Apr 25, 2016

What? Shitsville is a perfectly great pick for best song on the album.

 

Apr 25, 2016

Will update when I'm home, sry for drawing this out but I had no time today w/ work.

 

Apr 25, 2016

@El Ares @Maximus @Boyz N The Suburbs @Meero @Perry The Platypus @Mike Tyson @Pablo @Nuredin B @Squid @Fire Squad @Michael Myers @Ordinary Joel @Deadpool @MTY @Jakey @Jordan @Serg @Eyjafjallajokull @FlawlessT @Sav @swr @Enigma @Loyalty @Pato v2 @YDB @Iceman @Narsh @Radeem @Rodamon @Groovy Tony @Jerome @Maad City @Flacko @Mow @Daniel Shaw @art @Jehovah @Soldier @Koolo

Spoiler: #4

4. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)

Tribe was probably the first artist or group I ever stanned. After my neighbor gave me a copy of their greatest hits (The Anthology), I downloaded their discography and spent hours scouring Limewire for anything labeled “feat. Q-Tip” or “feat. Phife Dawg,” which quickly got me into the Native Tongues Posse (De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep…and then honorary members like The Roots and the Beatnuts). Unfortunately that kinda spurred my “real hip-hop”/backpacker phase, but that attitude’s long gone and I discovered a lot of dope music through it so I ain’t mad about it.

Anyway, The Low End Theory was my favorite Tribe album for years and I think the majority of fans would pick it as their best. The highs might be higher on The Low End Theory (“Scenario,” “Check the Rhime,” “Jazz”), but Midnight Marauders isn’t far behind (“Electric Relaxation,” “Oh My God,” “The Chase, Part II”). I’m always a person who is going to value a holistic album experience more than just a collection of really good songs (even if said really good songs are better), so that’s where Marauders comes out ahead for me. It really does feel like the “Midnight Marauders Program” as it’s referred to on a couple of the short skits that break up the songs. As you probably could have guessed by the name, it’s one of my favorite albums to put on during a low-key night at home — something just doesn’t feel as right when I listen to it during the daytime. Though Q-Tip is probably in my top five favorite rappers of all time, Phife is equally as good on here. I think he’s one of the most underrated rappers in terms of quotables/humor (“Yo I'll take it back, I'm the Indian giver”; “I like my beats hard like two-day-old s---/steady eatin’ booty MCs like cheese grits”; “Let me hit it from the back, girl I won't catch a hernia/Bust off on your couch, now you got Seaman's Furniture”). R.I.P. Phife.

 

Apr 25, 2016

three spots left

three six mafia

 

Apr 25, 2016

I'ma do my best to get this s--- all wrapped up tomorrow yall I know it's super lame when people drag these out real long.