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You guys seem to be forgetting the impact "How We Do" had....It was the first time Dre had made a Westcoast beat for a Westcoast artist other than himself in 6 years. It was the first time an artist had charted a top single on the Westcoast other than Snoop and Dre in god knows how long....
It's one of those songs that comes on in the club 6 years later, and EVERYONE will groove to it like it just came out.
Quote from: Chamillitary Click, literally. on July 13, 2011, 10:55:03 PMTurn on the radio & hear it? I haven't heard Hate It or Love It on the radio since the summer it came out. Let's calm down.Maybe "In Da Club" is a classic. It's easily a personal classic to me. I just didn't think it was regarded so highly by other Hip Hop fans. I dont listen to the radio maybe once a month and i hear how we do whenever i do listen to the radio, gets good rotation i'm willing to bet that record gets a good amount of spins still.
Turn on the radio & hear it? I haven't heard Hate It or Love It on the radio since the summer it came out. Let's calm down.Maybe "In Da Club" is a classic. It's easily a personal classic to me. I just didn't think it was regarded so highly by other Hip Hop fans.
I remember the hype around "Higher" when it first leaked. Everybody was going nuts over that record. Dre even had that line "Look out for Detox" on there. The Game was the one who'd resurrect the west coast. He sort of did. Many rappers that are being talked about now (on this forum at least) were put on by Game or with his help. A few days after "Higher" "Fresh '83" (anyone? ) leaked, which I didn't like much, but it got many great responses. A little bit later they put out "Westside Story" with Snoop (or 50, I'm not sure) and that got a very negative response initially. I admit, it grew on me too.
Quote from: Maudizzle on July 14, 2011, 01:22:03 AMI remember the hype around "Higher" when it first leaked. Everybody was going nuts over that record. Dre even had that line "Look out for Detox" on there. The Game was the one who'd resurrect the west coast. He sort of did. Many rappers that are being talked about now (on this forum at least) were put on by Game or with his help. A few days after "Higher" "Fresh '83" (anyone? ) leaked, which I didn't like much, but it got many great responses. A little bit later they put out "Westside Story" with Snoop (or 50, I'm not sure) and that got a very negative response initially. I admit, it grew on me too.I think "Westside Story" with 50 was the first song from that came out from the album. I remember bumpin' that shit ages ago. It was premiered on Aftermathmusic.com if i remember right. I can't remember it gettin' negative response either, but i might be wrong. I remember that "How We Do"/"Fresh '83" and "Hate It Or Love It"/"Envy Me" were both premiered on DubCNN though.
Quote from: friscoliving on July 14, 2011, 12:05:27 AMQuote from: Chamillitary Click, literally. on July 13, 2011, 10:55:03 PMTurn on the radio & hear it? I haven't heard Hate It or Love It on the radio since the summer it came out. Let's calm down.Maybe "In Da Club" is a classic. It's easily a personal classic to me. I just didn't think it was regarded so highly by other Hip Hop fans. I dont listen to the radio maybe once a month and i hear how we do whenever i do listen to the radio, gets good rotation i'm willing to bet that record gets a good amount of spins still. Now you're just making shit up to support your argument. "Frisco living" huh? I'm from the bay and I listen to our rap stations, that song doesn't get play and hasn't since the year it came out.
I actually think it has a lot to do with Game not really being original & his lyrics being weak for the most part. I think the name dropping really hurt him.Then again, going by my theories on Hip Hop, if The Documentary or Doctor's Advocate came out in the 90's, they would probably be regarded as a classics. They were just 10+ years late lol.
This question all comes down to what's a classic? I would say for 1, it had to have a significant impact in the game, or at least big enough to be remembered. Next, it would had to have been felt by the majority of fans, even to this day. And lastly, some will disagree, but I think it would have to actually move units and be known outside of the world of rap.