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Quote from: Detox is not not coming... on January 24, 2007, 04:20:20 PMProduction and lyrically wise I like Hip Hop Is Dead better. The overall sound is better.
We all know Nas flipped the same sample as his first single on the last 2 albums. I thought "Thief's Theme" was darker, and alot more grimey, but "HHID" has more meaningful lyrics, especially the last verse "Everybody sounds the same/commercialize the game/reminise on when it wasn't just business..." "Hip Hop is Dead" thumps better in the whip too I feel. sWhat's everyone elses thoughts?
HHID but Thief's theme was dope also
Thiefs Theme by miles. It has that straight 90's era east coast underground feel to it and is the better fit for a rapper like Nas. I didnt appreciate that rock n roll club bullshit feel Will.I.Am brought. Nas' main problem is him going away from that east coast sound for that commercial crap that he be messing with nowadays.
Quote from: BiggSadot on July 10, 2008, 12:39:43 PMThiefs Theme by miles. It has that straight 90's era east coast underground feel to it and is the better fit for a rapper like Nas. I didnt appreciate that rock n roll club bullshit feel Will.I.Am brought. Nas' main problem is him going away from that east coast sound for that commercial crap that he be messing with nowadays. Couldn't put it better myself. But it is also due to the fact that I hate everything that Will-I-Am does. I don't understand why rappers are going to hm for beats.
I think they're both great songs, and eventhough they flipped the same sample it came off really different. Theifs Theme is dope because it's so dark sounding, and like Bananas said, the hook is great and def primo-ish. A vintage Nas track.On HHID, the guitar pops off crazy, and I love the live drums. And I think the theme behind the song is much better than Theif's Theme. I also love the simulated live swing the song gets into at the end with the crowd chants and Nas rapping only over the drum beat with no melody. I think they managed to make what is categorized as radio friendly, yet it still delivered the best message of any mainstream song this year, and it still came off dope musically. That's a pretty tall order and Nas & Will delivered. I prefer HHID.