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Title: West coast songs that should have blown up but didn't....
Post by: Real American on January 12, 2006, 06:34:55 PM
What are some west coast songs that were released as singles that you thought were going to blow up but didn't? A few of mine...

Xzibit "Get Your Walk On"
The Game "Put You On The Game"

I really don't understand how those songs wren't big hits....

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Post by: ghettoplaya623 on January 12, 2006, 06:43:19 PM
get on my hype remix
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Post by: Eihtball on January 12, 2006, 07:07:07 PM
Hmmm, Real American actually talks about music for a change.  I was beginning to think you gave a fuck about the music and were just here to debate with people over politics.

Anyway, I didn't really think "Put You On The Game" really had much potential to be a hit (it's quite possibly the most annoying Timbo beat I've ever heard)...Game should've released "Higher" or "Where I'm From" as singles instead, IMO.
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Post by: 3 STRIKES on January 12, 2006, 07:11:29 PM
"SUPER SIC WID'IT" BY MISTAH F.A.B.
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Post by: 3 STRIKES on January 12, 2006, 07:13:30 PM
SHIT, THERE IS SO MUCH ID JUST SAY ALL CALI!
 
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Post by: R-Tistic on January 12, 2006, 07:14:17 PM
The Wash....it was somethin like the second coming of Nothin but a g thang to me, and I personally liked it better than Still Dre.
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Post by: Spicemuthafuc*in1 on January 12, 2006, 07:18:39 PM
spice and pac : jealous got me strapped

I thought this was one of the best rap songs ever
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Post by: Spicemuthafuc*in1 on January 12, 2006, 07:23:50 PM
yukmouth : nuthin 2 a boss
e-40 : da bumble
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Post by: NiCc_FrUm_ThA_nO on January 12, 2006, 07:25:44 PM
"SUPER SIC WID'IT" BY MISTAH F.A.B.
dat 1 and Kicked Out Da Club
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Post by: Brazemac on January 12, 2006, 07:51:14 PM
game shoulda chosen special as single it woulda been a monster hit.
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Post by: Machiavelli on January 12, 2006, 08:05:05 PM
lots of quik songs like

Fandango
Trouble
Pitch In Onna Party
Hand in Hand
ect...

Game - Higher
Snoop & The Eastsidaz- Gd Up
Xzibit - Get ya Walk On
Ice Cube - You know how we do it
Title: Re: West coast songs that should have blown up but didn't....
Post by: Eihtball on January 12, 2006, 08:12:59 PM
Snoop & The Eastsidaz- Gd Up
Ice Cube - You know how we do it


"You Know How We Do It" didn't blow up?  I remember seeing the video on MTV quite regularly back in '94.  It wasn't as big a hit as "It Was A Good Day", but it was still quite popular - these were the days when the public's craving for G-Funk was starting to warm up, so a lot of major label rappers adapting the G-Funk template (even wack ones) were doing well.

And with "G'd Up" - I dunno how well it did, but the album went Platinum, so it must have blown up in at least a handful of significant markets (certainly, amongst Snoop fans).
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Post by: R-Tistic on January 12, 2006, 08:24:31 PM
Snoop & The Eastsidaz- Gd Up
Ice Cube - You know how we do it


"You Know How We Do It" didn't blow up?  I remember seeing the video on MTV quite regularly back in '94.  It wasn't as big a hit as "It Was A Good Day", but it was still quite popular - these were the days when the public's craving for G-Funk was starting to warm up, so a lot of major label rappers adapting the G-Funk template (even wack ones) were doing well.

And with "G'd Up" - I dunno how well it did, but the album went Platinum, so it must have blown up in at least a handful of significant markets (certainly, amongst Snoop fans).

LMAO....You know how we do it was a major hit then, and shit it still gets more spins on KDay than most new hits (other than Grills). G'D up blew up a lot too, even outside of LA
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Post by: .:Hercy Buggz:. on January 12, 2006, 08:28:22 PM
G'D up Didnt blow up?? I thought it was a Hit?
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Post by: Eihtball on January 12, 2006, 08:29:53 PM
LMAO....You know how we do it was a major hit then, and shit it still gets more spins on KDay than most new hits (other than Grills). G'D up blew up a lot too, even outside of LA

Yeah, that's what I figured.  No way Tha Eastsidaz could've gone Platinum otherwise; "G'd Up" would've had to do quite well in other markets.  According to AMG, it hit #2 on the Rap Charts and #47 on the Pop 100.  Not great or anything, but combined with Snoop's fanbase, that pretty much ensured them decent sales...and they got them.
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Post by: westkoastanostra on January 12, 2006, 09:58:56 PM
jayo felony's "nitty gritty"...wutta fuck were peeps smokin on back in 98 to sleep on this....

