Can we revisit Black On Both Sides for a second?

[BmoreGorilla]

I really thought Mos Def had next after this one. That album was a clear reflection of what was happening in hip hop at the moment with the underground becoming mainstream. This album had everything. Battle rhymes, social commentary, singing, a club banger that everyone could agree on. And it bumped hard as hell in the whip

Mos Def was on top of his game. The one thing that made this album standout as well as it did was its soul


It’s been a minute since I posted a thread in the Booth. For those that don’t know this is BmoreGorilla. Let’s discuss...

 

[Hannibal Fox]

The album is cold, it's overlooked for real, one of the great intro tracks too:

 

[BmoreGorilla]

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Classic, shoulda went triple. Aged extremely well. Songs like Mr. nikka and New World Water will still be relevant years from now.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

The album is cold, it's overlooked for real, one of the great intro tracks too:

Album starts out so hard

 

[The Riddler]

Favorite album of all time

Did anybody else never take Talib serious after the beatings he took from Mos on Black Star? The clear gap in skills between them on that album just stood out to me. I never felt like that with Outkast.

 

[str8up]

Been bumping it a lot the past couple weeks, definitely aged well.

 

[Hannibal Fox]

Album starts out so hard

I've got my eyes on tomorrow there it is..... where your still trying to find where it is, I'm on the ave where it lives....

 

[ball15life]

One of my favorite rap albums ....

...and the first verse of this song is one of my favorite rap verses







Even one of Jordan Brand's best commercials came from "Umi Says"

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Favorite album of all time

Did anybody else never take Talib serious after the beatings he took from Mos on Black Star? The clear gap in skills between them on that album just stood out to me. I never felt like that with Outkast.

He was miles ahead of Kweli and I didn’t wanna admit it because Kweli held his own in their early colabs like Fortified Live. But I had to admit it to myself when this album dropped. It was even more clear when that Reflection Eternal album dropped

The crazy thing is Kweli has actually had a much more consistent career after all this

 

[Hannibal Fox]

- Speakers in the in the trunk with the bass on crunk

 

[BmoreGorilla]

I've got my eyes on tomorrow there it is..... where your still trying to find where it is, I'm on the ave where it lives....

 

[bordeaux]

Favorite album of all time

Did anybody else never take Talib serious after the beatings he took from Mos on Black Star? The clear gap in skills between them on that album just stood out to me. I never felt like that with Outkast.

is quality not a great album in its own right?

 

[BmoreGorilla]

One of my favorite rap albums ....



...and the first verse of this song is one of my favorite rap verses







Even one of Jordan Brand's best commercials came from "Umi Says"

I ain’t a perfect maaaaaan I’m trying to do the best that I caaaan with what it is I haaaaaave....

 

[I love Latina women]

Hip Hop, Love and Umi Says are my top 3 favorite songs off the album.
Fear Not of Man is a contender for GOAT intro to an album