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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Twentytwofifty on July 03, 2005, 11:26:51 AM
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Black Moon – Enta Da Stage (1993)
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Hip-hop’s most electrifying moments offend occur off wax, during those much heralded late-night freestyle sessions. It can take place off stage at an underground club, top of the roof or right in the middle of the dancefloor; located is of no consequence. A cipher is formed, the blunts are lit, someone plays beatbox and rugged lyrics explode from midcircle. Like a be-bop “cutting session”, each member steps into the center and represents, spewing forth allusion of grandeur or stories about hard or fast living around the way. The bullshit factor is cut to zero; the only person who steps away unscathed is the one who holds the lyrical gift like a loaded shottie- not the man with the right beat, trendy gimmick or correct number of half-naked girls wigglin’ ass for the camera.
Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage is a welcome return to the days when rap music consistently reflected true musical and lyrical integrity. Buckshot Shorty, 5Ft and DJ Evil Dee, the young minds responsible for the sleeper hit “Who Got Da Props?” (http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0MC1G4VW18WCE0DM67S0S7LKJ8) come wicked with a mind blowin’ LP! Armed with the graceful jazz sensibilities that fused their last single, evened out by fierce kickdrums, resonant bass and brutal mic skills, the crew brings the first NYC record in a long time that successfully recreates the fervor of the legendary underground convocations.
“Powerful Impak!” sets the ball rolling with turbo trust. The infamous “Baby Huey” breakbeat and “Scenario” cameo lay ampie ground for Buckshot Shorty to spray about his lyrical madness. As evidenced on virtually every track on the album, this gruff-voice gangsta has insane skills; the brother is so smokin’ that he can boost of “[Shooting] and fuckin’ fair one with the Devil” and mean it. “Who Got Da Props?” still holds up. “Black Smif And Wessun” features talented newcomers Tek and Steel. And both the title cut and “I Got Cha Open” keep things moving quite nicely. But the album’s showstopper is “Shit Is Real” (http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1B8N79H5ABQ0Z224UY4DB8Z5AA). The tune’s sultry, serpentine alto sax lick, coupled with Buckshot’s Glock-toting boasts, make it a virtual soundtrack for reality’s never ending street narrative. “How Many Emcees” and “U Da Man” (featuring 5Ft, Big Dru Ha and Havoc of Mobb Deep, Tek, Steel and Buckshot) bring things to a thunderous close, leaving the listener thirsting for more.
Enta Da Stage is a stunning debut that does not disappoint by any stretch of the imagination. The only term that adequately describes Black Moon’s smooth combination of funky jazz rhythms and ferocious vocal is “elegant madness”. It’s nice to see that there are still shinning shots of originality to be found in a genre that is becoming increasingly overrun by bandwagon jumpers just out to make a quick buck. Make this jammie a priority.
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23. Black Moon – Enta Da Stage (1993)
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This review is from THE SOURCE (and it got 4 mics if you wanted to know).
This album is the shit. I credit this and Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) for influencing albums like The War Report and The Infamous... And obviously the other Boot Camp releases from Heltah Skeltah, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C.
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Ill have to check this out.
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Classic. got the og already, but props on this. who got da props. one of my favorites ever.. also you guy should check out the album called "Diggin in tha vaults", it has a lot of the remixes of tracks on this album, including the great "i got cha opin remix" track..
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i'll have to check this out aswell...props
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Dope dope! ;D
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::looks at albums that are ranked lower than this album and raises the people's eyebrow::
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::looks at albums that are ranked lower than this album and raises the people's eyebrow::
haha me too
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I don't get it, what the hell is "the people's eyebrow"?
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nah its a NYC eastcoast classic. I understand if westcoast people aint really into it. But trust me eastcoast hip hop doesnt get more underground and hardcore than this.
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thanks for the hookup man.....im a fan of all bootcamp shit but sadly enough, has never heard this album. im listenin to it now and it sounds real dope.
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Umm, well, in terms of "greatness", I really don't get why this album is ranked so high on the list. I've listened to some of it now and it seems real dope, and you're saying this was the blueprint that was used for classics such as The Infamous and War Report, but hardly anyone here knows this record. It probably deserves it's spot as in being one of the BEST hiphop albums ever, but speaking of GREATNESS, I don't know.
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Umm, well, in terms of "greatness", I really don't get why this album is ranked so high on the list. I've listened to some of it now and it seems real dope, and you're saying this was the blueprint that was used for classics such as The Infamous and War Report, but hardly anyone here knows this record. It probably deserves it's spot as in being one of the BEST hiphop albums ever, but speaking of GREATNESS, I don't know.
I agree
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but hardly anyone here knows this record.
what difference does that make? the majority of users on this forum are under 16 and listen to commercial bullshit anyway...if you think its great, its great...if not, fair enough...
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but hardly anyone here knows this record.
thats the most retarded thing to say..you're talking about dubcc...DUBCC!
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This about is in about the right spot. I'd say you can add or substract about ten spots for just about everything on the list. Meaning I'd have no problem saying this should be at #33.
Most hip-hop heads know of the Boot Camp Clique and this album (the first to come outta the BCC). I don't know about everyone else here but in the mid 90s when I was in high school, my friends and others listened to and talked about the BCC as much as the Wu, Mobb Deep, Death Row and other popular hip-hop artists of the time.
This is the first album produced by the highly respected Da Beatminerz who have also gone on to produced for the likes of KRS-One, Ras Kass and Talib Kweli. This album is pretty close to flawless and has made the impact to justify this spot.
Now the next album coming is the one I would expect people to wonder about. It's probably to little to high but I'd say it's one of the best albums ever made.
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<----------will be a little upset if Criminal Minded(youngins stop sleepin on Kris),The Chronic,Doggystyle & Illmatic doesn´t make the list but from what i´ve seen on this list so far i think they will make it.
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Well, I'll straight up admit once again, all of my knowledge about hiphop from the 90s, I gained after '99. Thing is, you'll often hear great artists being mentioned all over the place, but for me Black Moon hardly rings a bell. Seems like they're kinda forgotten these days? This one and Brand Nubian are the only ones I didn't really know anything of. I guess they never really commercially blew up, did they?
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^^ Nope they always been underground but the BCC released classic material and was one of the dopest crew in the 90's. If you wanna know more about the boot camp clik, I strongly suggest you to check these albums:
Smiff-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin' (1995)
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Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal (1996)
(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003AB5.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Originoo Gunn Clappaz (1996)
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Ill post the albums in the hook up spot if u want
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Post Da Shinin, I need that album
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It´s up pretty high, but it was indeed a blueprint for the mid-90´s hardcore shit and it´s a dope album