Board 8 > Rank the Tracks Week 84: Nas - Illmatic (+ Slipknot Vol. 3 results)

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LiquidOshawott
10/13/22 5:48:03 PM
#51:


Johnbobb posted...
From what I've listened to of East Coast and West Coast rap, I've vastly preferred east coast. There's a reason both of my rap entries (Wu Tang and Mos Def) were east coast

NWA is the best of the 90s west coast imo

I generally like 2pac but the first Snoop album is actually really fun


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Johnbobb
10/13/22 7:04:18 PM
#52:


Doggystyle is a solid album musically (Lodi Dodi is possibly my favorite Snoop song ever)

but some of it (and in general 90s rap, particularly west coast) doesn't age the best.

Ain't No Fun is quite possibly the most misogynist song ever written

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FoolFantastic
10/14/22 11:44:55 AM
#53:


bump

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Seanchan
10/14/22 5:09:00 PM
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2nd listen done. Nothing new to add.

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Johnbobb
10/14/22 7:05:31 PM
#55:


  1. Represent
  2. Life's a Bitch
  3. NY State of Mind
  4. One Time 4 Your Mind
  5. Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)
  6. The World is Yours
  7. One Love
  8. Halftime
  9. It Ain't Hard to Tell
  10. The Genesis


pretty much any song on this album would be the best song on most other albums

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HBJDubs
10/15/22 2:03:32 AM
#56:


It Ain't Hard To Tell
N.Y. State Of Mind
The Genesis
Memory Lane (Sittin' In Da Park)
Represent
Halftime
One Time 4 Your Mind
Life's A Bitch
The World Is Yours
One Love

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FoolFantastic
10/15/22 11:24:53 AM
#57:


I separated the fandom page because it was freezing while editing.
https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_the_Tracks_Set_2

God I hate that website. I think I figured out how to remove the excess spaces but even on the smaller pages, its source editor pretty much freezes with every keystroke.

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FoolFantastic
10/15/22 11:38:42 AM
#58:


I have a weird relationship with Illmatic where I agree that it is great, but there are also several dozen hip hop albums I prefer so I always feel like I'm missing something when I revisit it. Even if we just look at East Coast Hip Hop albums of 1994, I greatly prefer Ready to Die.

The World is Yours
N.Y. State of Mind
Life's a Bitch
It Ain't Hard to Tell
Halftime
One Love
Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)
One Time 4 Your Mind
The Genesis
Represent

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Seanchan
10/15/22 7:24:34 PM
#59:


  1. Life's a Bitch
  2. The World is Yours
  3. Represent
  4. Halftime
  5. N.Y. State of Mind
  6. Memory Lane (Sittin' in da Park)
  7. One Time 4 Your Mind
  8. It Ain't Hard to Tell
  9. One Love
  10. The Genesis
I have no strong feelings on this album. I didn't really like it but I didn't dislike it either. Probably 3 listens isn't really enough to fully digest a lyrically dense album like this.

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MetalmindStats
10/16/22 4:42:26 AM
#60:


Seanchan posted...
Probably 3 listens isn't really enough to fully digest a lyrically dense album like this.
This is also my main takeaway from this week, for what that's worth.

  1. The World is Yours
  2. It Aint Hard to Tell
  3. Represent
  4. Lifes a Bitch
  5. One Love
  6. N.Y. State of Mind
  7. One Time 4 Your Mind
  8. Memory Lane (Sittin in da Park)
  9. Halftime
  10. The Genesis

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