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After a few listens, the Tribe album is good, but nothing about it really stands out. That De La album, though. It gets better and better.
And since this is the old school thread, and I'm pumped to be getting some music in digital format that I haven't been able to listen to for many years since I had a tape player, I'll put this here for a special someone.
https://youtu.be/QYp28tEAVvs
Damn, that De La album is solid too. The beats are [emoji91]
must concur about De La Soul. This album is really good.
For you mid-nineties, boom bap, East coast hip hop heads, check out Stretch and Bobbito on Netflix. Brought back some amazing memories of listening to those tapes in high school.
A little something to whet the whistle https://soundcloud.com/stretchandbob...tretch-bobbito
Has anything come out recently that's as good as Tribe's or De La's latest?
Whoa, Tribe Called Quest is at Red Rocks this summer ✌️
only 'cuz I have a coupla beers in my belly and feel like being a douche, but y'all are a bit misguided in your definition of Old School.
Old School refers to the period of rap music between 1979 - 1983. So most of what y'all are posting and yammering about is New School (Tribe, EPMD, Nas, etc).
Just sayin', from a historical viewpoint.
I love me some New School rap (most of what y'all are posting), so don't get me wrong. Just wanted to substantiate what Old School actually refers to.
:)
Seriously? I always thought that was Old Old school, then shit from like 84-mid 90s was Old School, then New School was the horseshit that's out now. Anyway, ain't my thread...
New School technically begins with Run DMC and goes through the early '90s. Then you have sub-movements like True School (mostly Los Angeles based with groups like Freestyle Fellowship) and Gangsta (N.W.A., Ice-T, etc). Never really have heard what folks refer to post-New School as, but horseshit sounds about right in most cases. :)Quote:
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Any recs for good new hip hop or reggae?
No Grammy nods for Tribe's last album but lots for JayZ's wack ass last album? Fuck them.
This ishit ain't Old School by a long shot, but I dug it anyway as it's kinda retro to the early '90s. I'm diggin' the beat, the flow, and the sheer audacity of it (what the f$%k is up with those rims?).
At least they have "Old School" in the title to the song.
:)
Best freestyle of all time belongs here..Black Thought...naaaasty:
https://youtu.be/prmQgSpV3fA
nice bump
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No joke, I've always thought Black Thought is one of the best ever, but that might put him in the top spot. That would be sick if it was a written rhyme, going for ten minutes in one take, but Thought said in an interview it was all freestyle - ridiculous. After seeing that the other day I actually went looking for freestyle verses posted on youtube, crazy what some MCs can do, but nothing touches this.
This might be better suited for the Illmatic thread, but since that Thought freestyle got thrown it here... If Black Thought is number 1, I'd put Royce as 1A. Prhyme 2 is about to drop, for sure gonna be sick. Hopefully Flex can get Pharoahe Monch or Mos Def in for a 10 minute session sometime soon.
https://youtu.be/kP3xrSPYi-0
If we’re throwing out freestyle vids.... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RbimBJJiGUA
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Older than some schools, yet younger than others...most recent joints I've been bumping at the crib:
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Tribe’s Midnight Marauders and Wu Tang’s 36 Chambers released 25 years ago. Doesn’t get better.
Heard that yesterday. Made me feel old. And I was 15 at the timeQuote:
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Technically not Old School, but it is vintage New School...
Nice Gravediggaz article in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of their debut album, 6 Feet Deep:
https://ew.com/music/2019/08/09/grav...8gXeFoVsf-CkoE
Another solid Prince Paul New School Super Group:
Hit up this farm brewery the other weekend (Goat House: https://www.goathousebrewing.com/) and they had an IPA dubbed "Kool Mo' Dee-Lish".
In honor of that tasty amber nectar:
Anyone bumping the new Gang Starr album? Sounds good after the first listen.
Just popped in here to see what's what and "WAIT THERE'S A NEW GANG STARR ALBUM?!" ;)
Thanks homes!Quote:
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Tonight’s the night for hip hop fans. DJ Premier VS Rza on Premier’s IG live.
Also, Lord Finesse has been doing a couple of live spots on his IG live every week. It’s been awesome!