3. "First album is a classic" In response to Reply # 0
and I loved the 80 Blocks from Tiffany’s mixtape. I know they put out some other good stuff but I’m not sure it’s enough to be one of the greatest rap groups ever.
“So back we go to these questions — friendship, character… ethics.”
7. "On The Way Uptown" In response to Reply # 0 Fri May-26-23 04:31 PM by jaymack
is a GREAT compilation of pre-Uptown tracks. All Ski on production. SP1200 magic. Word is Jay-Z switched his whole style up for Reasonable Doubt when he heard these dudes.
11. "RE: On The Way Uptown" In response to Reply # 9
More or less.
"Camp Lo has dropped a new tape filled with rare and unreleased demos called On The Way Uptown, in reference to their underrated 1997 classic Uptown Saturday Night. On the Way Uptown features seventeen tracks. "
19. "RE: that's what I'm sayin. Are they really accessible w/o Ski?" In response to Reply # 18
I don't know if accessible is the term, more like they came up in a time when having a different rhyme style, being creative with the wordplay, slanguage, was valued. They were unique, in the same sense of Das Efx when they dropped. SKI and Camp Lo just fit each other perfectly, complemented what Lo was trying to do creatively...
20. "RE: that's what I'm sayin. Are they really accessible w/o Ski?" In response to Reply # 19
I do think that they do compliment each other, but I will say that not knowing what the f*&k they were saying made the album less impactful.
Their style was phenomenal. Their flow was crazy, especially as a duo. Beats were fire. Lyrics were mid at best (due to the lack of "connectablity" for the listener.
21. "I always thought they were playing the brothers from Airplane" In response to Reply # 19
who were talking all slang the whole time. But yeah with Ski they are the perfect storm. I probably listen to "Bubblin" every day in the gym. Just hypes me up.
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