Rest in Peace DMX April 9th, 2021

[newarkhiphop]

It’s a great three album run for a solo artist, but I think the best three album run is probably Redman. Kanye‘s first three albums are crazy. Sean Price has one of my favorite more recent ones. And with groups people gotta talk Mobb Deep, Kast, and MOP

I have to listen to and then there was X again. I remember being let down by it but I’ll listen to it today. It’s dope as fukk but I just remember it being a good step down from dark and hell is hot and flesh of my flesh

I'll give you Kayne's first 3 album being idk about any of the others. Maybe its because i grew up in that era but am having a hard time thinking of , i had jay in mind also but jay went semi commercial. X kept it raw.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

as I finish this and go to start "and there was X" has there been a rapper that has had a better first 3 album run? am being serious right now. 3 classic albums back to back to back? Jesus.

i hate what the drugs and other antics have done to X's career overall, you rarely hear him mentioned in Top 5's, no disrespect to the dead but i hear pun mentioned more than X

i don't consider all three to be classics, but TI, Kanye, Jay, Nas, Jeezy (if you start at his major label releases) all had great first 3 album runs...not taking away from the Dog, but we have been blessed by a few solo artists and groups (Kast, ATCQ, EPMD) to give us "classic" 3-4 album runs

 

[spliz]

I'll give you Kayne's first 3 album being idk about any of the others. Maybe its because i grew up in that era but am having a hard time thinking of , i had jay in mind also but jay went semi commercial. X kept it raw.

Pac with MATW, AEOM, and Makaveli.
Ice Cube with AMW, Death Certificate, and Predator
Redman with WTA, DIADS. and Muddy Waters
Nas with Illmatic, IWW, and I Am

there’s def a few more too... Especially groups.

 

[Methodical]

i don't consider all three to be classics, but TI, Kanye, Jay, Nas, Jeezy (if you start at his major label releases) all had great first 3 album runs...not taking away from the Dog, but we have been blessed by a few solo artists and groups (Kast, ATCQ, EPMD) to give us "classic" 3-4 album runs

Jeezy? not better than first 3 DMX albums.

 

[ThirdAct]

I feel like X never gets mentioned as having some of the best and hypest ad-libs but "SOMEBODY LET ME KNOW...DOG!" gotta be one of my favorites.

 

[Kaydigi]

wow, I thought she hated hip hop artists. .

 

[newarkhiphop]

Jeezy? not better than first 3 DMX albums.

am Finna hand out fades with these names I keep hearing up with X

has to be a era thing I grew up on 95 to 02 rap

 

[spliz]

wow, I thought she hated hip hop artists. .

X gets a different type of love from older people I don’t understand it. Lol. Also. The hook to Party Up gotta be one of the most sang along hooks by old people for a rap song. Lol

 

[newarkhiphop]

I was avoiding this thread like a mother, X's music saved my life as a youngin, he has to make it through this, he game

 

[heart]

as I finish this and go to start "and there was X" has there been a rapper that has had a better first 3 album run? am being serious right now. 3 classic albums back to back to back? Jesus.

i hate what the drugs and other antics have done to X's career overall, you rarely hear him mentioned in Top 5's, no disrespect to the dead but i hear pun mentioned more than X

I don’t want to get into too much hyperbole but yes the first three albums X had a great run.

It’s crazy I never heard anyone mentioned X in their top 5 let alone top 10. But if he doesn’t come out of this situation, a lot of narratives will change like always when an artist passes, especially on this site.

But off the top of of my head Nas’s first three album run, Big only had two, and of course Ice Cube and a few others if you get into groups. I can’t put pac in there because he rally ascended musically with thug life, MATW, etc..

 

[spliz]

I don’t want to get into too much hyperbole but yes the first three albums X had a great run.

It’s crazy I never heard anyone mentioned X in their top 5 let alone top 10. But if he doesn’t come out of this situation, a lot of narratives will change like always when an artist passes, especially on this site.

But off the top of of my head Nas’s first three album run, Big only had two, and of course Ice Cube and a few others if you get into groups. I can’t put pac in there because he rally ascended musically with thug life, MATW, etc..

Why can’t u put Pac in there? It’s not restricted to the first 3 albums is it? Because Pac has one of the greatest 3 album runs of all time in hip hop. His just happened to be his last 3. And X was always in my personal top 5-10 list. nikkas legit couldn’t tell me shyt about X back in the day. I always felt me and @FreshAIG was the biggest X fans on this site.

 

[Edub]

wow, I thought she hated hip hop artists. .

They all hate what replaces them.....in the beginning, til them royalty checks start rollin in

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Jeezy? not better than first 3 DMX albums.

i'm not gonna do this in this thread, but i don't love DMX's third album, him putting out that much charting music in a short time was the greater feat,"...and then" isn't better than "the recession"

 

[newarkhiphop]

whatever happened to drag-on

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I don’t want to get into too much hyperbole but yes the first three albums X had a great run.

It’s crazy I never heard anyone mentioned X in their top 5 let alone top 10. But if he doesn’t come out of this situation, a lot of narratives will change like always when an artist passes, especially on this site.

But off the top of of my head Nas’s first three album run, Big only had two, and of course Ice Cube and a few others if you get into groups. I can’t put pac in there because he rally ascended musically with thug life, MATW, etc..

he's in my top 10 along with people like kanye, kendrick, and TI - folks people seem to be afraid to include in their top 10 when looking for daps on thecoli