It's May 25, 2024, 05:35:12 AM
In 1994 I was only eight years old. So there was no way I could comprehend what was happenning in the hip hop scene back then, but from what I read wutang were still considered underground in 94. Alot of people still diidn't know who they were yet and they were still growing. On vh1 I remember hearing that when illmatic was dropped it didin't even go gold. So the album was pretty much local in terms of being known in new york only. When Ready to die came out biggie's singles were controlling the charts and it marked the first time an eastcoast rap album was generating alot buzz nationally when chronic, doggystyle, and deathrow were pretty much ruling. I don't know about ATCQ or Redman, but I don't thinking they were competing against chronic, doggystyle, or deathrow at the time. Also I didn't say eastcoast rap was dead in the early to the beginning of the mid nineties. I said they were brought back in the picture. Before Ready to die dropped I thought it was well known that eastcoast rap REALLY wasn't competing against the west. Once again I do not mean this in terms of making music, but sales wise, singles, charts, and the albums that were getting alot of spins(especially after chronic and doggystyle dropped).
i love this album, knuckles, in your opinion, why do u place this above doggystyle?
I think Mobb Deep was doing stuff for the East & The Infumous Influeced this album