On This Day

Boom_Bap · 20-06-2019 12:10pm #1

I'm always amazed at how albums have aged. I regularly see details of albums released X number of years ago and how they have stood the test of time. So here's a thread for that.

Starting off with:

26 years ago today (July 20, 1993), "Black Sunday" was the second studio album released by Cypress Hill.

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This album went triple platinum.

At the time I refused to listen to this album because the metallers, the goths, the hippies were all listening to it. But listening to it now, I was an idiot, such a cracker of an album from start to finish. Muggs was on fire for this album

Boom_Bap · 21-06-2019 1:02pm

25 years ago (June 21, 1994), The Beatnuts: Street Level was released. What a f*cking album. I was late to the party on it, I think I picked it up after the Stone Crazy album.

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evil_seed · 24-06-2019 11:23am

This is a good idea for a thread. I'll be back to contribute later

Boom_Bap · 24-06-2019 11:32am

22 Year ago today, Craig Macks second album was released, it was called Operation Lockdown. not the greatest of albums, only had about 2 or 3 decent songs on it.

Mack originally wanted to make more soulful clean cut songs but Puffy convinced him for his first album to get a more street sound. He had the freedom to do it on the second album and it didn't pay off.

Boom_Bap · 24-06-2019 11:34am

27 years ago (23rd June 1992) Dont Sweat The Technique from Eric B & Rakim was released. It was their 4th studio album.
I still love this album back to front, start to finish.

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Boom_Bap · 24-06-2019 12:06pm

22 Year Ago today, Stone Crazy by The Beatnuts was released.
What a cracker of an album.

Boom_Bap · 25-06-2019 11:57am

23 years ago today was the start of a little run of albums for a lad called Jay-Z. It all started with Reasonable Doubt.
Still his best album by miles, it really captured the time and place with a twist on the bragadocio and some stellar beats.

Boom_Bap · 28-06-2019 11:05am

31 Years ago today (June 28, 1988), Big Daddy Kane announced his arrival with his debut album Long Live The Kane.

What an absolute belter of an album.

Boom_Bap · 28-06-2019 12:25pm

Also 31 years ago today, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy was released. I'd say that there are some songs off this that people know but have never listened to PE before because of the cross over success and soundbites from the album in pop culture.

Boom_Bap · 28-06-2019 2:41pm

Da Brat released her debut album, Funkdafied, 25 years ago today (1994)
Absolute corker of an album, production is ridiculous.

Boom_Bap · 28-06-2019 3:07pm

House Of Pain - Same As It Ever Was is 25 years old today.

Boom_Bap · 02-07-2019 1:03pm

De La Soul - Stakes Is High was released on this day in 1996!

tossy · 05-07-2019 12:32pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Also 31 years ago today, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy was released. I'd say that there are some songs off this that people know but have never listened to PE before because of the cross over success and soundbites from the album in pop culture.

I remember getting a copy of it on tape when it came out, easily in my top 3 albums of all time.Like any great album your initial thought is, i've never heard anything like this.

11-07-2019 12:08pm

I completely missed this thread. Will try contribute alter when I get a chance.

Boom_Bap · 16-07-2019 5:09pm

Tragedy Khadefi - Intelligent Hoodlum turned 29 years old last week.
This is a classic to some, unknown to others, but to me, it never really had an impact.

Boom_Bap · 23-07-2019 11:56am

28 years ago today, Breaking Atoms by Main Source was released. It probably sounds better now than it did back then, excellent album that has improved over time somehow.

Boom_Bap · 23-07-2019 1:07pm

Here's a review of Breakin Atoms from The Source

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Interestingly, it doesn't highlight Nas' verse from Live at the BBQ.

Boom_Bap · 23-07-2019 1:07pm

Poetic Justice staring 2Pac and Janet Jackson was also in theaters 28 years ago today.

Boom_Bap · 23-07-2019 1:11pm

Here's one that has made me think that I'm old. On the 22nd July 1997, Puff Daddy released No Way Out....22 years ago!

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There are some classic songs on this, and it did pave the way for the sound of music from New York at that time.

Boom_Bap · 23-07-2019 1:14pm

Also released 22 years ago is one of my favorite albums of all time.
Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus

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I couldn't find this in any record shops in Ireland when released and picked up a copy in HMV in Liverpool while over there for a weekend.

Groundbreaking album in so many ways. In terms of sound and style and content. Also, in terms of the Rawkus movement.

Boom_Bap · 23-07-2019 1:15pm

On the 21st July, this turned 27 years old. 27 years!

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I always thought the album was called Fine Malt Lyrics

Boom_Bap · 24-07-2019 1:20pm

1990 - Masta Ace released his debut called Take A Look Around

Boom_Bap · 25-07-2019 1:33pm

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique is 30 years old today. Cracking album.

Boom_Bap · 30-07-2019 1:10pm

A Tribe Called Quest - Beats Rhymes and Life is 23 years old today, released in 1996.

This wasn't a fan favorite, but I loved and still love this album dearly. There was a bunch of confusion about Consequence and if he was a new member or not...and who was The Ummah, I think that's where we started seeing that name on production credits.

Boom_Bap · 30-07-2019 3:02pm

UGK's Ridin Dirty is also 23 years old today!

Boom_Bap · 01-08-2019 12:21pm

30 year ago today, one of the greatest albums ever was released. The D.O.C - No One Can Do It Better.

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Produced entirely by Dr. Dre.

01-08-2019 1:21pm

Have my CD on my shelf!

Its so timeless too, I can never get sick of hearing it from start to finish

Boom_Bap · 01-08-2019 2:37pm

Another of my all time favorites, Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Links was released 24 years ago today.

