Nas was pretty much overshadowed back in the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by geerussell
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Nas was pretty much overshadowed back in the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by geerussell
I sometimes forget how totally bleak Illmatic was. His lyrics are so incredible, but he paints a picture of the ghetto that's really depressing. I guess that's how it is sometimes - the sad, ugly shit that people are afraid to think about just seems so much more truthful than the happy news. I gotta break it up with some Common or something just so I don't ruin a good mood.
Yeah, but not that much to white people. He was like Kaiser Soze to the suburbs. He was more legend than man. You didn't really see him much on TV or hear him on the radio much because he's not exactly media-friendly. He got huge mainly from bootlegs and mix tapes. He's one of the very few rappers who really did build his fame from the ground up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Douche Baggins
Like I said, his style is kind of dark and brooding on a lot of tracks, but he didn't take it to the hilariously clownish levels that DMX did later. That fucking guy...sheesh.
Did you hear? Jerome's niece didn't make it home...
Yeah, that's the kind of shit I'm talking about when I say "bleak." I know he's trying to be like inspiring people to take their skills and get out of hell, but god damn, that's rough.
I just listened to myself play through all of System of a Down - Mezmerize album for a study break on my acoustic. Back here again, four macro projects in four days... Nasty.
Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got
I'm still, I'm still Jenny from the block!
Dope Show by Manson. I haven't listened to him in a long time, and I decided to give him a listen when I was randomly scrolling through my iTunes. Its not bad background music when I'm doing other things.
Like doing dope?