tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post6354608112459489192..comments2024-01-01T22:13:14.156-06:00Comments on ghettoManga: here's an Album i'm not gonna buySamaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17390821139505287622noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-34260768608318024252009-08-06T11:14:24.841-05:002009-08-06T11:14:24.841-05:00I'll get the bootlegg (like I usually do with ...I'll get the bootlegg (like I usually do with "mainstream"). The American Gangster "concept" was a nice gesture considering that the concept album has been forgotten in the Rap (not hip-hop) world, but again, how much of a concept is an up-and-coming drug dealer who finally makes it<br /><br />The cover art is quite niceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373792114998337315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-64049323521971451272009-08-03T19:39:33.920-05:002009-08-03T19:39:33.920-05:00great rapper. i just don't care most of the ti...great rapper. i just don't care most of the time. *shrug*<br /><br />like i said, feel free to flood the streets with it like Blue Magic or KFC Grilled Chicken.Samaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390821139505287622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-58564903924476564002009-08-03T19:27:56.993-05:002009-08-03T19:27:56.993-05:00Bump that, he has been consistant with his work fr...Bump that, he has been consistant with his work from day one and still is head and shoulders over the rest. He could name the joint "Hot Plate of Ish", but I bet it wont sound like that.clnmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823690965555263694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-78792102856202611622009-08-03T18:06:20.127-05:002009-08-03T18:06:20.127-05:00There were two concept albums that still hold true...There were two concept albums that still hold true to me today:<br /><br />De La Soul is Dead<br />KMD: Mr HoodB_Steelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040971809616994814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-10408744801433370732009-08-03T18:05:10.676-05:002009-08-03T18:05:10.676-05:00yeah the cover is festiveyeah the cover is festiveB_Steelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040971809616994814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-73299961302941114892009-08-03T17:46:00.304-05:002009-08-03T17:46:00.304-05:00right.right.samaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-35478759935492261862009-08-03T17:24:29.561-05:002009-08-03T17:24:29.561-05:00I'm ok with jay-z's rapping
I wish it was ...I'm ok with jay-z's rapping<br />I wish it was more wit and word play and less of his business plans.<br />like Nas said "-just sound stupid when KRS alrady made an album called Blueprint."<br />So this is stupid to the 3rd power.<br /><br />But I do like that cover.Brandon Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-5233923739655007122009-08-03T14:53:11.063-05:002009-08-03T14:53:11.063-05:00very few mainstream artists know how to do a true ...very few mainstream artists know how to do a true concept album. <br /><br />i like Jay-Z's rapping, but not enough to pay for it. he just doesn't say much that i need to hear. i'll get all the jay-z i need in my life on mixtapes.Samaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390821139505287622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21882383.post-43192406292555791082009-08-03T14:44:55.650-05:002009-08-03T14:44:55.650-05:00I'm still going to check out the CD, but I def...I'm still going to check out the CD, but I definitely agree with all your points.<br /><br />I guess some one finally realized that you don't have to use an image of the artist to make an interesting cover.<br /><br />Note, they actually tried to sell the American Gangster CD like it was a concept album.Vee (Scratch)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06565744565399935705noreply@blogger.com