My first time listening to....

[AP21]

Nigga how you gon say a song that came out 10 years prior to another song has the feel of the newer song?

It should be the other way around, guy

One mic has a I gave you life feel, not the opposite

well, i've listened to (and still do) Stillmatic from back to front. That album is amazing

i was attempting to draw connections b/t the two despite not hearing any of the previous material

I guess, in other words, to say there is a huge gap b/t the releases, the information is still relevant to the times in which they were released as well as present day.

 

[StillFaggyAF]

The first time I listened to it was written I couldn't understand the criticism it gets

I was bumping it recently and I used to think the same thing

But now I understand the context

Illmatic is an sonically different and lyrically had more substance while IWW was clearly following the trends on the day

It's a great album but now I understand how ppl bought nas fell off by 2000

 

[AP21]

Wu Tang Forever.. Listen to that if you haven't

fun story...idk if ya'll had this where ya'll live across the pond, but here in the states, there used to be some shit where you got in the mail, and you ordered like 10 cd's for a $1, then ended up subscribing to some shit for like $20 a month after that or something...

Moms was asking me if there were some discs i wanted. Wu had JUST dropped "triumph" iirc. I was in love with that song. So i told her to order me that cd. When i got it, i only listened to Triumph (on repeat lol) and "its yours" ...haha

gon add this to the list

 

[AP21]

aight fellas, next up

btw, im going to give preference to albums offered as part of Amazon's Prime music service. They have a bunch of older hip hop stuff available for streaming.

had a podnuh in college was a CRAZY ghostface fan. He was from Baton Rouge too lol. Who would've thought. Nigga was a spitting image of Brian Pumper, and was dressed like the WuTang cats back in college.

I'll probably start this on the way home and report back

 

[Built 4 cuban linx]

The first time I listened to it was written I couldn't understand the criticism it gets

Older heads claim it was too "commerical", which I don't see how it was

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

The first time I listened to it was written I couldn't understand the criticism it gets

Older heads claim it was too "commerical", which I don't see how it was

Yeah especially if u compared to now, I don't see it, but what it is is more Polished imo, I usually have a slight preference to an artists more "raw" debut, but the Polish helped Nas imo

 

[Peezy_Jenkins]

BTW this a good thread cuz as much as every one like rap it's pretty much impossible to have heard every thing especially if u under 30 imo. Maybe singles but not whole albums

 

[StillFaggyAF]

Ain't you like 35????

lol...why you got my bday on ya calendar Aggy? dafuq fam?

Happy birthday bruh

 

[Cleveland7venty6]

The thing about 'it is written' is, i didnt like Nas at first, but when i went back to listen to it after Pac dissed him on against all odds and he actually said he took shots, went thru, left the hospital that same night what, got my gat back, time to backtrack....

But i was really really listening to The Message, and then peeped the other songs, and ummmm, Thats my fav Nas album. Yup. Over Illmatic.

 

[trilladelic]

U missed out on some hip hop essentials my brother..

If ur gonna listen to Gfk u might as well start with Ironman. And if ur gonna listen to that u should start with raekwon's only built for cuban links. And let's not forget about Gza's liquid swords..

Just head over to the reason vault and listen to every album in there u haven't listened to already..

 

[Alpha_Ambition]

aight fellas, next up

btw, im going to give preference to albums offered as part of Amazon's Prime music service. They have a bunch of older hip hop stuff available for streaming.

had a podnuh in college was a CRAZY ghostface fan. He was from Baton Rouge too lol. Who would've thought. Nigga was a spitting image of Brian Pumper, and was dressed like the WuTang cats back in college.

I'll probably start this on the way home and report back

The samples on this album is crazy one of my fave albums

 

[Qiv_Owan]

Country Grammar

Diary of a Sinner 1st Entry

400 Degreez

Heart of the Streetz Vol. 2

Pain is Love

Ceelo Green and His Perfect Imperfections

Ceelo Green is the Soul Machine

Fuck it and solo album by an original DF member (Slimm Calhoun, Big Gipp)

 

[MallyG]

OB4CL and Doggystyle are dope, Food & Liquor is dope too but not on the same level as the others. Lupe has a deep fanbase on here so niggas bout to come at your head LOLOLOLOL.

