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Tupac Was Overrated. Sorry. [Controversies]
Published 9/4/2008 by Hamilton Nolan at Gawker
... what has led to the slow decline of hip hop music in general. Which was the most important new form of music America has seen in the last 30 years. Tupac was okay. The mythology of Tupac is ridiculous. And the aftermath of Tupac has done more to hurt the music he loved than MC Hammer ever did. Many other people in music have sucked more than Tupac; but nobody else in recent memory has had such a detrimental legacy. Bring back Rammelzee! [Blender] ...

In 2008, You're Allowed to Call 2Pac Overrated
Published 9/4/2008 by nOvaMatic at SOULBOUNCE.COM
Is 2Pac overrated? Blender seems to think so and kudos to them! Whether you agree with them or not, more publications should be willing to voice opinions like this instead of regurgitating the party line. Many of you may see it as controversy and a grab for attention, but there are actually a number of people that feel this way. They just need to come out of the closet. He had insane rock-star charisma. He admirably conceived of a gangsta rapper as a principled rebel. His booming baritone gave bass­lines competition for the most-trunk-rattling part of a hip-hop song. Hell, even ...