Def Sqaud’s album, El Niño

[I love Latina women]

I forgot how great this album was

I remember the first time I heard it, my cousin had it on cassette
























@Awesome Wells @Knicksman20

 

[I love Latina women]

We sleep on how often Def Squad was dropping solo albums and then their group album in 98’

Erick, Red and Keith were dropping solo albums non stop albums in the 90’s

Then they dropped this joint

Edit, just remembered, Doc’s Da Name dropped in 98’ the same year as this album!

Hell, Red then dropped Blackout with Meth the very next year in 99’

They kept the 90’s popping

From 91’ to 99’

and you factor in Erick and Parrish dropping EPMD albums at the start of the 90’s and then again in 97’ when they reunited

It’s like one of them were either dropping a new solo album every two years


And E dropped that Insomnia compilation in 95’

 

[I love Latina women]

Looking back, signing with Def Squad would’ve been the way to go in the 90’s

1 you definitely would record an album

2 you getting beats from Erick, Red and Rockwilder

3 the album would’ve come out

4 you got paid

5 no label drama

 

[Awesome Wells]

Def Squad was dropping nonstop classics forever in the 90's. What a time!

They sold a lot of records with El Niño too.

You mentioned Insomnia. That era of Erick's production was really him at his best!

 

[I love Latina women]

Def Squad was dropping nonstop classics forever in the 90's. What a time!

They sold a lot of records with El Niño too.

You mentioned Insomnia. That era of Erick's production was really him at his best!

Hell yeah

I was just really thinking about it

Because we always talk about Wu’s era and Death Row’s era but Def Squad was doing their thing too and non stop


Yessir bruh

I put that Insomnia album in and zone the fukk out, I love the concept of that album

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

I bought damn near everything from Def Jam that year. During that time when El Nino came out, Def Jam was giving out free bonus discs with every release that had unreleased songs or previewed songs from upcoming albums. This was for Def squad, DMX, Jayo felony, Onyx, etc.. Too bad Cormega's Testament didn't drop that year. That's the album I was anticipating the most.

 

[I love Latina women]

I bought damn near everything from Def Jam that year. During that time when El Nino came out, Def Jam was giving out free bonus discs with every release that had unreleased songs or previewed songs from upcoming albums. This was for Def squad, DMX, Jayo felony, Onyx, etc.. Too bad Cormega's Testament didn't drop that year. That's the album I was anticipating the most.

Wasn’t that during the whole Survial of the Illest?

I remember that

Yeah they dropped the ball with not releasing The New Testament then.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

Wasn’t that during the whole Survial of the Illest?

I remember that

Yeah they dropped the ball with not releasing The New Testament then.

yep. And there was even a survival of the illest tour album. DMX, Jay, Meth, Red, Erick Sermon saved Def Jam again in 1998.

 

[Tj Bronson]

I bought damn near everything from Def Jam that year. During that time when El Nino came out, Def Jam was giving out free bonus discs with every release that had unreleased songs or previewed songs from upcoming albums. This was for Def squad, DMX, Jayo felony, Onyx, etc.. Too bad Cormega's Testament didn't drop that year. That's the album I was anticipating the most.

I caught one of those bonus disc's with DMX album, it had Return Of The Ripper on it
And yeah, i had been looking forward to that Cormega album too

 

[I love Latina women]

yep. And there was even a survival of the illest tour album. DMX, Jay, Meth, Red, Erick Sermon saved Def Jam again in 1998.

Yeah i remember that

Facts, they kept the label afloat

 

[Awesome Wells]

yep. And there was even a survival of the illest tour album. DMX, Jay, Meth, Red, Erick Sermon saved Def Jam again in 1998.

Facts.

This tour pushed Redman to his only platinum plaque with Doc's Da Name. He had a lot of buzz months later for when the album dropped. And Def Jam was winning like crazy, throwing mad money behind the legends and their projects. Including Slick Rick. This era was really Def Jam's last classic run as a label.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

@I love Latina women I know “sometimes“ you be trynna avoid US but you gotta tag me in stuff like this


We that said….. oh year…. as a huge Redman fan and Def Squad fan….. I loved this album and used to bump it heavy when it dropped….. I was in HS.

shyt brings back some great memories. Definitely felt people kinda slept on it a little

Definitely remember the Survival Tour as it came through my city.

shyt I may have to bump this tomorrow!!

 

[I love Latina women]

@I love Latina women I know “sometimes“ you be trynna avoid US but you gotta tag me in stuff like this


We that said….. oh year…. as a huge Redman fan and Def Squad fan….. I loved this album and used to bump it heavy when it dropped….. I was in HS.

shyt brings back some great memories. Definitely felt people kinda slept on it a little

Definitely remember the Survival Tour as it came through my city.

shyt I may have to bump this tomorrow!!

I ain’t know you a Redman/Def Squad fan too

 

[I love Latina women]

Facts.

This tour pushed Redman to his only platinum plaque with Doc's Da Name. He had a lot of buzz months later for when the album dropped. And Def Jam was winning like crazy, throwing mad money behind the legends and their projects. Including Slick Rick. This era was really Def Jam's last classic run as a label.

Yessir bruh

It’s crazy because in terms of success, Red had the most success from 98’ to about 02’

I remember he said he got a $250,000 publishing check for his verse on Christina Aguilera’s song, “Dirrty”

 

[Bryan Danielson]

I ain’t know you a Redman/Def Squad fan too

Redman was my Fav MC up to MF Doom.

I still got the Dare Iz A Darkside red CASSETTE

And I fukk with Def Squad heavy on the strength of when I was a shorty….

I remember being at the mall with my gf at the time waiting for the bus. KMurray pulled up to the mall

This was when “The most beautifullist…” was killing the radio.

He was cool as fukk, I remember him just showing everyone love and us kids, he bought us all ice cream and shyt! Lol

a car was bumping his song and we all was out there dancing. It was wild.