Mar 11, 2015

Good call on People Under the Stairs, they've got some great songs (Montego Slay and Acid Raindrops are easily my top two).

A few others:

Little Brother
Hieroglyphics
Jurassic 5

 

Nov 28, 2014

cant wait for d12 entry

 

Nov 28, 2014

The first entry in a series on the most overlooked and mislabeled groups in rap history...

Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill broke into the scene with an onslaught of strong singles, and less notably, strong albums in quick succession. Cypress Hill (1991) and Bloody Sunday (1993) introduced us to B-Real's unmistakable presence, their trademark adlibs, and a Latin spin on West Coast production. Although less acclaimed, III: Temples of Boom (1995) successfully took their strengths into sonically darker, Mobb Deep-like territory. While they are widely recognized for weed anthems and B-Real's unique persona, their early catalog is often forgotten. Perhaps this is most aptly emphasized by the name of their best of compilation: "Greatest Hits From the Bong".



Next Up: People Under the Stairs

 

Nov 28, 2014

I chose them mostly for the "mislabeled" aspect. Anybody worth their salt is familiar with Cypress Hill, but I know tons of people who can only name their hits. That's approaching criminal considering the albums under their belt. This thread is just a vehicle to talk about groups other than Three 6, UGK, Mobb Deep, Rakim & Eric B, g--- Starr, Outkast etc. I mean Wu-Tang is cult status and they have like 1.5 really good albums as a group. Big L has tons of casual fans and less than half of them have listened to DITC. Gotta have that clickbait mayne.