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October 6, 1992: Redman releases his debut album and certified classic, Whut? Thee Album.
To me this is one of the greatest albums of all-time. The Erick Sermon mastery of p-funk is never more evident than it is on this LP. Redman's rhyme style at the time (and for any time for that matter) was so advanced and heavy with punchlines and rhetorical devices.
The loose concept is basic but so genius at the same time. The idea that this psychopath is visiting his doctor, Dr. Trevis, and is basically given a blank canvas mentally with which he can just draw up anything from his imagination and turn it into an album. I feel like each song on the album is a reflection of that.
You have the pure bangers like 'Time 4 Sum Aksion' and 'Hardcore', masterpieces in production like 'Tonite's Da Night' and 'Blow Your Mind', but also some super creative tracks like 'Rated R' and the introduction of the story series 'Soopaman Luver'.
What are your thoughts on this album? For those old heads out there, what were your first experiences hearing this album? When and where did you buy it? What sort of reception did it get? If I recall correctly, I think Redman won Source Award for lyricist of the year for 1992 or something like that. What are your favourite tracks?
Let's celebrate the 25 year anniversary of this phenomenal debut release.
To me this is one of the greatest albums of all-time. The Erick Sermon mastery of p-funk is never more evident than it is on this LP. Redman's rhyme style at the time (and for any time for that matter) was so advanced and heavy with punchlines and rhetorical devices.
The loose concept is basic but so genius at the same time. The idea that this psychopath is visiting his doctor, Dr. Trevis, and is basically given a blank canvas mentally with which he can just draw up anything from his imagination and turn it into an album. I feel like each song on the album is a reflection of that.
You have the pure bangers like 'Time 4 Sum Aksion' and 'Hardcore', masterpieces in production like 'Tonite's Da Night' and 'Blow Your Mind', but also some super creative tracks like 'Rated R' and the introduction of the story series 'Soopaman Luver'.
What are your thoughts on this album? For those old heads out there, what were your first experiences hearing this album? When and where did you buy it? What sort of reception did it get? If I recall correctly, I think Redman won Source Award for lyricist of the year for 1992 or something like that. What are your favourite tracks?
Let's celebrate the 25 year anniversary of this phenomenal debut release.
