Lord Jamar Debates Vlad on Black Thought Being a Top MC 

Black thought rap circles around jay z. FACTS

I am starting to believe that Vlad does not really understand the intellectual significance of hip-hop.

All of Vlads “credibility” is gone now. Dude is a joke. Black Thought is a King among Kings

Vlad has no credibility in hip hop if he doesn't think Black Thought is a top MC.

Go ask any MC if they want it with Black Thought. Exactly.

Never heard a whack verse from Black Thought...

This dude just said "I wouldn't put him in my top 50." That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard a human being say about anything..

Black Thought is one of the greatest ever. How is this in question?

“Unsung, underrated, under-appreciated, the one them underachievers had underestimated” ~Black Thought

Black Thought is a lyrical genius!!! Vlad is a joke

Listening to Black Thought is like reading a good book and finishing it in a week and reflect on it for the rest of your life because you have taken away so much that you have to reflect upon to help you becoming who you are on you search to life

Vlad loses a lot of credibility when he makes dumb statements like that, BLACK THOUGHT is dope.

Black thought Is elite

Vlad.... huh? How is Black Thought NOT a top MC when he is literally the BLUE PRINT of what an MC is???

Lord Jamar is struggling to explain to Vlad that Black Thought is like a God level quintessential MC. He's the very essence of Mceeing without all the flashy stuff and hot beats. He's a pure artist and it's time people recognize the man's skill level.

Vlad legit understands nothing about hip-hop

Black Thought is a genius and worthy to be in the conversation of top ten lyricists of all time. If you're upset that anyone puts Black Thought in their top 10 or even top 5, then you don't understand hip hop. Period.

Vlad hasn't listened to Black Thought. He just showed me that he isn't a real hip hop head. For him to not say Black Thought isn't a top MC is like saying Michael Jackson wasn't a great dancer...

Black Thought is a Hip Hop Hidden Gem My Friend.

Vlad stick to asking the questions because Black Thought is beyond your comprehension. Factz💯

I'm loving how Jamar has to visibly restrain himself because he is so offended and is really struggeling to find the right words to describe how wrong vlad is on this one. That level of respect is just mind blowing. "I'm telling you: Don't front on Black Thought." Props!

Real hip hop heads have black thought on there top list.

Listening to Vlad shows you why deserving actors don't be bringing home Oscars.

Vlad lost all creditabilty

No way anyone can objectively say Black Thought is not a top emcee. This is really baffling lmao. When it comes to every facets of being an emcee, Black Thought excels in it all. Lyricism, flow, cadence, mic presence, writing, use of literary devices, vocal tone, etc. You cannot defend any statement that claims he is not in that category. Vlad's couldn't even explain his reasoning, just spoke in broad, vague rhetoric that didn't explain shit at all.

This is the interview that made me hate vlad, just because he showed how he is a fuq dude. Then pulled out that agree to disagree. Then he said Eminem, Beanie, and TI are better than black thought.

Big up to Lord Jamar for recognizing that Black thought is a flame thrower 🔥

Black Thought is your favorite Emcees Favorite Emcee.

Black Thought is a purist when it comes to EmCeeing... he is Hip Hop in its essence... 💯

Vlad's opinion about Thought has aged like milk since this video was released.

The way Jamar pauses exactly describes Thought's presence in the game! His bars transcends everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vlad Bugging ! Black Thought Is ya favorite rappers favorite rapper...

Thought's breath control alone blows most mcs out the building. foh Vlad

Some people are attracted to lyrics that are constructive, critically well thought, intelligent, informative, dignified, self respecting and edifying. Vlad is not one of those people.

Black Thought is a top MC. Period. He brings a level of intellectualism to hip-hop unmatched by any other MC. He has been doing it for years. Lord Jamar is spot on when he said Black Thought has bars and bars and bars. Dude will go on for days. If someone claims to be a hip-hop fan and doesn't know who Black Thought is or gives him the proper respect he deserves as an MC, then that person loses all credibility with me. Vlad included.

IF BLACK THOUGHT NOT IN YOUR TOP 5, YOU ARE LISTENING TO R&B!

