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Koveras
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 Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:25 am Post subject: Early 90s Rap |
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What do you make of this stuff? Nas, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, Dre, you get the idea. I've always been into it, the jazzy, grimey, or poetic stuff. Some of these guys had talent. Somehow I don't like much of the earlier stuff, I guess maybe the production was still too influenced by disco. A little sampling, you might notice a theme or two:
Nas - NY State of Mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKjj4hk0pV4&feature=related
Mobb Deep - Drink Away the Pain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_PANWkHTT8
Common Sense - I Used to Love H.E.R. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C99iG4HoO1c
Pete Rock - They Reminisce Over You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiOcVWQY2bc |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Yes, those are the days when hip hop was really at its creative prime (in my not so humble opinion). Some of those artists made some really good stuff for awhile. Then there was some more intelligent sounding stuff in the late 90s on the independent labels. Now it's a bunch of crrrrrrrrrrrap. |
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Johnysuth
Joined: 17 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Early 90s Rap |
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Cl Smooth is going to be pissed when he reads this |
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gprov
Joined: 05 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:12 am Post subject: Re: Early 90s Rap |
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BS.Dos.
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:45 am Post subject: |
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90s was great although have to say it isn't as bad now as it made out to be.
Scarface in his prime was great.
ghostface although his prime is more late 90s/early noughties. |
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Surfer Rosa
Joined: 24 Mar 2009
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Totally on board with this.
36 Chambers (Wu-tang) and Infamous (Mobb Deep) are still two of my all-time favs.
And a few years later when Wu, Biggie, and 2Pac all dropped double CDs (arguably all of their best works, too) was a fantastic year for hip-hop. My love of rap has kind of gone downhill since that golden year. |
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djsmnc
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| It's so bad now it tarnishes my impression of the older stuff and when I put it all into perspective it just seems like a bunch of posturing garbage that celebrates the worst aspects of society. Still think breakdancing is kind of cool, though... |
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the oak llama
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Alvy Singer
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Koveras
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: Re: Early 90s Rap |
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Souls of Mischief and Big L? That's definitely my style.
| Johnysuth wrote: |
Cl Smooth is going to be pissed when he reads this |
Pedantic. 
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| 36 Chambers (Wu-tang) and Infamous (Mobb Deep) are still two of my all-time favs. |
Are you a woman? Very odd taste for a woman. I think. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Just the other day, I was listening to '19 Naughty III' by Naughty By Nature. Even though a lot of the tracks have dated a bit, Treach still stands out as one of the best MCs I've ever heard.
Also, 93 'til Infinity is still incredible after 16 years. Anyone remember Lords of The Underground?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b43L60-Ovbg |
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
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BS.Dos.
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: Early 90s Rap |
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| Koveras wrote: |
| Surfer Rosa wrote: |
| 36 Chambers (Wu-tang) and Infamous (Mobb Deep) are still two of my all-time favs. |
Are you a woman? Very odd taste for a woman. I think. |
Probably the user name just means he/she is a Pixies fan. |
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