DSD:Apache/Kool G Rap/The Pharcyde/Wreckx-N-Effect

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:01 am

Tuesday, November 24th, 1992.

Four LPs: Apache's only, via Tommy Boy, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's third and final, through Cold Chillin', The Pharcyde's debut, on Delicious Vinyl and Wreckx-N-Effect's second, off MCA.

Pick your favorite and / or the best album, doesn't matter.

Previous Dropped Same Day(s):

Enter the 36 Chambers vs. Midnight Marauders.
Guerrillas in tha Mist vs. Runaway Slave vs. Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop vs. Whut? Thee Album.
'93 'til Infinity vs. 187 He Wrote vs. Return of the Boom Bap.
Blowout Comb vs. The Diary vs. (Twista's) Resurrection vs. Word...Life.
Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous vs. Rollin' Wit' Dana Dane vs. Return to the 36 Chambers.
Ahmad vs. Ill Communication vs. Nuttin' But Love vs. On the Outside Looking In vs. The Sun Rises in the East.
The Ablist vs. A Prince Among Thieves vs. The Slim Shady LP vs. Street Cinema vs. Things Fall Apart vs. War Zone.
Da Hood vs. Doe or Die vs. KRS-One vs. Last Chance, No Breaks vs. No Man's Land vs. South Central Los Skanless.
Aquemini vs. Enquiring Minds vs. Foundation vs. The Love Movement vs. Vol.2... Hard Knock Life vs. Word On Tha Streets.
Doom vs. The Equinox vs. Phenomenon vs. When Disaster Strikes... vs. X-pressions.

I Smell Like Un Kasa · Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:18 am

I bought Hard & Smooth.
But knowing what I know now, it would have been Pharcyde easily, which I stil ended up buying a year later.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:37 am

the cool vote is live and let die but we all know everybody is close to clicking bizarre ride.

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:44 am

Yeah, it'll be interesting to see how that plays out.

I Smell Like Un Kasa wrote:I bought Hard or Smooth.

Bigg Boss Luciano · Post by **Bigg Boss Luciano** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:07 am

The one with more than one good song on it: Giancana

cleanprophet · Post by **cleanprophet** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:23 am

I went for The Pharcyde as it's the album I was feeling the most back then and it's still a favourite to this day.

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:51 am

Oh shit!

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:13 pm

Well KGR was up by three, then they were tied at seven and now Pharcyde is up by three. (And I didn't expect to Wreckx-N-Effect to get a vote before Apache.)

grass · Post by **grass** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:53 pm

Voted for G-Rap & Sir Jinx as Live And Let Die is one of my fav albums ever.

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:16 am

Bigg Boss Luciano wrote:The one with more than one good song on it: Giancana.

I know what you're sayin' (Gangsta Bitch, Passin' Me By and Rumpshaker being the hits) but The Pharcyde actually put out more singles promoting Bizarre Ride than G Rap did for Live and Let Die, not that that really means anything, figured I'd point it out though.

Echo Leader wrote:Oh shit!

I'm guessing this is just referring to the match up in general.

The results have been entertaining so far. Didn't think it'd remain this close after the early lead by Kool G but it's been back and forth ever since with Pharcyde breaking the last couple ties.

Huldrich Bullsh!t · Post by **Huldrich Bullsh!t** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:42 am

i always said out of thoselegendary late 80s mcs G Rap always was my least favorite and while his early albums have classic songs they also have some tracks that because of production have aged very badly like so many other late 80ies albums.
live and let die is by far his best and congruently produced album and still enjoyable front to back to this day.

i still went with the pharcyde becasue thanks to its production and everyday carefree attitude is the record ive gone back to more in my life.

i have never heard the wrexxx and effect album and the apache joint although having some big names on production isn't even all that sonically - without even thinking abbout his lackluster raps

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:17 pm

Kool G Rap and it's not even close.

Pharcyde album has some gems but nobody above the age of 22 can plausibly enjoy the coke-addled funhouse carnival vibe.

Echo Leader · Post by **Echo Leader** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:47 pm

Thun wrote: Pharcyde album has some gems but nobody above the age of 22 can plausibly enjoy the coke-addled funhouse carnival vibe.

Point taken but in this case you're wrong.

vaporized2 · Post by **vaporized2** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:12 pm

Huldrich Bullsh!t wrote:live and let die is by far his best and congruently produced album and still enjoyable front to back to this day.

i still went with the pharcyde becasue thanks to its production and everyday carefree attitude is the record ive gone back to more in my life.

i have never heard the wrexxx and effect album and the apache joint although having some big names on production isn't even all that sonically - without even thinking abbout his lackluster raps

all of this.

that wrekx video posted is pretty good tho, wouldn't mind hearing the album now

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:07 am

It does have some Teddy Riley and Ty Fyffe production (plus early Pharrell ghostwriting) for what that's worth.

