These draw inevitable comparison for a number of reasons. both had very few apperances on "36 Chambers", both are sometimes mentioned to be more of a team player than a solo artist in his own right, they were the two respectively last to release debut albums, etc.
who do you think is the better/more enjoyable emcee, and how do their catalouges compare, and what do you base that opinion on?
personally i think i'm gonna go with U-GOD on this, i just like his raw energy and deep baritone voice. he's had some remarkable verses throughout his career - "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'", "Severe Punishment", "Impossible", "Triumph", "Black Jesus", "Knuckleheadz" (always loved his verse on that which is further powered by the beat switch"), etc. More recently he knocked everyone out the park with perhaps the sickest performance of all on the "8 Diagrams" album.
on the solo tip i think Masta Killa's first album is a more cohessive listen than anything Uey has come up with yet. All of his albums have some interesting, dope shit but there's always some stuff i'm not feeling at all. and then there's "Mr. Xcitement" which still stands as the worst Wu release of all time (though the first track is crazy ill and forgotten bc of the wack album it appears on).. still he sort of redeemed himself with "Dopium" and "Keynote Speaker", both pretty good albums.
thinking about it now, i'm not so sure anymore.. i think on Clan albums i'd give one up to U-God but when discussing solo albums i'd give the edge to Masta Killa, even though his last album felt very half assed to me.
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