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Whenever a top 25 all time hip hop albums" list is compiled there are the usual universally accepted cla**ics. Albums like abo Me Against the World, Ready to Die, Illmatic, Paid in Full etc.
This is the "obscure personal cla**ic albums" thread.
Share with us some of your personal fave albums (say on your personal top 50) that are less often discussed as cla**ics.
Me First.
InI - Center of Attention
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Pete Rock on the boards did his thing & I like the universal higher spirituality themes.
Highlights: Fakin Jacks; Grown Man Sport; No More Words..
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Dope thread Tate....
For me 1 of those is gotta b this album,
Large professor---The LP
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Xtra P on the boards himself, no gimmicks, str8 lyrics and the beats r cla**ical. Had some tracks of this during the radio ca**ette era.
Highlights : For my people, The Mad scientist, Hungry.
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Seen seen....I see yours and I raise you this one...
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This album captures the feeling of psychosis so well....didnt smoke weed back then...but this shit got me high ;D
The White Sheet,Jesse James,Never seen a man cry and Hand of the dead body ft Ice Cube
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Dang.. heavy 1nce. Ima trounce that [Cor]MEGA collection again...
Gud Music 4 eva .. relistened to that list ... nothin but Goodie goodie
yes, yess..
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Sunz of Man - The last shall be first.. I think this was a flawless album. Bump it from top to bottom
@Triplelife Scarface - The Diary is Super.
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Seen seen....I see yours and I raise you this one...
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This album captures the feeling of psychosis so well....didnt smoke weed back then...but this shit got me high ;D
The White Sheet,Jesse James,Never seen a man cry and Hand of the dead body ft Ice Cube
Dope Pick. One of the illest albums of all time.Cube killed it for me on Hand of the dead body. Don't think it's slept on though.I thought it was generally regarded as a cla**ic ?
Anyway, here's mine:
METHOD MAN - TICAL
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One of the darkest albums ever made. Never mentioned when talking WU-SOLOS.
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Eminem- Marshall Mathers Lp, to me this is the best album ever released
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nigga plz...
Blackalicious-Nia
love all the tracks especially 'making progress' and 'sleep'
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Ras Ka**--- Soul on ice
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A west coast artist on a conscious tip, the best to eva do it. Nature of the threat is the track. Used to bump dis out loud whenever I saw 2-timing Scripture union members in college, just to piss 'em off. And wud get high as a mothercuf, drive into town, and when whitie pa**es by, roll down the windows and bump that shit loud.
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nigga plz...
Blackalicious-Nia
love all the tracks especially 'making progress' and 'sleep'
Ya Owam, I know you dude, you've always been more of a 'Release'-type cat, from what I remember - all nine minutes of it, possibly the only time ever you have dug a track Zach De La Rocha was on (outside of 'CIA')...
I've always preferred Blazing Arrow over Nia. To me that's a much more slept on/cla**ic album.
Ekks is right about Soul On Ice - DOPE album. They're selling copies for about $60 on ebay these days.
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Wow...I've never even heard of that album!
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I have zero faith in this. You got a link?
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I have zero faith in this. You got a link?
Love that album man, ill try and up it if this doesnt work:-
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But We Have to agree on this one:-
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skee lo's joint
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The Coming- Busta Rhymes...Brilliance!
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Nice picks ya'll. NIA and Soul on Ice are definite favourites.
Keeping it on that West Coast tip, here's two more albums that are mad underrated.
I remember Biggie saying in an interview how much he was bumping this when it came out. Dope Dope Shit.
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Kurupt the Kingpin @ his best. Daz's production was top notch.
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dat Dogg food was dope, West coast was on top of ish then. Still on the left side; one slept on cla**ic is this.
Before he was pimped by the majors, this dude was mad vicious In the words of Kurupt "The only X i know's my Nigga Xzibit and RBX".
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Dogg Food did it for me, i was raised on this! Maftown/Mmabatho mid nineties!! memories...
