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3xKrazy
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Thu Jun-04-15 01:57 PM
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1997-1998: The (not so) dark ages of L.A. Rap
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Ya know, I've recently started exploring this time period of hip-hop
mrhood75
Jun 01st 2015
1
I notice that a lot of folks who hated our sound back then tend to
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 01st 2015
2
My homies swear by the Daz/Quik/Battlecat shit from that era
mrhood75
Jun 01st 2015
6
And yeah, that DJ Pooh album wasn't so good
mrhood75
Jun 02nd 2015
13
Thinking about it all, Pooh had a series of flops, sadly
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
19
I expected him to come strong after producing two tracks on "Dogg Food"
mrhood75
Jun 02nd 2015
28
Well "The Wash" soundtrack was actually dope, he wasn't involved though
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
32
It was VERY dope.
Remedial
Jun 07th 2015
90
a few West Coast gems from that period
PoppaGeorge
Jun 01st 2015
7
Haha. I pretty much bumped all of those relentlessly
mrhood75
Jun 02nd 2015
12
I really forgot how dope Likwidation is
PoppaGeorge
Jun 03rd 2015
47
THIS is the route I went
astralblak
Jun 02nd 2015
23
close enough though
PoppaGeorge
Jun 03rd 2015
48
How was that Comrads album?
13Rose
Jun 01st 2015
3
Comrads album was bangin to me back then. Doesn't hit as hard
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 01st 2015
4
The first Whoridas album had some dope shit on it.
mrhood75
Jun 01st 2015
5
Starting around 95 the Bay carried the torch..
ry 213
Jun 01st 2015
8
L.A. and the Bay were about equal in 95, even though L.A. had more hits
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
21
Xzibit - Recycled Assassins is so overlooked
Anonymous
Jun 01st 2015
9
My God that's such a banger
13Rose
Jun 01st 2015
10
That beat is one of my favorite ever...Montage killed it
Anonymous
Jun 01st 2015
11
he's too advanced for his own good
astralblak
Jun 02nd 2015
24
Great song.
micMajestic
Jun 04th 2015
65
Likwidation was one of the best rap albums of 1997 from anywhere
Bombastic
Jun 02nd 2015
14
Killin' It and Contents Under Pressure are my joints!
Anonymous
Jun 02nd 2015
16
Yep, those and Funny Style, Pass Out, Awww Shit, & Tore Down.
mrhood75
Jun 02nd 2015
30
And see y'all skipped maybe my two favorites on the whole album
Bombastic
Jun 02nd 2015
45
Killin it was one of them neck breakin beats
PoppaGeorge
Jun 03rd 2015
49
^^^
astralblak
Jun 02nd 2015
25
I felt it was a bit disappointing compared with ''Coast II coast''...
Jakob Hellberg
Jun 02nd 2015
42
like it better than Coast II Coast but know most of the OG fans disagree
Bombastic
Jun 02nd 2015
44
Kurupt Streetz is a Mutha album was a slept on banger..
Alphabet
Jun 02nd 2015
15
Oh for sure, a lot of L.A> people actually prefer Streetz to 2001
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
18
I prefered "Steetz Iz a Mutha" too
mrhood75
Jun 02nd 2015
33
I did an "Album vs Album" thing a few months ago on IG/Twitter
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
34
C-walk is a classic
3xKrazy
Jun 04th 2015
66
that album is Good as fuck
astralblak
Jun 02nd 2015
26
as a midwest kid...people used to look at me strange bumpin it
tomjohn29
Jun 07th 2015
93
I never copped 2001
13Rose
Jun 10th 2015
95
Liks, Lootpack, Dilated, Defari, Alchemist, Xzhibit, Raas Kas...
My_SP1200_Broken_Again
Jun 02nd 2015
17
^^^
astralblak
Jun 02nd 2015
27
I keep forgetting ALC is an L.A. dude
Dr Claw
Jun 04th 2015
73
Word to Scott Caan and the Whooliganz
mrhood75
Jun 04th 2015
74
yeah, i get em mixed up..but Muggs is from Queens...
My_SP1200_Broken_Again
Jun 05th 2015
88
3X Crazy - Keep It On The Real
fluicide
Jun 02nd 2015
20
I almost feel deprived that I didn't hear most of these Bay songs til
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
22
That got moderate play when I was in college. It was the cut, tho. *edit...
