Why do people gas Ridin Dirty as UGK's magnum opus?

[murksiderock]

When Too Hard To Swallow and Super Tight are both greater works of art?

Also, here's my annual reminder to the board that UGK is second to only Kast in All-Time duos...

 

[987654321]

Because not only is it the most beautiful, cohesive, timeless project in their catalogue, it’s also one of the most beautiful, cohesive, timeless projects in all of hip hop.

It’s where they combined everything they’d learned from previous albums and EP’s to perfection. None of their other albums are as balanced or perfect, from front to back.

“Super tight” would be the closest, but like “Too hard to Swallow” , it’s just a collection of their hardest, recent efforts just put together. Nothing outside of “Ridin Dirty” had as much depth, color, introspection, or harmony. It was the perfect marriage of effort and artistry.

Where Supertight and Too Hard were fun to listen to, Ridin Dirty played like a movie. It never got old. Through and through classic. Musically, lyrically, and thematically, It will always be up there with the rest of the other greats.

UGK is also my favorites behind Kast.

 

[raoulduke187]

I enjoy Underground Kingz more than Ridin Dirty, that's just a personal preference though

 

[987654321]

I enjoy Underground Kingz more than Ridin Dirty, that's just a personal preference though

I haven’t played it in a long time, but I did love it. I even shortened it down to a “one disc” playlist lol. It fukkin sucks Pimp died. I know they had a lot more left to give as a collective.

 

[Reptile]

Too Hard To Swallow and Super Tight sound thin and amateurish as hell compared to Ridin Dirty. And their mic presence was weak on those albums. Riding Dirty is far superior in every aspect.

 

[Reptile]

And UGK >>>>>>>>>>> Outkast.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Ridin Dirty is their best album but if somone puts Super Tight over Ridin Dirty I won't disagree

Too Hard To Swallow is like their 5th/6th best album. Dirty Money is underrated and their double CD a classic

Too Hard To Swallow suffers cause of all the changes by Jive

Ridin Dirty
Super Tight
Underground Kingz
Dirty Money
UGK 4 Life
Too Hard To Swallow

 

[Redwood]

@shopthatwrecks goes into more detail about this.

 

[987654321]

Ridin Dirty is their best album but if somone puts Super Tight over Ridin Dirty I won't disagree

Too Hard To Swallow is like their 5th/6th best album. Dirty Money is underrated and their double CD a classic

Too Hard To Swallow suffers cause of all the changes by Jive

Ridin Dirty
Super Tight
Underground Kingz
Dirty Money
UGK 4 Life
Too Hard To Swallow

That’s about how I would rank them too

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Riding’ Dirty was their style and sound polished and perfected…i know part of it for me is age bias, there’s an almost iron clad divide around ‘95-‘96 where stuff sounds “old school” to my ear before and everything after is modern rap….even the shyt I absolutely love before that divide (Super Tight and Hard to Swallow along with a bunch of shyt like SPCFM, the Chronic, Doggystyle, RTD, Illmatic, first two Quik albums, Creepin on a Come Up etc) I enjoy with almost a sense of novelty…it’s the shyt my uncle and other OGs played…almost without exception I prefer that Ridin’ Dirty, ATLiens, IWW, Life After Death, E. 1999, etc class of albums

I have Underground Kingz as their second best project too

 

[Knockout_LR_Freshmart]

I always found Super Tight the best, but wouldn’t fault someone for preferring Ridin’ Dirty.

 

[Reptile]

Underground King and Dirty Money >>>>>>>>>>>>>> THTS and Super Tight

 

[Yehuda]

I listen to Dirty Money more than Riding Dirty.

 

[THE 101]

Mfs always gotta be on that hipster "...well actually their older material is far superior"

Ain't no problem preferring Super Tight to Ridin Dirty but just don't play ignorant on why one is more popular than the other.

 

[shopthatwrecks]

I always found Super Tight the best, but wouldn’t fault someone for preferring Ridin’ Dirty.

thats them ..feds in town >>>>>>