Life has been hectic lately but I’m back with another issue for everyone. (Side note – I have a couple of never before posted magazines that will hit this site very soon). Now, who didn’t love Naughty By Nature? While Kay Gee and Vinnie played the background perfectly, I had always likened Treach to Busta Rhymes in that he seemed to have that natural charisma and appeared to be friendly with almost any other rapper at the time. Combine that with Naughty’s penchant for crafting catchy hip-hop jingles and they just couldn’t lose. And to top it off, they had Spike Lee directing the video for the lead song from their second album, ‘Hip-Hop Hooray’, with no less than a hundred guest appearances from the hip-hop world at the video shoot. How could they lose?
Well, they didn’t. I’m sure they went gold and platinum with their singles and albums (check here: http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH) and they didn’t have to give up an ounce of credibility. I think it’s safe to say that they peaked in 1993, too. But here’s a question for you, should Treach have gone solo for an album or two? I think so. And why isn’t Treach ever brought up in a discussion of the best rappers of that era and of all time? Is it because he’s from New Jersey and not New York? Does his voice wear on you? What is it?
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Innercity Griots - 3.5 mics? GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCO-sign on Treach solos. Why? He was and remains one of the illest.
Treach was"light years"ahead of his time,the original"eastcoast-young gun"of his era,and ghostwriter for Latifah.Solos wouldn't have helped in my opinion,(think:Pete Rock & Beatnuts remixes)those joints were crazy,..but Naughty had peaked by then,that whole-O.P.P.,everything gonna be alright,& HipHop Hooray,..and damn-YOU DOWN WIT MTV"version...KILLED THEM!!!
ReplyDeleteTreach was dope. plus he's one of the select few that was cool with Biggie & Pac.
ReplyDeleteNow i think Naughty peaked in '95 with Poverty's Paradise, that was their last best LP.
should Treach went solo? i dont know, i really cant say. i mean Q-tip did it & Prodigy did it and they had pretty good solid 1st LP efforts. so i think Treach woulda been good for 1 good solo LP back in '93 or '94.
3.5 mics for inner city griots is a crying shame. That album is very dope. Still bump it fairly regularly today.
ReplyDeleteinner city griots, bacdafucup, neva again and reachin' in the same month.... man those must have been the days
ReplyDeleteAs for Treach a solo project would have been great but i've always liked how their styles gelled well together
Innercity Griots and Bacdafucup BOTH with just 3.5 mics? What?
ReplyDeleteAh well, seeing as how Bacdafucup eventually cracked The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums, they knew they underrated.
Wait what the heck?! Digable Planets only got 3.5 mics as well? The Source must have had some impossibly high expectations because Refutation is one of the best albums ever. The reviews are tight, but damn, they underrated THREE classics.
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