you have some very challenging opinions
― na (NA), Monday, 15 February 2021 15:52 (three years ago) link
these are opinions, all right
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 February 2021 15:55 (three years ago) link
You can see their post Paul career as a way of fully embracing the regular guy shtick their voices previously only suggested. Eg - trying people. The humour also became less zany and quirky and more regular. In fairness, the first serve album did try to address the decline in clever humour a little bit.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_1_%26_Plug_2_Present..._First_Serve
I need to check out their 2016 album. Totally passed me by.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 16:02 (three years ago) link
"Trugoy, he just started going officially by the ludicrous alias "Dave" "
This was a tragic turning point. Though maybe influenced London rapper Dave.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 16:08 (three years ago) link
candyman, I agree, they're not much in the way of stylists. No less great for it, mind.
― Daniel_Rf, Monday, 15 February 2021 17:03 (three years ago) link
Someone once said that De La Soul were the first rappers whose beats were more important than their words and voices. Is this a controversial take?
― Halfway there but for you, Monday, 15 February 2021 17:15 (three years ago) link
i regularly listen to and enjoy most of the music from hip hop group De La Soul
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 February 2021 17:18 (three years ago) link
Classic
― brimstead, Monday, 15 February 2021 18:09 (three years ago) link
"Someone once said that De La Soul were the first rappers whose beats were more important than their words and voices. Is this a controversial take?"
That seems a bit off? But idk, I kinda lost some interest when they split from Paul. Stakes is high had some truly boring beats.
I think mc tee was the first though.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 18:23 (three years ago) link
I mean, you could go back to Planet Rock
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 15 February 2021 18:45 (three years ago) link
also I reject the entire premise of this revive except brimstead saying classic
absolute classic
― Ray Cooney as "Crotch" (stevie), Monday, 15 February 2021 18:48 (three years ago) link
I kinda lost some interest when they split from Paul. Stakes is high had some truly boring beats.
this is like the hiphop fan version of "my best friend is black!!"
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 18:48 (three years ago) link
it could be, if i wasnt listening to a ton of other rap in the 90s, if rap wasnt the main genre i listened to. but then you would prob say thats like 'but my favourite genre is black!'
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 19:08 (three years ago) link
actually no, i still dont get your analogy.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 19:11 (three years ago) link
what? both of you stop
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 15 February 2021 19:12 (three years ago) link
i mean, stakes is high the title track had an amazing beat (also just the best song on there IIRC). the rest though, it was a bit weak.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 19:16 (three years ago) link
the internet made a man out of pussies from around my way who usually wouldn't have a fucking thing to say.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 19:20 (three years ago) link
classic, obvs.
stakes is high is one of my favorite albums by the beloved hip hop band de la soulthey are rappers
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 February 2021 19:41 (three years ago) link
i forgot about 4more and big brother beat.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 19:50 (three years ago) link
'This is like the hiphop fan version of "my best friend is black!!"'
The other reason this is wrong is that buhloone mind state is totally unlike the first two albums. It's much more sober, less chaotic, and has none of the earlier playfulness.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 19:56 (three years ago) link
It’s also fantastic, as is The Grind Date
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:06 (three years ago) link
buhloone is my favourite
― Ray Cooney as "Crotch" (stevie), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:06 (three years ago) link
the first four are perfect, and i like a lot of the AOI records too. Much More! Shopping Bags!
― Ray Cooney as "Crotch" (stevie), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:07 (three years ago) link
not at all playfulhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWGvQqmBWc8
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:07 (three years ago) link
THERE IS NO R N B IN THIS SONG
― Ray Cooney as "Crotch" (stevie), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:09 (three years ago) link
They should have just continued doing goofy, silly songs like “My Brother’s a Bashead” and “Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa”
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:15 (three years ago) link
I can't decide between Buhloone and Art Official Intelligence: Bionix
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:17 (three years ago) link
The other reason this is wrong is that buhloone mind state is totally unlike the first two albums. It's much more sober, less chaotic, and has none of the earlier playfulness.― candyman, Monday, February 15, 2021 11:56 AM
― candyman, Monday, February 15, 2021 11:56 AM
"oh, i'm sorry. i didn't know we were going back to that."
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link
I enjoy the 1993 album "Buhloone Mind State" from the all-time great rap band De La Soul.I also enjoy the 2001 album "Art Official Intelligence: Bionix" from the excellent rap band De La Soul.These album, along with most of their albums, are very good albums.Thanks for your time!
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link
the all-time great rap band De La Soul
yes.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:24 (three years ago) link
the excellent rap band De La Soul
also yes.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:28 (three years ago) link
Yeah, Art Official Intelligence: Bionix was surprisingly good - Mosaic Thump didn't feel like much past a few good singles, so I wasn't sure if they had it in them to make an album like that. The first three, Stakes Is High and Bionix are all excellent-to-great.
― birdistheword, Monday, 15 February 2021 20:33 (three years ago) link
i always forget how good Held Down ishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ckWYPMqPc
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:40 (three years ago) link
i thought mosaic thump was disappointing at the time. it's okay, i guess. bionix was a clear and obvious return to form.
even though it was an obvious attempt to get on the radio, i liked "shoomp" a lot:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tEhwnr2qs
shame they didn't end up including it on the grind date. i thought it continued the feel good vibe of bionix perfectly.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 20:52 (three years ago) link
"They should have just continued doing goofy, silly songs like “My Brother’s a Bashead” and “Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa”"
The thing is, buhloone is musically much more of a cynical or at least deflated record than the earlier two, even DLSID. Doesnt take a PhD in hip hop to see that.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 21:11 (three years ago) link
More than that though, I think its the album they really sounded like mature adults.
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 21:14 (three years ago) link
what d'you know about music, hamster penis?
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 21:23 (three years ago) link
I've forgotten more than you'll ever know buttcrust
― candyman, Monday, 15 February 2021 21:27 (three years ago) link
you're starting to sound just like mc shan.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 21:42 (three years ago) link
how does BM sound "cynical"?
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 February 2021 22:08 (three years ago) link
for real, that's legitimately ridiculous. it's not.
nothing de la ever did could be considered truly "cynical." not after de la soul is dead.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 15 February 2021 22:18 (three years ago) link
I feel like cynical is a word people use about music when they want to criticize something but don't really have anything concrete
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 15 February 2021 22:57 (three years ago) link
hella cynical of you to say that
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 February 2021 22:59 (three years ago) link
Cynicism is curdled sentimentality: a bitterness that the world didn't turn out the way you expected.
Buhloone Mindstate is cynical?
― meticulously crafted, socially responsible, morally upsta (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 15 February 2021 23:03 (three years ago) link
My name is Cynical, I be 4'11"
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 00:08 (three years ago) link
I like some of De La's stuff but their voices have always been the biggest stumbling block for me
― Get Me Bodied (Extended Mix), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 01:19 (three years ago) link
Sometimes ppl say something is “cynical,” when what they mean is that they have a cynical view of the motives behind it. This can be confusing
― babe for the weekend (morrisp), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 01:23 (three years ago) link
wtf wrong with their voices lol "shit imagine if there wasn't no us huh"classicalsocandymancandymancandymancandymancandyman
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 16 February 2021 01:42 (three years ago) link