So this past weekend I put all of the new music to the side because it's always a ritual of mine to sit down and remember my hip hop roots. As most know, I actually hate the state of hip hop right now. To much nonsense going on and rappers rapping over half ass beats with nonsense lyrics that are probably lies.
That being said, I was diggin in the vaults and pulled out a gem that made the Friday-Sunday the best I've vibed on a weekend in awhile. I pulled out the legendary Pete Rock Soul Survivor album from 1998. Anyone that knows about Pete Rock knows that he always features some upper level rappers with him. Tracks like Mind Blowing featuring Vinia Mojica, One Life To Live featuring MC Eiht, and Verbal Murder featuring Big Pun, Common and Noreaga, plus plenty more.
My advice? Get this gem plus anything made by Pete Rock from his raps to his instrumentals. I guarantee you'll be hooked or I don't know anything about hip hop.
And we all know thats a damn lie. Enjoy the vibes folks. These are the hip hop essentials that I hope we as a genre can get back to.
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