How many do you think Delicious Vinyl pressed up? They pop up on Ebay a quite a decent rate. DV were doing pretty well at the time.
that's a good question, because I fairly certain they only serviced college/commercial radio and were pretty selective about who they gave it out to. I had to work two different promo reps that worked in different offices to get a second copy.
What about all of EPMD's Parliament influenced shit?
EpMD's production isnt West Coast biting.
I don't wanna drum on this same topic, as the conversation has gone elsewhere, but back then to my ear, hip hop was hip hop. East Coast vs West Coast, 2Pac sounded East Coast on his first few albums. The only time WEST COAST defined itself was post Chronic, which was released AFTER Live And Let Die (according to Amazon, which I'm not sure is correct or not). Soooo, my point is, Live and Let Die was just hip hop done how, at the time, G Rap, Polo and Jinx wanted it to sound.
What about all of EPMD's Parliament influenced shit?
EpMD's production isnt West Coast biting.
Seriously - EpMD were rhyming over ZAPP beats around the same time NWA were just figuring out there were better ways to go than recording Fat-Boys-style covers of "Twist & Shout."
What about all of EPMD's Parliament influenced shit?
EpMD's production isnt West Coast biting.
Seriously - EpMD were rhyming over ZAPP beats around the same time NWA were just figuring out there were better ways to go than recording Fat-Boys-style covers of "Twist & Shout."
And my point of bringing up EPMD was what makes a beat "West Coast" back then? I'd have to go with what the artist(s) sampled (or the instrumentation), because that's the only determining factor. West Coast was heavily influenced by boogie and thick basslined music (as well as LA dance music of the 70s and 80s) type stuff, i.e., Zapp, Roger, Parliament, Funkadelic,George Clinton, Lakeside, Solar label type stuff, shit like that.
[disconected.oldhead.turningyourbackonhiphop] but didn't badboy lift that whole laid back sound from dre? [/disconected.oldhead.turningyourbackonhiphop]
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DV were doing pretty well at the time.
Yeah, it's bugged.
I wonder if the person who paid $55 for that knows what it sounds like, or if they're expecting Slaughtahouse Pt. II or Disposable Arts: The Prequel.
Or how low the sound quality is due to silver pressing.
that's a good question, because I fairly certain they only serviced college/commercial radio and were pretty selective about who they gave it out to. I had to work two different promo reps that worked in different offices to get a second copy.
Junk? Hell no.
AYO.....
Pretty much with any crowd.
Unquestionably Real Schitt.
Also unlistenable trash.
"Extra, Extra" is my schitt.
Plaese to be serious.
Is there something you'd like to say, Shied?
shit i had a box of 30 of these when it came out. shoulda held onto everything back then. just handed em out to the homies... i only kept two copies.
I don't wanna drum on this same topic, as the conversation has gone elsewhere, but back then to my ear, hip hop was hip hop. East Coast vs West Coast, 2Pac sounded East Coast on his first few albums. The only time WEST COAST defined itself was post Chronic, which was released AFTER Live And Let Die (according to Amazon, which I'm not sure is correct or not). Soooo, my point is, Live and Let Die was just hip hop done how, at the time, G Rap, Polo and Jinx wanted it to sound.
Seriously - EpMD were rhyming over ZAPP beats around the
same time NWA were just figuring out there were better ways to
go than recording Fat-Boys-style covers of "Twist & Shout."
And my point of bringing up EPMD was what makes a beat "West Coast" back then? I'd have to go with what the artist(s) sampled (or the instrumentation), because that's the only determining factor. West Coast was heavily influenced by boogie and thick basslined music (as well as LA dance music of the 70s and 80s) type stuff, i.e., Zapp, Roger, Parliament, Funkadelic,George Clinton, Lakeside, Solar label type stuff, shit like that.
you know those guys met in a Dungeons and Dragons role-playing club, right? They didn't even know each other before they made that album together.
1. Saturday Nite is nice.
2. Ace is sick with it on Crooklyn Dodgers.
3. I liked that Coolio was in the INC Ride video.
4. Why no love for Lord Digga!?!!?
help me understand.
notconnectedness.hatt
i still can't get my head around the fact that so many rap CDs go for 10X the LP.
Not in this case--that CD can be yours for about $1.99
"Jeep Ass Ni**a" is a great 12"--but are you familiar with the remixed version a/k/a "Born to Roll" that we're talking about?
is it on Blue Note?
No, but it is the missing link between free jazz and contemporary New York rappers embarassing themselves trying to cop Southern styles.