Comments on: Your favorite rapper as a basketball player

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Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:18:53 +0000

[...] week, negrostotle wrote a pretty funny post comparing the careers of certain rappers to certain basketball players. In response, Nike has [...]

By: negrostotle

negrostotle — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:03:14 +0000

Ha! yeah, i figured you’d throw in your two cents on this one. While I am probably a bigger Jay fan than you, I do have to agree with you. Jay has definitely had some “lax” moments whereas Jordan, for the most part did not. (at least during his time with the Bulls).

Unfortunately, with no Big and No Pac, Jay is all that’s left for the sake of comparisons.

…and yes. please don’t bring “Sunshine” up. That was definitely a low point.

By: tigger500

tigger500 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:57:28 +0000

Oh yea – and he released The Dynasty. Eeek

By: tigger500

tigger500 — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:53:06 +0000

Ha! I feel odd, but huge a fan as I am of Jay-Z, I wouldn’t say he’s like Jordan at all. I think Jordan’s skill is unparalleled. I wouldn’t say the same about Jay-Z. I think there are many better rappers.

I also don’t think Jordan was ever subpar, whereas most of Jigga’s output is basically him shitting on the mic, knowing that that is inherently better than most. I just don’t think he played at the top of his game consisently anywhere near the way Jordan did.

I really think people confuse Jay’s commercial dominance with creative dominance and I’m really frustrated with that fact. I just don’t think you can ignore that Volume 3 is his Nastradamus. That Volume 1 is uneven as hell and that half of The Black Album is a big fuck you to anyone who truly loves the man. I mean Girls Girls Girls and Sunshine were SINGLES.

Which brings me to the fact that I don’t think there is a Jordan in hip-hop. But I’m picky as hell (as you know).

By: griffn

griffn — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:00:25 +0000

Um, this post is brilliant.