That Saafir post had me thinking. How come no one has posted any Hieroglyphics?
most Mc's get beaten defeaten I eat men, I'm the bestest the west is now on the map OR I write raps and when niggas bite I claps cuz they shit sound better now.....you bit so hard I thought that shit was a quote
Adding some of my most cherished albums of the genre:
WHO AM I - addictive hip hop musick CHILL E.B. - born suspicious N.W.A. - straight outta Compton BDP - ghetto music: the blueprint of hip hop BDP - edutainment BDP - sex and violence BDP - criminal minded GANG STARR - step in the arena PUBLIC ENEMY - apocalypse 91...the enemy strikes black
this only gets one mention, and that's as someone's #5 choice.
how can that be?
Because it's not that good?
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
there's no way in hell that life after death is even close to ready to die as a double disc. MAYBE if you compiled some super fan favorites into a single disc. but as a double disc, there's still a lot of filler.
this only gets one mention, and that's as someone's #5 choice.
how can that be?
Because it's not that good?
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
there's no way in hell that life after death is even close to ready to die as a double disc. MAYBE if you compiled some super fan favorites into a single disc. but as a double disc, there's still a lot of filler.
There's certainly filler on Life After Death, but not in an amount that exceeds the proportion of filler on Ready to Die. It's a much better album overall.
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
That album really doesn't belong in a conversation with the likes of Illmatic, ...Cuban Links... and Reasonable Doubt.
Suspect. That's crazy talk dude.
I'd be disappointed if you hadn't chimed in here.
But let's not waste our time arguing minutia since, really, the entire Biggie discography pales in the face of the achievement of such musical giants as Jamiroquai.
this only gets one mention, and that's as someone's #5 choice.
how can that be?
Because it's not that good?
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
That album really doesn't belong in a conversation with the likes of Illmatic, ...Cuban Links... and Reasonable Doubt.
i disagree... and i bet nas, raekwon, and jay-z (definitely jay-z) would disagree with you, too. beats and rhymes, ready to die blows the best of jay-z out of the water anyday. bottom line - its shameful to see albums like 'mecca and soul brother,' 'straight out the jungle,' 'curious monkey,' and a bunch of others get listed without even a mention of 'ready to die.'
i disagree... and i bet nas, raekwon, and jay-z (definitely jay-z) would disagree with you, too. beats and rhymes, ready to die blows the best of jay-z out of the water anyday.
bottom line - its shameful to see albums like 'mecca and soul brother,' 'straight out the jungle,' 'curious monkey,' and a bunch of others get listed without even a mention of 'ready to die.'
you also gotta think about where this is being posted. most of the people on here don't like a majority of the stuff the nas, raekwon, jay-z, and biggie albums influenced so it's not a far stretch to think that they wouldn't like the albums too.
and faux, not counting interludes or intros, i count 1 filler track on ready to die and at least five or six on life after death.
this only gets one mention, and that's as someone's #5 choice.
how can that be?
Because it's not that good?
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
That album really doesn't belong in a conversation with the likes of Illmatic, ...Cuban Links... and Reasonable Doubt.
i disagree... and i bet nas, raekwon, and jay-z (definitely jay-z) would disagree with you, too. beats and rhymes, ready to die blows the best of jay-z out of the water anyday. bottom line - its shameful to see albums like 'mecca and soul brother,' 'straight out the jungle,' 'curious monkey,' and a bunch of others get listed without even a mention of 'ready to die.'
I doubt that--I'm sure they would acknowledge that Biggie was their peer as an artist, but I don't think they'd be so quick to concede that Ready to Die was the equal of the albums that they released during that era.
this only gets one mention, and that's as someone's #5 choice.
how can that be?
Because it's not that good?
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
That album really doesn't belong in a conversation with the likes of Illmatic, ...Cuban Links... and Reasonable Doubt.
i disagree... and i bet nas, raekwon, and jay-z (definitely jay-z) would disagree with you, too. beats and rhymes, ready to die blows the best of jay-z out of the water anyday. bottom line - its shameful to see albums like 'mecca and soul brother,' 'straight out the jungle,' 'curious monkey,' and a bunch of others get listed without even a mention of 'ready to die.'
I doubt that--I'm sure they would acknowledge that Biggie was their peer as an artist, but I don't think they'd be so quick to concede that Ready to Die was the equal of the albums that they released during that era.
I think Biggie was sicker than Jay-Z and Raekwon. Not way sicker but sicker. Party And Bullshit was sicker than so much that was put out around that time. He tore it up on that 12". I am not hating on the other 2 just saying I think Biggie is better.
this only gets one mention, and that's as someone's #5 choice.
how can that be?
Because it's not that good?
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
That album really doesn't belong in a conversation with the likes of Illmatic, ...Cuban Links... and Reasonable Doubt.
i disagree... and i bet nas, raekwon, and jay-z (definitely jay-z) would disagree with you, too. beats and rhymes, ready to die blows the best of jay-z out of the water anyday. bottom line - its shameful to see albums like 'mecca and soul brother,' 'straight out the jungle,' 'curious monkey,' and a bunch of others get listed without even a mention of 'ready to die.'
I doubt that--I'm sure they would acknowledge that Biggie was their peer as an artist, but I don't think they'd be so quick to concede that Ready to Die was the equal of the albums that they released during that era.
