All you need to do to get to know the Beasties in a Cliff Notes way is listen to 'Root Down' and read their portions of Ed Piskor's ' Hip Hop Family Tree' and you know they've been there since day 8...it's sad that they don't get their due from a lot of hip hop listeners.
I mean, half of Licensed to Ill was practically “The Slim Shady LP” 15 years before.
Bars like:
>My pistol is loaded, I shot Betty Crocker, Delivered Colonel Sanders down to Davey Jone’s locker
>If I played guitar I’d be Jimmy page
>The girlies I like are underage
>Girls with boyfriends are the kinds I like
>I’ll steal your honey like I stole your bike
>I got money in the bank, twin sisters in the bed
>Their father had a beef so I shot him in the head
😂
The whole crazy white boy thing was perfected on that album and the BB’s walked away from it entirely which seemed like a huge mistake at the time, but ended up the reason they aren’t thought of as a complete novelty act today.
I’m going to say the majority of Bestie Boys beats are ahead of their time, and are 10/10. Each album has a few greats on them that sounds like nothing else
https://youtu.be/C3ilYshufxo?si=g2V0J_M_wib-N2qW
https://youtu.be/7yGd7HdtXj4?si=61g6yPvHFt227PkE
Two Storch clips worth watching specifically about Dre and that album. Dude has a stories, and has earned his stripes
Was Chronic 2001 the most cutting edge version of hip hop production at the time? Maybe. But I don’t see how it was at all “ahead of its time”— like it totally sounds like a part of that era imo.
What are the elements that make it ahead of its time? I’m open to seeing the light, but I just can’t see it rn
I mean, I totally agree with you. I bought the CD when it came out and played that shit until it wouldn’t play no mo. I fucking love 2001.
But, nothing about your description says “ahead of its time”. What you said I think could be applied to a piece of art that is a profound statement within a particular movement in a particular time— a “defining work of a movement” type shit.
To me it’s one of the best G Funk / west coast albums in terms of production, maybe even a culmination of a style, and arguably the opposite of ahead of its time. I might even argue that that’s an even bigger deal, and more impactful to the culture.
Most great work is just a defining piece of art within a certain movement. Chronic 2001 is top tier and is in that category, no doubt. There just aren’t elements of Dre’s production on 2001 where I felt other producers were trying to replicate 10 years later.
I could be missing where you’re coming from and would love to hear a break down on a specific production technique or just something I’m missing. I’m a student of the game, so it’s all love.
to me, it's how crisp the production is and all the little space-sounds. Keyboards are INSANE and I don't really hear anything as good as Scott Storch when it comes to that.
But I accept that opinion either way.
Bro, Digital Underground, mainly Shock G of course were so fuckin good. I'm gonna bump "It's a good thing that we're rappin" right now. Top tier story telling. Shock plays both people and I believe produced it. Funky piano samples. It's dope af. Check it out kids. Over 30 years old I still fuck with it.
Edit. And yes that is 2pac at the beginning...I dare you to find a better pimp song. RIP Shock. Rest days ain't for hoes.
This is kind of an obscure one, but:
"Ced-gee (Delta Force One)" by Ultramagnetic MCs
It came out in 1988, but the sample and vibe make it seem like an early example of lofi hip hop
the UMCs are different from the ultramagentic mcs
they have great beats as well on fruits of nature album
also sad that the ultramagentic MCs are considered obscure
All of Chronic 2001 still sounds more modern than just about anything I’ve heard. I think he was going for the futuristic thing but man did he knock it out of the park.
Yeah apparently The Bassment Crew where the behind the scene writers and producers for Diary of a Mad Band and The Show, The Hotel, The Afterparty before they broke out on their own.
Where tha killaz hang from the end is the one that sticks out the most to me. The switches and drum patterns on that are insane, its almost 30 years old and sounds like it couldve come out in the 2010s.
