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#1 krunkmastax
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Up first we have The Jigga Man himself. Known for his switch it up on em lyrical melodies and odes to not making rap or music all fake (Death Of Autotune) and also for dating former Destiny's Child member Beyonce...with a baby on the way as well; Its no wonder Jay Z gets so much attention. He's one of the richest rappers in the game and one of the most talented. He's one of my personal faves as well. He's been in for quite awhile and shows no signs of slowing down and thats something I'm happy to hear. Props to him.



Next up we have the bane of the music industry. Mr West himself. If he's not known by being a jerk after what he did to Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs then you must be crazy and think he's some sort of saint...which Im sure none of us do (even President Obama let go on his ass). Anyways we all know he's the Itagaki of the music industry, but if you choose to focus on that instead of his music then youre missing out on some awesome tunes. Regardless of his attitude the man has talent. Period. And many hit records, albums, and singles. People need to understand that his attitude isn't music...its a different part of him. I don't like him either but his music I can't deny or stop listening to.

Your choice OT? Me I can't choose. I like them both equally.

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#2 Bucked20
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Jay >>>Ye
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#3 inoperativeRS
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Well I voted for both but real answer: Jay Z is a better rapper and Kanye is a better producer. Both are among the best out there in their own respective ways.
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#4 Alex3796
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Kanye just because I never really sat down and listened to Jay-Z. I've only heard Hard Knock Life, 99 Problems, and Empire State of Mind, so I suppose it isn't really fair to form an opinion. I am aware that he is one of the most influential rappers of this generation. Also, I voted for pie.
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#5 krunkmastax
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Well I voted for both but real answer: Jay Z is a better rapper and Kanye is a better producer. Both are among the best out there in their own respective ways.inoperativeRS
And Watch The Throne is off the damn chain.
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#6 krunkmastax
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[QUOTE="Alex3796"]Kanye just because I never really sat down and listened to Jay-Z. I've only heard Hard Knock Life, 99 Problems, and Empire State of Mind, so I suppose it isn't really fair to form an opinion. I am aware that he is one of the most influential rappers of this generation. Also, I voted for pie.

Thanx for your opinion I agree. And your vote. :P
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#7 muller39
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Kanye West.

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#8 tjricardo089
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I prefer Kanye West, but he is a big douche.

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#9 ristactionjakso
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Pie.

They both suck.

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#10 swivet-
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Jay because Reasonable Doubt was a great album. Haven't liked much of anything else by either of them.
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#11 ThisIsTwoFace
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You guys still complaining about Kanye need to get over it. Taylor deserved to get dissed like that she didn't deserve the award. Kanye West is a legend he has ever right to mock trash like her.

Anyway, Jay Z > Kanye West.

Just listen to Jay Z Dead Presidents for proof.

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#12 ThumpyBowser
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Kanye would beat the @$$ out of Jay Z
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#13 -Snooze-
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Voted for Jay Z assuming he would need the votes to stop the poll from being onesided. I was wrong. I prefer Kanye.

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#14 Bucked20
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Kanye will never be able to make songs like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMIGEn_hcD4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW9gYVgBnls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvnKKRFshng http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVgYqRX3_XY
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#15 ad1x2
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KanyeWest has some great beats but he still falls a little short of Jay-Z. Also, it doesn't help that West can be a douche especially with the Taylor Swift incident and using a telethon to make a political statement. Not that they're competing anyway since they did an album together less than six months ago anyway.

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#16 Legacy-of-Todd
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Never really listened to them, but I like Kanye West's sunglasses in that pic so he wins

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#17 Shottayouth13-
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Jay >>>Ye Bucked20
Ye >>> Jay
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#18 ScottMescudi
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Pie obviously.

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#19 Colin1192
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great way to start the thread, by sitting on the fence...
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#20 Legendism
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When looking at consistency, I find it hard to compare. It's popular belief that Jay-Z has fallen off in his lyricism; although I have picked out a few hidden gems in his lyrics. I was a real fan of him in Reasonable Doubt, The Black Album, The Blueprint 1 & 2; I haven't listened to his entire discography yet. I found The Black Album, American Gangster and Reasonable Doubt to be flawless albums. I remember buying Illmatic & Reasonable Doubt at the same time, and it was only after multiple plays that I decided Illmatic came out on top! As a battle rapper, also, Jay-Z is great. I know that Takeover paled when compared to Ether, but as a standalone diss - Takeover had some great lyricism and punchlines. Now, moving onto Mr. West. I remember first hearing The College Dropout and loving Kanye. He was a real emcee back in the days of College Dropout and Late Registration! Songs like Diamonds from Sierra Leone and Jesus Walks were classics in modern hip-hop in my opinion. I don't think that Kanye fell off lyrically (as the case is with Jigga), but I feel that Kanye just switched his musical style to a less appealing fashion. In his more recent albums (Graduation, 808s & Heartbreak, MBDTF) he seems to actually do little rapping. Sure, we had 'proper' rap songs like Homecoming but the majority of the albums seem to be time-fillers. I think that Graduation would've been a really weak album, were it not for the great production - thanks to guys like DJ Premier. All in all, I preferred Kanye the emcee over Kanye the commercial rapper. I think when he got a taste for Louis Vuitton and the 'Good Life', he just wanted to see more of that money. As a producer though, I think Kanye is great! He's done classics like Jay-Z's Heart of the City (Ain't No Love) and the infamous Takeover. We keep getting glimpses of Kanye still coming out with good lyrics, like in Otis, H.A.M. and Power - but I think we've seen the best of him already. With Jay-Z, I think he should conclude his rapping career by no later than 2015. Perhaps focus on mentoring like the case with Dre & Eminem, on continuing his entrepreneurial ventures. He's receiving too many disses from established rappers like Game & Lil' Wayne; not responding to them with much enthusiasm, and in my opinion - Kanye took the spotlight on Watch The Throne.
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#21 Bucked20
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Jay has had a lot of good features within these few years like on freemason,monsters,light up,Mr nice watch and he was real good on WTT..I thought BP3 was a good album for all the hate it got..
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#22 Lonelynight
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I voted for Z simply because I don't like Kanye.
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#23 Qurb
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My vote goes to the Jigga man himself, his songs are just crazy aweseome and motivational. Kudos to him. :)