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Seen seen....I see yours and I raise you this one...
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This album captures the feeling of psychosis so well....didnt smoke weed back then...but this shit got me high ;D
The White Sheet,Jesse James,Never seen a man cry and Hand of the dead body ft Ice Cube
Dope Pick. One of the illest albums of all time.Cube killed it for me on Hand of the dead body. Don't think it's slept on though.I thought it was generally regarded as a cla**ic ?
Yeah I don't know if it is generally mentioned in Top 25's but definately deserves to be there.
I was just listening to "Hand of the Dead Body" last night & that Cube verse personifies 90's Gangsta Rap to the fullest. If there was ever a definitive Gansta Rap verse this is it:
You best to free your mine
Before I free my nine
And stop f***in with the void in pop
Or feel my hot rocks
Bang,bang, boom boom, ping ping I'm the black
White boys gat a magazine and don't kow how to act
I'll attack and make you vomit
Down with Kahlid Abdul Muhammad
Do he got a brother, I'm it now
I'm the illest
Wanna kill this house nigga Don Cornelius
Can you feel this?
You punk niggas make me sick
Suckin on the devil's dick
Scared of revolution
Need to start deuchin
Houston is the place
I caught a case
Them motherf***ers tried to put a scar on my face
But i bust two times to the gut
To the Reverend Calvin Butts
Gotta pair of nuts?
I started this gangsta shit in 86
Now you dissin me
For publicity
Isn't he a hoe to the third degree
Who me
I'm a g who like to scrap-a-lot
Down with Rap-A-Lot
And I can't stop, won't stop
So f*** Bill and Hillary
Ice Cube their ain't no killin me
Is THIS^ the same guy that made "Are we there yet"??? ??? ;D
I Guess "Gangstas don't live that long..." 8)
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The Coming- Busta Rhymes...Brilliance!
Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad was my shit.....and Ill Vibe.... ;D
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Keeping it on that West Coast tip...
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where do I start with this one? I feel this joint was on par with DOGGYSTYLE and that means alot. That Dollarz & Sense track where he dissin Mc Eiht oooh weee! :o He gets all up in dude's grill on this song. The line "E-I-H-T? Now should I continue? / You left out the G cus the G aint in You!" KILLED it! Every song is the shit; from Diggin U Out to Something 4 Tha Mood, to Summer Breeze, Ho in you etc etc. There are zero weak songs. I hardly seen this one make anyones top 25 :(
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some real fire in this thread:
my turn:
goodie mobb - soul food
outkast - atliens
mo thugs - the first mothug album , not all the other bullshit.
- agree with the busta, ra** ka** &...skeelo was playing in my head whole day yesterday ;D
what about shahiem's (shyhiem's) first album as well.
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I Guess "Gangstas don't live that long..." 8)
LOL !!! Yeah. Smart Gangstas know when to get out the game and start making kiddies movies.hehehe !! Now only if Frank Lucas, Supreme, AZ, Rich Porter, Alpo and all of them were as smart as my boy,it would be a different world i tell you.
I guess dude be trying to give back for all the anger he unleashed on the world during his early years. hahaha !!!! In the history of hip-hop i don't think there's an artist who's ever dissed as many people as Cube. Koreans, Niggaz, Crackers,Bitches, The Church, the government, his own mama,his old crew,Common, Cypress Hill,etc,etc.
@ Triplelife
That's probably my favourite Quik album as well. Flawless.
Big ups to cats for all the California-love. West Coast hip-hop is mad ignored when it comes to threads like this.
Here's another one. Out of all his albums - minus War & Peace which was wack, this is the only one which never gets enough props, personal cla**ic to me.
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Slept-on cla**ics sounds like an oxymoron, but anyway, my personal favourite rap albums that aren't universally recognised as cla**ics would be:
Masta Ace - Slaughtahouse
Gravediggaz - Six Feet Deep
Interestingly these two albums have something in common, they're both parodies. Slaughtahouse critiques gangsta rap with its overblown depictions of violence, while Six Feet tackles the short-lived horror-core craze.
