It's June 12, 2024, 08:41:56 PM
A few questions...-Did this song come out before or after the Dogg Pound "New York, New York" song?-If the song is called "L.A., L.A." then why the hell does the song have nothing to do with L.A?
-If it's supposedly a diss record then how come they don't diss any rappers in the song?
-Who is that that drops the verse that says, "I'm 25, still strong, study Islam"? I like that line because it describes me.
-What is the song about anyway.. they are talking about everything from orthodox Islam (catching Jummah) to 5% Islam (Godbody this, Godbody that) to selling drugs, to being in prison, the lyrics are all over the place.-What was being said about the song at the time it came out? Was there any controversy surrounding it?
... by the way, I like the song.. I wasn't into the East Coast back in the day, so I never checked it out till recently. I'm curious to hear more about this classic East Coast record. Peace.
props 11z, i was just gonna type the same ish.but a coupla points, "im 25, still strong, study Islam" you realise he also references the Torrah in the same line, and that is the Jewish book right?and how can you call it a classic (which it is) and then say "the lyrics are all over the place" make ya mind up.anyways props for making the thread, aint listened to this song in ages.
From what I remember CNN gave props to Tha Dogg Pound in their booklet for The War Report, kinda strange.
I remember hearing this and they're just rappin about random shit. If this was supposed to be a response to NY NY, it wasn't a very good one.Personally I thought it was weak when I heard it.
There was another version (OG?) out before The War Report dropped that was much better than the one on that album, both great Marley Marl productions though.
and ny ny wasnt really dissing NY either except in the hook and video. Same thing with LA LA