Best Ever Albums

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:37:53 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/12/2014 10:37

Cupid aimed at Duppy Writer, unfortunately the arrow turned

11-3

Blazing Arrow advances.

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Anonymous — Mon, 1 Dec 2014 16:55:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/01/2014 21:55

Norman Bates wrote:

No it isn't.

However, this

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Leftism by Leftfield

is much better.

Agreed. The first two tracks of Rhtym & Stealth are great but it majorly drops afte that. Leftism is just great overall

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Norman Bates — Mon, 1 Dec 2014 16:27:53 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 12/01/2014 21:27

RepoMan wrote:

Nice! Is the rest of that Leftifield album this dope, DBZ?

No it isn't.

However, this

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Leftism by Leftfield

is much better.

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Anonymous — Mon, 1 Dec 2014 15:22:41 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/01/2014 20:22

dividesbyzero wrote:

Run Come Save Me and Awfully Deep are absolutely fantastic. I'd also highly recommend his debut Brand New Second Hand

Also this track is dope

Link

Nice! Is the rest of that Leftifield album this dope, DBZ?

Blazing Arrow, easily.

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Anonymous — Mon, 1 Dec 2014 12:14:47 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/01/2014 17:14

WindowAbove wrote:

I'd like to get into more Manuva stuff though

Run Come Save Me and Awfully Deep are absolutely fantastic. I'd also highly recommend his debut Brand New Second Hand

Also this track is dope

Link

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

WindowAbove — Mon, 1 Dec 2014 07:44:05 GMT

Author: WindowAbove

Posted: 12/01/2014 12:44

I'm going for Blazing Arrow here, I'd like to get into more Manuva stuff though

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

mickilennial — Mon, 1 Dec 2014 03:32:56 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 12/01/2014 08:32

I think Timothy Parker is an impeccable rapper, and his work with Xcel via Blackalicious was one of my favorite hip-hop about ten years ago. I still appreciate their first three records (also hey there’s a new one coming out next year, talk about a ten year hiatus!) loads. I think Nia, their previous record, is a lot better but I’m still voting for one of my favorites when I was developing my hip-hop taste.

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Anonymous — Mon, 1 Dec 2014 02:39:48 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/01/2014 07:39

Oh how I wish a different Manuva album had been nominated...

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Skinny — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:09:18 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 11/30/2014 22:09

Roots Manuva is one of my favourite rappers, and I'd vote for Run Come Save Me or Awfully Deep or Brand New Second Hand ahead of most albums in this tournament, but I don't feel as comfortable throwing a vote to a remix album that barely even registers as hip-hop. I like Duppy Writer a lot, but it's not even as good as Dub Come Save Me or Alternately Deep in the pantheon of Roots' remix albums. Still, any Roots Manuva is good, and as a means of introducing hip-hop to reggae fans I couldn't think of a better suggestion. Blackalicious - well, they're Blackalicious. A little too soft a little too often for my liking, and I can't help but feel that this is hip-hop aimed squarely at a certain type of person (*cough* bawp *cough*), but whatever. Occasionally it all comes together completely, as on the glorious 'Make You Feel That Way', but the shit just isn't my cup of tea. I don't dislike them, but they just don't speak to me the way that they speak to others. If someone says they like Blackalicious, I don't immediately think they have bad taste in music or anything like that (I remember Keith saying something about Public Enemy, I think, and how he respected the opinion of people who like them but how he doesn't necessarily like them himself, and that's basically where I stand with Blackalicious, if a little less enthusiastic). But yeah, gonna give my vote to Blazing Arrow here on the basis that it's most definitely a hip-hop album, whereas Duppy Writer isn't, though I'd rather listen to Duppy Writer most of the time.

Re: CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:06:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/30/2014 03:06

Blazing Arrow

It's a little too long, but I really didn't like Duppy Writer.

CLOSED: 750: Round 1: Duppy Writer v. Blazing Arrow

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 21:41:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/30/2014 02:41

Captain: NoWaxJim

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Duppy Writer by Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom

v.

Captain: AlexZangari

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Blazing Arrow by Blackalicious