Hip-Hop Blasphemy: It Was Written Is Better Than Illmatic (Episode 2)

[mobbinfms]

Yeah.

If instrumental copies of every rap album ever made were released today, I would not pick up a single east coast instrumental album, expect for Ready to Die and It Was Written. Illmatic wouldn't even enter my mind. G-funk is just a superior sound. You can kick back and smoke weed to g-funk beats. You can bump it in your ride. You can listen to g-funk beats while you train. East coast albums only have value because of the rapping. The lyricism is fantastic. The beats aren't bad, they complement the rapping, but if there is no rapping and no lyrics then there's no way I'd listen to boom bap. I would much rather take something by Lil' Half Dead over Illmatic if I had to choose between two instrumental copies.

Although to be fair to the east coast, if a capella versions of every rap album ever made were released, I would load up heavily. Only stuff by 2Pac, Ice Cube and Del tha Funkee Homosapien from the west would make the cut a capella. So I'm not biased. I got much love for both coasts. It's just a fact however that g-funk sounds better than any other type of music.

:pdahellclean:

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

:prodigylol:
Jay Stans :pdahell2:

lol it was Black Girl Lost

Knew I'd find it

 

[Billy Ocean]

Yeah.

If instrumental copies of every rap album ever made were released today, I would not pick up a single east coast instrumental album, expect for Ready to Die and It Was Written. Illmatic wouldn't even enter my mind. G-funk is just a superior sound. You can kick back and smoke weed to g-funk beats. You can bump it in your ride. You can listen to g-funk beats while you train. East coast albums only have value because of the rapping. The lyricism is fantastic. The beats aren't bad, they complement the rapping, but if there is no rapping and no lyrics then there's no way I'd listen to boom bap. I would much rather take something by Lil' Half Dead over Illmatic if I had to choose between two instrumental copies.

Although to be fair to the east coast, if a capella versions of every rap album ever made were released, I would load up heavily. Only stuff by 2Pac, Ice Cube and Del tha Funkee Homosapien from the west would make the cut a capella. So I'm not biased. I got much love for both coasts. It's just a fact however that g-funk sounds better than any other type of music.

 

[mobbinfms]

possibly, though it was his subject matter pre IWW that really made ppl be like

No matter how good the MCing is, when you rapping about "champagne from Sicily" with rnb hooks who really gaf.

I import all my champagne from Sicily :pdahellclean:

 

[mobbinfms]

I guess Raekwon ill with his abundance of geography bars and pyrex vision tall tales



Champagne from Sicily is all Nas rapped about I guess the lyrical themes flew over your head.

He also rapped about guns from Italy. :prodigylol:

 

[Menelik II]

I import all my champagne from Sicily :pdahellclean:

That's E&J :Prodigy:

 

[spliz]

lol it was Black Girl Lost

Knew I'd find it

Factor in how many people love Black Girl Lost and then reevaluate the album. This is why it's not far fetched to me that people prefer IWW. Cause I've literally seen this opinion be had all my life. It's not new or surprising to hear people say they prefer IWW. Only track Ive seen alotta people shyt on over the years is Nas Is Coming.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Factor in how many people love Black Girl Lost and then reevaluate the album. This is why it's not far fetched to me that people prefer IWW. Cause I've literally seen this opinion be had all my life. It's not new or surprising to hear people say they prefer IWW. Only track Ive seen alotta people shyt on over the years is Nas Is Coming.

and how many tracks on Illmatic are shytted on?

 

[Billy Ocean]

lol it was Black Girl Lost

Knew I'd find it

This guy had to search which song he didn't like on IWW but he's in here trying to tell people it's blasphemous to like that album more than Illmatic

 

[kingofnyc]

no its not...

R2D is a spinoff of Illmatic. just start with the album cover

da hell u smoking

 

[ISO]

lol it was Black Girl Lost

Knew I'd find it

Thats a classic song though it doesn't matter if you don't like it...

The skit to start the song is straight quotables, Nas was spitting that intelligent uplifting shyt for black woman, vocals from JoJo of Jodeci, melodic emotional beat from L.E.S., based off the Donald Goines novel.

Song is getting remixed and freestyle'd to 20 years later

 

[spliz]

and how many tracks on Illmatic are shytted on?

Honestly not shytted on. but One Time 4 Your Mind generally doesn't get the love the other tracks on the album does.

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

This guy had to search which song he didn't like on IWW but he's in here trying to tell people it's blasphemous to like that album more than Illmatic

don't quote me until you understand wtf I'm talking about

I honestly cannot believe someone can be this illogical

and I had to search it because I don't listen to this run of the mill album very often

 

[spliz]

Thats a classic song though it doesn't matter if you don't like it...

The skit to start the song is straight quotables, Nas was spitting that intelligent uplifting shyt for black woman, vocals from JoJo, melodic emotional beat from L.E.S., based off the Donald Goines novel

Song is getting remixed and freestyle'd to 20 years later

Basically. lol

 

[Inspect Her Deck]

Honestly not shytted on. but One Time 4 Your Mind generally doesn't get the love the other tracks on the album does.

yeah but not comparable....Nas is Coming is a genuine weak link

and how many genuine 5* standouts does IWW have?