West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: TraceOneInfinite on March 25, 2007, 09:19:30 AM
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Bad Azz- He came so hard on "Beware of My Crew" I was sure he was gonna be the next big West Coast artist, especially because of his affiliation with Snoop.
Royce Da 5-9- When Eminem came out in 99 I thought Royce was going to follow in his foosteps. "Bad Meetz Evil" was a great duo track and they had a little EP together with some other great tracks they had done together like "Scary Movie" and "Nothing to Do". Also, Royce had a dope solo joint on there called "Im the King". I used to bump the hell out of that cd. I thought Detroit was going to be the next big city to blow up. I heard him on "The Throne Is Mine" a leftover track from Dres 2001 album and I was sure he was going to blow up. But then, that track never appeared on the album, and he had a falling out with Dre before that so he never got signed to Aftermath. And the rest is history.
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ras kass
dude established himself real hard with soul on ice back in 96, and then his follow up rasassination was more commercial, but even better, imo, then soul on ice, but then that cpaitol records shit happened and things went downhill....damn...
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Knocturnal
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Knoc-turn'al (I still hold hope that 1 day he will)
Hittman
Crooked I (same story as knoc)
Sly Boogy
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Pharoahe Monch - he already blew up underground with Organized Konfusion but when he came out with "Simon Says" that shit was raw and i thought he was on his way to blowing up mainstream but his cd stopped shipping because of using the godzilla theme sample which is a bunch of fucking shit i think
alot of other rappers too but Pharoahe comes to my mind first
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^he´s on SRC and if they throw out a single featuring Akon then he still got a chance of blowing up.
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Canibus in 98, his name was being compared to Rakim...still think he's one of the greats, but being blackballed is a motherfucker,
chill
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Canibus in 98, his name was being compared to Rakim...still think he's one of the greats, but being blackballed is a motherfucker,
chill
he´s never been blackballed, that´s just an excuse coz he can´t make good songs. he can drop all of the jibberish(coz that´s all he´s doin) but when it comes down to picking good beats,writing good hooks and coming up with appealing concepts Canibus is weak as fuck.
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Ali Vegas
Saigon
Crooked I
Canibus
soon to be papoose
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Bad Azz- He came so hard on "Beware of My Crew" I was sure he was gonna be the next big West Coast artist, especially because of his affiliation with Snoop.
Royce Da 5-9- When Eminem came out in 99 I thought Royce was going to follow in his foosteps. "Bad Meetz Evil" was a great duo track and they had a little EP together with some other great tracks they had done together like "Scary Movie" and "Nothing to Do". Also, Royce had a dope solo joint on there called "Im the King". I used to bump the hell out of that cd. I thought Detroit was going to be the next big city to blow up. I heard him on "The Throne Is Mine" a leftover track from Dres 2001 album and I was sure he was going to blow up. But then, that track never appeared on the album, and he had a falling out with Dre before that so he never got signed to Aftermath. And the rest is history.
I agree wit ya I always liked Royce Da 5-9(NO HOMO) I still hope he can blow up someday :(
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Bad Azz- He came so hard on "Beware of My Crew" I was sure he was gonna be the next big West Coast artist, especially because of his affiliation with Snoop.
Royce Da 5-9- When Eminem came out in 99 I thought Royce was going to follow in his foosteps. "Bad Meetz Evil" was a great duo track and they had a little EP together with some other great tracks they had done together like "Scary Movie" and "Nothing to Do". Also, Royce had a dope solo joint on there called "Im the King". I used to bump the hell out of that cd. I thought Detroit was going to be the next big city to blow up. I heard him on "The Throne Is Mine" a leftover track from Dres 2001 album and I was sure he was going to blow up. But then, that track never appeared on the album, and he had a falling out with Dre before that so he never got signed to Aftermath. And the rest is history.
I agree wit ya I always liked Royce Da 5-9(NO HOMO) I still hope he can blow up someday :(
Word, Royce is among the last of a dying breed, he can blow up with the right push, and I don't thik that about alot of underground artists.
There was a time where I thought alot of the Bay rappers would blow up ( Federation, Ya Boy, Clyde Carson, Bailey, Quinn, Mess, Keak, Fab, etc. ), but now I know that will never happen.
I thought DPG would be more popular when they re-united=wrong!
And I also thought Crooked I, G Malone, Bishop, Mitchy, SAS were all gonna do big things. :-[
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And I also thought Crooked I, Mitchy, SAS were all gonna do big things. :-[
Word,I always thought IV Life had potential as well especially after hearin Young Buc drop that in da club freestyle.
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^^Ya they were dope from what I heard from them. For the longest time, they were all the rage in the Connection, and just dissapeared. It's just not in the cards for the West I guess.
