Hip-Hop Listening Club: VVV - Bozo Boyz (post 609)

hello, welcome to the community.drownedinsound.com rap listening club. starting next week, we’re going to listen to an album or mixtape selected by one of our number (every wednesday). if you’d like to pick an album, please click here:

  • i’d like to pick an album please
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i’ll DM you with the instructions a few days before your turn. however, please note that i’ll only call on you for a pick if you’re active in the thread a bit. (don’t take that too seriously, you don’t have to post a ton but a bit of engagement is necessary or the thread’ll die on its arse)

we’ll probably do some polls and stuff as we go. people like polls.

the only restrictions in terms of what you can pick are:

  • has to have rapping on it (so no instrumental hip-hop) and has to be from the US. could maybe revisit the second point down the line if there’s demand but for now, we’re sticking with uncle sam (yes yes you can choose slick rick, smartarse)
  • has to be available to listen to - realistically, people aren’t going to sign up to a new streaming service or pay for a download to hear your pick. so if you really want to select something that isn’t on spotify, you’ll need to provide a dropbox link or something
  • this is actually version 4.0 of the listening club (shoutout to shippers) so probs best to try and avoid any of the albums we’ve had before (i’ll put the list in a separate post)

other than that, it can be any rap album / mixtape you like: a brand new release or an old favourite, an obscure underground artifact or a fully canonized classic.

some other key points:

  • you don’t need to be a hardcore hip-hop head to take part, newcomers and casual listeners are equally welcome
  • if you want to join in but don’t want to choose an album, that’s absolutely fine. the more discussion the better
  • don’t worry about ‘falling behind’, you’re welcome to post about any of the albums at any time. if you’ve got some thoughts about a record from a few weeks ago, by all means share them
  • if you don’t like an album then feel free to say so
  • please don’t be offended if someone doesn’t like your pick, it’s not personal

think that covers everything. quite a wordy post that so here’s a picture of ll cool j

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list of the records we’ve covered previously. you must study them all before posting in this thread (not really)

Witchdoctor – A S.W.A.T. Healin’ Ritual

Jean Grae - This Week

Count Bass D – Dwight Spitz

Lushlife - Cassette City

RBL Posse – Ruthless By Law

Erick Sermon - Insomnia: The Erick Sermon Compilation Album

Odd Squad - Fadanuf Fa Erybody

The Goats- Tricks Of The Shade

Casual - Fear Itself

Gift of Gab — 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up

Twista & The Speedknot Mobstaz — Mobstability

Reflection Eternal(Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) – Train Of Thought

Mic Geronimo - The Natural

Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing

Yaggfu Front - Action Packed Adventure!

Aceyalone - All Balls Don’t Bounce

CYNE - Time Being

Tommy Wright III - Runnin-N-Gunnin

Young Bleed - My Balls and My Word

The Conscious Daughters – Ear to the Street

OutKast – Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik

Godfather Don & Kool Keith - The Cenobites LP

Guerilla Maab - Rise

Blackout - Dreamworld

How High - Soundtrack

Queen Latifah - Black Reign

The Last Emperor - The Legend of Bigfoot

StaHHr – Almost Neva Was

Defari - Focused Daily

The Pharcyde – Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde

KRS-One — Return of the Boom Bap

Cam’ron — Purple Haze

Digable Planets – Blowout Comb

The Roots — The Tipping Point

T.I. — King

Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth

UGK - Ridin’ Dirty

Little Brother - The Listening

Ice Cube – Death Certificate

Big L - Harlem’s Finest: A Freestyle History Vol. 1 & 2

Missy Elliott- Supa Dupa Fly

Black Moon - Enta Da Stage

Raekwon — Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…

Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind II

2pac – Me Against the World

Quasimito – The Unseen

Masta Ace Incorporated - SlaughtaHouse

A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders

Juvenile – 400 Degreez

Prince Paul – A Prince Among Thieves

Viktor Vaughn — Vaudeville Villain

Scarface – The Diary

Ice-T – Power

J-Live – The Best Part

De La Soul – Buhloone Mind State

The Coup - Genocide & Juice

8Ball & MJG – In Our Lifetime

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previous clubs here:

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I’m definitely in but I’m really very basic with hip hop. Will people mind if I choose quite an obvious record?

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not at all, choose whatever you like

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Think i’ve got an album lined up

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Yesssssssss

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Is it gonna be one album each or just keep going until we all get bored?

hadn’t thought that far ahead. could vote on it when we get there i guess

I don’t mean to ponder
I don’t mean to cry
But I’ve missed the previous three and I really wonder why

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Wasn’t on DIS when the previous three happened, so looking forward to this.

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Ooo this could be just my cup of tea.

Is there a reason why it has to be American? I assume DOOM counts, even though he wasn’t American enough for the Obama administration.

Ah good stuff. Enjoyed these threads. Hipped me to some of my favourite albums in fact.

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to stop anybody picking drake…

nah, it’s a holdover from previous editions, guess shippers isn’t a brit-hop fan. we can revisit it down the line if people want but there’s enough good US stuff for us to be getting on with for now.

doom’s fine though yeah, we did vaudeville villain in one of the previous ones.

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at the end of each album week, do we want to:

vote on a score

  • yes
  • no
  • don’t care
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vote on the best song(s)

  • yes
  • no
  • don’t care
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Back to the drawing board, forgot it was US only

Maybe we could adjust the rules a little…?

Looking forward to this club, wasn’t around for the others either.

soz yall. adjust away! maybe i can be swayed to enjoy some stuff i havent before. ive evolved in other ways maybe i can grow up up here too lol

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you know what’s fun? talking about hip hop albums. ty jamos

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