Da Shinin' Appreciation
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I don't know about top 10 but it's up there. Definite contender. So good.
I got a hankering to hear Enta Da Stage the other day (listening to Places & Spaces LP, haha) but every copy I've ever had is worked to shit.
"Nuthin Move But The Money" is the shit and is tough to find. White label only deal. I believe it was held off the album for sample clearance, Rod Temperton apparently objected to the content of the tune.
:weaksauce:
Also let us not forget that, along with Resurrection, this is one of those records the Source dissed in its review. I think it got 3 mics and the beats were compared to "Spanish Soap Opera" themesongs.
I think it was actually 2 and a half mics. They even wrote a letter to the Source, which I believe they signed "Wipe Ya Mouf". I often wonder if dude at the Source was even listening to the same damn album that I own, because I think that shit is a masterpiece, straight up and down. Beatminerz managed to give the record a totally consistent sinister/beautiful vibe throughout, as if every sample had come from the same record. This album was designed to listen to while smoking so much dirt weed that your vision becomes wobbly and time slows down for you and even though I no longer smoke at all, and certainly don't cop nickel bags of brown on Franklin Avenue anymore, every time I put this on I feel "mad blunted yo".
I remember me and Rape Donkeys playing this on a Sunday morning at the restaurant he used to work at and many people apparently did not find it to be a proper soundtrack to their mimosas and shit and got up and left. I'll never forget driving back from the poude spot on 1@8th Street an #$@$Avenue with my dude Leo smoking an L of purple and listening to "Nuthin Move But The Money" real fucking loud with the windows down and the summer sun coming through the sunroof. Good times.
I had lost the first record of Dah shinin from 1997-2006. Consequently, I developed a strong love for the 2nd half of the album. Next Shit is probably one of my faourite hip hop tracks in memory. Especially when they breakdown midsong into a nonsensical phone call.
I was going through records around christmas to take out of my apartment for good. From out of this random masters of illusion record comes the A/B side of dah shinin. REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD
I was going through records around christmas to take out of my apartment for good. From out of this random masters of illusion record comes the A/B side of dah shinin. REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD
No shit? I've always wondered if an instrumental / acapella version existed.
I've got several copies of the remix (flip of Bucktown or Wontime? Can't remember right now) but that shit is
Had to cop the Original Crooks, Original Heads nervous comp to get the OG on wax. That 90s Nervous shit is
I love this album.
REAL SCHITT!
To me, a significantly better record than Enta da Stage, which I think people tend to over-rate because they forget that a lot of Black Moon's best tracks from the era weren't actually on that album, instead being B-sides and remixes.
Da Shinin' also embodies something that I think is really missing from contemporary rap: really tight duos. Man, nothing sounds better than two rappers that have grown up together, who know eachother's style really well, going back and forth.
REAL SCHITT!
To me, a significantly better record than Enta da Stage, which I think people tend to over-rate because they forget that a lot of Black Moon's best tracks from the era weren't actually on that album, instead being B-sides and remixes.
Da Shinin' also embodies something that I think is really missing from contemporary rap: really tight duos. Man, nothing sounds better than two rappers that have grown up together, who know eachother's style really well, going back and forth.
I don't know about top 10 but it's up there. Definite contender. So good.
I got a hankering to hear Enta Da Stage the other day (listening to Places & Spaces LP, haha) but every copy I've ever had is worked to shit.
"Nuthin Move But The Money" is the shit and is tough to find. White label only deal. I believe it was held off the album for sample clearance, Rod Temperton apparently objected to the content of the tune.
:weaksauce:
Also let us not forget that, along with Resurrection, this is one of those records the Source dissed in its review. I think it got 3 mics and the beats were compared to "Spanish Soap Opera" themesongs.
I think it was actually 2 and a half mics. They even wrote a letter to the Source, which I believe they signed "Wipe Ya Mouf". I often wonder if dude at the Source was even listening to the same damn album that I own, because I think that shit is a masterpiece, straight up and down. Beatminerz managed to give the record a totally consistent sinister/beautiful vibe throughout, as if every sample had come from the same record. This album was designed to listen to while smoking so much dirt weed that your vision becomes wobbly and time slows down for you and even though I no longer smoke at all, and certainly don't cop nickel bags of brown on Franklin Avenue anymore, every time I put this on I feel "mad blunted yo".
I remember me and Rape Donkeys playing this on a Sunday morning at the restaurant he used to work at and many people apparently did not find it to be a proper soundtrack to their mimosas and shit and got up and left. I'll never forget driving back from the poude spot on 1@8th Street an #$@$Avenue with my dude Leo smoking an L of purple and listening to "Nuthin Move But The Money" real fucking loud with the windows down and the summer sun coming through the sunroof. Good times.
Dude with the influx of dusty hip-hop I have a real hankering for a dutch today.... might have to happen. Got Shinin' and Living Proof cued up for the occasion...
I personally think this one sounds better on cassette.
yeah, anyone have a cassette copy they don't want anymore? my roommate had this at the time that it came out, + i miss having it around, haven't heard it in years. and cassette is still my preferred medium to listen to hip hop
Yeah, that's my joint, but don't forget about "Hellucinations." I still cue up Minnie's "Only When I'm Dreamin'" because of this song.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
I think I smoked more "L's" listening to these two albums then everything else from that time period combined. Real good times indeed!Dude with the influx of dusty hip-hop I have a real hankering for a dutch today.... might have to happen. Got Shinin' and Living Proof cued up for the occasion...
this is maybe not "the best" rap album of all-time but it's almost certainly my favorite. i was 13 when this came out and it was just so perfect for the time, for my state of mind (namely, high as fuck), for new york. it is an absolutely flawless record, and one that really makes a lot of other records not worth listening to.
Yeah, that's my joint, but don't forget about "Hellucinations." I still cue up Minnie's "Only When I'm Dreamin'" because of this song.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
That was the track that the source called a "Spanish soap opera". I love the fact you can hear tek exhaling as he starts the verse. Pretty much sums up the vibe of the LP.
Making comparisions to Enta Da Stage and Da Shinin' would not do justice to Hiphop history. Both have their place in it.
But as far as an appreciation for Da Shinin'- for sure.
Who went crazy when "Bucktown" came out? That's appreciation for that ass!
Oh oh the Hiphop memories...
But as far as an appreciation for Da Shinin'- for sure.
Who went crazy when "Bucktown" came out? That's appreciation for that ass!
Oh oh the Hiphop memories...
Though not in the top 10, I still listen to this album regularly.
This album brings me back to the times when we used to drive to the record store on Friday afternoon and wait for the store clerks to pull out the latest 12 singles that they just received from UPS. Many classic singles were copped during those days, many that I still listen to and cherish.
This album brings me back to the times when we used to drive to the record store on Friday afternoon and wait for the store clerks to pull out the latest 12 singles that they just received from UPS. Many classic singles were copped during those days, many that I still listen to and cherish.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
