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The Predator 豆瓣
9.1 (7 个评分) Ice Cube 类型: 说唱
发布日期 2003年3月11日 出版发行: Priority Records
1992年,Ice Cube改信伊斯兰教 12月,Ice Cube发行了第三张个人专辑《The Predator》。在这张专辑中,他提到了他的新信仰。《The Predator》成为Ice Cube第一张在流行和R&B两个专辑榜中同时夺冠的专辑。热门单曲《It Was a Good Day》以及和Das EFX合作的单曲《Check Yo Self》使这张《The Predator》成为Ice Cube最受欢迎的专辑之一
Fun DMC 豆瓣
People Under the Stairs 类型: 流行
发布日期 2008年9月30日 出版发行: Gold Dust Media
As longtime fans know, though, when you hear a PUTS record, all the work, from the beats to the rhymes to the scratching to the artwork (Fun comes with a comic book written by the rappers themselves), is almost inevitably done strictly by the duo themselves. Instead of cashing in on hot outside producers or of-the-moment emcees, the pair has always been fiercely independent, with barbecue guests the only collaborators on the 20-track album. The duo holed up in Thes's new home studio with no outside producers or engineers to work on Fun DMC. To achieve the sounds floating in their heads, Thes One designed and built a custom recording console to record and mix the album. (The console became so efficient that audio company Vintage King plans on selling versions of it console publicly.) Costing in excess of $50,000--"A lot of long talks with the wife," he says, laughing--credit lines were maxed out, but the end result is the pair's most intricate-sounding album to date.
Quo 豆瓣
Quo 类型: 说唱
发布日期 1994年10月25日 出版发行: Sony
如果谈到Hip-Hop界的说唱神童,大家想到的会是谁呢?是Jermaine Dupri捧红的Kris Kross,还是流行小子Bow Wow?或者是有“小Onyx”之称的Da Youngsta's和武当的Shyheim,不过我想说的是,虽然这些当年的小孩子们在自己的领域都有所成功,但是没有一个组合或个人,可以同时玩转西海岸的G-Funk音乐和东岸的硬核说唱,而我们今天要介绍的这个组合却做到了这一点,有两名在当时不满18岁的小伙子组成的Quo。
Quo的两位成员分别叫做Wade Robson和DeWayne Turrentine,前者是一个白人小孩,生于澳大利亚,值得一提的是,他在自己少年时期经常为刚刚过世的流行天王Michael Jackson伴舞,也许也正是因为这样,Quo才有幸被Michael Jackson签入了自己在Epic旗下的唱片公司——MJJ Music,Quo解散后,Wade Robson在接下来的日子里慢慢成长成为了一名舞蹈教练,他所编排的舞蹈曾经获得过很多的奖项。
再说说团体中的另一位成员,DeWayne Turrentine,一位土生土长的洛杉矶少年,虽然他时至今日并不像他的队友Wade Robson发展的那么好,但是也算是不赖了,一位专业的时装模特,并且娶到了美丽的黑人女影星Reagan Gomez-Preston。
介绍了这个组合的大概背景,让我们来关注一下专辑本身,Quo的唯一一张专辑发行于1994年,专辑的名字就叫做Quo,一共十首歌的编排并不算时间很长,但是在这十首歌中,有三首都拍摄了MV,作为专辑主打推出。
第一首主打“Huh What”是一首硬核风格的单曲,Quo在这首歌中借用了2Pac的名句“Keep Ya Head Up”来向这位伟大的Rapper致敬,这首歌中还有一点比较吸引人那就是来自Redman的制作和献声,虽然后者没有一段完整的Verse,但是他那特别的声音足可以让人们认出他。
Nia 豆瓣
Blackalicious 类型: 说唱
发布日期 2000年2月29日 出版发行: Quannum Projects
First full length album from hip-hop supergroup featuring Lateef, Lyrics Born of Latyrx and DJ Shadow. 19 tracks. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
2011年6月26日 听过
说和做都非常到位,不是只做不说,或者只说不做
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Da Game Is Trump Tight 豆瓣
CFA Life
发布日期 1995年1月1日 出版发行: Power Streering Records
“Da Game Is Trump Tight” is the debut EP album by the gangsta rapper Cfalife from New Orleans, Louisiana. The EP was released in 1995 on Power Steering Records and was executive produced by Alex Mitchell aka Big Al.
The R.E.D. Album 豆瓣
Game 类型: 说唱
发布日期 2011年8月23日 出版发行: Interscope Records
2011年8月24日 听过
Game你个自毁长城的家伙,请了一票非主流来做专辑,艹
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New Jim Jones 豆瓣
Dre Dog 类型: 说唱
发布日期 1993年6月17日 出版发行: In a Minute Records
Andre L. Adams (born March 11, 1970), better known by his stage name Andre Nickatina, is a hip-hop/rap artist from San Francisco, California. He previously performed under the stage name Dre-Dog.
The New Jim Jones is the debut album by rapper Dre-Dog. It was released on June 17, 1993 for independent record label, In-A-Minute Records and was produced by Dre-Dog and T.C. The album featured one single entitled “The Ave.” and was eventually re-released with a less controversial cover for Mo Beatz Records in 2006.
