Best of Rawkus - Hatters Load Your Clips

[mannybolone]

01. Talib Kweli - Get By (Album Version (Explicit)) 02. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty ((best of decade I version)) 03. Black Star - Respiration ((best of decade I version)) 04. Pharoahe Monch - The Life ((best of decade I version)) 05. Pharoahe Monch - Oh No ((best of decade I version)) 06. Hi-Tek - The Blast ((best of decade I version)) 07. Black Star - Definition (Album Version (Explicit)) 08. Mos Def - Beef 09. Big L - Flamboyant (Album Version (Explicit)) 10. Mos Def - Universal Magnetic ((best of decade I version)) 11. Mos Def - UMI Says (Album Version (Explicit)) 12. Common - 1999 (Street) 13. Hi-Tek - The Sun God (Album Version (Explicit)) 14. Mos Def - Body Rock (Dirty Version) 15. The High And Mighty - B-Boy Document '99 (Album Version (Explicit))DISCUSSSSSS

 

[meatyogre]

dis and cuss

 

[Brian]

01. Talib Kweli - Get By (Album Version (Explicit))

02. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty ((best of decade I version))

03. Black Star - Respiration ((best of decade I version))

04. Pharoahe Monch - The Life ((best of decade I version))

05. Pharoahe Monch - Oh No ((best of decade I version))

06. Hi-Tek - The Blast ((best of decade I version))

07. Black Star - Definition (Album Version (Explicit))

08. Mos Def - Beef

09. Big L - Flamboyant (Album Version (Explicit))

10. Mos Def - Universal Magnetic ((best of decade I version))

11. Mos Def - UMI Says (Album Version (Explicit))

12. Common - 1999 (Street)

13. Hi-Tek - The Sun God (Album Version (Explicit))

14. Mos Def - Body Rock (Dirty Version)

15. The High And Mighty - B-Boy Document '99 (Album Version (Explicit))



DISCUSSSSSS

does it not have simon says just cos of the sample or something?

 

[planless]

a "best of" without company flow makes no sense. co-flow was a reason for rawkus sucess, if not THE reason...

 

[djanna]

this list looks good I think, at least there's no Shabam Saadiq.

01. Talib Kweli - Get By - ehh

02. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty - good

03. Black Star - Respiration - great

04. Pharoahe Monch - The Life - yay

05. Pharoahe Monch - Oh No - loves it

06. Hi-Tek - The Blast - dope

07. Black Star - Definition - nice

08. Mos Def - Beef- I forget

09. Big L - Flamboyant - yay

10. Mos Def - Universal Magnetic - great

11. Mos Def - UMI Says - Nike

12. Common - 1999 - ok

13. Hi-Tek - The Sun God - dunno

14. Mos Def - Body Rock - eh

15. The High And Mighty - B-Boy Document '99 - DOPE!

 

[The_Non]

Company Flow was and is garbage. I do not understand the appeal, nor will I ever apparently. That company was built on the backs of Talib and Mos Def. Was Black Star their best seller? If not, something by Pharoah.

That comp. is half good and half garbage. I'll leave it to your own interpretation.

 

[meatyogre]

a "best of" without company flow makes no sense. co-flow was a reason for rawkus sucess, if not THE reason...

heard elsewhere that Co Flow bought all the rights to their music back from Rawkus, which would prolly explain it.

 

[Guzzo]

a "best of" without company flow makes no sense. co-flow was a reason for rawkus sucess, if not THE reason...

I think Meaty is right about Co-flow buying the rights back.

I also think youre smoking crack if you think Company flow is what made rawkus what it was. Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Pharoah Monch may beg to differ

 

[jdeez]

 

[PEK]

Company Flow was and is garbage. I do not understand the appeal, nor will I ever apparently. That company was built on the backs of Talib and Mos Def. Was Black Star their best seller? If not, something by Pharoah.

That comp. is half good and half garbage. I'll leave it to your own interpretation.

