Ever since Bun B became one of the most constant (and consistent) solo figures in rap, guesting on songs with just about anyone who wanted him, we worried that he would reach a point of oversaturation. Which is not to say a Bun B verse isn’t welcome, because it usually is. It’s just, after awhile, it becomes less of an event, less a legend coming down from his spot high atop hip hop’s hierarchy, and more just the dude who is really nice to you when you see him every day waiting for the same bus as you. One thing that has remained constant though is that Bun B’s mixtapes are always chances for him to show how much fun he has rapping. He’ll take on any beat like it was meant for him, even if it really, realllllllly isn’t. The fact that this mixtape is called No Mixtape—based on a misunderstood adlib—proves that maybe Bun just can’t quite stay away from rap even if he tried.
Download: Bun B,No Mixtape (via 2 Dope Boyz)
This description is garbage.
“It’s just, after awhile, it becomes less of an event, less a legend coming down from his spot high atop hip hop’s hierarchy, and more just the dude who is really nice to you when you see him every day waiting for the same bus as you.”
What? That is some weak “i’m so hip” smack. Bun runs this shit.
So do you disagree that Bun B has appeared on a lot of tracks in the last couple years?
reading the title and the begin of your article I thought Bun B was calling of being on people’s mixtapes from now on.
Bun B is interesting in that he is a legend but the work he did to earn most of that rep is “underground”. Bun B started to become “mainstream” when he started doing guess spots on popular rappers stuff. So I can see why he keeps doing it. If people pay him to be on a song then he should go for it, not only does it pay the bills but it introduces him to people that wouldn’t know who he is.
really homie!!! bun is a legend and here we go with southern hate, understand before you open yo mouth and your laptop learn southern hip hop history!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hip hop history period work numbers bun is not a featured artist he is a artist that produces revenue to albums his underground from beginning had buzz all the way to the east not sells buzz so a east coast artist begged him to jump on a album which pimp was not interested in doin for the fact they were already big!!!