One of the main reason why I enjoy listening to Tupac over The Notorious B.I.G. is not due to how one is more gangster over the other or whether one represents the west coast and the other the east coast. Instead, when I listen to Tupac, I feel like it is much easier to grasp the lyrics to his songs and envision the message he is trying to convey. While Biggie to me definitely seems like the more lyrical of the two, Tupac’s songs feels just much easier to listen to without having to decipher and think too much on it.

This brings me to this random song highlight. I’ve selected Welcome to D-Block by Jadakiss featuring Sheek Louch, Styles P, and Eminem. This song here is prime Eminem. In my opinion, he stole the show on this one, and the reason for that? Simplicity of his verse. Simplicity, however, doesn’t mean toned down or weak. What it means is that his verse truly painted the most vivid picture of a place called D-Block in a way only Eminem could. While Eminem is known for his witty lyricism, his verse here can also show his other side, where he doesn’t need to spit crazy tongue twisters of a verse to destroy a song. Styles P, one of my favorite rappers, came in second. I felt had his verse been longer, it would have also been up there.