The Roots’ next studio album may still be a ways off, but according to Black Thought steps are being made to craft the group’s next LP. While speaking with Hard Knock TV, The Roots’ emcee revealed that there’s about 10 compositions he’s currently chosen to work on for the album.
“The next album, we’re not that deep into it as far as having stuff recorded. There are about less than 10 musical compositions that I’ve kind of already chosen to write to,” Black Thought explained in a video posted on 2DopeBoyz.com. “When we’re writing to the music that’s gonna be on The Roots album, it’s not just me writing verses. There’s Dice Raw who’s kind of like my writing partner and co-producer. And there’s P.O.R.N. and Truck North and STS, it’s like a whole kind of slew of emcees and vocalists who kind of get the music as we select it. It’s a virtual competition to see who comes up with the best concept. Whatever fits the whole composition best.”
With MTV’s “Hottest MC’s In The Game” list still very much a topic of conversation in the Hip Hop community, Black Thought was also asked to give his thoughts on the much debated list. The rapper didn’t offer up much of an opinion on the actual list, but did instead speak on there being artists out there who have caught his attention.
“I’m not really too hung up on the rappers of the moment. It’s a lot of nice dude who are doing really good stuff around here. And I’m able to appreciate what everybody’s doing. I’m one of the five hottest ever, of all time, so that’s where I’m at with it,” said Black Thought.
Black Thought also rattled off the list of rappers he believes are the best in the game and they include Kool G Rap, Rakim, Chuck D, KRS-One, and Big Daddy Kane.
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sorry but..
1. dylan
2. dylan
3. dylan
4. dylan
5. dylan
hahaha classic.
I’ve never gotten this, Bob Dylan and why?
no not bob dylan, dylan dilinjah from puff daddys making da band. you never watched chappelles show?
/the greatest MC of all time.
“Black Thought also rattled off the list of rappers he believes are the best in the game and they include Kool G Rap, Rakim, Chuck D, KRS-One, and Big Daddy Kane.”
Too many rappers like to pretend the 80s was the only time with good MCs.
It’s his list, why should he change his mind to fit your likes?
Damn good mc
Fan of Black Thought but top 5 hottest MCs ever??? That doesn’t make sense popularity or artistically. As far as popularity goes there’s like 500 hotter then him, and artistically/skill wise Eminem, Pac, Rakim, Kane, Nas, Jay, Biggie, and many others are ahead.
agreed. i like black thought and the roots. but he is ranking himself a little too high.
you obviously haven’t heard this mans catalogue or his intricate rhyme patterns yes hes better than b.i.g and eminem in my opinion and i have listened to their best lyrical displays.
i should have included jay too but we all know hes hella overrated
eminem talk too much teenage garbage shit too be considered…
but kane Biggie and Nas is a def problem for blackthought, these are lyrical groundbreaking mcs.
If Jay would have stay on some real mc shit like in the 90s who knows…
Why do people keep forgetting about Big Pun and Big L?
he no lying if you think any diff you on bath salts
next album should be amazing they keep getting better
Dice raw is becoming a monster and north and p.o.r.n. sts is nyce also
love the roots features
don’t know if he is top 5 hot
but definitely top 10 of all time
Top 5 lists are subjective. If Black Thought isn’t in mine he only misses it by one or two spots. He’s nice as hell! And I know nobody would agree with my top 5 dead or alive, but who cares?
Slick Rick
Pharaohe Monch
Nas
B.I.G.
in no particular order with the 5 spot filled by Pun, Mos, Black Thought or Ghostface.
i agree wit evrything black thought said he is top 5 and i’m waitin’ on the next classic from the roots.
its blues tho
imagine black thought and audible doctor
if you don’t agree, sign off and never come back
black thought got a deep catalogue and if andre 3000 says he himself shouldn’t be considered the best when you you got emcees like black thought out here putting out heavy weight caliber bars that says something in itself tariq is top 5 dead or alive from organix up until now the roots have elvated their craft every album ask any real lyrcist out from talib kweli to blu(exile) will tell you the same they got google and youtube for a reason no need to debate the proof is there from the freestyles and stellar albums black thought is the modern day Big Daddy Kane .
