The Official Nappy Roots Appreciation Thread

[Pinyapplesuckas]

I'm honestly baffled by how little recognition Nappy Roots get as not only one of the best collectives in hiphop, but for having some of the best output by a hip hop artist period.

Obviously they are widely known as a 1-Hit Wonder for the song "Aww Naww" but their talent and career are so much more than that. Alot of people left off after their first commercial release(Watermelon, Chicken, and Gritz), but i feel like that was just the beginning and they've released multiple 4/5+ albums since that, including: Wooden Leather, The Humdinger, Pursuit of Nappyness, Nappy Dot Org(produced by Organized Noize), and more.

Lets appreciate dem country boyz!!





















I could post so many more joints...I'ma let it breathe tho. Appreciate

 

[shutterguy]

I still jam Wooden and Watermelon like they came out last week. Love Nappy Roots, they all could hold they own on the mic plus music production was slick as hell..........

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

mad true they were all mad good on the mic. i wasnt really a fan of R Prophet..i was kinda glad when he left the group

but i'm still mad Big V left

 

[DrunkerThanAMotherfucker]

Have to bump this one...

Watermelon Chicken and Gritz was one of the first hip-hop albums I bought. I was 8 when it dropped. That country blues vibe was so strong, little me was amazed by it



I didn't know what Blowin Trees meant back then, but I thought it had a good message because they mentioned it was the life God chose for them

Those guitar notes and beautiful harmonizing too

 

[thephatmack]

These guys should be huge.
Eevry project is very high quality.


Remember Kanye produced 'these walls' btw..

 

[mson]

These guys should be huge.
Eevry project is very high quality.


Remember Kanye produced 'these walls' btw..

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

These guys should be huge.
Eevry project is very high quality.


Remember Kanye produced 'these walls' btw..

yep. Wooden Leather was a great album. Kanye production...features from Raphael Saadiq and Anthony Hamilton

miss those days

 

[b. woods]

"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired"

 

[shutterguy]

"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired"

Love this group then you go and add the GOAT Anthony Hamilton on the track and its a wrap

 

[definition]

Thanks for this. I've always loved "po folks" ... and every time I hear it, I think I owe this group more listens. So i'll try that over some beers tonight.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

Thanks for this. I've always loved "po folks" ... and every time I hear it, I think I owe this group more listens. So i'll try that over some beers tonight.

check out Wooden Leather, The Pursuit of Nappyness, and The Humdinger..along with their debut Watermelon, Chicken, And Gritz if you havent already.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

 

[Yehuda]

Man that debut album is my shyt. Best album of 2002 or at least top 5 imo, I often catch flak for saying this but fukk it.

 

[Tetris v2.0]

Always liked these dudes, them and Field Mob shoulda been more popular

 

[CrushedGroove]

This is one of the most underrated Southern groups in history. Hate they broke up. They were like the precursor to Big KRIT.