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#24 n00bkid
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After hearing Kanye latest album, i would have to go with him.
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#25 ThumpyBowser
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LOLCAKE? Do you guys really Think that Jay Z can beat Kanye in a fight?
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#27 ThumpyBowser
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[QUOTE="Mkavanaugh77"]JAy Z easily Reasonable Doubt shtis all over Kanyes albums. Plus Kanye is a average rapper with a annoying voice.

ummm so you are hating Kanye West with a Tupac avatar... It is not hard to diss Tupac as well.. If you do not like Kanye that is fine but please avoid from bashing him as an artist.
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#29 TonyDanzaFan
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I hate both of them.
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#30 chessmaster1989
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I don't like Jay Z, but Kanye is trash. So neither, but if I had to choose it'd be Jay Z.
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#31 pygmahia5
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jay z is a better rapper but kanye has better beats. so i like both of them more. :D
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#32 Bucked20
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[QUOTE="ThumpyBowser"][QUOTE="Mkavanaugh77"]JAy Z easily Reasonable Doubt shtis all over Kanyes albums. Plus Kanye is a average rapper with a annoying voice.Mkavanaugh77

ummm so you are hating Kanye West with a Tupac avatar... It is not hard to diss Tupac as well.. If you do not like Kanye that is fine but please avoid from bashing him as an artist.

Ill bash him all I want. Dude cant rap worth ****

How is Kanye wack
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[QUOTE="ThumpyBowser"][QUOTE="Mkavanaugh77"]JAy Z easily Reasonable Doubt shtis all over Kanyes albums. Plus Kanye is a average rapper with a annoying voice.Mkavanaugh77

ummm so you are hating Kanye West with a Tupac avatar... It is not hard to diss Tupac as well.. If you do not like Kanye that is fine but please avoid from bashing him as an artist.

Ill bash him all I want. Dude cant rap worth ****

Ok, now you're just hating.
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#34 Wolfetan
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Kanye West. I still love Jay tho.

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[QUOTE="ThumpyBowser"][QUOTE="Mkavanaugh77"]JAy Z easily Reasonable Doubt shtis all over Kanyes albums. Plus Kanye is a average rapper with a annoying voice.Mkavanaugh77

ummm so you are hating Kanye West with a Tupac avatar... It is not hard to diss Tupac as well.. If you do not like Kanye that is fine but please avoid from bashing him as an artist.

Ill bash him all I want. Dude cant rap worth ****

Fool.

Youtube > Search bar > "kanye west shocking freestyle" > Go to the video with like 2 million views > Watch it > Go to your new years resolution list and make a commitment to not bash Kanye West without having a solid judgement.

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#37 ThisIsTwoFace
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[QUOTE="ThisIsTwoFace"]

[QUOTE="Mkavanaugh77"] Ill bash him all I want. Dude cant rap worth ****

Mkavanaugh77

Fool.

Youtube > Search bar > "kanye west shocking freestyle" > Go to the video with like 2 million views > Watch it > Go to your new years resolution list and make a commitment to not bash Kanye West without having a solid judgement.

That really wasnt good. Cant even touch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLrUTPKccbk

You probably didn't even like Tupac you just jumped on the famous bandwagon he has, its very noticeable when the topic of "Hip Hop/Rap is dead" comes up.

Tupac was legendary but overrated.

I hear Jay's "Dead Presidents" mentioned alot when it comes to "Best HipHop/Rap" song, why do I barely hear Tupac?

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#38 ThumpyBowser
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[QUOTE="ThumpyBowser"][QUOTE="Mkavanaugh77"]JAy Z easily Reasonable Doubt shtis all over Kanyes albums. Plus Kanye is a average rapper with a annoying voice.Mkavanaugh77

ummm so you are hating Kanye West with a Tupac avatar... It is not hard to diss Tupac as well.. If you do not like Kanye that is fine but please avoid from bashing him as an artist.

Ill bash him all I want. Dude cant rap worth ****

Hes made more hits than Tupac has...
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#39 Solid_Link22
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Jay Z

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#40 sonic__323
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Neither.

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#43 Dystopian-X
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They are both terrible and you have sh*t taste in music.
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#45 soulless4now
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I vote Kanye since I was never a fan of Jigga Man.

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#46 Bucked20
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[QUOTE="Mkavanaugh77"]

[QUOTE="ThumpyBowser"] ummm so you are hating Kanye West with a Tupac avatar... It is not hard to diss Tupac as well.. If you do not like Kanye that is fine but please avoid from bashing him as an artist.ThumpyBowser

Ill bash him all I want. Dude cant rap worth ****

Hes made more hits than Tupac has...

This is better than all of Kanye's hits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqnM-IyYYDs
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#47 Crokodile69
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MBDTF > RD > BP = CD = LR > BA > 808s > Grad = AG

Jay has lost it and Kanye is still going strong, Jay has been in the game 8 years longer than Ye and Ye already has the better discography

Kanye wins

Yeezus Da Gawd

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#48 Crokodile69
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MBDTF > RD > BP = CD = LR > BA > 808s > Grad = AG

Jay has lost it and Kanye is still going strong, Jay has been in the game 8 years longer than Ye and Ye already has the better discography

Kanye wins

Yeezus Da Gawd