2011年8月30日 听过
这张盘太历史了我操!Chinese Cat中国元素,Jime Jones Posse这歌开头的结构挺有意思 《Lips》 被采样成Biggie的Big Poppa 《The ave》是《Juicy》的原采样
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I Hate You with a Passion 豆瓣
Dre Dog 类型: 说唱
发布日期 1995年4月19日 出版发行: In a Minute Records
Dre Dog (aka Andre Nickatina) is a hip-hop/rap artist from the Fillmore district of San Francisco, California. His second album, “I Hate You With A Passion” was released in 1995 by the independent hip-hop label In-A-Minute Records ran by Tony Jackson. The album was produced by DJ Mark 5, Dre Dog, Premiere Music (Race, Reggie Smith, T.C. and The Enhancer) and Rob V. (of Ill Mannered Posse).
Dinner & A Movie 豆瓣
Brotha Lynch Hung 类型: 说唱
发布日期 2010年3月23日 出版发行: Strange Music
2010 release from the Hip Hop/Rap veteran. Strap in and hold on as Brotha Lynch Hung takes listeners on a ride to the deepest recesses of his mind. With tracks like 'I Plotted My Next Murder', 'Split Personality' and 'Meat', Dinner And A Movie envelops the listener into a cinematic-like audio experience of the darkest kind that's definitely not for the squeamish or faint-of-heart. Never one to shy away from the extreme, Brotha Lynch Hung shows on Dinner And A Movie that he's out to devour anyone else in the game. With features such as Snoop Dogg, Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko and Kurupt, Dinner And A Movie is sure not to disappoint.
Sex Packets 豆瓣
Digital Underground 类型: 说唱
发布日期 1990年3月26日 出版发行: Rhino / Ada
While hip-hop was consumed by the hardcore, noisy political rap of Public Enemy and the gangsta rap of N.W.A., Digital Underground sneaked out of Oakland with their bizarre, funky homage to Parliament-Funkadelic. Digital Underground built most of their music from P-Funk samples and developed a similarly weird sense of style and humor, highlighted by Shock-G's outrageous costumes and the whole band's parade of alter egos. Of all these alter egos,Shock-G's Humpty Hump -- a ridiculous comical figure with aGroucho Marx nose and glasses and a goofy, stuttering voice -- was the most famous, especially since he was immortalized on their breakthrough single, "The Humpty Dance." Over the course of their career, Digital Underground have featured a numerous members, but throughout it all, Shock-G has remained at their core, developing the band's sound and style, which they had from the outset, as their 1990 debut, Sex Packets, proved. Sex Packets was an instant hit, thanks the loopy single "The Humpty Dance," and while they never scaled such commercial heights ever again, their role in popularizing George Clinton's elastic funk made them one of the most important hip-hop groups of their era.
Shock-G (born Gregory E. Jacobs, August 25, 1963) spent most of his childhood moving around the East Coast with his family, eventually settling in the Bay Area of California. He dropped out of high school in the late '70s and spent several years pursuing a life of crime before eventually finishing his degree and going to college to study music. Along with Chopmaster J, Shock-G formed Digital Underground in 1987, and the duo released a single, "Underwater Rimes," that year, which went to number one in the Netherlands. In 1989, the group signed with Tommy Boy, and that summer "Doowutchyalike" became an underground hit. By that time, Digital Underground had expanded significantly, featuring DJ Fuze, Money-B (born Ron Brooks), and Schmoovy-Schmoov (born Earl Cook).
Sex Packets, the group's debut album, was released in the spring of 1990, and "The Humpty Dance," which was rapped by Shock-G's alter ego Humpty Hump, climbed all the way to number 11 on the pop charts, peaking at number seven on the R&B charts. With its P-Funk samples, jazzy interludes, and innovative amalgam of samples and live instrumentation, Sex Packets received positive reviews and went platinum by the end of the year. Digital Underground followed Sex Packets in early 1991 with This Is an EP Release, their first recording to feature rapper Tupac Shakur.
The EP went gold and set the stage for their second album, Sons of the P, which was released that fall. On the strength of the gold single "Kiss You Back," Sons of the P also went gold, but it received criticism for its similarity to Sex Packets. By the time Digital Undergrounddelivered their third album, The Body-Hat Syndrome in late 1993, hip-hop had become dominated by gangsta rap, particularly the drawling G-funk of Dr. Dre, which ironically was heavily indebted to Clinton. Consequently, their fan base diminished significantly, and The Body-Hat Syndrome disappeared shortly after its release. Nearly three years later, Digital Underground returned with Future Rhythm, which spent a mere three weeks on the charts. Who Got the Gravy? followed in 1998.
Tears of a Clown 豆瓣
Andre Nickatina 类型: 说唱
发布日期 1999年5月18日 出版发行: Fillmoe Coleman
2011年9月17日 听过
我就喜欢这种 My Rap world做的棒 有点实验,音色用的有点怪 AKA Dre dog
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