Author Topic: Rawkus Records 97-2002 Appreciation Thread (Read 153 times)

TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' · « **on:** October 21, 2008, 12:14:14 AM »

Show some love ya'll. Real hip-hop, lyricism, consciousness, give props where props is due!

If you doubt their greatness a short listen to their radio station over at Underground Hip-Hop.com will quickly make you a believer...

http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/audio/radio/radio.asp?Channel=Rawkus

white Boy · « **Reply #1 on:** October 21, 2008, 05:32:45 AM »

# 1998: Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
# 1999: Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
# 1999: Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
# 2000: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Train of Thought
# 2000: Big L - The Big Picture
# 2001: Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology
# 2002: Talib Kweli - Quality
# 2004: Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle

good shit

Birdie · « **Reply #2 on:** October 21, 2008, 07:20:59 AM »

Quote from: white Boy on October 21, 2008, 05:32:45 AM

# 1998: Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
# 1999: Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
# 1999: Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
# 2000: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Train of Thought
# 2000: Big L - The Big Picture
# 2001: Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology
# 2002: Talib Kweli - Quality
# 2004: Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle

good shit

The best shit

. A lot of classics in the list.

RingMan · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2008, 09:53:43 AM »

Rawkus was the shit back in the days, nowadays only Blue Scholars and Marco Polo are capable of doing good album, since Panacea and Kidz In The Hall left

TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2008, 10:23:33 AM »

Quote from: RingMan on October 21, 2008, 09:53:43 AM

Rawkus was the shit back in the days, nowadays only Blue Scholars and Marco Polo are capable of doing good album, since Panacea and Kidz In The Hall left

Ya.. I mean.. people don't realize all the artists they really had on that label, and all the music that came out of it... I mean even Eminem released his first Everlast diss as a 12' vinyl on Rawkus

BIG D O · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2008, 01:24:43 PM »

Rawkus used to be my favorite label man.....

from Black Star, DJ Spinna, Shabaam Sahdeeq, The High and Mighty, Pharoahe Monch.....they were always droppin ill shit...

TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2008, 01:57:02 PM »

Quote from: BIG D O on October 21, 2008, 01:24:43 PM

Rawkus used to be my favorite label man.....

from Black Star, DJ Spinna, Shabaam Sahdeeq, The High and Mighty, Pharoahe Monch.....they were always droppin ill shit...

They had a standard, and everything they dropped was Quality

DOPE, GUNS AND RELIGION · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2008, 04:33:54 AM »

Quote from: white Boy on October 21, 2008, 05:32:45 AM

# 1998: Black Star - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
# 1999: Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
# 1999: Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
# 2000: Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - Train of Thought
# 2000: Big L - The Big Picture
# 2001: Hi-Tek - Hi-Teknology
# 2002: Talib Kweli - Quality
# 2004: Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle

good shit

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