Blackstar is the greatest hip hop album of all time? Why or why not?
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I'd probably say it's one of the top fifteen or so albums of the 90s.
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Illmatic is overrated short and just not that great
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marcusgarvey wrote: »Yo, I'm sure that everbody out listenin agree
That everything you see ain't really how it be
A lot of jokers out runnin in place, chasin the style
Be a lot goin on beneath the empty smile
Most cats in my area be lovin the hysteria
Synthesized surface conceals the interior
America, land of opportunity, mirages and camoflauges
More than usually -- speakin loudly, sayin nothin
You confusin me, you losin me
Your game is twisted, want me enlisted -- in your usary
Foolishly, most men join the ranks cluelessly
Buffoonishly accept the deception, believe the perception
Reflection rarely seen across the surface of the lookin glass
Walkin the street, wonderin who they be lookin past
Lookin gassed with them imported designer shades on
Stars shine bright, but the light -- rarely stays on
Same song, just remixed, different arrangement
Put you on a yacht but they won't call it a slaveship
Strangeness, you don't control this, you barely hold this
Screamin brand new, when they just sanitized the old ?
Suppose it's, just another clever Jedi mind trick
That they been runnin across stars through all the time with
I find it's distressin, there's never no in-between
We either ? or Kings
We either ? or Queens
The deadly ritual seems immersed, in the perverse
Full of short attention spans, short tempers, and short skirts
Long barrel automatics released in short bursts
The length of black life is treated with short worth
Get yours first, them other ? secondary
That type of illin that be fillin up the cemetary
This life is temporary but the soul is eternal
Separate the real from the lie, let me learn you
Not strong, only aggressive, cause the power ain't directed
That's why, we are subjected to the will of the oppressive
Not free, we only licensed
Not live, we just excitin
Cause the captors.. own the masters.. to what we writin
Not compassionate, only polite, we well trained
Our sincerity's rehearsed in stage, it's just a game
Not good, but well behaved cause the ca-me-ra survey
most of the things that we think, do, or say
We chasin after death just to call ourselves brave
But everyday, next man meet with the grave
I give a damn if any fan recall my legacy
I'm tryin to live life in the sight of ? 's memory
Like that y'all
-Best Mos Def verse IMO
Love that album
thieves in the night is in my top 5 fave songs -
Mos stoled the show on theives in the night
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mistaincredible wrote: »thieves in the night is in my top 5 fave songs
That's my Fav song on the album. I'mma listen to Black Star tomorrow. -
marcusgarvey wrote: »Yo, I'm sure that everbody out listenin agree
That everything you see ain't really how it be
A lot of jokers out runnin in place, chasin the style
Be a lot goin on beneath the empty smile
Most cats in my area be lovin the hysteria
Synthesized surface conceals the interior
America, land of opportunity, mirages and camoflauges
More than usually -- speakin loudly, sayin nothin
You confusin me, you losin me
Your game is twisted, want me enlisted -- in your usary
Foolishly, most men join the ranks cluelessly
Buffoonishly accept the deception, believe the perception
Reflection rarely seen across the surface of the lookin glass
Walkin the street, wonderin who they be lookin past
Lookin gassed with them imported designer shades on
Stars shine bright, but the light -- rarely stays on
Same song, just remixed, different arrangement
Put you on a yacht but they won't call it a slaveship
Strangeness, you don't control this, you barely hold this
Screamin brand new, when they just sanitized the old ?
Suppose it's, just another clever Jedi mind trick
That they been runnin across stars through all the time with
I find it's distressin, there's never no in-between
We either ? or Kings
We either ? or Queens
The deadly ritual seems immersed, in the perverse
Full of short attention spans, short tempers, and short skirts
Long barrel automatics released in short bursts
The length of black life is treated with short worth
Get yours first, them other ? secondary
That type of illin that be fillin up the cemetary
This life is temporary but the soul is eternal
Separate the real from the lie, let me learn you
Not strong, only aggressive, cause the power ain't directed
That's why, we are subjected to the will of the oppressive
Not free, we only licensed
Not live, we just excitin
Cause the captors.. own the masters.. to what we writin
Not compassionate, only polite, we well trained
Our sincerity's rehearsed in stage, it's just a game
Not good, but well behaved cause the ca-me-ra survey
most of the things that we think, do, or say
We chasin after death just to call ourselves brave
But everyday, next man meet with the grave
I give a damn if any fan recall my legacy
I'm tryin to live life in the sight of ? 's memory
Like that y'all
-Best Mos Def verse IMO
Love that album
That's one of the 3 greatest verses ever IMO. -
Mvpbrodie93 wrote: »Mos stoled the show on theives in the night
Kweli had a great verse.....Mos just blacked out something serious on that.
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very very good album but I can't give it (or any hip-hop album) the nod of Black on Both Sides, both have outstanding production and content thoughtout, but Mos is my favorite rapper of all time, so whereas some of a good thing can be good, more is better. No diss to Kweli.
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It's one of those albums where you discover new things with each listening. That's a true testament to its greatness. It didn't age at all. With old school vibe kept on, it still sounds fresh and actual today. It's definitely one of my all time favs.
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A simple... ? Outta Here...should suffice
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I disagree, but I don't disagree to the point where I don't see why you would say that...I can understand why some would say that, the album is great on all angles, from production to lyrics and featured artist, to this day I think Common spit on of the dopest verses in his career on Respiration. But there are albums I think is better than that album.. Aquemini, Makaveli, It's Dark And Hell Is Hot, Stillmatic and some other albums...
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Great album and definately a classic. But not greatest Hip Hop album of all-time, if you compare them to other duos releasing music. Outkast - Aquemini ? all over them.
I general i think the greatest hip hop albums are
1) Public Enemy It takes a nation to hold us back
2) Rakim Paid in Full
3) Nas Illmatic
4) Ice Cube AmeriKKKas most wanted
5) Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill -
master_mentor wrote: »Great album and definately a classic. But not greatest Hip Hop album of all-time, if you compare them to other duos releasing music. Outkast - Aquemini ? all over them.
I general i think the greatest hip hop albums are
1) Public Enemy It takes a nation to hold us back
2) Rakim Paid in Full
3) Nas Illmatic
4) Ice Cube AmeriKKKas most wanted
5) Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Great post...