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What I'm saying is, how much can you listen to a rapper rap about how good of a rapper they are, or how bad the competition is, or a variation of this before it gets old? I notice that the crux of lyrical substance for the genre is bloating one's own ego, sometimes at the expense of the listener.

Personally, if someone happens to be the most skilled rapper there is, but spends more than half of the album talking about how good they are, I'll stop listening to them. In a song, I want to hear them convey some sort of emotion.

RHH2: Who are your favorite battle rappers?

RHH3: Who are your favorite rappers that end up talking about emotion?

BQ: What's your favorite genre outside hip hop, and what are your favorite artists from that genre? For example, mine is indie rock, and my favorite artists are Modest Mouse, Girls, Deerhunter, The Smiths, The Go! Team, and Neutral Milk Hotel.

BQ2: Care to share a great album that you've been listening to lately?

RHH: Hieroglyphics vs. Wu-Tang?

RHH2: What do you think about rappers who regularly use elevated vocabulary in their songs?

I nominate Ghostface Killah.

BQ: Favorite artist that you've discovered in the past month?

BQ2: What other forums do you frequent besides Yahoo! Answers?

You've gotta admit they're brave. Despite overwhelming critical opposition, they remain true to their style. They can consistently create radio hits without compromising their originality. They're not afraid to appeal to the mainstream when they have to. And to top it off, Chad Kroeger is actually a lot better of a singer than people give him credit for. I don't know why everyone has to constantly hate on Nickelback; they're not even that bad.

BQ: Modest Mouse or Neutral Milk Hotel?

BQ2: The Beatles or The Beach Boys?

BQ3: Rate Nirvana's Nevermind

For me, Pep Love of Hieroglyphics.

RHH: Just Tryin' ta Live vs. Dirty Acres?

RHH2: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx vs. Ironman?

RHH3: Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers vs. 3rd Eye Vision?

RHH4: The Chronic vs. Doggystyle?

RHH5: First Born vs. Personal Journals?

RHH6: Pieces of a Man vs. What's Going On?

The sample is cued up for you.

Deltron 3030 - Virus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijPE7fe4XTg#t=1m58s

7L & Esoteric - Public Execution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb7nalv8HBA#t=3m22s

Anybody know what it's from?

RHH2: Buy or Sell: Young Jeezy is actually an incredibly unique hip hop act?

NRHH: Buy or Sell: It's okay to deal drugs if you can't get a legit job?

On "Shark N*ggas (Biters)," Ghostface proceeds to outline in detail to Raekwon that he wants nobody to sound like him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx3xcDmJ9dE

Later, he does a collab with Action Bronson, who is constantly mistaken for Ghostface. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnWTcpBk5xI

RHH: Do you prefer rappers that rap about pushing coke and general mafioso, braggadocio sh*t or rappers who rap about emotions and general angsty sh*t? This is assuming both of these types are equally technically skilled.

RHH2: Who do you think is the most creative, original rap act?

I find some albums that are commonly proclaimed "classic" to be very boring or generally unpleasing to the ears. What are some albums like that for you?

BQ: Albums generally regarded as classics that you don't consider to be classic?

BQ2: Buy or Sell: Method Man's rhythmic and syncopation patterns make him really underrated?

BQ3: Buy or Sell: Daughtry sucks?

BQ4: Your favorite hipster indie rock band?

BQ5: Buy or Sell: You hate excessive BQ's?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmY7l...

No one really uses Y!A quite as well as the real Kno...

Thoughts?

RHH: What is your estimate for the Chico & the Man release date?

RHH2: Rapping - Kno vs. El-P?

RHH3: Producing - Kno vs. El-P?

I heard Chris Brown attempting to rap. From a technical standpoint, I was shaking my head in shame. From a voice and flow standpoint, I was actually pretty surprised. I think if he tightened up his lyrics, got better beats, and stopped being so shallow, he could actually be a pretty good rapper.

So, who else do you think voices that would be great for rapping?