Am I wrong for thinking this discussion is disrespectful to hiphop? Or at least to the contribution of Black Thought? What grounds is his greatness legitimately in question? What rubric? Vlads fake opinion strikes again, and we're left defending artists that need no defense, the culture moves down...vlads views move up... (I'm guilty too bcuz I watched the shit)

I literally signed in and had to change my password just to say out loud and publicly that Vlad is whack for saying that mess. Interviews may be his thing, but true hip hop isn’t. You knew it as soon as he compared Thought to Jay Z and Big. 🤣😂 this was the most ridiculous thing I ever heard

Black Thought is undeniably one of the greatest lyricists on or off earth for all eternity before now and after. Period.

black thought is def top mc tho! he could rap circles around most dudes out now and probably has been able to do so for 20+ years

In the wake of Black's recent Flex freestyle, this is hilarious.

1. Black Thought 2. Nas 3. Andre3k 4. MFDoom 5.Rakim

Take this down....Vlad sounds foolish. Black Thought is one of the BEST MCs of all time. He spits ETHER!

The way Jamar talks so passionately about Black Thought is so beautiful! Then he pauses... Wow! That's love! I love it!

Who let Vlad in the community? Why does he have a voice? Excommunicate him immediately.

There’s an elephant in the room... how is black thought not making a top “50” list?!

Vlad said Black Thought aint in J Cole's category...hahahaha

No other emcee has a powerful vocal presence on live shows like Black Thought (KrsOne comes close), apart from hes ability to fully exploit the english vocabulary. Vlad is crazy

Black thought bodies all contemporary mcs hands down..

“Just as an MC I wouldn’t put him at the top” that’s the reason he’s at the TOP BC AS AN MC

If Black thought was talking about selling drugs and pimpin out women and degrading the black community i guarantee you that Vlad would gave him in the top 10

Black Thought the most underrated lyricist ever

Vlad is a clown!!! Black Thought killed "Super Lyrical" on Big Pun's Capital Punishment album!

Lord Jamar defended Black Thought?!?! This might be the first time I like a video he was in. 🤣

Black thought is top ten or arguably top 3 lyrically among any rapper to ever grace the earth... He will slaughter any rapper u can come up with n the one's u 4got about

j Cole is not better than black thought.

you can tell although vlad may listen to hip-hop but he don't study the culture.

Thank you Lord Jamar! You were the voice of pure Hip Hop and Black Culture on VladTV! We needed you on there for the time you were because you had to save the culture from the vultures! I have nothing against Vlad personally, obviously, because I don’t know him. But this video shows why Vlad doesn’t truly understand Black culture or Hip Hop. He’s like a babe in the woods! He knows where he’s at, but he don’t truly understand where he at, you feel me?

I find it funny to see all these people saying Vlad is “losing” or “lost credibility” for this take... When did Vlad ever have credibility? He’s never done anything in my mind that had him placed in respectable position in the culture... I gotta say if you value Vlad’s opinion, you’re the questionable one.

Black Thought is a top 5 MC....Cmon not even in your top 50? So you can name 50 MC's that are better? He named TI...lost all his points.

Black Thought is top 5 worthy off of straight skill He been in the game 20-25 years and has yet to spit a mediocre verse, not even a bad verse. I mean I remember I think 2014 when he went crazy on them features Rapid Eye Movement (he managed to outshine Pharoahe fucking Monch) Bird's Eye View The Imperial Those were like 3 verse of the year contenders

Was this interview before the flex freestyle ?

Brand Nubian are very very underrated emcees man.

Culture vultures hating on one of our g.o.a.t..

Most underrated emcees of ALL TIME!!! Black Thought Mos def Talib Kweli Common

I could not have said it better than Lord Jamar .👍🏼 My sentiments exactly. I agree a thousand percent with every word.

Vlad is a damn fool. Black Thought is the greatest lyricist that’s ever lived. Hands down. No debate. Period. No one wants it with Black Thought. No one.

"Not even in my top 50". Some of the most ridiculous shit he's ever said. And he's said a lotta ridiculous shit.

j cole? tupac? ti? emeniem? beanie sigel? Black Thought surpasses them lyrically + he's a freestyle MC! vlad is WAY off ramp! FOH vlad! and Guru is dope ass MC!

That HUHHH? in the end was priceless and spot on. 🤣👍

He's deep with his rhymes makes you think so you don't get his message...... sometimes what he says goes over your head. Simplicity in rhymes is what Vlad likes .

No way T.I. is better than Black Thought! And I'm a huge T.I fan. I too totally agree with Lord Jamar, Black Thought trashes Eminem.

