Young/Nacho\Drawz
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Jay-z's Reasonable Doubt album and Nas' Illmatic?
West Coast and Down South OG's, what's your view on...
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Illmatic:
I always made sure to watch the Halftime video before leaving for my high school bball games my sophomore year of high school, so I was waiting like
for Nas' album to drop. When it finally did I knew I was listening to greatness. Shyt was fire from start to finish. Most definitely a classic.
Reasonable Doubt:
I believe sophomore year of college...used to see the CD in the stores, but never paid it any mind. One of my best friends copped it and I heard it for the first time in his ride. Had me
that night. Went out and copped my own copy the next day. When I finally realized who Jay Z was I was 
because he was the Hawaiian Sophie knee grow. Anyway, I always liked the album, but never liked it like THAT. It was a second tier album in '96, but even second tier albums back then were excellent. If that makes sense. Not a classic album like Illmatic, but a great album now nonetheless.
I always made sure to watch the Halftime video before leaving for my high school bball games my sophomore year of high school, so I was waiting like
for Nas' album to drop. When it finally did I knew I was listening to greatness. Shyt was fire from start to finish. Most definitely a classic.Reasonable Doubt:
I believe sophomore year of college...used to see the CD in the stores, but never paid it any mind. One of my best friends copped it and I heard it for the first time in his ride. Had me
that night. Went out and copped my own copy the next day. When I finally realized who Jay Z was I was because he was the Hawaiian Sophie knee grow. Anyway, I always liked the album, but never liked it like THAT. It was a second tier album in '96, but even second tier albums back then were excellent. If that makes sense. Not a classic album like Illmatic, but a great album now nonetheless.
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Superstar
They both 
Illmatic was decent to me at the time. My criticism of Nas' style at that time was his punches overall didn't really wow me. I am more backpack than street. Over the years I have come to fully appreciate the album. Nas has since written some shyt that blew me away and there are def some very high points on Illmatic as well.
I pretty much ignored Reasonable Doubt. Back to the whole backpack vs street thing. Niqqas I knew was getting knocked and bodied selling crack and I was disgusted by the whole scene. No way I was sitting around listening to that kinda shyt. Admittedly some of my favorite acts speak on drug dealing but this was different somehow. Didn't grab me. Same as Illmatic tho: in retrospect I have been able to absorb it and appreciate it for it's place in history. I started to like JZ more later (not a helluva lot).
Then:
Illmatic 3/5
Reasonable Doubt 2/5
Now:
Illmatic 4/5
Reasonable Doubt 3/5
I pretty much ignored Reasonable Doubt. Back to the whole backpack vs street thing. Niqqas I knew was getting knocked and bodied selling crack and I was disgusted by the whole scene. No way I was sitting around listening to that kinda shyt. Admittedly some of my favorite acts speak on drug dealing but this was different somehow. Didn't grab me. Same as Illmatic tho: in retrospect I have been able to absorb it and appreciate it for it's place in history. I started to like JZ more later (not a helluva lot).
Then:
Illmatic 3/5
Reasonable Doubt 2/5
Now:
Illmatic 4/5
Reasonable Doubt 3/5
Nobody in my part of the deep south fukked with either of them.
The only non-regional albums that got any kind of major attention was Snoop and Dre.
Nobody started branching out with what they were listening to until summer of 1995.
Oh, let it be said that I always listened to everything under the sun.
But I thought Illmatic was average and liked Reasonable Doubt more.
The only non-regional albums that got any kind of major attention was Snoop and Dre.
Nobody started branching out with what they were listening to until summer of 1995.
Oh, let it be said that I always listened to everything under the sun.
But I thought Illmatic was average and liked Reasonable Doubt more.
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Murkman
Pro
From SoCal, "Illmatic" to me was always a gateway for that ultimate CAC seeking to disprove to all his friends what "Real Rap" is. The type of CAC who himself probably doesn't listen to other Queens artists, because he thinks those are female rappers, yes I had to go there. Some of them are that are clueless and "Spilling Over Retard", saying "Full" would be a compliment.
While "Reasonable" Doubt" due to the age he wrote it in, always drew me in more for its maturity, various topics, and extreme cerebral manner of how he came up with that style. It would take decades before he finally got recognized for probably sounding maybe 2-3% like Biggie in reality.
Regardless, they're both 5/5 albums to me.
While "Reasonable" Doubt" due to the age he wrote it in, always drew me in more for its maturity, various topics, and extreme cerebral manner of how he came up with that style. It would take decades before he finally got recognized for probably sounding maybe 2-3% like Biggie in reality.
Regardless, they're both 5/5 albums to me.
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CLASSICS
Nobody Down here fukked with them Nas is best known cause people watched belly lol and a few people I know rocked with Jay-Z mostly around big pimpin or hard knock life era DMX was the most popular NYC rapper in the south for real but as I grew up I like both albums one love by Nas is 1 of my favorite songs now and dead presidents by Jay Z
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Rookie
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It's not subjective, breh.
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Rookie
It's not.
They're classics but not to many people fukk with them like that down here to this day.
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FeloniousMonk
Dont mind me..Im a azzhole
With Illmatic-Nas was probably the most anticipated artist after the live at the BBQ verse seeing Large Pro was the mentor.
With RD-It was like this nicca finally deciding to put out a album after rapping with Jaz O for the last 10 years. Bout time.
With RD-It was like this nicca finally deciding to put out a album after rapping with Jaz O for the last 10 years. Bout time.