max I'm with you on Straight Outta Compton NWA definately made their mark and changed the face of rap from their albums on.
sb
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Max, you know on the Life after Death album the story he told about screwing the chic and the boyfriend comes home that plays for the Knicks was a true story. The player he was talking about but never mentioned his name in the rap was none other than Charles Oakley. Hiliarous rap, gotta find that CD and listen to it.
Interesting topic.....
I was never into West Coast style rap but the best rap album I've purchased was Dr. Dre, The Chronic.
I grew up listening to all styles of music from Elton John to Public Enemy to Depeche Mode and on the rap side I pretty much listened to all East Coast (read NY area) performers then and even now. BUT DAMN....
The Chronic was classic and brought a whole new vibe to rap/hip hop. It was the first new and exciting thing to happen to rap in a while. I still periodically pop in that CD.
Honorable Mentions:
Anything by Biggie
Anything by Tupac
I was never into West Coast style rap but the best rap album I've purchased was Dr. Dre, The Chronic.
I grew up listening to all styles of music from Elton John to Public Enemy to Depeche Mode and on the rap side I pretty much listened to all East Coast (read NY area) performers then and even now. BUT DAMN....
The Chronic was classic and brought a whole new vibe to rap/hip hop. It was the first new and exciting thing to happen to rap in a while. I still periodically pop in that CD.
Honorable Mentions:
Anything by Biggie
Anything by Tupac
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by EveryDayGambler:
All Eyez On Me by Tupac Shakur was the best rap/r&b album but...
Makaveli the 7-day Theory is a masterpiece, it's a combination of everything put into one.
At first I didn't like Makaveli because I didnt get it. But now it scares the shit out of me everytime I go back to listen to it.
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Tupac's stuff is scary. The guy was an artistic genius. It amazes me that so much has been put out since his death.
All Eyez On Me by Tupac Shakur was the best rap/r&b album but...
Makaveli the 7-day Theory is a masterpiece, it's a combination of everything put into one.
At first I didn't like Makaveli because I didnt get it. But now it scares the shit out of me everytime I go back to listen to it.
Black Jesus lol <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Tupac's stuff is scary. The guy was an artistic genius. It amazes me that so much has been put out since his death.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I think you're up in Canada (trying to remember and apologize if I'm wrong) so I don't know if they're going up there anytime soon or not but they tour a lot. If they come in your area I'm sure I can get you backstage with the bands. He's really cool about getting the VIP/Backstage passes but they're usually for large festivals and stuff since that is where most of the jam bands seem to play.
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ur right, I am in Canada... Ottawa.. I just checked out their tour schedule on the website... I often travel to upstate new york... or Vermont for shows... Syracuse, Rochester even Albany... much further than that though is a bit too much of a hike for me...
Looks like the closest they are coming is Detroit & second closest is Philly...a bit too far for me this month (besides I am scared of those cities...lol...) I think Detroit has more Murders in a month than our entire Country has in a Decade!!!
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ur right, I am in Canada... Ottawa.. I just checked out their tour schedule on the website... I often travel to upstate new york... or Vermont for shows... Syracuse, Rochester even Albany... much further than that though is a bit too much of a hike for me...
Looks like the closest they are coming is Detroit & second closest is Philly...a bit too far for me this month (besides I am scared of those cities...lol...) I think Detroit has more Murders in a month than our entire Country has in a Decade!!!
Detroit is bad....my stepbrother is a teacher in the inner city and all my steprelatives from that part of the family have always lived in or around Detroit. The stepuncle was on the Detroit PD bomb squad for 30 years (we told him he should have gotten a lot more medals lol).
Hey my city isn't that bad.
sb
actually sportbet... true story here...
I AM A HUGE FLYERS FAN!!!
have been a huge Flyers fan since 1987 the year that Ron Hextall won the Conn Smythe Trophy in their riveting Stanley Cup Finals Against the All star oilers with Messier, Kurri, Gretzky & the bunch....
Edmonton had a 3-1 lead on the Flyers & thought it was a done deal as they walked past the Flyers dressing room with cases of champagne...
Well the Flyers fought back valiently & won games 5 & 6 to set up a game 7... (Hextall was a machine...) The classless Fans in Edmonton booed when they announced he was Conn smythe winner & I sat in my living room in tears...
Ever since then I have been a HUGE flyers fan, of Course I love the Sens aswell now that we have a team... but FLYERS are always my first love in Hockey....
P.S Bonk was traded to the Habs...
P.P.S would love to catch a Flyers game with ya some day... next time I am coming down to Philly will definately let you know... You do the same if you are ever coming up to Ottawa...
I AM A HUGE FLYERS FAN!!!
have been a huge Flyers fan since 1987 the year that Ron Hextall won the Conn Smythe Trophy in their riveting Stanley Cup Finals Against the All star oilers with Messier, Kurri, Gretzky & the bunch....
