G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
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Skee-Lo "I Wish" Appreciation Thread
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WheresWallace
Superstar
Millz
The Art of Disrespecting
along with coolio's gangsta paradise, bone's 1st of the month and luniz 5on it.
shyt traumatized me, e'ry cotdamn station playin that shyt as soon as it was time for sum hiphop. Nikka was the macklemore of th 90's. Not the shyt i fell in love with
MooseMouthMthafuga
Veteran
Watching Magic/Rockets munching on a
Me Against The World.....Safe & Sound
I had these clunky muthafukkas
on my wall
ArchStanton
All Star
Here's an underrated Skee-Lo song from a Schoolhouse Rock remake album.
aRoMaN21
over 14 years in the shade...
all the educational shows during the 80's and 90's did good.
the youth now is hopeless.
Rapmastermind
Superstar
Like "Baby Got Back", it's one of those Classic Hip Hop 1 hit wonders. Love the beat, love the honesty and his flow wasn't bad at all. I was 15 years old when this joint came out. It's a good PG Hip Hop song and it has aged very well. Love this record, video was funny as hell too. Sadly he was never able to drop anything else but he will always have "I wish". I'd rather be a 1 hit wonder than a No-Hit wonder. I heard he banked off the single too, got a Grammy Nod.
Guy Incognito
Homer? Who is Homer?
after all these years... did anyone actually ask him how tall he is?
OnlyInCalifornia
Southern California/Vegas
I mean it sorta was in terms of it being one of the biggest singles of that entire year. It was getting a lot of play in every way possible but I get what you are saying lol. Some of the posts reek of someone who was too young to fully remember 95 but did remember this song because it's super catchy and playing every where.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
*appreciates*
Although I was always the tallest chick in my class, so i couldn't relate to short people problems
Although I was always the tallest chick in my class, so i couldn't relate to short people problems
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
Logic Is Absent Wherever Hate Is Present
This song represents the artistic freedom of 90's hip hop more than anything. This song along with Arrested Developments 2 or 3 hits along with The Pharcyde and others show the diversity the 90's had. This song was a hit at the height of gangsta rap which shows just how versatile hip hop was at the time. Now it's all club records or chic records on the radio. PD's like Ebro would throw a song like this in the bushes today because females can't dance to it and he's not coming off as a fly nikka getting money. That's why I have such great affinity for this song, this shyt represents hip hop at it's best. A day in the life of an average nikka that can't get any play from the broads nor respect in his neighborhood. More people can relate to that than they can wearing Versace shirts.
OnlyInCalifornia
Southern California/Vegas
Artists have artistic freedom now. They can get in the studio essentially anytime they want now, they don't need a label to foot the bill, and put it up on a social media account ANYTIME. Labels don't stop hits. You know what the difference is? Hip Hop fans don't support this kind of Hip Hop with their money. If you guys would spend half as much time buying the great Hip Hop as you do complaining about other tracks it would pick up. Nas 'I Can' got radio spins.
As for what this was in 95, it was a catchy rap song on the radio, there were many before it and many after it.
G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman
Logic Is Absent Wherever Hate Is Present
There's no diversity in mainstream hip hop fam. The only song outside the norm that got any spins this year was "Crooked Smile". Every other song that got spin besides that catered to the club or to women. What demographic did "I wish" cater to? Do you honestly think a nikka like Ebro would play "I wish" or "Tennessee" today?
Artists have artistic freedom now. They can get in the studio essentially anytime they want now, they don't need a label to foot the bill, and put it up on a social media account ANYTIME. Labels don't stop hits. You know what the difference is? Hip Hop fans don't support this kind of Hip Hop with their money. If you guys would spend half as much time buying the great Hip Hop as you do complaining about other tracks it would pick up. Nas 'I Can' got radio spins.
As for what this was in 95, it was a catchy rap song on the radio, there were many before it and many after it.
So no you don't need a label but to get spins you do need radio play and radio refuses to play anything besides club records or chic records unless a cac like Em or Macklemore put something out then all bets are off because if a nikka made "Thrift Shop" or even the "Monster" record by Em radio would ignore it. Cacs have all the freedom they want in hip hop and that's the truth.
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OnlyInCalifornia
Southern California/Vegas
Macklemore has freedom because his fan base is purchasing his records. 'Monster' is partially popular for the hook, sang by Rhianna. Not fully a white thing as much as you think with that record. Of course Eminem has the white people lining up but people who enjoy Rhianna also are buying the record.
There is diversity out there but the average Hip Hop fan doesn't want to spend money. They want to buy loud and bottles. People will always support catchy records over more conscious records but that doesn't mean Talib Kweli 'Get By' or CAC favorite Dead Prez 'Bigger Than Hip Hop' doesn't blow up from time to time.
Other than being much more catchy what is the huge difference between Jay Rock's verse on 'Money Trees' and what Skee Lo is saying? They are both 'keeping it real' raps and describing their part of Los Angeles. 'Money Trees' gets tons of spins and the album it is on is about a regular, non gang banging non bottle poppin slash money spending kid from Compton. That's the most popular album in the last year or so if you go off attention, sales, and awards.