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גYou act like all I wanna do is zooma-zoom-zoom in your boom-boom.ג ~ Dave Chappelle

This match up kinda reminds me of the '93 Souls vs. KRS match up. Early / mid nineties, opposite coasts, close back and forth voting results.

And that orange-y yellow color for the text must've been in right then I guess.

Verge · Post by **Verge** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:41 am

Live And Let Die.

Mark 563 · Post by **Mark 563** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:14 am

It's hard to believe that the Apache album came out in the same year as the Pharcyde LP - it sounds so much more dated to me.

I voted Pharcyde, as when it dropped it was in constant rotation for almost a year - that album along with Jungle Brothers' 'J Beez...' were mainstays on my boombox, back to back for a good 12 months.

That said, these days I have little desire to listen to any Pharcyde, and would pick G Rap if they dropped today.

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:53 am

Mark 563 wrote:It's hard to believe that the Apache album came out in the same year as the Pharcyde LP - it sounds so much more dated to me.

I voted Pharcyde, as when it dropped it was in constant rotation for almost a year - that album along with Jungle Brothers' 'J Beez...' were mainstays on my boombox, back to back for a good 12 months.

That said, these days I have little desire to listen to any Pharcyde, and would pick G Rap if they dropped today.

I thought Bizzare Ride II originally came out in late 92?

Mark 563 · Post by **Mark 563** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:13 am

Jaz wrote:
Mark 563 wrote:It's hard to believe that the Apache album came out in the same year as the Pharcyde LP - it sounds so much more dated to me.

I voted Pharcyde, as when it dropped it was in constant rotation for almost a year - that album along with Jungle Brothers' 'J Beez...' were mainstays on my boombox, back to back for a good 12 months.

That said, these days I have little desire to listen to any Pharcyde, and would pick G Rap if they dropped today.
I thought Bizzare Ride II originally came out in late 92?

November 24th 1992.

cleanprophet · Post by **cleanprophet** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:10 pm

I have to say that despite voting for The Pharcyde, I'm halfway through listening to Live and Let Die for the first time in a long time and I'm regretting not voting it now!

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:13 pm

Jaz wrote:I thought Bizarre Ride originally came out in late '92?

It did. As did Apache's album, Kool G & Polo's Live and Let Die and Wreckx-N-Effect's sophomore. All the albums listed in the poll dropped on the same day, that's the concept for the series. The original release date is listed below the picture of the album covers in the first post.

CRASH DDZ · Post by **CRASH DDZ** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:58 pm

If I were president you'd all have to vote Pharcyde. Album is, was and will always be a great listen.

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:58 am

TheBigSleep wrote:
Jaz wrote:I thought Bizarre Ride originally came out in late '92?
It did. As did Apache's album, Kool G & Polo's Live and Let Die and Wreckx-N-Effect's sophomore. All the albums listed in the poll dropped on the same day, that's the concept for the series. The original release date is listed below the picture of the album covers in the first post.

TBS the reason I got confused is I remembered that Apache's album was released in 93, I remember picking it up back then but according to Discogs it was released in 92 in Italy and Germany...I never knew that.

http://www.discogs.com/Apache-Apache-Ai ... ster/66338

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:14 am

Yeah I've seen that, not sure the exact history but it was recorded in '91 / '92 and yet a few usually reputable sites even list that it dropped in '91 which I didn't think there was any record of whatsoever. November of '92 is the earliest and most precise date I've found (so far). It's definitely a non-factor in this poll regardless.

I Smell Like Un Kasa · Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:58 pm

.....I don't know anyone that bought that Apache album....

Also, I enjoyed the 2nd album from Wreckx-N-Effect, it flopped hard and only one song got any radio play, but it had some good songs and A-Plus stepped his flow up considerably. Worth a download if your bored.

http://depositfiles.com/files/zb3p4mtkz

Thun · Post by **Thun** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:16 pm

I agree that A Plus had more talent than you'd think. The other guy was amazingly wack.

I Smell Like Un Kasa · Thu Jul 19, 2012 9:18 pm

I can't even remember the other guys name, I don't think he's on this album much, if at all. It's mostly A Plus

Debonair_P · Post by **Debonair_P** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:20 am

Voted Apache, I like the production and he was underrated as an MC. The G Rap album is dope too of course. Can't front on the Pharcyde but, like others, I don't think I could ever listen through it again.

vincentlopez · Post by **vincentlopez** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:13 am

Pharcyde with G Rap a very close second.

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:55 am

^ That about sums up the results thus far.

DSD:Apache/Kool G Rap/The Pharcyde/Wreckx-N-Effect

Choose the winner.

DSD:Apache/Kool G Rap/The Pharcyde/Wreckx-N-Effect