life after death is too skippable to be a classic

[keon]

Every single rap album that’s considered a classic have skippable tracks.

Liquid Swords? The Diary? I don't skip anything on either.

I didn’t really listen to Labels or Gold off Liquid Swords.

And only “mind playing tricks on me 94” is the track that I rarely listened to off the diary

 

[Tsotsi Cape Town]

The only skips to me are Another, Playa Hater and Nasty Boy, even though the beat on Nasty Boy is straight flames. I can't stand those 3 tracks. Skipping 3/24 isn't enough to demote this albums classic status imo. OP what tracks do you skip?

 

[Harry B]

There’s 1 skip, maybe 2. Another and Nasty Boy. Both are really things that probably were booming at parties and shyt during that era but couldn’t pass the test of time due to the beats and hooks.

But really, Another is underrated and playful.

That’s two hours of music with 7 minutes of skips.

You dudes wanna compare it to 35 minute albums with zero hits and sales.


This deterministic way of judging music is so weird. It’s like you’re limiting your complex brain to be a simpleton ass static algorithm.

 

[Harry B]

Also playa haters is classic, funny as fukk and creative, and the beat is flames. But more like an interlude in that it was probably not meant to be on repeat.

 

[Tommy Gibbs]

There’s 1 skip, maybe 2. Another and Nasty Boy. Both are really things that probably were booming at parties and shyt during that era but couldn’t pass the test of time due to the beats and hooks.

But really, Another is underrated and playful.

That’s two hours of music with 7 minutes of skips.

You dudes wanna compare it to 35 minute albums with zero hits and sales.


This deterministic way of judging music is so weird. It’s like you’re limiting your complex brain to be a simpleton ass static algorithm.

you got to be careful when you use the "sales" and "hits" argument. Because every time someone brings up sales in pertaining to albums being the best, that means Hammer and Vanilla Ice got claims to having 2 of the best hip hop albums ever.

 

[Fanservice]

There isn't one Hip Hop classic without skippable tracks.

Granted, it’s only an 8 track album if you don’t count the intro as a proper track

 

[Harry B]

you got to be careful when you use the "sales" and "hits" argument. Because every time someone brings up sales in pertaining to albums being the best, that means Hammer and Vanilla Ice got claims to having 2 of the best hip hop albums ever.

That’s not what I’m saying though, not even close to it.

 

[3rdWorld]

Yeah, has some filler as does every other album.

What makes it a classic is that the standout tracks are too strong.

 

[Rhyme 4 Rhyme]

Actually agree with OP. Consider it a 4/5, not a classic. Like a few already said, classic songs throughout but lots of skips as well.

 

[head shots101]

ill have to go through it again and write down the skips. i'd be willing to, if you really care that much

You clearly didn’t fukk with the album if you have to go through it…. U don’t remember shyt about it

But anyway I’m off today….. go head head and write it down

 

[BUSINESS AS USUAL]

Overrated as hell imo i like few bangers off it but alot of skips for me

 

[BEN23]

Life After Death is the greatest album ever made.

GREATEST RAP ALBUM

 

[Bondye Vodou]

One of the greatest rap album and a game changer just like his debut album.

 

[C-Styles]

some of yall don't know wtf yall talking about

LAD was a GIANT LEAP in terms of skills

the STRONGEST JOINTS are so great that nothing else matters after that, the impact in the story telling, the dark errie production on some of these songs are a prime example of what someone at their PEAK is capable of. THIS WAS A DIFFERENT RAPPER than the one on RTD. This was a MASTER at work! the few "Mid" joints are given a pass because of the TREMENDOUS VALUE he brought on the whole project. No one can overlook the album and till this day no one has been able to balance out a project like this. He had at least 4 story telling joints on this project where nowadays, most rappers don't even try to get this creative

f*ck what anyone else gotta say about this masterpiece

 

[Ziploc]

A few skips but by no means does that mean it's not a classic album.