Here are a few examples of not-so-subtle examples of rappers wearing their influences on their sleeves. $20 says the first comment reads: “YOU FORGOT ACTION BRONSON / GHOSTFACE!”
Raw Dope Posse – Listen To My Turbo
Source: T La Rock – Breaking Bells
Baby Mantronik meets T La Rock Jnr?
Unique – Axe Maniac
Source: Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Butcher’s Shop
Duke even jacked the lisp.
Hard 2 Obtain – Shit We Do
Source: Brand Nubian – Step To The Rear
Just because you both work with the SD-50‘s doesn’t mean you have to share flow, cadence and vocal inclinations.
Justin Warfield – Season of the Vic
Source: A Tribe Called Quest – Pubic Enemy
Warfield makes Drake look like Just-Ice by comparison.
C.I.A – My Posse
Source: Beastie Boys – It’s The New Style
The scratches at the start basically tell us, “Hey guys, wanna hear Compton’s answer to the Beastie Boys?”
LL Cool J – I Need A Beat
Source: T La Rock – It’s Yours
This is what happens when a sixteen year old listens to his favorite record too much.
YOU FORGOT ACTION BRONSON / GHOSTFACE!
That was a mis-print. I meant “First person to leave that comment owes ME $20”.
This one always bothered me, cuz AZ is dope, but he ripped Tha Mexakinz – Problems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVhFgg5lVXE
AZ version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhBZHOVO3ZI
On “Thug Connection” AZ does a really hilarious Cam circa “Confessions Of Fire” flow.
@deafkid
No. They just sampled the same song by El Debarge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfeVKtZmN-M
i can’t remember the particular song but MC Rell from MC Rell & The House Rockers was Rakim copycat (soundwise)
You forgot Sicario/Jay-Z!
Fuck it..Shyne/Biggie
Always dug Season Of The Vic
Shyne/Biggie ? Idk but the damn voice is way too similar for me
@357nyc
Damn we must b on the same wavelength lol
Ol Dirty Bastard – Young Dirty Bastard… lol. U can add on
Cool C – Juice Crew Dis
MC Shan – The Bridge
And just because
Madonna -Express Yourself
Lady Gaga – Born This Way
Da King & I was dope but MC Izzy sounds just like Grand Puba on a couple of tracks.
I agree with the exception of HARD 2 OBTAIN…I don’t feel their song and Brand Nubian sounded a like or they bit them.
What about all the White Rappers who stole ILL BILL’S Voice and style?
DONT FORGET EMINEM BITING MASTA ACE FLOW!
@DJ DAVITO that’s a good point about a lot of white rappers bitin Ill Bills flow never thought about that .
Paris – Rakim
Come on Robbie, ‘My field trip to Planet 9’ is way better than any music Drake will ever record.
I think Warfield was a little more than a ATQ/Q-Tip clone … definitely very influenced, but he added some extra elements, like his whole obsession with LSD and beat poetry. I agree on the other choices though, C.I.A. is especially on point! You can actually hear the Rubin/Beasties influences on some of the early NWA tracks as well, like Dope Man, 8-Ball and even Boyz N The Hood.
Im partial to that C.I.A. track and ‘Listen to my Turbo’ will give you tinitus for the rest of your life played at ridiculous levels or loud on your Walkman.
Add on shitty The Surf MC’s – joined in on riding the small wave of short-lived Beastie Boys bootlegs with a horrible album. Hipsters may wanna go in on the “vintage” Ocean Pacific gear though right?. Please dont!
^^^Surf M.C.’s fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-ev88ij5mo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cPKXL03G0
@deafkid I don’t believe that a beat flip constitutes a style being “ripped”.
Caveman
– Masta Ace
Yaggfu Front
– LONS
still good tho
Magoo…from Q-Tip
Well said.
Maybe more evolution than rip offs, but….
PSK > 6 N The Mornin’ > Boyz In The Hood
Mythological Rapper > Colors
RAST got one of my favorite albums out but he sounds like 50, a hungry angry 50 from the mixtapes so no complaints, just a similar tone/flow. At times he got an early MF Grimm and even a Rulers Back era Slick Rick thing goin on too…but it all works imo..Across West 3rd is a great listen, definite old new york all over that bitch
lol @ Yaggfu Front, I used to think “Left Field” was an ill beat, forgot they ever existed!
I always thought Necro bit G Raps flow/style
Dedlee spot on there! The reason I can’t deal with these fella. Too fuckn close.
Sturgill Simpson – Waylon Jennings