Carhartt Presents: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... vs. Liquid Swords
sadmanbarty
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best nas verse?
sadmanbarty
Well-known member
verbal intercourse
ice cream
wu gambinos
rainy dayz
4th chamber
swordsman
bible
investigative reports
ice cream
wu gambinos
rainy dayz
4th chamber
swordsman
bible
investigative reports
sadmanbarty
Well-known member
trickier to pick the cuban linx ones. stuff that doesn't work as well in isolation is elevated by where it fits in with the flow of the album as a whole.
A prime example. Average trap beat on an EP nobody's going to listen to, but he still sounds great.
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
no surprise, Liquid Swords 1000% now and forever
my favorite rap record of all time. a (virtually) perfect record that has the almost singular virtue of sounding just as good no matter how many times you go back to it.
"It was a bad time for the empire"
my favorite rap record of all time. a (virtually) perfect record that has the almost singular virtue of sounding just as good no matter how many times you go back to it.
"It was a bad time for the empire"
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
when the MC's came, to live out the name
I drop megaton bombs more faster than you blink
but when I swing my sword they all choppable
lines etched into the depths of my psyche
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
the production is dense and cold as a dead star
GZA an essentially perfect rapper at the absolute height of his very considerable powers
he and RZA somehow manage to fuse raw ragged tension to clinical, precise execution
it's not the most fun record, but the most rewarding, which says something about the kinds of people who'd choose it, I guess
GZA an essentially perfect rapper at the absolute height of his very considerable powers
he and RZA somehow manage to fuse raw ragged tension to clinical, precise execution
it's not the most fun record, but the most rewarding, which says something about the kinds of people who'd choose it, I guess
padraig (u.s.)
a monkey that will go ape
btw totally unsurprised/very much enjoy that Craner's answer was to reject the premise of the question and bring up Heavy Mental instead
a completely insane opinion of course, but it's nice to know that even in a world of turmoil, some things never change
a completely insane opinion of course, but it's nice to know that even in a world of turmoil, some things never change
luka
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I was going to say, the tracks which don't work so well as standalones add a huge amount to the album as a whole. I'm a bit unsure about picking ice cream. I probably prefer the ghostface solo one. The romantic love song.
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Slothrop
Tight but Polite
"Choose the sword, and you will join me.
Choose the ball, and you join your mother, in death."
"Actually, Heavy Mental is better than either..."
