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Subject: "Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?"

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Ally Al 2003
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"Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?"

i love the beat but it took me a long time to accept the R&B chorus

just didnt feel "right"

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Subject	Author	Message Date	ID
i liked it, but it woulda been better with Dru Hill instead.	MISTA MONOTONE	Jan 21st 2011	1
sometimes it's hard to tell sarcasm, especially with your monotone style	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	2
It's part of his Dru Hill/Jodeci agena thingy	mrhood75	Jan 21st 2011	3
lol, i see	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	6
wild, with my monotone style (c) Guru	MISTA MONOTONE	Jan 21st 2011	5
the king of monotone with his own throne	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	7
Reply With Quote. aka DJ Joey Joe's secret weapon.	MISTA MONOTONE	Jan 21st 2011	10
Or a hook about shopping winter summer spring & fall at the mall	stylez dainty	Jan 21st 2011	21
Loved it. Top tier Premo beat	Ishwip	Jan 21st 2011	4
fair point	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	12
Gangstarr has gots to be the sureshot...	bentagain	Jan 21st 2011	8
I felt pretty much the same way.	mrhood75	Jan 21st 2011	9
RE: I fell pretty much the same way.	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	14
it felt forced...	scorpion	Jan 21st 2011	33
LOVED IT	Garhart Poppwell	Jan 21st 2011	11
cant say I know what Preem chopped up for Royalty	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	15
It and "Million and One Questions" will lead you to the same spot... n/m	4D	Jan 21st 2011	43
I think by the time I heard it, I was good with it...	Dr Claw	Jan 21st 2011	13
buying the album and seeing the tracklist after hearing you know my stee...	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	17
the only thing that bugged me is that there was no 'So Wassup'	Dr Claw	Jan 21st 2011	22
I loved it instantly...saw the video 1st	SP1200	Jan 21st 2011	16
in what way ?	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	28
RE: in what way ?	SP1200	Jan 21st 2011	37
again, fair points	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	41
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGKsjqCcAE	SP1200	Jan 21st 2011	47
thanks	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	49
dope beat & rhymes.. the hook was dope too...	My_SP1200_Broken_Again	Jan 21st 2011	18
I guess he hated the Jazzmatazz albums too	bentagain	Jan 21st 2011	20
where did i say i hated it ?	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	25
Jazzmatazz let you know	bentagain	Jan 21st 2011	32
ok, but thats not my point	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	34
Royalty was the first time as a group GS had used R&B vocalists for a ho...	bentagain	Jan 21st 2011	42
RE: Royalty was the first time as a group GS had used R&B vocalists for ...	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	46
thats interesting, i cant talk for every hiphop head in the UK obviously...	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	24
"u know my steez" & "work" dropped before "royalty"	My_SP1200_Broken_Again	Jan 21st 2011	61
i mean when i bought the album, the single dropped in the UK	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	65
On the real, I LOVE that Suspended in Time mix witl Amel on the hook	spenzalii	Jan 21st 2011	79
Saturday morning	Musa	Jan 21st 2011	19
is that the one with total or kci & jojo?	buildingblock	Jan 21st 2011	23
the one with kci & jojo	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	26
hated it	buildingblock	Jan 24th 2011	101
RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?	spidey	Jan 21st 2011	27
RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	29
i have to add, i love it now. I was listening to it earlier today and si...	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	30
it was dope! straight up raw and uncut	Nick Has a Problem...Seriously	Jan 21st 2011	31
wat	MISTA MONOTONE	Jan 21st 2011	35
