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If
Black
Thought
thinks
highly
of
your
music
consider
yourself
lucky.
The
Philly
native
says
Mach
Hommy
and
a
handful
of
others
are
some
of
his
favorite
underrated
rappers.
The
legendary
lyricist
joined
his
Roots
bandmate
on
the
Questlove
Supreme
podcast
to
discuss
his
recently
released
memoir The
Upcycled
Self.
While
the
duo
discussed
a
variety
of
moments
in
the
book
they
did
find
time
to
discuss
his
biggest
influences.
Tariq
pointed
to
classic
performers
such
as
Kool
Keith,
Special
Ed
and
Greg
Nice
but
also
spoke
on
some
rappers
who
he
feels
do
not
get
enough
praise.
“Mach
[Hommy],
yeah,
that’s
my
ace,”
he
explained.
“I
think
his
association
with
the
whole
Griselda
family
and
that
movement,
but
the
way
that
he’s
distinctly,
ya
know,
different
is
huge
too.”
The
“75
Bars”
MC
also
pointed
to
Your
Old
Droog
but
revealed
he
wasn’t
feeling
his
music
at
first
because
he
sounded
like
Nas.
“I
met
him
on
the
road
opening
up
for
Royce
and
Premier
when
they
were
doing
their
PRhyme
tour
and
we
sort
of
hit
it
off,”
he
added.
“I
talk
about
mentorship
and,
ya
know,
just
artists
that
we
share
demos
with
one
another
and
I’m
just
able
to
just,
y
aknow,
offer
wisdom
[…]
he’s
been
one
of
those
artists.”
You
can
listen
to
Questlove
and
Black
Thought
chop
it
up
below
about
rappers
who
he
feels
are
unsung
starting
at
the
1:29
mark.