Guru was nice. Very underrated. Word to the wise, you don't gotta rate everybody

Vlad....black thought would lyrically slaughter most of the people in your top 10 list.

2 streams of thought projects and a funk master freestyle should see this blasphemous video removed🤨.

Black Thought is the Kawhi Leonard of MCs. Underrated as hell

** Unsubscribes and listens to Black Thought's newest HOT 97 freestyle with middle fingers waving in the air ** @djvlad your opinions are like a soundsystem with all treble................baseless!

Turned out Vlad talks to Hip Hop artists but he dont understand this art smh....Black Thought may not be a great commercial rapper; he is a lyrical genius POINT BLANK

Black Thought is in my Top 5 Mcs alltime. He is a damn genius on the mic.

Black Thoughts is one greatest M.C.s no if and or buts about it.

As a Rakim and Nas fan... eye truly know real Hip Hop. With that said... for dude to say TI is better than Black Thought... he is clearly on some wack as crack shit. Thought is a BEAST on the mic... and without it!

I like this video ... Good debate from each side

Not sure who Vlad is but if he is seriously sayin' that Tariq ain't TOP 50(fifty)...I don't have to hear another opinion of his ever again. About anything.

Lord Jamar is right. Even though Jay-z, Nas, T.I., etc...are dope. There is a difference between the art and the flash and charisma. Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Lupe Fiasco, and so on are in a different class. Not a BETTER class, just different. " If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be lyrically Talib Kweli". Jay-Z

VLAD the culture Impaler, smh... Black Thought in the stratosphere as Royce, GZA, DOOM, Kool G Rap, Tech 9ine, Deck...all the hardcore lyrical BEASTS!

I'm so glad he said this about Black thought, because imo I think this is the reason why Thought came out ripping so there all can understand he is one of the best if not the best to ever do it.

Black Thought is a one of a kind mc just for the simple fact he uses the breaks in syllables to rhyme & no one else has ever even thought to do that or even done that. He's possibly better than Eminem & Em is ridiculous

So... do i vote this up because of Lord Jamar.. or vote it down because Vlad is talking stupid?

I have never heard a bad Black Thought Verse.

Vlad is really buggin, he needs to do his research.

I had the pleasure of open for the Roots and got Black Thought some weed!!! Yo bro is like that! I will take it further, he is one if the top rap performers and delivery of rap! Ain’t nobody has his breathe control!!

Black thought top 5 lyricist period. Vlad trippin

Everybodies entitled to their opinion, but to say TI is better than black thought shows some serious ignorance on vlads part, and also speaks to the volume of how hard people really sleep on black thought and also don't listen to his lyrics, any resaonable mind cant listen to black thought and not see him as a top lyricist.

Something I can finally agree with lord jamar on black thought is a fuckin monster definitely a top tier lyricist

Come on, Vlad. Black Thought is as pure as it can be. Lyrically he’s gifted beyond what 90% of MCs can even dream of being. You appear to be immersed in Black culture. If you are to continue to dwell amid our culture, keep your credibility high by recognizing jewels within our culture. Respect the game.

Black Thought makes shit rhyme that has no business rhyming. Unless you know what it's like to write rhymes, you may not notice this subtlety or how difficult or even how unlikely it is to consider rhyming like that. I can't think of anyone who does this better than him, now that I think about it. Rhyming is an artform so some people will get it and some won't. Ask the great MCs and I promise every one of them will acknowledge that Black Thought is WITHOUT A DOUBT, one of the greatest MCs of all time. What I mentioned is only one of his attributes, but if you reverse-engineered his rhymes, you will see what I mean with more clarity.

I hadn't watched this dude much since he set up Tommy Sotomayor on his show, but I saw the title to this video and watched it. Click bait at its finest, no true fan of hip-hop would utter such disrespectful words.

Sorry I gotta say this, Vladimir do you actually know what a true emcee is??? Black Thought is a legend when it comes to this art form. The man’s intellect is unparalleled when it comes to reflecting the social and human condition amongst Black folk. Name me a artist who encapsulates it better??? Certain times when I list to Black Thought I have to pause, rewind and marinate on what dude just said. To compare T.I., Beanie Siegel and Joe Cole to Black Thought just let’s me know that you really don’t understand the art form of an emcee at all.

Black Thought is top 3 lyricist of ALL time... period. WAKE UP HUMANS! OPEN YOUR MIND

black thought is one of the finest we have alive Vlad