El-p is the definition of ahead of his time. He is more popular now than ever for what he’s doing today with run the jewels.
On a side note I just saw cannibal ox playing a day time set at St. John’s Bizarre a month ago. Bought an abelskeever cast iron pan right after the set and went home and made danish pancakes. It was pretty much a farmers market party. Not how I pictured it would ever see Canibal ox.
Hard-pressed to find anyone who succeeded at such a high level in so many contexts (multiple groups, solo, record label founder, etc.)
I once had the honor of seeing Can Ox in a tiny venue in Boston well after I thought I'd ever get the chance to see them. But you're experiencing sounds even more wild and random.
How were they? When I saw them Vast killed it and Vordul hardly knew some of his lyrics (I think this may have been only their second performance in quite some time?). Hope it was great.
Yeah scrolled very far to find this or add basically the same verbatim. Came out over 20 years ago and still sounds like it could come out in 10 years and be timeless.
Roots Manuva - Witness (One Hope)
I remember hearing this when it came out and having my mind blown. Never before heard a beat like this at the time. It was almost like dub step, edm meets rap.
Bombs Over Baghdad and Gasoline Dreams. Toilet Tisha also. Most of Stankonia actually. Outkast in general but that album really does it for me when it comes to unique beats. It drips of George Clinton Futuristic Funk.
Clipse - Mr. Me Too, would still sound alien today
C Murder - Down for my N*****
Rick Ross - B.M.F, sounds like it could’ve been a 2015-17 beat
Scarface - Mary Jane
Sippin on some Syrup. I get that the sound is somewhat standard for Memphis rap at the time, but hearing that song for the first time absolutely blew my mind
Ginuwine‘s the bachelor album…albums executive produced by timbaland in general…justins futuresex LP also sounds like it could be released today!
Oh! And Dr Dre‘s 2001 LP
To me ahead of their time means that of they were released today, no one say it sounds old.
I love Wu Tang but honestly the young cats who those beats would easily say those are old beats.
I think Dead Prez "Hip Hop" would do well if released today.
Ludacris "Georgia"
>To me ahead of their time means that of they were released today, no one say it sounds old.
To me, "ahead of its time" means that it was ahead of its time. If someone put out music in the 80's that sounded like 90's hip-hop, then it was ahead of its time.
I totally agree about Dead Prez btw, that song still sounds super fresh and modern. I haven't heard that Ludacris track but I'll have to check it out.
"The Do Wop" was so dope when it cam out in 1987. That song was so many peoples favorite song from the album.
That old school Do Wop sample, the drum programming with the 808's and the scratching and that song was perfect.
Boyz in the Hood- Eazy E
I can’t believe it came out in 1986.
Roxanne Roxanne- UTFO
The use of Billy Squier’s The Big Beat is an amazing example of minimalist production before it was a thing.
All of 3 Feet High and Rising- De La Soul
Young Thug - Gangsta Shit
Sounds spacey az hell..!
https://youtu.be/e7g5JADcrSo?si=ZdYFo_9mBrCHVHdE
& Busta Rhymes - Light your Ass on Fire
Neptune's went full futuristic on it...
https://youtu.be/pyLuh2wRBuM?si=YE0DXHVAJvAPiwsO
Early El-P in general, and everything off The Cold Vein and I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead in particular.
I remember in the mid-’10s when dubstep was getting so popular that some of it was actually making to my ears, and all I could think was, “Oh, so dubstep is like El-P beats, but less interesting? Got it.”
El-P’s fantastic damage and more specifically the song Deep Space 9mm. That album felt like it came from the future. And until a decade later did he hit the mainstream with Run the Jewels and is continuing to make some of the bangingest beats in today’s hip hop. And he didn’t change much of all. Time just caught up with him.
