Roc Marciano Reloaded Revisited

[Newark88]

I threw this on in the whip, on my way home last night. After 2 years since it's release, I can honestly say it's been my personal favorite album within the last 5 years. From the lyrics to production, this album just hit all cylinders. Now since we are officially in the fall, this is the perfect time to revisit this album.

 

[hustlemania]

 

[mobbinfms]

I love this album. He is the best artist to "emerge" in the 2010s.

 

[Big Mel]

Album is better than GKMC.

 

[Newark88]

 

[IronFist]

one of my favs from that album

 

[DrHackenbush]

album is crazy, still prefer Marcberg though..Marcberg is like his Illmatic and Reloaded is like his It Was Written

 

[g-ice]

76 still makes me go

 

[Big Mel]

album is crazy, still prefer Marcberg though..Marcberg is like his Illmatic and Reloaded is like his It Was Written

 

[wizworld]

album is crazy, still prefer Marcberg though..Marcberg is like his Illmatic and Reloaded is like his It Was Written

The one comparison that I can draw is that just like "It Was Written", "Reloaded" makes the previous album sound dated. I find it hard to really enjoy both at the same time. At first I was disappointed by "Reloaded", just like how many people were disappointed by "It Was Written". But now that I've embraced the feel of "Reloaded", and I have a hard time going back to the more traditional sounding "Marcberg". "Illmatic" sounded dated in a good way, because it was supposed to give you that "this is my life leading up to this point" type of feel. I'm not sure I will feel the same way about "Marcberg", because the album already sounded like it could have been released 15 years earlier.
I don't know maybe I'm just rambling, but I see the two sets of albums conflicting similarly. Same thing with Cube & Brand Nubian's first two albums. They conflict with each other to some degree.

 

[PurpleKushy]

no doubt, sh1t still sounds fresh as ever.

I re-visited a couple weeks ago and will continue to do so.

 

[DrHackenbush]

The one comparison that I can draw is that just like "It Was Written", "Reloaded" makes the previous album sound dated. I find it hard to really enjoy both at the same time. At first I was disappointed by "Reloaded", just like how many people were disappointed by "It Was Written". But now that I've embraced the feel of "Reloaded", and I have a hard time going back to the more traditional sounding "Marcberg". "Illmatic" sounded dated in a good way, because it was supposed to give you that "this is my life leading up to this point" type of feel. I'm not sure I will feel the same way about "Marcberg", because the album already sounded like it could have been released 15 years earlier.
I don't know maybe I'm just rambling, but I see the two sets of albums conflicting similarly. Same thing with Cube & Brand Nubian's first two albums. They conflict with each other to some degree.

yeah man thats exactly why I made the comparison. Also in terms of the rapping, Marcberg is some rugged shyt while on Reloaded he's on some fly shyt. Marcberg is more cohensive, Reloaded has those high/low points like It Was Written, its more experimental musically

 

[Lord Mecca]

To be honest I was slightly disappointed upon first listen of Reloaded. I'm a huge Roc fan but I just felt like Reloaded didn't have a strong pace to it like Marcberg did (still thought it was dope).

Then I smartened up and actually put comparisons aside and took it in. It gradually got better and better each listen.

 

[Urbanmiracle]

Just great rap... Period

 

[Peter Parker]

My father put me on to this, dope album