15. "he started producing and left rapping alone" In response to Reply # 1
that whole crew is still doing stuff, mostly hanging with local groupies and whatnot and acting like assholes (especially the groupies smh)
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20. "RE: he started producing and left rapping alone" In response to Reply # 15
>that whole crew is still doing stuff, mostly hanging with >local groupies and whatnot and acting like assholes >(especially the groupies smh)
lol,,,
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2. "Solid album from '96" In response to Reply # 0
Better when he was doing straight up lyrical shit. The section where he tried to do "club hits" was instantly forgettable. I also remember thinking there were a few too many interpolated hooks, instead of just sampling/scratching, but I could be mis-remembering. A lot of it still stands up though.
21. "RE: a few dope tracks" In response to Reply # 3
>Extra Abstract Skillz > >Nod Factor was a classic for the time even though that sample >just sounds wild played out nowadays > >but it was disappointing & he ain't really rep us like he >coulda
Im not from Virginia and I moved here right after this album was out...
I remember being kinda geeked about skillz but for some reason people in Richmond were on some serious hate for dude.
He didnt get the love you would expect for a hometown hero..
So eventually he stopped waiving the Va Flag ...
I dont blame him the way people acted
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25. "Richmond is known for not appreciating local talent" In response to Reply # 21
you have to blow up first and be accepted before people know who you are D doesn't really say too much about Richmond because here he was just the local guy that won all the talent showcases or whatever Missy and Timbaland was able to escape that because nobody here knew they were from VA at first
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28. "it hasn't changed as much as it has gone in another direction" In response to Reply # 27
it's okay if you're local, but now if you blow up you'd better be prepared for an epic backlash people don't like you doing better than them, and if you don't take them with you then you'd better look out the fact that you don't know these people isn't something that stops them from talking shit hearing these niggas talk about one another is really depressing at times, from a music fan standpoint
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