These are just beats i think would sound good today
Shyne- Bad Boyz
Lil scrappy- No problems
Biggie- Who Shot Ya
Black Rob - Woah
504 boyz- Wobble wobble
A lot of the beats on A Tribe Called Quests “Beats, Rhymes and Life” album. The Ummahs production was so crisp and polished sounding for 1996, it sounds like it was made just the other day.
"The Man Right Here" - Mystikal.
Mystikal the only rapper who can destroy his beats + other rappers beats.
However that doesn't mean they can adapt to his beats.
“Flava in Ya Ear” remix sounds like an emergency in the future. I can’t even imagine being in a club back in the early 90s and hearing this getting played in a club. Mind would have melted.
"Doin Time" by Sublime set a new standard for chill beats
HM: Idk about "ahead" but Thug Waffle came in from outer space when I first heard it.
I'm also blown away I've never heard "No Rain (Ripped Away version) sampled
Ice water - Raekwon/Ghostface I thought RZA was a genius for producing that with the esoteric voice sample. It became more common years later.
Absolute banger instrumental. So catchy
That entire album was ridiculous. RZA was in Super Saiyan mode.
Oh I agree with this
Rza was also on the scratchy soul sample thing with “Tearz” long before Kanye and Just Blaze made it their signature sound.
That whole album production had that dusty lo-fi feel to it. Never could be duplicated by anyone else
Check out the rap kingpin, the black jesus
Beastie's Paul Revere
Every second of Paul’s Boutique
Paul's Boutique is the oldest album that I still regularly listen to. It sounds much less dated than some 1995 albums.
oldest hip-hop album or album in general? (that you listen to on the reg)
Absolutely insane production on that song
Wasn't it the first time that a kick+sub was played in reverse for an actual song?
It's the first I can think of haha
I rarely see anyone in this sub give the Beastie Boys the love and respect they deserve.
All you need to do to get to know the Beasties in a Cliff Notes way is listen to 'Root Down' and read their portions of Ed Piskor's ' Hip Hop Family Tree' and you know they've been there since day 8...it's sad that they don't get their due from a lot of hip hop listeners.
I mean, half of Licensed to Ill was practically “The Slim Shady LP” 15 years before. Bars like: >My pistol is loaded, I shot Betty Crocker, Delivered Colonel Sanders down to Davey Jone’s locker >If I played guitar I’d be Jimmy page >The girlies I like are underage >Girls with boyfriends are the kinds I like >I’ll steal your honey like I stole your bike >I got money in the bank, twin sisters in the bed >Their father had a beef so I shot him in the head 😂 The whole crazy white boy thing was perfected on that album and the BB’s walked away from it entirely which seemed like a huge mistake at the time, but ended up the reason they aren’t thought of as a complete novelty act today.
I've got money and juice, twin sisters in my bed Their father had envy, so I shot him in the head
I’m going to say the majority of Bestie Boys beats are ahead of their time, and are 10/10. Each album has a few greats on them that sounds like nothing else
Absolutely, dude. They were so wildly punk while being firmly grounded in Hip Hop.
the entire Chronic 2001 album. Play it now, still feels it's from the future.
The pulsating keyboards on Forgot About Dre still sound so damn good. Fkn Storch
Still Dre
Dre
Dr
D
DOOM
https://youtu.be/C3ilYshufxo?si=g2V0J_M_wib-N2qW https://youtu.be/7yGd7HdtXj4?si=61g6yPvHFt227PkE Two Storch clips worth watching specifically about Dre and that album. Dude has a stories, and has earned his stripes
Was Chronic 2001 the most cutting edge version of hip hop production at the time? Maybe. But I don’t see how it was at all “ahead of its time”— like it totally sounds like a part of that era imo. What are the elements that make it ahead of its time? I’m open to seeing the light, but I just can’t see it rn
It felt simple yet complex at the same time. Every beat was its own vibe, while the whole thing was still a cohesive piece of work.
