“Hypnotize” captivated the world with a Herb Albert sample bathed in Bad Boy’s pop acid.
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“Ten Crack Commandments” and “Kick In The Door” upheld the fiery chemistry with DJ Premier, with those same get-down tactics on the mic and on the block. This sprawling double album still appeased those who had rode with Christopher Wallace for five years. The album is grand, much more Las Vegas than Manhattan in its themes, attitudes, and reach. Kelly, Too Short, and his own bustling bullpen of talent, ranging from Lil’ Kim to Ma$e to Jadakiss. called up Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to flex flows alongside, on “Notorious Thugs.” The MC sought out Jay Z, R. Now privy to private jets and a global music industry, B.I.G. “What’s Beef” was brilliant commentary on how Rap feuds had suddenly led to bloodshed-in a song that’s as much about the music as it is the violence. However, so many of those upgrades came from Rap. He had overflowing pockets, a network of perceived enemies, and the world at his twenty-something fingertips. Songs like “I Got A Story To Tell,” “You’re Nobody,” and “I Love The Dough” found Biggie in mafioso mode. Life After Death was an album that followed Big’s skyrocketing stature in Rap, and the streets. Ready To Die transformed Biggie Smalls from a street corner hustler just trying to feed his daughter into the Hip-Hop artist of the year. progressed by leaps and bounds between late 1994 and early 1997. Which album is the better of the two? (Click on one then click “vote”). Ironman is a solo debut that takes its major label budget and scrapes, chips, and picks away all the potential shine for the roughest texture possible. Life After Death is a double-album that runneth over with polished sounds and gripping narratives. These men brilliantly combine the ruggedness of the streets with the grit of their hungrier days. and Ghostface Killah were two of Rap’s most original poets. Beef squashed by the time both of these albums released, The Notorious B.I.G. In the mid-1990s, the next two MCs had a real-life problem with one another. While there will no doubt be conversation between family and friends (virtual and real), only votes cast in the voting tool below will be counted, so use the power of your click.
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“Finding The GOAT Album” will consider 120 albums from three individual eras (40 in each), with options for wild card and write-in candidates. Now, “Finding The GOAT” returns to ask a new question: what is the greatest of all time Hip-Hop album?
One year ago, Ambrosia For Heads launched a debate among its readers seeking to answer one of Hip-Hop’s most hotly-contested questions: who is the greatest MC of all time? “Finding The GOAT MC” lasted between September 2014 and May 2015, engaging millions of readers and ultimately producing its winner, as determined by hundreds of thousands of voters.