02-08-2019 6:54am

Boom_Bap wrote: »

30 year ago today, one of the greatest albums ever was released. The D.O.C - No One Can Do It Better.

Produced entirely by Dr. Dre.

https://twitter.com/realmcren/status/1156994852803923968?s=19

Whatsisname · 03-08-2019 3:06pm

This day last year, my favourite album of all time released. RIP Mac.

Boom_Bap · 06-08-2019 1:26pm

22 years ago yesterday, Killarmy's Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars album was released.
Love this album.
I recall as a youth seeing this first advertised in a magazine and it had a Wu logo on it, but it wasn't the Wu. I bought it when I seen in it in a record shop after that.
The first listen was a bit mad, because I had no idea who any of them where, then 9th Prince started to stand out. I had no idea what to expect.
I still listen to the album a couple of times a year now

06-08-2019 1:53pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

22 Year Ago today, Stone Crazy by The Beatnuts was released.
What a cracker of an album.

First time to hear this over the weekend.
It's class alright

Boom_Bap · 06-08-2019 1:56pm

Deleted User wrote: »

First time to hear this over the weekend.
It's class alright

The single from the album was a huge deal at the time as it had Big Pun and Cuban Link on it. This was around the time that Terror Squad was getting a name for itself and everyone was dying to hear anything from Big Pun.

Boom_Bap · 06-08-2019 2:15pm

Atmosphere - Overcast! is 22 years old now. Great album, I didn't catch onto it for a while as I had no idea it existed. I thought they just had Sevens Travels and Lucy Ford and was delighted to find this existed.

A lot rougher around the edges, but Slug is finding his feet between battle MC and story teller on the album.

Boom_Bap · 06-08-2019 2:19pm

Scarface - The Fix is 17 years old today. I think this is the Scarface album that got people talking about him on a national level in the USA as a solo artist. Before that he was always seen as a regional rapper...this is all just my perspective looking in

Boom_Bap · 08-08-2019 10:51am

Watch The Throne by Kanye and Jay Z is 8 years old today.

What should have been a great album in my opinion was a big pile of steaming sh*te apart from Otis.
I'm going to give it another listen today to see if my opinion has changed since the last time I suffered through it.

spacecoyote · 08-08-2019 4:24pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Watch The Throne by Kanye and Jay Z is 8 years old today.

What should have been a great album in my opinion was a big pile of steaming sh*te apart from Otis.
I'm going to give it another listen today to see if my opinion has changed since the last time I suffered through it.

I don't think it'll have changed at all

In more classical terms though, on 8th August 1988, NWA's Straight Outta Compton was released!!!

Boom_Bap · 09-08-2019 1:13pm

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
25 years old today.
This was recorded at the same time as Enter Da 36 Chambers, well it actually started before the Wu album but was released after it.

Classic album, still bumps from start to finish. Prince Pauls touches through the album make it flow beautifully together.

Boom_Bap · 13-08-2019 11:52am

Cypress Hill's self titled debut is 28 years old today, released in 1991.

Boom_Bap · 14-08-2019 1:12pm

NWA - 100 Miles and Runnin EP is 29 years old today.

Boom_Bap · 16-08-2019 2:36pm

Organized Konfusion released their second album, Stress: The Extinction Agenda, 25 years ago today (1994).
What a cracker of an album, I'd say it's not one that is well known, but well worth a listen to even today.

16-08-2019 2:43pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Watch The Throne by Kanye and Jay Z is 8 years old today.

What should have been a great album in my opinion was a big pile of steaming sh*te apart from Otis.
I'm going to give it another listen today to see if my opinion has changed since the last time I suffered through it.

I actually like this track

Boom_Bap · 20-08-2019 12:05pm

Clipse - Lord Willin is 17 years old today.
I still haven't listened to it in full although some friends call this a certified classic

Boom_Bap · 21-08-2019 9:47am

I missed a few recently,
O.C. - Jewelz - 22 Years old on the 19th - one of my all time favorite albums.
Mobb Deep - Murda Muzik - 20 years old on the 17th

21-08-2019 11:24am

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I missed a few recently,
O.C. - Jewelz - 22 Years old on the 19th - one of my all time favorite albums.
Mobb Deep - Murda Muzik - 20 years old on the 17th

I had a listen to this recently again after years of not playing it.
It's more grim sounding than I remember.

Boom_Bap · 21-08-2019 11:26am

Deleted User wrote: »

I had a listen to this recently again after years of not playing it.
It's more grim sounding than I remember.

I wasn't a huge fan of it, their previous albums were stellar in comparison to it. That said, I should revisit it as people say that Prod came into his own lane around this time.

waynescales1 · 21-08-2019 8:42pm

I think the reverse is true. '99 was the beginning of the end for Prodigy. You can hear his health problems affecting his mic presence on some of the songs on that album. You can hear the weak lyricism and flow beginning to creep in too.

Boom_Bap · 26-08-2019 12:08pm

Tha Alkholiks - Liquidation is 22 years old!
Brilliant album, production is amazing on this and Tash is one of the greatest rappers.

Boom_Bap · 26-08-2019 1:27pm

A couple of days late:

Xzibit - 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz is 21 years old.

Lauren Hill - The Miseducation is 21 years old. Was just listening to this over the weekend, very good album.

Diamond D - Hatred, Passions and Infidelity is 22 years old today

High & Mighty - Home Field Advantage - 20 Years old

Boom_Bap · 27-08-2019 1:16pm

Another of my all time favorite albums, Outkast - ATLiens was released 23 years ago today.

I was in and out of Abbey Discs annoying Jamie about this weekly until a copy arrived in.

Boom_Bap · 30-08-2019 2:20pm

Blackalicious - Nia is 20 years old today. Cracking album, and up there as some of the best live performers I've seen.

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