6 feet deep or the pick, the sickle, and the shovel?

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:00 pm

which of the two do you prefer?

i assume 6 feet deep to be the general favorite here?

as well i was curious if there was enough unreleased gravediggaz material to make a compilation?

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:01 pm

definitely the debut..
prince paul murdered the production on that album

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:04 pm

hmm...tough choice. it's kinda like picking between a juicy hamburger and a dried up piece of fennel. hmm...let me sleep on it.

True King · Post by **True King** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:05 pm

I still never really listened to their debut.

love about half of the 2nd one though. Dangerous Mindz, Unexplained, 12 Jewelz, Night The Earth Cried, Whats Goin On.. there was some heat on there

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:06 pm

i could have sworn i put this in TROY... apologies... obviously feel free to move...

any unreleased diggaz material from that time period?

Between the first and second Lps?

preferably some classic paul production

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:07 pm

to be fair, poetic's verse on "dangerous minds" is seriously ill. but that album is mediocre at best.
their debut is awesome. it's not even close.

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:09 pm

True King wrote:I still never really listened to their debut.

wow get on that immediately...

True King · Post by **True King** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:10 pm

Dusty Fingers wrote:
True King wrote:I still never really listened to their debut.
wow get on that immediately...

yeah I keep meaning to check it out, I think i actually own the cd too, just never got around to it

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:13 pm

did you check the first bobby digital album? or prince pauls Psychoanalysis: What is It? or A Prince Among Thieves albums?

True King · Post by **True King** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:14 pm

yes to Bob Dig & Prince Among Thieves

not Psychoanalysis

cenzi · Post by **cenzi** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:17 pm

True King wrote:
not Psychoanalysis

that shit is pretty much only for hardcore Paul fans... it can get annoying quick.

6 Feet Deep for the win, if only for "6 Feet Deep"

True King · Post by **True King** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:21 pm

cenzi wrote:
True King wrote:
not Psychoanalysis
that shit is pretty much only for hardcore Paul fans... it can get annoying quick.

6 Feet Deep for the win, if only for "6 Feet Deep"

this song is weird as fuck!

Dusty Fingers · Post by **Dusty Fingers** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:26 pm

haha that paul album is so raw... straight classic

vermillion · Post by **vermillion** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:48 pm

Their debut is their best album, but The Pick, The Sickle, and The Shovel had my favorite tracks. Too poetic was in his prime on that album, but the inconsistancy of it hurt it. His verses on Dangerous Mindz and Unexplained are dope as fuck. Nice thread.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:55 pm

Did anyone else get the third album Nightmare in A Minor?

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:08 pm

I think Psychoanalysis is an amazing album. Incredibly underrated.

He basically parodies a whole genre/medium per song: Miami Bass, Reggae, Black Comedy, All the Schoolly D "PSA" styles of songs, Love Songs, etc...

6 Feet Deep by a landslide. There's no fun in the second album.

Seen? · Post by **Seen?** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:19 pm

Blockhead wrote:to be fair, poetic's verse on "dangerous minds" is seriously ill. but that album is mediocre at best.
their debut is awesome. it's not even close.

Seen? · Post by **Seen?** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:20 pm

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 8:25 pm

psychoanalysis is slept on. 'it a beautiful night' is crazy

must go with 6ft deep. paul and rza on the beats. killa priest and shabazz with the ill guest spots

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:09 pm

6 Feet Deep, of course. But the second one, about half of it was really ill.
The other half, meh.

Spartan wrote:Did anyone else get the third album Nightmare in A Minor?

My boy had copped that third one, Spartan. I remember there being like
three dope tracks, the rest I wasn't feeling. I think I had a 12" from it.
It was a real kinda bootleggish looking CD, right?
What's your take or anybody else's take on the third?
Wondering if I should check it again. Guessing not.

BiggJonStud · Post by **BiggJonStud** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:36 pm

Blockhead wrote:to be fair, poetic's verse on "dangerous minds" is seriously ill. but that album is mediocre at best.
their debut is awesome. it's not even close.

Mindbender Futurama · Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:08 pm

True King wrote:I still never really listened to their debut.

you have not yet LIVED, homie.

yeah, most people know the first album is superior cause it was more concentrated dopeness but the second one had some amazing moments, don't lie

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R.I.P. Poetic for real. One of the greatest MCs.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:27 pm

Speaking of Poetic killing shit, this has been around TROY, but I don't think
everyone here knows about it. This is a solo Poetic cut from Baby J's 1998
album, Birth.

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RIP.
Here's the mp3:
http://www.divshare.com/download/7786590-dc7
He kills it.

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:28 pm

One of my fave albums from 94, great album, the follow up was alright, I have never heard the 3rd one.

RIP Too Poetic.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:30 pm

And here's the first time I ever heard Poetic.
When he went by Too Poetic:
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:bork:

out.

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:38 pm

Verge wrote:And here's the first time I ever heard Poetic.
When he went by Too Poetic:
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out.

I've got that 12"

LONDON! · Post by **LONDON!** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:40 am

first album was overall techinically a better album

second album had my favorite tracks from em

third album was quite gutta in places, it dropped

rip to poetic

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:13 am

Mindbender Futurama wrote: R.I.P. Poetic for real. One of the greatest MCs.

There's a pretty good bootleg of Too Poetic flotsam and jetsam that's been floating around the 'net for the past couple of years called "Poetic Verses." Definitely peep it, you won't be disappointed. Dude was definitely a beast.

clark bent · Post by **clark bent** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:41 am

the first one is better but not by a nearly as wide a margin as most people are portraying

and id actually argue that the second one is more consistent...it just doesnt contain the extreme dopeness of a 'constant elevation' or a 'suicide' and its those classic songs that put 6 feet deep in front

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:49 am

clark bent wrote:the first one is better but not by a nearly as wide a margin as most people are portraying

and id actually argue that the second one is more consistent...it just doesnt contain the extreme dopeness of a 'constant elevation' or a 'suicide' and its those classic songs that put 6 feet deep in front

Agreed.

Both albums are great and worth owning, imho yo