Jon: most disappointing rappers

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the most disappointing rappers

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kanye west. he released three amazing cds then had to ruin it by releasing an album where he SINGS.
common sense. solid first two cds of straight up classic hiphop but then he decided to make watered-down neosoul with erykah badu and the roots.
public enemy. jumped on the rock/rap bandwagon and never looked back.
top quality. i loved his debut cd but he got mixed up with the EpMd feud and disappeared.
k-Solo. same fate as Top Quality, except i have two great K-solo cds and not one.
Yaggfu Front. awesome 1994 debut but then decided to take EIGHT YEARS to release their follow-up.
volume 10. one and done.
Saafir. one and done.
two kings in a cipher. i have the definition of a king ep and i love it. never heard from them again.
Nubian Crackers. loved do you wanna hear it. got anything else?
Lakim Shabazz. Lost Tribe of Shabazz was a great song, but i never heard anything else.
The Goats. two good CDs and then they disappeared.
Laquan. Now it's the B turn.... and that's it.
Chi-Ali. released a decent/good debut, despite his voice not changing yet. then he shot someone and went to jail.
Cool C. the glamorous life is one of my all-time fav songs. but then he shot someone and he's on death row now.
Big L. i first heard him on Showbiz and AG's debut. but Big L was murdered before he could become a star.
Slick Rick. arguably my fav rapper growing up. classic debut album. but then he did a driveby shooting, got locked up, and almost was deported back to England, so he made music with any spare moment when he was not in court/jail. ... and it had an effect on his music. nevertheless i still love his second cd, i dont care what anyone says.
Brand Nubian. their debut was perfect. their lineup was perfect. ... and then Grand Puba left and nothing was ever the same.
Large Professor. i love Extra P so it pains me to put him on this list. but i bought EPs for Mad Scientist, ijustwannachill, and then i heard his classic collaboration with Pete Rock, The Rap World... and this got me all excited for his album, The LP. The LP album was never released despite being one of the most anticipated rap albums ever.
Main Source. one and done. their one was a classic though.
Down South. produced by the Beatnuts, and southern comfort was a great first single. but they were one and done, and the album wasn't as good as the single.
Kurious Jorge. one and done. fun album was produced by the Beatnuts, which is always good, but the album was diminished by a bunch of silly skits.