Why was 'Bridging the Gap' hated on when it dropped?

[up in here]

Song is trash.

I'm suprised you ain't like it

 

[criminology]

It was scratching an itch no one had, and it wasn't good enough to make people feel it was something they wanted but didn't know it.

It's a decent song just not mindblowing.

 

[Big Mel]

I detect sarcasm. You know what song I liked a lot on SD? The joint at the end over the run dmc beat.

You like my style or whatever it was called.

 

[Abstract83]

I thought it was good had that bluesy feel mixed with current drums

 

[up in here]

I detect sarcasm. You know what song I liked a lot on SD? The joint at the end over the run dmc beat.

You like my style or whatever it was called.

For what reason possibly would I be being sarcastic?

I am really surprised that you didn't like this track

 

[Big Mel]

when have you known me to like shytty Nas songs? Nas and his dad doing a blues/rap song? cmon man.

 

[Big Mel]

this is how you flip a blues break proper:

 

[OnlyInCalifornia]

because the beat was wack

i like the concept

Pretty much. It's not a beat/hook you want to hear a bunch. Even now that I think about it I am somewhat annoyed.

 

[WEKetchum]

Take away the "hated on when it" from the title and it'll be a more appropriate thread

But like the nikka above said, great concept, I just wasn't feeling it though

 

[WEKetchum]

It wasn't trash, but it had a real After School Special feel to it. Liked the concept of joining generations with Nas and Olu, but they've made better songs together. Life's A bytch Dance

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

It was scratching an itch no one had, and it wasn't good enough to make people feel it was something they wanted but didn't know it.

It's a decent song just not mindblowing.

This sums it up....

Plus Hip Hop is primarily marketed towards a young audience. I'm a huge NaS fan but it's just not something I would have been bumping in 2004 when it dropped. I was in college. T.I's Bring em out came out during the same time (to give you perspective)

 

[ML29]

I always liked it. The video was nice too.

 

[DeuceCypherUno]

i loved it back then and I was only 12 going on 13. I still love the song now. But it did seem like I was the only one rocking with it amongst my peers.