Is Little Brother's "Speed" one of the GOAT songs by an "underground" group ever?

[TheDarceKnight]

I'm not even saying that it's Little Brother's BEST song, because 9th has better beats, Phonte has better raps, better signing, and Pooh has better raps.

BUT...even though it's their FIRST song they ever made (before they even started the group), and it's not perfect...that shyt is perfectly imperfect. It's like there must've just been something in the air.

There's NEVER a time where I can't throw this on and just zone out. Even 14-15 years later.







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[RAW_SPK]

I absolutely love this song AND that bullshyt video they whipped up for it...

That and "The Way You Do It" are prime examples of songs you can completely zone out to

Little Brother hold the two best albums to come outta NC (sorry cole)

 

[King Sun]

No other underground hip hop group was more consistent

 

[KravenMorehead™]

I know exactly what you mean. The listening is the perfect vibin album...

 

[IllmaticDelta]

classic

 

[Dilltastic VolWon(derful)]

I absolutely love this song AND that bullshyt video they whipped up for it...

That and "The Way You Do It" are prime examples of songs you can completely zone out to

Little Brother hold the two best albums to come outta NC (sorry cole)

Damn. I'm trying to think if this is overeactionary stanning but I can't even make an argument against it.
These dudes were making themed backpack albums years in the prime ringtone era

 

[Roland Coltrane]

No other underground hip hop group was more consistent

they lowkey fell off after 9th left imo
there's a huge difference in quality between the first two albums and the last two


they had some good ass mixtapes early on too.

 

[RAW_SPK]

Damn. I'm trying to think if this is overeactionary stanning but I can't even make an argument against it.
These dudes were making themed backpack albums years in the prime ringtone era

Even if u wanna call it stanning lol idc....i was (and still am) a HUGE Little Brother fan. Hell my older brother ironically is the one who put me onto them

 

[AMcV'88]

its when the vocal sample comes in around 8-10 seconds you immediately start fukkin with the song.
i used to fall asleep to The Listening all the time and i don't mean that as a slight on the album at all.

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

they lowkey fell off after 9th left imo
there's a huge difference in quality between the first two albums and the last two


they had some good ass mixtapes early on too.

denaun porter and khrysis laced them up something nice for getback

 

[NYK Loyalist]

I was listening to Speed a couple of days ago. Little Brother has a great catalog, I didn't like Left Back much because it seemed like a bunch of leftovers but even that had Tigallo For Dolo and a couple other good joints. They were my 00's Tribe.

 

[DJ Mart-Kos]

Incredible song

 

[Roland Coltrane]

denaun porter and khrysis laced them up something nice for getback

those only aight to me

 

[wire28]

Yes.

Next question.

I know exactly what you mean. The listening is the perfect vibin album...

True. Track 2 was hot, but track 6 was long.

 

[Tetris v2.0]

That joint and Whatever You Say is what made me an LB/9th maniac during that era. That pure, raw, soulful shyt