Never heard this album before. I'm at Pacifics right now and it's pretty cool. Not my type of thing for regular rotation but certainly nice in its own way.
Love this album to death fam. I really liked Digable back in the day but I grew up around nikkas that weren't exactly on that chill, tree huger shyt. I had to get my east coast fix primarily from YO or Rap City and their singles were always great but I didn't hear the full LP til years later. I would say that probably plays into why it sounds fresh to me, but really that production and the rhymes, and the whole meta vibe is just really where I'm at and who I am as opposed to a more violent environment.
Plus it's an album I can listen to with my kids, I cherish that.
For all the people who are saying that MMLP is classic because it's their generation... I can't really buy that. I heard rap in the mid 90s through my dad, but I didn't get into it heavy until I heard Mase's Harlem World. That's the first album I copped with my own money. I remember that being the turning point for me like "damn, hip hop is the best shyt in the world. I'm gonna listen to more." So there's nostalgia involved.
Do I think Harlem World is classic, knowing what I know now? No. And it's not close either. Good album though.
It's a different kind of nostalgia depending on what age you are though. Like...I be seeing nikkas talking about "I was a big eminem fan...at 10"
I was listening to Hammer and Kris Kross when I was 10. By the time i'm 17-18 my musical tastes were pretty much set, I wasn't discovering Hip Hop or "growing out" of anything, I was actually getting deeper in love with the craft which is why cats like em resonated with me. Not just the skill set but the ability to be honest and vulnerable with it.
So, it's been decided then considering the poll?
*insert something about 47 of those votes being cacs*
