murksiderock
Superstar
First of all, yes, there are way too many threads in The Booth of 90s/00s era rap and rappers, I take that sentiment 100%. Unfortunately, I'm about to add to that list here...
Two, as long as Coli been active, I'm stunned there has never really been a Trap Or Die appreciation and discussion thread. Floored....
Three, for those of you who don't know, I'm referencing Jeezy's magnum opus, "Trap Or Die", that was released to the streets early '05, dominated that summer, and was later repackaged and sold for profit...
All that out of the way:
Its time to have a real discussion on this record. Without a doubt, one of, and arguably THE, greatest mixtape ever. One of the seminal albums of 2000s hip hop, no doubt about it...
For those of you who are old enough to remember when it dropped, and many of you I expect are, take that memory lane stroll real quick. What were your thoughts when it came out? What was the atmosphere like in your city surrounding it?
I can tell you this, from December '04 to December '05, I lived from Richmond, Va to Los Angeles to Fayetteville, NC and this joint was cracking in all three places. I've always been of the opinion that it was popular everywhere, particularly as I met people in the coming years from other parts of the country...
Its aged a hell of a lot better than I think anyone could have guessed. This record was a complete monster outside, while Jeezy was being ripped by a number of hip hop purists and artists publicly for being a trash rapper. But the gravity of this record was amazing, it was undeniable, there was something about it that made it immensely popular...
Listening to it again brings up hella memories of hearing this shyt blazing everywhere. Time to have that discussion...
One of the most powerful, influential, and momentous (from a popularity standpoint and impact on The Culture) rap records of all time, Trap Or Die...
Two, as long as Coli been active, I'm stunned there has never really been a Trap Or Die appreciation and discussion thread. Floored....
Three, for those of you who don't know, I'm referencing Jeezy's magnum opus, "Trap Or Die", that was released to the streets early '05, dominated that summer, and was later repackaged and sold for profit...
All that out of the way:
Its time to have a real discussion on this record. Without a doubt, one of, and arguably THE, greatest mixtape ever. One of the seminal albums of 2000s hip hop, no doubt about it...
For those of you who are old enough to remember when it dropped, and many of you I expect are, take that memory lane stroll real quick. What were your thoughts when it came out? What was the atmosphere like in your city surrounding it?
I can tell you this, from December '04 to December '05, I lived from Richmond, Va to Los Angeles to Fayetteville, NC and this joint was cracking in all three places. I've always been of the opinion that it was popular everywhere, particularly as I met people in the coming years from other parts of the country...
Its aged a hell of a lot better than I think anyone could have guessed. This record was a complete monster outside, while Jeezy was being ripped by a number of hip hop purists and artists publicly for being a trash rapper. But the gravity of this record was amazing, it was undeniable, there was something about it that made it immensely popular...
Listening to it again brings up hella memories of hearing this shyt blazing everywhere. Time to have that discussion...
One of the most powerful, influential, and momentous (from a popularity standpoint and impact on The Culture) rap records of all time, Trap Or Die...