3x krazy's "keep it on the real" ...it shoulda deserved more exposure....

the game's "put u on the game"...a definite banger....not to mention a bad ass timbo beat...

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Post by: soopadoopaflykid on January 12, 2006, 10:16:20 PM
keak da sneak - super hpyhy should have blown the fuck up on a national scale
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Post by: R-Tistic on January 12, 2006, 10:21:45 PM
keak da sneak - super hpyhy should have blown the fuck up on a national scale

Yeah, I think his style is a bit too unorthodox to blow up nationally without bein pushed hard. Most people around the country love the beat, especially in Florida, but they think Keak is trash and got jokes like "he sound like Cartman" or "damn the Cookie Monster got a song now?"
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Post by: Spicemuthafuc*in1 on January 12, 2006, 10:22:04 PM
yeah i forgot bout jayo's nitty gritty maybe the best song ever
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Post by: "THE" MoSav on January 12, 2006, 10:29:13 PM
yeah i forgot bout jayo's nitty gritty maybe the best song ever

Couldnt have said it better myself.
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Post by: Darksider on January 12, 2006, 11:19:07 PM
snoop & bad azz - wrong idea
kurupt - we can freak it
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Post by: The Watcher on January 13, 2006, 12:47:47 AM
dre & snoop - the wash
the game - put yuo on the game .. timbo laced the beat of '05 on this track, game actually flows decent and the video is dope, and it didnt blow up? has to be some behind the scenes shit goin on
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Post by: GangstaBoogy on January 13, 2006, 01:02:50 AM
Jayo Felony - True'd Up (he repped the West big time on this one)
The Game - Higher
Yukmouth - Nuthin 2 a Boss
Daz f/ Soopafly - Don't Stop
Kurupt f/ Jon B. - Sunshine (if "Beautiful" by Snoop blew up, this track shoulve blew too)
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Post by: o g s u e s o n e on January 13, 2006, 01:27:42 AM
daz - i got dat fire
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Post by: Meho on January 13, 2006, 04:16:42 AM

the game - put yuo on the game .. timbo laced the beat of '05 on this track, game actually flows decent and the video is dope, and it didnt blow up? has to be some behind the scenes shit goin on
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Post by: Intriago33 on January 13, 2006, 04:39:57 AM
jayo felony's "nitty gritty"...wutta fuck were peeps smokin on back in 98 to sleep on this....

without a doubt, nice vid too.
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Post by: Plumma25 on January 13, 2006, 04:55:23 AM
I have one I always thought was really good.  The Dogg Pound - Feels So Good featuring LaToyia Williams.  I just feel that it was a great commercial record that could have been huge.  If released with the right promotion, I think it could have been as big as Let's Play Hosue.
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Post by: R-Tistic on January 13, 2006, 07:35:11 AM
snoop & bad azz - wrong idea
kurupt - we can freak it

They were pretty big to me, everybody around the nation heard em and they were in rotation on BET. Wrong idea was on 106 and park.
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Post by: M Dogg™ on January 13, 2006, 01:20:33 PM
Criminal Set - Xzibit
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Post by: IzUwitIt on January 13, 2006, 01:25:28 PM
Bad Azz - U Dont Wanna Be Broke
Tash ft. Raekwon - Rap Life
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Post by: Don Seer on January 13, 2006, 01:36:21 PM
i think RapLife was a poor choice.. but its obvious why they went for it.. 1) its the name of the album, and 2) the raekwon feature..


