dresta hard af

but back on topic. this might be one of the most underrated albums ever

his verse on ole school s*** still hard

Ktt2 always smoking that bammer s*** 😒 they dont know

adding a lot of this to my playlist g

glad we can put each other on

Gab the best rapper no one knows

If the cover looks like that and it came out between 1995-99, its gonna be a damn classic

looool this too true

Dust

glorious dust

people really act like ren's solo s*** never happened. he had a couple of songs

second one is so dirty. wish we got three 6 mafia over it

check this one if u aint heard it before.

posted the radio edit cas i prefer the energy in his vocals and the actual lyrics on this version

BG Knocc Out was a cross between Eazy & Layzie Bone I swear lol

@op any rare gems in the breezy mood of today was a good day (production wise)?

holy f*** this BIG WEEKEND VIBES right there aight

like soulful sample s***? let me see if i can find something

hook is tacky but that bassline is mad

whole album is gold, really enjoy this cut.

yeaaah that kind of kick, laid back, ion think it has to be a sample but just some smooth beat that brings that feel if that makes sense

(also i said weekend vibe I meant the actual end of week not the singer lmao)

and while im at it: would you consider yourself hip hop historian? one time i had a convo with a dude who opened my eyes on dr dre like how he has ghostproducers and ghostwriters but i never got around to finish it, so im looking to learn more about that, what has he actually done and accomplished himself, etc

goddamn makes me feel like im in a casino in las veegas

I don't think I'd consider myself a historian lol but i for sure know a lot.

Dre is basically the traditional idea of a producer. he may not play anything on record, might not come up with what exact notes to play but he'll get everyone around him to work on the project and have the final say if he likes it or not while structuring the song. Not saying this is what happens every time but this is what a lot of people allude to when they say Dre doesn't produce. Like Ain't No Fun is 100% a Daz beat but dre for sure helped structure the song and no one could mix a song like dre (until dj quik became the king of west coast production for a hot minute in 95 but thats another story).

A lot of this talk about dre not producing comes from studio session players that feel like dre owes them or they didn't get paid correctly for what they did (eg playing the bassline that ended up being a major part of the song). think they made fun of this on Eazy-E's Radio & the We Want Eazy Extended Remix. Also I'm sure payment was a real issue the musicians and writters he was working with at the time had considered how f***ed Ruthless & Deathrow were with paying people.

tldr: in the words of snoop dogg. Before Dre you might've had a great beat but with Dre you had an amazing beat and an amazing song.

While we on the topic of dre and underrated westcoast songs heres a great diss song towards dre from one of his old writers.

that’s a great read and it makes sense, thank you king

see what gets my curiosity is when you say no one could mix like dre does is what intrigues me even more so since kanye empathizes this, so that’s where everyone agrees then so is this where actually dre shined and expertises, earned his respect regardless of the speculations and claims? what makes his mix stand out?

but yeh i don’t disregard any approach of producing, i just like to break it down, it helps me to get to know and understand who dre is and where his input or creativity really hits or comes together, especially when that whole era is so mystified n glorified you know?

the overall sound quality was just always there when a lot of hip hop just wasn't. I think the fact you can still play a song like Dopeman or even the OG Boyz N Tha Hood and the drums still knock just shows you Dre's ear was that good that early on. On top of that the quality of the actual songs were top tier. Compare the drums from this to other songs from around the same era

Also Dre basically mastered the art of mixing on 2001. s*** is perfect.