Was CNN's War Report really that BIG when it Dropped?

[nieman]

It was huge in NY, NJ, Philly...underground street ish. The War Report and Ghetto Millionaire are the last 2 traditional East Coast street albums in hip-hop, before the pop wave took over completely.

 

[KilabeatZ]

Ya'll shouldn't sleep on The Reunion. Not as good, but still a great C-N-N album.

Banger:

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

It depends on what you consider dominant

Which ones were major factors coast to coast not just the east?

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Which ones were major factors coast to coast not just the east?

Being that I was on the east coast at the time that's hard for me to say. But I can say there are posters on this forum from the west coast that love those albums

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Being that I was on the east coast at the time that's hard for me to say. But I can say there are posters on this forum from the west coast that love those albums

I love reasonable doubt and the infamous. But they were small potatoes compared to what else was going on

 

[Curioser]

uh... I was getting mix tapes with stick you/illegal life in Detroit. It wasn't that underground... A huge album but clearly mobb deep clones. The irony of the way Nore tries to talk down to P.

 

[Curioser]

I love reasonable doubt and the infamous. But they were small potatoes compared to what else was going on

Reasonable doubt was trash... pure revisionist history no one checkin for it... The infamous was an instant classic not sure what would make you call it small potatoes. Clearly it's not a pop crossover album. There are legends in every genre who don't hit 18 on the charts et alone number one.

 

[Sir Brehsington]

It was pretty big in the streets of NY but not commercially and I wouldn't think outside of the east coast many people checked for it.

Yup. One of the 1st hiphop tapes i copped as a kid. Still love this album.

 

[Sir Brehsington]

i remember tony winning hot 97 battle of the beats every night for mad long

facts .. damn u brought me back homie.

 

[Jimmy ValenTime]

Ob4cl was actually a very dominant project in New York City cuz they released in the summertime and ice cream was a big enough record.

Honestly the Junior Mafia singles got more radio play than the Bigge singles

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Reasonable doubt was trash... pure revisionist history no one checkin for it... The infamous was an instant classic not sure what would make you call it small potatoes. Clearly it's not a pop crossover album. There are legends in every genre who don't hit 18 on the charts et alone number one.

Proof the infamous was an instant classic?

 

[BmoreGorilla]

I love reasonable doubt and the infamous. But they were small potatoes compared to what else was going on

I'll give you Reasonable Doubt but definitely not the Infamous. You named two Wu albums like the Wu wasn't the biggest group at the from 94-97. Only group that can be compared is Bone

 

[Black White Sox Hat]

It was a must have so i'll say yes.

 

[Curioser]

Proof the infamous was an instant classic?

Prove it wasn't..... I went to Germany in 1995 and it was even lit over there.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Reasonable doubt was trash... pure revisionist history no one checkin for it... The infamous was an instant classic not sure what would make you call it small potatoes. Clearly it's not a pop crossover album. There are legends in every genre who don't hit 18 on the charts et alone number one.

Reasonable Doubt was trash?

It definitely slipped thru the cracks due to so much heat dropping in 96 but you can go head with that bullshyt. Everybody who heard that album at the time loved it