Favorite summer albums?

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:15 am

Some albums just remind you of summer, either for nostalgic reasons or because of the atmosphere. What do you usually play to accompany good weather?

Souls of Mischief - '93
2nd II None - Classic 220
Dj Quik - Rhythm-Al-Ism
B-Legit - Hemp Museum
Eazy-E - It's On
Field Mob - Lighpoles and Pinetrees
Big Tymers - Hood Rich
TI - Trap Muzik
Kam - Made In America
Outkast - Aquemini
Daz - Retaliation
Soopafly - Whoopty Whoop
AZ - Aziatic

jazzmatazz23 · Post by **jazzmatazz23** » Sat May 17, 2008 1:43 pm

Dr - The Chronic

Balzac · Post by **Balzac** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:50 pm

Witchdoctor - A S.W.A.T. healing ritual is my favorite album to listen to in summer, rolling down the street.

EVERY DAY IS A HOLIDAAAAY!

organized noise really shines on this one.

http://www.zshare.net/download/12182221fb0a1897/

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:54 pm

marinville · Post by **marinville** » Sat May 17, 2008 8:22 pm

despite their lack of popularity around here, all people under the stairs records are excellent for summer time listening.

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:08 pm

marinville wrote:despite their lack of popularity around here, all people under the stairs records are excellent for summer time listening.

cosign this shit...

and that witchdoctor is cool... but fav summer time material?

damn... if i say mine i'll get shat on... and it's highly interchangeable anyway of course but here goes...

Stakes is High

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:19 pm

marinville: I'd be willing to bet Stakes Is High was released in the summer time. Just a guess, 'cause I certainly didn't buy the album anywhere near the time of its release (never been a huge De La fan, though I love the shit out of that album now), but music has a way of staying with you in your subconscious. You probably rocked the shit of Stakes Is High during the whole summer you bought it, and now all of those memories are permanently etched in your brain without you fully even being consciously aware of it, thus the reason you deem it such a great summer album.

Jesus, I'm drunk way too early.

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:24 pm

Stakes is High definitely has some fucking memories...

not necessarily the year of its release but just in general... "Dinninit" on a hot summer day smoking a blunt is life...

First "Summertime" listen of the season as well... I avoid that song like the plague all year round just to hear that shit for the first time once Summer kicks...

marinville · Post by **marinville** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:36 pm

Speaking of De La, I am I be is sounding pretty nice right now.

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:53 pm

classic LP

Event · Post by **Event** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:05 am

Kalistoga · Post by **Kalistoga** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:49 am

The Blueprint is always a good album to knock in the summer...

Money Gripp · Post by **Money Gripp** » Sun May 18, 2008 2:38 am

pestilence · Post by **pestilence** » Sun May 18, 2008 2:44 am

Uptown Saturday Night.

CHER1 · Post by **CHER1** » Sun May 18, 2008 8:31 am

EDIT.... didnt read the title, i put songs not albums

all the obvious ones (like 93 til TROY etc)

and....

Ice Cube - it was a good day/you know how we do it
Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - summertime

Slum Village - fall n love
Ahmed - back in the day
Redman - whateva man
Foreign Exchange - nics groove
Outkast - ATliens
KRS - mcs act like they dont know
Erick Sermon - music
Deliquent Habits - lower eastside
Y.Z. - the ghetto's been good to me
Gangstarr - ex girl to the next
Nice N Smooth - funky for you
Royal Flush - worldwide (even though its dark)
The Pharcyde - drop/runnin
Meth and Red - how high
Nas - memory lane
Camp Lo - come on/luchini/coolie high
Erule - listen up (*slept on classic)
Meth Rza and Donna - wu wear
Buckshot Lefonque - music evolution (primo remix)
Tribe Called Quest - 1nce again
Busta - woo hah (dilla remix)
Common - i am music

see the pattern emerging?

non hiphop
Roy Ayers - everybody loves the sunshine
Al Green - love and happiness / dang near anything
Lowrell - mellow mellow right on
Bootsy Colins - rathe rbe with you
Isley Brothers - living for the love of you
Teddy Pendergrass - close the door
The Dramatics - in the rain (ironic one)
Jack Johnson - banana pancakes / sitting waiting wishing (:arrow: )

i could do this forever...

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:51 am

doggystyle
midnight marauders
above the law - livin like hustlers
bums- lyfe n tyme
lakim shabazz - lost tribe of shabazz

alot of 88-92 shit sounds best in the summer imo

on a nice warm summer day i just wanna hear smthing funky, non hiph hop wise some favorites are

Cymande - promised heights
superfly
fela kuti - no agreement
otis redding - dock of the bay
brian augers oblivion express - straight ahead
RA ubiquity - everybody loves the sunshine
seguida - love is

i break out all my latin and afrobeat stuff more in summer generally

Renessis · Post by **Renessis** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:59 am

I will have to agree the P.U.T.S. albums make for great summer listening music.

