And then they hit up the legendary Mariah Carey as well! Props to Mariah for using the "breakdown" double entendre after she had a very real one on MTV's Total Request Live.
Well not really because Bone was just influenced off of a lot of Memphis underground RAP.The diversity of rap talent back then was amazing. That midwest Cleveland rap game was so different from the deep South rap game which was different from the New York rap game which was different from the California rap game. All good though.
I remember watching this video debut on rap city...the shyt had me like "What is this?!!"..I had never heard anything like this before
How about at the 4 minute 23 second mark when it looks like Eazy jumps from the screen/jail cell straight through to the actual concert stage complete with the shattered glass falling on him?
I remember seeing that for the first time like...
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Eazy had such a natural "easy" casual style that made him immediately relatable. And you combine that with his unique flow, sense of humor and creativity and that added up to great talent.
Breh, that's what I'm saying
I was 8-9 years old and thought LL Cool J was a literal god walking amongst men at the time, then Eazy muthafukkin E talked to nikkas in a crowd at a concert from jail then jumped through my floor model screen and ended up on stage walking around talking shyt.
fukked me up for life.
I had a red wagon that I walked around the hood with with my little boom box in it playing Eazy Duz it over and over.
The old heads always called me over and had my rap Still Talkin so they could get a laugh while they was chillin on the block.
That was my first taste of little hood fame and I was hooked.
Imagine a bad ass lil 8 year old rappin this shyt word for word..
Still know it word for word![]()
Yeah I wish we could go back in time. It's totally different now. Where are the good lyricists who can also have a sense of humor and creativity mixed in like Eazy-E...Biz Markie...Biggie...Shock G...? Rappers were much more versatile than they are now.
The reverend passed away this morning.
RIP.