Little Brother "Minstrel Show" or "Listening" Which Was Better?

[TheDarceKnight]

I'll just post these. They ended up on the Japanese import. The Olio was the original last song on the album, but got replaced by We Got Now, which originally had Saigon on the 3rd verse instead of Chaundon, since Saigon was also on Atlantic Records at the time. Saigon's verse would later end up on 9th Wonder's Saved feat. Joe Scudda and Saigon. Hold On I believe was originally on The Minstrel Show instead of Not Enough. Phonte's verse on Hold On is maybe his most underrated verse ever, IMO.

But both of these can be found on the Import version of the album.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

brehs, you guys ever listen to Medians album? soooo good...

Relief? Or The Sender? The Sender was really slept on. One of the coolest low key albums of 2011. Great production from 9th, Khrysis, and The Soul Council. Also had some great Phonte features, and good Jamla appearances from Rapsody, HaLo, Big Remo, and Sundown.

I was spoiled, because I had one of the OG versions of Relief that was 10 songs. What actually ended up being on the Median's Relief album was so much different than how it started. If anyone wants the OG tracklist, most of these are out, so you can probably make your own version.

1. Collage prod. 9th Wonder
2. Maglight prod. 9th Wonder
3. Comfortable prod. 9th Wonder
4. How Big Is Your World? prod. 9th Wonder
5. Nation Within A Nation (Remix) prod. Khrysis
6. Scars (Cut Me Deep) feat. Big Pooh & Joe Scudda prod. 9th Wonder
7. M.A.D. (Median Alleviates the Drama) prod. 9th Wonder
8. Short Story prod. 9th Wonder
9. Two Extremes prod. 9th Wonder
10. Visionary prod. 9th Wonder

9th either brought back a Listening era beat for this, or went back to those sounds. This sounds like it would've been right at home on there.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Listening "speed"

 

[Gains]

minstrel show was better imop

 

[Monoblock]

I'll just post these. They ended up on the Japanese import. The Olio was the original last song on the album, but got replaced by We Got Now, which originally had Saigon on the 3rd verse instead of Chaundon, since Saigon was also on Atlantic Records at the time. Saigon's verse would later end up on 9th Wonder's Saved feat. Joe Scudda and Saigon. Hold On I believe was originally on The Minstrel Show instead of Not Enough. Phonte's verse on Hold On is maybe his most underrated verse ever, IMO.

But both of these can be found on the Import version of the album.

Man they had so many tracks and features on so many different albums/mixtapes it was unreal. Some of my favorites.







Not to mention those instrumentals 9th used to release



This was better than both LB albums IMO..

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Man they had so many tracks and features on so many different albums/mixtapes it was unreal. Some of my favorites.
Not to mention those instrumentals 9th used to release



This was better than both LB albums IMO..

Man me and you go back on AIM to the fukking EARLY 00's. Good times.

In case you didn't have it, I figured I'd post the song for the first beat. And I believe Dollas Circulate was passed on by Common

 

[whatthatthangsmelllike]

Man I got so many memories to that little brother album

 

[Monoblock]

Man me and you go back on AIM to the fukking EARLY 00's. Good times.

In case you didn't have it, I figured I'd post the song for the first beat. And I believe Dollas Circulate was passed on by Common

My man. We go back to The Lawn days and scrambling for those Justus League Volume mixtapes. Some of the best times I remember was discovering LB and all of the great music them and their affiliates put out. Thyrday use to be my shyt too.



Legacy first solo was amazing IMO

 

[RickyGQ]

I voted for the Minstrel Show in 2012. But I think it's the listening now. I find myself bumping it way more often whenever I got on a little brother "run" every couple of months.

 

[Animal House]

Minstrel Show just because of a few tracks stood out more, like Watch Me

 

[Animal House]

My man. We go back to The Lawn days and scrambling for those Justus League Volume mixtapes. Some of the best times I remember was discovering LB and all of the great music them and their affiliates put out. Thyrday use to be my shyt too.



Legacy first solo was amazing IMO

JL was personally one of my favorite movements. So much piff was dropped when nikkas were saying hiphop is dead 9th and those cats were putting it down

 

[MikeyC]

Even though the Minstrel Show holds more emotional connection to me (no homo,) I gotta go with The Listening. The delivery of the theme by 'Te and Pooh was lot more subtle and sounded more organic.

 

[King Sun]

Minstrel show>>>>>>>>

 

[TheDarceKnight]

Minstrel Show just because of a few tracks stood out more, like Watch Me

Watch Me is in my top 3 on there

 

[KingsOfKings]

Minstrel