Instead, they enhanced each other’s verses. This pair never upstaged one another-a truism of the next 25 years. Few outfits in the group-driven ’80s had two MCs cooperating as well as Plug 1 and Plug 2. “Buddy” was the perfect companion/sequel to Jungle Brothers’ “Jimbrowski,” as “Eye Know” was one of the more complex, and realistic accounts of pining courtship. Although the masterfully cohesive LP is a sum of many parts, its singles still succeeded. As new artists, De La Soul did not to take themselves too seriously, rather joining their producer in meticulous detail for their art.įew 1980s LPs are as emphatically album-like as 3 Feet… With the skits and sequencing, the Long Island, New Yorkers made a work that challenged hit-seekers and distracted listeners alike. In many cases, the heaviest subject matter was met with the most alluring music. For Heads looking for social commentary presented through inventive songwriting and skillful verse, DA Inner Soul Y’all had it locked. For those simply looking for musical escape, Prince Paul’s mosaic samples, veering from Parliament to Hall & Oates, Steely Dan to Schoolhouse Rock was a spaceship. The De La trio operated a way that existed on several frequencies. Yet, 3 Feet High And Rising was unafraid to tackle sex, poverty, drug addiction, and angst-even if the laymen missed it. Posdnuos (a/k/a Posdnous), Trugoy The Dove (l/k/a Dave), and DJ Maseo spoke in an abstract language. Through their 1989 debut album, De La Soul expanded the creative walls of Hip-Hop.
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– First Round Winner ( against In Full Gear by Stetsasonic, 91% to 9%) Which will it be? (Click one then click “vote”). Two of the greatest and most revolutionary 1980s Hip-Hop efforts square off with only one going forth. Beyond the kitchen-sink approach to chopping down records, each of these platinum works has concept, awe-striking lyrics, and unrivaled levels of originality. Both 1989 albums, these are two iconic LPs that could never be made today, and yet they are instrumental in both New York City Hip-Hop groups’ last 25 years of success and continued greatness. These are the two albums that took the art of sampling, and patterned intricate quilts out of others’ records. 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.ĭe La Soul’s 3 Feet High And Rising and Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique are forever associated together. You and your vote will decide which album goes forward, and which one leaves the conversation.
“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? So in an attempt to grab my phone from me, he threw me on the floor … and ended up just throwing me on my back and grabbing me by my wrist and sitting on my stomach for half an hour while I was screaming that I was pregnant.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.
“I told him that if he didn’t stop I was going to call the police. And basically ended up choking me until I couldn’t breathe, slamming me up against the door,” Baxter explained. “He came into the room and grabbed me by my ankles and dragged me out of the room multiple times. Joe said Esther cheated on him with NFL player Derrick Ward, at the time this what Baxter said about the attack. “I ain’t attack you, b-h I was restrainin’ you/But you was wifey, though I understand it was not a game/Could you imagine my surprise when the cops came/Handcuffed me, you pressed charges/But I made bail.”īaxter and Budden dated in 2011, after that he dated another video vixen named Tahiry. Remember that Audely Robles is not the only woman who has been attacked by the rapper, his ex-girlfriend video vixen Esther Baxter suffered a miscarriage following an attack by the hand of Joe, he was arrested for this and he even wrote a song, ot about attacking her, but restraining her.