I’ve seen a lot of other sites spit about their favorite albums so I had to do my piece. Personally its hard for me to express why I like them because if it was up to me i'd just have you listen to them. at gunpoint! >:) So brace yourselves the first five in no particular order…
Pete Rock & C.L.Smooth – The Main Ingredient
My favorite track: I Get Physical
I recommend: I got a Love
I aint gonna lie I wasn’t really into them at first. One of the dudes at school looked just like C.L. I slept on them till I caught myself in the used CD store getting an earful of them. I was definely floored. Two things happened once I heard the whole album: I kept saying “damn!” a lot track after track and shelling out the seven bucks for it.
Raekwon – Only Built for Cuban Lynx
My fave: Rainy Dayz
I recommend: Heaven or hell
There have only been 2 albums that made me want to holler (literally) once I heard an album. Rae’s one of the very very few that had me geeked to cop the album once it was released. My co-workers at the time were heavy hip-hop heads like myself and that’s how I got a hold of the first single “Glaciers of Ice” but it wasn’t until I saw the video for “Heaven or Hell than I finally said I gotta have it. I see now in the benzino & Mays reign of the “sauce” the album was bumped from a 4.5 to straight 5 mics. Whatever.
Jungle Brothers – Done by the Forces of nature
My Fave: Beads on a String
I recommend: Doin our own Thang’ (ft. Native Tongues)
Out of the whole Native Tongues posse, the JBz were the only group I bought off instinct. It was something about them that related to me. There were many time I caught myself rocking to this album especially till 5am on Christmas morning. The fathers of the Clique deserve their props.
Cunninlynguists – Will Rap for Food
My Fave: Missing children
I recommend: Fukinwitchu
If you don’t know them, well let me introduce ya. They’re a 2 man group from the south. Kentucky to be exact the members consist of Deacon the Villain and Dj Kno. Together the created a sound that will eventually take notice in a good while. Will Rap for food was innovative and it proves that not only crunk music comes out of the south. Go to their Home site Qn5.com and download some of their stuff. (especially the new shit w/ Cee-lo!)
Little Brother – The Listening
My Fave: Speed
I recommend: The way you do it
Wow, LB also proves decent rap can come out the south. Yet at the same time their style is reminiscent of the good ol’ Native Tongue shit. This is probably why I like them.
Man, describing my flava is hard work. the last five will show up in a minute.