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 Cino Xl, Cassidy and Mausenburg come to mind |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 1
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 Yeaaaaa Chino and Cass for sure. I feel like Hotel changed up his |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 3
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 Wait, Chino had a good deal of hype behind him? |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 64
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| the 1st thing I thought of was Sauce Money |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 2
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| that was my pick. album ended up being just solid. |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 5
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| great call on Sauce Money because they were doing it Master P |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 10
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| knew his album wasn't gonna be good when he didn't sign with the Roc |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 11
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| "thought you were chinese the way you duck sauce" |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 149
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| the video for 4 My Hustlas was shot 10 minutes from my crib |
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Jul 23rd 2013 | 155
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| Murphy's Law- Murphy Lee |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 6
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| "don't blow it" is my fav song on a bad album ever |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 8
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| i thought Murphy was going to blow up |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 9
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| Nah I can see that, with Nelly's hype. People always wanna see who's |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 15
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| Second Choice: Can-I-Bus |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 7
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| No one who was alive for that has forgotten how much hype Canibus had. |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 13
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| Wyclef was homie's number 1 cheerleader |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 16
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| good pick |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 125
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| Def Jam was working pretty hard on Joe Budden's 1st solo |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 12
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| THIS was the first album I thought of when I made this! |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 14
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 yea then Joey came back and killed Jay which pissed him off |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 49
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| I remember all of this... |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 39
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| Promo so hard they got Keith Murray kicked out. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 85
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| LOL @ that "Candy bar" shit |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 107
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| Shit was a recycled Rascalz (Canadian rap group song) |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 114
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| DJ Khalil did THAT......*mind blown* |
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Jul 22nd 2013 | 153
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| 3rd choice: Rass Kass |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 17
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| The 98 one with Ghetto Fabulous? |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 18
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| yup |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 26
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| I can def see that, I wasn't into him back then so I didn't nkow |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 30
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| Lloyd Banks "The Hunger for More"...50 was still super hot, and the |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 19
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| funny how the Game had the career that it was though Lloyd Banks |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 20
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| You're right. Shows that Game leaving G-Unit was the best move |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 111
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| i wanna say Lady of Rage |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 21
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| this was next |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 24
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Jul 16th 2013 | 22
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| Oh no doubt. In my barbershop it was "who's hotter, Juelz vs Budden?" |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 32
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| anything LOX related, for me |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 25
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| Jadakiss should have been the Scarface of his era |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 28
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| I figure the very first one with Bad Boy had to have major hype, then |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 31
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| Kurupt - Kurruption |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 27
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| Ah, yeah. Wild thing is, most of us in L.A. are just happy that we got |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 29
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| lol that nigga Kurupt probably kilt denim sales out there for a bit |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 33
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| LMAOOOO I was JUST talkin about that! |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 34
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| Lol I never paid that line any mind. |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 124
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| Warren G "Regulate: The G-Funk Era" |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 35
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| that album went like 4x platinum |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 42
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| it went multi platinum and he had two more successful albums |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 47
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| Yea it did sell a whole lot, I'm not sure how the East Coast reception w... |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 60
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| Regulate & This DJ were big songs back east too, that album |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 71
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| RE: Hyped up albums that we completely forgot were hyped up |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 36
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| I think we all remember Doggfather's hype and talk about it being a |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 38
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| the Nate Dogg shit confuses me |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 43
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| I mean...it was kind of a "why wouldn't his album be great" thing |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 58
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| he's a 'small doses' artist, that's why those cameos worked well |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 144
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| Crooked I and Papoose could be the poster childs of hyped artists |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 37
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| Jive gave Papoose 1.5 (mil) though. |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 40
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| All that money went to IHOP and Red Lobster |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 41
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| you're probably on the money, the stories about him aren't flattering |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 44
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| You heard this? I was clowning it: |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 94
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| wtf is this shit here |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 110
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| It should be. I died for hours when I heard it |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 126
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| i get dizzy like gillespie. |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 133
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| for what it's worth Nacirema Dream finally dropped a couple months back |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 46
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| That Dark Twisted Fantasy album by Kanye |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 45
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| lol |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 50
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| Just calling it how I see it. *shrugs* |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 51
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| LOL that album made it at the top of nearly every major publications |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 123
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| Sleppy Brown solo album, Pharrell solo |
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Jul 16th 2013 | 48
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| Pharrell's solo is a good one. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 65
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| Will.I.Am's 'Songs About Girls' bricked even harder |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 72
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| I actually really like that album |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 75
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| RE: I actually really like that album |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 147
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| It did...but I actually like both of his solo albums a lot. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 90
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| "That girl" = CLASSIC though. The Yessirs version of the album is dope |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 89
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| E-A Ski. they hyped this dude up as the 2nd coming of Dre. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 52