double wat	Dstl1	Jan 21st 2011	38
yo Tone	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	40
what an honor!	MISTA MONOTONE	Jan 21st 2011	48
just got a couple preplanned ones (Bowie then another Prince one)	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	51
dude, i hate that fuckin' song!	Nick Has a Problem...Seriously	Jan 21st 2011	45
i've never heard that opinion before. i think it's one of their best.	MISTA MONOTONE	Jan 21st 2011	53
it sounded like one of them corny joints BDK used to do	Nick Has a Problem...Seriously	Jan 21st 2011	66
wow...	Dstl1	Jan 21st 2011	54
the only thing that watered it down for me	Dr Claw	Jan 21st 2011	59
hmm, what song? I dont recall that off top but havent heard it in awhile	Bombastic	Jan 24th 2011	104
maybe Premier hates it as well, that's I believe the only single by them	Bombastic	Jan 24th 2011	105
the fuck	Ghetto Black	Jan 21st 2011	62
i assume "the fuck" is in response to my Lovesick comment	Nick Has a Problem...Seriously	Jan 21st 2011	69
not a big fan of that song either. corny sample and lyrics	dafriquan	Jan 21st 2011	76
HERE'S THE ATTENTION YOU CRAVE!!!!!!!	MISTA MONOTONE	Jan 22nd 2011	90
lol. thanks. i've been waiting for a response for some time now n/m	dafriquan	Jan 22nd 2011	92
Royal, lol...	Dstl1	Jan 21st 2011	36
i think in the end, that was the part of the hook that won me over	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	44
no kiddin, man...	Dstl1	Jan 21st 2011	50
:D	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	52
that question put me in such a good mood for the day	Wordman	Jan 21st 2011	39
I loved it	Coco la chapelle	Jan 21st 2011	55
just me hood and scorp then lol	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	57
fishgrease then, fishgrease now.....n/m	taygravy	Jan 21st 2011	56
and fishgrease is good ?	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	58
is fishgrease hot? lol	JtothaI	Jan 25th 2011	106
I was worried they'd bam it up like they did on "Toss It Up."	Marbles	Jan 21st 2011	60
I Liked "Royalty" When It Came Out	Dj Joey Joe	Jan 21st 2011	63
Loved it. Better question: How did you feel about MOP and Product G&B?	third_i_vision	Jan 21st 2011	64
I think I felt the same way.	Dr Claw	Jan 21st 2011	67
listened to it once	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	68
Yeah, that song I don't fox with AT ALL	mrhood75	Jan 21st 2011	77
you wildin, that was heatrock	desus	Jan 22nd 2011	81
That one I still eff w/ because of the beat	Ishwip	Jan 22nd 2011	82
I liked it from the jump.	The Wordsmith	Jan 21st 2011	70
I dug it...	Jakob Hellberg	Jan 21st 2011	71
NOW I'm suprised	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	74
RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?	calehawkins	Jan 21st 2011	72
totally got what i was saying	Ally Al 2003	Jan 21st 2011	75
i thought: that beat is insane!!	A Love Supreme	Jan 21st 2011	73
That's What Got Me Too, Those Drums Was Insane	Dj Joey Joe	Jan 22nd 2011	80
It's like he was daring anyone to say something	Ishwip	Jan 22nd 2011	83
yup! lol.	MISTA MONOTONE	Jan 22nd 2011	91
When I first heard they were doing a joint with K-Ci & Jo-Jo?	spenzalii	Jan 21st 2011	78
Having heard it for the first time last year,	The A to the Z	Jan 22nd 2011	84
I dug it a lot, but "Discipline" flowed way better...	tREBLEFREE	Jan 22nd 2011	85
RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?	Kultiv8	Jan 22nd 2011	86
Agreed.	denny	Jan 22nd 2011	87
only works if you can actually belt...lol	dafriquan	Jan 22nd 2011	88
i could swear this thread was made before....	amplifya7	Jan 22nd 2011	89
It was a HUGE record	ChuckFoPrez	Jan 22nd 2011	93
I felt great	jimaveli	Jan 22nd 2011	94
I didn't like it	Nij	Jan 22nd 2011	95
RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?	soulsupreme	Jan 22nd 2011	96
RE: I wasn't crazy about it. But it was good.	Austin	Jan 22nd 2011	97
thanks for all the interesting responses	Ally Al 2003	Jan 23rd 2011	98
I loved it.	CinisterCee	Jan 24th 2011	99
i thought it was fantastic. Kci and jojo kilt that shit.	mathmagic	Jan 24th 2011	100
Loved it...	Sleepy	Jan 24th 2011	102
Didn't even think twice about the singing	JtothaI	Jan 24th 2011	103

