why is Tupac considered overrated?

Jeezyfan4ever · May 2012

i hardly post on this forum, but i am an avid reader of it. throughout the years i've seen numerous of people claim that tupac is overrated? why?

Plap Sun · May 2012

caue he wasnt the greatesst lyricist technically

a lot of his songs was him drunk as fuck in the studio i aint lyin

his shit was a lot more emotional than most rappers

but he did have a crackhead mother tho *shrugs*

NoHateNoFear · May 2012

Most people who believe Tupac is overrated, say that, because they claim that he isnt lyrical, he has a garbage flow, he was a fake gangster, etc. However Tupac was lyrical, in fact, Tupac has some of the most meaningful songs in the history of music, not just hip hop.

I'm not even going to argue about his flow, simply because people have different preferences when dealing with rap styles and techniques. On the contrary, I believe Tupac had tremendous lyrical (see 2pacalypse Now, MATW, etc.) capabilites and would have developed a more advanced vocabulary, as he got older.

Fake Gangster? I laugh everytime I hear this claim... Tupac was more GANGSTER than any rapper rapping TODAY... you people who make these foolish claims, seriously need to research what Tupac was apart of and how ACTIVE he was in the community. Back in the 90s, damn near every OG (Political Prisoners) across America wanted to make Tupac a Chief, so to speak. However people are going to have their opinions and I understand that.

Plap Sun · May 2012

he was a fake gangster too, i forgot about that

Frank Ocean · May 2012

because here are many dumbs. 2pac the king and this 4ever.

EturnalRap · May 2012

i dont think thats a common opinion. If someone elevates him to some sort of idol then yea, but as an artist he was very talented.

Plap Sun · May 2012

why am i gettin flagged for giving him facts

everything i said was true

Gucci Scott King · May 2012

same reason alot of legends get called overrated, they either don't like him or just want to go against the grain.

CC_Poncho · May 2012

Pac wasn't a punchline rapper, but dude was still lyrical.

*I.B. Blackman* · May 2012

http://community.allhiphop.com/discussion/322187/tupac-shakur-still-overrated/p1

Ear2DaSt · May 2012

Hes not hes considered the greatest rapper of all time!

Law Trafalgar · May 2012

or because his catalog doesn't support the rank some people place him.

SheerExcellence · May 2012

because there are 10 new posts every hour mentioning him

Trockm · May 2012

I fucks with Pac, I'm listening to Ballin' PT2 as we speak....

BackInWhite · May 2012

the nigga was cool but you got niggas talkin bout pac was gon be the president, rap was just a means to get into politics and all this other nonsense about the man bein some powerful revolutionary that was gon save all niggers and start his own political party
he was an ok rapper with a message at best

NothingButTheTruth · May 2012

Because his fans act like he has to be number 1 on everyone's list.

JDSTAYWITIT. · May 2012

who says tupac is overrated? lol

soul rattler · May 2012

This thread is like the bat signal for niggas desperate for attention.

northside7 · May 2012

NothingButTheTruth wrote: »

Because his fans act like he has to be number 1 on everyone's list.

You mean some people. Correct yourself.

JDSTAYWITIT. · May 2012

soul rattler wrote: »

This thread is like the bat signal for niggas desperate for attention.

obviously ...smh

BackInWhite · May 2012

so everybody who don't love tupac's dirty draws is seeking attention?
from who?

SnowBunnySmanger · May 2012

He lacked technical skill, contradicted himself countless times, and much like eminem's stans - hardcore pac fans build the dude up to be some god among men or some shit when in reality he was just a dude who put emotion into his lyrics.

soul rattler · May 2012

a_list · May 2012

yea...y'all stans are crazy with this shyt...we can ask who dispays a bigger vocabulary in there songs pac or cannibus and the stans will say pac lol....you prove them otherwise then its i dont like extended vocab anyways i like that real shyt.....lol thats an example.....the stans think that dude was the best at everything when compared to the top rappers all he has is emotions.......

Law Trafalgar · May 2012

Well yea, you got to know his music to formulate opinions about him and his music that can't be misconstrued as being a hater.

SnowBunnySmanger · May 2012

SuperstarCole wrote: »

Well yea, you got to know his music to formulate opinions about him and his music that can't misconstrued as being a hater.

Real shit right here. If one were to know everything about the music and then make a decision regarding whether or not they like it that is far more valuable than the negative opinion from someone who knows nothing of his music

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