Most underacheiving hip hop artist in history?

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Who you guys got?

For me it's currently Jay Electronica. Dude has sick tracks but spits out a song like every 4 years :lol.

[L.Kizzle]

CL Smooth
C-Bo
Celly Cel
Mic Geronimo
Cormega
MJG
Tela
Styles P
Fiend
Cadillac Tah
Ali (from St. Lunatics)
I-20

[JtotheIzzo]

Milk D from Audio Two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQh9kTpNzC8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcNL9WqbL2c

[fsvr54]

I always felt like Pharoah Monch could do much better. Never went complete and total HAM on an album like I thought he was capable of.

[BigBoss]

AZ

[L.Kizzle]

I always felt like Pharoah Monch could do much better. Never went complete and total HAM on an album like I thought he was capable of.
Good mention.

Also:

Special Ed
Mack 10
Mase
Rah Digga
Paul Wall

[SugarHill]

Juelz Santana

[BigBoss]

Memphis Bleek

[Legends66NBA7]

Jadakiss

[L.Kizzle]

Juelz Santana
Should have had Jim Jones popularity.


Memphis Bleek
Roc-a-Fellas weak link. Way behind Beanie and Freeway and even Young Gunz lol.

[L.Kizzle]

Jadakiss.
I already mentioned Styles P. Kiss is not an underachiever.

[BigBoss]

Remember Chingy

[L.Kizzle]

Remember Chingy
You have to be half way decent to be an underachiever.

Chingy goes alongside Murphy Lee, Shawty Low, Jibbs, MiMS and Hurricane Chris.

[Legends66NBA7]

Thought Kiss could have better, honestly.


Does Brooke Valentine count ? :oldlol:

[SugarHill]

You have to be half way decent to be an underachiever.

Chingy goes alongside Murphy Lee, Shawty Low, Jibbs, MiMS and Hurricane Chris.
What makes Paul Wall better than any of them? Dude was trash, tbh

[L.Kizzle]

What makes Paul Wall better than any of them? Dude was trash, tbh
Watch it.


Paul Wall & Chamillionaire - N Luv Wit My Money (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiuwfhHf1DI)

UNDERGROUND CLASSIC!!!!

[Legends66NBA7]

What makes Paul Wall better than any of them? Dude was trash, tbh

He's the people's champ. :dancin

[L.Kizzle]

Thought Kiss could have better, honestly.


Does Brooke Valentine count ? :oldlol:
Houston stand up.
"Girl Fight!"

[SugarHill]

sittin sidewayzzzz

Houston was the shit for like a quick second

[L.Kizzle]

He's the people's champ. :dancin
Fckin' right!

"Rob the jury stoe and tell em make me a grill!"

[DaHeezy]

Grand Puba
Greg Nice and Smooth B
Chali 2na

[L.Kizzle]

sight sidewayzzzz

Houston was the shit for like a quick second
It's the shit forever.

RIP DJ Screw
RIP Pimp C
RIP Fat Pat
RIP Big Mello
RIP Hawk
RIP Big Steve
RIP Big Moe

[L.Kizzle]

Grand Puba
Greg Nice and Smooth B
Chali 2na
Greg Nice and Smooth B was the fckin shit. Man I miss early 90s Hip=Hop.

[L.Kizzle]

Houston scene had the greatest mixtape covers ever, WHAT!!!

http://cdn.discogs.com/vwk6TKOMSAQlBcoVEOwKDKg-SPo=/fit-in/600x527/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():qualit y(96)/discogs-images/R-5959698-1407420911-4627.jpeg.jpg

[SCdac]

some of the rappers mentioned just don't have "it", imo. Had their few hits and 5 minutes of game but weren't out of this world. Mase is a good example. he was never that good even if he was on some good tracks. Agreed that a bunch of houston rappers underachieved or are underrated though

[Legends66NBA7]

Have Cassidy and Slim Thug been mentioned ?

[L.Kizzle]

Z-RO - What Happened To That Dude (S.L.A.B'ED) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVi8IoDiygI)

:bowdown:

[Timmy D for MVP]

How are we defining underachieving? Record sales? Mainstream? Cultural Impact? Or just not fulfilling their potential?

[fsvr54]

ras kass
elzhi (solo)
crooked i (solo)
az
canibus
blu
inspectah deck (solo)

Very good list, although I'm not that into Blu

Ras released the dopest display of lyricism of all time, and could never even come close to touching it on his next albums (not that they were bad).

If INS dropped a fully RZA backed solo album in 95-96, my goodness.... he did some new shit with CZARFACE which is pretty damn good

Elzhi still has time, he just needs to release one really dope album

AZ, yes

Canibus just never had consistently great beats imo

[Real14]

Me.

[Akrazotile]

some of the rappers mentioned just don't have "it", imo. Had their few hits and 5 minutes of game but weren't out of this world. Mase is a good example. he was never that good even if he was on some good tracks. Agreed that a bunch of houston rappers underachieved or are underrated though


Not real familiar with murda mase are you?

[ROCSteady]

CL Smooth
C-Bo
Celly Cel
Mic Geronimo
Cormega
MJG
Tela
Styles P
Fiend
Cadillac Tah
Ali (from St. Lunatics)
I-20



:no:


SP has a sick catalog that goes for decades



:banghead:

[Styles p]

:no:


SP has a sick catalog that goes for decades



:banghead:
:applause:

[NBAplayoffs2001]

AZ

He's a legend to me just for his verses on "Life's a B*tch"

[warriorfan]

CL Smooth
C-Bo
Celly Cel
Mic Geronimo
Cormega
MJG
Tela
Styles P
Fiend
Cadillac Tah
Ali (from St. Lunatics)
I-20


killed it no one else needs to post

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Cassidy could freestyle with the best of them. Shame he couldn't really make any decent albums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpdKGaETgvg

[ace23]

Charles Hamilton. Top 10 rapper of all-time. Nothing to show for it

[NumberSix]

Should have had Jim Jones popularity.


Roc-a-Fellas weak link. Way behind Beanie and Freeway and even Young Gunz lol.
Freeway might be the most unbearable/annoying thing I've ever heard.

[andgar923]

Deck... easily.

He's had arguably some of the best verses of all time. Is part of the Wu which basically guarantees greatness, hell... it's really hard to f*ck up and not sell if you're part of the Wu at their peak.


Yet he's managed to deliver weak albums, while still making some of the best appearances on other people's projects.

Meanwhile Black Rob has 2 significantly superior albums even tho he's half the rapper :confusedshrug:

[#number6ix#]

Jay Electronica

[L.Kizzle]

Deck... easily.

He's had arguably some of the best verses of all time. Is part of the Wu which basically guarantees greatness, hell... it's really hard to f*ck up and not sell if you're part of the Wu at their peak.


Yet he's managed to deliver weak albums, while still making some of the best appearances on other people's projects.

Meanwhile Black Rob has 2 significantly superior albums even tho he's half the rapper :confusedshrug:
Calling Deck and underachiever is like calling Ringo and Tito Jackson underachievers.