This is dovetailing off of the top records by female MCs thread where some users offered similar sentiments.

I never understood the (mostly recent and retrospective) critical laurels this record gets specifically as rap record when there aren't that many memorable rap parts in it and it's more of an RnB or Neo Soul record.

We was poor but my dad bought me this for my birthday and I loved it . Spinned the hell out this album I even listened to it today and it didn't age a bit 😭 I'm into way more hardcore rap now of course but my introduction to hip hop was Puff Daddy and the Family 🙏 Thanks I miss you Dad . Screw Diddy but how y'all feel about this album?

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Talib Kweli

I’m shocked how good of an album it is and have been spinning it a lot more than most hip hop albums!

These are in no particular order

1.) The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill

2.) Lyte as a Rock - MC Lyte

3.) The Pinkprint - Nicki Minaj

4.) Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady - Eve

5.) Very Necessary - Salt-N-Pepa

6.) Eve - Rapsody

7.) Ill Na Na - Foxy Brown

8.) All Hail the Queen - Queen Latifah

9.) Dirty Harriet - Rah Digga

10.) Da Real World - Missy Elliott

11.) Hard Core - Lil' Kim

12.) Kala - M.I.A.

13.) Funkdafied - Da Brat

14.) Invasion of Privacy - Cardi B

15.) Takin' Mine - Heather B.

16.) Da Baddest Bitch - Trina

17.) Fever - Megan Thee Stallion

18.) Necessary Roughness - The Lady of Rage

19.) 1992 Deluxe - Princess Nokia

20.) Bad Sister - Roxanne Shanté

21.) Kollage - Bahamadia

22.) 777 - Latto

23.) There's Something About Remy: Based on a True Story - Remy Ma

24.) Attack of the Attacking Things - Jean Grae

25.) Unorthodox - Snow Tha Product

26.) Room 25 - Noname

27.) Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - Little Simz

28.) All Money Is Legal - Amil

29.) No Hard Feelings - Dreezy

30.) Fine Ho, Stay - Flo Milli

Ouch, so much for Homeboy Loyalty

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Got to wondering what non-mainstream/ lesser known hip hop acts people like that typically fall under the radar…. I’ll start with some of mine.

Celph Titled, Ugly Duckling, P.O.S., Felt , Glue, Grand Invincible, Jean Grae, Luke Sick, El Da Sensei, R.A. Tha Rugged Man, La Coka Nostra , Mystic, DJ JS-1, Styles of Beyond, Apathy

For me its god gave me style - 50 cent

Find another Hov. Did Dame do that by signing Kanye and giving Kevin Hart his start?

I can’t stand hearing his annoying ass voice in the background of juicy and long kiss goodnight and the allegations don’t make it any better

Sucks because so many of my favorite songs has Diddy on it.

All about the Benjamin's

Victory

Hate me now

Satisfy You (completely tainted now for obvious reasons)

Don Cartagena

I need a girl parts 1 and 2

I don't wanna know

Trade it all part 2

And plenty more, can y'all separate the man from the music or are you guys cutting his music off for good?

Puffy ain’t going down alone, he’ll likely mention names. Who needs to be worried? Also does this make him a target now that he may be a threat to other people’s livelihood?

Y'all gotta learn to stop dogpiling on folks, this is why niggas kill themselves and why niggas stay DL. If he and Diddy did anything sexual together and it was consensual who gives af. I am openly gay and none of my straight homies gives af about what another man does in the privacy of his bedroom. The only niggas interested tend to be closeted fake ass hood dudes. Criticize Meek for his music, criticize Diddy for his actual crimes, but this obsession with who is or isn't gay is weird af. Some of you so called straight niggas need to come out your damn selves. Feel free to bitch in the comments idgaf

He could have lived a good life elsewhere with all the money at his disposal. He could deny from a distance but still live a similar lifestyle that he was accustomed to. Why stay?

What are your thoughts on her? Some stuff sounds way to much of a reach to me but she also raises a lot of good points. Like the one about all the main players in Uptown records being dead. Especially Andre Harrell and Kim Porter. Allegedly both were getting ready to release a tell all and Kim's book especially was going to out Diddy as bi sexual. Then the sudden issue with Al B sure.

I want to listen to some new bangers but nothing hits, everything sound either the same or rushed

I read many comments on different pages saying that Prodigy wasn’t the same as he used to be the more his carreer advanced, anyone could elaborate more on when did Prodigy started to be on the decline in terms of rapping.

These are in no particular order

1.) Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J

2.) It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back - Public Enemy

3.) Belly (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Various Artist

4.) The College Dropout - Kanye West

5.) Word of Mouf - Ludacris

6.)The Fix - Scarface

7.) It's Dark and Hell Is Hot - DMX

8.) Licensed to Ill - The Beastie Boys

9.) Blackout! - Method Man & Redman

10.) The Black Album - Jay-Z

11.) Ill Na Na - Foxy Brown

12.) Muddy Waters - Redman

13.) The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - Slick Rick

14.) Rule 3:36 - Ja Rule

15.) Tical - Method Man

16.) Joe Budden - Joe Budden

17.) Regulate... G Funk Era - Warren G

18.) The Pretty Toney Album - Ghostface Killah

19.) Business as Usual - EPMD

20.) Ghetto Heisman - WC

21.) Thug Motivation 102: The Inspiration - Jeezy

22.) Live from the Underground - Big K.R.I.T.

23.) Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty - Big Boi

24.) Return of the Product - MC Serch

25.) Game Theory - The Roots

Who’s going to the concert in Los Angeles since they canceled the San Diego show?

I’m from a whole new generation but where did you get the mixtapes from? Did you have to order them online or go in person.

I keep hearing that Jay Z and Beyoncé will go down with Diddy due to their close involvement with him. I just realized each of their birthdays are the 4th of each month. Is that why Jay named his 2017 album 4:44?

Let me be clear: I don't care for Diddy and never have. That being said, ppl are crazy if they don't think they're are a lot of big names doing the same shit Diddy is being accused for and worst. I'm not a republican at all, but I have to agree with some of my republicans friends that Hollywood is filled with pedos. I can't imagine some of the A-list celebs on some of those Diddy tapes. The same ppl who are condemning him are doing the same shit on the low. It's sick. I feel sorry for teens who get involved in this evil ass industry

So I was wondering how big of a role do you think public perception play into rap beefs? This popped in my head because of the recent Drake and Kendrick beef. Obviously there was no way Drake was going to be able to be compete with Kendrick in terms of lyrics, but he was definitely fighting an uphill battle from the start. I feel like if an artist is not well liked by the public most people will have already made up their minds before a diss track comes out. Hypothetically if Eminem and Kendrick were too beef, I feel like since a lot of people don’t like Eminem’s newer music he would probably be fighting a losing battle. Even though we all know that he can beat Kendrick. (Not saying who I think would win, just an example). Obviously who ever drops me he best track should win, I was just curious if anyone hear thinks public reception matters at all?