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lil c style
who got some gangsta shit was crazy
knoc and hittman 2
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Hittman
Crooked I
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a couple more that come to my mind is
Nature - He wasn't far behind Nas and Az in The Firm days as far as talent went and released an album in 2000 which was dope but had a fallout with Columbia Records and Nas and he seems to have been lost ever since
Cool Breeze - Dungeon Family rapper who came up with the term "Dirty South" and dropped a hot album in 99 which had a hot single but fell off the map and was forgotten about quickly. One of my favorite southern rappers.
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Obie Trice... i thought he was going to blow up a lot more than what he did..... he did alright... but i really expected him to do better
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Obie Trice... i thought he was going to blow up a lot more than what he did..... he did alright... but i really expected him to do better
Good call, Obie is seriously underrated. He did kinda blow up though, he does have a platinum album to his name.
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Crooked I and Beanie Seagal.I really thought Beans was going to have a nice career but he just fucked it up and Crooked I well we all know the story.
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AZ, back in the mid 90's when I first heard him and Jay I always thought AZ was the better rapper but he never got that shine that he deserved
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Knoc-Turn'Al, Ali Vegas, Obie Trice, Shade Sheist
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Saigon....really thought he was gonna change the game.
Hittman...thought he could not not blow up after 2001.
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Six-Two - The DOC's protegé and Dre beats behind him and still could not blow up? His lyrical ability was advanced, then again he might not be able to carry a whole album effectively.
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Shade Sheist. Informal Introduction had good sounds but never blew up. I thought Sheist was gonna be the next big west coast artist.
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Crooked I
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Canibus in 98, his name was being compared to Rakim...still think he's one of the greats, but being blackballed is a motherfucker,
chill
he´s never been blackballed, that´s just an excuse coz he can´t make good songs. he can drop all of the jibberish(coz that´s all he´s doin) but when it comes down to picking good beats,writing good hooks and coming up with appealing concepts Canibus is weak as fuck.
Rip The Jacker is one of the best albums ive ever heard, stoupes beats are amazing and lyrically canibus is at his finest.
As for those who should have blown up, definatly royce and hitman.
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Saigon
Papoose
Ali Vegas
Grafh
Jody Breeze
Eastwood
Well, actually.. these cats haven't released an album yet, so they still have a chance... And Crooked I of course
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Knoc-turn'al (I still hold hope that 1 day he will)
Hittman
Crooked I (same story as knoc)
Sly Boogy
yup^
Six-Two - The DOC's protegé and Dre beats behind him and still could not blow up? His lyrical ability was advanced, then again he might not be able to carry a whole album effectively.
DUDE, you heard macaroni and g's? shit is amazing. I wouldn't say he's lyrically advanced, but his flow, hook writing ability, voice and delivery are AMAZING. just smoooooooth. his non dre producers are amazing too. PM if you need macaroni and g's, i'll see if i can link you or upload it if i must.
which obie album went plat? didn't know that, just goes to show how incredible eminem's buzz was not too long ago
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which obie album went plat? didn't know that, just goes to show how incredible eminem's buzz was not too long ago
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Cheers
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I have a few, but aside from those listed, the name that pops out is Shade Sheist. I though he had all the tools, including production. His fault was coming out in a period when people were not looking out for the west.
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Six-Two - The DOC's protegé and Dre beats behind him and still could not blow up? His lyrical ability was advanced, then again he might not be able to carry a whole album effectively.
DUDE, you heard macaroni and g's? shit is amazing. I wouldn't say he's lyrically advanced, but his flow, hook writing ability, voice and delivery are AMAZING. just smoooooooth. his non dre producers are amazing too. PM if you need macaroni and g's, i'll see if i can link you or upload it if i must.
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I've got a few of his tracks and I think he's quite good, but the mainstream public obviously ain't feeling him. I thought Garilla Pimpin' is a fucking great track.
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Black Rob, never thought he'd be a one hit wonder
Chino XL- One, if not the best lyricist I've ever heard. His beats sucked and didn't have the financial backing to blow up.
Grits: Even though they are "christian rappers" There "factors of the 7" album blew even most hardened secularist rappers with that album. They continued to be innovators and great lyricist even spots on Mtv back in 1998 but still have never seemed to cross over.
The Lox- They did ok. I believe Diddy held them back.
Ruff Ryders: What can I say, They were considered to be the ones who would take over the hiphop industry.
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Hittman, I think everybody thought he would blow up after 2001
Crooked I, still waiting, you never know...
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The Calhouns
Iconz
Dungeon Family album didn't blow up like i thought it would
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AZ
Cee-Lo
Do or Die
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Six-Two - The DOC's protegé and Dre beats behind him and still could not blow up? His lyrical ability was advanced, then again he might not be able to carry a whole album effectively.