Prince Paul, who produced most of Six Feet, tried to give jiggy rap a similar treatment on Politics of the Business, but with inferior results.
Supa!
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Goodie Mob's still standing is my fecal matter! it's got some forgettable tracks but i bump dat shit daily in the car. the best album out the south in the 90s (atliens & Aquemini incl) imho
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CNN- WAR REPORT
TRAGEDY KHADAFI- THUG MATRIX
YOUNG MC - WHATS THE FLAVA
MALIQ - OFFICIAL BOOTLEGGERS(I THINK ITS CALLED..CAP CITY CLa**IC)
AZ - DOE OR DIE
COSIGN SOUL ON ICE&THE DIARY BUT THE DIARY WASNT SLEPT ON AS SUCH.ITHINK FACE SCOOPED A COUPLE OF AWARDS FOR THAT ALBUM.
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ROYAL FLUSH - GHETTO MILLIONAIRE
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ROYAL FLUSH - GHETTO MILLIONAIRE
I would to get a link of this one.
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blak forest - you are now entering...(1997)
west coast crew of about 12 emcees, beats are similar to Tribe Called Quests beats on Midnight Marauders, except a bit darker sounding. one of the most slept on albums ever....
also:
The Nonce - World Ultimate (1994)
Flatlinerz - U.S.A (1994)
Chino XL - Here To Save You All (1996)
Double XX Posse - Ruff Rugged and Raw (1994)
Killafornia Organization - Killafornia Organization (1996)
Bush Babees - Ambushed (1994)
Kwest Tha Maad Lad - This Is My First Album (1996)
Mic Geronimo - The Natural (1996)
Akinyele - Vagina Diner (1993)
Da Youngsta's - Aftermath (1993)
etc.......
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blak forest - you are now entering...(1997)
west coast crew of about 12 emcees, beats are similar to Tribe Called Quests beats on Midnight Marauders, except a bit darker sounding. one of the most slept on albums ever....
also:
The Nonce - World Ultimate (1994)
Flatlinerz - U.S.A (1994)
Chino XL - Here To Save You All (1996)
Double XX Posse - Ruff Rugged and Raw (1994)
Killafornia Organization - Killafornia Organization (1996)
Bush Babees - Ambushed (1994)
Kwest Tha Maad Lad - This Is My First Album (1996)
Mic Geronimo - The Natural (1996)
Akinyele - Vagina Diner (1993)
Da Youngsta's - Aftermath (1993)
etc.......
Nice list you got there. Disagree about the Chino though.Dope but not cla**ic.
You got links for some of those ? Especially Da Youngstas, Kwest, Flatlinerz and that Blak Forest ?
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i swear to god Bronze Nazareth's Great Migration is gonna be the new slept on cla**ic
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BLACK SHEEP - Non-Fiction (1994)
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Without a doubt...
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Yo this is the most slept on album no doubt. Yo MRC I know you got this somewhere, somebody pls upload.
or at least just Smokefest 99 and Tru Homies
I remember smoking a J to Smokefest 99 when I was a yougin
Pls somebody upload
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Cash, Bondizzo and MRC yall got erting, hook a nigga up with that Tash
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CO Sign on War Report.....
i have a few which othres may not agree with but do i give a whuuut? no i dont
1. M.O.P - Warriors
2.Xzibit - Restless
3. Jay-Z - life and times of Sean Carter Vol 3
4. Busta Rhymes- Extinction level Event
5. Busta Rhymes - Anarchy
6. Lil Brother - The Listenin
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CO Sign on War Report.....
i have a few which othres may not agree with but do i give a whuuut? no i dont
1. M.O.P - Warriors
2.Xzibit - Restless
3. Jay-Z - life and times of Sean Carter Vol 3
4. Busta Rhymes- Extinction level Event
5. Busta Rhymes - Anarchy
6. Lil Brother - The Listenin
Any one who wud dispute these as cla**ics deserves a beat down. I bumped these pre millennium era major. Nice list Peewee, now can u try make your beats along the lines of these albums, no disrespect!
