Friday, October 28th, 2011 at 12:14 pm  |  118 responses

Layup Lines: Dre Day

Here’s a jimmy joke about your mama that you might not like.

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  • golden state

    putting out a top list of production songs would take too long..i would be putting songs on and off the list for days

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    Damn, this the most comments I seen on a Layup Lines post.
    Unless you count the ones called “Just Cuz”.

  • Heals

    Gotta love the unpredictability of the Layup Lines comment section. O starts it off with the production question and the rest is history. This could’ve easily been an E vs W mess, but instead went a much higher route…

  • blakos

    @Teddy Shook Ones has a special place for me. We used to play the instrumental on our mates decks and do drunken freestyles. Great times.Oh and favs from GZA would be endless despite the fact that he was incoherent when he came to play at Auckland this year.

    @Enigmatic: Maybe one reason International fans may have a greater appreciation of US Hip Hop is that they have no bias towards east/west/south etc. All i know is that if it has a nice beat, solid flows etc i like it. Doesn’t matter if its from Compton or or flippin Alabama, you know what i mean. Thats just a theory though as the cats on here seem to have a good grasp on the genre.Its funny how everyone has their favs, most of the time influenced by where and when they grew up. I heard most of my favs from my brothers and mates, there is a lot i wouldn’t have even listened to. I have a mate who is a religious Tupac fan and then another who has every Atmosphere album out.

  • Heals

    Matic major props for the Exile mention, the guy is just a good musician. Interesting question about American v Foreign music listeners. I dunno off the top of my head: Americans may have more social outlets overall, Americans more likely to be “fed” music/Foreigners “seek out” their tastes, Cultural emphasis – Americans don’t know world news/Foreigners know facts about USA, Trends – Americans always chase em’/Foreigners find an identity, Education – Foreigners often smarter than Americans so more interest in “deeper” music, Mental focus – Americans have tendency to view life/issues somewhat narrowly, whereas Foreigners more about bigger picture/whole meal, Media coverage – American pop-culture over-the-top, in-your-face on all outlets so whack artists get more publicity, Mentality – Americans (on the avg) just don’t seem to be down with cause (whatever it may be) like foreigners do. Don’t mean anything by “foreigners,” just trying to be somewhat succinct and of course there are some exceptions (and stereotypes) to every example I gave…

  • blakos

    Interesting points heals. On a general level and from what i perceive from others (being family friends, media outlets) i would agree with you. However the Americans i have met have been tourists in NZ and all of them were reasonably worldly. Of cause that is a extremely small sample size. Oh and to add to my post above, lyrics matter too……………

  • O

    @ Enig, i’d definitely build with you on a blog, pana. It’s all good. On a sidenote: I know it’s hella late, but I’d like to add Verbal Intercourse to my top 11 hip-hop list and beat list. That joint was simple remarkable. And as far as heads overseas loving hip-hop, I have no clue. They just love not only American culture, but hip-hop culture as well. Look at Bapes. They just Air Force 1′s and lately, shell toes with stars on the side. I used to love rocking ‘em when NO ONE knew what the hell they were. Now everyone knows and there’s bootlegs galore of them. Hip-hop is universal man. The Bronx, NY reached the whole f*cking world with it’s poverty inspired music.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    Not to toot my own horn, but you guys would probably enjoy the TROY blog. I haven’t done anything for the blog in about half a year, but they’re still putting out quality posts, from opinion pieces to interviews to downloadable music. They’re definitely worthy of the traffic. You can find a lot of rarities and demos and ish like that too. Try searching for some of the older posts especially, they have so many gems.

  • http://thetroyblog.com Teddy-the-Bear

    Also, an Enigmatic/Omar hip-hop blog would be awesome. Make it happen, Rigo!

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    Thanks, Teddy.
    I’ll check out that blog too.
    O, you got a twitter or way to get a hold of you?

  • http://www.facebook.com/joe.l.brewer3 BlackPhantom

    How can y’all bring up great producers and not say anything about Madlib?? He’s a better sampler than Kanye in my opinion. And I’d personally put “Black Milk” as most underrated producer, unless we’re talking about undergroud artists. Here’s my Top 10(no particular order)

    The World in Yours-Nas
    T.R.O.Y.- Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
    Stan-Eminem
    Mind Playin’ Tricks on Me-Geto Boys
    Runnin’-The Pharcyde
    Everyday Struggle-Biggie Smalls
    Keep Ya Head Up-2Pac
    Today Was A Good Day-Ice Cube
    All I Need-Method Man
    The 6th Sense-Common

    Honorable Mention(s):
    Mathematics-Mos Def
    Get By-Talib Kweli
    The Coolest-Lupe Fiasco
    Hurt Me Soul-Lupe Fiasco
    Know the Ledge-Eric B.& Rakim
    Follow the Leader- Eric B. & Rakim
    Jesus Walks-Kanye West
    It Ain’t Hard to Tell-Nas
    My Advice 2 You-Gang Starr
    Tryin’ to Find a Balance-Atmosphere
    Strange Ways-Madvillan
    So Many Tears-2Pac

  • O

    @ Enig, I don’t twitter, man. Always felt like Twitter was meant for heads who have a product to push or something like that. I have homies who have no lives, job or occupations, but have twitter just to talk about how bored they are. It’s surreal to me. What’s your blog site? I’ll shoot an email to you.

  • Heals

    If they’d been mentioned my bad, but c’mon ya’ll we can’t forget Stoupe and Necro. They may not have the full arensal of some other greats listed, but man I’d put there best pieces up there with anything…

  • http://www.bulls.com Enigmatic

    O- my email is rigo . gonzalez @ live . com
    No spaces though

  • logues

    my top 10 no order:
    1. T.R.O.Y.- pete rock & CL smooth
    2. juicy- B.I.G.
    3. it was a good day- ice cube
    4. renee- lost boyz
    5. changes- 2pac
    6. electric relaxation- tribe called quest
    7. put it on- big l
    8. damn it feels good to be gangsta- geto boys
    9. feel me flow- naughty by nature
    10. regulate- warren g/nate dogg

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Man Outcast dropped Stankonia in 2001. Ain’t no way an Outcast album can drop in an era and you still believe there are no classic songs in that era. Lol.
    classic seems to = nostalgia

  • http://slamonline.com Allenp

    Don’t forget “The life and times of andre benjamin” which is a definite classic.

  • michael.c

    my top ten is this in no order –

    stan – eminem
    lose yourself – eminem
    your never over – eminem
    hard knock life – jay z
    halftime – nas
    it was a good day – ice cube
    ghost – 2pac
    juicy – biggie
    lets go – trick daddy(but twista is the reason i listen to that song)
    respect – biggie

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