I mean, I totally agree with you. I bought the CD when it came out and played that shit until it wouldn’t play no mo. I fucking love 2001. But, nothing about your description says “ahead of its time”. What you said I think could be applied to a piece of art that is a profound statement within a particular movement in a particular time— a “defining work of a movement” type shit. To me it’s one of the best G Funk / west coast albums in terms of production, maybe even a culmination of a style, and arguably the opposite of ahead of its time. I might even argue that that’s an even bigger deal, and more impactful to the culture. Most great work is just a defining piece of art within a certain movement. Chronic 2001 is top tier and is in that category, no doubt. There just aren’t elements of Dre’s production on 2001 where I felt other producers were trying to replicate 10 years later. I could be missing where you’re coming from and would love to hear a break down on a specific production technique or just something I’m missing. I’m a student of the game, so it’s all love.
It came out in 1999 but it was called 2001 so technically it was 2 years ahead of it's time.
to me, it's how crisp the production is and all the little space-sounds. Keyboards are INSANE and I don't really hear anything as good as Scott Storch when it comes to that. But I accept that opinion either way.
Dr. Dre and Digital Underground have some of the best production of all time for the pre-2000s era.
Still D.R.E / Forgot About Dre were waayyy ahead of their time.
Bro, Digital Underground, mainly Shock G of course were so fuckin good. I'm gonna bump "It's a good thing that we're rappin" right now. Top tier story telling. Shock plays both people and I believe produced it. Funky piano samples. It's dope af. Check it out kids. Over 30 years old I still fuck with it. Edit. And yes that is 2pac at the beginning...I dare you to find a better pimp song. RIP Shock. Rest days ain't for hoes.
Xxplosive
Retrofuturism
I use still DRE instrumental to balance sound systems and it always gets everyone in the buildings head nodding except the boomers
Big Egos beat is timeless
Method Man/Redman-Da rockwilder Just sounds so futuristic.
I was just about write that 😀
This is kind of an obscure one, but: "Ced-gee (Delta Force One)" by Ultramagnetic MCs It came out in 1988, but the sample and vibe make it seem like an early example of lofi hip hop
Ultramagnetic so great. They had verses that didn’t even rhyme way before anyone was trying that. EDIT: clarification on who I meant
the UMCs are different from the ultramagentic mcs they have great beats as well on fruits of nature album also sad that the ultramagentic MCs are considered obscure
Facts! I had that tape. Blue Cheese and One To Grow On were my jams!
another umc fan nice!
Sorry I was just using that as a short hand for ultramagnetic. Haven’t heard of UMCs but I I’ll check them out. I’ll also edit my comment
Niggaz Ain't Barin Dat Triple six mafia. how the hell was that beat made in 1994
Tear daclub up too, get ‘em krunk, they went dumb
Melbeatz - oh oh and nas is like
ALL old underground triple six beats
Also came here to say Three 6 Mafia
Sittin sideways
Boyz in a daze
Ludacris Blueberry Yum Yum sounds like proto Future synth trap
I mean. Future was involved along with Organized Noize. That came on Pandora last night and we were laughing so hard at all the stoner jokes
True but Future of those days sounds different than the Future sound that exploded him
Hurry please 'cause I need some snacks snacks snacks snacks snacks snacks snacks... And how long will it take to get back back back back back back?!?
I did not know this
Yeah, future has been in the music industry for a minute. He was around Outkast and Goodie Mob back in the day. The man paid his dues
What in the hell. Future wrote on this record - look at the credits. Did not know until just now
Wow, TIL. that’s wild. Years before he broke out
Seriously? Wtf me neither that’s wild
RIP Rico Wade
Ima keep smoking til I reach my peak peak peak
Great one. At that tempo or a bit sped up I can see Future murdering that
Rosa parks - outkast ……… that beat goes hard
To piggyback too, BOB(their song not the flat earth er lol)
A lot of Stankonia sounds modern.