DUDE, you heard macaroni and g's? shit is amazing. I wouldn't say he's lyrically advanced, but his flow, hook writing ability, voice and delivery are AMAZING. just smoooooooth. his non dre producers are amazing too. PM if you need macaroni and g's, i'll see if i can link you or upload it if i must.
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I've got a few of his tracks and I think he's quite good, but the mainstream public obviously ain't feeling him. I thought Garilla Pimpin' is a fucking great track.
i didn't even hear gorilla pimpin, i think it came out on deuce, not macaroni and g'z.
seriously, you need to hear macaroni and gz in its entirety. fuck the general public, you need to hear the tape, it's like a street album.
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Six-Two - The DOC's protegé and Dre beats behind him and still could not blow up? His lyrical ability was advanced, then again he might not be able to carry a whole album effectively.
DUDE, you heard macaroni and g's? shit is amazing. I wouldn't say he's lyrically advanced, but his flow, hook writing ability, voice and delivery are AMAZING. just smoooooooth. his non dre producers are amazing too. PM if you need macaroni and g's, i'll see if i can link you or upload it if i must.
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I've got a few of his tracks and I think he's quite good, but the mainstream public obviously ain't feeling him. I thought Garilla Pimpin' is a fucking great track.
i didn't even hear gorilla pimpin, i think it came out on deuce, not macaroni and g'z.
seriously, you need to hear macaroni and gz in its entirety. fuck the general public, you need to hear the tape, it's like a street album.
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I'm "acquiring" that Macaroni and Gz right now lol +1
Edit: Damn, I was D/Ling the wrong shit - hook it up if you can Tanj 8)
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Tanji,you not heard Deuce?
WOW,that shit is classic. If you like Gorilla Pimpin' you should check MC Breed's version,it's MUCH better (D.O.C wrote it & the track appears on Breed's Flatline,it's already thread about this). 6-2 could still blow up,according to his myspace his Timberland produced album is done. It might not be the 6-2 we want to hear with him dancing around to wak ass pop beats. But... anybody heard the Big Mike & 6-2 duo album?
i have all the dre tracks from deuce(including gorilla pimpin, just haven't listened to it yet) as well as both versions of 'the shit'. didn't know if the rest would be worthwhile.
man, i'd be down as fuck for the big mike/6-2 album.
also, 6-2 would sound great with timbo, but i wouldn't want him only with timbo. he gotta have some dre and whoever the fuck produced macaroni, cause all that shit is fire.
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You should check out the Deuce,6-2 is all over it,CLASSIC.
According to 6-2's myspace info(I posted the info a couple of months ago),6-2's is signed to Timberland,the album is done and Timberland produced the whole thing. Tim do pop beats,so it will not be the gangster rap 6-2 we like. I could be wrong,Tim could shock us with a well produced gangster rap album. But I'm more hyped about the album with Big Mike,it dropped(??) in January.
so I can buy the big mike/6-2 album? what's it called?
timbo is a sick producer man. he can produce whatever kind of shit he wants really.
but i just hope dre and some others are on the boards too.
i wonder if timbo will actually get the record released, cause I'm down as fuck.
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Yeah,I think you can buy the album,not sure,I'm looking for it myself. The album is called Southern Hydro I believe,search the forum for more info about both albums.
Tim might be able to produce a gangster rap ALBUM,but that's a new thing for him. He produced a couple of dope gangster rap tracks like the Set Up (Snoop,Ren and Rage) and the joint on 6-2's street album,but 99% of the shit
he do is corny well produced pop.
what joint did he produce on six 2's street album?
'put you on the game' is tight too.
i've always liked his beats. shit is funky
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The track is called Let's Get High,check the HUS. The Game track is dope,Tim can do dope gangster rap. Let's see if he can do a whole album. As I said 99% of what he do is WELL produced corny pop.
that track lyts get high is sick
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i dunno why, but i thought Shyne would've blown up after Godfather Buried Alive
he seemed to have gotten a good amount of exposure, i guess the public wasn't interested in it though
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Canibus in 98, his name was being compared to Rakim...still think he's one of the greats, but being blackballed is a motherfucker,
chill
he´s never been blackballed, that´s just an excuse coz he can´t make good songs. he can drop all of the jibberish(coz that´s all he´s doin) but when it comes down to picking good beats,writing good hooks and coming up with appealing concepts Canibus is weak as fuck.
Rip The Jacker is one of the best albums ive ever heard, stoupes beats are amazing and lyrically canibus is at his finest.
As for those who should have blown up, definatly royce and hitman.
Agreed, with a budget to make a music video i think 'No Return' would've got some serious listens and brought Bis back into the limelight,
chill