Big hate edition: I used to love HER vs What They Do

[dora_da_destroyer]

Both these songs had hypnotic production (IMO) while admonishing hip hop, who you rolling with?

Common - I Used to Love HER




Roots - What They Do

 

[Yehuda]

"Used to Love Her"



What they do what they do
Nicca was corny as fukk
You gets no play in that Texas
Your shyt don't bump in the trunk

 

[Awesome Wells]

"I Used to Love HER" was a much better song. And classic!

"What They Do" was always corny to me. What made it worse, was that The Roots tried to take shots at people and then got scared and denied it later. A lot of underground dudes were doing suspect sh*t like that in '95-'96. It was always wack. Huge Roots fan back then, but never liked that move or song.

 

[Hersh]

I like everything bout what we do better..

 

[IronFist]

The roots

 

[get these nets]

Neither. Big fan of both acts in that era too.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

I like everything bout what we do better..

Beat
Raps
Hook
Arrangement

One of the better rap songs ever made

 

[Peak]

What They Do. Saddiq puts it over the top.

 

[Ohene]

what they do

 

[darealvelle]

common

 

[FreshAIG]

I Used to Love Her by leaps and bounds

 

[Stir Fry]

Never been the biggest fan of the roots outside of baby you got me. Love the storytelling on i used to love h.e.r.

 

[nieman]

"I Used to Love HER" was a much better song. And classic!

"What They Do" was always corny to me. What made it worse, was that The Roots tried to take shots at people and then got scared and denied it later. A lot of underground dudes were doing suspect sh*t like that in '95-'96. It was always wack. Huge Roots fan back then, but never liked that move or song.

I disagree on What They Do. While the video was portraying one thing, the song was not. The song clearly stated "I do this for a living, so don't come into it unless you have the same appreciation and dedication" The song was attacking the industry plants, the create-a-rapper. Thought said in every verse about being creative and original. The video was satirizing the industry of the create-a-rapper playing off the song, even though it came off another way. I don't think they ever attacked any specific brand of hip-hop. Common on the other hand, did.

I said the same thing in '96 as well, when there would be discussions.

 

[get these nets]

Wait, NEVER do what they do? For never, for never ever, for never ever?

the drummer is a circus clown

He's a rodeo clown.

 

[SilverSamurai]

The outro of What They Do is just