Gremill wrote:J-Zone created a brilliant, profane character and backed it up with unique sample heavy old school beats and dizzying wordplay. No one bought his albums and he went bankrupt and quit, then wrote and excellent book about it. His album 'Old Maid Billionaires' is awesome and highly recommended.
MattyJ wrote:I will post in here later when I can write some shiz.
Brooks wrote:Thing to remember is that right around that time, producing tracks got exceedingly cheap, almost to the point of derision (remember calls of "playstation beats"), so it became easier for plucky kids to put together an act that was really effective. Frankly, it was a godsend. Brit attempts at hiphop had been either flaccid or too smitten with Wu Tangy boombap before then.
Brooks wrote:Brit attempts at hiphop had been either flaccid or too smitten with Wu Tangy boombap before then.
Brooks wrote:That beat is fucking dull.
mk64 wrote:Dr Dre 2001 is still godlike for me.
Facewon wrote:He was fucking terrible puffy shite when it was a bad time to be terrible puffy shite, imo, and his voice was too wussy for my liking, but I could, strangely, imagine that if the content and beats improved, that his flows could grate less.
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