"10 Years ago...this week...Little Brother was born...."
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1. "Your whole collective have made..." In response to Reply # 0
some of my absolute favorite music of the last decade. Thanks for the hard work and great product, and I look forward to more great music in the future.
i had a little exchange with him a while back where i called him on some bullshit where he basically blamed the fans for the shitty output of hip hop, or something to that effect.
it's a little jab and nothing more.
-Sig-
“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"
-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.
31. "RE: I still play The Listening like it dropped last week. " In response to Reply # 7
...me too...there first and only complete project that I can rock from front to back...they had great tracks on other projects they made, but "The Listening" was actually official front to back...
Meaning they are still doing the thing they started 10 years ago. Not necessarily still doing it together...LOL. I got my hopes up there too for a quick second.
11. "Minstrel Show is excellent." In response to Reply # 9
I think I even like it more than The Listening, honestly, which is saying an awful lot.
I know The Listening is considered LB's best but I find myself going back to Minstrel Show more. It's like, they took the formula from The Listening and perfected it, polished it up a bit, IMO.
32. "Haha - yo, no lie..." In response to Reply # 30 Wed Aug-17-11 01:06 PM by Brew
when I first bought and listened to that album, I rewound Hiding Place 9x before moving on to Slow It Down. They kilt that track.
And 9x isn't like some monumental number, but for me I usually go through a whole album front to back at least once through before going back to specific tracks, so that was a lot of rewinds for me.
64. "The Minstrel show got me through my tour in Iraq...." In response to Reply # 9
not even joking. Of course, I listened to other music but I copped the Minstrel Show right before I left the States and it stayed in rotation the whole time. Either the disc or MP3 format was with me at all times and the shit never got old. I STILL feel a way when I hear that album...particularly "Watch Me" cuz of some shit that happened over there.
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21. "huge fan of the early justus league /lb stuff...." In response to Reply # 0
....you guys had a TON of great music out there in early part of the last decade ...You had beats on LOCK ...Phonte, Pooh, Legacy, Median, Scudda and others with the dope rhymes ...i really felt JL was one of the most promising crews since the Wu ..and i still listen to a lot of the stuff today
29. "congrats. i tried, but i never really could get in to yall." In response to Reply # 0
helluva accomplishment not tryin' to take away from that i just wasn't diggin' yall musical movement even went to a show, and it was cool but i appreciate yall nonetheless
40. "you don't know what i would do. and why bring light to it?" In response to Reply # 37
now this post is finna derail with all you people wantin' to get at me cuz of my opinion i congratulated the man and offered my opinion which prolly don't mean shit to him why does it mean anything to you? dumbass emotional ass replier
66. "idk, I don't have a problem with you, I'm just saying..." In response to Reply # 40
Backhanded compliments are no fun for anyone, it leaves the receiver like "wtf?" and makes you sound strange for even saying it. Like you said though, he probably doesn't care.
68. "i don't feel what i said was backhanded" In response to Reply # 66
i didn't imply they were wack just that i wasn't a fan of their music but i could see the value of their contributions and accomplishments should i fake the funk and be like I just loooooooove you guys when in reality, i don't have any of their songs in rotation or know any? eh
55. "Shut the fuck up hater" In response to Reply # 29
You really gotta say that? Just keep it movin man. I swear you spend most of your life hating on shit. So low. Also, you know you wouldn't say shit to their face. That's why you hate online. Pussy
57. "make me, dickrider. where did i hate?" In response to Reply # 55 Wed Aug-17-11 05:15 PM by buildingblock
yall don't see the congrats, huh? yall just focus on that fact i'm not slobbin' nobs like the rest of yall and get your panties in a bunch i didn't say they were wack i just said congrats i listened to their music it didn't move me but i can appreciate their accomplishment yall addin' all that extra shit with your emotions
76. "the complete irony of this post is hilarious" In response to Reply # 55
>You really gotta say that? Just keep it movin man. I swear >you spend most of your life hating on shit. So low. Also, you >know you wouldn't say shit to their face. That's why you hate >online. Pussy
you're telling people to shut the fuck up and calling them pussies from the safety of your computer screen, talking about how he wouldn't say he doesn't care for their music to their face?
lol
-Sig-
“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"
-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.
35. "One of my favorite groups in MUSIC history...." In response to Reply # 0
I still remember my friend playing your cd for me for the first time... Shit changed my life... I'm glad you guys are still making music, even if it's not together...
(one more album... one more album... one more album... one more album!)
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38. "Props. They put out a lot of great music" In response to Reply # 0
Like all of their "official" albums as a trio, and thought "Left Back" was fairly underrated (even though their was no Ninth). And I'm happy to see all three of them are still making dope music outside of the crew.