Marbles
Jun 02nd 2015
29
^^^^Yeah, that shit was ill.
mrhood75
Jun 02nd 2015
31
lol
fluicide
Jun 04th 2015
79
I wonder what happened to Bart...
mrhood75
Jun 04th 2015
81
I always thought Bart was supposed to be the crazy one
fluicide
Jun 04th 2015
83
LOL. This is what I was alluding to...
mrhood75
Jun 04th 2015
84
Wow. I bet that story is hilarious..
fluicide
Jun 04th 2015
85
RE: 1997-1998: The (not so) dark ages of L.A. Rap
Manuels Burrito
Jun 02nd 2015
35
I definitely wasn't listening to it back then, but I heard the Defari,
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
36
There's actually a lot of overlap between the two sides
mrhood75
Jun 02nd 2015
37
Oh with the rappers, it was for sure. Even shows booked artists on both
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
39
RE: There's actually a lot of overlap between the two sides
Manuels Burrito
Jun 02nd 2015
40
RE: There's actually a lot of overlap between the two sides
Manuels Burrito
Jun 02nd 2015
43
RE: There's actually a lot of overlap between the two sides
Remedial
Jun 07th 2015
91
Self Scientifc!!!
astralblak
Jun 02nd 2015
46
I keep trying to figure out what went wrong
13Rose
Jun 10th 2015
96
right!!!
astralblak
Jun 11th 2015
98
RE: 1997-1998: The (not so) dark ages of L.A. Rap
cbk
Jun 04th 2015
63
It's striking how much there was overlap between LA & the Bay scenes
mrhood75
Jun 02nd 2015
38
There was overlap, but the majority of Bay acts didn't get as much play
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 02nd 2015
41
great pick on the Sugga free and Quik "Inside Out"
mistermaxxx08
Jun 03rd 2015
50
Good post.
Brew
Jun 03rd 2015
51
Okay, based on this post, I sought out a bunch of these albums
mrhood75
Jun 03rd 2015
52
Man, yeah I loved that production in that era from the Mack 10 side
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 04th 2015
69
RE: Man, yeah I loved that production in that era from the Mack 10 side
mrhood75
Jun 04th 2015
76
Shit! Yea, I actually never heard many good stories about him
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 04th 2015
78
Some Of My Favs from 97-98
Luke Cage
Jun 03rd 2015
53
man I love that Psycho Realm album
astralblak
Jun 03rd 2015
54
Stone Garden is the shit
Luke Cage
Jun 04th 2015
61
What's the second dude's name in this pic?
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 03rd 2015
55
RE: What's the second dude's name in this pic?
Manuels Burrito
Jun 03rd 2015
56
Yeaaaaaaaaa that's right! I'm mad I forgot
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 04th 2015
68
That's Sick Jacken. Him and Murs toured together back in 2010
mrhood75
Jun 03rd 2015
57
Sic Jacken is super cool
Luke Cage
Jun 04th 2015
60
Agreed. His first 3 albums were all excellent but...
Brew
Jun 04th 2015
58
Yeah 40 Dayz was a dope album...
Alphabet
Jun 04th 2015
59
check #54
astralblak
Jun 04th 2015
62
gotta re-listen to this one too!
cbk
Jun 04th 2015
64
MAAN, it's even more songs I am just now remembering.
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 04th 2015
70
No Doubt had a major resurgence in my daily listening in 2012...
Brew
Jun 04th 2015
71
Man, my dad was like 55 when I first played it for him, and even he
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 04th 2015
82
Yea man. That song got so many comments...
Brew
Jun 05th 2015
87
RE: MAAN, it's even more songs I am just now remembering.
mrhood75
Jun 04th 2015
75
It's wild, the Dilated songs only got play on the late night shows
-DJ R-Tistic-
Jun 04th 2015
77
Backyard Boogie was the joint man
13Rose
Jun 10th 2015
97
I think that Quik was the only one I was on heavy in this time...
Dr Claw
Jun 04th 2015
72
Semi-underground 12" by Buc Fifty (aka Buc Wead of Da Wascals):
mrhood75
Jun 04th 2015
80
Krondon
Luke Cage
Jun 05th 2015
86
Speaking of Strong Arm..I was a fan of Phil Da Agony..
Alphabet
Jun 06th 2015
89
I know it's not from the time period, but...
Remedial
Jun 07th 2015
92
RE: Speaking of Strong Arm..I was a fan of Phil Da Agony..
Luke Cage
Jun 07th 2015
94
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