The Neptunes - classic or dud?

also, "I decided" is a gorgeous song !

i've been shouting that they fell off i guess since Blueprint 2? but nah really over the years i've gotten to the point where even if their hit/miss ratio is really bad, they still do occasionally make a track I really dig. here's a vague list of my favorites from 2004 to present:

Cee-Lo - "The Art of Noise"
NERD - "Maybe"
Jay-Z - "Allure"
Talib Kweli - "Broken Glass"
Snoop Dogg f/ Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson - "Signs"
The Clipse f/ Pharrell - "Stuntin' Y'all"
Twista f/ Pharrell - "Lavish"
Omarion - "Touch"
T.I. f/ Pharrell and Common - "Goodlife"
John Legend f/ Kanye West - "It's Over"
NERD - "You Know What"
Common - "Announcement"
Jadakiss - "Stress Ya"

Twista's "Give It Up" is from 2 years ago, btw.

I was listening to "She Likes To Move" the other day thanks to The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift and I think that song encapsulates pretty much everything I love about the NERD aesthetic, almost to the point where I don't think I ever need to hear another NERD track.

spoken like a true RHCP fan

oh my sides

xxxposts

yeah, "announcement" is great.
I also really like "wamp wamp" with clipse.

give it up was 2 years ago? huh, and i just realized they didn't produce all those cool tracks on "we got it for cheap vol 2" either (though half of them sound like they did). maybe they *are* falling off! they do anything worth noting in the last year besides the nerd album?

n.e.r.d. recently scheduled then cancelled a show in jakarta too, which kinda pisses me off.

stuff they did last year besides NERD: the whole Common album, half the Madonna album, half the Ashlee Simpson album, songs by Solange, John Legend, Snoop.

Here's the tentative tracklist for my Neptunes no-bullshit singles collection 1998-2004 CD-R.

Anything I'm totally missing, goons?

1. N.O.R.E. - "Superthug"
2. Ma$e - "Lookin' At Me"
3. Mystikal - "Shake Ya Ass"
4. Ludacris - "Southern Hospitality"
5. Jay-Z - "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)"
6. Tha Liks - "Best U Can"
7. Kelis - "Young, Fresh N' New"
8. Jadakiss - "Knock Yourself Out"
9. Fabolous - "Holla Back (Young'n)"
10. Mystikal - "Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall)"
11. Lil' Bow Wow - "Take Ya Home"
12. N.O.R.E. - "Grimey"
13. N.O.R.E. - "Nothin'"
14. Busta Rhymes - "Call The Ambulance"
15. Clipse - "When The Last Time"
16. Baby ft. Clipse - "What Happened To That Boy?"
17. Busta Rhymes - "Light Your Ass On Fire"
18. Fabolous - "Tit 4 Tat"
19. Snoop Dogg - "Drop It Like It's Hot"

"luv u better"

^^

not having grindin is p contrarian tbh

that isn't nearly softbatch enough

you're missing

luv u better
girls dem sugar <-- essential
frontin
signs

^those j0rd songs are all R&B-tinged, and while all great songs, I wouldn't classify any of them as "bangers" in the context of this rap-heavy mix

"Grindin'" and "Got Your Money" are dope imo, but I don't like em as much as these other 19...

Plus "When The Last Time" > "Grindin'" any day

"Tit 4 Tat" and "Lookin' At Me" are the weakest songs on this list imo. Should prolly replace one with "Grindin'," but they're both pet faves o mine

"cross the border".

I'm very partial to "pass the courvoisier part 2" but that'd be too much busta.

yeah, me too!

That one just missed the cut alongside Fam-Lay's "Rock & Roll"

also, the "cross the border" chorus is so bad

no way cross the border is awesome

i think when girls call dudes papa its weird as fuck tbh

"popular thug" is enough of a banger to be on here and also is lifechanging.

^those j0rd songs are all R&B-tinged, and while all great songs, I wouldn't classify any of them as "bangers" in the context of this rap-heavy mix

i feel you, i still think they're some of his best songs tho

also i'll throw in a vote for "i'm serious" as an underrated neptunes banger

i swear i feel like this is missing something (even within the context of "bangers instead of r&b") but i can't for the life of me remember what it is.

i've also been partial to "diddy" & "danger" over "shake ya ass"

"i'm serious" just missed the cut too! Definitely room for a Volume 2!

I think what pains me the most is to leave off my beloved "Lapdance" since it doesn't really flow with the vibe of the others

haha i was just about to post

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gul0ZDtnGzI

"like a boss"

also you already have a lot of busta but "what it is" is my favorite besides "light your ass on fire"

also "flap ya wings" by nelly is one of their dopest beats imo

this is a hella obscure one but i always loved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhhNBKXChVM

"Like A Boss" was 2005 and I think "Drop It's Like It's Hot" is universally known as the end of the Neptunes era. Had I extended it, there would have been room for "Like A Boss" and "Mr. Me Too" I guess?

I think "Drop It's Like It's Hot" is universally known as the end of the Neptunes era

i want to argue this but i also think maybe i just don't want seven years to have passed

drop it like its hot seemed like new era neps to me & i dont really associate it w/ the early run

the approach was more delicate at that pt

challops but this beat is better than "drop it like it's hot" imo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8uxIHQhVqQ

... okay maybe not better, but it's very dope

fuck i should really include "Flap Your Wings"

i agree p much w/ deej

i would take drop it like it's hot out

also the "drop it like it's hot remix" >>>>> o.g.

the hissing drone in "Drop It Like It's Hot" is v much in tune with the whine aesthetic

and "like a boss" was released in '04 according to google:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31AV58aFs4L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

album was '05

i think these problems can only be solved with a Vol. 2. Thanks for ruining my weekend, y'all...

I think a 05-present Neps comp would be a lot more interesting... obviously their output is a lot spottier, but I think the high points might actually be better than their peak era.

it would be like Mr. Me Too and that Teriyaki Boys song and then me groaning in agony for 62 minutes

I think a 05-present Neps comp would be a lot more inte

lol

for real tho any neptunes mixtape w/o "girls dem sugar" can suck my dick