I think Biggie was sicker than Jay-Z and Raekwon. Not way sicker but sicker. Party And Bullshit was sicker than so much that was put out around that time. He tore it up on that 12". I am not hating on the other 2 just saying I think Biggie is better.
this only gets one mention, and that's as someone's #5 choice.
how can that be?
Because it's not that good?
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
That album really doesn't belong in a conversation with the likes of Illmatic, ...Cuban Links... and Reasonable Doubt.
i disagree... and i bet nas, raekwon, and jay-z (definitely jay-z) would disagree with you, too. beats and rhymes, ready to die blows the best of jay-z out of the water anyday. bottom line - its shameful to see albums like 'mecca and soul brother,' 'straight out the jungle,' 'curious monkey,' and a bunch of others get listed without even a mention of 'ready to die.'
I doubt that--I'm sure they would acknowledge that Biggie was their peer as an artist, but I don't think they'd be so quick to concede that Ready to Die was the equal of the albums that they released during that era.
I think Biggie was sicker than Jay-Z and Raekwon. Not way sicker but sicker. Party And Bullshit was sicker than so much that was put out around that time. He tore it up on that 12". I am not hating on the other 2 just saying I think Biggie is better.
Not what the debate is about, dude.
And "Party and Bullshit" = not on Ready to Die.
ok then. I think Ready To Die is way sicker than Life After Death. Life After had a lot of filler like they said. It's like one track good one track ehh. I still like both but I think overall Ready to Die wins. The radio tracks I can pass on as they get kinda tiring quickly but other than those I say the only filler track is the one where they are fucking.
Yeah I agree with most yall, but I have to throw in The Jugaknots, CO FLOW and Siah Yesha ep... Ultra Mags 2 1st LP's Fearless 4, Grandmaster Flashes later stuff too, and Steady B cauise he took L's Radio, and The Latest DeLa LP and All the GangStarrs... ahh Yeah!
The Blackmoon LP I loved but I listened again and it was a little dated but still cool! & Crash Crew, what about the JayRock, and UTFO....
I love how, after looking at this thread, me and Delay had an impromptu debate about which Biggie album was better in the middle of the shop. Some shit never changes with hip-hop heads!
Ready to Die ??? I know what you???re saying about this record, Faux ??? but time and place and feeling reigns over quality in this case???in most cases?
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SICK....
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Ugly Duckling - Fresh Mode
Freestyle Fellowship - To Whom It May Concern
WHO AM I - addictive hip hop musick
CHILL E.B. - born suspicious
N.W.A. - straight outta Compton
BDP - ghetto music: the blueprint of hip hop
BDP - edutainment
BDP - sex and violence
BDP - criminal minded
GANG STARR - step in the arena
PUBLIC ENEMY - apocalypse 91...the enemy strikes black
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3rd bass, the cactus album
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what's breezly brewin doing these days? has to be one of the most underated talented mcs ever.
how can that be?
Because it's not that good?
A lot of his best material from that period wasn't included on that album and, frankly, his second album is a lot better.
That album really doesn't belong in a conversation with the likes of Illmatic, ...Cuban Linx... and Reasonable Doubt.
Suspect. That's crazy talk dude.
There's certainly filler on Life After Death, but not in an amount that exceeds the proportion of filler on Ready to Die. It's a much better album overall.
I'd be disappointed if you hadn't chimed in here.
But let's not waste our time arguing minutia since, really, the entire Biggie discography pales in the face of the achievement of such musical giants as Jamiroquai.
i disagree... and i bet nas, raekwon, and jay-z (definitely jay-z) would disagree with you, too. beats and rhymes, ready to die blows the best of jay-z out of the water anyday.
bottom line - its shameful to see albums like 'mecca and soul brother,' 'straight out the jungle,' 'curious monkey,' and a bunch of others get listed without even a mention of 'ready to die.'
and faux, not counting interludes or intros, i count 1 filler track on ready to die and at least five or six on life after death.
I doubt that--I'm sure they would acknowledge that Biggie was their peer as an artist, but I don't think they'd be so quick to concede that Ready to Die was the equal of the albums that they released during that era.
How does this not show up?
I think Biggie was sicker than Jay-Z and Raekwon. Not way sicker but sicker. Party And Bullshit was sicker than so much that was put out around that time. He tore it up on that 12". I am not hating on the other 2 just saying I think Biggie is better.
Not what the debate is about, dude.
And "Party and Bullshit" = not on Ready to Die.
ok then. I think Ready To Die is way sicker than Life After Death. Life After had a lot of filler like they said. It's like one track good one track ehh. I still like both but I think overall Ready to Die wins. The radio tracks I can pass on as they get kinda tiring quickly but other than those I say the only filler track is the one where they are fucking.
The Blackmoon LP I loved but I listened again and it was a little dated but still cool! & Crash Crew, what about the JayRock, and UTFO....
Ready to Die ??? I know what you???re saying about this record, Faux ??? but time and place and feeling reigns over quality in this case???in most cases?
Supreme Clientele
Liquid Swords
Nation of Millions
Enter/36 Chambers
3 Feet High
Straight Outta Compton
The Diary
The Infamous
Death Certificate
I???d add