In the more than 20 years since he first delivered a classic album, Snoop has both chased repetition, and evolved with a host of new styles. Starting with a show-stealing role on Dre’s Chronic, Snoop let loose one of the most cohesive, anticipated, and even more satisfying debut albums in 1993’s Doggystyle. Calvin Broadus, a student of Dana Dane, Smooth B, and Slick Rick, combined charisma, storytelling, and conversational flows with his own environment: gang-infested streets, crooked cops, and laid-back escapism enjoyed with weed and female companionship. Dre on just one soundtrack single, and had the whole world yearning for more. The Long Beach, California native appeared under the tutelage of Dr. Snoop Dogg rivals all of his peers in immediate impact. Stay up to date with the latest Finding The GOAT brackets Still active, with stages as big as ever, these two ceaseless artists strut through the hallowed hallways of Rap, seeing their impact daily. These men bridged the gaps, and made music that remains the blueprint of many artists today, in and around the genre. Each MC had flare, and the ability to be fiercely aggressive and coolly mellow, with easy transition between those styles. Both Snoop Dogg and MJG took inspiration from the verbal “game” of neighborhood and film street pimps and applied it to Rap. The next two MCs to step into the Round 2 ring are contemporaries, who put on for their cities with lyrical, energetic, and informed Gangsta Rap. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups in a “playoffs style.” Since Fall 2014, and for the next several months, we will roll out battles, starting with artists from similar eras paired against one another, until one undisputed King or Queen of the microphone reigns supreme.
We are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We have reached the second round in the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time).
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