RIP Saafir

[TraceOneInfinite]

yeah he was cool in Menace to Society, but not that great as an artist, I gave his shit a chance because of his connection to Xzibit... but still RIP much respect in peace

[TraceOneInfinite]

His Boxcar Sessions album put me on to the idea that the West had more to it than G-funk/gangster rap.  He really bridged the gap well between music for the hood and backpack music.  Light Sleeper one of my all-time favourite jams. 

Gonna dig out the cd tonight and throw it on. RIP.  Maybe pump the three tracks he did as part of Golden State as well. 

Fun fact: he lived with Pac in the DU years

Nice post

And that's a good point about bridging the gap between between the backpackers in hip-hop and gangsta rap--because that's exactly where I was after Eminem came out and I started digging deeper into rappers lyrics.  Obviously it wasn't really fair to assume the East Coast was more lyrical but of course that was the perception because all those classic magazines like the Source were East Coast bias.  But I grew up on Death Row shit so there was that dark era of 1998 when aside from the heroic Daz album they were basically defunct -- I was listening to a lot of garbage like No Limit and I even bought a Ja Rule album in that time (though I didn't make it past one spin). 

My breakthrough came in early 99' when like you said about Saafir--artists like Eminem, and Xzibit helped me bridge the gap and I started to appreciate great music and great lyricism and both coasts and even the ol' school the overall culture, history of hip-hop, all the elements, I became a true head

...and that's interesting about the 2pac connection.  That's why Pac really is like a Black Jesus because he somehow was connected and almost everybody has a story about him and these stories have continued through time and after death

[The Predator]

The Top Five Saafir (Reggie Gibson) Videos

November 26, 2024

With the sudden passing of Saafir (Reggie Gibson) last week I feel remorse that we didn’t spend more time giving him his flowers while he was still alive; belatedly here’s a top five.

1.) Saafir – “Light Sleeper”


2.) Ahmad, Ras Kass & Saafir – “Come Widdit”


3.) Saafir – “Krispy”


4.) Saafir & Mix Master Mike from “Wrists of Fury”


5.) Saafir – “Ca$h Me Out”