I've been listening to Strictly Business in its entirety for the first time lately
Ha, I had the same experience. Leapt up my ballot - can't believe I'd never heard it all the way through before.
Obviously you don't have to work through the noms list - impossible with albums and time-consuming with tracks (though quicker with Spotify than YouTube). But it was something I'd wanted to do for so long - check out all those records that other people loved and I'd never gotten around to. I ended up not only with tons of great discoveries but a much clearer understanding of what I look for in hip hop - what thrills me, what leaves me cold. I'm looking forward to seeing what people like Lex and deej champion from the 00s because it's slim pickings from me.
― We need to talk about Bevan (DL), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 08:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I was also reminded of one of my favourite threads:
Things that don't get rapped about anymore
― We need to talk about Bevan (DL), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 08:22 (thirteen years ago) link
lol for my daily bumps of this thread i considered finding a months worth of classic rap threads including that, sonned in an aol beef, rap's best banalities etc.
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 08:26 (thirteen years ago) link
im thanking this poll for getting me to download the juggaknots albums- shit is crazy
― marc gasloi (symsymsym), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 08:48 (thirteen years ago) link
agree that no one should worry too much about what they vote for, just vote! Thanks AHH for organising! I'm looking forward to hearing a lot of stuff I haven't heard as a result of this poll.
For Britishers and other Europeans, I will at some point (probably in a week or two) attempt to do a Spotify playlist of tracks. If only there was a Spotify API...
― Neil S, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 09:02 (thirteen years ago) link
bump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxSXaLfBnYQ
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 12:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Following up on my comment that I missed out on a lot of 80s foundational stuff, I've been listening to Strictly Business in its entirety for the first time lately and daaaaaaaaaaamn, that shit should have been on my ballot.
so good to hear! this was *almost* my #1..... almost.
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Epmd holds up so well, originally had the first threr on my albums ballot, had to cut down to one went with unfinished business
― Blink 187um (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 14:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Come on!
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Submitting tonight, but I'm 8 hours behind UK time. Hopefully that'll work
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Did noms but I'm just not gonna make it tonight ;_;
― ...wow! (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 22:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i'll most probably start the countdown monday, so maybe, if you are nice to me, i'll give you till sunday.
Us Yanks won't be at work on Monday. It's cool with me, but some people will probably want to be in their cubicles for countdown discussin'.
― President Keyes, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 22:33 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm going to send my albums in ASAP, I hope they still count...
― PG Harpy (Doran), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:18 (thirteen years ago) link
plz don't start countdown on Monday
― metally ill (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:21 (thirteen years ago) link
And many thanks to A Hoy Hoy for a sterling job, I'm looking forward to seeing the results. If you want them stats - gun butt them twats. Or something.
― PG Harpy (Doran), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:36 (thirteen years ago) link
― President Keyes, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 23:33 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
oooh explain
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:51 (thirteen years ago) link
btw i'm still taking ballots. i was going to start it monday, meaning i'd take ballots up till sunday but if starting monday doesn't work for americanos, i may push the deadline back even further.
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Monday in the US is Memorial Day where we (officially) remember our war dead and (unofficially) get drunk and grill meat.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Thx for bumping today with Cocoa Brovaz btw. That was one of my noms! I feel like a winner already!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:58 (thirteen years ago) link
oooh ok. will people be at work/on ilx on tuesday then? what about the top 100 albums 25 a day tuesday-friday?
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 26 May 2011 03:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Yah good plan, Tuesday should be business as usual.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Thursday, 26 May 2011 04:04 (thirteen years ago) link
i like that plan! excited to see results!
― Señor Smang (some dude), Thursday, 26 May 2011 05:04 (thirteen years ago) link
25 is a lot, feel free to pace it out and let some discussion froth
― the man who forsook his wife for fap fap fap (sic), Thursday, 26 May 2011 05:52 (thirteen years ago) link
did this get more votes than the Blur poll?
― gospodin simmel, Thursday, 26 May 2011 18:35 (thirteen years ago) link
The deadline has been extended til Sunday night.
― Spottie_Ottie_Dope, Thursday, 26 May 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
so, will this get more votes than the Blur poll?
