"Smh... We were really looking crazy on this one. 1992 Cooning" Sat Jan-26-19 10:16 AM by sersey
Heavy D’s Blue Funk used to be one my favorite albums from 92. And until this popped on my Spotify playlist, I completely forgot Hev had a collab joint with Biggie, Busta and a few others called....”A Bunch of Niggas”. Complete with chorus on repeat yelling the songs namesake in pure jubilation.
Shit just don’t feel right in 2019. Granted, I’m in my late 30s now. Can’t help but wonder if 13 year old me In 2019 would be as turned off as I am now
Dj Joey Joe Member since Sep 01st 2007 13770 posts
Sat Jan-26-19 05:57 PM
3. "Nope Not Cooning But More Like Pandering To The New Sound Of Hip-Hop" In response to Reply # 0 Sat Jan-26-19 06:04 PM by Dj Joey Joe
When Heavy D. came out with the "Blue Funk" album it was after Trouble T-Roy died and the last album was on some sad r&b ish, so now in 1992, the sound of rap changed to the underground, jeep beats, your crew & friends looking sounding straight up from the projects ready to start trouble, blunt smoking, era that it was about "Representing" & being "Rough & Rugged"; saying nigga & bitch was becoming the norm for almost every rap song.
It was a stretch for Heavy but it also worked cause off a b-side song "You Can't See What I Can See" where he rapped over a track that was more of the '92 sound and he came with an entire album on that vibe, it still makes me wonder why he didn't put it on the album "Blue Funk" though.
You got to remember Queen Latifah did the same thing when she got with Naughty By Nature, all of a sudden she was the hardcore hood chick, while groups like Salt-N-Pepa did the opposite & ended up going the commercial pop rap route.
Most rap artists pander to whatever the new sound is to stay relevant to make sales, LL did it a lil' too much to the point I stop listening to him, even though he always made sure to have at least one underground track on every album.
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79616 posts
Wed Jan-30-19 01:46 PM
18. "I wish more rappers danced and had fun instead of getting locked up" In response to Reply # 11
for dumb shit
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
16. "Here's a sobering thought. Half the rappers on that track are dead now" In response to Reply # 0
Big Guru Heavy D
To the OP, I never saw this as cooning. True, Heavy D was trying to lean into a 'hard rapper' lane (at least for him), which came with running with Latifah and Flava Unit, but nobody though Heavy was about to start shooting niggas on wax or in the streets. I had zero problems on this, You Can See What I Can See, Ruff, Roll Wit The Flava, or any other track he was on.
I really miss Heavy D....
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79616 posts
Wed Jan-30-19 01:42 PM
17. "OP is on his woke shit. " In response to Reply # 16
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
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