Round 1: Dah Shinin vs. Step In The Arena

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:23 am

Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin vs. Gang Starr ג Step In The Arena

vs.

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:26 am

Dah Shinin' no question.

ALASKA · Post by **ALASKA** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:56 am

best gangstarr album ever.

admiral · Post by **admiral** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:58 am

Gangstarr

Career Over Like Mike(NJJ) · Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:10 am

"Dah Shinin'" is overrated. And boring. And has shitty drums. And is that whole funkless style of 90s boom-bap i've grown to loathe. There's maybe 4 songs i'd want to listen to off it nowadays but none of them are anywhere near as dope as "Just To Get A Rep", "Who's Gonna Take The Weight", "Form Of Intellect", "Execution Of A Chump", "Check The Technique" and "Beyond Comprehension".

clark bent · Post by **clark bent** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:29 am

either of these two albums could have won the last tournament and it wouldnt have been a bad thing...theres no way in a tournament with 2 live crew and cannibal ox that they should be facing each other at this point

both are probably in my top 20 albums ever....but gangstarr is top 5 for me...the title track is a musical masterpiece...not sure any song has ever been as well put together as that one

MistaTurk · Post by **MistaTurk** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:50 am

ALASKA wrote:best gangstarr album ever.

...but not good enough to beat dah shinin. step in the arena is better than 90% albums in this tourney tho.

ALASKA · Post by **ALASKA** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:08 pm

MistaTurk wrote:
ALASKA wrote:best gangstarr album ever.
...but not good enough to beat dah shinin.

if it was the boring overrated album tournament sure. but its not. so gangstarr wins

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:18 pm

Never really got the hype around Dah Shinin. Gangstarr all day.

LONDON · Post by **LONDON** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:26 pm

Dah Shinin all day, everyday, that albulm is a classic, an it don't sound dated neither, I can still listen to that shit, no skipping, classic shit, truss me on that, they don't make albulms like that no more, that was the soundtrack to 95 back when I was 16 an shit, truss me on that, its nuthin long

RacquetballGangsta · Post by **RacquetballGangsta** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:04 pm

tek n steele all day

Funk Docta Bombay · Post by **Funk Docta Bombay** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:11 pm

Dah Shinin. Better sampling, better drums and better rapping.

Put it up against Hard to Earn and then we'll talk.

LONDON · Post by **LONDON** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:16 pm

Funk Docta Bombay wrote:Dah Shinin. Better sampling, better drums and better rapping.

Put it up against Hard to Earn and then we'll talk.

yeah I feel you(no homo) on that, and I ain't shitting on Step In The Arena or nuthin, but Hard To Earn is a more comparable comparison, for real

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:44 pm

gang starr obviously

the brow · Post by **the brow** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:25 pm

Really tough choice.

Tie-breaker: Guru's wearing a Saints hat on the cover. Who dat.

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:54 pm

B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:Dah Shinin' no question.

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:56 pm

I Drive A Lexus wrote:"Dah Shinin'" is overrated. And boring.

Angleoneous · Post by **Angleoneous** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:14 pm

there aren't many albums that hold up to dah shinin'. as good as some gangstarr tracks are, guru is usually a boring emcee.

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:20 pm

voted gnagstarr. surprised but not mad at the outcome
both classics
i had bucktown and stand strong on repeat like a madman

marinville · Post by **marinville** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:39 pm

B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:Dah Shinin' no question.

jazzmatazz23 · Post by **jazzmatazz23** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:44 pm

hard to go against my man guru and premier, but dah shinin is one of my favorites, and i like a few gangstarr cds more

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:51 pm

Funk Docta Bombay wrote:Dah Shinin. Better sampling, better drums and better rapping.

Put it up against Hard to Earn and then we'll talk.

hired gun · Post by **hired gun** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:34 pm

ALASKA wrote:best gangstarr album ever.

Seiko Flossberg · Post by **Seiko Flossberg** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:38 pm

admiral wrote:Gangstarr

Y@k Bollocks · Post by **Y@k Bollocks** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:53 pm

Love both but

Huldrich Bullsh!t wrote:voted gnagstarr

sun ra · Post by **sun ra** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:53 pm

RacquetballGangsta wrote:tek n steele all day

last time you quoted me. now it's my turn.

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:30 pm

More untouchable than niggaz with the chicken pox

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:50 am

gangstarr

richard lamplighter · Post by **richard lamplighter** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:38 am

Gregg Popabitch wrote:gangstarr

PopsUK · Post by **PopsUK** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 3:05 pm

I Drive A Lexus wrote:that whole funkless style of 90s boom-bap i've grown to loathe.

I'm not being a prick... but I'm intriqued by what you mean?