That's an arbitrary line in the sand.
ICE CUBE - US
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The_Hillsta
Neva missin a beat
Old heads LOVED Mind Playing Tricks On Me. I got into my grandfather's car one day and saw this cd
The fact that he bought that cd....with THAT album cover had me
You right....Me n pops was at the flea market and this cat was sellin a bunch of tapes and had the radio goin right in the middle of that cut.....check out pops...
Pops : "You heard that song yet? They talkin about somethin real right there...."
Me : "Awwwwe man, I got that the first day it dropped"
Pops: "Awe boi that song was waaaaaaay before your time"
Me once again........
The_Hillsta
Neva missin a beat
I don't know playboi......Might be able to pull somethin out the hat you might mess with, depends what you like. My 20 year old cousin said the same thing
I was in junior high when these songs first dropped going into my freshmen year.....I was a music fiend tho bruh. Recorded EVERYTHING off the radio, stole new tapes, traded them, read all reviews, listened to my brother's collection, recorded videos, loved it all bruh.
CMC, best thing about the Bay was how we ALWAYS supported our own no matter how local, as far as music getting played.....415, Short, Spice, CMC......Remember this shyt
"Just another homicide for the west county times"
I had that album. P was great until he moved back to Richmond. West Coast Bad Boyz was huge. That was my shyt.
The_Hillsta
Neva missin a beat
You right, WCBB was huge.....First time ever in the Bay cats was united like that from all areas. CMC and KMEL supported that shyt big time, they supported Ghetto's Tryna also. Bay compilations first started getting off the ground starting with that WCBB album.
Between WCBB, Bone, and Me Against, muthafukkaz lost they minds up at the school 94-95.
I think Herm's shyt was first.
The_Hillsta
Neva missin a beat
You right he did have the first bay comp with all Frisco cats, P came that next year and had everybody n they mama representin...the rich, sac, frisco, epa, the town, the v........
Don't know what happened to Herm, CMC was playin this off Still Tryna 2
Had the promo before it hit the street, they got the dates wrong on youtube
But it doesn't rhyme
I never had dinner with the president
And if I see ya ass again, I be hesitant
Same here
You right he did have the first bay comp with all Frisco cats, P came that next year and had everybody n they mama representin...the rich, sac, frisco, epa, the town, the v........
Don't know what happened to Herm, CMC was playin this off Still Tryna 2
This whole convo reminds me that I was trying to @ you in another conversation not too long ago. I was taking the position that 8Ball and MJG and UGK weren't big artists in the Bay during their heydays (i.e. through 96). Now people knew who UGK were b/c they were on the Menace soundtrack - but I don't remember anybody with a UGK album and i don't remember their records getting play on the radio or seeing any videos. Ball and G came on my horizon when I saw the ads with Ball sitting on the car in 95/96. Again - I don't remember any of their songs/videos getting play.
There was some idiot (@Tony Muthafu%*in Tubbs ) who ain't even from the Bay who was trying to act like they were superstars. @observe backed me up in the convo (although he did remember one Ball & G video getting play).
What do you remember?
The_Hillsta
Neva missin a beat
I left the Bay in fall of 95 to go to school down south but would still go back home for the holidays. Personally, I knew about the cut Pocket Full off the strength of the Menace sdtrk. Was UGK getiing radio play or getting play in the streets, school, parties? Nah, and if they did it most likely would have been played on The Wake Up Show.....MAYBE. I don't remember seeing any of their videos at the time either.
I had one potna who had that On Top Ball n G tape and I remember the cut they had with E-40. I remember all them Suave House ads all up in the Source also. In the Bay, UGK and Eightball n MJG wasn't getting play on the radio or in the streets from what I remember.....BUT down south?
That's when I really got put on to UGK n Ball n G.They already had P's shyt locked also, WCBB, his Richmond shyt. They was up on it before No Limit REALLY started taking off.
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Drew Wonder
Superstar
With all due respect to Chuck D(who's in my top 10), prime Ice Cube is the greatest conscious rapper of all time because he made music that actually appealed to the audience who needed to hear his message the most.
I've said it before, but what Cube did on Death Certificate would be the equivalent of a rapper today making Chief Keef/Waka Flocka style music with the content of Dead Prez/Lupe. Most conscious rappers have trouble reaching those who really need to hear their message but Cube was able to do it effortlessly, without sounding forced or preachy.
Cube's run from Straight Outta Compton to Predator is the greatest run in hip hop history imo
I've said it before, but what Cube did on Death Certificate would be the equivalent of a rapper today making Chief Keef/Waka Flocka style music with the content of Dead Prez/Lupe. Most conscious rappers have trouble reaching those who really need to hear their message but Cube was able to do it effortlessly, without sounding forced or preachy.
Cube's run from Straight Outta Compton to Predator is the greatest run in hip hop history imo
ive always thought Cube was the GOAT. why ? you just summed it up.
Shadowapocalypse
Rookie
Whoa u really think so? That's a huge statement