Yo I swear the first person that came to mind before even opening the thread was Talib…but for Eardrum.
I thought the same.
Forgotten classic Albums
- Thread starter Yagirlcheatinonus
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I thought the same.
Yagirlcheatinonus
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How could you not give this album 5 mics?
I was a sophomore in HS, in the south. My sister’s future husband used to play this all the time. My brother and I used to have a copy, everybody in school was randomly singing out “KweeeeLllliiiii!” In people’s faces lol.
There were some really cool albums that year that I still listen to. This, Electric Circus, From the roota to tha toota, Gangsta and a Gentleman, Come Home with me, the fix, Lord Willin’, lost tapes, God’s Son, BP2, Cee-Lo’s debut, Guess Who’s back, The true Meaning, Phrenology, etc.
Not a year packed with timeless classics, but there were some good albums and very strong singles. A lot of us cherish this album, but I can kind of understand how it was kind of got lost to the memory of the casual listener.
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Rawkus was on fire at that time. Might as well throw soundboming 2 up there as well.
It was both behind and ahead of its time. If it came out in 2000-2001 or 2005 I feel like it would have stuck with a lot more casual listeners. A lot of what was “hot” in 2002 was meant for clubs or was full of half baked super gangster punchlines. This kind of music got pushed to the side, and sometimes clowned, by people who weren’t looking for it. It was a godsend for people who listened to rhymes and production with depth, or enjoyed some of everything.