why did Jemini the Gifted One not blow up?

[The Jewnited States]

he even had an album with danger mouse. i figured that would get some attention even post black album remixes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8fXix0UqTM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiZl9aZuLNI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PglE6zt3I3g

 

[Big Mel]

because he seemed gimmicky with his first song 'funk soul sensation' where he was rhyming with himself using two different voices.

if he had lead with 'brooklyn kids' it may have worked out for him (one of the best rap songs ever made).


his label shelving his project didn't help matters. to this day i'm waiting for it to see a proper release.


as for the Dangermouse album, i think he got locked up shortly after.

 

[The Jewnited States]

because he seemed gimmicky with his first song 'funk soul sensation' where he was rhyming with himself using two different voices.

if he had lead with 'brooklyn kids' it may have worked out for him (one of the best rap songs ever made).


his label shelving his project didn't help matters. to this day i'm waiting for it to see a proper release.


as for the Dangermouse album, i think he got locked up shortly after.

thanks for the info. i guess i could agree on funk soul sensation. i didn't know that was his "big song" at the time

personally i liked scars and pain and letcho batyflo better

 

[Big Mel]

it wasn't his big song per se, just his first single/video.


Story Of My Life is my other cut.

 

[The Jewnited States]

Jemini The Gifted One - [Scars & Pain [EP] #01] Can't Stop Rockin'
Jemini The Gifted One - [Scars & Pain [EP] #02] Brooklyn Kids
Jemini The Gifted One - [Scars & Pain [EP] #03] Scars and Pain
Jemini The Gifted One - [Scars & Pain [EP] #04] Letcho 'Batyflo
Jemini The Gifted One - [Scars & Pain [EP] #05] Funk Soul Sensation
Jemini The Gifted One - [Scars & Pain [EP] #06] Story of my life
Jemini The Gifted One - [Scars & Pain [EP] #07] 50 MC's in a Cypher

this is all i really have from him around that time. what else is out there?

 

[Big Mel]

there are remixes. he only had the EP before the Ghetto Pop Life album.


there is also a companion EP to Ghetto Pop Life called 'the 22 inch ep'. Cee Lo is on it.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

I used to bump Brooklyn kids so hard. That was my shyt man...

 

[labelplant]

Dude was dope, Ghetto Pop Life was my shyt too

 

[Mowgli]

Ahhh Brooklyn Kids. Loved that song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7rcFP1qv7A

 

[Adam3000]

he even had an album with danger mouse.

Breh, that album came out before anyone gave a damn about Danger Mouse. It wasn't until Gnarls Barkley that people really started caring (yeah, he had press before then especially with The Grey Album, but people still weren't paying THAT close attention).

Plus, Ghetto Pop Life was kinda

That being said, I'm a huge fan of Scars And Pain. My friend even has a legit, label-released vinyl version of it with full artwork and everything. Some promo copies were sent out before the record was scrapped.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

Ahhh Brooklyn Kids. Loved that song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7rcFP1qv7A

To this day I think it's one of the most powerful 1st verses on a song ever. Can't believe after all this time I still know the words...

 

[Art Barr]

one of the worst record delays in rap history killed jemini's impact.

along with the hardest to find low print run distribution of any rap album in history.

pretty much the two worst death curses, put together in rap as a business.


art barr

 

[The Jewnited States]

]Breh, that album came out before anyone gave a damn about Danger Mouse. It wasn't until Gnarls Barkley that people really started caring (yeah, he had press before then especially with The Grey Album, but people still weren't paying THAT close attention).[/B]

Plus, Ghetto Pop Life was kinda

That being said, I'm a huge fan of Scars And Pain. My friend even has a legit, label-released vinyl version of it with full artwork and everything. Some promo copies were sent out before the record was scrapped.

thanks for the newsflash captain obvious. i'm saying retroactively i'm surprised more ppl didn't go back to that album, after dangermouse found his new success

 

[Adam3000]

thanks for the newsflash captain obvious. i'm saying retroactively i'm surprised more ppl didn't go back to that album, after dangermouse found his new success

People did go back to it. It just wasn't that great of an album.

Title track was flames though.....them drums

 

[The Jewnited States]

People did go back to it. It just wasn't that great of an album.

Title track was flames though.....them drums

this is true