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Vol.3 Jigga fa sho, for Busta it has to be ' When disaster strikes' still can't get over ' We can take it outside!'
We the official g-u-rilla to lead militias
Stack peelin, americana
Spit sentences like one of missy wanna's
Reminisce the promise
Bring drama like Nicaragua
Fatigues march, army leaders, they count crooked drug dollars
And sip fresh squeezed milk from the titties of llamas
Leave cities in carnage
Prettiest farmers that pour whisky at harvest and hold 16 guananas
Maintain, maintain, maintain
I reign like mussolinis iron fist
Try on this, you can't see me like vagina lips
Smugglin diamond chips, bubblin anonymous
The dominant will resource and count script crews and world wars
(world wars echo's)
Yo, you better practice what you preach, I got 7 MC's
And 10 g's, I'll show each
Never interfere and shit, souvenirs for your ears and shit
Clear poetry like William Shakespeare and shit
Word is bond checkin me out
Hey what you talkin about
You lost and walkin about
Niggas got beef they want to say and start talkin it out
Hey, oh my god, y'all nigga be buggin me out
Wish they could lay me down and have the police start chalkin me out
Now I zoom in on you and my niggas start stalkin you out
Chuck down that bullshit that you be callin about
This one's for my people and my niggas up North
The ruler shit dynasty but Flipmode finally come fourth
Exports and imports hittin you with flavors of all sorts
My squad comin through, chop off your ear
The shit you talkin crazy like niggas turnin in their hand guns
I be burnin mc's like betty grandson
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O.C. - Jewelz / Word...Life
Eric Sermon - Double or Nothing
NO ID - Accept Your Own Be Yourself
Bush Babees - Gravity
Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
Common - One Day It'll Make Sense
Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth
Gift of Gab - 4th Dimensional Rocketships (complemented by Seeatle's finest VitaminD & Jake One on the beats)
Defari - Focused Daily
co-sign on The Diary...good memories from back in 1995. grade 5...older bro got me in that album..
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O.C. - Jewelz / Word...Life
co-sign
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O.C. - Jewelz / Word...Life (somebody needs to give Buckwild that credit he deserves....on list my top Producers
Eric Sermon - Double or Nothing
NO ID - Accept Your Own Be Yourself
Bush Babees - Gravity
Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
Common - One Day It'll Make Sense
Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth
Gift of Gab - 4th Dimensional Rocketships (complemented by Seeatle's finest VitaminD & Jake One on the beats)
Defari - Focused Daily
co-sign on The Diary...good memories from back in 1995. grade 5...older bro got me in that album..
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CO Sign on War Report.....
i have a few which othres may not agree with but do i give a whuuut? no i dont
1. M.O.P - Warriors
2.Xzibit - Restless
3. Jay-Z - life and times of Sean Carter Vol 3
4. Busta Rhymes- Extinction level Event
5. Busta Rhymes - Anarchy
6. Lil Brother - The Listenin
Co-Muthaf**ken-Sign
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O.C. - Jewelz / Word...Life
Eric Sermon - Double or Nothing
NO ID - Accept Your Own Be Yourself
Bush Babees - Gravity
Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
Common - One Day It'll Make Sense
Defari - Focused Daily
Ode to joy for the elder gods. Out of many we are one..
Gud listenin....
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Heather B - Taking mine
Tracey Lee - Many faces
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What's up eybody!, by the way I am new here but my top 3 are:
1. Common-One day it'll make sense(I'm still bumping G.O.D in my whip featuring Cee-Lo)
2. Keith Murray-Enigma
3. Tribe called Quest-Beats, Rhymes and Life
4. Gangstar-Moment of truth
5. Camp Lo-Uptown saturday(Sunny cheeba and Geeche Suede on some Good times(the comedy theme, Like Luchini)
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Saafir_ Box Car Sessions Original as hell, One of my favourite albums ever, Top to Bottom
Smoothe tha Hustler_ Once upon a time in America he could rock any of the major cats of that era solid.
