Yeah, I mean there's no wrong answer. Just interested on what makes people pick one over the other.
Let's actually have a hip-hop conversation for once... Does anybody else have "IWW > Illmatic"?
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Nah, man... My brain melted trying to decipher your shyt.
What you skip? I can't STAND "Nas is coming" and "watch them nikkas"
pointproven214
i speak facts not emotions
what is hard to decipher i think it was written was better lyrically in terms of rhyme schemes metaphors wordplay punchlines etc.
pointproven214
i speak facts not emotions
it was written is and was better then illmatic.
take it in blood any verse on that shyts on anything illmatic he spit
take it in blood any verse on that shyts on anything illmatic he spit
I don't think the amount of songs meant anything. Illmatic is that DEAL. But IWW is betterWould IWW be more comparable if it was an intro plus 9 songs like Illmatic?
You had too many Tec's on your dresser. I stopped reading.
I think IWW will help you love Illmatic over time if you didn't already. I first heard all of IWW before I heard all of Illmatic. Remember it took to from 1996 to 2001 for Illmatic to go Platinum. And Nas had a MTV buzzworthy video along with Nirvanas "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Thank West Coast Dominance , "Snoop Dre,Warren G,Cube etc." and no strong radio single for Illmatic poor sales.Hits sell albums.
If you don't have a ear for traditional sample and kick drum based Hip Hop then you wont absorb Illmatic all the way at first.
IWW has beats that a 16 year old or 36 year old will love still if you played it now.
Lyrically Illmatic has more poignant life observations especially as you mature. "Buck that bought a bottle..." *Life's A bytch" "the intro", " "through out the walls of intelligence life is defined" writing his friend in Jail on "One Love"etc.
IWW has the flyest bars tho.
IWW has a straight forward theme but also mystique to it. Lyrically You got mafioso, mixed with pro-black 5%er influence, QB slang, mixed with commercial r&b and homages to the old school rappers with samples from Kool Keith Ultramagnetic on " Take it in Blood" and Kurtis Blow "If I Ruled The Wirld
Also the strings on IWW are well done like Affirmative Action" and the right mix of grime and polish production-wise.
Sometimes I think IWW gets snubbed because it doesn't have an overt "concious message" like alot of Illmatic does.
If you don't have a ear for traditional sample and kick drum based Hip Hop then you wont absorb Illmatic all the way at first.
IWW has beats that a 16 year old or 36 year old will love still if you played it now.
Lyrically Illmatic has more poignant life observations especially as you mature. "Buck that bought a bottle..." *Life's A bytch" "the intro", " "through out the walls of intelligence life is defined" writing his friend in Jail on "One Love"etc.
IWW has the flyest bars tho.
IWW has a straight forward theme but also mystique to it. Lyrically You got mafioso, mixed with pro-black 5%er influence, QB slang, mixed with commercial r&b and homages to the old school rappers with samples from Kool Keith Ultramagnetic on " Take it in Blood" and Kurtis Blow "If I Ruled The Wirld
Also the strings on IWW are well done like Affirmative Action" and the right mix of grime and polish production-wise.
Sometimes I think IWW gets snubbed because it doesn't have an overt "concious message" like alot of Illmatic does.
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Nah...
Illmatic lived up to and beyond the hype...
It might be one of the purest moments in hip-hop, written by a kid with love for the art...
Illmatic lived up to and beyond the hype...
It might be one of the purest moments in hip-hop, written by a kid with love for the art...
Just a lazy attempt by a 6fag to look like a real hip hop fan. Homie made a generic thread thats been made a million times on rap forums. This isn't even the first IWW/Illmatic thread in September
pointproven214
i speak facts not emotions
give me a verse off illmatic where he matching syllable counts through out the entire verse
No.
