Which artists do you respect the most??

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Originally Posted by Just C

I would say Jay Z for his influence and business mind, but he's done some shady shit in the past. So with that said I'll say Dr Dre.

I have a lot of respect for Jay Z too...mostly for his business savvy and ability to manipulate the industry. But I sometimes get the feeling he doesn't care about anything other than his money and his success and isn't beyond stepping over even people that are close to him to get there. I respect 50 Cent a little more than Jay for a lot of the same reasons. I'm not a big 50 cent fan musically. I think most of his shit sucks except for the beats. But dude is intelligent as hell. And he has a philanthropic business model he calls "conscious capitalism." Like for example, he has a program with the UN where he provides meals for children in undeveloped countries through the sale of his SK energy drinks...and he does something similar by donating proceeds from his SMS audio to various charities. That makes me respect him A LOT!

Originally Posted by IV

Will Smith

I respect Will Smith a lot as well. He's very intelligent and positive minded. Plus he's a really good chess player, and I respect any rapper who plays chess seriously, including RZA and GZA.

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Originally Posted by Just C

I would say Jay Z for his influence and business mind, but he's done some shady shit in the past. So with that said I'll say Dr Dre.

I have a lot of respect for Jay Z too...mostly for his business savvy and ability to manipulate the industry. But I sometimes get the feeling he doesn't care about anything other than his money and his success and isn't beyond stepping over even people that are close to him to get there. I respect 50 Cent a little more than Jay for a lot of the same reasons. I'm not a big 50 cent fan musically. I think most of his shit sucks except for the beats. But dude is intelligent as hell. And he has a philanthropic business model he calls "conscious capitalism." Like for example, he has a program with the UN where he provides meals for children in undeveloped countries through the sale of his SK energy drinks...and he does something similar by donating proceeds from his SMS audio to various charities. That makes me respect him A LOT!

Originally Posted by IV

Will Smith

I respect Will Smith a lot as well. He's very intelligent and positive minded. Plus he's a really good chess player, and I respect any rapper who plays chess seriously, including RZA and GZA.