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hiphopheads Essential Album of the Week #93: Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous - HipHop

hiphopheads Essential Album of the Week #93: Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous - HipHop

hiphopheads Essential Album of the Week #93: Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 08:26 AM PST

Welcome to the new and improved Essential Album of the Week discussion thread!

Every Wednesday we will discuss an album from our Essential Albums list

Last Time: E-40 - In a Major Way

This Week: Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous

Stream/Purchase

Spotify

iTunes

Google Play

Songs/Singles

Put It On

MVP

Background/Description (courtesy of allmusic.com)

Having made a name for himself as a guest MC on D.I.T.C. (Diggin' in the Crates) projects such as Diamond D.'s Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop and Showbiz & A.G.'s Runaway Slave, the flamboyantly gifted Lamont Coleman (aka Big L) dropped his debut in early 1995. A product of the mean streets of Harlem, L made his bones in the rap game with his rapid fire freestyle delivery and clever punchline-peppered rhymes. A patchwork album with a few outstanding cuts, Lifestylez fails to package the lightning-in-a-bottle talent of this cut-above MC. The album showcases L as a master of the lyrical stickup undressing his competition with kinetic metaphors and a brash comedic repertoire. The lead track, "Put It On" produced by Kid Capri, is a party cut with a criminal attitude. "M.V.P." snatches a brief segment from DeBarge's "Stay With Me" (later aggrandized on the Notorious B.I.G.'s popular remix of "One More Chance"). "Da Graveyard" features a young Cam'ron (here Killa Kam) and most notably a superb verse from a pre-Jigga Jay-Z (at the outset of his solo career). With better production and marketing, Big L might have found himself with a platinum album but instead he settled for platinum respect. This album captures the dynamic potential of a street legend, a legend who would later be gunned down in his prime.

Guidelines

This is an open thread for you to share your thoughts on the album. Avoid vague statements of praise or criticism. This is your chance to practice being a critic. It's fine for you to drop by just to say you love the album, but let's try and step it up a bit!!!

How has this album affected hip-hop? WHY do you like this tape? What are the best tracks? Do you think it deserves the praise it gets? Is it the first time you've listened to it? What's your first impression? Have you listened to the artist before? Explain why you like it or why you don't.

DON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT BEING LATE!!!! Discussion throughout the week is encouraged.

Next week's EAOTW will be Dre Dog - I Hate You With a Passion

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Chicago rapper "Towkio" is currently in a helium balloon traveling 100,000 feet to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere to drop his debut album "WWW" from space

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 09:46 AM PST

Ugly God Says His Instagram Got Deleted After Posting About Flat Earth and Religion: "The government really be watching"

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New Flatbush Zombies Single "Headstone" tomorrow at 12

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Mick Jenkins announces "or more... the frustration"

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 04:08 PM PST

South African finance minister quotes Kendrick Lamar in budget speech

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 11:43 AM PST

Full video of Tekashi69 getting jumped at LAX

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 10:46 AM PST

https://vimeo.com/256822096

edit: To everyone complaining about the title: my post was made before the longer video started going around. I don't care if you think he got jumped or not, TMZ's title called it a "massive brawl" so saying he got jumped seems fairly harmless to me. I was just sharing the video so everyone could see what happened

edit 2: TMZ's longer video: http://m.tmz.com/#2018/02/21/tekashi69-brawl-fight-lax/

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[FRESH] PRhyme - Rock It

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 05:15 PM PST

Rich The Kid's album is dropping March 30th

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 02:06 PM PST

The Flatbush Zombies anounce the "See You in Hell" Tour 2018

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 08:13 AM PST

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Ronny J album cover and tracklist

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100 Most Sampled Tracks (WhoSampled) in Chronological Order

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Slayer, the metal band, to headline show featuring Gucci Mane, 6lack and Stormzy.

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Injury Reserve / JPEGMAFIA Tour Dates

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 12:22 PM PST

I believe this is just an extension of IR's already announced tour, however they added hella dates and added JPEGMAFIA to the second leg.

the dates after March 31st are new

https://twitter.com/InjuryReserve/status/966403389197246464

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[FRESH] Bishop Nehru - Rooftops (Official Video)

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Tyler,The Creator and Hodgy Beats- Sandwitches [Live on Jimmy Fallon 2011- OF's first TV appearance!]

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Daily Discussion Thread 02/21/2018

Posted: 21 Feb 2018 10:46 AM PST

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

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Stormzy's powerful performance at the 2018 BRITS, calls out treatment of Grenfell Tower fire victims

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Young Thug pulls out of Australian festival less than 48 hours before he was scheduled to play, for the second time in the last year.

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Love Your Parents Tour: NYC | BROCKHAMPTON

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