yasiin bey - Black on Both Sides 25th Anniversary

[I love Latina women]

I can’t believe it’s been 25 years since the album came out

Time truly does fly by

This album is still such a fresh breathe of air

 

[I love Latina women]

Listening to this album all day today

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

Insanely dope

I rank Mos higher than most but to me, he has three PERFECT albums that all hit me at the exact right time in my life.

Black Star & BOBS both hit in my highschool years, tryna figure out what being a minority was all about.

Ecstatic when I was living in Orlando as part of the International Disney College Program.

Mos is forever ranked high for me on these three.

 

[I love Latina women]

Insanely dope

I rank Mos higher than most but to me, he has three PERFECT albums that all hit me at the exact right time in my life.

Black Star & BOBS both hit in my highschool years, tryna figure out what being a minority was all about.

Ecstatic when I was living in Orlando as part of the International Disney College Program.

Mos is forever ranked high for me on these three.

yeah, he’s my all time favorite emcee

I love Black On Both Sides but The Ecstatic is my favorite

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

yeah, he’s my all time favorite emcee

I love Black On Both Sides but The Ecstatic is my favorite

I think BOBS is his magnum opus...but I listen to the Ecstatic more as well. It's just so much fun.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

nikkas talk culture this, culture that but in reality most of yall nikkas don’t give a flying fukk about hip hop

 

[I love Latina women]

I think BOBS is his magnum opus...but I listen to the Ecstatic more as well. It's just so much fun.

yeah it is

Agreed, I just find myself listening to The Ecstatic more and more these years

 

[I love Latina women]

 

[BK360NATL]

Absolute hip hop classic. An example of perfecting true art and love for the game. Should be required listening before younger artists are signed to deals.

This song is so underrated, so relevant, especially when you grew up in BK in the 80s & 90s. While he's referring to intra-BK dynamics (ex. Pink Houses in the 80s & 90s), it definitively is a universal message that applies to when folks go out of town/country and lose common sense.

 

[skillz2]

Bought this when it came out back in the day. The album is kinda underrated to me I don't hear it mentioned much when debating classic albums from the 90s. It did come out at the end of 99 though so perhaps that has something to do with it.

Furthermore, while Mos released some solid projects after this, I still think his career underwhelmed somewhat when you think about what it could've been.

 

[Alvin]

 

[gldnone913]

aging myself, but my dog bought the cassette of this.

Legendary album - one of my favorites from an underrated MC.

 

[AMcV'88]

is this the most quintessential Brooklyn album of all time ?

I don't know why but when I listen to this or Dah Shinin I think these are the album that really represent Brooklyn
theres just this imagery to them when I listen to them

 

[Why-Fi]

"God is sufficient and Disposer of affairs
gunmen and stockholders try to merit my fear
but God is sufficient over plans they prepare..."

real life theme music right there. i still run this album.

 

[RennisDeynolds]

nikkas talk culture this, culture that but in reality most of yall nikkas don’t give a flying fukk about hip hop

My UMI SAID SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON THE WORLD