Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

[Redd Herring]

Thats right, lol.... I know we are on a Lil Wayne forum but, Im sure ppl have a diverse choice in other artist that influence them besides wayne... Pretty much what do those certain artist do and for you as a person and lyricist?

[mykill]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

Kanye. For whatever amount of hate people have for him, that Ye knows how to craft good music. Lyrically he's a beast. I can't tell you how many times I have put college dropout or late registration on repeat, all day long, and not be annoyed. Those joints are timeless...

[Artille]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

I have to be honest, I am not influenced by Tupac, Biggie, Eazy-E, etc. I am inspired by Lil Wayne and Eminem the most.

Eminem because he is the only white rapper that is actually popular and can't stand up to great rappers like Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, etc. So I look up to him in that aspect of hiphop. I also love his gruesome lyrics (you know what I mean). Slitting throats, killing his wife in a form of a song. I just love his creativity.

Lil Wayne because he is on top of the game. So why not look up to the best in the game. My goal would be to reach his level one day. Also his lyrics, punchlines, flow, etc. He fits all categories that I would like to fill. I also love the energy he brings on every track.

Other rappers such as Young Jeezy and The Game influence me because they are as real as it gets. Ludacris because he has a high energy and has crazy punchlines.

[Mercy]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

Jay-Z Lil Wayne Pac

[JrockHQ]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

Wayne
Bone Thugs
Nas
Eminem
Lupe
Young Money

[Gilliedakid]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

I wasnt that much of a hiphop head back then. I didnt start listening to rap like that until 2004, and that was the same year I decided to use windows sound recorder to do some a little rhyming of my own. I first started listening to Eminem and a whole lot of detroit recording artists because i thought they had something special. The first CD I ever purchased was D12 World back in 04.I began to isolate myself from the world and listen to Eminem non stop (Shady LP, Marshell Mathers LP, D12 World, Devil's Night, 8 mile and most of his underground shit during Infinite). It went from Eminem to D12 to Slum Village to The Almighty Drednaughts and Royce Da 59. I teamed up w/ this Asian kid and started going over his house to spit some wack ass freestyles after school every other day. The both under the allias of MC Morphine and Dragun. We just recorded songs on sound recorder and posted them on Kazaa for download. I got so wrapped up in trying to be a better MC that i bought mad books and DVDs on artists to see what motivated them (Eminem AKA, Wu Tang Manual, Eminem's Angry Blonde, Eminem's The Way I Am, 50 Cent from Peaces To Weight, DMX's E.A.R.L., Fade To Black;etc). I listened to a lifetime of hip hop in 6 years.

MCs I fuck w/: Black Milk, Stacee Adams, Bishop Lamont, Yelawolf, Pill, Freddie Gibbs, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Crooked I (since 05), J.Cole, Children Of The Corn,Siagon, Boo, Rah Digga, Young Zee, Pacewon, Pack FM, Nature, ISelfDevine, Stat Quo, Quan, Tupac, Nas, Jay Z, Eminem, Sticky Fingaz, AZ, Masta Killa, GZA, The Dogg Pound, The Luniz, De La Soul, The Roots, Jean Grae, Truck North, Mobb Deep, Copywrite, Common, Elzhi, The Little Brother, Lil Wayne, Capone and Noreaga, Cassidy, Cyssero, Drake, The Beatnutz, Immortal Technique, The Clipse, Sandman, Ab Liva, Hollowman, Ludacris, Andre 3000, Big Boi, Cee Lo, Foxy Brown, The Boot Camp Clik, Snoop Dogg, 2 Short, Lil Kim, Lauryn Hill(no one fuckin w/ her), MF Doom, Lord Quas, J Dilla, DMX, Royce The 5 9, Jadakiss, Weerd Science, Slick Rick, A Tribe Called Quest, Field Mob, Young Jeezy, Bun B, Pimp C, Short Dawg, Pastor Troy, Cannibal Ox, Curren$y, Lupe Fiasco, GLC, Big Sean, Bone Thugs In Harmony and a hell of alot more MCs than i could ever think of

my inspirational albums:
Black Milk
Big Pun Capital Punishment
Big Pun Endangered Species
DMX Its Dark And Hell Is Hot
Mobb Deep's The Infamous
The Firm
Jadakiss Kiss The Game Goodbye
Terror Squad the album
The Roots Tipping Point
The Roots Game Theory
Tupac and The Outlaws And Still I Rise
Eminem The Slim Shady LP
Eminem Infinite
Shady Presents The Re Up
Mos Def Black On Both Sides
Kanye College Late Registration
Jay Z's The Black Album
Jay Z's BluePrint 2
Nas Illmatic
T.I. I'm Serious
T.I. Trap Muzik
T.I. Ti vs Tip
Slum Village Detroit Deli
Proof's Searching for Jerry Garcia
D12 Devil's Night
50 Cent's Get Rich Or Die Tryin
Outkast Aquemini
Outkast Atliens
Wyclef's The Carnival
Fugees The Score
Mad Villian's Madvilliany
Wutang 36 Chambers
Scarface's The Fix
Geto Boys The Foundation
Dungeon Family Soul Food
Jedi Minds Kings in Hell, Servents In Heaven
Lil Wayne's Carter 2
Slick Rick The Art of Storytelling

[Def Kool]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

Kanye West Bring A Certain Style In His Beats, Weezy Only 'Cause He's Different, Drake Before He Went Commercial, Ryan Leslie For What He Accomplished (I Mean He Went To Harward At 14-16.. Wow) Andre 3000 So I Guess We Could Say I'm Really Diverse And That's Actually The Advice I Give To EVERYBODY: Be Diverse In What You Do

[IgnoranceIsBliss]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

Andre 3000 - The man is extremely underrated, he is an amazing lyricist and has a tremendous ability to produce great music.

Wayne - The punchline God. No-one can come out with the stuff he does in the form of metaphors etc...

Tech N9ne - He has a diverse flow that can change multiple times in one verse.

[WeezyFan]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

Weezy & Shady, others that influenced me too a bit: T.I. & T-Pain

[ItzTheRemixShawty!]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

TIP Weezy Wiz Luda & Cassidy

[Gilliedakid]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

TIP Weezy Wiz Luda & Cassidy

Why people fuck w/ Wiz like that? He aint even really that talented.

[AnDz]

Re: Who are your biggest influences in Hip Hop?

TIP Weezy Wiz Luda & Cassidy

Why people fuck w/ Wiz like that? He aint even really that talented.

WTF!
Wiz is so sick! one off th illest' in the game right now. IMO.

On topic:

i would say that 50 cent's Get rich or die tryin and eminems ''Loose Yourself'' was the album and the song that made me into hiphop.
then since Wayne, Jay, Kanye, T.I. & The Game have been the leaders for me in hip hop.

the newest member to the club is my man Wiz Khalifa!