MISTA MONOTONE
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Fri Jan-21-11 11:59 AM

1. "i liked it, but it woulda been better with Dru Hill instead."
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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:02 PM

2. "sometimes it's hard to tell sarcasm, especially with your monotone style"
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:03 PM

3. "It's part of his Dru Hill/Jodeci agena thingy"
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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:07 PM

6. "lol, i see"
In response to Reply # 3

i wasnt really listening to r&b much at the time so i cant say if dru hill were good, bad or indifferent

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:05 PM

5. "wild, with my monotone style (c) Guru"
In response to Reply # 2

i was joking! rw/q that joint. lol.

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:09 PM

7. "the king of monotone with his own throne"
In response to Reply # 5

>i was joking! rw/q that joint. lol.

now what does rw/q mean ????

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:12 PM

10. "Reply With Quote. aka DJ Joey Joe's secret weapon."
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:40 PM

21. "Or a hook about shopping winter summer spring & fall at the mall"
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:04 PM

4. "Loved it. Top tier Premo beat"
In response to Reply # 0

I take r'n'b sung choruses in my hip-hop on a case by case basis. In general I tend to dislike them or find them unneccesary, but it worked fine for "Royalty".

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:17 PM

12. "fair point"
In response to Reply # 4

>I take r'n'b sung choruses in my hip-hop on a case by case
>basis. In general I tend to dislike them or find them
>unneccesary,

me neither

but it worked fine for "Royalty".

it eventually worked its way into my head because of the beat, but it took me a while to admit it to my friends lol

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bentagain
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:10 PM

8. "Gangstarr has gots to be the sureshot..."
In response to Reply # 0
Fri Jan-21-11 12:27 PM by bentagain

and its like that

couldn't have said it better myself

Never gave Jodeci on the hook a second thought. It was meant to be the single for the record and I thought Primo and Guru did a great job of making their sound accessible. Jodeci was large at that time. If anything its more of Gangstarr giving street cred to Jodeci, than Jodeci wussing up a Gangstarr joint. That joint knocks.

Its funny some of the posts about things I never gave a second thought. I think one was about sequencing an album that I thought was a classic. No need to over think things.

That track gets em moving everytime

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:10 PM

9. "I felt pretty much the same way."
In response to Reply # 0
Wed Jun-27-12 11:43 PM by mrhood75

>i love the beat but it took me a long time to accept the R&B
>chorus
>
>just didnt feel "right"
>
Yep, loved the beats, loved the lyrics, even loved Primo's scratching on the chorus. But Jodeci? Um, I was a little perplexed. At the time, it felt like Gang Starr was "giving in" to what was the popular trend at the time, and they were some of the last hold-outs of artists from the golden era who weren't using R&B singers on the hooks. It seemed like a "Fuck it, we want to sell some records" kind of move, which made it odd since it was the single that followed "You Know My Steez," which was not commercial at all.

These days, I'm cool with the singing. As singing on hip-hop tracks go, it's one of the better examples. But it doesn't feel "necessary" to the track, and it doesn't really add anything to it either. I mean, it would have been fine if Primo filled up the space with more scratches. But whatever, in the end, the track is dope.

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:23 PM

14. "RE: I fell pretty much the same way."
In response to Reply # 9

>Yep, loved the beats, loved the lyrics, even loved Primo's
>scratching on the chorus. But Jodeci? Um, I was a little
>perplexed. At the time, it felt like Gang Starr was "giving
>in" to what was the popular trend at the time, and they were
>some of the last hold-outs of artists from the golden era who
>weren't using R&B singers on the hooks. It seemed like a "Fuck
>it, we want to sell some records" kind of move, which made it
>odd since it was the single that followed "You Know My Steez,"
>which was not commercial at all.

exactly exactly, we're here >< dude, especially as YKMS is one of those pure rip off your head and piss down your neck pure hip hop moments. Every time that video came on i just had to stop what i was doing and listen (same type of reaction when I heard Nas is like, i became one with hip hop lol)

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:56 PM

33. "it felt forced..."
In response to Reply # 9

no chemistry btwn the two...

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:13 PM

11. "LOVED IT"
In response to Reply # 0

the singing style they use was perfect for a GangStarr track because it's gritty
and also I was tripping off how the hell Primo chopped that beat and slowed down the tempo with the chops....and used THAT to speed it up

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:31 PM

15. "cant say I know what Preem chopped up for Royalty"
In response to Reply # 11

but as i've already said i love the beat

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:07 PM

43. "It and "Million and One Questions" will lead you to the same spot... n/m"
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Dr Claw
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:20 PM

13. "I think by the time I heard it, I was good with it..."
In response to Reply # 0

It sounded like "Gang Starr" still, and Guru had been on songs w/singing on it before, so it wasn't -that- jarring.

