O.C. on People Saying “Jewelz” Was A Sellout Record & Half of “Word…Life” is From Demos (Full Interview)
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Jewelz was better to me.
Grand_Verbalizer
All Star
Might revisit soon, Contains all those demos + much more
I have them as EPs though, Not this comp.
Heavy_Handz
Superstar
Jewelz is such an amazing all around album. Definitely up there with most underrated albums of the 90’s.
But the single
He was definitely reaching with this one but I ain’t mind the song and the album is a classic to me
phonthought3000
All Star
I personally prefer Jewelz over Word....Life
KingsOfKings
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Same.
It’s just like illmatic and it was written to me
I love Jewelz
People who weren’t around back then don’t realize how divided rap was between the mainstream and independent/underground wheter it was between fans or rappers
If you had one rnb hook on your album in the 90’s you were considered a sellout
People who weren’t around back then don’t realize how divided rap was between the mainstream and independent/underground wheter it was between fans or rappers
If you had one rnb hook on your album in the 90’s you were considered a sellout
NV-ME
Make It Hot-ta
jewelz is one of the best balanced albums from the golden era.
i hold it in the same class as iww, rd and r2d.
thats not an easy balance to achieve. among others mic g tried w/ vendetta and as skilled as mic g was, he couldnt achieve that balance and preserve quality the same.
i hold it in the same class as iww, rd and r2d.
thats not an easy balance to achieve. among others mic g tried w/ vendetta and as skilled as mic g was, he couldnt achieve that balance and preserve quality the same.
JayBaldacci
All Star
Joint with Apollo is my favorite believe it or not...
get these nets
Veteran
The thing is, some artists bought into that and painted themselves into a corner. When they tried to expand their audiences, fans pointed out some of the contradictions.
Gangstarr, for example, received pushback from fans when they had Kci and JoJo sing on Royalty
I’m shocked OC went awol for awhile after that
I thought he was gonna be around for awhile on the mainstream after Jewelz because as you said he found that balance between keeping it true to yourself and core audience at the same time making big records for mass appeal to sell some records
Hannibal Fox
Eetwidomayloh
Word Life is a great record but I enjoy Jewelz just as much
(Freddie Foxxx got him twice though)