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

[Kyle C. Barker]

Thanks breh. And as for the perfectly imperfect thing I can totally understand/adjective that. That's when music is most pure and organic as far as expression goes

God damn my phone constantly sneaks in random words.

I meant to say "understand/appreciate"

 

[mobbinfms]

speed my second fave off that album after the title track.



driving at night with this album on is just

I've been listening to The Listening title track on repeat the past two days
Really got me thinking
Were the bullshyt rhymes supposed to sound like Ghost on SC
Or Camp Lo?
Or was that just a coincidence?
And the message of that song
The album drops in 2003 and bemoans the current state of hip hop as not being "lyrical" enough. That hooks and beats were the only thing that mattered at that point (that and aluminum shoelaces ) and this was years before monstrosities like Laffy Taffy
Right around the time that Lil Jon was starting to get big
I wonder if they had any idea how bad things would get with trap beats and "melody"

So who is on that same mentality right now that LB was on? Putting lyrics at the forefront? Openly mocking and criticizing hip hop they think is wack?
We need that again.
Who's picking up the "real hip hop" mantra and running with it
Nowadays if you say "real hip hop" people automatically assume
I guess LB really did have a better chance of blowing up in Switzerland
Also - album is undeniably a classic.
@TheDarceKnight
#tpc
#tnt

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I've been listening to The Listening title track on repeat the past two days
Really got me thinking
Were the bullshyt rhymes supposed to sound like Ghost on SC
Or Camp Lo?
Or was that just a coincidence?
And the message of that song
The album drops in 2003 and bemoans the current state of hip hop as not being "lyrical" enough. That hooks and beats were the only thing that mattered at that point (that and aluminum shoelaces ) and this was years before monstrosities like Laffy Taffy
Right around the time that Lil Jon was starting to get big
I wonder if they had any idea how bad things would get with trap beats and "melody"

So who is on that same mentality right now that LB was on? Putting lyrics at the forefront? Openly mocking and criticizing hip hop they think is wack?
We need that again.
Who's picking up the "real hip hop" mantra and running with it
Nowadays if you say "real hip hop" people automatically assume
I guess LB really did have a better chance of blowing up in Switzerland
Also - album is undeniably a classic.
@TheDarceKnight
#tpc
#tnt

Check out The Minstrel Show man. I like it more than The Listening, and it may nit have the same nostalgia, but beat wise and lyrically it's definitely better. As far as them sounding like Ghost on the end of the title track (The Listening) it was sort of an inspiration, absolutely. They weren't making fun of Ghost though, but I can see how people would think SC when they heard that.

They had no idea how bad it would get, which is why they titled the second album The Minstrel Show, because that was their opinion of the current state of popular music at the time. They just wanted some balance. Phonte has admitted to being a little arrogant in hindsight. Signing to a major label (Atlantic) and making the first album a concept album about how major labels are fukking up the game with ringtone rap, etc. He said it was either balls, stupidity, or both. And he's happy that Atlantic let them release the album without asking them to alter any of the music or art work, liner notes, etc. Saigon and Lupe were also on Atlantic, and Phonte tried to get some solidarity going. Saigon was actually on the final track of The Minstrel Show called We Got Now, but his verse was some really out there concept that didn't fit at all, so they took it off.

 

[ThaRealness]

classic video

This aint even a music video, more like an amateur short film

 

[mobbinfms]

Check out The Minstrel Show man. I like it more than The Listening, and it may nit have the same nostalgia, but beat wise and lyrically it's definitely better. As far as them sounding like Ghost on the end of the title track (The Listening) it was sort of an inspiration, absolutely. They weren't making fun of Ghost though, but I can see how people would think SC when they heard that.

They had no idea how bad it would get, which is why they titled the second album The Minstrel Show, because that was their opinion of the current state of popular music at the time. They just wanted some balance. Phonte has admitted to being a little arrogant in hindsight. Signing to a major label (Atlantic) and making the first album a concept album about how major labels are fukking up the game with ringtone rap, etc. He said it was either balls, stupidity, or both. And he's happy that Atlantic let them release the album without asking them to alter any of the music or art work, liner notes, etc. Saigon and Lupe were also on Atlantic, and Phonte tried to get some solidarity going. Saigon was actually on the final track of The Minstrel Show called We Got Now, but his verse was some really out there concept that didn't fit at all, so they took it off.

I love the Minstrel Show. I had both of these albums and loved them in real time, Minstrel Show moreso than the Listening. I just kind of left them in the 2000s
Going back and listening to The Listening...I was completely blown away by it
I had to dig through the crates of mp3 CDs to find The Listening...I'm gonna have to go and dig out The Minstrel Show now too - cause I can't even imagine how much I'm gonna like that one

 

[shopant]

I heard in one podcast that they named "I got that work" by Big Tymers as their favorite album!

I love cash money sound from that era, but still it's kinda weird to hear that from LB, since their
style is totally different, but on the other hand mad respect to them for keeping it real and choosing an album from their region as a GOAT one!

 

[phatphuck]

my fav track off the joint, its really got a special vibe to it

wont say its my goat song from an underground group (theres just too many) but i wont object to anyone else thinking so

 

[TheDarceKnight]

I love the Minstrel Show. I had both of these albums and loved them in real time, Minstrel Show moreso than the Listening. I just kind of left them in the 2000s
Going back and listening to The Listening...I was completely blown away by it
I had to dig through the crates of mp3 CDs to find The Listening...I'm gonna have to go and dig out The Minstrel Show now too - cause I can't even imagine how much I'm gonna like that one

I've tried to reorder the cot damn japanese import version twice now (2 great bonus cuts), and neither one made it to my house.

 

[mobbinfms]

I've tried to reorder the cot damn japanese import version twice now (2 great bonus cuts), and neither one made it to my house.

UPS man was like "Did he just order me a backup copy of this CD?"

 

[mobbinfms]

I heard in one podcast that they named "I got that work" by Big Tymers as their favorite album!

I love cash money sound from that era, but still it's kinda weird to hear that from LB, since their
style is totally different, but on the other hand mad respect to them for keeping it real and choosing an album from their region as a GOAT one!

They must have been

 

[Zero]

LB albums are good to listen to every now and then. Can't continuously bump them because 9th's production more often than not looks funny in the light

 

[mobbinfms]

Can't continuously bump them because 9th's production more often than not looks funny in the light

 

[TheDarceKnight]

LB albums are good to listen to every now and then. Can't continuously bump them because 9th's production more often than not looks funny in the light

Do tell.