If you haven't already I'd recommend:

ATLiens - OutKast

Aquemini - OutKast

Stankonia - OutKast

Soul Food - Goodie Mob

Still Standing - Goodie Mob

Return of Forever - Big KRIT

Resurrection - Common

In Our Lifetime - 8ball & MJG

@Sion

For a Canuck, you damn sure have excellent taste in Southern hip hop! Overall great selections Sir!

 

[CeLLaR-DooR]

Wu Tang Forever.. Listen to that if you haven't

fun story...idk if ya'll had this where ya'll live across the pond, but here in the states, there used to be some shit where you got in the mail, and you ordered like 10 cd's for a $1, then ended up subscribing to some shit for like $20 a month after that or something...

Moms was asking me if there were some discs i wanted. Wu had JUST dropped "triumph" iirc. I was in love with that song. So i told her to order me that cd. When i got it, i only listened to Triumph (on repeat lol) and "its yours" ...haha

gon add this to the list

Lol my nigga smh

 

[AP21]

Country Grammar

Diary of a Sinner 1st Entry

400 Degreez

Heart of the Streetz Vol. 2

Pain is Love

Ceelo Green and His Perfect Imperfections

Ceelo Green is the Soul Machine

Fuck it and solo album by an original DF member (Slimm Calhoun, Big Gipp)

bought 400 at least 3x lol

and also bought C-lo's soul machine...great album

 

[achewon87]

I will play along...

Just put this on the phone...

Bout to roll up and give it a listen...

 

[achewon87]

So far so good...

Half way through, production carried that 1st half...

Haven't skipped a song yet...

 

[AP21]

aight fellas, next up

btw, im going to give preference to albums offered as part of Amazon's Prime music service. They have a bunch of older hip hop stuff available for streaming.

had a podnuh in college was a CRAZY ghostface fan. He was from Baton Rouge too lol. Who would've thought. Nigga was a spitting image of Brian Pumper, and was dressed like the WuTang cats back in college.

I'll probably start this on the way home and report back

aight fellas,

btw, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread

so i just wrapped up supreme clientele

My previous experience with this album consisted of "apollo kids" (GREAT workout song) and "cherchez laghost".

So, ok, I can get down with Ghostface. Album was a solid joint. There were a couple of joints I wasnt really feeling, mainly Nutmeg and The Grain.

Standout songs to me (outside of the singles):

-Buck 50

-Malcolm

-Wu Banga

-Child's Play

I give this album a solid 6.5/10.

 

[Revolver Ocelot]

aight fellas, next up

btw, im going to give preference to albums offered as part of Amazon's Prime music service. They have a bunch of older hip hop stuff available for streaming.

had a podnuh in college was a CRAZY ghostface fan. He was from Baton Rouge too lol. Who would've thought. Nigga was a spitting image of Brian Pumper, and was dressed like the WuTang cats back in college.

I'll probably start this on the way home and report back

aight fellas,

btw, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread

so i just wrapped up supreme clientele

My previous experience with this album consisted of "apollo kids" (GREAT workout song) and "cherchez laghost".

So, ok, I can get down with Ghostface. Album was a solid joint. There were a couple of joints I wasnt really feeling, mainly Nutmeg and The Grain.

Standout songs to me (outside of the singles):

-Buck 50

-Malcolm

-Wu Banga

-Child's Play

I give this album a solid 6.5/10.

 

[AP21]

aight fellas, next up

btw, im going to give preference to albums offered as part of Amazon's Prime music service. They have a bunch of older hip hop stuff available for streaming.

had a podnuh in college was a CRAZY ghostface fan. He was from Baton Rouge too lol. Who would've thought. Nigga was a spitting image of Brian Pumper, and was dressed like the WuTang cats back in college.

I'll probably start this on the way home and report back

aight fellas,

btw, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread

so i just wrapped up supreme clientele

My previous experience with this album consisted of "apollo kids" (GREAT workout song) and "cherchez laghost".

So, ok, I can get down with Ghostface. Album was a solid joint. There were a couple of joints I wasnt really feeling, mainly Nutmeg and The Grain.

Standout songs to me (outside of the singles):

-Buck 50

-Malcolm

-Wu Banga

-Child's Play

I give this album a solid 6.5/10.

lol

relax fam...im sure he has better projects in his catalog. Dont get me wrong, it has some nice cuts, but it has some forgettable ones too lol