"Discipline" was the shit, same formula.

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:33 PM

17. "buying the album and seeing the tracklist after hearing you know my stee..."
In response to Reply # 13

to me it just stuck out like a sore thumb, i'd probably programmed myself to dislike it before i'd even heard it ya know ?

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:41 PM

22. "the only thing that bugged me is that there was no 'So Wassup'"
In response to Reply # 17

I loved that song (B-Side to "You Know My Steez").

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:31 PM

16. "I loved it instantly...saw the video 1st"
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it felt like a triumph (of hip hop).

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:50 PM

28. "in what way ?"
In response to Reply # 16

(curious question, not a wtf you talking about fool type of question)

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:04 PM

37. "RE: in what way ?"
In response to Reply # 28

They were having a really great time in the video and it was a breath of fresh air from Puffy and Master P domination at the time. It also had somewhat of a mainstream appeal with k-ci and jojo so it could compete, while maintaining its hip hop integrity and not sounding forced at all. I loved it.

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 01:06 PM

41. "again, fair points"
In response to Reply # 37

>They were having a really great time in the video and it was
>a breath of fresh air from Puffy and Master P domination at
>the time. It also had somewhat of a mainstream appeal with
>k-ci and jojo so it could compete, while maintaining its hip
>hop integrity and not sounding forced at all. I loved it.

dont know if i've actually seen the video

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:12 PM

47. "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGKsjqCcAE"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGKsjqCcAE

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:14 PM

49. "thanks"
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:33 PM

18. "dope beat & rhymes.. the hook was dope too..."
In response to Reply # 0

...i dont know anyone who tried to front on this shit when it dropped ...shit was pretty fuckin raw even tho it had the singing hook

...did you have a problem with Groove Theory singing the hook on a Group Home song?

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bentagain
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:35 PM

20. "I guess he hated the Jazzmatazz albums too"
In response to Reply # 18

???

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:45 PM

25. "where did i say i hated it ?"
In response to Reply # 20

and to answer your question no i didnt, but that was a Guru side project, not GangStarr

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bentagain
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:55 PM

32. "Jazzmatazz let you know"
In response to Reply # 25

these cats were way more versatile. Jazzmatazz came out in 93'. Primo started doing beats for everybody, every genre.

Not really seeing a big leap to Royalty from that

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:59 PM

34. "ok, but thats not my point"
In response to Reply # 32

>these cats were way more versatile. Jazzmatazz came out in
>93'. Primo started doing beats for everybody, every genre.
>
>Not really seeing a big leap to Royalty from that

Royalty was the first time as a group GS had used R&B vocalists for a hook, to me, it seemed out of place

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bentagain
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Fri Jan-21-11 01:07 PM

42. "Royalty was the first time as a group GS had used R&B vocalists for a ho..."
In response to Reply # 34

True enough

Never really thought about it. But like I said in a previous reply, I never gave it a second thought. That shit knocks

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 01:10 PM

46. "RE: Royalty was the first time as a group GS had used R&B vocalists for ..."
In response to Reply # 42

>True enough
>
>Never really thought about it. But like I said in a previous
>reply, I never gave it a second thought. That shit knocks

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:43 PM

24. "thats interesting, i cant talk for every hiphop head in the UK obviously..."
In response to Reply # 18

>...i dont know anyone who tried to front on this shit when it
>dropped ...shit was pretty fuckin raw even tho it had the
>singing hook

it just wasnt that well recieved as far as i remember, i think peeps got a little concerned that maybe the Gangstarr sound could end up watered down, it didnt obviously but it just seemed like a bit of a strange collab, to me anyways

>
>...did you have a problem with Groove Theory singing the hook
>on a Group Home song?

on suspended in time ? interestingly no, but thats a different kind of vocal, a bit more subtle

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61. ""u know my steez" & "work" dropped before "royalty""
In response to Reply # 24

..so i wasnt really concerned that they would have a bunch of R&B hooks ...really tho, Preem cuts up Greg Nice vocals on Royalty as well, so its not like they passed up scratches for a sung vocal like they did on the Suspended in time remix

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Fri Jan-21-11 03:01 PM

65. "i mean when i bought the album, the single dropped in the UK"
In response to Reply # 61

you know my steez i mean, and i bought the album the day it was released, scanned the tracklist and saw ft KCI and JoJo and had a WTF moment

