put ya ballots in the ayurr and post em like ya just don't cayurr ILM RAP TRACKS OF THE GODS BALLOTS

9. Masta Ace – Born To Roll

― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Saturday, June 11, 2011 4:33 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Hey random question, I didn't recognize this song title, played the video and ... I know I've heard this beat and chorus hundreds of times, but with a different rapper? Not just a different track using the same sample, but a complete remake/homage/West Coast version with exactly the same chorus. I remember hearing it on the radio as a kid in Sacramento ('95-'96 seems right), but I'm thinking a kind of nasally, animated, not otherwise known iirc, almost B-Real sounding dude? Can't seem to find anything supporting this idea online though.
You're from the Bay, right, Spottie? Am I just crazy/remembering it wrong?

whoah that does sound totally familiar hmmm

i was surprised that there were 4 voters for this, i thought i'd probably be the only one! it's obv not perfect or anything but it's got classic singles, the pinnacle of Just Blaze and perhaps the whole post-Blueprint Roc sound, and obv if you're a Freeway stan like i am it's his best record.

― Mr. John Scatman (some dude), Thursday, June 16, 2011 8:30 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^this exactly

Re: Masta Ace – Born To Roll

Grew up in Salinas, about 2 hours south. This track you speak of sounds kinda familiar but nothing else coming to mind, I honestly think this might be the only version. Born To Roll completely crossed over into the bay scene due to that beat, which has a very distinct west coast slap to it. I knew the track around 94-95, it was pretty prominent up and down the west coast. I had no idea Masta Ace was an east coast dude until years later. Sittin On Chrome is such a weird album for that reason, a mixture of west-coast melodic slaps and east coast boom bap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrF6QjtUQCw

Probably not much help, its still very possible that this other track exists that you're thinking of.

Also, for the record, as far as bass-lines go:

Born To Roll > (bigger than) Hip Hop

^^^def

it's kind of an amazing record, like someone so associated with golden age NYC stuff did a super west coast record all of a sudden

Very much so. Kind of hard if I had to pick between it and Slaughtahouse. Both great, obv.

actually listening to a long hot summer right now, it holds up pretty well but obv kind of a minor record

i thought 'disposable arts' was better than long hot summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTp_B8E92k

^^^despite the art on that youtube that track is from disposable arts not LHS

90s jeep-ass Masta Ace >> 80s Juice Crew Masta Ace >>>>>>>>>> 00s backpacker Masta Ace

obv

although tbh 00s 'backpacker' masta ace is p dope

too many arrows there imo

Agree with all of this. Ive always kind of lumped Disposable Arts & LHS together as equals, but its been a while since I listened to either.

DA has more annoying skits but better songs imo

Disposable Arts is classic--almost made my albums list

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6dxaRlOiUY

never actually heard disposable arts, i'm sure i would like it