93 til Infinity came out and it was hard AF brehs. It was this perfect mix of backpacker/lyrics/style and beats that really stood out.
When Bizarre Ride came out, it was so fresh and so different, so mellow and funny and catchy without being boring it broke the mold to me.
The Liks came out and it was immediate party music with Tash leaving you waiting on the punchline every bar.
Career wise, Tha Liks have the catalogue, but they weren’t ground breaking in many ways, sort of like “Just Another Rap Group”, as good as they were.
Souls and Hiero in general has a sound and a style that was unique with Opio being a real distinct voice but faded in popularity after their second album.
Pharcyde had TREMENDOUS growth on LabCabin with real hits and classic songs and production. They are the only group that has songs that my non hip hop heavy friends know.
Pharcyde had a chance to be a real iconic group where the other two probably never did.