| Author | Topic: Rate These 4 Albums |
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Member Since: 2006 |  posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:53:19 PM  
 
 
I'll give mine later, gotta listen to a couple real quick.Partial IP: 54.166.243 |
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Location: In Tromaville talking Hip Hop with Lloyd Kaufman | posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:59:12 PM
Personally:
Grandmasters-7/10
Between a rock...9.5/10
I Phantom-9/10
Well Done-9/10Partial IP: 20.249.196 |
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Location: Go steal the fuckin shoes and buy the damn music | posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:03:49 PM
I like the Artifacts album the best...the rest are alright but little replay value to me.Partial IP: .68.230.74 |
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Location: CA | posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:08:01 PM
between a rock and a hard place = 10/10
that record is a flat out classic....one of the best jersey records of that era for sure....tame and el just brought a nice, dope raw style over head nodding beats.
well done = 8.5/10
grandmasters = 7.5/10
i phantom = 7/10
well done was the best of these 3, imo. best production, best vibe, maybe the best mc'ing too (since gza sounded sleepy as fuck on grandmasters). i've never been a big fan of mr. lif, but appreciate what he did on i phantom at least. it was solid when it dropped. grandmasters, i just remember, should have been a lot better. i actually liked the remixed version of the album, for some reason, over the original.Partial IP: 159.192.10 |
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Location: got caught holding a pack of thelonious monks heroin | posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 3:11:14 PM
co-sign Moodz but add a N/A for Action, never heard it.Partial IP: 29.234.234 |
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Member Since: 2006 | posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:14:00 PM
I Phantom - Hadn't heard this for a while, just spun it all the way through. Lif is a dope emcee and likes to focus on societal issues and family dynamics. His subject matter gets a little tiresome though. The production on this is sort of bleh, doesn't do much. The El-P beat on "Success" and the Insight beat on "Iron Helix" are fucking dope though. I'd say there are 5 good songs on this. - - 7.8/10
Grandmasters - Really dark and dreary mood to this entire album. "Destruction of a Guard" and "Advance Pawns" are bangers. On the whole the beats are solid but there a only a few standouts. GZA does his thing but does lack some vigor. - - 8.1/10
Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Some grimey east coast shit. I've always liked That's Them more more though cuz the production hits a little harder. There are some dope joints on this though. "Wrong Side of da Tracks" is amazing. "Wassup Now Muthafu-ka" is a classic beat. I can't say it is perfect all the way through and there are some mediocre songs imo. Not a classic album but real good for sure. - - 9/10
Well Done - This shit just knocks man. Great beats and entertaining rhymes. One of the better albums I've heard from the past several years. "Cirque Du Soleil" is so fucking dope. - - 9.3/10Partial IP: 54.166.243 |
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Location: Go steal the fuckin shoes and buy the damn music | posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:16:29 PM
aeokq, I pretty much agree with your written assessment 100%...I just like the Artifacts album best though. Totally on point about That's Them being better though.Partial IP: .68.230.74 |
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Member Since: 2006 | posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 4:21:07 PM
DJ Muggs & GZA Dope 8 out of 10
Artifacts Dope 10 out of 10
Mr. Lif - Only heard a couple of times
Statik & Action Dope 9.2 out 10
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Member Since: 2006 | posted Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:00:41 PM
Artifacts - 9.5/10
Well Done - 8.5/10
Muggz/GZA - 7/10
Mr. Lif - never listened to all of it. skimmed through it. wasn't my thing at the time. I'll check it again.Partial IP: 66.170.121 |
