Poll: How Many Classic Albums Does KRS-One Have?

[Big Mel]

People in Binghamton, Cuse, Ithaca & Elmira were all sprung off Illmatic. Take it from an old head that was up there getting money.


;)

 

[H.I.M.]

from what i remember, there was a consensus among The Source when they first heard the tape that it should possibly be a 5 mic album and it was ultimately left up to Miss Info to choose if it would or not. the fact that they had only given i think 3 or 4 albums 5 mics in the past (technically 5 "broken records") and they were AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, De La Soul Is Dead, One For All and Low End Theory i think. that means Illmatic had to live up to A LOT to make it a 5 mic. i'm sure an NY bias came into it but with the amount of artists over the years that have talked about it's influence it's safe to say it's a classic and DID change the game

It's only become "influential" amongst the 2000's era hipster backpacker rap scene. It's become a cult classic with them folks... Lupe, Immortal Technique and the like... It ain't influence no real nikkas in the game though.

Pac, Big, Cube, Face, Dre, Snoop, Bone and several others from that era released albums that were FAR FAR FAR FAAAAAAAR more influential than Illmatic.

It was supposedly soooooo influential but yet nobody had the damn album outside of a handful of New Yorkers

People in Binghamton, Cuse, Ithaca & Elmira were all sprung off Illmatic. Take it from an old head that was up there getting money.

 

[Big Mel]

Let you tell it.

 

[ISO]

It's only become "influential" amongst the 2000's era hipster backpacker rap scene. It's become a cult classic with them folks... Lupe, Immortal Technique and the like... It ain't influence no real nikkas in the game though.

Pac, Big, Cube, Face, Dre, Snoop, Bone and several others from that era released albums that were FAR FAR FAR FAAAAAAAR more influential than Illmatic.

It was supposedly soooooo influential but yet nobody had the damn album outside of a handful of New Yorkers

Stop it fakket. Pac, Ghostface, Raekwon, Common, Jay Z, Elzhi among a bunch of other nikkas you don't wanna me to pull up quotes

What did Nas do to you fam?

 

[The Ruler 09]

Some people on here who haven't heard KRS's shyt should go back and check it out.

 

[The Ruler 09]

Uppin for educational purposes.

 

[mobbinfms]

Uppin for educational purposes.

 

[mobbinfms]

Stop it fakket. Pac, Ghostface, Raekwon, Common, Jay Z, Elzhi among a bunch of other nikkas you don't wanna me to pull up quotes

What did Nas do to you fam?

What happened to the Mobb avi?
You switching sides?

 

[mobbinfms]

from what i remember, there was a consensus among The Source when they first heard the tape that it should possibly be a 5 mic album and it was ultimately left up to Miss Info to choose if it would or not. the fact that they had only given i think 3 or 4 albums 5 mics in the past (technically 5 "broken records") and they were AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, De La Soul Is Dead, One For All and Low End Theory i think. that means Illmatic had to live up to A LOT to make it a 5 mic. i'm sure an NY bias came into it but with the amount of artists over the years that have talked about it's influence it's safe to say it's a classic and DID change the game

The mics were decided by committee. She just wrote the review.

 

[Absolut da poet ®]

3

He's one of the few emcees that survived from the 80's after NWA
Changed the game

 

[The Ruler 09]

That KRS/Premo album I been waiting on isn't coming anytime soon is it? Lol.

 

[The Ruler 09]

That could have been classic too. But the project with Mad Lion should be excellent as they have great chemistry.

 

[muzikfrk75]

Criminal Minded
By Any Means Necessary
Sex and Violence
Return of the Boom Bap

Strong list

Criminal Minded and Sex and Violence are my favorite 2 krs albums

Oh and Freddie Foxxx's verse on Ruff Ruff

 

[The Ruler 09]

Strong list

Criminal Minded and Sex and Violence are my favorite 2 krs albums

Oh and Freddie Foxxx's verse on Ruff Ruff

I didn't realize Sex And Violence was so popular, good to see, great album.

 

[muzikfrk75]

I didn't realize Sex And Violence was so popular, good to see, great album.

Yep

Edutainment was a good album....but people thought KRS was going a lil soft

So he responded with Sex and Violence