my fave song onthe album is Nightfall
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Post by: $do11a biLL$ on January 13, 2006, 01:38:41 PM
Xzibit - Muthafucka
Xzibit - Criminal Set
Xzibit - Get Ya Walk On
Bad Azz - Wrong Idea
Mack 10 - Hate In Yo Eyez
Mack 10 Ft. Big Tymers - Do Tha Damn Thang
E-40 Ft. Clipse - Quarterbackin'
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Post by: K1LLAHOE on January 13, 2006, 08:03:27 PM
SLY BOOGY - IT'S NUTHIN
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Post by: dexter on January 14, 2006, 08:08:42 AM
Raplife Great Song  8)
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Post by: Dubz on January 14, 2006, 01:45:08 PM
nature to ride- spice 1
push bacc- dpg

nature to ride isnt commercial-directed at all, but its still fukkin sick. on the other hand i could easily see push bacc bein played all day... ill-ass joint.
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Post by: wardy on January 14, 2006, 02:22:08 PM
shade shiest / Nate Dogg / Kurupt - where i wanna be

that was kinda a hit but it shudda put sheist past gold on his album as to me it was one of tha best g funk tunes since regulate

also

Mack 10 / Techniec / Shade Shiest - Stack'Bangin
Mc Eiht - Thicker Than Water
they were both dope as fuck n dey never got the shine they deserved
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Post by: mauzip on January 14, 2006, 02:48:08 PM
Mack 10 presents Da Hood - Hittin' Switches

easily one of the best tracks of the last few years...
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Post by: E-L-P on January 14, 2006, 04:27:22 PM
This Has Bothered Me For A While

Mack 10 & Dogg Pound - Nuthin But Tha Cavi
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Post by: grasshiphopper on January 14, 2006, 05:40:13 PM
basically anything by mack 10
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Post by: Real American on January 14, 2006, 06:36:19 PM
This Has Bothered Me For A While

Mack 10 & Dogg Pound - Nuthin But Tha Cavi

This is another good one.
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Post by: nibs on January 14, 2006, 09:14:33 PM
mr short khop - dollaz, drank & dank (that song should have been huge)
bad azz - how we get down
b.g. knocc out & dresta - jealousy
tha comrads - that there
tha liks - tha next level
king tee \w tha liks, xzibit & breeze - freestyle ghetto
peeps - take some
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Post by: Juronimo on January 15, 2006, 02:20:43 PM
King Tee ft Baby S - Squeeze Ya Balls
Julio G played this song on the 9:00 bomb every day back in '97. This should have blown up. Amazing DJ Battlecat beat right when he was blowing up. Plus the hook was catchy.

Sly Boogy - That's My Name
Catchy hook, Scott Storch beat, this should have been big, but no promotion.

Ras Kass feat Dr. Dre and Mack 10 - Ghetto Fabulous
You had a guest appearance by Dr. Dre and a Dre'ish sounding beat with a nice hook basically wasted. This song should have been huge. Priority really fucked up with this one.

King Tee - Dippin remix
This song is similar to Dr. Dre's Let Me Ride and the video is similar but I actually like this song more. The whole song is catchy as hell and the beat is sick. It's your perfect Southern California crusin type song. I never heard this song on the radio and saw the video maybe once.

DJ Quik - Trouble
I don't see how anyone could not like this song, nor do I understand why the radio didn't play it more.
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Post by: Intriago33 on January 15, 2006, 04:33:38 PM
king tee \w tha liks, xzibit & breeze - freestyle ghetto

damn that was a crazy track.

I got a question- Mad CJ Mac- Come And Take A Ride (Ft. Poppa LQ), how big was that track out in LA when it dropped in '95?
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Post by: Paul on January 16, 2006, 07:51:17 AM
jayo felony's "nitty gritty"...wutta fuck were peeps smokin on back in 98 to sleep on this....

the game's "put u on the game"...a definite banger....not to mention a bad ass timbo beat...



jayos song is ubelievable

put you on the game was annoyin after i heard it like twice
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Post by: "THE" MoSav on January 16, 2006, 10:12:57 PM
King Tee ft Baby S - Squeeze Ya Balls
Julio G played this song on the 9:00 bomb every day back in '97. This should have blown up. Amazing DJ Battlecat beat right when he was blowing up. Plus the hook was catchy.

Sly Boogy - That's My Name
Catchy hook, Scott Storch beat, this should have been big, but no promotion.

Ras Kass feat Dr. Dre and Mack 10 - Ghetto Fabulous
You had a guest appearance by Dr. Dre and a Dre'ish sounding beat with a nice hook basically wasted. This song should have been huge. Priority really fucked up with this one.


