Built 4 cuban linx;d-555966 said:
https://youtu.be/ETrHNNR6VaM
what about you guys? how many bad albums would you give an artist?
I'm older than the people on that panel so I remember a few artists from the 80s and early 90s that didn't get mentioned.
Melle Mel - Melle Mel was always my dude but he never released a proper album. By the time he started making full length albums the industry had changed and his style sounded dated.
KRS-One. His first two albums were solid, but he started getting socio-political to the point where I didn't understand his message. He still dropped heat every once in a while and made quasi-comebacks. But when he left Jive to go independent I don't remember him putting out any hits or club bangers.
Rakim - Ra was one of the best MCs to touch a mic. But after he parted ways with Eric B it seemed like he couldn't get his groove back. The 18th Letter was ok but the following album, The Master, could have been much better. I never heard the Seventh Seal.
Public Enemy - first three albums were solid. I don't remember checking for the 4th but Can't Trust It and the Shut Em Down Remix were hot.
LL Cool J - He was the hottest, biggest selling MC in the late 80s. But after Mama Said Knock You Out it just seemed like there were issues going on in society that he stayed away from. He still dropped hits up until 2003 but I stopped checking for him after Mama Said Knock You Out.
Basically it seems like an artist/group has a two or three album run. Then when they switch labels and get more business savvy the industry doesn't need them anymore. At least that's how I see it.
