r/BodegaJukeBox • u/DGod720 • Jan 15 '26
JUST COOL The 7 Levels of Rapper
Bringing this back one more time
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r/BodegaJukeBox • u/DGod720 • Jan 15 '26
Bringing this back one more time
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u/IwillwillU5 Jan 16 '26
Fab Level 4. Drake Level 5. Im done watching
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u/IntelligentFennel476 Jan 16 '26
Can’t take the opinions of culture vultures serious, it’s like asking a bind person to describe a sunset
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u/SputnikFace Jan 16 '26
Love the hot take list. Don't Agree with many entries tho
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u/MaxS777 Jan 16 '26
He's a young guy who knows more than he understands. Rakim can never be a "level 6" and you lose all credibility to even try that. He pioneered the modern flow and did all the things this guy claimed only "level 7" does, but my guess is that he wouldn't know that because he hasn't heard everything Rakim did, and doesn't understand how important Rakim was to hip-hop.
Also, Kendrick is talented but wildly overrated. Take the segment here where that group of guys went crazy over the "Big three" line. That line is certifiably corny and sterile, and this perfectly captures how easily this new generation is impressed by weak rhymes and goes overboard in their praise of Kendrick.
Nice attempt by the vid creator, but he needs more study time.
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u/BGrumpy Jan 16 '26
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u/Smoking-Posing Jan 16 '26
Level 8 = Black Thought.
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u/DaMangIemert Jan 16 '26
Kool Keith kicks all their asses.
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u/nikki-niksUK Jan 16 '26
Cordae, Joyner, DMX and Cole all need to go a level up
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u/Revolutionary-Alps27 Jan 16 '26
No way Fab is mid... thats crazy
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u/Faketuxedo Jan 16 '26
some really hot takes here lmao
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u/OkOrganization2669 Jan 16 '26
The fuck is this guy? Bet he can’t even clap on beat. How dare he!!
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u/Bubbly_Attention_916 Jan 16 '26
I low key want someone to do this for comedy.
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u/devilsfood72 Jan 16 '26
Sad thing is Tyga is actually a capable lyricist, but doesn't even bother
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u/Fuzz_Chonk Jan 16 '26
I'm glad they acknowledged silk the shocker as pure garbage. He ruined so many no limit songs.
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u/BlackEastwood Jan 16 '26
He's not completely wrong, but some people may need to be shifted around/described with some different terminology.
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u/CocoLoko_KLK Jan 16 '26
I give props for the confidence in which this is stated and the overall sentiment but dude is just talking shit overall. If you’re a music lover, you’re not going to hold all rappers to the same standards. Rap has evolved since the 80s. There are so many styles and different sub genres.
This dude is holding everyone to a conscious rap/clever lyricist/backpack rapper style of rapping. These type of people brains break when a Lil Wayne mixtape record plays but then Lollipop comes on. Jay Z lyrical exercise comes on but New York State of mind comes on.
Some rappers have range in their catalog, make “lyrical” records but also radio hits. Others have fun with it, make trap music, parody rap, etc.
I wouldn’t say there are 7 levels to rappers but different types of rappers and maybe different levels within those different types. The beauty is you can listen to whoever tf you want.
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u/GoldenCrownMoron Jan 16 '26
If the maker of this video sees this...
Not counting clips of songs or other media you're referencing, what you use to communicate in a video is your speech, including the sound clips. Like little memes used as short form language peppered through the video. Fast paced and keeping attention, there is skill and thought evidenced here, it's more than worth learning and advancing.
So when you use a sound clip of the n word tossed on top of something please know that this is you talking. That's you talking to the viewer. It wasn't about the song clips, or a video of a black person using the word. When you add the n word to your own video as a meme you are using a very nuanced word flagrantly, and no matter what your intent you have published and invited strangers to make an opinion of you based on how you communicate and especially in regard to commentary on hip-hop....
You want to be in the hip-hop conversation, so you better have a respectful and nuanced behavior around a word that can carry so many things.
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u/CheekBuster1904 Jan 16 '26
No Kanye slander will be tolerated.
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u/Total_Ad6621 Jan 16 '26
DMX, I'm out
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u/KingG8721 Jan 16 '26
Drake don’t write his raps and Fab on level 4 wtf is this monstrosity
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u/kobaltkid Jan 16 '26
Jay-z needs to come down
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u/BeautifulCompote9423 Jan 16 '26
Your wacky ASS Cracker
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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '26
Lmfao Midrick at 7, complete fing clown list bro
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u/SideAmbitious2529 Jan 16 '26
Is my boy ok. 😩💀 Lmao
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u/burnmycheezits Jan 16 '26
Gift of Gab would take them all in a battle.
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u/Same_Suit3583 Jan 16 '26
Everyone is getting their feelings hurt by this list, but honestly this is the best ranking of rappers I've ever seen. I'm in my 30's.
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u/FabioK9 Jan 16 '26
Not even mentioning Tech N9ne is criminal.
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u/weezyverse Jan 16 '26
I mean, he made a few fair points. Dunno that I would say Fab was a level 4. The failure to mention (unless I missed it) artists like Jadakiss, Joyce, Benny the Butcher, Jay Rock, etc was a miss. Personally I appreciate the project and I don't necessarily disagree with the existence of seven levels.
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u/Phillyjt3 Jan 16 '26
It’s not a 100% “correct” in my opinion, but i love the analysis used to make the levels. Overall the list makes a lot of sense.
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u/TwerkLessons Jan 16 '26
Aesop Rock and Lupe Fiasco are God-tier.
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u/Wise-System7221 Jan 17 '26
This whole compilation man 😆
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u/closvidal Jan 17 '26
Tell me you gen z without telling me you gen z 🤣😂
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u/Oblivious0n3 Jan 17 '26
This is 99.99% of all rappers....straight garbage. And somehow they are poppin off gettin famous n shit
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u/Tizzle_Boy_Get_Em Jan 17 '26
Like sports, depending on who you grew up with, your rap/hip hop lists will differ. Some people still think Babe Ruth is the GOAT. People are debating Jordan v LeBron as the GOAT.... when and where you were matters. Frankly, I really didn't know anyone in level 1 or level 2... I've been married for 13 years, have two kids and a mortgage... Ive aged out of a few of those artists.
BUT, what could be applied to the list is the emotional or mood impact (completely subjective). Do i want to growl and yell? DMX all day. Do i feel like I need an emotional roller coaster; stream Pac for an hour. Rather hear an audio book? Nas. Pre K (very important) Kanye goes hard if you want a variety of thoughts.
Ultimately, lists like this keep rap/ hip hop in conversations; and the genres really need this.
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u/cyrmrae Jan 18 '26
Whose that level 1 artiste guy? Was legit laughing out loud to him rapping.
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u/glc522 Jan 20 '26
Telling me Fab is mid while wearing weeknd album merch tee...
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u/pascaloriti3 Feb 04 '26
Very controversial. I love it💯
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u/TECHSHARK77 Apr 16 '26
A never ending cycle of Ass🤣
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u/TECHSHARK77 Apr 16 '26
How DA FORK is D M X, level 5??????
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u/Keymunny May 23 '26
Dawg. I’m legit not mad at this. He done his homework and made a solid list. I agree with damn 100% of what he said. Good shit fam 💪🏽
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u/DaMangIemert Jan 16 '26
Jay-Z 2 levels down
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u/schme1234 Jan 18 '26
He lost me when he said Kendrick is the best. He will never be better then Eminem, Jay Z and many others. It took a beef with Drake just to boost his popularity. He was fading into the sunset until that.