Why is EPMDs influence on Hip Hop so slept on?

[FlimFlam]

Epmd's influence is slept on because they're one of them groups that had a big impact on Hiphop but they was never Popular

They considered themselves Underground

They were top tier as far as popularity...its just at the time hip hop was still a cult movement

 

[Doobie Doo]

Soooo many notable people quoted sooo many epmd lyrics this statement aint addin up

"Jus like epmd , l never trust bytch named J. to the A. to the N. E." Da lench mob

That line immediately came to mind...so much more out there u jus gotta be up on em to catch it

That's not a EMPD line that's a Lench Mob line shouting out EPMD. Doesn't really disprove my point.

 

[FlimFlam]

That's not a EMPD line that's a Lench Mob line shouting out EPMD. Doesn't really disprove my point.

The name jane itself became a quotable/catchprase itself for a minute behind them songs...which were album cuts...what they said stood out to their peers

 

[Bugsmoran]

They were top tier as far as popularity...its just at the time hip hop was still a cult movement

Nah

Run Dmc, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Salt N Pepa, Nwa was top tier as far as popularity

Epmd didn't go Pop but real HipHop heads loved them

 

[daze23]

DJ Scratch. Criminally underrated

he's pretty well respected by anyone that knows about DJ's

 

[FlimFlam]

Nah

Run Dmc, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Salt N Pepa, Nwa was top tier as far as popularity

Epmd didn't go Pop but real HipHop heads loved them

Beastie boys? Lol speak wit nikkas running the streets in them days, aint nobody gon say beastie boys was above epmd....i heard more about the goddamn fat boyz than them

 

[Bugsmoran]

Beastie boys? Lol speak wit nikkas running the streets in them days, aint nobody gon say beastie boys was above epmd....i heard more about the goddamn fat boyz than them

Fat Boys and Beastie Boys was more popular than Epmd

It doesn't mean they was better they was just way more popular

Fat Boys was working with Chubby Checker and The Beach Boys

 

[FlimFlam]

Fat Boys and Beastie Boys was more popular than Epmd

It doesn't mean they was better they was just way more popular

Fat Boys was working with Chubby Checker and The Beach Boys

I did say nikkas in the street ( meaning black people who are old enough to be around and know what was going on) not jus simply "more popular", but you got it

 

[Bugsmoran]

I did say nikkas in the street ( meaning black people who are old enough to be around and know what was going on) not jus simply "more popular", but you got it

Yeah Street n!ggaz loved Epmd

But when u say a rapper is Popular or went Pop that's just another way of saying they got a lot of white fans lol The white people in my school wasn't up on Epmd but the hood was

 

[King Poetic]

my favorite duo of all time

then the hit squad and death squad

e sermon so underrated as a producer

 

[L. Deezy]

DJ Scratch. Criminally underrated

I follow his Scratchvision app. His dj sessions are insane

 

[ABlackMan]

I've always meant to get their music into my library, but idk man I've never made it a point to do it because of the fact that this nikka got robbed by his own homie and then squashed it lmao nikka what

 

[ABlackMan]

I do like EPMD though

 

[smokeurobinson]

As good as EPMD may have been I think their Achilles heel were lyrics. None of them really have any quotable verses. Just a style other people took and ran with

I hear you.....There's just one problem with this statement.

DJ Quik and 36 mafia are worshipped on hip hop messageboards yet he was always mediocre lyrically. And Cypress Hill got a pass back in the day. and cant forget how No Limit just took over our world at one point.




and I have to disagree about quotables..u are way off....EPMD was the first rappers way before Pac or 50 Cent to stress album sales with the popular quote

"and u thought we would fold.....30 days later the LP went gold...so what u saying?"


and u cant deny the "please listen to my demo" chant...Thats still pretty popular.






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[smokeurobinson]

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