Fully agree here on both points - favorite Rawkus product? First 10 to 12 tracks on the Reflection Eternal full length, more for Hi-Tek's beats than Talib's contribution...

 

[Skip Drinkwater]

some of my favorite rawkus joints were the early 12" 's. like mos def's "universal magnetic" / "if you can huh you can hear it" and reflection eternal's "2000 seasons" / "fortified live". classic shit.

 

[slush]

what, no rawkuts?

the jungle massive is mad distraught. blup, blup

 

[faux_rillz]

Nobody is allowed to comment further until Planet weighs in.

 

[Aaron]

Another one of these?

I don't mean to derail this thread, but that won't be necessary because there's no coal left to feed this train.

 

[Skip Drinkwater]

"get by" was weak in my opinion... kweli's prime was the blackstar album.

 

[Brian]

if you haven't already, i guarantee in five years none of you will be listening to anything here

 

[faux_rillz]

01. Talib Kweli - Get By (Album Version (Explicit))
02. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty ((best of decade I version))

03. Black Star - Respiration ((best of decade I version))

04. Pharoahe Monch - The Life ((best of decade I version))

05. Pharoahe Monch - Oh No ((best of decade I version))

06. Hi-Tek - The Blast ((best of decade I version))

07. Black Star - Definition (Album Version (Explicit))

08. Mos Def - Beef

09. Big L - Flamboyant (Album Version (Explicit))

10. Mos Def - Universal Magnetic ((best of decade I version))

11. Mos Def - UMI Says (Album Version (Explicit))

12. Common - 1999 (Street)

13. Hi-Tek - The Sun God (Album Version (Explicit))

14. Mos Def - Body Rock (Dirty Version)

15. The High And Mighty - B-Boy Document '99 (Album Version (Explicit))



DISCUSSSSSS

 

[The_Non]

Cmon Faux, Big L! But I agree with you on most every line there. Planets are aligning....

 

[Guzzo]

01. Talib Kweli - Get By (Album Version (Explicit))


02. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty ((best of decade I version))





03. Black Star - Respiration ((best of decade I version))





04. Pharoahe Monch - The Life ((best of decade I version))





05. Pharoahe Monch - Oh No ((best of decade I version))





06. Hi-Tek - The Blast ((best of decade I version))





07. Black Star - Definition (Album Version (Explicit))





08. Mos Def - Beef





09. Big L - Flamboyant (Album Version (Explicit))





10. Mos Def - Universal Magnetic ((best of decade I version))





11. Mos Def - UMI Says (Album Version (Explicit))





12. Common - 1999 (Street)





13. Hi-Tek - The Sun God (Album Version (Explicit))





14. Mos Def - Body Rock (Dirty Version)





15. The High And Mighty - B-Boy Document '99 (Album Version (Explicit))











DISCUSSSSSS

Wow crossing out "Flamboyant" is a definite hatter move. Was "Beef" ever released prior to this I always thought it was just some joint they performed on Chappelles Show?





and B-Boy document was and still is dancefloor heat.





Breakers will be breaking if this comes on in a hip-hop club

 

[Jonny_Paycheck]

I also think youre smoking crack if you think Company flow is what made rawkus what it was. Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Pharoah Monch may beg to differ

Smoking crack? Such strong language...

Co Flow definitely made it possible for Mos and Talib and so on. Not in terms of art or anything, just understand that Co Flow's records bubbled first and in terms of the actual chronology of records Rawkus literally built on Co Flow's success. All those records by L Fudge and Shabaam and shit, I mean the records are crap but the label built in stature with each release. It wasn't like they just showed up and started selling hundreds of thousands of records.

I would say the comp needs Co Flow, also needs "Fortified Live". Best record on the label IMO...

I believe "Oh No" and "Simon Says" were the most successful singles, both in terms of scans and sales. Mos Def LP claimed 500,000 but was less than that in actuality.

I wanna see some Rose Family and Poppa Bear Cool Breeze up in this bitch, word to Black Shawn.