Edmonton had a 3-1 lead on the Flyers & thought it was a done deal as they walked past the Flyers dressing room with cases of champagne...
Well the Flyers fought back valiently & won games 5 & 6 to set up a game 7... (Hextall was a machine...) The classless Fans in Edmonton booed when they announced he was Conn smythe winner & I sat in my living room in tears...
Ever since then I have been a HUGE flyers fan, of Course I love the Sens aswell now that we have a team... but FLYERS are always my first love in Hockey....
P.S Bonk was traded to the Habs...
P.P.S would love to catch a Flyers game with ya some day... next time I am coming down to Philly will definately let you know... You do the same if you are ever coming up to Ottawa...
I knew about Bonk..he just always ticked me off when he was on the ice for them in the playoffs the last few years.
That's awesome that you are a fan of the Flyguys. Yeah 87 sucked bad...we always ended up playing these dynasty-like great teams in the finals. If the Flyers lose they usually went out with a bang to the best team.
Game 6 kicked ass I still love it when ESPN Classic replays it. I remember the airport footage when they came back to the city the fans were going insane.
Nobody liked Hexy anyways except our fans. Even when he left you could tell he wasn't going to be gone for long!
Yeah let me know if you get down here I can get some pretty good seats for games there. Ottawa is way up there man you must freeze your tail off. My buddy is a big fan of Canada though so he would probably find multiple reasons to go up there.
I've never been there but I've been just about everywhere else in Ontario (Toronto, London, Hamilton...they're all pretty much on the same highway from what I remembered).
sb
That's awesome that you are a fan of the Flyguys. Yeah 87 sucked bad...we always ended up playing these dynasty-like great teams in the finals. If the Flyers lose they usually went out with a bang to the best team.
Game 6 kicked ass I still love it when ESPN Classic replays it. I remember the airport footage when they came back to the city the fans were going insane.
Nobody liked Hexy anyways except our fans. Even when he left you could tell he wasn't going to be gone for long!
Yeah let me know if you get down here I can get some pretty good seats for games there. Ottawa is way up there man you must freeze your tail off. My buddy is a big fan of Canada though so he would probably find multiple reasons to go up there.
sb
outstanding choices 12345678. .. only one i havent heard is company flow. . .showbiz and ag i must listened to the remix of next level 200 times when it first came out. nobody knew what the hell it was at the time except the heads. DJ premier is the greatest producer in hip hop, 2nd isnt even close there will never be another like him.. . in my top 10 id probably take out a few nas and put in black rob and mobb deep forgot them.
rob i"m telling you ....that damn show and ag...I STILL listen to that damn album 10 years later...
Company Flow features - EL P - He's hard to keep up with but if you like lyrics , I would say not too many can mess with him...He is a White Guy-but he is a damn lyrical genious...
"Rappers could be dipped in powder blue and still couldn't rhyme "Past-EL"....
MAN o man --get that funcrusher plus if you like lyrics...
Honorable mention-- MF DOOM-- Best producer on the mic
Premiere is a legend....hands down...he'll take 3 sounds and next thing you know..it's a damn classic...you are right no one can even sniff his jock let alone hold it..
Gangstarr Code of the streets....that fukin beat brings tears to my eyes everytime i listen to it
Company Flow features - EL P - He's hard to keep up with but if you like lyrics , I would say not too many can mess with him...He is a White Guy-but he is a damn lyrical genious...
"Rappers could be dipped in powder blue and still couldn't rhyme "Past-EL"....
MAN o man --get that funcrusher plus if you like lyrics...
Honorable mention-- MF DOOM-- Best producer on the mic
Premiere is a legend....hands down...he'll take 3 sounds and next thing you know..it's a damn classic...you are right no one can even sniff his jock let alone hold it..
Gangstarr Code of the streets....that fukin beat brings tears to my eyes everytime i listen to it
a lot of these have been mentioned already and I haven't listened to too much rap in a while so I might have left out an album or two
Snoop - Doggystyle
Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
2Pac - All eyes on me
Tribe - Low end Theory
Dr. Octagon - Dr Octagonalcologist
Cube - Predator
Dre - the Chronic
Eminem - MArshall Mathers
Biggie - Life after Death
Gangstarr -Full clip, also dig his Jazzmatazz album
OutKast -Southernplayalistcfunk (or something like that)
Snoop - Doggystyle
Beastie Boys - Pauls Boutique
2Pac - All eyes on me
Tribe - Low end Theory
Dr. Octagon - Dr Octagonalcologist
Cube - Predator
Dre - the Chronic
Eminem - MArshall Mathers
Biggie - Life after Death
Gangstarr -Full clip, also dig his Jazzmatazz album
OutKast -Southernplayalistcfunk (or something like that)