78. "all i know is the minstrel show was a timely landmark. " In response to Reply # 38
personally i'm a little disappointed in what came after, but TMS was one of those albums that felt like it was necessary at the time, and that was exemplified by the BET controversy. in hindsight, i'm lovin it wasn't much of a single and IMO didn't merit mainstream rotation, but to me the logic used by BET was the issue.
it one of the few albums that was able to make a major statement right down to the skits. they used humor to great effect and it didn't feel forced or contrived in context of the overall message of the album. i go back to TMS the same way i do black star.
-Sig-
“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"
-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.
43. "lol, that never happened. it was very respectful & engaging" In response to Reply # 41
meeting them but honestly i couldn't get into their music i appreciate them from where they came from and been and goin' but there brand of hip hop or style just ain't for "me" i'm not sayin' they wack not by far just that i gave them a few listens and it didn't move me the way some other groups have that's not a diss or slight to them it's my opinion they still gonna do them regardless to lil old me
45. "They put hands on the boy Block? Was Justus served that night?" In response to Reply # 41
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47. "O'rly? I heard he had you in the SLEEPER" In response to Reply # 46
>before security threw me out
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61. "awesome...much appreciation for that too" In response to Reply # 0
I remember when Pooh came to Memphis (@ Minglewood) and chatted with him for a minute and he didn't realize what kind of impact LB had in Memphis. Thanks fellas!
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65. "much props, too bad that shit won't happen again" In response to Reply # 0
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I found out about LB from this very site and from a XXL magazine when the Listening first came out on ABB. "Dope Beats Dope Rhymes" Been a fan ever since copped all the LB albums plus some of the Justus League joints rapped over countless Khrysis and 9th instrumentals yall continue to make this good music.
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79. "i dunno about that, depending on your angle" In response to Reply # 65
i think, if anything, the buzz they generated was definitely the result of a perfect storm of circumstances and the right material at the right time, but saying it won't happen again is a little closed minded IMO. especially since, sorry to say, they didn't exactly storm the mainland. they got serious buzz for a minute with an excellent debut, hit a home run with the follow up, one dude wound up with a few major song placements, but after that? nothing notable.
odd future comes to mind, kendrick lamar as well. groups who basically built their buzz online and became critical darlings that resonate with the current generation and dropped a starling debut, got a little bit of mainstream exposure and love through the co-signs and guest spots with bigger names. it's very similar IMO.
i'd agree wit your point if LB maintained their momentum, but after TMS the buzz plummeted. their at a level that's very obtainable for guys like OF and kendrick.
granted, that's based on my perception of your angle, though of i don't necessarily know what you mean by your statement.
-Sig-
“Why didn’t you do this in your own god damn country?"
-All Stah's view on undocumented immigrants wanting to be treated like human beings.
84. "I was talking about another album but damn bro you went out your body" In response to Reply # 79
on that one
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87. "yeah, read your post again then read mine" In response to Reply # 84
"props, too bad that will never happen again"
how was i supposed to know you were talking about an album, or *what* you were talking about at all? there was literally no indication that you were talking about an album at all let alone a specific one, and i was talking about their career in general and NOT an album, so i have no clue what you're talking about here.
i was pretty clear that i assumed that you were referring to the way they came up, and clearer still that despite that assumption, i wasn't sure what you were talking about. i brought up a couple of examples of somewhat similar rises to illustrate that LB wasn't quite lightning in a bottle and what they did could indeed happen again.
so..... this whole "you were out your body on that one" comment doesn't make sense in any scenario.
90. "actually I agredd with your assessment, I wasn't snarking you" In response to Reply # 87 Sun Aug-21-11 07:55 PM by Garhart Poppwell
I was commenting on how you took something as simple as the statement I made and actually made something constructive out of it despite the fact that you didn't agree with what you thought I meant calmed down, my man geez
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70. "I could see that, for sure" In response to Reply # 69
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73. "Y'all know I got love for y'all ngas" In response to Reply # 0
I ordered The Listening after hearing the "Whatever You Say" remix two times thanks to DJ Burb I was tight the remix wasn't on there, but I knocked that whole joint for two weeks straight, nothing else
74. "Someone else said this but..." In response to Reply # 0
The Listening, Chitlin Circuit 1.5 and Minstel show was my undergrad soundtrack. (P.S. I'm About to start grad school next week, so I need that Phonte solo!) We kept all of those CDs on repeat at the frat house. Thanks for all of the great music/memories. Matter of fact, let me quit bullshiting adn go ahead a play that Listening right now!
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