10 Years Ago "The Listening" Dropped...

[The_Hillsta]

"Its time to bring the MC's on,
I'm sick of nikkaz lookin b1tch
tryna read poems, they tryna
battle me with sandles and
capris on.......C'mon dawg"

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Damn that was 10 years ago? I'm getting

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

Yoooo does anyone have the Justus League Mixtapes??? I think there were 11 of them

I got the 'NC State Of Mind' joint, wasn't aware that there were others lol

 

[The_Hillsta]

Did you see that nikkas aluminum shoelaces?!?

YOU SEE WHEN HE SAID HOT SH1T!!!!!!!!

 

[bzb]

slept on classic.

10 years ago....

 

[Izanami]

Another day to face, I'm share cropping in the paper chase
Take a deep breath and clear my database
It's afternoon I'm talking **** to my alarm clock
Cause I gotta face this world of capitalistic onslaught
Don't stop when I jump in the whip, tryin to get it off
Beltline got me rushin like Barichnakof
Pushin 80 miles per hour to this, call center
Tryin to pick up a check I only see twenty percent a
Until the weekend, it sound crazy when I'm sayin it
But sleep is nice, got me forgettin what day it is
Until my son two days with out speakin, looking for
Reasons to keep my heir from goin off the deep end
I take this **** personally, I'm makin moves
But this treadmill lifestyle ain't workin for me
It's from ya crib to ya lab to ya job to make a profit
And at the days end you still got nothing accomplished
And it's just the way it's goin down, but on the real
I think I need to slow it down and slow it down

still remember the feeling I got driving with my pops at the end of August on a beautiful summer day to help move my sister out summer/school apartment and listening to this in full for the first time. It was a 40 minute ride but it was just a beautiful scene outside. Every thing I love about summer. Every time I listen to the album in full it brings me to that day. To that scenery to that summertime feel.


Personal Classic.

 

[Trizz54]

Classic .....was just bumping this

 

[Filluminati]

classic shyt

 

[illadope]

I got the 'NC State Of Mind' joint, wasn't aware there there were others lol

You should upload it!

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Damn that's crazy how time flies...I know the group disbanded, but it would've been dope to see them making the rounds promoting the anniversary and all that...maybe a show or something

 

[Ukbrotha]

Yeah I graduated from uni.

 

[BlackDroog]

10 years ago...SOHH cats sucked off Little Brother so much it was sickening...I had no idea who LB was at the time. But I have been a fan ever since.

 

[Awesome Wells]

Such a slept-on classic.

This album kinda restored my love for Hip Hop that year. There was so much bullshyt coming out around that time. You could throw The Listening on and feel good about this music again. Everything felt right about the album, almost like one of those old Native Tongues joints.

It's crazy how time flies.

 

[Izanami]

LB is just genuine grown man honest music with dope vibes. Its a shame that mainstream didnt give them a fair chance. Especially BET and The Source. I wished Kanye picked these guys up for his label. Maybe we could have got more albums.

 

[illadope]

Damn that's crazy how time flies...I know the group disbanded, but it would've been dope to see them making the rounds promoting the anniversary and all that...maybe a show or something

Doubt that'll happen lol