>..so i wasnt really concerned that they would have a bunch of
>R&B hooks ...really tho, Preem cuts up Greg Nice vocals on
>Royalty as well, so its not like they passed up scratches for
>a sung vocal like they did on the Suspended in time remix

i wasnt a Jodeci fan so it just seemed out of place to me on the album, the vocal on suspended in time, like i already said, was more subtle alot less in your face. i wasnt a massively into r&b in that period of time so didnt really like hearing it on my hip hop records, it felt like GS were "giving in". Again, i've said many times in this post it eventually wore me down, but initially i wasnt feeling it, the hook that is, always ALWAYS loved the beat

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Fri Jan-21-11 04:55 PM

79. "On the real, I LOVE that Suspended in Time mix witl Amel on the hook"
In response to Reply # 18

That track was perfect for it

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:35 PM

19. "Saturday morning"
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Cartoons.

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:42 PM

23. "is that the one with total or kci & jojo?"
In response to Reply # 0

i hated teh one with kci and jojo
i liked the one with total

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:45 PM

26. "the one with kci & jojo"
In response to Reply # 23

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101. "hated it"
In response to Reply # 26

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:46 PM

27. "RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?"
In response to Reply # 0

...instant recognizable heat...carry on...

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 12:52 PM

29. "RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?"
In response to Reply # 27

>...instant recognizable heat...carry on...

fair enough

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:53 PM

30. "i have to add, i love it now. I was listening to it earlier today and si..."
In response to Reply # 29
Fri Jan-21-11 12:54 PM by Ally Al 2003

nging the hook (badly)

it just reminded me of what i thought when i first heard it is all

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Fri Jan-21-11 12:54 PM

31. "it was dope! straight up raw and uncut"
In response to Reply # 0

Lovesick on the other hand, probably the worst Gang Starr song of all time

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:00 PM

35. "wat"
In response to Reply # 31

>Lovesick on the other hand, probably the worst Gang Starr
>song of all time

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:04 PM

38. "double wat"
In response to Reply # 35

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:05 PM

40. "yo Tone"
In response to Reply # 35

on a tangent, would you mind if i threw Valerie in a future podcast ?

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:12 PM

48. "what an honor!"
In response to Reply # 40

>on a tangent, would you mind if i threw Valerie in a future
>podcast ?

i made that for my mother, please do. i need to call her, btw...lol.

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:16 PM

51. "just got a couple preplanned ones (Bowie then another Prince one)"
In response to Reply # 48

then it's on

>i made that for my mother, please do. i need to call her,
>btw...lol.

haha say Hi from me

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Nick Has a Problem...Seriously
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Fri Jan-21-11 01:09 PM

45. "dude, i hate that fuckin' song!"
In response to Reply # 35

and i don't use the hate song too often but it's the one song by Gang Starr i can't fuck with at all.

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:16 PM

53. "i've never heard that opinion before. i think it's one of their best."
In response to Reply # 45

i think that shit is brilliant top to bottom, all the way around.

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Fri Jan-21-11 03:01 PM

66. "it sounded like one of them corny joints BDK used to do"
In response to Reply # 53

only thing missing is some local nigga singing the hook instead of Premier scratching

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:19 PM

54. "wow..."
In response to Reply # 45

I dont think I've ever met anyone who didn't like that song.

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Dr Claw
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Fri Jan-21-11 02:32 PM

59. "the only thing that watered it down for me"
In response to Reply # 45

is that BDP had a song with the same sample (and a similar beat/arrangement) on EDUTAINMENT

I had been used to hearing "similar" beats by that time, but those beats were damn near the same "idea" as well as being the same sample

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104. "hmm, what song? I dont recall that off top but havent heard it in awhile"
In response to Reply # 59

>is that BDP had a song with the same sample (and a similar
>beat/arrangement) on EDUTAINMENT
>
>I had been used to hearing "similar" beats by that time, but
>those beats were damn near the same "idea" as well as being
>the same sample

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105. "maybe Premier hates it as well, that's I believe the only single by them"
In response to Reply # 45

that didn't appear on the Full Clip compilation in some form.

