other than Premo, who is even arguably better than Dr. Dre?

[oats]

in terms of the entirety of their career, consistency, quality of beats/production, etc. For me, he seems to be consensus #2, but curious to see other opinions. btw Compton is dope, and so is the Purple Tape.

[Witty]

He's number one for me.

[Mr. J]

There's a handful of producers better than Dre



but based on your pallet the vibes may differ











Dilla though>>>>

[Destroyer]

he probably gets the most respect out of anyone with such a small catalog of material
I put Kanye above him for his prolific output

[Razah]

I think a lot more people are more talented than Dr. Dre is.

I feel like, Dr. Dre has the best ear though.

He's one of those, do this, do that- so I kind of lose 'respect' for him in that sense, but yeah, dude has an incredible ear.

[Fart]

Dilla

[Fart]

Rza too maybe

[Witty]

I haven't heard anyone else whose beats give me the feeling Dre's give me. Shivers down the spine stuff.

I'm not a big beat person so idk, but Dre's beats resonate with me unlike most others.

Kanye and Premo do too tho. Maybe I'm biased because when I was first getting interested in hip hop Dre beats were everywhere.

[oats]

He's number one for me.

I can respect that. He's so different from Premier that they're basically 1a and 1b, just depends on my mood. I got into rap through west coast artists, so Dre's beats are more meaningful for me personally than Premier's. Dre just hasn't put out as much work I feel, whereas Premo is always in the cut.


I like Dilla, appreciate him and all that, but imo he's a bit overrated.

[Mr. J]

DOOM>>>>>

Rza too...


I usually go through moods on who I enjoy the most
but I can cycle through my faves and still be inspired
Kanye gets mad love for 'You Don't Know My Name' though

[joog]

Idk about whole entire career...but top prods.
Imo...

Harry fraud
Cooking soul
Alchemist
Thelonious

[uh-oh]

dres somewhere in my top 10

as far as consistency goes no one is as consistent as premier in my opinion

i gotta let dres new shit sink in but he makes alot of club shit i don't fuck with at all, not just the recent album i just mean in general throughout his career

kanyes another whose inconsistency, and really its more preference than anything i don't like the modern synth heavy shit everyones adopting but i'd put him over dre as far as just making beats

but thats my flaw as well, i'm judging it from a making beats perspective and not as much as a pure production perspective

but i'd probably put alchemist over him. premier and kanye. i could make arguments for others but those are the only ones i would probably put over him no matter how i'm feeling.

so i guess he's in my top 5.

[uh-oh]

i'm also of the same mind that dilla is criminally overrated in death. but everyone feels shit different. i get why people like his shit so much. i just like alot of others more. rza's another one who i think is stupid ill but makes alot of shit i could live without.

[8===D~~~~(}:]

Black Milk

[Mr. J]

Rick Rubin though...9th is dope too

Statik Selektah. Jake One...

maaaan

[Mr. J]

Black Milk

Repped until you say something that makes me neg you

[oats]

this went from "who is better than Dr. Dre" to "name a bunch of pretty good producers" in record time.

[8===D~~~~(}:]

Linkin Park

[Mr. J]

Not for me...I feel Dre has dropped an even amount of hits or misses for me

Id go as far to say Quik is better too

[Mr. J]

Linkin Park

Negged for the remainder of the day

[8===D~~~~(}:]

quaker oats nah forreal tho black milk is up there with dre, he just isn't as popular

[Ghost1]

Uh oh just made a thread the other day naming kanye the goat

He made a pretty good case for him

Agree on purple tape tho....rza is great when he's great.

[jilti]

There's a handful of producers better than Dre



but based on your pallet the vibes may differ















Dilla though>>>>



Ur an idiot for that statement

[Mr. J]

You're

[ill nik-A]

Backpackers gtfoh with that bullshit

[oats]

Backpackers gtfoh with that bullshit

[sral]

How come no one's mentioned Eminem and his terrible production?

[Inno]

Pete rock

[Strikta]

Kanye the closest to Dre, imo.

