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Originally posted by evenodds
Once they slotted Puffy ahead of Wu-Tang (and the complete idiocy was confirmed), we stopped being irritated and attempted to predict how and why they slotted acts where they did.
I came up with the following forumula for how they arrived at 3-50:
Sales
x 5
x 5
+ 150 points for East Coast living
+ 5 points for status in hip-hop history
+ 250 points for connection to Puffy
x number of videos that could be currently played on VH1 or MTV
- 500 points for videos that could be currently played on MTV2
There you have it.
The best thing about the show is we sat up discussing the top 5 albums and producers in hip-hop history and why NWA had three spots and EPMD/Erick Sermon/Def Squad/Redman were completely missing.
Really, if Dr. Dre was in on his own (no disrespect, the Chronic is in my top 5), shouldn't the RZA have gained a nod?
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I can't argue with 1-5. I think that 2Pac was put above Biggie for political reasons (not that it's not all political), having to do with west coast being represented in the top 3. I actually think LL is an inspired choice for the top 5. I would have Biggie at #1, but I can't argue with Run DMC or P.E.
My top 5 hip hop acts would have been:
Biggie
Snoop & Dre (why not put them together)
Public Enemy
Run DMC
2Pac
I first got really into hip hop after seeing Redman perform at Lollapalooza on the side stage in 1995. The fact that he, double-E and Keith Murray are not represented in some form is, as evenodds says, an outrage.
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