brand nubian - the return

sadat x has made a bunch of solo stuff that I totally love, especially "black october" (the one right before he went to jail)

Puba has, too. His 1st solo album has some good stuff. One of my favorite mc's.

but my ability to enjoy a lot of brand nubian stuff is hampered by how I'll be nodding along and then have to sort of forced-smile through several couplets' worth of homophobic weirdness

sadat x is in jail?

he did a short bid and got out

love this jam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hANiwvYScS4

wow that is great

such a fantastic voice

anyone got an opinion on Puba's album from last year, Retroactive...?

All for One is such a masterpiece of classic era hip hop production

Grand Puba - 2000 has some great moments as well

Reel to Reel has a lot of good stuff too

This is kinda curious, a 47-track compilation of instrumental versions has appeared on streaming services, with no obvious provenance. Certainly helps with the problematic lyrics of the past, but I wonder where this has come from, publishers maybe, looking for syncs?

were they the most consistently homophobic hiphop group of all time?