Sep 10, 2015

alright, let's get this going for real.

album #2:


The Clipse & The Re-Up g---, We Got It 4 Cheap, Vol. 2 (2005)
the clipse were responsible for a sea change in critical and popular attitudes toward rap in the mid-2000s. there were residual, crudely-drawn party lines from the so-called "mainstream-underground" wars, but def jux was no longer a key player, nor was rawkus the same. (predominately white) rap fans who had listened exclusively to aesop rock claimed they now listened exclusively to coke rap. what's impressive is that the clipse were able to be this sort of touchstone while in the midst of one of the worst label purgatories of the decade. the jive debacle left them on the shelf for four years between their two masterpieces, Lord Willin (2002) and h--- Hath No Fury (2006). the second of the We Got It 4 Cheap tapes, which features ab-liva and sandman (credited as the re-up g---), is the best, and one of the key pieces of the form's minor renaissance. listen: http://www.datpiff.com/The-Clipse-We-got-it-4-cheap-Vol-2-mixtape.819.html

@Packman @JFK @Akio @Peter Parker @Koolo @Narsh @Michael Myers @Skippy @Winter @BigCountry @sawalrath @Fire Squad @captain awesome @Boos @Big Mitch @Grimace @Charlie Strangelove @Mike Tyson @M.I.C. @sindy @Nuredin B @Fazers @Meero @Sav @Villain @KnobodyKnows @The Product @Ordinary Joel @Trackz @Final @CoCo

 

Jul 27, 2015

who wants to join? i'm picking the albums, f--- you. but really, i read conversations on here and people's digital eyes glaze over at the mention of a lot of seminal works. could be fun.

 

Jul 28, 2015

ladies and gentlemen, one of the worst living "rap fans"

 

Jul 27, 2015

noid isn't allowed.

 

Jul 27, 2015

@Packman @Narsh @Charlie Strangelove @BigCountry @Swizz @Mano @sawalrath @Winter @Skippy @Koolo @Michael Myers @Peter Parker @JFK @Akio @Fire Squad

cool, we're just gonna jump right in and do the first week here in this thread. ready?

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M.O.P., Warriorz (2000)

those who have only a passing familiarity with brownsville's best rap group might be surprised they hit their critical and commercial peak so late. they're mostly associated with timbs and broken bottles and clintons, but with the turn of the century came Warriorz, M.O.P.'s hardest and, simultaneously, most considered work, one of the last masterpieces of new york street rap. i think, knowing the average age and prevailing tastes of this forum, that it probably falls in a blind spot for a lot of people. i'll avoid saying to much so as to not sway the conversation. this is our album until next monday.

it's available via apple music. lemme know if you need a dl link of another sort and i'll try to find one.

 

Jul 27, 2015

if you're not noid then yes that's the rule

 

Jul 27, 2015

Ante Up is still the hardest song i've ever heard in my life

 

Jul 28, 2015

I'm not like @Skippy.

 

Jul 28, 2015

Gave this a spin today (it has to be years since I listened to it) so here are some quick thoughts:

In usual M.O.P fashion the record is bold, loud and unapologetic. Billy Danze & Lil Fame have this incredible energy only heightened by their ferocious deliveries and like any good duo they have a great natural chemistry.

The instrumentals perfectly compliment the hardcore rhymes, predominantly the production is shared between Preemo & Lil Fame (aka Fizzy Womack when he's behind the boards).

Overall it was a great adrenaline-filled ride. M.O.P are a sight to behold when it comes to crafting street anthems but man I forgot how dope "Foundation" was, really great way to close out the album.

 

Jul 27, 2015

Join cains corner ;D

 

Jul 27, 2015

No just an album of the week type thing like Charliework has been trying to do