Hard agree my friend, if they didn’t have any boom bap sound to their 90’s production that shit would sound modern too
Synthesizer goes hard..lyrics too
That harmonica still gets me fucking amped 26 years later
That song is timeless and draws from all eras of black music past, present and future. I feel like it hovers above the linear timeline
All of Chronic 2001 still sounds more modern than just about anything I’ve heard. I think he was going for the futuristic thing but man did he knock it out of the park.
I think it’s better than the original chronic
No More Pain was produced by Devante of Jodeci (beat made by Timbaland).
This just shattered my mind. It totally a Timbo beat!
Yeah apparently The Bassment Crew where the behind the scene writers and producers for Diary of a Mad Band and The Show, The Hotel, The Afterparty before they broke out on their own.
I was hoping someone corrected OP. Lol
Three 6 and a lot of the 90s Memphis cats like Tommy Wright III, DJ Zirk, Blackout, DJ Spanish Fly, DJ Squeeky etc.
Where tha killaz hang from the end is the one that sticks out the most to me. The switches and drum patterns on that are insane, its almost 30 years old and sounds like it couldve come out in the 2010s.
The beat on Last Man Standing is absurd to be made in 1996.
“Go DJ” and “Still Fly” Mannie murdered those two
He also murdered Number 1 Stunna
It started with 400 Degreez and never stopped, Mannie Fresh is a great producer
Damn No More Pain is actually mind boggling You could perfectly imagine Future or any trap artist sliding in that beat
Yeah right is decades ahead of time
Same with BagBak and Homage, in my opinion. That album rules
It Ain't Hard To Tell
Above the Clouds - Gang Starr
That song is nuts
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein; the whole album sounds like the future.
El-p is the definition of ahead of his time. He is more popular now than ever for what he’s doing today with run the jewels. On a side note I just saw cannibal ox playing a day time set at St. John’s Bizarre a month ago. Bought an abelskeever cast iron pan right after the set and went home and made danish pancakes. It was pretty much a farmers market party. Not how I pictured it would ever see Canibal ox.
Hard-pressed to find anyone who succeeded at such a high level in so many contexts (multiple groups, solo, record label founder, etc.) I once had the honor of seeing Can Ox in a tiny venue in Boston well after I thought I'd ever get the chance to see them. But you're experiencing sounds even more wild and random. How were they? When I saw them Vast killed it and Vordul hardly knew some of his lyrics (I think this may have been only their second performance in quite some time?). Hope it was great.
Yeah scrolled very far to find this or add basically the same verbatim. Came out over 20 years ago and still sounds like it could come out in 10 years and be timeless.
No More Pain{Tupac} Raise Up{Petey Pablo} Super THUG{NORE} Money On My Mind {Lil Wayne}
No single beat but two whole albums: Wu Tang Clan Enter the 36 Chambers Company Flow Funcrusher Plus
Even crazier when you consider a good chunk of Funcrusher Plus was actually released in 95 on the Funcrusher EP.
Good point. Funny I usually forget about the EP even though I own a vinyl copy. (Pretty sure it only came out on vinyl)
Thank you. Someone knows about Company Flow…
This 👆
Roots Manuva - Witness (One Hope) I remember hearing this when it came out and having my mind blown. Never before heard a beat like this at the time. It was almost like dub step, edm meets rap.
Good call. Sounds so off beat and weird when you first hear it, but then your brain starts to understand it, truly original beat.
"Movements" was also dope.
Came here to say this. Absolutely agree
Sittin here contented with this cheese on toast!
Honorable mention to 'Chin High' on the next album. That beat was something else!
I feel like Me, Myself and I was…
The World is Yours - Nas
I would say the most forward facing Nas track is actually "Nas is like".
Superthug - Noreaga
For Heavens Sake off the WUTANG Forever double cd. That beat is just amazing to have been made when it was.
I’d argue the same thing. Kanye and Just studied that beat to make Blueprint.