Well said
black thought
eminem
pun
one be lo
scarface
Big L? Nas? Andre 3000? there will never be a list, only for marketing
thought of all three of those guys
its kinda hard to pick 5
who the fuck is one be lo take this nigga out and put Nas on it
fuck a blues album
get dr.dre/premier to executive produce it
make a real hip hop classic
torae and skyzoo
elzhi
guilty
royce
black milk
brother ali
outkast
gangstarr
binary star
group home
artifacts
You didn’t write any actual MC names there my man lol. But those are all dope Beyond dope legendary groups
Artifacts…Yay!!!!!!
supastition
planet asia
chino xl
mobb deep
large proffor
lloyd banks
demigods
termanology
freddie fox
masta ace
apollo brown – the reset
cyne
epmd
cunninlynguists
hieroglyphics
reks
tame one
papoose
wee bee foolish
the away team
method man
red man
biggie
pac
aesop rock
This nigga arrogant just because he on late night TV
and your jealous punk ass be tuned right in watching him
bring rap back
high off life – elzhi
Dude is nice but top 5?? come on man… enjoy your late nite check and be done with it. Most rappers don’t have a retirement option… Not even top 20.
soulja boy
chris brown
lil wayne
birdman
ja rule
if you disagree than you have a bad taste in music
lil b
50 tyson
young mc
rappin duke
mc brains
1. Kool G Rap
2. AZ
3. Black Thought
4. Elzhi
5. Masta Ace
not saying this nigga isnt hot…BUT…in 2009 Eminem and Mos Def shitted on him on that Cypher…i never heard this nigga go one on one with other rappers
youtube black thought freestyle tony touch nuff said
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4VSG1uullYiubhybuokmil
you can make that argument..black thought is definitely in the conversation, he’s a beast
whatsup with everyone giving their list whenever an artist give theirs?
1 krs one
2 2pac
3 andre 3000
4 rappin’ 4-tay
5 50 cent
anytime a rapper gives his top 5 or whatever the comments section blows up with people giving their top 5s or 10 when have these kids never heard black thought rhyme
rappin 4 tay lmao
Who would argue that? Could defly be top 5 “lyricist” of all time..catalog speaks for itself.. .
yeah he can spit hot fire. These dudes don’t know though unless you’re a true roots fan.
DUDE IS DOPE AND HE GOT BARS, BUT TO SAY HES IN THE TOP FIVE IS A LITTLE CRAZY FOR HIM TO SAY…U GOT ABOUT A DOZEN MC’S IN HISTORY THAT ARE AHEAD IN LINE.
I like how hes top 5 MC and not rapper, because there is a big difference in the two.
As for all the top 5 lists I see, it`s hard to do a top 5 since there are so many dead and alive rappers who could be in the top 5. A top 10 is more realistic to do in this time of age since Hip Hop has been around for awhile now.
Come on.. hes a Jr. to Malik B
I DON’T REALLY SEE HOW NIGGAZ NAME CHUCK D AS ONE OF THE BEST EVER…YES, THE MESSAGE WAS GREAT, BUT HE WASN’T REALLY A DOPE MC.
COSIGN Chuck D had lyrics but not really flow
Definitely Top 5 MC.
I know 80% of fags on here don’t even know who Black Thought is. Big diff. between that gay ass shit you homos listen to, RNB Rapper Future n shit like that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmDXhV-JT7o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOX6-Rw5PWc out side
No Doubt, Thought is definitely one of the top 5 MCs dead or alive!
Slow down there, just cuz your old…doesnt mean ur top 5. maybe top 76
And why’s that? He has far more lyricism, deep music and bangers than any one rapper in the pop charts. He deserves #1 but people like you are deluded and don’t know what the sound of real rap is.
Fuck Wack Thought! Hopsin will kill that motherfucker like he shot that pussy faggot nigga Tufag Shakur!
stay in school bud
Black Thought is one of the most underrated ever, but probably this is the only main category where he belongs to the TOP5. On top of that, he used the term “hottest” to describe himself, which was a really unfortunate pick.
