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  1. Worm
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    Apr 21, 2019
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    Apr 21, 2019
    oh s--- Pusha T qualifies. throw Daytona in there
     
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  3. Sav Stanfield
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    Apr 21, 2019
    @Winter made an interesting point in the thread about the new Bun B album.

    How many rappers are still making quality music deep into their 40's? Some recent ones off the top of my head (excluding Bun's latest, which is still too new)

    4:44
    Pretty Girls Like Trap Music / Rap or Go To the League
    Life Is Good (yeah it was 7 years ago but Nas was already past 40 when he made it)

    Uhh... Juicy J? Phonte I guess? who else?
     
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    Enez Purple Heats Forever

    Apr 22, 2019
    From Relapse to MMLP2, I would consider them decent at best. They were nowhere near great, but were enjoyable for some parts. You might not like them, but I do to an extent. Em did sell out, but it was tolerable sometimes. Except Revival, which I never even heard before besides a few tracks & the singles. I can agree, that they were horrible. Kamikaze had very corny lines and subjected too much on disses and aggression, at least that s--- wasn't an hour or longer.

    Don't take anything I said here as aggression to you. I wasn't planning on that. I don't like what you said, but I can respect it nonetheless.
     
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  5. Enez
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    Enez Purple Heats Forever

    Apr 21, 2019
    Could honestly say bout every West Coast rapper (Too Short, Quik, etc.) I wouldn't put 40 on there because he's about to be 50.

    Juicy J can be on there, he never changed his style, which I'm a big fan of. Add in Tommy Wright and just maybe Playa Fly. Gangsta Pat fell off heavy.

    Z-Ro, Bun, and K Rino haven't disappointed me in a recent project yet.

    Em is just a personal taste, before Revival dropped, he hasn't dropped a completely horrible album, Encore is tolerable.

    Devin might be on there (he's 48?)
     
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  6. Enez
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    Apr 23, 2019
    Q's a better producer than rapper to be completely honest. Phife was the best rapper, but Q was the best all around.
     
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  7. Winter
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    Winter Super Comfy

    Apr 23, 2019
    As great as Q-Tip was on We Got It From Here, the real star of that album was Phife. He was at his peak in the last year of his life.
     
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  8. Winter
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    Winter Super Comfy

    Apr 23, 2019
    Eminem is the one name that should never be brought up in this context

    Q-Tip is a good pick. We Got It From Here is top 3 Tribe.
     
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    Apr 23, 2019
    Q-Tip?
     
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  10. Sav Stanfield
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    Apr 23, 2019
    Lol @Michael Myers i should have specified. I guess i would agree with picking Em in that case. Although his s--- music outweighs his good music in his 40s. In terms of rappers that have actually produced better (or their best) music in the 40s i think the list is pretty d--- short.
     
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  11. Sav Stanfield
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    Apr 23, 2019
    Surprised no ones mentioned Royce yet. Im not much of a fan but he’s probably at the peak of his popularity right now
     
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    Enez Purple Heats Forever

    Apr 22, 2019
    That's every forum tbh. That's just how it is.

    I just hate how ignorant this guy sounds.
     
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    Just fyi , there are major em stans on here as well as people that irrationally hate on eminem to fit in. Luckily there are people in between that can both talk s--- and compliment him at times.
     
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    Kamikaze
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    Pretty Girls like Trap Music
    Compton
     
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    Apr 28, 2019
    kanye is 40+ ?

    tf I am getting old
     
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  18. Sav Stanfield
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    Apr 23, 2019
    No idea about Spice 1, dont think I've listened to any of his post-90s music

    and Scarface! Dont know how i forgot about him. I think he probably takes it. Over Q-Tip even.
     
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    I think we have a winner
     
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    Enez Purple Heats Forever

    Apr 23, 2019
    Dre is in his 50's I think.

    Snoop fell off hard in the early 2010's, but is picking himself up now, well mostly.

    Is Spice 1 a good pick?

    And how can I forget about Scarface?
     
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