Best Rapper Tournament Ever: Round 2 (Bracket C)

S1)The Notorious B.I.G. vs. S5)J.Cole: I think it will be a close battle but Biggie should win.

Flow: Hmm. This is so tough. Both rappers are fairly flawless here, but I obviously think Biggie is more so. (10-0)

Creativity: I give Biggie a lot of credit for being a dominant rapper in his day, however I feel Cole’s music is a little more creative for his career. This may sound a little bias as when Biggie rapped most rappers were…actually good lol. (10-10)

Storytelling: Tie. I don’t really need to explain it either. (15-15)

Impact: Biggie wins this category by leaps and bounds. However in 20 years idk what I would say..but this is 2017 bro. (25-15)

Collaboration: Hmm. Not too sure as neither rapper…wait nah its Biggie. Hahaha. (35-15)

Versatility: Tie. I feel both rappers are pretty damn versatile. Biggie had club bangers, dark mafioso songs. J. Cole has everything else like conscious rap. (40-20)

Albums: This is tough. Biggie has 2 classics…undeniable too. However Cole has and album that I feel is as good as Life After Death (2014FHD) and his other 2 albums aren’t far behind that. Cole wins this cat. Gasp! (40-30)

Commercial Success: Last round Cole fell short here barely, and he certainly loses here as Biggie sold a wopping 10 million off Life After Death alone. (50-30)

So it was somewhat close, but Biggie Smalls moves on with 50 points.

S2)Nas vs. S3)Raekwon I think The Chef is gonna give Nas a run for his money. I predict an upset.

Flow: Tie. Both rappers have different flows, and honestly there’s just not many wholes here in either’s spitting game. (5-5)

Creativity: It’s no secret Nas wins this one. Why? Rae is great but he doesn’t stand out as much as music like “One Mic” and “I Can”. (15-5)

Storytelling: You’d like to think Nas and Raekwon are even here….well…yes…they are! (20-10)

Impact: Nas wins here and really, it’s not close. (30-10)

Collaboration: I’m giving this one to Raekwon. It’s close but he really makes a difference on these features, not saying Nas doesn’t but hey. (30-20)

Versatility: Oooo I’m nervous. This is tough to call. Nas wins again…albeit not by much. (40-20)

Albums: This is not easy to call. Nas has some real gems like Illmatic. Chef has Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Nas has more albums, but Raekwon has some good ones too. Neither rappers has more than one bad album. Tie. Yes I cannot decide. (45-25)

Commercial Success: This is where Nasty Nas runs away with it. Yeah Rae hasn’t gone Gold since….lol. (55-25)

Nas wins with 55 points. It wasn’t close as the Chef only won 1 category.

Nas Albums Worst to Best

20) Nastradamus (75)- It really shouldn’t be a surprise to see this one ranked so low. The lyricism isn’t abysmal but everything is pretty average. How does a song like “Big Girl” make it to a Nas album?? It’s just a boring album plain and simple….I don’t really have a lot to say about it. 19) Street’s Disciple (82) -I hate having this one so low. I honestly like a lot of the songs on this double disc. Unfortunately there’s quite a bit of filler here just like with Jay-z’s Blueprint 2. Disc one has hits like “Nazareth Savage”, “American Way”, “ Just a Moment” and “ You Know My Style”. Disc 2 has some heat on it too: “Suicide Bounce”, the title track, “Virgo”, “Bridging the Gap” and “Thiefs Theme”. 18) T he Lost Tapes 2 (86) -This one I admit I haven’t heard that much…but its pretty decent. It gets off to a good start with songs like “Vernon Family” and “Jarreau of Rap (Skatt Attack)”. A lot of these songs are ok….but not muc...

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