4. "RE: One of the most slept on discogs in hip-hop" In response to Reply # 3
Love those first three records. Why do you think they never blew? Especially looking at the success of other groups/artists on loud records (Wu, Mobb, Pun).
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5. "Loud seemed like the kind of place you had to have ya own team on" In response to Reply # 4
>Love those first three records. Why do you think they never >blew? Especially looking at the success of other >groups/artists on loud records (Wu, Mobb, Pun).
Looking back you get the impression that those acts wouldda popped anyway unlike some of their other signees (RIP Cella Dwellas, lol).
Wu was basically a corporation, Pun had Terror Squad, and Mobb Deep already had high profile connects with wu/nas/tip
Alkaholiks were in their own lane; they never really affiliated with any of the west coast that was popping outside of King T and while they got some East Coast love there wasn't that arms wide open greeting that Cypress Hill got with their first album. They were drunken samurai without a home, lol
19. "RE: One of the most slept on discogs in hip-hop" In response to Reply # 4
>Love those first three records. Why do you think they never >blew? Especially looking at the success of other >groups/artists on loud records (Wu, Mobb, Pun).
Same reason all the other midcarders (Beatnuts, Bootcamp, etc) never really blew up. They all had a niche, even cult following but thats about it
Plus, as accessible as their music was, they were still too lyrical for mainstream and not "street" enough to be taken seriously
Wu, Mobb & Pun tho?? those are 3 of the greatest rap acts ever. Incomparable
6. "This album got all sort of run while I drove my folks' Honda Accord" In response to Reply # 0
One of my favorites of that year, and possibly my favorite album of theirs in general.
I wrote a tribute to it over at Albumism, but since the memories of the people who actually created it is >>>>, I'm not even going to link it right now.
10. "I never listened to this album" In response to Reply # 0
Guess I know what I'm doing today. I think they might be playing in NYC soon unless I already missed them. I saw them years back at the old Knitting Factory and OKP was in there heavy. It was a dope ass show.
16. ""Grumpy Crocodile" was dope. I wonder if they're self-releasing it" In response to Reply # 11
Because I remember hearing that one of the reasons the album hadn't come out yet is because they couldn't find a "major" label to distribute the project and they didn't really want to put it out independently.
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18. ""Likwidation" Was A Great Listening Album" In response to Reply # 0
With Alkaholiks second album it was a good ride thru instead of picking up on singles, it was one of those albums you can listen from beginning to end and enjoy the feel it, not all songs were great but it flowed easily to the ears to let some songs ride and wait for the next banger to keep ya head noddin'.
When a well known dj told me Loud Records made instrumental albums of almost all their '96 to '01 album releases, I was so glad hunt and find the instrumental version of the album.
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20. "i saw them live in college..." In response to Reply # 0
i went to a small college town in central california. this was prob 1996/1997, this album just came out. ras kass opened for them and ripped it.
then, just as the liks came on to do their opener (daaaaamn), the fucking speakers went out. not sure what happened but tash said fuck it and rapped acapella at the TOP OF HIS LUNGS for a good 15 minutes. there was no mic, no music, nothing...but dude tried his best to entertain.
then, they went out w/ some students to denny's. lol. i love these guys.
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