Tupac
No rapper has had more written about them, and for good reason. Made legendary by his murder, Pac put out a huge body of uniformly excellent work, showing an amazing amount of diversity in content that more rappers need to listen to and emulate.
Instead of learning lessons from Pac, rappers these days just leech off his legacy. They love to scream "Rest in Peace" but they keep trying to turn his corpse into a puppet.
The most recent (and most egrecious) example is this:
With lyrics and a chorus that are interspersed with Tupac song titles and lyrics, no talent Meek Mill teams up with Rick Ross to desecrate the memory of a legend. Neither of you will ever be remembered with the fondness of Pac, so please keep his name out of your mouths. Rick Ross has already claimed that he is the new Biggie, but the only way he resembles the East Coast legend is in waist size.
Rap fans who claim to love Pac need to shout this song down. If you hear it's coming up in your stations, call and just have them play Pac. Hot 107.9 here in Atlanta went so far as to drop in a slightly slowed down version of Pac's verse from "Still Ballin'" as if to give the track and air of legitimacy.
Meek Mill, try and manufacturer your own fame. Rick Ross, stop comparing yourself to legends like Pac and Big.
I'll say it again- the only thing Rick Ross can compare himself to is a broke down yetti.
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