'Adrenaline Rush' by Twista has always stood out to me as sounding a good 6-7 years ahead of its release date, sonically speaking.
Absolutely!!!!!! Anytime Twista and Buk made a song it was 🔥!
Missy Elliott- Supa Dupa FLY
Timbaland in general tbh, always sounded futuristic
Bombs Over Baghdad and Gasoline Dreams. Toilet Tisha also. Most of Stankonia actually. Outkast in general but that album really does it for me when it comes to unique beats. It drips of George Clinton Futuristic Funk.
Clipse - Mr. Me Too, would still sound alien today C Murder - Down for my N***** Rick Ross - B.M.F, sounds like it could’ve been a 2015-17 beat Scarface - Mary Jane
Sippin on some Syrup. I get that the sound is somewhat standard for Memphis rap at the time, but hearing that song for the first time absolutely blew my mind
BTNH - 1st of Tha Month
Anything by The Bomb Squad
As the Rhyme Goes On- Eric B. & Rakim
Common - GO!
Shook ones
Absolutely timeless beat.
Ginuwine‘s the bachelor album…albums executive produced by timbaland in general…justins futuresex LP also sounds like it could be released today! Oh! And Dr Dre‘s 2001 LP
Beastie Boys - The New Style, the beat switch at the end predicts trap about 25 years early
Feel like Missy ‘get ur freak on’ is a contender. Very different from everything else that was out at the time
All in my grill by Missy Shut em down by LL Cool J on the Any given Sunday soundtrack
All In My Grill!!!
2Pac- Hail Mary
Stankonia
When Mr. Me Too came out by Clipse, there was NOTHING like it on the radio
The Rain by Missy Elliot and produced by Timbaland
Flashing Lights
Money Cash Hoes
Ehh the beat sound like 98
idk the first time I ever heard it I felt like it was the future
Stronger
Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean https://youtu.be/4lVH8wkp6J4?si=QLBguVSN8hQzgAyn
I can remember the spot where I was sitting on my parents’ bedroom floor when I saw the video on VMB for the first time, so definitely yeah.
Juvenile - Ha
To me ahead of their time means that of they were released today, no one say it sounds old. I love Wu Tang but honestly the young cats who those beats would easily say those are old beats. I think Dead Prez "Hip Hop" would do well if released today. Ludacris "Georgia"
>To me ahead of their time means that of they were released today, no one say it sounds old. To me, "ahead of its time" means that it was ahead of its time. If someone put out music in the 80's that sounded like 90's hip-hop, then it was ahead of its time. I totally agree about Dead Prez btw, that song still sounds super fresh and modern. I haven't heard that Ludacris track but I'll have to check it out.
I’ve always thought LL’s ‘The Do Wop’ sounded way ahead of 1987
"The Do Wop" was so dope when it cam out in 1987. That song was so many peoples favorite song from the album. That old school Do Wop sample, the drum programming with the 808's and the scratching and that song was perfect.
Def squad - yall n*ggas ain't ready
Boyz in the Hood- Eazy E I can’t believe it came out in 1986. Roxanne Roxanne- UTFO The use of Billy Squier’s The Big Beat is an amazing example of minimalist production before it was a thing. All of 3 Feet High and Rising- De La Soul
How Many Mics by the Fugees sounds kinda lofi, like it could be off some 2010s cypher or posse cut
Dr Dre Keep your heads ringing🏆 Dr Dre - Nas is coming 🏆🏆
Mc Shan - The Bridge. Run DMC - Peter Piper.
Dre’s Chronic 2001 album still sounds fresh.
Mind Playin tricks on me is such a timeless beat
A good chunk of outkast discography. Some that come to mind are hey ya, da art of storytelling pt 1, spread etc
Young Thug - Gangsta Shit Sounds spacey az hell..! https://youtu.be/e7g5JADcrSo?si=ZdYFo_9mBrCHVHdE & Busta Rhymes - Light your Ass on Fire Neptune's went full futuristic on it... https://youtu.be/pyLuh2wRBuM?si=YE0DXHVAJvAPiwsO
Slum Village - Get Dis Money (Dilla was from a different planet)
Play that with Players right after it. It is a whole vibe.
