I wrote this little eulogy to preface what I was doing with this:

Fame is a disease. One we're all susceptible to, but do a good job of narrowly avoiding.
For some however, it unfortunately becomes inescapable.

Viper the Rapper is known more than anything else for being a joke. A joke that started in 2009 when his "You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack" album garnered attention from 4chan. When that spark of interest coincided with a spike in his numbers, a shift occured. Viper had tasted fame, and from then on his idea of success coincided with money and power. This unfortunately bled into his perception of what it meant to create art. It was all about the goal, and no longer was any care given to what led up to success. Much like an addict craving another hit, that desire for fame is no different.

Before Viper gave up honest art entirely though, he was a passionate rapper based in Houston where his idea of success had nothing to do with power and cash; it was about friendships, loyalty, and his ability to do a "Two-Hand Hanger Dunk". In fact, when he released his first album "Hustlin' Thick" on October 7th 2003 under the self-titled name "Lee Dogg," he made sure to thank "The boys that hoop at Marion," and that was after thanking 177 other unique individuals.

The music on this album/bootleg/compilation takes from the eight albums that viper created before he began what fans call his "recycling phase," AKA his true discography. It is a labor of love that aims to best capture the innovation and beauty that exists in a criminally underrated time which has long since past.

I'd like to end this off with the final words of the incredibly long list from his first album:
"To anyone who I forgot I apologize. Thank you too."

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Appreciate it, OP

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2020

Posted this in your Viper discography thread, but figured I should post it here as well.

You did a phenomenal job with this compilation. This is, hands down, the greatest compilation of classic Viper tracks I've ever come across. Just by listening to the selection and placement of these tracks, it is abundantly clear just how passionate you are about this music, and how much it means to you. Great work, sincerely.

Thank you