"Brand Nubain Crown Jewel: One for all vs Foundation"
I think these are considered the quenessential group efforts
while the 2 lps w/o GP were both very,very good is their any question that the best lps are the above 2
if BN had to go into the HH HOF (which they should) and they had to be represented by one lp in the same maanner in which a baseball player who had a carrer with multiple teams has to choose 1 team cap to be inducted in
my thoughts:
Im literally torn because when it dropped O4A was the hottest lp of the time. I remember it sparked a bootleg frenzy which makes their gold lp states extremly undervalued. It prolly went Plat JUST in NY (any NYers care to attest to this fact?)
the drawback if their is any is that it wasn't as much a group effort as THE GP SHOW and friends. Dont get me wrong Dot and LJ held their own on their respective posse cuts but Puba dominated the lp front back and center.
Foundation on the other hand was the group operating on all cylinders with the addtion of some of the best prod at the time. GP came back in full force after lazily plodding thru his post R2R career. He rhymed like he had only a few days left to live. Dot and X were at their pinnacle.It is full grown man steeze at its finest.
which lp would it be?
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1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?) forced to serve-too broke to by freedom the systematic rape of African culture has begun little time
1. "I might rather listen to 'Foundation' now but All For One is much more" In response to Reply # 0
the record that you'd cite & place in the time-capsule to document where they were coming from and where hip-hop was at that moment.
Foundation was just a criminally underrated reunion LP that you can bump front-to-back.
One For All had big singles (by 1990 non-pop-breakthrough-rap standards), launched their careers, may have not even went Gold but gave them platinum-plus level respect amongst their peers and amongst the hardcore rap fans particularly in the Northeast, got five mics in the Source when that really meant something, and might be the most important five-percent culture album ever.
To me it hasn't aged quite as well as some of the other stuff from its era or right before/after but if they're going into the Hall, best believe that they're going in wearing One For All hats.
2. "RE: I might rather listen to 'Foundation' now but All For One is much mo..." In response to Reply # 1 Tue Mar-20-12 07:13 PM by ABROCK33
yeah One for all was huge...and it seemed to be mostly a regional record. remember this was when hip hop for the most part was segregated East/West. This is why I also think tho that it may have alienated some.
Thats why I also think that ONLY if one "lived" One for all from its build up, The "Wake up" negative press, the Source 5 mic status, etc...( the IMPACT that was minimal by todays standards but huge back then) can you truly appreciate one for all as the superior record. Like you say the production may not have aged as well. I cant see listening to it for the first time years later or after you heard Foundation first saying that tho. Im interested to know if those who didnt "live" One for all share this sentiment.
also Foundation proponets can argue that it wasnt really a group effort on 1 for all
-------------------- "Good hair"-Uzi
1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?) forced to serve-too broke to by freedom the systematic rape of African culture has begun little time
4. "great lp in its own right" In response to Reply # 3
but it cant be the defining group lp for HOF induction cuz it didnt have GP
thats like inducting Mantronix to the HOF and inviteing Bryce Lover and the chick and introducing them as Mantronix LOL
-------------------- "Good hair"-Uzi
1619 the 1st slaves are brought to American shores thus begins the phrase “mine is better than yours?” (huh?) forced to serve-too broke to by freedom the systematic rape of African culture has begun little time
6. "RE: great lp in its own right" In response to Reply # 4
Guess I need to pull Foundation back out. Never cared for it. It had strong cuts on it but was bloated and kinda boring. All For One gets my vote since we're rolling with the two LP's Puba was on.
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