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[The Tens] Giving Grades To 10 Rappers Ternt Sangas
There’s a saying that every singer wants to be a rapper and every rapper wants to be a singer. But how many of those rappers have actually done both effectively? In honor of T-Pain’s album Rapper Turnt Sanga TWV runs down a list of notable rappers who have made the jump to R&B. How many passed with flying colors and who failed miserably? Find out with our.
Andreas Hale
The former editor of HipHopSite.com, HipHopDX.com and BET.com is both the Founder & Editor-In-Chief of TheWellVersed. He is also a producer for Jay-Z's LifeandTimes.com YouTube channel. You can follow him via his Twitter: @AndreasHale
What about Aloe Blacc? That man was sick on the mic as a rapper and his new album “Good Things” might just be one of the best soul albums in recent memory. Granted, he’s not mainstream for real, but he’s still pretty up there.
I so agree…Aloe Blacc IS THE TRUTH!!! Drake, Weazel, Kangaye and lame T-Pain should see no better no better than a C-Minus at best. They all rely on AutoTune and incredible sound engineers and not to mention they all sound the fucking same!
Mos a ‘C’, Kanye a ‘C-’ and ThreeStacks an ‘A’?!??! GTFOHWTBS!!!!
Mos: ‘B’… Kanye: ‘D’… ThreeStacks: ‘C’.
if you gave 3 Stacks & Phonte A’s, then you gotta give Weezy & Ye at least B’s? The 4 of them can’t really sing but they write dope melodies.
for example if you take Heartless or Love Lockdown and replace it with someone who can hold a note; you have a billboard smash on your hands.
i fux w/ 3 Stacks but him humming in the background on that deuces remix makes my ears bleed…
This list is pretty accurate
diddy’s grade was the best… some of the grades seemed off but after the explanation it made more sense….. good article.
Blackthought from The Roots can hold a tune too
I think you are way off on Mos Def. He’s not trying to sound like a typical R&B singer, he’s more trying to be like Gil Scott Heron circa Angel Dust or His Winter In America albums. Though he falls short, and i haven’t seen him perform live, that’s something great to aim for….
here’s one you might have missed Angie B (of the group The Sequence) better known as Angie Stone