...dayum, It just dawned on me... wasn't Bone Thugs and Harmony's Crossroads in 96? That warrants Top Ten status doesn't it? Also what was the name of that joint with Black Moon on it... Laflow, Laflah..some s**t like that, but it was dope. Not Top Ten or even twenty but I just wanted to mention it.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Well...no dope boom bap beats today, no percussive Sambas,Ellingtons or Parkers or any versions of Bongo Rock... Today I'm just listening to some Journey. Yes, that Journey. No shame.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
QuoteUptownKid the fuckery of Officer Rawse's past haha ...priceless. I hear ya Bro!by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Yes, I was up there during that time also and it acquired massive air play,but like yourself I think it got that much play because the lyrical content was about New York,so it copped almost anthem status. There were alot of playas in the game round bout 96-01...but did any of them have a joint that could get in the stratosphere of a Top Ten or even Top twenty?? I don't really know...hmmmby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
and to add insult to injury RC, the depiction of the high top fade is raggedy on top. Kane would never venture out like that.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
I know this is about list, but I could not help from expressing myself here. I mean let's face it...none of these people are replacing Sidney Poitier or Denzel and Morgan anytime soon.I do think Queen Latifah and Will Smith had a creative edge because they were always entertainers at heart.They are multi faceted.You kind of got to throw the fact that they were actually rappers at one time oby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
QuoteUptownKid since we are a collective of true, real Rap listeners....is there any songs/tracks after '95 that is deserving on being in a "Top 10" rap joints of all time? Hmm..that is an excellent question because it forces our hands. If your mid 30s to early 40s your more apt to do it because this was your mainstay. If your older,your more dismissive...which is unfortunaby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Yes, R.I.P. to Mr. Brubeck..a person can spend a few days talking about the father of progressive jazz.His innovations led to vast changes in the dramatic stylings of almost every current and recent past smooth jazz operators.But for me, out of all the amazing things that he had done in his life and music;was that during his stint in Patton's Army, he was requested to start a band and tour wby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
haha..yes it's kinda jacked, but them lyrics right there that Biggie laid down should be on a wall somewhere in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.On the Hip Hop floor if they have one.Devestating. Peace!by BM31 - General Discussion
The problem with these things P is that there never is a definitive standard on which these songs are judged.Just what is the official criteria of which they are basing their opinions? We don't really know.It seems they just use the narrative of collective agreement.. You know, round up enough who's who in the industry and ask them for their personal opinions. Because we know in beiby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
That looks like some serious stuff right there! But I can't understand the overwhelming theme in most of these type flicks... people looking for things you know they got no business looking for.Cracks me up. To stay on the Sasquatch mode...I remember back when Brothers Disco (DJ Breakout,DJ Baron,Funky four + 1 more) created a sound system called The Mighty Sasquatch.They based the syby BM31 - General Discussion
Yes indeed, Nimoy got his during his time.He's is a unique individual.. Guys like Rod Serling,Carl Sagan,Richard Kiley and Nimoy they had narration on lock years before Morgan Freeman even though he was from the same time.by BM31 - General Discussion
Yes,BL..but I got more stuff from Arlindo Cruz than I have of Tim Maia. Peaceby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
YW, RC..not to jack the thread a little but.. did you notice that the unexplained goes really unexplained? Does anyone remember that tv show In search of with Leonard Nimoy (Mr.Spock) as the host. It was really grainy and Nimoy had you believing s**t that you knew prolly wasn't true.haha Peace.by BM31 - General Discussion
^^ you can't go wrong there. Daughter of the legendary Joao Gilberto and singer Miucha,she is also the niece of another Brazilian icon Chico Buarque!With all that talent around you,you know She had to be amazing. Throw in the school of Getz and the umbrella of Veloso and there you have it. You'll immediately notice that She goes back and forth from portuguese to english on this recoby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
^^ haha i like that one! no problem P you know I always tell it like it is!by BM31 - General Discussion
^^ haha, hey GMM you know in this youtube driven world, somebody is gonna come up with something like that.Way back when they used to have stuff on tv that really didn't make no sense but it was funny in it's own weird way..Like Benny Hill, Monte Python's Flying Circus,Second City TV,etc..I used to dig on that stuff back in the day.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Welcome Eiki! Pull up a chair! Feel free to discuss whatever is on your mind. This site was done up by two dynamic players from the himilayas in great fashion, none other than RChecka and UptownKid! Two extreme music lovers, beat coal miners and they're all over the pulse of Hip Hop old school and new. I hope you enjoy it here.I know I have! Peace to ya!by BM31 - General Discussion
Never have, Jay...but that was a great set. Them guys get down with theirs!by BM31 - General Discussion
Definitely worth checkin' out.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Yes,very much in the PE realm, not too far from the tree.Nothing too unexpected there. I gotta track it down,soon.thx, Uptown for the knowlowww Peace!by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
indeed...but the concept would have to be something so otherworldly people would have to say WTF! It would have to be crafted like nothing anybody has ever heard before.Almost like P-Funk was for us, back in the 70s or when I heard Promentalshitbackwashpsychosisenemasquad/The Doo Doo chasers Only George Clinton can make a smooth funky record about s**t. I lay down a premo style beat laced oby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
QuoteUptownKid no doubt...playing the dozens..snappin'. it was a rule, in the hood/around the way/in the cut - or, however you describe where you grew up, to know how to snap (or play the dozens), 'cause that's how it went down. if you couldn't, or souldn't do it well, then you've pretty much labelled yourself a sucka. it was mostly out of fun...in alot of cases, itby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
QuoteBeatlover I must be the only person in the world with 3 Brasillian brother-in-laws(sister is married to one too) and NONE of them like Football! Que???? (sorrisos)That's one on me, all of the people I have met there and also the Brasilian-Americans that live in Orlando are football crazy.They do not understand American Football too tight.My wife ask me "why do the guys fall doby BM31 - General Discussion
I hear ya,Uptown..what's the cuts you like on the albums the best? How did the production go down on the beats? Who did the production on this one? Is it vintage PE or did they change their style so they can freak the funk? Peace.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
QuoteUptownKid you can't have a battle without beef. Noone battles for the fun of it....unless it's staged - which some battles have been (past and present)...but who takes those things seriously. Yeah, folks may battle to see who's skill is better (whether on a b-ball court, on NBA LIve or on a microphone)...but the beef come into play when shit gets' personal, for whatever rby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
No problem RC thx it would be fun,I'll just start putting the thoughts and notes together here and come up with something.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Never did the fisher price thing, even for my kids when they were younger. At most of the spots in New York there are already a few stations in the stores with turntables so you can try out your potential cuts.by BM31 - General Discussion
QuoteBeatlover ANY Premier League game(ok, maybe apart from Stoke vs Sunderland!) would be an experience for anyone, the atmosphere is pretty crazy, expecially during evening games...which team does she follow in Brasil? My wife is Flamengo. Cool,..She's a big Corinthians fan! She's got 5 brothers and 4 sisters all futebol nuts! She also thinks boxing is boring because they can&by BM31 - General Discussion
QuoteRChecka Truthfully, I'm a home body, I don't like traveling and even when I'm only 4 hours away I miss my own bed and my own comfort zone. Sad but true. That's not a sad thing, it's just how you flow.My brother is kinda like that also. Although he did go to the Phillipines on one of them Peace Corps things back in the late 70s, he came back with what he calleby BM31 - General Discussion