It's June 16, 2024, 06:29:01 AM
interesting but i’m not surprised
J-Flex was a dope writer but without Dre delivering the raps "Who Been There, Who Done That" really didn't hit the sameDre's voice was as key as Flex's lyrics were to all those hits
Probably the first time I have to respectfully disagree with you on 90's rap—I agree that when it dropped "Been There Done That" sounded like a slight let down compared to the string of epic all time bangers Dre had been on with "Natural Born Killaz", "Heads Ringin'" and "California Love" (All written by Flex). But looking back "Been There Done That" was so timely and visionary I think it's one of the all time cuts in rap history. Dre had to rap more smooth on the track because it's theme is like an O.G. looking back on his life.
i think you misunderstood his post he said j-flex’s solo track “who been there who done that” wasnt as good as the stuff he was writing for dre because j-flex had mediocre delivery on the mic everyone agrees that “been there done that” was classic
Yeah you're right, he was talking about Flex's joint (not the classic that Flex wrote for Dre). So in that case the streak of always agreeing on 90's rap continues...Flex's joint "Who's Been There Done That" from the Death Row Greatest Hits album was garbage and part of what ruined Death Row. Suge and Dre's original agreement was Dre was supposed to have quality control and Suge was supposed to stay out of the way of the music making process. But he started bringing around subpar mc's like Hammer and OFTB. Then it was his big idea to have Flex record a low class diss track which dragged down the integrity and status of the label.
I’ve always liked J. Flexx’s Dre diss pretty much since I first heard it, and got round to listening to Dre’s track that it takes after a whole lot later. I find myself running a lot of the lines through my head whenever I listen to it, and it’s such a happy and positive sounding diss record compared to all the others out there.
that’s kinda crazy that u heard dre’s later considering it was a commercial hit
I properly started listening to rap in the very late 90s/early 2000s and Death Row Greatest Hits was one of the first albums I bought. That Dre track from the Aftermath compilation I’m pretty sure got no play on the radio over here in the UK and I only really heard it comparatively recently.