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Rap Battle 90's Bracket Round 1: E40 (7) vs A Tribe Called Quest (10)

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For my money E40 is the greatest rapper who never hit it big. He's not a nobody by any means, but his talent far exceeds his mainstream rep. E40 is the author of more slanguage that the world has embraced than probably any person alive. Snoop will tell you 81% of the shit he made famous was just him biting E40.

Marshawn Lynch doesn't even rep the East Bay harder than E. An absolute master of wordplay, 40 is my litmus test for white people who say they like rap. If they don't know more than one E40 cut, they don't like rap.

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

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRChz-OYi9o



Pioneers of "alternative" hip hop, A Tribe Called Quest is widely considered the most intelligent rap group of the 90's. So much so that my Jewish 8th grade English teacher thought he was woke because he listened to A Tribe Called Quest.

These backpackers from Queens also contributed my favorite collection of album coves to the genre.

As far as rapping is concerned, Q-Tip and his homeys are mostly forgettable IMO. Intelligence and social conscious are great but they don't necessarily make hits. Still, these dudes were chinnovative and chinfluential if not extremely chinteresting.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WILyWmT2A-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxN4nKk2cfk


Rap Battle 90's Bracket Round 1: E40 (7) vs A Tribe Called Quest (10) 27 votes

7. E40
33%
RoadDawg55PurpleJYouKnowItdnc2001400exBad_MotherDuckerjhfstyle24BleachedAnusDawgRDR 9 votes
10. A Tribe Called Quest
66%
SwayeThomasFremontMad_SonDeepSeaZgreenbloodGladstonebiak1GrundleStiltzkinseatownfunkIPukeOregonGrellowPitchfork51Doog_de_JourNEsnake12YellowSnowEl_KBaldwinIVBlastDoorUW_Doog_Bot 18 votes

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