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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: K.Dub on January 09, 2007, 11:53:39 AM

Title: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: K.Dub on January 09, 2007, 11:53:39 AM
... and it's a very good album!
That Stargate track featuring Kelis is off the hook. They laced a really good beat.
Black Republican with jigga is hot and that Dre produced track is banging.

Who Killed It sucks tho. What's up with that fucked shit.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Dubz on January 09, 2007, 11:57:32 AM
where do you live that they didnt have it?
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: K.Dub on January 09, 2007, 12:02:45 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Noname on January 09, 2007, 02:34:16 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: K.Dub on January 09, 2007, 02:51:34 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter

man, from the middle of november to the middle of january, the sun is below our horizon. appr. 1 hour daylight yeah
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Noname on January 09, 2007, 03:00:06 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter

man, from the middle of november to the middle of january, the sun is below our horizon. appr. 1 hour daylight yeah

and in the summer you got the sun day and night
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: K.Dub on January 09, 2007, 03:05:42 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter

man, from the middle of november to the middle of january, the sun is below our horizon. appr. 1 hour daylight yeah

and in the summer you got the sun day and night

Yeah, I live north of the Arctic Circle and it's kinda neat. daylight 24/7 :) u can really forget about the clock
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Noname on January 09, 2007, 03:07:14 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter

man, from the middle of november to the middle of january, the sun is below our horizon. appr. 1 hour daylight yeah

and in the summer you got the sun day and night

Yeah, I live north of the Arctic Circle and it's kinda neat. daylight 24/7 :) u can really forget about the clock

So you be chilling all day and all night long. Thats gangsta gotta respect that. In Holland we got rain 24/7
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Bones01 on January 09, 2007, 03:15:06 PM
Lmao 24/7 daylight. some fucked up shit. Yeah HHID bangs still bumping it. Let There Be light is 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: K.Dub on January 09, 2007, 03:31:08 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter

man, from the middle of november to the middle of january, the sun is below our horizon. appr. 1 hour daylight yeah

and in the summer you got the sun day and night

Yeah, I live north of the Arctic Circle and it's kinda neat. daylight 24/7 :) u can really forget about the clock

So you be chilling all day and all night long. Thats gangsta gotta respect that. In Holland we got rain 24/7

damn, u might drown :o
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Sweet & Tender Hooligan on January 09, 2007, 03:45:15 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter

man, from the middle of november to the middle of january, the sun is below our horizon. appr. 1 hour daylight yeah

and in the summer you got the sun day and night

Yeah, I live north of the Arctic Circle and it's kinda neat. daylight 24/7 :) u can really forget about the clock

Yeah my m8 stayed in Finland and told me about that, thats fuckin crazy.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Bedford Iz Active on January 09, 2007, 04:15:27 PM
Who killed it...There's one big story behind it, someone posted about it the other day, if you don't get the story then that track will kinda be useless? Lol that was my low point of the album.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Dubz on January 09, 2007, 04:27:14 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter

man, from the middle of november to the middle of january, the sun is below our horizon. appr. 1 hour daylight yeah

and in the summer you got the sun day and night

Yeah, I live north of the Arctic Circle and it's kinda neat. daylight 24/7 :) u can really forget about the clock

must be kinda hard to have parties.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: K.Dub on January 09, 2007, 10:20:05 PM
Lmao 24/7 daylight. some fucked up shit. Yeah HHID bangs still bumping it. Let There Be light is 8) 8) 8)

Yeah, Let There Be Light Bumps
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Tanjential on January 09, 2007, 10:45:43 PM
Let there be light is tight but it's hard to listen to because it reminds me so much of 2pac's staring at the world through my rearview.

-T
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Lord Funk on January 10, 2007, 03:54:24 AM
After weeks of listenting to this the only four tracks I'm not feeling are

"Black Republicans" (should have been better considering the hype),
"Still Dreaming" (doesn't get going, although Nas's verse is tight),
"Can't Kill Me" (worst track IMO),
"Blunt Ashes" (beat is too monotonous for me, concept of the lyrics is boring).