[oats]

How come no one's mentioned Eminem and his terrible production?

good example of how to answer a question in the same sentence that you ask it.

as for Pete Rock, dude is obviously responsible for several classics, and is a legendary producer, but I feel like his catalogue is a little thin to fuck with Dre. he's top 10 for sure though. Dre's been one of the dopest across several decades, few can match that kind of longevity and consistency.

[Fart]

anyone who mentions someone not popular is a backpacker!

[ill nik-A]

No, those who mention mediocre shit to be different

[sral]

good example of how to answer a question in the same sentence that you ask it.

as for Pete Rock, dude is obviously responsible for several classics, and is a legendary producer, but I feel like his catalogue is a little thin to fuck with Dre. he's top 10 for sure though. Dre's been one of the dopest across several decades, few can match that kind of longevity and consistency.

lol i was just patrolling the boulevard whilst drunk and stood at the bar waiting to be served

ignore anything i post of a friday night as a general rule of thumb

[Fart]

lol uhhh. ok nik. thanks for contributing to the thread.

[Diode]

when RJD2 is on his game, he's up there (see: entire soul position album)

[Wise Wiggles]

Blockhead
gramatik
Thriftworks

Dre fell off

[Seyance]

pharrell has a very wide ranging catalogue.

[oats]

pharrell has a very wide ranging catalogue.

I actually didn't even think of Pharrell, good call. I for sure underrate him.

Diode is on point with RJD2 as well. Def not on Dre's level imo, in the same way I couldn't throw Madlib in that discussion, but not for lack of talent.

[8===D~~~~(}:]

Cool & Dre

[Inno]

Cool & Dre

Nigga plz.

[ill nik-A]

I like cool n dre specially they're home team but they're not on that level

[Pharaohs Army]

other than Premo, who is even arguably better than Dr. Dre

"big egos".

[Chyeahhh!!!]

Pete rock


yerrp and I'd throw in Large Pro

[Magnum Force]

Pharrell wrote the fucking McDonald's jingle. He has to be up there somewhere.

[Chyeahhh!!!]

Cool & Dre

the homie at the corner store down the street from my job is better than them niggas

[Certain]

1. DJ Premier
2. Dr. Dre
3. Kanye West
4. RZA
5. Prince Paul

Honorable mention: The Bomb Squad, The Alchemist, Organized Noize, The Neptunes, Timbaland, Manny Fresh, Large Professor, Erick Sermon, DJ Toomp, Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, El-P, Rick Rubin, Pete Rock and JayDee (though I agree with uh-oh about him).

[Chyeahhh!!!]

1. DJ Premier
2. Dr. Dre
3. Kanye West
4. RZA
5. Prince Paul

Honorable mention: The Bomb Squad, The Alchemist, The Neptunes, Timbaland, Manny Fresh, Large Professor, Erick Sermon, DJ Toomp, Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, El-P, Rick Rubin, Pete Rock and JayDee (though I agree with uh-oh about him).

top 10 for me

[Neighbor]

Scott Storch

[Certain]

DJ Premier's greatest accomplishment might have been making Group Home listenable. His work on Livin' Proof (the full album) is some of his best for a pair of rappers who definitely didn't deserve it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlusvCORnkw

[Chyeahhh!!!]

DJ Premier's greatest accomplishment might have been making Group Home listenable. His work on Livin' Proof (the full album) is some of his best for a pair of rappers who definitely didn't deserve it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlusvCORnkw

cosign

[Pharaohs Army]

Certain
I like your list. I donno about Prince Paul so I'll check him out.
Did you consider Necro in your honorable mentions? If not I got some links4u. Yes there's some mediocre shit but also a lot of gems..

[Split Eight]

I'd put Kanye West in serious contention.

J Dilla is dope, but not on the same level.

I personally enjoy Jake One and Madlib production just as much as Dr. Dre's if not more in many cases, but it wouldn't be accurate to say that they're "arguably better" because theyre not.

[Amen.]

There's a handful of producers better than Dre



but based on your pallet the vibes may differ











Dilla though>>>>

[uh-oh]

if dr dog isn't certain, who is he?

[Split Eight]

unsure?

[uh-oh]

Badumtsss

IM ONTO YOU

[Certain]

Dr Dog is Split Eight.

Necro can't be considered because he ruined most of his best beats by rapping over them.