Listening to this Kirk Knight album and I finally understand why some don't fukk with Pro Era

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I realised this after my 5th or 6th listen of Summer Knights. I loved 1999 because the beat selection was A+ and Joey was like 16/17 at the time so I wasn't expecting anything super introspective but as he (and the crew) have gotten older, their content has stagnated.

I hear most of their current stuff and I just wanna throw on my Heltah Skeltah collection.
 

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when the beat bangs, all an mc's got to do is stay on beat :dj2:
he can turn it into a great song by spitting nice, but it's not a requirement :yeshrug:
 

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Nikkas just be hating for no reason, there's nothing wrong with their lyrics :comeon:

Y'all don't like the concept of young nikkas making boom bap music that's all. Joey BADA$$ first mixtape is one of the greatest ever his flow/voice has stagnated and he isn't as introspective but at the same time he's grown as an artist.
 
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Pretty accurate, I still check on these dudes from time to time to see if I missed out on any gems :mjcry:. I do give him some credit tho for actually producing that 5 minutes track. He made big dusty too
 

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Nikkas just be hating for no reason, there's nothing wrong with their lyrics :comeon:

Y'all don't like the concept of young nikkas making boom bap music that's all. Joey BADA$$ first mixtape is one of the greatest ever his flow/voice has stagnated and he isn't as introspective but at the same time he's grown as an artist.

True but Joey stopped making focused songs. Waves is still my favorite song from him. He's just rapping to be rapping now. He was more introspective at 17.

I feel the same way about Earl Sweatshirt although he's ridiculously nice. I expected more from them then just throwing a beat on and rapping aimlessly. Make songs that are memorable.
 

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THE BUL IS fukkING ASS AND SO IS HIS TEAM. The nicest nikka in the crew is dead.

:damn:

Nikkas just be hating for no reason, there's nothing wrong with their lyrics :comeon:

Y'all don't like the concept of young nikkas making boom bap music that's all. Joey BADA$$ first mixtape is one of the greatest ever his flow/voice has stagnated and he isn't as introspective but at the same time he's grown as an artist.

Nothing wrong? There's nothing there. :skip:

I don't even necessarily need a rapper to paint a picture every song, but them dudes dont even have dope lines to quote from just spitting on the mic. Like dude said, theyre just rapping to rap at this point.
 
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True but a lot of bullshyt got propped up as well for the aesthetic of "Real Hip Hop".
I remember that cac takeover for a second...now THAT shyt, and those mediocre random rawkus 12" brehs like shabaam shadeeq....:scust:
Also, that nikka Mr complex. They were hella garbage.
 

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I fell out with Joey when he bit Poetic from Gravediggaz whole flow on Mick Jenkin's album.
 

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1999 and their the last mixtape that Steez was part of was cool but I still havnt gotten around to listen to Joeys album. I play one or two songs and I get bored. Dont like his new delivery at all. And like you said, they dont say anything.
 

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I remember that cac takeover for a second...now THAT shyt, and those mediocre random rawkus 12" brehs like shabaam shadeeq....:scust:
Also, that nikka Mr complex. They were hella garbage.
:dead:

Dude is all over those Nick Wiz compilations full of unreleased tracks and rare remixes 4 the 90s...he's like the only artist on there that deserved to have his shyt shelved. Man is painfully average
 
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