Ma$e And Cam’ron Say DMX Was A Better Rap Artist Than 2Pac
Ma$e and Cam’ron have expressed their belief that DMX was a better rap artist than Tupac Shakur.
During the pair’s appearance on the latest episode of the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, both picked the late Yonkers native when asked to choose between the two, with each reasoning that they were able to witness DMX create and perform during the peak years of his career.
“Me personally? I seen DMX. I didn’t really get to see 2Pac,” Cam said. “I’m talking about on tour with DMX, in the studio with DMX. I actually got to see ni**as lose their mind about DMX.” The Harlem native continued, adding “I know ni**as love 2Pac, but I didn’t get to see him on tour or do anything else. So for me, it’s DMX because I actually got to be a part of and see him from the tournament rapping to selling 10, 20 million or however many millions of records he sold.”
Ma$e mirrored his It Is What It Is cohost’s sentiments, also pointing to the energy the rap legend poured into his artistry and the sheer command he held over audiences. “I would definitely have to say DMX because when you saw the energy he poured, that DMX gave ni**as, you could just stop one lyric that he would be saying and the whole arena would say it.”
The rapper also shared his belief that DMX and other artists’ contributions and excellence can sometimes be overshadowed by incidents in their personal lives. “I think a lot of times, because you learn the flaws of a ni**a, you forget how great ni**as really were. Like DMX was one of those special, special talents.” Ma$e gives Pac high praise, calling him “phenomenal,” but gives DMX the edge over the late Death Row Records artist.
“When I first heard DMX in the studio, I was like, ‘This n-gga is just different.’ ‘Pac was phenomenal too, I can’t take nothing away from ‘Pac, but DMX had more than Pac. I’ma go on the record and say he had more than ‘Pac.”
Both Cam’ron and Ma$e collaborated with DMX on numerous occasions. He appeared on Ma$e’s Harlem World single “24 Hours To Live,” with Ma$e returning the favor on the track “Started Something” from X’s It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot album in 1998. Cam’ron appeared alongside DMX on the 1998 release “Pull It” and five years later on DMX’s fifth studio album Grand Champ.
Watch Cam’ron and Ma$e’s Million Dollaz Worth of Game episode below.
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