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Right now it’s Knicks by Madlib and Freddie. All time is probably Allure by HOV
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Recently it’s been Fake Names by Freddie and Madlib. Almost any Madlib beat really.
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For me, there’s 2 that really stand out
Me against the world: I’m not sure if there’s been a more vulnerable album in rap than this. To have an album that takes you on the emotional highs (temptations, me against the world, heavy in the game, if i die 2nite) to the emotional lows (death around the corner, lord knows, so many tears, etc) and still maintains the level of cohesion that it did is a feat in rap that i still don’t think has been matched. Also, for an album that has so many deep album cuts it also has the commercial success with songs like so many tears, me against the world, dear mama, and temptations is beyond me. In my opinion, this is the GOAT rap album.
Reasonable Doubt:
In terms of production and beat choice, this is my favorite album of all time. I have a belief that certain songs could only be done one way. Some songs were made to sound exactly the way they sound. D’evils is a perfect example of that. That beat was made for HOV. Every word was annunciated perfectly. The verses were perfect. The storytelling was perfect. The song is a masterpiece. The samples on the album are perfectly chopped and used (politics as usual, dead presidents, can i live). There aren’t a lot of “no skip” albums. Reasonable doubt is the definition of a NO SKIP album. (Except maybe can i live II 😂) long live HOV’s magnum opus. I could write an MLA formatted essay on this masterpiece.
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Sacramento stand up!!