Choice Is Yours Vol. 41: Lifestylez ov… vs. Mos Def & Talib Kweli are…
Big L – Lifestyles ov da Poor & Dangerous (1995)
Vs.
Black Star – Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star (1998)
The Game is simple… if only one could exist which would it be? What’s more important… personal relevance, cultural significance, or simply being the better album all other things aside? Choice is yours…
- My Pal the Crook
August 25th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Black Star!
August 25th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
August 25th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Big L hands down.
“they wanna know why, I’m so fly. A girl asked me for a ring so I put one around her whole eye”
August 25th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
This isn’t even competition.. BIG L without question.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Listen, I’m an idiot. I haven’t heard Big L, so firstly, thanks for giving me something dope to check out Crook. Secondly, I love Blackstar.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Blackstar is great, but they aren’t touching Big L’s masterpiece.
This is a no brainer.
Even Blackstar would rather listen to Big L.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
blackstar takes this one by miles
August 25th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
BIG L = MOST UNDERRATED RAPPER EVER.
R.I.P.
August 25th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Black Star means more to me. That’s my choice.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
BIG Lski.
August 25th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Big L by far.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Really difficult, but the answer is without question BIG L. I love both albums, but I have to be in a certain mood for Blackstar. I can listen to Poor and Dangerous at any time. Also I’ll take DITC over the production on Blackstar anyday.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Harlem world. Big L.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Big L by far. Greatest Rapper to ever live.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
BLACK STAR WINS
August 26th, 2009 at 12:26 am
The King of Harlem: Big L! > backpackers
August 26th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Impossible :[
August 26th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Big L…No Camron
August 26th, 2009 at 2:28 am
M Deffa & Kweli are changed the game with the BlackStar ablum. Leaving loyal fans like me desperately awaiting the next one [HINT HINT]
But if you go Blow for Blow with lyrics,
Big L wins.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Skip nailed it: ‘even Blackstar would rather listen to Big L’
gulliest rapper ever? RIP
August 26th, 2009 at 11:59 am
125th and Lenox.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
if it wasn’t for blackstar , we wouldn’t have bekind rewind, so blackstar.
August 26th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
it’s 139th and Lennox. Danger Zone.
Not 125th.
GET IT RIGHT!
August 26th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
It’s also lenox not lennox!
August 26th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Big L alllll day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 27th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
I drive up and down harlem blocks, iced out watch
Knots in my socks, cops think Im selling rocks
Pulling me over too see if Im drunk
But Im sober they wouldnt fuck with me if I drove a nova
Listen columbo youre mad because your money come slow
And what you make in a year I make in one show
Now you wanna frisk me and search my ride
Call me all kinda names try to hurt my pride
Youre just mad cause Im a young cat, pockets dumb fat
Talkin bout where the gun at, I been there and done that
Im through with that illegal life, Im stayin legit
I love to see cars come cruisin bye and playin my shit
I walk around with six thou without a pist-al, my whole clicks wild
Im rich pal, no more sticks Im makin hits now
I drink cristal, Im through breakin laws
I dont sell coke anymore, I do tours
So get that flashlight out of my face
To bring me down them jakesll do whatever it takes
Word up them federals got my phone and my house tapped
Praying that I fall for the mouse trap, I doubt that
August 27th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Big L is thee most underrated rapper of all time, but i must say, that Blackstar album does mean alot to me, I gotta say Mos Def and Talib Kweli are… FTW!!
August 28th, 2009 at 9:08 am
BIG L all the way no question. debate over.