Digital Undergorund_ Sons of the P Dope a** west coast production that could easily surpa** some NWA joints. Shock G/Humpty Hump
had some entertaining shit going on. Showed a lighter side of Tupac aswell, dancing and shit.
3rd Ba**_ Derelicts of Dialect Priminister Pete was way ahead of his time with the lyrics and they although they were recognized
they never seemed to get the full respect they deserve, they never get a mention when it comes to white
boy rappers. Funny, they gave birth to the style that the then Zev Love X (DOOM) borrowed?? Prince Paul
killed the boards too!
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Lootpack---- Soundpieces: Da Antidote!
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Funcrusher Plus---Co Flow
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Show and AG--- Goodfellas
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1.NAUGHTY BY NATURE- YOKE DA JOKER
2.BIG DADDY KANE-HARD BEING DA KANE
3.PARIS- THE TEST & TEN POINT SYSTEM
4.EPMD- DA CROSSOVER
5.LINQUE- DROP IT ALL ON 'EM
6.SMOOTH DA HUSTLAR- BROTHER'S KEEPER
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Saafir_ Box Car Sessions Original as hell, One of my favourite albums ever, Top to Bottom
agreed. the beats on that album are the rawest hip hop Ive ever heard and Im not lying, and I think Ive got just about every US 90s hip hop album ever (well maybe a few gaps, lol)
here's one for you:
flatliners - usa
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super heavy beats, slept on cla**ic from 94.
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Bush Babees - Gravity
Cosign on Gravity the Listening & Enigma.
I think I might be ambitious enough to try compiling a personal top 25 hip hop albums of all time now...
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My slept on cla**ics must be
Lord finesse's The awakening
Poor Righteous Teacher's New world Order
Show and A.G.'s Full circle
O.C. - Word...Life
NO ID - Accept Your Own Be Yourself
nice picks. I heart these joints.
"I aint a player, but I'm in the game with you,
there are n*** in my hood just as lame as you,
and others did time just like you!"
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Another relatively slept on album from my personal top 50 all-time hip hop cla**ics:
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1. Intro
2. Yearn, The
3. Music Makes Me High
4. Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz & Benz
5. Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless
6. Renee
7. All Right
8. Legal Drug Money
9. Get Up
10. Is This da Part
11. Straight From da Ghetto
12. Keep It Real
13. Channel Zero
14. Da Game
15. 1,2,3
16. Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless - (remix)
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"At my rest... of ZIM-BA-BWE HEY!"
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mad skillz - from where ?
haha funny...cipher intro where errbody act all shocked that he from virginia.....
i ges if u werent from NY...niggas doubted u,...
sum of jay dee's early work appears on ths album. dope
ed og & the bulldogs - roxbury 02119
anatha cla**ique....love comes and goes! the big diamond d with tha heat
anybody heard of HOMELESS DERELIX? sum of they work was re-released by stonesthrow.. dope
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Zubz - Listeners Digest
Proverb - Book of Proverb
H20 - Amanzimtoti
Nas - It Was Written "He cursed the day that spider ever bit him, And gave him a copy of the second LP, It Was Written"
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Zubz - Listeners Digest
Proverb - Book of Proverb
H20 - Amanzimtoti
Nas - It Was Written "He cursed the day that spider ever bit him, And gave him a copy of the second LP, It Was Written"
are these slept on sun, all these are recognised masterpieces ???
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Probably they're not being slept on or probably they are slept on cla**ix. Just dat I don't think they got much Props as they deserve.
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Are there any universally accepted SA Hip Hop cla**ics?
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this should be universal..
tumi.. people of the light.. although i suspect most people are feeling '76
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oh and by the way, love this vid; almost as old as me:
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