Soul Strut 100: #93 - Black Moon - Enta Da Stage

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I will slowly be unveiling the Top 100 Soul Strut Related Records as Voted by the Strutters Themselves.

#93 - Black Moon - Enta Da Stage

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Please discuss your reactions to this record. The thread will be archived later here.
 
Definitely one of the rap albums I listened to the most BITD.





How old were they when they made this?
 
Hey,





"Enta Da Stage" is an amazing LP, nuff said!!! It represents such vintage 90s hip-hop, chocked full of boomin', filtered basslines, dirty, neck-snapping drums, haunting, yet melodic and multilayered samples, and great lyrics that are delivered with style and finesse. In short, it is the blueprint of a great, timeless hip-hop album. Simply put, "Enta Da Stage" is one of the greatest hip-hop LPs of the 90s (or any era for that matter).





Peace,





Big Stacks from Kakalak
 
added to the spotify playlist:





http://open.spotify.com/user/1121775350/playlist/54CR4Ce88uFkr6shaMHxVX
 
Stood the test of time well. Still gets plays.


Who Got Da Props is a certified classic banger.
 
yep bonafied classic


so grimy, great basslines and cohesivness i would play this in a dusty church basement i had the keys to and spark..great memories!
 
I really like the sound of this album, even today, but the MCs have always been kind of a turn off. The instrumentals are great, though!
 
tripledouble said:enta da stage vs. da shinin might be the hiphop version of off the wall vs thriller




That's a tough one for sure.
 
JRoot said:I really like the sound of this album, even today, but the MCs have always been kind of a turn off. The instrumentals are great, though!




Fully agree. The beats are tremendous--Da Beatminerz really had their shit on lock back then. The rhyming is pretty whatever, though.
 
classic for me. help to clear up og vs reish confusion? different labels on the vinyl, right?
 
phongone said:tripledouble said:enta da stage vs. da shinin might be the hiphop version of off the wall vs thriller




That's a tough one for sure.




im with the other folks. black moons record didnt age to well for me. buckshot just couldnt carry the whole record.


tek and steele on the other hand... shining is much better
 
tripledouble said:phongone said:tripledouble said:enta da stage vs. da shinin might be the hiphop version of off the wall vs thriller




That's a tough one for sure.




im with the other folks. black moons record didnt age to well for me. buckshot just couldnt carry the whole record.


tek and steele on the other hand... shining is much better




Production-wise, "Dah Shinin" gets the edge. IF - and this is a big IF - the Black Moon album had used/included the remixed beats to some of their singles, I think it'd put them on closer par with one another.





BTW: Black Moon performed "Enta" at Rock the Bells last summer and let's just say that while this album probably sounds awesome in some settings ("the whip"), it does not work outdoors. At all.
 
batmon said:Stinky Bedroom Rap




See also: Olde-English-Labels-All-On-Your-Bedroom-Wall Rap
 
james said:batmon said:Stinky Bedroom Rap




See also: Olde-English-Labels-All-On-Your-Bedroom-Wall Rap




Haha.....





Im Too Cool For Phillies So I Use White Owl Rap.