5. "Haha - but didn't you just say..." In response to Reply # 4
>along with Black Star, Grind Date, Game Theory & maybe Stakes >Is High.
"everyone's entitled to their opinions" in the Nas post?
In other words, yea people around here love all the albums you just named (me included) but...that's just part of having an opinion, which we're entitled to, isn't it?
23. "That doesn't change the fact that they're opinions..." In response to Reply # 9 Thu Jul-19-12 10:11 PM by Brew
and naturally the albums you named are gonna get praise on a website created by a group who in one way or another is affiliated with every artist represented by those albums...
I mean I get what you're saying but I don't, at the same time. Haha. Not trying to bust balls.
34. "on the ones who actually are 'affiliated' who have more than one album" In response to Reply # 23 Fri Jul-20-12 04:12 PM by Bombastic
which in this case means De La & The Roots, those albums are viewed in higher regard compared to the rest of their catalog here than anywhere else.
You will never hear people outside this site bring up Game Theory as The Roots' best album, here it's damn near the majority.
You will also never read Stakes Is High or Grind Date brought up in a 'best rap albums' list like you will see 3 Feet or Dead but here (particularly amongst the younger contingent) they're often touted as being better.
This is what places albums like this in the 'Overrated-On-OKP' category, their place is measurably disproportionate to the overall consensus.
36. "RE: on the ones who actually are 'affiliated' who have more than one alb..." In response to Reply # 34
>which in this case means De La & The Roots, those albums are >viewed in higher regard compared to the rest of their catalog >here than anywhere else.
Such as where?
>You will never hear people outside this site bring up Game >Theory as The Roots' best album, here it's damn near the >majority.
Where outside this site?
Just about anybody I've ever talked to, Internet or face to face, who likes the Roots considers Game Theory to be one of their best 2 or 3 albums
>You will also never read Stakes Is High or Grind Date brought >up in a 'best rap albums' list like you will see 3 Feet or >Dead but here (particularly amongst the younger contingent) >they're often touted as being better.
I don't think I've ever heard anyone call Grind Date their best album or even close to it. But plent of people here and elsewhere say they love it. Again, an opinion. It got good reviews.
>This is what places albums like this in the 'Overrated-On-OKP' >category, their place is measurably disproportionate to the >overall consensus. > >Get It? Good.
22. "I remember the Damaja called it the best debut (or maybe even album?)" In response to Reply # 4
since "Illmatic". That was quite a stretch. It was solid but that type of Hip-Hop isn't really the type of stuff that make me lose my shit or resort to hyperbole...
45. "nah, one truly great song in Respiration, a cool BDP reworking joint" In response to Reply # 43
and a solid opening salvo in Astronomy.
The rest is some of Hi-Tek's sleepiest beatwork, a lame Slick Rick homage which is basically redundant with Hater Players, and not much else worth remembering outside *maybe* Thieves In The Night.
It's a twelve-song collabo album that still manages to have plenty of snoozeworthy skipping material on it.
It's correct view is about a three-star out of five album when evaluated as an actual album outside the cultural milileu it was borne out of & symbolized.
Both Mos & Kweli's first solos were better and neither of those are amongst the Top 25-50 records this genre has to offer either.
Respiration is an all-time great rap song though, that was true then & remains true now.
7. "this really does not need to be done tho...are they tryin to make" In response to Reply # 0 Thu Jul-19-12 12:53 PM by Menphyel7
that nigga get his carrer together or something?
cause if he would have lived up to the potential of this album there would be no need to be this nostalgic about an album that came out 5 years ago and a nigga still proving himself.
Cold hearted is amazing tho I'll give him that.
like mofo having 5 year high school class reunion...yall just want a reason to get fucked up stop it..most of yall still living at home right outta school talkin about 5 year reunion.
11. "RE: this really does not need to be done tho...are they tryin to make" In response to Reply # 7
>like mofo having 5 year high school class reunion...yall just >want a reason to get fucked up stop it..most of yall still >living at home right outta school talkin about 5 year >reunion.
>like mofo having 5 year high school class reunion...yall just >want a reason to get fucked up stop it..most of yall still >living at home right outta school talkin about 5 year >reunion. >
25. "I'm sure every artist has tons of dope beats submitted that they turn do..." In response to Reply # 17
we just hear about Common's a lot cause Kanye can't shut his mouth and other producers name drop him because who wouldn't want to submit beats to Common, especially pre-2007.
30. "Yea don't get me wrong..." In response to Reply # 29
that line still gets the "WTF" look from me. I was just saying I don't know why I went as far as to call the guy "obnoxious" in a general sense since really that's the only line in the whole interview that really made me go "this mufucker serious?"
31. "Common would sound like a flower pot head on Exile beats" In response to Reply # 16
>***I'm still trying to figure out why Common turned down beats >by Exile
He's been there, done that, he needs a little bit more urban thump than Exile can provide. It would have been hard for him to play the "I'm more masculine than you" card with Drake if he was rapping over Exile's Cali happy face beats.
28. "thx for posting. nice read." In response to Reply # 0
i think i was the 1st one back in the day to post about bLu.. i had bought the 1st 12" singLe exiLe put out w/ kard off. on the A side, and i bought that joint because i heard the b-side, and bLu was ripping on the OG version of souL provider and the beat was way more raw, and i actuaLLy thought he was E-Voc from the B.U.M.S. who had went & gone soLo. LoL. bought that piece from UGHH.com. anyway, i had aLL the sound in coLor joints on vinyL too& shit.. the earLy mid 00's wasnt a bad time in hiphop Looking back, esp when myspace 1st was crackin
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