Adding to that for me for whatever reason(s):

Common-Resurrection
Outkast- Atliens
Gangstarr-Moment of Truth
Felt 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet
Poor Righteous Teachers-Black Business
The Pharcyde- Bizarre Ride II
Jurassic 5- Quality Control
Lightheaded- Wrong Way

Hayzoos · Post by **Hayzoos** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:09 am

ardamus wrote:

Good pick. I love listenin to that early in the morning while goin through the city, such a good morning album.

Some other favorites that come to mind are:

Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer
Common - Be
Clipse - Lord Willin'
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Busta Rhymes - Genesis
Asheru & Blue Black - 48 Months
And any JMT album

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:19 am

marinville wrote:despite their lack of popularity around here, all people under the stairs records are excellent for summer time listening.

I think this has everything to do with AC, and very little to do with PUTS. I think PUTS is good summer music too.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:27 am

Ill Al Skratch - Creep With Me
Outkast - ATLiens
Ghostface Killah - Iron Man
Nas - Illmatic
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
ATCQ - Midnight Mauraders
The Roots - Illadelphalflife

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:33 am

UGK - Supertight & Ridin' Dirty
Both Dre albums
Doggystyle
Tribe - Midnight Marauders
Ice Cube - Predator
Pretty much any Jay-Z album, except Kingdome Come and American Gangster
Rick Ross - Port of Miam
Outkast - Aquemini & Southernplayalisticaddilacmuzik
Cunninlynguists - Southernunderground
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
EPMD - any album
De La - Buhloone Mindstate
WC & Maad Circle - Ain't A Damn Thing Changed
LL COOL J - Mama Said Knock You Out & Radio
Beanie Sigel - The B.Coming
State Property II Chain Gang
Freeway - Philadelphia Freeway
Goodie Mob - Soul Food
BG Chopper - City In The Ghetto
Big Tymerz - We Got That Work
Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
Big Mello - Bone Hard Zaggin
NWA - Efil4Zaggin
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions & Fear of A Black Planet
Masta Ace - Sittin' On Chrome

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:36 am

Philaflava wrote: Outkast - ATLiens
Ghostface Killah - Iron Man
Nas - Illmatic
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
The Roots - Illadelphalflife

Interesting...

On these, I would say
Fall
Spring
Winter
Fall
Fall

Funny how people have completely different associations with albums. I'm sure many of my selections are not summer albums for a lot of heads.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:23 pm

a really good summer evening album that doesn't get mentioned too often:

really though, in the summer it's all about reggae

wheels · Post by **wheels** » Mon May 19, 2008 1:57 pm

Hayzoos wrote: Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein

I'm not trying to bag on your personal tastes, but this seems like an odd choice for summer music.

Solo45 · Post by **Solo45** » Mon May 19, 2008 2:11 pm

i can honestly never tell whats gunna come out from year to year.
last summer i was trapped in an 88 buick with only a tape deck so all i had was.

Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside (r.i.p tape snapped)
Nas - Illmatic / It Was Written
LL Cool J - Radio
Onyx - Bacdafuckup
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
Outkast - Aquemini
& A Jay-Z - Dead Presidents single...

I was smoking mad weed in that car. Those albums were real fun to bump too. Im not sure what will happen this summer. I know I turned my girlfriend into a Gangstarr fiend. So it should be a good time!

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:15 pm

B. Ware tha Siniq wrote:
Philaflava wrote: Outkast - ATLiens
Ghostface Killah - Iron Man
Nas - Illmatic
Ice Cube - Death Certificate
The Roots - Illadelphalflife
Interesting...

On these, I would say
Fall
Spring
Winter
Fall
Fall

Funny how people have completely different associations with albums. I'm sure many of my selections are not summer albums for a lot of heads.

Death Certificate has Summer Vacation on it. It also was played all throughout my summer in '91 so thats where my association comes from. Steady Mobbin', Givin Up The Nappy Dug-out = summertime cuts IMO.

Illadelphhalflife too. What They Do is not a "fall" track.

Nas' album came out in April of '94 so it's definitely a summer album. Iron Man came out in the sumertime too.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:21 pm

Philaflava wrote:Iron Man came out in the sumertime too.

Are you sure? I'm pretty sure it dropped in late October 96

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Mon May 19, 2008 3:22 pm

Spartan wrote:
Philaflava wrote:Iron Man came out in the sumertime too.
Are you sure? I'm pretty sure it dropped in late October 96

you're right.

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Mon May 19, 2008 4:13 pm

Cleanhobo wrote:marinville: I'd be willing to bet Stakes Is High was released in the summer time.

July or August of 1996. I remember bumping that and Beats Rhymes and Life for most of my freshman year in college.

Co sign on the PUTS aslbums. love listening to them in the summer.

I also love listening to Sittin' on Chrome. Regulate, Doggystyle, Chronic, Me Against The World, Paul's Boutique.

as for funk in the summer I like that cooled out slow tempo shit. songs around 70-80 bpm with some crazy synth melodies. shit is perfect. I need to make a mix of some riding music.

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Mon May 19, 2008 4:35 pm

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check Gumbo Roots out. It is completely insane.

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