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Ghetto Black
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Fri Jan-21-11 02:46 PM

62. "the fuck"
In response to Reply # 31

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Fri Jan-21-11 03:09 PM

69. "i assume "the fuck" is in response to my Lovesick comment"
In response to Reply # 62

yep! hate that song with a passion. the only Gang Starr song i can't tolerate. just my opinion though so don't get too bent out of shape about it

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Fri Jan-21-11 04:36 PM

76. "not a big fan of that song either. corny sample and lyrics"
In response to Reply # 31

n/m

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Sat Jan-22-11 03:04 PM

90. "HERE'S THE ATTENTION YOU CRAVE!!!!!!! "
In response to Reply # 76

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92. "lol. thanks. i've been waiting for a response for some time now n/m"
In response to Reply # 90

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Dstl1
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Fri Jan-21-11 01:03 PM

36. "Royal, lol..."
In response to Reply # 0

seriously. I loved it. The chorus went RIGHT along with the beat and the song title. "...won't except nothin less than the best..."

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 01:09 PM

44. "i think in the end, that was the part of the hook that won me over"
In response to Reply # 36

"...won't except nothin less than
>the best..."

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:14 PM

50. "no kiddin, man..."
In response to Reply # 44

that part got me, too. Made me feel like I had just stepped out of the barber shop with the fresh edge up, rockin a tailor made 3 piece suit or some shit.

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Fri Jan-21-11 01:16 PM

52. ":D"
In response to Reply # 50

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Wordman
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Fri Jan-21-11 01:04 PM

39. "that question put me in such a good mood for the day"
In response to Reply # 0

Thinking back on hearing it for the first time.
I had no problem with it.
K-Ci and Jojo were accepted.
The beat was dope.
The singing was dope.
And the rhymes? Fucking nice.
Other OKP-NYers can verify this, but NYC looked like how this song sounded in 1998.

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Coco la chapelle
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Fri Jan-21-11 02:20 PM

55. "I loved it "
In response to Reply # 0

I like Jodeci too so it was verry easy for me to dig it

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Fri Jan-21-11 02:21 PM

57. "just me hood and scorp then lol"
In response to Reply # 55
Fri Jan-21-11 02:22 PM by Ally Al 2003

and block

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Fri Jan-21-11 02:21 PM

56. "fishgrease then, fishgrease now.....n/m"
In response to Reply # 0

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Fri Jan-21-11 02:24 PM

58. "and fishgrease is good ?"
In response to Reply # 56

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Tue Jan-25-11 07:44 PM

106. "is fishgrease hot? lol"
In response to Reply # 58

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Marbles
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Fri Jan-21-11 02:36 PM

60. "I was worried they'd bam it up like they did on "Toss It Up.""
In response to Reply # 0

I liked Jodeci but "Toss It Up" and "How Do You Want It" were lame as hell. Jodeci doesn't have the best track record for guesting on rappers' songs.

But they brought it on "Royalty." The hook was perfect for the song.

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Dj Joey Joe
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Fri Jan-21-11 02:50 PM

63. "I Liked "Royalty" When It Came Out"
In response to Reply # 0

It was still a dope Gang Starr song but with a little flavor of K-Ci & Jojo singing but if you take them out of the song, it's still a dope song.

Plus at that time it was pretty normal to hear a underground rap act do a bit of a crossover song but still have an hard edge to it.

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third_i_vision
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Fri Jan-21-11 02:52 PM

64. "Loved it. Better question: How did you feel about MOP and Product G&B?"
In response to Reply # 0

That song on Warriorz had me scratching my head when I first heard it. Loved the beat, and even the first part of the chorus was acceptable....but then.....

"EVERYDAY WE KEEP IT GANGSTA! LIVING THUG LIFE! SO WHAT CHALL MOTHERFUCKERS WANNA DO?!"

Gross. Of course MOP went on to do an unforgivable collab with LFO, but that "Everyday" song has never sat well with me.

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Dr Claw
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Fri Jan-21-11 03:03 PM

67. "I think I felt the same way."
In response to Reply # 64

>That song on Warriorz had me scratching my head when I first
>heard it. Loved the beat, and even the first part of the
>chorus was acceptable....but then.....
>
>"EVERYDAY WE KEEP IT GANGSTA! LIVING THUG LIFE! SO WHAT
>CHALL MOTHERFUCKERS WANNA DO?!"

that chorus was horrendous, but I kept listening because of the beat.

