Kurupt - Against The Grain

[Okka]

the DPG version of ATG with the tracks recorded before he went back to Death Row is definitely the better album

https://www.discogs.com/release/4461370-Kurupt-Against-The-Grain

It was just a collection of songs Daz put together.

[HighEyeCue]

It was just a collection of songs Daz put together.

yeah definitely more of a compilation than anything

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

yeah this one I think was recorded during the "Kuruption!" era, one of my favorite underrated Kurupt tracks

Damn good find homie 

..but this is definitely when Kurupt still had the glow of his youth.  This is not an Against the Grain era death row track when he’d fallen off (as you mentioned it was Kuruption era). 

Kurupt even said he had retired from rap actually so obviously he even recognized he had lost his voice and he was just supposed to be an executive over at Death Row but it didn’t work out the way it was supposed to, Left Eye died and they couldn’t figure out how to transition Crooked I from lyricist to star—and so Kurupt for whatever reason went in the studio and did against them grain a project that never should’ve seen the light of day

[Young Old Head]

Damn good find homie 

..but this is definitely when Kurupt still had the glow of his youth.  This is not an Against the Grain era death row track when he’d fallen off (as you mentioned it was Kuruption era). 

Kurupt even said he had retired from rap actually so obviously he even recognized he had lost his voice and he was just supposed to be an executive over at Death Row but it didn’t work out the way it was supposed to, Left Eye died and they couldn’t figure out how to transition Crooked I from lyricist to star—and so Kurupt for whatever reason went in the studio and did against them grain a project that never should’ve seen the light of day

Source? Sounds like u made that whole part up
LOL @ "and so Kurupt for whatever reason went in the studio and did against them grain a project that never should’ve seen the light of day" – I remember these time pretty well and Kurupt was always over at DR as an executive and as an artist. Against Tha Grain was meant to come out way earlier in a different version too, but ultimately got released in '05 after Kurupt reconciled with Daz, so they changed the whole album up and replaced most of the diss songs.
And for the record, there's a couple of bangers on ATG: Throw Back Muzic '86, Can U Feel It, Tha Past, Bullshit & Nonsense all got this timeless West Coast sound. Also always loved I'm Back, Slide N Slide Out, Deep Dishes and Jealousy... And I ain't mad at the rest of the tracks either.

[astra4322]

I prefer "Down & Dirty" version.

[TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96']

Source? Sounds like u made that whole part up
LOL @ "and so Kurupt for whatever reason went in the studio and did against them grain a project that never should’ve seen the light of day" – I remember these time pretty well and Kurupt was always over at DR as an executive and as an artist. Against Tha Grain was meant to come out way earlier in a different version too, but ultimately got released in '05 after Kurupt reconciled with Daz, so they changed the whole album up and replaced most of the diss songs.
And for the record, there's a couple of bangers on ATG: Throw Back Muzic '86, Can U Feel It, Tha Past, Bullshit & Nonsense all got this timeless West Coast sound. Also always loved I'm Back, Slide N Slide Out, Deep Dishes and Jealousy... And I ain't mad at the rest of the tracks either.

I think he said it in the interview with Talib Kweli or with Vlad.. not sure but it wasn't that long ago I saw the interview.  Somebody can back me up on that he said it when describing his move back over to Death Row and why he did it.

[HighEyeCue]

Kurupt was with Angie Martinez on Hot 97 with Suge and Crooked in early '02 and basically said what Infinite has stated...no mention of "Against The Grain" at that point but he had just went back to Death Row so that idea was probably formed later on

[D-Nice]

Okay, so must of you don't know this but before Against The Grain...there was Back In Lane. The song 4 Tha G'z was on it. D.O.C. wrote some of it. It was before Daz and Snoop's beef with Kurupt started. That's the 02 album.

[Okka]

Okay, so must of you don't know this but before Against The Grain...there was Back In Lane. The song 4 Tha G'z was on it. D.O.C. wrote some of it. It was before Daz and Snoop's beef with Kurupt started. That's the 02 album.

What up, D-Nice! Good to see you, man. I don't remember "Back In Lane" at all. You got any more information about it?

[HighEyeCue]

Okay, so must of you don't know this but before Against The Grain...there was Back In Lane. The song 4 Tha G'z was on it. D.O.C. wrote some of it. It was before Daz and Snoop's beef with Kurupt started. That's the 02 album.

wow never knew this..."4 Tha Gz" was a nice track, sounds like this album had potential

[hitsaw]

The album would better if the atg ep songs where on it.

[Okka]

The album would better if the atg ep songs where on it.

Hell yeah. The EP is a classic in my opinion.

[Al Bundy]

Okay, so must of you don't know this but before Against The Grain...there was Back In Lane. The song 4 Tha G'z was on it. D.O.C. wrote some of it. It was before Daz and Snoop's beef with Kurupt started. That's the 02 album.

It would be cool to find other tracks made for this album. I'll ask some of my collector buddies if they know more.

[HighEyeCue]

there are a few tracks on Tha Row Rider bootleg that might have been for that album
 




there is also another one called Jus Like Me