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Rap Regions Tournament East Coast Bracket Finals


1)Nas vs. 2)The Notorious B.I.G.

1st Seed Nas: In Round 1 Nas defeated Ja Rule 5-1. In Round 3 he beat Jay-z 3-2.

2nd Seed Biggie: In R1 he beat Fabolous 5-0. In R3 he beat Ghostface Killah 4-2.

Flow: TIE. Both rappers have impeccable flow. You’re talking about 2 of the greatest MCs obviously I mean this is the final round. 1-1

Delivery: Biggie wins in this category. Nas is great but he really only raps one way. 1-2

Albums: Another tie. You knew this if you saw the Guidelines post. Sure Nas has way more albums, but Biggie’s 2 albums are just as great…. 2-3

Story: I love Biggie’s storytelling, he really was a complete rapper. Nas on the other hand had great songs like Rewind. It seems he might be the best storyteller in any region. Nas 3-3.

Legacy: Ah the tie breaker. Of course in this round this isn’t easy to call…Okay so Jay beat Nas in this category, and Jay copied Biggie, but regardless…I give this one to Nas. Sure he has way more material…but the dude has been impeccable since Illmatic basically.

Nas wins 4-3

Final Thought: Nas was the #1 seed barely. He eased threw the first round against Ja Rule, and advanced by default to face Jay-z winning 4-3. The final round was just as tough with another close win. When I think of Nas, I think consistency, I think storytelling and preaching. I think bars.

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