But goddamn, everything else on there is dope as hell. This is easily the most consistent album I bought last year, with Snoop's. The concept is amazing and nas's lyrics blow me away every time. A dope, dope CD.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: K.Dub on January 10, 2007, 07:19:17 AM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter

man, from the middle of november to the middle of january, the sun is below our horizon. appr. 1 hour daylight yeah

and in the summer you got the sun day and night

Yeah, I live north of the Arctic Circle and it's kinda neat. daylight 24/7 :) u can really forget about the clock

must be kinda hard to have parties.

not really. We're used to it :)
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Tanjential on January 10, 2007, 09:31:24 AM
The only ones I'm not feeling:

Blunt ashes-really boring production, which is a shame cause Nas rips it
let there be light-Again,Nas rips it but sounds just like 2pac's staring at the world through my rearview
not going back-Corny chorus, again Nas rips it

thoughts on others:
'who killed it' is a murder mystery, listen to it like that, sick as fuck.

still dreaming-dope as fuck, most melodic song on the album probably.  I don't see how it doesn't get going, but that's cool.

-T
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Elevz on January 10, 2007, 10:21:28 AM
I guess I'm the only one getting all chilly when I hear "Can't Forget About You"? Maybe I'm just too stuck in jazz, that could explain.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Tanjential on January 10, 2007, 10:27:04 AM
can't forget about you is THE SHIT.

-T
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: KURUPTION-81 on January 10, 2007, 11:18:37 AM
who killed it is amazing once you understand it.

This thread explains it http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=129354.0
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: J. Bryson on January 10, 2007, 11:22:55 AM
i like how he put that "Hope" track on there with no beat just lyrics.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Tanjential on January 10, 2007, 12:51:49 PM
yeah, when i heard it  i thought it'd be cool if someone made a remix where those chicks singing "stay hip hop stay" and all that would be synched overn a drumbeat with nas doing his verse from Hope over the beat. those chicks singin' as the basis for a  beat with that verse would be fire I think. -T
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: mrceo on January 10, 2007, 01:08:16 PM
can't forget about you is THE SHIT.

-T

Hell yeah that track is the shit, my favorite songs on the album are:
Can't Forget About You - That chick singin' on it is pretty dope, she has an old school type of singing, plus the production is nuts
Black Republicans - This is exactly what I had expected, the best rappers alive spittin' hot shit over a sick beat
Hustlers - Game comes hardcore on this, as well as Nas of course
Who Killed It? - This is some deep shit, I got it when I first heard it but Detox... clarified some shit for me, dope beat too
Hip Hop Is Dead - The title track is the shit, Nas comes back and releases a classic song

The only song I skip is the track with Kelis, but the this is definitely a classic album no doubt
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Lord Funk on January 10, 2007, 01:08:16 PM
Yeah, but I love the fact it's accapella. It forces you to pick up every word. The rhymes give me goosebumps when I hear it - takes me back to beiong a kid taping rap songs off the radio etc. Beautiful track.

Back on Still Dreaming - I guess the reason I'm not feeling it, if I really analyse it, is Kanye. I can't quite put my finger on it, but hearing him kick the first verse just kinda turns me off it from the start... and I'm generally a fan of him, just not this time. There's something missing for me there.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Tanjential on January 10, 2007, 01:31:46 PM
yeah I think Kanye should stay behind the boards and really get a good effort from the artist he's producing like with Dreams for example. that song is beautiful to me though. is that Kanye on the keys?

also, I agree Hope is awesome accapella but it'd be cool if the remix I described was like on a B-side or something.

-T
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: A-Block on January 10, 2007, 08:57:40 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter


 :o SUN in da winter  ??? I fuckin wish we had sum over ere its bare cold
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: K.Dub on January 10, 2007, 10:14:46 PM
where do you live that they didnt have it?

Northern Norway, out on the coast. fucked up place.

But the thing is, I order of the net and i often save an order so I get 5-7 cds at the same time.

Thats fucked up man. Isnt that the place that only got like 1 hour sun everyday the whole winter


 :o SUN in da winter  ??? I fuckin wish we had sum over ere its bare cold

??
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Sikotic™ on January 10, 2007, 10:49:01 PM
Heard most of the album so far, and it's pretty incedible. I might put it above Doctor's Groupie.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: J$crILLa on January 10, 2007, 10:53:09 PM
2 worse songs

who killed it and black republicans

best songs

blunt ashes and hustlin
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Tanjential on January 12, 2007, 10:34:19 AM
why is it ok to praise pac all day long and not dre? You people are too caught up on gangster shit. me I like music personally.

-T
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: Meho on January 12, 2007, 12:43:06 PM
One of the rare albums you can bump for top to bottom. Lyrics, beats, flow. It has it all.
Title: Re: Finally I got my hands on Hip Hop Is Dead...
Post by: REGIME MOB 510 on January 12, 2007, 02:15:58 PM
One of the rare albums you can bump for top to bottom. Lyrics, beats, flow. It has it all.
i was hesitant on the first couple times i listened to the album, but it grew on me.  8)