Damn. I can't believe this album came out almost 13 years ago. I remember Black On Both Sides & Internal Affairs coming out a week apart, the posters all over NYC, Rawkus was doing big things. Its fair to say that Mos Def kind of owned that moment, despite Simon Says being huge. But, while many agree that BOBS is a classic album, or something like that, it seems Internal Affairs is kind of forgotten. I just listened to it for the first time in a few years and it sounds really, really good.
4. "pretty much how I feel about it, album starts out great & then I lose it..." In response to Reply # 2
Behind Closed Doors, Queens, Rape, Simon Says are killing it to start off but somewhere along the line it gets spotty & I get worn out on it.
I can't remember the last time I listened all the way through but it can still come up in a random playlist for me & I'll be happy to hear Pharoahe spitting for a few minutes.
Dj Joey Joe Member since Sep 01st 2007 13770 posts
Fri Mar-23-12 02:19 PM
6. "There Isn't A Month That Goes By That I Don't Listen To That Album" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Mar-23-12 02:21 PM by Dj Joey Joe
I'm a Pharoahe Monch fan so that goes without saying, it's a classic album as far as I'm concerned, too bad he can't repeat or come close to it though.
Too bad this album is still out of print, I wish Rawkus would just go ahead pay whatever the kats who own the "Godzilla" cartoon theme song for the sample and re-issue the fucking album, so people can go cop it and enjoy the entire album instead of having to find free downloads or paying crazy dough online for an official copy.
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
7. "RE: Internal Affairs appreciation post" In response to Reply # 0
lp is pretty ill, not classic by any means but a really dope solo album.
"No Mercy" with M.O.P. gets play constantly. that cut is classic.
and word to the posters hanging in NYC, i still got one of the "snipes" of pharoahe monch's lp (with "right here!" in caps) on my wall.
this lp really deserves to be more known and revered than it is too bad they dropped the ball so badly with their single choices and the godzilla sample fiasco.
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9. "RE: Internal Affairs appreciation post" In response to Reply # 0
...Monch is a top 5 MC all time MC too me, that said, only about half of that LP is up to the high standards duke has/had established...the good ish is on it though is THAT GOOD....
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