Just take a look at MTV’s annual list, as its the purest explanation of that word. Is 2Chainz the second best rapper currently at ANY skill involved in rapping? Or Big Sean? A$AP, Future or Meek Mill? No fucking way. But they’re all hot right now, which means they have a significant buzz (which has little to do with their skills), constant radio play, mainstream attention, fanbase with cashflow therefore decent sales.
So back to the topic – why would be Black Thought “one of the five hottest”? Oh, and not just now, but “ever”? But again, any other term representing the superiority of his skills or his long-time significance in the music industry would be a missed one. You could be an excellent MC without a solo LP, Crooked I is the perfect example for that, but claiming to be hot just because your alleged skills is a mistake. As much as I love The Roots, Black Thought is incredibly wrong on this one.
Hip Hop “hottest”-spits that fire
mainstream “hottest”-publicity buzz
nah! diz old ass nigga aint hot. maybe ur uncle listens to him but young niggas dont like old washed up wack rappers. YMCMB and MMG run da rap game. dey are da best MC cuz dey sell da most. swag
1. Lil Wayne
2. Drake
3. Rick Ross
4. 2 Chainz
5. Meek Mill
LIL NICCA ONCE UR BALLZ DROP AND U DO THE KNOWLEDGE U WILL FIND OUT IF NOT FOR A DUDE LIKE BT NONE OF THEM WACK SHOW PONYS U MENTIONED IS EVEN NEAR HIS RELM..THOSE ARE NOT EMCEES YOU MENTIONED THOSE ARE SHOW PONYS WE TALKIN RAP NOT PROSTITUTION.
Bruh, Don’t feed the trolls. It only encourages them to come back.
If there was a Mount Rushmore of Rap.
It would have KRSI. Pac. Rakim. LL.
Those are your rap forefathers.
Pac’s great and all, but I think Melle Mel would fit it more properly. He’s been around for a lot more time than Pac, along with Ra, KRS and LL.
hope its raw
how i got over was to smooth
i dont like singing either
..dopest verses tho
the best rapper alive is in the roots
black thoughts lyrics are like therapy
1.illadelph halflife
2.organix
3.do u want more?!!!??!
4.game therory
5.phrenology
6.how i got over
… how i got over need better hooks
no singing
im wrong
walk alone – the roots was dope
perfect verse almost every time
black thought more hiphop then tupac
this is one dude that has the credit saved up to toot his own horn.
I think its really time for a black thought solo major producer studio album without the roots think that would put him on another level
copywrite is dope
probly not top 5 tho
empire state of mind was pop
blueprint 3 was whack
only respect jay for 22 twos
FUCK IT, THERE ARE JUST SO MANY EGOISTIC RAPPERS LIKE THIS NIGGA HERE. ONE OF THE BEST RAPPERS EVER? HE’S JOKING, RIGHT? HE NEVER SOLD PLATINUM, HE BARELY EVEN GOT GOLD IN THE ERA WHEN EVERY JACKASS HAD AT LEAST DOUBLE PLATINUM.
HE AIN’T SHIT AND ROOTS AIN’T EITHER. HE SHOULD REALLY TAKE AN ADVICE FROM REAL, DOWN TO EARTH, HUMBLE AND TALENTED ARTISTS LIKE DJ KHALED, KANYE WEST, LIL WAYNE, ASAP ROCKY OR BIRDMAN. THEY WILL NEVER HAVE TO CLAIM THEIR POSITION IN TOP OF ALL TIME LIST BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THEY ARE THE BEST.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
GOOD JOKE. NO, KILL YOURSELF FOR ALL OF THE BULLSHIT LIES YOU SAID.
@yebo what kinda fuckin’ name is yebo and who are you to be hatin’ on one of the best groups of all time the roots ? you a faggot for that.
Thought has been laying down rhymes consistently for 18 years without ever plundering into redundancy. But by todays standards, an excellent lyricist typically ranks below any chart-topping puppet fastened to the strings of a major label. No wonder Thought’s hardly ever mentioned among the upper echelons of rap greats.
it’s true