King Tee - Dippin remix
This song is similar to Dr. Dre's Let Me Ride and the video is similar but I actually like this song more. The whole song is catchy as hell and the beat is sick. It's your perfect Southern California crusin type song. I never heard this song on the radio and saw the video maybe once.

DJ Quik - Trouble
I don't see how anyone could not like this song, nor do I understand why the radio didn't play it more.



I agree about Ghetto Fabolous Cant believe that song didnt blow up.
Bad Intentions- Dr. Dre and Quik (this song didnt blow up like it should have.)
Keep it Gangsta- Daz
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Post by: R-Tistic on January 16, 2006, 10:55:59 PM
Sly Boogy - That's My Name
Catchy hook, Scott Storch beat, this should have been big, but no promotion.

Yeah I was DEFINITELY about to say that one. I was on that track hard as hell, and it definitely had what it takes to appeal to everybody in the nation.
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Post by: coola on January 16, 2006, 11:11:46 PM

warren g's - something for you to bounce to ... and a whole lot of warren g and quik tracks...

what else shouldve blown the fuck up is "kurupt ft. j-ro - tonite" that shit was my party anthem for a while.

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Post by: coola on January 16, 2006, 11:13:53 PM
hi-c ft. suga free - say woop

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Post by: Suffice on January 17, 2006, 01:10:18 AM
My top choices would be

Game - Put ya on da game
Warren G - Lookin At You
Mack 10 - Hate In Yo Eyez
Sly Boogy - Thatz My Name
Crooked I - Boom Boom Clap
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Post by: Sofa_King_Awesome on January 17, 2006, 01:25:36 AM
This Has Bothered Me For A While

Mack 10 & Dogg Pound - Nuthin But Tha Cavi
That song was pretty big IMO
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Post by: Dubz on January 17, 2006, 04:36:26 AM
i hope that boom boom clap does blow up when boss music drops. i agree if should have already, but maybe with a little promotion itll get heard
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Post by: papa-smurf on January 17, 2006, 08:02:03 PM
Crooked i- Boom boom clap
sly boogy-its nuthing
k young and crooked i-she's so bad
jayo felony-niggas and bitchies,Even tho jayo is wack ass fucc but that song is tight
BUt damn the list go's on and the eastsiders did blow the fucc up,Both of they albums went platinum
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Post by: dammaged7 on January 18, 2006, 01:49:53 AM
man easy, i cant believe everyone missed out_

ABOVE THE LAW - BLACK SUPERMAN

check out the vid 2 this , amazing. to bad this song didnt get the recognition due 2 damn record n radio.

also KALIFORNIA was tite by ATL, but big hutches verse(which iz one of top 5 best ever) makes black superman better.
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Post by: coola on January 18, 2006, 11:36:17 AM
and why didnt knoc'turn'al's album not hit big ? did it make platinum ?

a song that should be huge is "knoc ft. xzibit & nate dogg - what we do" dre just produces an amazing track, and i dont even remember a video... best song of 04...
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Post by: Matty on January 18, 2006, 11:54:52 AM
i thought what we do was prod by warren g. definitely wasn't a dre cut as far i can remember...cool track though
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Post by: Juronimo on January 18, 2006, 01:00:03 PM
man easy, i cant believe everyone missed out_

ABOVE THE LAW - BLACK SUPERMAN



Black Superman did blow and it blew up huge, locally here in the underground and on the streets. Just because the radio didn't play it doesn't mean it wasn't a hit. Black Superman is the epitome of an underground street classic. Everyone was bumpin that shit back in the day.
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Post by: Maniac Marxxx on January 18, 2006, 02:55:50 PM
i hope that boom boom clap does blow up when boss music drops. i agree if should have already, but maybe with a little promotion itll get heard
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Post by: dammaged7 on January 19, 2006, 02:56:03 PM
man easy, i cant believe everyone missed out_

ABOVE THE LAW - BLACK SUPERMAN



Black Superman did blow and it blew up huge, locally here in the underground and on the streets. Just because the radio didn't play it doesn't mean it wasn't a hit. Black Superman is the epitome of an underground street classic. Everyone was bumpin that shit back in the day.


well that is good to hear, it was an amazing tune.
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Post by: Matty on January 22, 2006, 09:13:29 AM
the sly boogy tracks produced by storch for sure, thatz my name and its nuthin. with promotion those tunes could of blown up. badass beats.