BQ: Def Jux vs. Rhymesayers?

BQ2: Has anyone you know IRL tried to recommend you some obscure band you were already into? My friend tried to show me CunninLynguists a few days ago.

BQ3: Buy or Sell: Though they're terrible reviewers, do you think Pitchfork Media has a good taste in music? A lot of the albums they review aren't half bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ5d6rDVMb0#t=3m30s

Thoughts?

BQ: Rate Deltron 3030

BQ2: What are you listening to right now?

BQ3: Fast or slow tempo? Which do you prefer?

BQ4: Buy or sell: Method Man had an AMAZING rhyme scheme and syncopation pattern in Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin Ta F' With? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HpD_v4lYs8#t=1m29s

Real or made-up.

BQ: What two MCs do you think sound very similar? For example, Sauce Money & Raekwon, or Game and whoever he's on a track with.

BQ2: Last album you listened to that went above and beyond your expectations?

BQ3: Modest Mouse recs?

http://www.all2need.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12...

NRHH2: Be honest, do you oppose SOPA because it means you won't be able to illegally download music anymore?

RHH: Rate the last album you listened to. Atmosphere - God Loves Ugly - 7.8/10

RHH2: Eyedea vs. Illogic?

RHH3: Percee P vs. Ice Cube?

Beyonce dieded during attempted childbirth. Tweet #RIPBeyonce and leave your condolences on all her videos.

http://boards.4chan.org/b/res/365058454

BQ: Favorite Beyonce song?

BQ2: Place your bets: when will Beyonce and Jay-Z divorce?

BQ3: Rate Planet Asia - The Medicine

RHH2: Who have the worst stage names and why?

RHH3: What kind of production do you like best?

NRHH: Why is this section so dead?

NRHH2: On a scale of 1-10, how messy is your room?

BQ: Who reported wirfgtu's rage question?

BQ2: Buy or sell: This Kno business is highly entertaining?

BQ3: Buy or sell: Profound Shaolin's e-cred just jumped by 1000 after he got Kno on Y!A?

BQ: Buy or sell: Jay-Z doesn't like seeing his signed artists gaining success?

BQ2: Buy or Sell: This is the GOAT RHH love song? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZQVygNfrHA

I was watching this and it got me thinking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z3NEL7JVik

They emulate Eminem's usual style (back in the late 90's/early 00's) extremely well, and to top it off, it's off the top. Who do you think have either generic styles or styles that are easy to imitate?

RHH2: What are some interviews that are almost painful for you to watch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgBQocT7-18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns855WKoTCI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwCc6su_f7w

NRHH: Do you have power where you live? I'm currently typing this from a hotel.

NRHH2: Are your parents trying to decide the rest of your life for you? If you're independent and living on your own, how much did they press you to let them choose your career?

How was your day? Mine was awesome. My school had a project over the last month where our goal was to build a trebuchet that was capable of firing 28 meters. Today, the due date, all the trebuchets were arranged in the soccer field in a circle and we were firing at a circular wall decorated like a castle. Our goal was to get it inside the castle, and possibly hit our teacher (he was standing in the pit and the object was to hit him). Well, we hit the castle wall for an A-. The best part? I got to skip all my classes because we spent the whole day outside, grilling burgers, blasting music, and hitting teachers. It was a lot of fun.

Okay, bragging done.

MQ: There is a skit on some album or mixtape where this man is ranting about a woman he loved, and he says he's not going to love again because he's just going to get burned or something to that extent. It sounds like it's from a movie, and it seems like he's arguing with one of his friends. What is it?

BQ: Thoughts on Machete Vision?

BQ2: Do you think 2011 was a good year for hip hop so far?

BQ3: Did it snow where you live?

BQ4: Are you looking forward to Halloween?

BQ5: Do you hate excessive amounts of BQ's?

NRHH2: Should I keep this one or go back to Boxxy?

RHH: Have you heard Mr. Lif? Rate him.

RHH2: Best hip hop act from the Boston area besides Reks?