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| lolol |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 54
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| Damn did they? He did have a lot of hits for the Bay as a producer |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 56
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| I saw him in a video for Maschine, and thought the same. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 62
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| He did Spice-1's Trigga Got No Heart and Dumpin' 'Em in Ditches |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 63
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| Damn, yeah I never knew he had an ego like that |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 122
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| his source ads are legendary |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 134
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| the infamous Humanwreck from The Source magazine ads. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 53
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| Yeah I Remember Seeing Humanreck's Album Too |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 136
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| I was so excited for that album........ |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 148
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| That first Obie Trice didc on Shady Records |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 55
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| YEPPPPP. And it was dope too, it's wild how he completely faded |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 57
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| but he never really had buzz, his entire buzz was built of association |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 74
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| It was, but even as bad as it was, I still bump it! |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 92
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| I forgot ALL ABOUT THIS GUY. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 67
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| Real name, no gimmicks. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 117
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| I put this and Rhymefest's debut in the same boat |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 145
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| Agreed. Both were rapping on those albums. |
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Jul 21st 2013 | 150
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| Wyclef "The Carnival" |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 59
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| That CD was pretty big - I worked at Tower Records in NYC vil |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 61
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| That shit is classic. IMO better than Miseducation. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 66
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| MUCH better than Miseducation |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 68
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| Wyclef's sound is light-years better than Miseducation |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 69
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| agreed n/m |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 76
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| WAY better |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 78
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| Whoaaaaaa. This is my first time ever hearing this, and seeing 4 |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 82
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| The Carnival was a great record...not sure of classic... |
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Jul 23rd 2013 | 154
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| Far Far Greater |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 128
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| wow, this kinda makes me smile |
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Jul 22nd 2013 | 152
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| that is a good album |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 73
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| I neeeeever said it wasn't good, just that nobody speaks of it as being |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 81
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| honestly I think what followed hurt its rep |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 83
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| Yea he QUICKLY became seen as novelty and a joke. And Lauryn |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 88
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| People hyped up "C True Hollywood stories"? I don't remember that. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 70
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| Yeah, there was no buzz for that album. If anything there was anti-hype.... |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 77
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| Bubba Sparxxx |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 79
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| Hmm it kinda did from what I remember. The South's answer to Em |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 87
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| Yep, and his 2nd album? Deliverance? SO GOOD. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 91
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| it almost went Gold but yeah back then, that was considered a flop |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 100
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| NoYork by Blu |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 80
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| That one Shyne album |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 84
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| 'Godfather Buried Alive" |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 86
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| OutKast - Idlewild |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 93
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| Dr. Dre and Snoop "The Wash" |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 95
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| You could probably flood this post with failed/dud collabos. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 96
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| Most of them never ever happen, but when they do, they seem to |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 97
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| Basically. See: Every insert in a No Limit album in the late 90s. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 98
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| I'm sure me & my click bought more NL albums to see Mercedes. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 116
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| LOL! |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 118
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| It dropped in '99. |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 119
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| Chairmen of the Boards! |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 99
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| probably would have been great |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 138
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| i used to bump that truth hurts song from the soundtrack |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 137
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| Mobb Deep - Blood Money |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 101
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| This was well promoted, but there was more fear of it then buzz |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 108
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| Oh, don't get me wrong |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 115
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| Yeah That Album Was A Big Disappointment |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 140
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| Rakim - The Seventh Seal |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 102
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| ^^^ this |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 121
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| Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 103
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| Yepppp good pick, and yea "Come on baby" I think was supposed |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 109
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| i had that on my top 10 rap albums of 2011. very good album. |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 131
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| Ras Kass - Institutionalized |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 104
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| Actually, Ras Kass - Van Gogh/Goldyn Chyld |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 106
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| Foxy Brown's first album |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 105
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| Ahhhh her and Lil Kim's debuts had hella hype. And I feel like that |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 112
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| I agree it's not a bad song |
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Jul 17th 2013 | 113
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| um, she basically did |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 120
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| How about R&B? Truth Hurts had a good amount of hype |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 127
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| Ms Jade |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 129
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| YoYo Make Way For The Motherload......remix fooled us... |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 130
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| Mack 10's whole career |
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Jul 18th 2013 | 132
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| 50 Cent's The Massacre |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 135
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| >>> GRODT |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 141
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| Ahhhhhhhh. Yeah, I mean, I wouldn't have thought to mention it |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 143
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| The Madd Rapper "Tell 'Em Why U Madd" |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 139
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Jul 19th 2013 | 142
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| Puffy is Poison... |
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Jul 19th 2013 | 146
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| Yo that shit had me dying for 8 minutes. |
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Jul 21st 2013 | 151
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