― gospodin simmel, Thursday, 26 May 2011 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link
i dunno, who cares about weak ass britpop?
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 26 May 2011 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6HmDr5hqfw
― metally ill (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 26 May 2011 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
decided to break my ballot down my decade for the hell of it
albums: 8% from the 1980s, 68% from the 1990s, 20% from the 2000s, 4% from the 2010stracks: 34% from the 1980s, 66% from the 1990s
― some dude, Saturday, 28 May 2011 00:38 (thirteen years ago) link
which 2 albums from the past 2 years
― flopson, Saturday, 28 May 2011 00:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Flockaveli and Revenue Retrievin' (SPOILER)
― some dude, Saturday, 28 May 2011 00:42 (thirteen years ago) link
;) good pix will be hilarious & great when flockaveli places
― flopson, Saturday, 28 May 2011 01:42 (thirteen years ago) link
Getting really excited for this. Come quick, Tuesday!
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 29 May 2011 01:13 (thirteen years ago) link
decided to break my ballot down my decade for the hell of italbums: 8% from the 1980s, 68% from the 1990s, 20% from the 2000s, 4% from the 2010stracks: 34% from the 1980s, 66% from the 1990s
this is fun!
mine looks like this (i'm young okay?)
12% - 80s38% - 90s48% - 00s2% - 10s
― i genuinely thought when i first joined that he was the admin (ilxor), Sunday, 29 May 2011 14:17 (thirteen years ago) link
albums?
― some dude, Sunday, 29 May 2011 14:23 (thirteen years ago) link
appreciate the extra time b/c I've had more leisure time this weekend to pare down my tracks ballot. fucking impossible. the last 10-20 esp.
― bloomps! (there it is) (Pillbox), Sunday, 29 May 2011 18:22 (thirteen years ago) link
trax stats:
I unwittingly ended up w/ some very clean & orderly orderly percentages (but def appropriate w respect to my listening habits)
70s/80s - 30%90s - 50%00s/10s - 20%
7 trax from 19886 apiece from 1991 & 1994
― bloomps! (there it is) (Pillbox), Sunday, 29 May 2011 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link
TRACKS:
12 pre-nineties26 nineties12 post-nineties
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 29 May 2011 20:36 (thirteen years ago) link
so is it too early to institute the "if deej didn't vote he can't complain" policy?
― marc gasloi (symsymsym), Sunday, 29 May 2011 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
assuming that encourages him to vote. i even sent him previous posts he'd made stating his top whatever tracks and albums in hope that he'd contribute. also no whiney or jordan votes.
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 29 May 2011 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Albums
80s- 10%90s- 68%00s- 22%
Tracks
80s- 20%90s- 66%00s- 14%
― President Keyes, Sunday, 29 May 2011 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Just use what you sent me
― lebroner (D-40), Sunday, 29 May 2011 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
albums:
80s - 10%90s - 60%00s - 30%
tracks:
80s - 6%90s - 70%00s - 24%
― marc gasloi (symsymsym), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
can you at least confirm yr #1s deej?
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
My no.1s:
Album - illmaticSong- too billin
Voted lots of 80s stuff. If I couldn't decide I have the tie break to the older track because I figured most votes would be 90s and 00s
― Blink 187um (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:26 (thirteen years ago) link
i'll try & send a ballot tonight -- if "smang it" & "gettin jiggy wit it" are my top 2 tracks, i'm not trolling
― guess whos coming to dinner POL POT (J0rdan S.), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:38 (thirteen years ago) link
:DDDD
― WHO THE FUCK READS THE (a hoy hoy), Sunday, 29 May 2011 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
my albums list is turning out to be so ridiculously 90s-specific
― bloomps! (there it is) (Pillbox), Sunday, 29 May 2011 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I wonder how many of these 00s votes are for "Ante Up" and Supreme Clientele--which feel 90s to me.
― President Keyes, Sunday, 29 May 2011 23:11 (thirteen years ago) link
TRACKS:'00s 20%'90s 44%'80s 32%'70s 4%
ALBUMS:'00s 8%'90s 54%'80s 38%
― the man who forsook his wife for fap fap fap (sic), Monday, 30 May 2011 02:46 (thirteen years ago) link