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Originally posted by misha
isnt blackalicious the best album ever? droolio

Which particular one Misha? I love them all, but "NIA" is definitely my favorite and easily their best, IMO.

I like Blazing Arrow better.

and at Coachella this year:
Sage Francis, Buck 65, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Immortal Technique and more

I enjoy NIA a lot more.

Great line-up.

what ever happened to the angry hip hop that i used to love now its just about the sex

Say what?

Originally posted by hh?
what albums do u guyz listen to while driving in car?

JMT and Mos Def for me.

as for me its the same usual

Mr Lif- Emergency Rations
Immortal Technique- Rev 2
Blacklicious- Blazing Arrow
Jedi Mind Tricks- Violent By Design
and a cd with mixed songs

as for the Blackalicious albums, for me it was

Nia > Blazing Arrow at first but now i listen to Blazing Arrow more.

both are great thumbup

I agree. Both are great. Blazing Arrow always puts me in a good mood even if I'm down. But I enjoy NIA a lot more for its production (Blazing Arrows is just as good, but I like the "beats" on NIA more. However, I can see how somebody would see otherwise) and Gabs flows. He switches it up a lot and they're all great.

Originally posted by hh?

Immortal Technique- Rev 2

I love listening to Peruvian Cocaine in the car, just try and keep your head still. 😄
As for the Blackalicious albums both are great, they really are a great combination. Gift of Gab never fails to put a smile on my face with his rhymes.

Blazing Arrow should be their most popular among casual fans (of hip-hop and music in general). It's their first "commercial" album as some heads would put it, and had the most exposure easily. As for myself, it didn't bother me that they were signed to a major label. I knew the music would still be great, just more "catchy", I guess you could say.

Exactly, you could never label Blackalicious as commercial. The shit that sells at the moment is wannabe gangstas talking about how many guns, cars and hoes they've got. Blackalicious are the complete opposite which tells me they are making the music they want to not because they are driven by the money.

The main thing about major labels is you have executives telling you what kind of music to make, how to dress, act, ect. What will "sell". That's why Atmosphere and other underground acts turn down deals.

Can you imagine one of those suits trying to tell Immortal Technique how to act? 😆

I know this is off topic but after listening to both albums thoroughly I think I actually like Rev Vol 1 more than Vol 2. Not so much in quantity but in quality.. I thought he sounded much more raw on vol 1 and was less repetitive. Anyone else here feel this way? Everyone I know who likes IT agrees that Vol 2 is his best work but I'm starting to question that.

Rev 1 i liked lyrically better, but productions on rev 2 was waaay better.

Originally posted by ElectricBugaloo
I used to listen to Blazing Arrow nonstop...

i still do 😛 😮
that and mos def and de la soul!!

Originally posted by MF D00m
Which particular one Misha? I love them all, but "NIA" is definitely my favorite and easily their best, IMO.

i meant blazing arrow 😊

Originally posted by brandino
what ever happened to the angry hip hop that i used to love now its just about the sex

the hip hop thats about sex is called mainstream 😛

outkast i also quite like to listen to 😊

Originally posted by Afro Cheese
I know this is off topic but after listening to both albums thoroughly I think I actually like Rev Vol 1 more than Vol 2. Not so much in quantity but in quality.. I thought he sounded much more raw on vol 1 and was less repetitive. Anyone else here feel this way? Everyone I know who likes IT agrees that Vol 2 is his best work but I'm starting to question that.

I know what you mean, Vol 1 has got some gems on it. But overall i prefer Vol 2, to me he just seems more focused on the issues he talks about and as hh said the production is streets ahead. Im hoping Techniques new album eclipses them both.
As for Blackalicious, "Shallow days" says it all. Great track.