"What I Wanna B" was a little better than that.
and I actually liked it better on the album, sans the scratches Premier later added.

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 03:07 PM

68. "listened to it once"
In response to Reply # 64

and it's been skipped ever since, when you mentioned it i had to go and grab the cd because i didnt know what you were talking about lol

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mrhood75
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Fri Jan-21-11 04:42 PM

77. "Yeah, that song I don't fox with AT ALL"
In response to Reply # 64

Like Al said, listened to it once, straight skipped it ever since. I might have listened to it one other time, mostly 'cause the beat is cool.

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Sat Jan-22-11 02:21 AM

81. "you wildin, that was heatrock"
In response to Reply # 64

plus the new edition interpolation at the end? niggas love that shit
real r&b niggas need to curse more often.

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Sat Jan-22-11 02:24 AM

82. "That one I still eff w/ because of the beat"
In response to Reply # 64

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The Wordsmith
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Fri Jan-21-11 03:20 PM

70. "I liked it from the jump. "
In response to Reply # 0

R&B hooks never really bothered me, so it was all copacetic when I first heard the joint.

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Fri Jan-21-11 03:38 PM

71. "I dug it..."
In response to Reply # 0

...and I'm REALLY not a fan of R&B hooks on rap-song. I guess it worked because the beat is total Gang Starr-it's not on some Puffy-shit...

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 04:22 PM

74. "NOW I'm suprised"
In response to Reply # 71

>...and I'm REALLY not a fan of R&B hooks on rap-song. I guess
>it worked because the beat is total Gang Starr-it's not on
>some Puffy-shit...

but its a good point

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Fri Jan-21-11 03:49 PM

72. "RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?"
In response to Reply # 0

You're right. Music theory-wise, the reason for this is because the sample is minor. (for you musicians out there, the "piano" is playing m7th 1 m3rd 4th m7th 1 4th 5th) When K-Ci and Jo-Jo sing, they're singing in major. It's weird. I have no clue why they sang the hook in major but the beat was minor.

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Ally Al 2003
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Fri Jan-21-11 04:23 PM

75. "totally got what i was saying"
In response to Reply # 72

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A Love Supreme
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Fri Jan-21-11 03:53 PM

73. "i thought: that beat is insane!!"
In response to Reply # 0

and then i died when the breakdown came on. damn those drums!

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Dj Joey Joe
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:57 AM

80. "That's What Got Me Too, Those Drums Was Insane"
In response to Reply # 73

It's like Premier wanted to make sure that the beat was super hard & had that bounce unlike most artists who would've went the opposite route and made some watered down soft drums & with a popular r&b-ish sample.

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Ishwip
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:25 AM

83. "It's like he was daring anyone to say something"
In response to Reply # 80

Those drums were extremely hard.

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MISTA MONOTONE
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Sat Jan-22-11 03:07 PM

91. "yup! lol."
In response to Reply # 83

i think i almost shed a tear the first time i heard that song at the part where he cut Greg Nice in. that beat is a monster. the drums??? fuggitaboutit.

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spenzalii
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Fri Jan-21-11 04:51 PM

78. "When I first heard they were doing a joint with K-Ci & Jo-Jo?"
In response to Reply # 0

I was like 'They on that money grabbing bullshit! This shit gonna be wack! Fuck this!'

But then I heard it

And that track was a fucking MONSTER. Loved the shit out of it, and didn't even care about those Jodeci fucks.

Top tier Gangstarr joint there

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The A to the Z
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Sat Jan-22-11 07:27 AM

84. "Having heard it for the first time last year,"
In response to Reply # 0

I liked it.

I like it.

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Sat Jan-22-11 09:33 AM

85. "I dug it a lot, but "Discipline" flowed way better..."
In response to Reply # 0

Total FTW.

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Sat Jan-22-11 10:24 AM

86. "RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?"
In response to Reply # 0

Absolutely loved that shit. The beat, the message, the scratches. In fact it took me years to realize that cats had beef with the kc and jojo on the hook...

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denny
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Sat Jan-22-11 11:00 AM

87. "Agreed."
In response to Reply # 86

I had a car at the time and that was one of those inspirational songs for me. I used to sing that chorus LOUD on the highway.

Dude sings with soul on the hook too. He's gotta really push his voice to keep up with the heavily compressed beat. More of those kinda rnb singers should try that. Sing LOUDER. It works.

