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LivDiv

LivDiv wrote:

TIME! So this did indeed end up close. There were loads and loads of tracks dropped but the voting wrote a clear story on 3 front runners. Raspberry Beret When Doves Cry P.Control All received equal votes. Now I haven't voted yet and one of these would likely be my choice, it would be one of the above or Kiss. Should I leave it as joint winners or should I cast my deciding vote?

Armitage_Shankburn wrote:

Cast your vote, don't be a pussy

Alright.
When ~~reg~~ Doves Cry it is.

LivDiv

I will post the next round tomorrow.
I am thinking either
Beastie Boys
Tupac vs Biggie
Wu-Tang and everything Wu-Tang related
90s Hip Hop band fatal four way De La Soul vs Tribe Called Quest vs Digital Underground vs The Pharcyde
Jurassic 5
Mos Def vs Q Tip

Combos of the above mayber.

Its a Hip Hop round, suggestions welcome.

afgavinstan

regmcfly wrote:

fuckjam

LarryDavid

Glam Rock.

One Hit Wonders.

East Coast vs West Coast.

TV Theme tunes.

Specific years.

Scottish bands. Or English, Welsh, Hungarian - whatever really. Cities or regions maybe.

EDIT: Didn't notice the hip-hop bit

Armitage_Shankburn

I love all of Larry's suggested rap bands - big fan of the raps. I just can't choose, someone else have a go

Edit- fuck.

LivDiv

I'm pretty sure Specific Years spent some time in Digital Underground before launching his ill-fated solo career.

There are some good suggestions there for another time though.

LarryDavid

Yeah, I just rushed in with my suggestions without even reading Liv's post properly.

I'll never live this down.

Bob

LivDiv wrote:

LivDiv wrote:

TIME! So this did indeed end up close. There were loads and loads of tracks dropped but the voting wrote a clear story on 3 front runners. Raspberry Beret When Doves Cry P.Control All received equal votes. Now I haven't voted yet and one of these would likely be my choice, it would be one of the above or Kiss. Should I leave it as joint winners or should I cast my deciding vote?

Armitage_Shankburn wrote:

Cast your vote, don't be a pussy

Alright.
When ~~reg~~ Doves Cry it is.

The right choice

cockbeard

I'd be intrigued to just group it together for Hip Hop, a lot of really great tunes came from acts with very little output. Although that might just be my lack of education talking there. I'd be wondering about bracketing by years, best Hip-Hop track pre 87, or bring gangster rap in and go 87-93. Otherwise one of Ugly Duckling, LLCoolJ, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, Slick Rick, KRS-One

LivDiv

I think you voted twice Bob but Doves was in bold so counted.

LivDiv

cockbeard wrote:

I'd be intrigued to just group it together for Hip Hop, a lot of really great tunes came from acts with very little output. Although that might just be my lack of education talking there. I'd be wondering about bracketing by years, best Hip-Hop track pre 87, or bring gangster rap in and go 87-93. Otherwise Ugly Duckling, LLCoolJ, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, Slick Rick, KRS-One

I know what you are saying but it is easy for things to just go mental and we end up with a truncated Hip Hop thread.
I would rather keep it specific to an artist(s) or something tight like numbers 1s.

Bob

LivDiv wrote:

I think you voted twice Bob but Doves was in bold so counted.

It is without doubt the quintessential prince track I would’ve accepted Kiss.

LivDiv

I still love Partyman from the Batman soundtrack, it is the tune played when The Joker is having fun in the art gallery.
It just isn't anywhere near as good a song as Doves.

Moot_Geeza

All things Wu Tang would be a good week.

RedDave2

Moot_Geeza wrote:

All things Wu Tang would be a good week.

Yeah, lots of scope. I'd enjoy the read on that.

Bob

Dr Dre mutha fucker give him one more platinum plaque
And then fuck rap
you can have it back!

LivDiv

I've not come up with the best way to do Dr Dre yet.
I think if we just do the music he released under his name it may not do him justice. Might have to do his tracks and his production, but then that eats into potential Eminem and Snoop rounds.

I have had similar internal debates with Pharrell. I can happily do just N.E.R.D myself but I know some of their albums werent that popular.

nick_md

TV theme tunes would be solid round at some point, going to be tough to beat Minder.

LivDiv

Yeah I have banked that one.

Facewon

Mos def vs talib would be the better battle fwiw. And the blackstar connect.

Wu is obviously a cool choice.

For a laugh you could do redman vs method man. And exclude their collabs.

Facewon

Also, in all of this there'll need to be a rule around guest verses. Mos def makes me think of it, because hes on an absolute banger with a bunch of dudes and I can't for the life of me tell you who's song it is. (oh no!)

Bob

LivDiv wrote:

I've not come up with the best way to do Dr Dre yet.
I think if we just do the music he released under hise name it may not do him justice. Might have to do his tracks and his production, but then that eats into potential Eminem and Snoop rounds.

I have had similar internal debates with Pharrell. I can happily do just N.E.R.D myself but I know some of their albums werent that popular.

I appreciate the thought you’ve put in.

LivDiv

@Face
Yeah Hip Hop is a right clusterfuck

LivDiv

Cheers Bob

Kazuo

Aye, I'll go back to my previous suggestion of best Wu solo project. You can obviously lump the Clan in with that too, great excuse to revisit.

poprock

I think you could just stick to artists/bands like you have with guitar music.

Beasties are an easy (and popular) shout.
Wu-Tang (bonus vote for spin-offs and solos)
Dre (bonus vote for non-performing production duties)

Something like that?

poprock

Having said that, I do like the idea of a daisy age throwdown.

regmcfly

LivDiv wrote:

LivDiv wrote:

TIME! So this did indeed end up close. There were loads and loads of tracks dropped but the voting wrote a clear story on 3 front runners. Raspberry Beret When Doves Cry P.Control All received equal votes. Now I haven't voted yet and one of these would likely be my choice, it would be one of the above or Kiss. Should I leave it as joint winners or should I cast my deciding vote?

Armitage_Shankburn wrote:

Cast your vote, don't be a pussy

Alright.
When ~~reg~~ Doves Cry it is.

That is a good and fair winner. Well played.

regmcfly

afgavinstan wrote:

regmcfly wrote:

fuckjam

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