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CROOKED I - WEST COAST '96 (Official Discussion)
The Predator:
Yew, it's funny that...most people like to slap on east-coast hip-hop for winter and summer wise west-coast and the dirty south (me included).
L.A. = Sun, beaches, palm trees, blonde bitches, locs etc...
N.Y. = Snow, rain, trains, graffiti, Timbs etc...
Cruising to Illmatic in summer and Dove Shack in winter :-\
There is a preference to it and can add to the immersion, but we all play what we want to hear when ever we want.
A lot of west-coast classics were released in winter back in the day, Chronic was launched in winter 92 but landed with a bang and ruled in summer 93.
If i throw on albums like Doggystyle, Lethal Injection in November...nostalgia always kicks in.
Soopafly DPGC:
--- Quote from: Sccit on August 03, 2026, 11:54:39 AM ---
the chronic came out december
doggystyle november
dogg food october
all eyez on me february
2001 november
consensus top 5 west coast albums all came out in fall/winter lol
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haha, i don't think Dogg Food is in the consensus as a top 5 westcoast album of all time, but you struggled to come up with 5 with winter releases, with Pac's barely making the cut, so kudos for trying. Pac's was Feb, but that was close enough to summer in my hood, we get warm weather in March, so I bumped that album in warm weather.
Westcoast music just sounds so much better when the sun is shining and the weather is warm.
Soopafly DPGC:
--- Quote from: The Predator on August 03, 2026, 12:17:08 PM ---Yew, it's funny that...most people like to slap on east-coast hip-hop for winter and summer wise west-coast and the dirty south (me included).
L.A. = Sun, beaches, palm trees, blonde bitches, locs etc...
N.Y. = Snow, rain, trains, graffiti, Timbs etc...
Cruising to Illmatic in summer and Dove Shack in winter :-\
There is a preference to it and can add to the immersion, but we all play what we want to hear when ever we want.
A lot of west-coast classics were released in winter back in the day, Chronic was launched in winter 92 but landed with a bang and ruled in summer 93.
If i throw on albums like Doggystyle, Lethal Injection in November...nostalgia always kicks in.
--- End quote ---
Exactly. These young cats don't understand, it took months for albums to marinate and get airplay and reach the masses. Just because an album got released on a certain date, didn't mean you had immediate access to it. It took weeks, sometimes months after release date for our stores to get some of the more underground stuff. Chronic released winter but it didn't really hit serious airwaves, MTV, BET until Spring. Like you, I remember bumping the Chronic that summer.
And, once it snows, i'm into the grittier stuff. I put on Nas, Gangstarr, Primo, etc.
Unfortunately, with the way streaming and music is now, Crooked I will release later this year and it will be all but forgotten by the time Spring rolls around. Just the nature of the business nowadays.
Sccit:
--- Quote from: Soopafly DPGC on August 03, 2026, 03:13:40 PM ---haha, i don't think Dogg Food is in the consensus as a top 5 westcoast album of all time, but you struggled to come up with 5 with winter releases, with Pac's barely making the cut, so kudos for trying. Pac's was Feb, but that was close enough to summer in my hood, we get warm weather in March, so I bumped that album in warm weather.
Westcoast music just sounds so much better when the sun is shining and the weather is warm.
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u tryin too hard
those are the first 5 west coast albums that popped up in my mind .. none released in summer
simple science, not everything is a dick measuring contest
Sccit:
--- Quote from: Soopafly DPGC on August 03, 2026, 03:16:52 PM ---Exactly. These young cats don't understand, it took months for albums to marinate and get airplay and reach the masses. Just because an album got released on a certain date, didn't mean you had immediate access to it. It took weeks, sometimes months after release date for our stores to get some of the more underground stuff. Chronic released winter but it didn't really hit serious airwaves, MTV, BET until Spring. Like you, I remember bumping the Chronic that summer.
And, once it snows, i'm into the grittier stuff. I put on Nas, Gangstarr, Primo, etc.
Unfortunately, with the way streaming and music is now, Crooked I will release later this year and it will be all but forgotten by the time Spring rolls around. Just the nature of the business nowadays.
--- End quote ---
just because everyone has ADD and can't properly appreciate a body of work nowadays doesn't mean we need to abide by those standards
crooks album will still be around come summer .. so if all the casual listeners forget it by then, doesn't mean u have to follow suit
a good body of work deserves to stay in the deck and the consumer should let it marinate properly
some of us cats still approach music like this
i'm a west coast artist and will probably drop winter as well .. my goal is to make the album as good as i possibly can, the date isn't going to hinder that for me
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