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There were only a few KRS ONE did that I really ever liked much when I was younger. Rakim though....nice
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I loooove KRS’s stuff up until ‘95.
At some point he started just using…crappy beats. IMO. I don’t know if he was getting them for free from nobody’s because he’s KRS and it was a cost saving thing? Or he just wanted his lyrics front and center getting all the shine? Or does he actually like them? No clue. But 87-95?? Legendary run, IMO. My favorite:
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Unexpected!!!!
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That beat is just GORGEOUS. Everything about it is perfect. And so California.
And Kurupt both raps well and is hilarious. “We wear khakis, *** jeans!!!” I love that line so much.
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Big Sean is a guy I haven’t given enough listens to.
I think in his early years his delivery/voice just made him seem like a an annoying cocky guy that I didn’t like….but actually listening to his lyrics in some of the songs I’ve given more time to and hearing some of his interviews….I may have misjudged him.
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Hmmm, I'm going to dwell on this California thing 
I feel 87% of people would pick California Love, just because...LOL
How about - best introductory guest spot on a track - when Snoop Dogg first appears in 'Deep Cover' ftw:
I feel 87% of people would pick California Love, just because...LOLHow about - best introductory guest spot on a track - when Snoop Dogg first appears in 'Deep Cover' ftw:
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Funny enough, I think I kind of align. I never go in deep cuz somehow I just always think I'll dislike him, while liking a lot of his stuff. lol
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THAT….is hard to top.Hmmm, I'm going to dwell on this California thing
How about - best introductory guest spot on a track - when Snoop Dogg first appears in 'Deep Cover' ftw:
AZ on Nas’s “Life’s A Bitch” comes to mind as a contender.
Snoop was a damn BEAST his first few years.
I’ve read that Dre doesn’t like that song and has never performed it. That would align with a guy who put out 3 solo albums….ever. Damn perfectionists, lol.
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Even after years of gangsta rap leading it up to it, and since, I'm not sure anything seemed wilder to me on first listen than the 10 seconds from when Snoop says:
"Whatcha wanna do..." lol
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Underground favorite:
Side story - met Median at a show back in August. He was every bit as cool as he seems on record. I looked over during Rapper Big Pooh’s set and he was right next to me….I did a double take and then was probably giving him the Larry David stare trying to figure out if it was him….he looked at me funny probably wondering why I was eyeballing him….I asked “are you Median?”…he laughed and said “I am!” and gave me a pound. 5 minutes later he was on stage performing….which is why I was baffled as to why he was randomly next to me in the crowd in the first place.
Ran into him after the show too but I was drunk, so all I really remember is that he was also drunk and was incredibly cool to drunkenly talk to about music.
Side story - met Median at a show back in August. He was every bit as cool as he seems on record. I looked over during Rapper Big Pooh’s set and he was right next to me….I did a double take and then was probably giving him the Larry David stare trying to figure out if it was him….he looked at me funny probably wondering why I was eyeballing him….I asked “are you Median?”…he laughed and said “I am!” and gave me a pound. 5 minutes later he was on stage performing….which is why I was baffled as to why he was randomly next to me in the crowd in the first place.
Ran into him after the show too but I was drunk, so all I really remember is that he was also drunk and was incredibly cool to drunkenly talk to about music.
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That's cool af - I wouldn't have asked, so good on you
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Ha, I probably wouldn’t have if he didn’t look at me - didn’t want him to think I had a problem with him or something, lol.
Took a picture with Phonte after the show and told him I was there from Syracuse and he said “oh s**%!! You came all the way here for our show?” I told him my brother was in Charlotte and the show gave me a good reason to visit, lol.
The down to earth relatable rhymes were always what drew me to LB and the JL crew, even beyond the beats and rhyme skill….how they are on record is how they are in person.
Another fun convo that show…got talking to the opening act Tab-One from the group Kooley High (Rapsody was in the group before she went solo and blew up), and found out we lived within miles of each other as kids in NC, but went to different schools.
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"Look out for Detox."
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Hmmm, I'm going to dwell on this California thing
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To Live And Die In LA.
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On that note, Snoop said that he and Dre are working on the follow up to Doggystyle which is naturally called…..”Missionary”.
I’ll believe that when it comes out, lol.
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I love that song and it’s definitely one of my favorite 2Pac songs and probably his most “Cali” song that I love.
Here’s another sleeper favorite of mine:
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The Jalen Rose video reminded me of this MM interview....I thought Jalen Rose was going to say he could drive around right now and everyone would know him still to this day. He went with Detroit over Hawaii though instead.
The ODB story ain't that great btw
The ODB story ain't that great btw
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This is a great point. Summer 2013, I saw LL, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, and De La Soul. It was a great show. Would far rather see legends with a catalogue of hits that know how to perform and a crowd that actually likes the music than anyone else. I love that this Nas/Wu tour seems to have done so well and regret that I couldn’t catch it….crazily I don’t even think they came to NY. I was considering going to CT for it but couldn’t quite pull it off.