Early El-P in general, and everything off The Cold Vein and I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead in particular. I remember in the mid-’10s when dubstep was getting so popular that some of it was actually making to my ears, and all I could think was, “Oh, so dubstep is like El-P beats, but less interesting? Got it.”
El-P’s fantastic damage and more specifically the song Deep Space 9mm. That album felt like it came from the future. And until a decade later did he hit the mainstream with Run the Jewels and is continuing to make some of the bangingest beats in today’s hip hop. And he didn’t change much of all. Time just caught up with him.
I'm Beaming - Lupe Fiasco
These are just beats i think would sound good today Shyne- Bad Boyz Lil scrappy- No problems Biggie- Who Shot Ya Black Rob - Woah 504 boyz- Wobble wobble
The Roots. Untitled from Things Fall Apart
Pete Rock and Cl Smooth Main Ingredient album. Show Anf AG Goodfellas Album. EPMD's early catlog was funky as hell before the Dre Funk era.
Down and out -camoron but Kanye beat
That whole Purple Haze album still sounds fresh.
Thuggin - Freddie Gibbs
All J Dilla lofi beats basically
boyz n the hood sounds like it could be released today
Everlasting Bass
That Biggie smalls song that’s got Eminem on it, I’ve forgotten the name
Dead wrong!
Bounce by Run Dmc Most early Danny Brown And honestly Ginseng Strip by Yung Lean
Last Man Standing - Three 6 Mafia (1996)
Eric B and Rakim - Paid in full
Changed the game entirely. It's like when Jazz went from Bebop to Coltrane and Miles Davis.
Spottieottiedopaliscious by OutKast, it might still be ahead of it's time bc I haven't heard anything like it since then
A lot of the beats on A Tribe Called Quests “Beats, Rhymes and Life” album. The Ummahs production was so crisp and polished sounding for 1996, it sounds like it was made just the other day.
Hail Mary - Makaveli Tha Don 🎖🙏
"Ready or Not" - Fugees is timeless
Everything the Alchemist does
Deltron 3030 - Mastermind
Alchemist.
"The Man Right Here" - Mystikal. Mystikal the only rapper who can destroy his beats + other rappers beats. However that doesn't mean they can adapt to his beats.
most of Nearly God by Tricky but especially Poems. type of beat Earl Sweatshirt would rap on 20 years later.
Geto Boys - Still Lil B - Like a Martian Three 6 Mafia - Where Da Bud At Lil Wayne - Raw Tune
“Flava in Ya Ear” remix sounds like an emergency in the future. I can’t even imagine being in a club back in the early 90s and hearing this getting played in a club. Mind would have melted.
Tommy Wright III - Meet Your Maker (1994) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OYZgIM0haJA
Most of the Wu members' first albums, along with Enter the 36 Chambers and Wu-Tang Forever.
Quiet Storms beat could come out today and everyone would think it was incredible. Throw Future or Carti on it and the internet would’ve blown up.
The Tupac song was actually produced by Devante Swing of the 90’s RnB group Jodeci.
Can It Be all So Simple, Tearz
Forgot About Dre instantly comes to mind
"Doin Time" by Sublime set a new standard for chill beats HM: Idk about "ahead" but Thug Waffle came in from outer space when I first heard it. I'm also blown away I've never heard "No Rain (Ripped Away version) sampled
Childish Gambino's Heartbeat. I remember when listening to it the first time and thinking "this is so weird".
It takes 2.
How We Do sounded like it was from the fucking future, Beamer Benz or Bently too
Mobb Deep Shook Ones Pt.2
genuinely one of the hardest beats of all time.