IYO, Is Diamond D's album on par with Low End Theory?

[Big Mel]

Could it be better?


what about the first Cypress album or Breaking Atoms?


IMO, these 4 albums are the apex of "digging" culture.

 

[Big Mel]

we can discuss Pete & Premier once this initial topic has been addressed.

 

[Big Mel]

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[Change]

Not low end theory imo.

The other three yes.

Low End Theory is a perfect album imo. 5 mics and the best tribe album by far.

the rest are all very solid 4.99999 mic albums.

 

[DaveyDave]

Breaking Atoms yes IMO

 

[Big Mel]

Have you guys spun Stunts, Blunts lately?


the shyt goes as hard as LET. It's more 'round the way rap, which, right now, i like.


right now i like Phife on LET more than Tip.

 

[Big Mel]

Crazy shyt is this....i used to think Diamond was a marginal rapper. Play this album now and i'm detecting intricacies, mastery and tonal perfection all day. I know every word, damn near.


this album was big on some "in the know" shyt.

 

[Change]

The main reason I say no i because the best song are equally as good.

But i'd say the worst songs on stunts blunts (which is an alltime favorite album) are worse than the worst songs on the other album. Diamond and Cypress both have 2 or 3 songs that are just good compared to the great songs.

With cypress hil having the 2nd worst songs (even though they are still good).

LET and Breaking Atoms have all the songs above average imo.

I'm also a HUGE fan of Diamond D as a rapper. I like him as much as a rapper on that album as I do a producer. Large pro and q-tip are both ill rappers as well. Diamond was in the zone with his flow back then.

 

[twoface2178]

Low End Theory > Stunts, Blunts, and Hip Hop

Both are great albums. Stunts doesn't get as many props as it should.

 

[Big Mel]

but the funny shyt is, back then...it was a producer rapping. now you play the album and love every word. maybe as much as you love Tip or Phife. I think I like Diamond more personally. For real. he spoke to every day such and such's.

 

[Big Mel]

and Large Pro is personally better than them both IMO on some rap shyt.

 

[Big Mel]

did anyone else think Cypress were from Philly initially? B Real wearing the Randall Cuningham jersey and standing arounf flaming trash cans had me thinking Philly.


i didn't know it got cold in LA. I'm in LA right now and it's cold. i thought LA was like puerto rico or some shyt when i was a kid.

 

[Big Mel]

does PR get cold????


i never left NY ever until i did.

 

[DaveyDave]

did anyone else think Cypress were from Philly initially? B Real wearing the Randall Cuningham jersey and standing arounf flaming trash cans had me thinking Philly.


i didn't know it got cold in LA. I'm in LA right now and it's cold. i thought LA was like puerto rico or some shyt when i was a kid.

i thought they were from NY for a while can't remember when i found out they were from LA tho

 

[Big Mel]

Cuz it's a Cypress ave in NY....I thought they were from Philly though. Low key that first Cypress record is one of the best rap albums ever made.

them going smoking grooves tour type hippie hurts that albums legacy. that album KILLED Pac's first shyt at that time. and the GETO BOYS name change.