32. "Do I enjoy any KRS-One record like " In response to In response to 23 Tue Jan-17-12 05:47 PM by cjr2221
I do Take Care, So Far Gone, or Thank Me Later?
Lol no.
KRS-One just doesn't make good /album/ albums to me. I don't FEEL anything when I listen to his albums. But Criminal Minded was a good album. If that makes sense....?
If you're a rapper and you aren't spitting at 110%, then you have to actually make a good album- it has to be cohesive/thematic/evoke emotion/be relatable.
KRS doesn't/didn't ever give me goosebumps with his rhymes like Slick Rick/Big Daddy Kane/Rakim/Kool G Rap.
Plus he didn't make good "album" albums to me. That's not his fault tho either back then Hip-Hop albums weren't really "albums". They were just a collection of good songs.
Did KRS-One give me goosebumps? No Did I feel any connection to his albums? No Would I put him in /my/ top 10? No
Is he important? Yes.
Am I saying Criminal Minded sucked? NO! It's a good LP for what it was, and it's a classic. I can appreciate it.
Do I listen to Criminal Minded more than twice a year? No.