Little Brother "Minstrel Show" or "Listening" Which Was Better?
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Minstrel Show
1. All for you
2. Watch Me
3. Lovin it
4. Slow it down
5. Not enough
6. Hidin place
1. All for you
2. Watch Me
3. Lovin it
4. Slow it down
5. Not enough
6. Hidin place
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
Pos rep just for the fact that the old forum doesn't have these kind of topics anymore.
Listening was an anchor in my life as a Senior in Durham when it dropped, and being around the whole NC hip-hop scene at the time. That album is timeless. Real coming of age album for me too. They broke new ground on there, and it's just a perfect album.
That said, The Minstrel Show I think is better lyrically, flow-wise, and production wise. The skits and concepts/humor flow just as well, and objectively, I feel like it is a better album. I also have a strong attachment to that album as well, and it gets more spins from me now than Listening does.
Both 5 mics to me.
Listening was an anchor in my life as a Senior in Durham when it dropped, and being around the whole NC hip-hop scene at the time. That album is timeless. Real coming of age album for me too. They broke new ground on there, and it's just a perfect album.
That said, The Minstrel Show I think is better lyrically, flow-wise, and production wise. The skits and concepts/humor flow just as well, and objectively, I feel like it is a better album. I also have a strong attachment to that album as well, and it gets more spins from me now than Listening does.
Both 5 mics to me.
PremierDaTruth
Oh well.
Minstrel show because of We got now alone
MustafaSTL
Achievement In Every Field of Human Endeavor
Trying too hard.
Coach Gully
Much Respect
Not a skippable track on The Listening, shyts an experience. I've could've done without a few tracks on the Minstrel Show but Elzhi on "Hiding Place" made me a fan of his, so that more then makes up for that small fact on an already great album.
The fukk are u talking about??
g-ice
aka #DiamondNightmare
I'm going with The Listening. The first five songs on that album 
shyt is beautiful. "The Way You Do It" stills gives me the 
look.
shyt is beautiful. "The Way You Do It" stills gives me the look.
the minstrel show. better standouts and they executed the concept much better.
"at 5th and fashion! betta call yo nikkaaaaaaaas
"
"at 5th and fashion! betta call yo nikkaaaaaaaas
"
HacksawJimThuggin
All Star
The Minstrel Show just seems a little more polished, where The Listening was a little rough around the edges... both great pieces of work, I slightly prefer The Minstrel Show though
OPTiMO
SamsoniteMan
minstrel show had too much filler for me
the listening
the listening
Headcase
The Angry Young Man
I voted for the Listening. TMS had a couple of weak joints.
But the first Foreign Exchange album "Connected" is better than both of them IMO.
But the first Foreign Exchange album "Connected" is better than both of them IMO.
JulesWinfield
TheBrehdrenMovement
I love both but I listen to The Minstrel Show more so I went with that.
