OPApr 11, 2021·1 reply
BMZ
Damn Nas was so young
- Apr 11, 2021El Nigga
Damn Nas was so young
"Nas’ body language that day told the whole story of where we were about to go. The more he got ignored for Illmatic, I literally saw his body melt in his seat. Almost like he was ashamed. He just looked so defeated. I was like, ‘Yo, he’s not gonna be the same after this s***.’ None of us were the same after that day. I feel like the true underground lost its oxygen that night." - Questlove
- Apr 11, 2021
Also Questlove was handed D'angelo's demo when running out the award show that night lol. lots of crazy facts from that night.
- Apr 12, 2021·3 replies
- Apr 12, 2021BMZ
imma astral project back to this time
imma let y'all know how it goes
- Apr 12, 2021
@El_Senor bit off topic but just found this short dre interview after the award show. Dre said he was working on a project with K Solo and was in talks with working with Rakim back in 95 didn't know they went that far back
the411online.com/drdre.html - Apr 12, 2021·1 reply
"Well on the whole, I thought it was unorganized. The breaks were too long, muthaf--as was gettin' outta hand, and it was just booty. I enjoyed the shows by Death Row, them Bad Boy n-----, and Meth and the Wu-Tang, but the organization wasn't there so it was kind of booty." - Common on the 1995 Source Awards
Apr 12, 2021·1 reply
Prezthis award show was before my time but I'm old enough to remember The Source and was a subscriber to it. it was such an important media outlet to hip hop. it was everything.
we have everything on the internet instantly now but man we lost something when these types of magazines went away. getting that in the mail every month was exciting as hell
What was the Benzino s*** with Em tho
- OPApr 12, 2021BMZ
"Well on the whole, I thought it was unorganized. The breaks were too long, muthaf--as was gettin' outta hand, and it was just booty. I enjoyed the shows by Death Row, them Bad Boy n-----, and Meth and the Wu-Tang, but the organization wasn't there so it was kind of booty." - Common on the 1995 Source Awards
- Apr 12, 2021
rap was at such a toxic space then nothing really compares or will ever compare to today
- Prez 💎Apr 12, 2021CRACKASTEPPAVEGAN
What was the Benzino s*** with Em tho
That was the beginning of the end for the source
Apr 17, 2021BMZso many legit icons in one space lol
Apr 17, 2021So Bruno landing on Eminem’s face wasn’t more electric than this?
- OPMay 20, 2021BMZ
lol these pics are as grimy as 90s rap
adds to the mythology tbh dope af - May 20, 2021
"The South got sum to say"
and look where we are now
- OPOct 25, 2021
Bring back the toxicity
Oct 25, 2021·1 replyits actually ridiculous all of that went down on the same night
embarrassment of riches
- OPOct 25, 2021gabapentin
its actually ridiculous all of that went down on the same night
embarrassment of riches
And Pac wasn't even a part of it lol would've been so much more toxic if he was there that night
- Oct 25, 2021BMZ
Goddamn, Nas and Prodigy truly looked like teenagers in this photo lol
Oct 25, 2021!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9MpmOz4MGg
black hedi slimane- Oct 25, 2021
Water GiverIllmatic & even reasonable doubt were not poppin the first or two years. They were ignored & retroactively loved after both of their sophomores blew them up, funnily enough their sophomores are considered more pop/mainstream focused.
As they say in the article or quests intervew, illmatic was still considered underground for the time.
Nas & even Jay were heavily ignored on a masses scale with their debut, iirc it took over a year to go gold for both, which probably led them down the way they did & why "hardcore fans" of the time hated vol. 1 & iww.
Sad that an artist at their most sincere & inspired is what usually gets sidelined, even back then.
Absolutely ridiculous to think It Was Written was Nas going “oh Ight so y’all want me to sound more mainstream” 😭😭😭. Damn how times change
Oct 25, 2021·1 replyclassic ass thread
- OPOct 25, 2021Drogon
classic ass thread
- OPJul 26, 2022
Bump for the children
- OPAug 7, 2023
Masterful thread if I may say so myself
