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Originally posted by DELTAQTE
Puffy had every right to be on this list. This list was about people who CHANGED THE GAME in hip hop. Puffy ruled hip hop from 98-00 after Biggie was dead. That is refered to as the "shiny suit era". He truly was one of the first to do the bling bling and all of that.
If this were a list on LYRICAL skills alone, I'd be  but it's not.
Ja Rule, as much as I can't stand the rat, did change the game with those collabos with R&B singers. Now everyone is doing it. Too bad it blew up in his face.
some of the artists that are being spoke on are good lyrically, but I wouldn't of put them on this list if this is a list about who has made an impact on hip hop. Just because you have good skills doesn't mean you made a impact.
QTE
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Yeah, P. Diddy, Puffy (whatever he calls himself
) deserves to be on the list, but to have him beat out Afrika Bambaataa, Nas, Eric B & Rakim, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Big Daddy Kane, The Roots, Gang Starr, Kurtis Blow and Kool Moe Dee IMO is pure B.S.
Let's not talk about those shiny suits - I never did like those dang things anyway.
When rap first came out, it was about lyrical content and the potential for rap music to change the future.
Ja Rule was No. 39 - let him stay there!!!!!
IMHO it doesn't matter whether or not someone has the bling bling. I'm checking for your lyrical content. If your lyrics aren't "bling blinging", I can't be bothered with you. When Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick came out, it was all about the fat gold rope chains, the three/four finger rings and gold teeth, but when you listened to their records, you knew that these brothers had serious skills and were forces to be reckoned with.
There are those on the list who I feel should not have even been put on there. As talented as Grandmaster Flash is, he is not a rapper. He was the DJ for the Furious Five/Melle Mel. HC he was listed as a solo act? What happened to the rest of the group.
Simply put, the whole list is severely flawed and I just have to look at the list with a grain of salt. Just consider the fact that VH1 is the source.