no dice
shit's still wack
i'm surprised he passed, and wish he was still alive
however, his music was wack
from the bitten de la soul eye know flow
to the pop music sheen on the breakbeats
i didn't find a song i could connect with and enjoy
maybe that boomerang soundtrack song
but that's about it
all them fuckin' break beat records he used to house at the roosevelt
and that was the best he could come up with?
goes to show you, it ain't the records, it's the man
prolly has/had the dopest collection
but got the wackest music and beats
eh
it's all subjective

no disrespect intended. I wasn't a fan.

maybe i missed something
let me go back and listen
now that i'm older
nah...shit's wack, b

Wasn't a purposeful snub or active hate, just didn't seem like something I'd like.

Reading a few of the articles since Prince Be's passing almost all of them made reference to being ahead of their time and his sample-work being impressive. I listened to a few songs at random and didn't hear what the fuss was about to be honest. :/

I have a long road trip coming up and will give the essential albums of theirs a front to back listen.



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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

Dude couldn't sing or rap, but the first album had beats.

And I'd rather listen to that album than, say, Kid Cudi. Or a lot of these other rapper/singers. I know that's not setting the bar very high, but that's mainstream hip-hop these days.

>Dude couldn't sing or rap, but the first album had beats.
>
I don't know about the whole he can't sing thing. He killed I'd Die Without You. And the lyrics were not predictable or trite.

You have to consider the context. I think one of the main reasons they were seen as more pop was because they were really influenced by that British/euro sound that was kind of dream pop, definitely more r+b influenced (especially on their second album). They were rooted in hip hop style, sampled beats production, but were far more interested in making pop songs out of that foundation.

Now, considering all that, it's pretty awesome how he weaved in all the obscure samples that he did.


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http://www.discogs.com/lists/Favorites-of-2016/269401

those same props back for makin' break beats sound wack....

>Now, considering all that, it's pretty awesome how he weaved
>in all the obscure samples that he did.
>

to what I can on Spotify. And fuck it. I've been digging it.

The beats go, the lyrics are eccentric enough to challenge the listener to figure out what the hell he is saying...

not sure why the hate.... did I get back in the day... yeah, kinda... but no, where anything goes.... nope... shit is solid as anything else



werd.

I was never a fan.. there was too much east coast stompin to even hear his cotton candy softness...


also he tried to diss the God KRS and CHuck D. then when he got tossed off the stage in the BX it was a wrap....


I get all the talk about influencing drake and whoever else... but ... meh

prayers for his family tho....

all that other stuff you talking about is a big whatever

way to kick dirt on a grave *finger guns*

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I was seeing folks giving props to their catalog, so I was thinking that maybe since I'm older and a lot more open than I was as a teenager, I'd come around. Nah, I can't get with that polished sound that you talked about. Them joints still sound cheesy and soft and gives me that same feeling of 'bleh' that I got back in the day. Respects to the dead but I can't get with them joints except maybe that one joint "I'd Die Without You" (the Boomerang joint).



Since 1976

he was from a different era and happen to hit. i will say this if you could accept Hammer, Puffy and Dr Dre than you can give PM Dawn a spin or two.

bottom line they hit for a moment and lets not act like PM Dawn was as cornball as me Phi Me or something?

Good gravy, his music sucked.



Since 1976

but hate?
Cmon son.
I love Blood Orange, btw...
I also love PM Dawn

Not that it's necessarily the same people praising one and downing the other, but the same thought came to my mind when I heard "Augustine"

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https://youtu.be/T1HfHC9ecNs

Def a De La type flow and sample for that matter. Clearly inspired by 3 is the Magic Number.

Def appreciated their alt vibe as well as lyrical/musical approach.


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