Do you consider Ruff Ryders Vol.1 a classic album?

[Asicz]

I consider this classical Rap music atleast because it is a quarter century old lol

 

[Yehuda]

It never was all love so stop the lies

 

[Asicz]

'Ryde or Die' video plot theme influenced by 'Fallen'? also deep intro with the Transantlantic slaveship rebellion reference...

 

[360dagod]

It was a "moment" in nyc culture..

125th st was at peak levels

 

[Asicz]

Hard body logo. Did they sell merch like Bandanas and Jerseys. They didn't or wouldn't sell as much as Rap merch now imo because the collector culture wasn't really a thing I believe in the late 90s like it is now. Could be wrong because no social media back then and very early internet era only being 3 years old basically

 

[Dynamite James]

The album represents 1999 well. A classic? No

 

[BK The Great]

Classic album. Was one of my first hip hop albums I’ve listened to when I was growing up. Everyone on that album was also in their prime.

 

[Asicz]

Love that DMX verse at 3:40 mark in 'The Ruff Ryders' video and the way he kicks it off.That is cool how Drag bumps into him on some telekinesis shyt, hardest shyt ever.

 

[Asicz]

It crazy how Rap journalism and culture redefines the meaning of Classic to mean perfect quality instead of just really old or genre defining.

Drake in a Rap Radar interview said something interesting to me that We may have to redefine what classic means in this era in terms of impact on a moment in the culture.

 

[Asicz]

looking back on this, I completely understand why Cam had an issue with Drag'on biting

Barely even worth bringing up especially with no disses from Cam. More of a very short span comment from listeners early on.

 

[Asicz]

RRV1doesn't have to be 5 mics to be a classic imo. It is Classic in terms of some general everyday high quality album that was released 24 years ago.

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Solid album. Not shocked that my favorite beat on here was by Clue and Duro and not Casio Beats

 

[Asicz]

Solid album. Not shocked that my favorite beat on here was by Clue and Duro and not Casio Beats

Which?

Edit. Nvm it is 'Ryde or Die'
Crazy how you couldn't just name the title of the song instead only describing it as "my favorite song"...

 

[maxamusa]

I was young when this dropped...but this stayed getting play....even years later EVERYONE had this in their car/cd binder. Mine got so scratched up from swapping it from stereo 2 stereo I had to trade for another copy...swapped word of mouf for it.....hit a lick that day

I'm calling it classic.

 

[JustCKing]

It crazy how Rap journalism and culture redefines the meaning of Classic to mean perfect quality instead of just really old or genre defining.

Drake in a Rap Radar interview said something interesting to me that We may have to redefine what classic means in this era in terms of impact on a moment in the culture.

This.

I don't think we need to redefine what classic means as it never meant perfect.

RRV1doesn't have to be 5 mics to be a classic imo. It is Classic in terms of some general everyday high quality album that was released 24 years ago.

Classic and 5 mics is the same thing.