +Andrewbiggs Mims "The Chronic" was one of the fastest-selling and successful albums when it was released, and nobody expected the commercial success of "AmeriKKAs Most Wanted" I also have no idea why you're basing your judgment on content and pragmatism when Hip-Hop is not literature
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  35. +Andrewbiggs Mims It's true, and it seems to me that you've run out of arguments in this debate and have started to get emotional
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  36. +Andrewbiggs Mims Your opinion is void of any real argumentation and analysis, as well as backups to your claims. You also steer away from the topic all the time by first talking about importance to talking about sales to now talking about how good an album is. Make up your mind!
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  37. +Andrewbiggs Mims No response, huh? Ok then, you lose this debate and are officially a pseudo-fan!
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  38. +Zaid Sandouka Why? Just because of 2pac's shitty biopic? Have you even heard about Grandmaster Flash?
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  39. +Blue_Elixir 2705 Oh look, another Hip-Hop "fan" who has been watching "Straight Outta Compton", haha
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  40. +Blue_Elixir 2705 That their fans praise them for elements that existed already before they came
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  41. +Lamar Argueta Oh look, another kid who has only seen "Straight Outta Compton" and "All Eyez on Me" and now suddenly is a Hip-Hop expert
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  42. +Junebug Nope!
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  43. +Stewie Garder Dig deeper, kid
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  44. +Stewie Garder Alright then. My opinion is that you're a fake fan. Have you even heard about "Paid in Full", "Long Live the Kane", "It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back", "Raising Hell", "Wanted: Dead or Alive", or "Enter the Wu-Tang Clan"? No, I didn't think so
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  45. +Stewie Garder But they're still not on your list? And you call yourself a Hip-Hop fan? (But again, pseudo-fans are not really known for being able to sense the subtle formal qualities in the masterpieces)
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  46. +Ishan43 For what?
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  47. +Nestor Marrero Alvarado I was just asking a question
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  48. +Fatal Agent "It Was Written" over "Illmatic"? Wtf
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  49. I don't hate him (on the contrary, he's actually my favorite rapper of all time). However, I must admit that he's pretty overrated
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  50. +Dark Magic "Illmatic", "It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back", "Enter the Wu-Tang Clan", "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx", and "Me Against the World" are way better
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  51. +Reuben Singh Nothing really influential or important about them
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  52. +Jesse Smith Wu-Tang Clan, Run-D.M.C and Public Enemy are way more influential than NWA
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  53. +Jesse Smith So what? They were highly influenced by all of the groups I mentioned (except Wu-Tang Clan), as well as Ice-T, Rakim, and of course Grandmaster Flash. Those rappers and groups (as well as Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, and even Slick Rick) also continued to influence almost every 90's rapper and groups. And starting gangsta rap isn't really something to be proud of in retrospective.
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  54. +Tim Larsson So what? Rap existed way before NWA showed up, and they were influenced by Beastie Boys, Ice-T, Public Enemy, and Rakim..
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