Yo, let’s go to Queens.” I remember going to 42nd Street we would have the radio with us, and KRS’ shit would be blasting through the joint: “South Bronx, South, South Bronx. This is when I started to hang out with my dudes, and we would go to other people’s cities and shit. It made me want to get up and enjoy hip-hop even more. Songs like “South Bronx” really meant a lot to us coming up in the game - and I’m talking about the street game, the hustle factor. KRS-One was a lyrical professor and a street talker. Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded (1987) His album was the pinnacle of that time.ģ. We used to walk up and down the street every day with it, carrying this fucking 12, 13-pound radio - and not mad carrying it up the block, either, as long as you could get those sounds out. Back then, the biggest radio for us was the Conion Box, with two big dookie speakers on it. Songs like “My Melody” - tracks that you never would think a rapper could rap to - he was doing everything to it, and doing it in a way where, “Yo, this guy ain’t even cursing!” I loved the fact that he was so intelligent, but still deadly on the mic. Looking at the video for “I Ain’t No Joke” - the sweatsuits, the sneakers, the haircut with the part - it was almost like he was giving me a blueprint of my life and how it needed to go. He had knowledge of self, he was intelligent, and his wordplay was like, “God damn.” New York City was a different time, where emcees were really showing off, and Rakim came through the door killing it. Magic, and Marley Marl started to play hip-hop. When I first heard that fucking track - “I came through the door…” This is when Red Alert, Mr. “Thinking of a master plan, ‘cause ain’t nothing but sweat inside my hand.” Everything he was saying, I felt like I was living it, I was going through it. It was almost like a uniform for your favorite rappers. Rakim was the trailblazer of that, besides guys like Just-Ice, Slick Rick, Run-DMC, Big Daddy Kane, LL. He had outfits on there they had money in their hand, jewelry. When Rakim first came out, I was about 15 years old. On Supreme Clientele, he was killing it, and when he finished it and I looked at the album cover, I was like, “That’s Ghostface Killah in his prime - a super-sharp guy, coming off his mojo.” I love that album. That’s what we about.” That’s how Ghost is. I tell Ghost all the time, “Yo, bro, I think we’re going a little extra hard on ourselves.” But he’s like, “But that’s what makes classics. That’s how much he pays attention to his bars and what he’s spitting out. He’ll come back, and if his vibe ain’t right, he’ll wait another day. He writes six lines, then he leaves it alone and goes to make a sandwich. Me, I catch a vibe real quick, and it’s almost like the rhyme is there before I even write it down. He tells me all time, because he knows me as being a fast writer, and he’s a slower writer. Ghost takes his verses like going to class like college. It’s Ghostface expressing himself to the masses, the way he wanted to. He has a crazy charisma about him, and he took this album to the next level, lyrically. Me and Ghost, we’ve been each other’s favorite rapper since the Nineties. Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele (2000) This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. (Go here to read the complete list of 500 Greatest Albums voters and learn more about how the current ranking was assembled.) Here, the rapper discusses the top 10 albums on his ballot, and how they informed his life and music - featuring classic LPs from his fellow Wu-Tang warriors, the Notorious B.I.G., Keith Sweat, Mary J. Item will be mailed 1-2 days after payment has cleared.Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon was among the hundreds of artists, writers, and industry insiders who took part in the vote that determined Rolling Stone’s all-new 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. Payment is expected within 3 days after purchase. All sales are final and returns will not be accepted unless items are misrepresented. If you have any question please ask before buying. What you see is EXACTLY what you will get.īid with Confidence - 100% Positive Feedback! Please look at the photos as they are part of the description. This is a rare piece of hip-hop history right here! The generic cover is in VG+ condition, and the vinyl is in EXCELLENT/NM condition. If you are looking at this then you probably already know what it is. It is a sample based record of live drum loops, some of which were used to make hip-hop classics (such as Raekwon's "Rainy Dayz" and many, many more). This record is near impossible to find! It is "Funky Drummer Vol.
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