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dafriquan
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Sat Jan-22-11 11:44 AM

88. "only works if you can actually belt...lol"
In response to Reply # 87

>Dude sings with soul on the hook too. He's gotta really push
>his voice to keep up with the heavily compressed beat. More
>of those kinda rnb singers should try that. Sing LOUDER. It
>works.
K-Ci has a real soulful scratchy voice that lends well to yelling. Some singers seem to sound flatter the more they push their voice.

anyways i liked everything about this song. the beat + the chorus and especially the well placed simple scratches.

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amplifya7
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:21 PM

89. "i could swear this thread was made before...."
In response to Reply # 0

before clicking it i was expecting to see a Phonte reply where he said it was his favorite Gangstarr song, and then me replying "me too" from like 3-4 years ago

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ChuckFoPrez
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Sat Jan-22-11 04:43 PM

93. "It was a HUGE record"
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I remember being in NYC in february/march of '98 and I heard it a lot.

One of my favorite Gang Starr singles, no question.

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jimaveli
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Sat Jan-22-11 06:49 PM

94. "I felt great"
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I was confident that K-Ci/JoJo wouldn't screw the pooch on their part and they didn't. And that beat...oh wow! With the reference too!? C'mon..automatic jammin. And Elam wrecked too. To this day its easily one of my favorite Gangstarr songs.

And another thing: Its one thing to have singing on a hook like this song. Its K-Ci/JoJo going in vocally like they were good for doing back then. They stayed on topic, which was a great one (we're royalty..now let's act like it). Its another thing to have 'singing for the bitches' on a hiphop song (ie: that Mobb Deep song that everyone went batshit about with...ummm....112). Now, THAT was a situation that deserved some eyebrows and commentary.

>i love the beat but it took me a long time to accept the R&B
>chorus
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>just didnt feel "right"
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>thoughts ?

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Nij
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Sat Jan-22-11 06:54 PM

95. "I didn't like it "
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and I don't really check for it now.

It's not one of my favourite Gangstarr records but that wasn't to do with the fact it had an RnB hook, I just didn't like it for whatever reason.

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soulsupreme
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Sat Jan-22-11 07:56 PM

96. "RE: Gangstarr fans, how did you feel first time you heard Royalty ?"
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Sat Jan-22-11 08:10 PM by soulsupreme

I was skeptical because K-Ci & Jojo were on the hook, but I knew Premo wouldn't dilute the Gang Starr sound for some pop/r&b jingle.

Once I heard it, it was a wrap. The drums and snares are incredible on that song.

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Austin
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Sat Jan-22-11 09:01 PM

97. "RE: I wasn't crazy about it. But it was good."
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I remember thinking, 'If all radio rap was this good, I'd listen to the radio.'

I seem to recall reading a pre-album interview with Guru where he said that they did a song aimed at the radio with K-Ci and Jojo and I was really upset until I actually heard it. I have always hated Jodeci something fierce, so I went in wanting to hate it.

I mean, the beat on that song, in retrospect, is just damn near perfection. It could've been Guru just saying 'This is our radio song' over and over again and it still would've been decent.

But yeah, good song. Liked it back then. Like it now.

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Sun Jan-23-11 05:23 PM

98. "thanks for all the interesting responses"
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i know the beat was just too heavy not to love but at 26 i still had a little snobbery of my youth hanging around and seeing/ hearing KCI and JoJo on a GS track just felt odd, not like they were selling out but giving in a little......i got over it eventually :)

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CinisterCee
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Mon Jan-24-11 12:21 AM

99. "I loved it."
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Also loved Jazzmatazz schitt, like Chaka Khan singing on "Watch What You Say". Prod by Premier with her on the hook. It's basically Gang Starr to me, so I was ready.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPF5MLiTZ_k

I think anyone who lived through 1996 and 1997 would have been ready for a hook like "Royalty"?

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mathmagic
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Mon Jan-24-11 10:40 AM

100. "i thought it was fantastic. Kci and jojo kilt that shit."
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i still do

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Sleepy
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Mon Jan-24-11 11:10 AM

102. "Loved it..."
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I thought K-Ci added a lot to the song. Better than most hip-hop / R&B collabs.

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JtothaI
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Mon Jan-24-11 07:19 PM

103. "Didn't even think twice about the singing"
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excellent record.

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