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Yay or Nay | Week Three

Started by RetiredAccount, Feb 4, 2021, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. DKC
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Feb 18, 2021
    RD is prob my fav Jay album. But I legit haven't listened to X's debut front to back in almost a decade so I really should peep that again before saying nay.
     
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  2. Chrollo
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    Chrollo ✟

    Feb 18, 2021
    Please do it. Listening through that album from front to back is a whole journey through X's state of mind, while Reasonable Doubt is Jay Z doing... well Jay Z things. Perfectly executed no question but pretty much limited to Mafioso and High Life rap. Something Jay Z did for his whole career (until 4:44 I guess)
     
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  3. Ricky
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    Ricky FORUM BOY SUMMER

    Feb 18, 2021
    RD was amazing, it's a classic no doubt, but when X dropped... man.
     
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  4. Ricky
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    Ricky FORUM BOY SUMMER

    Feb 18, 2021
    But after 2003 every Jay album >>>>>>>>> DMX album

    Let's hope this new DMX will be good enough
     
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  5. Worm
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    Worm Big Perm Big Worm

    Feb 18, 2021
    X came through, caught lighter fluid
    :hov:
     
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    1999

    Feb 18, 2021
    :mjcry:
     
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  7. hargydon
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    hargydon No investigation, no right to speak

    Feb 18, 2021
    Nothing tops D’evils though.
     
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  8. Worm
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    Worm Big Perm Big Worm

    Feb 18, 2021
    yeah lyrically and flow RD all day. No one here is questioning that. If you compare both drops DMX was bigger tho imo.
     
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  9. Ricky
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    Ricky FORUM BOY SUMMER

    Feb 18, 2021
    Did RD have Ruff Ryders Anthem or Stop Being Greedy? Exactly.
     
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  10. Lil Squeed
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    Lil Squeed French Montana Stan

    Feb 18, 2021
    Need a yay or nay for TI having two classic albums :emoji_eyes:
     
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  11. TimmyT
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    TimmyT Self-Taught

    Feb 19, 2021
    i'll go nay. but both are awesome albums.

    i saw DMX live in D.C. at the howard theatre and he was wild just like you'd expect lol. the last song of his concert was of course ruff ryders anthem and he stood ON TOP of a speaker that was in the air while rapping that song. it was awesome haha
     
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  12. Sav Stanfield
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    Sav Stanfield

    Feb 20, 2021
    takes me back to this classic


    Ja's debuts a forgotten gem too imo. Its no RD or h--- Is Hot but still far and away his best
     
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  13. Michael Myers
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    Michael Myers Moderator

    Feb 20, 2021
    We're talking about jay vs dmx now but this, jay AND dmx >>>>
     
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  14. WPG
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    WPG sxn80 Rory Gilmore

    Feb 21, 2021
    this is not exactly true lol. it wasn’t a particularly big album, but nothing on that label was—roc-a-fella didnt have the def jam deal yet—and it was very well received by those who heard it
     
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