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1. Treks
   

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   Posts: 145

   Posted 5 years ago #

   13lood13ath said:
   All I can say is I will NEVER stop beating myself up for not getting tickets to Rock The Bells in 2007 - http://www.wutang-corp.com/news/article764.html

   Someone at my work at the time was selling a couple tickets at cost and I passed on them because I was like "oh yeah, I get some later" and it never happened because they sold out everywhere. Even thinking about it now makes me sick to my stomach. I f***ed up.

   I live in the SF bay area and this was the SF line up:

   Rage Against the Machine

   Wu-Tang Clan

   Cypress Hill

   The Roots

   Nas

   Mos Def + Talib Kweli

   EPMD

   Pharoahe Monch

   Doom

   Hieroglyphics

   Blackalicious

   MURS 3:16

   Sage Francis

   Immortal Technique

   The Coup

   David Banner

   Jedi Mind Tricks

   Very Special Guest Artists:

   Public Enemy

   *Plus Special Surprise Performances! (Hint: It was A Tribe Called Quest)

   Holy moly

   I would never forgive myself.

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2. Stone Man
   

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   Joined: Jul '06
   Posts: 95

   Posted 5 years ago #

   This drops on wax today! I was surprised to hear people not liking it as much as I did, in the previous comments in this thread, I thought it was a solid LP. It wasn't trying to make a 90's sound, nobody would want to hear that. Don't forget these aren't the teenagers who made the original classics these are grown ass men with a lot more of the world behind them now so it's nice to hear something updated but, most importantly, not trying to sound like today's pop rap just to cash in on an effort. And it still made it to number 1!

   

   

   

   

   That new-new factory thread of vinyl, oooh!
   

3. Stone Man
   

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   Posted 5 years ago #

   Hmm images don't embed from Imgur? Here's the gallery link: http://imgur.com/a/jQ25o

   Also 13lood13ath I hate to say it but yeah dude you really missed out, I caught RTB in Miami that year it was insane! It was also insanely hot as it was all outdoors and on August 1st in Miami bayfront ampitheater, which was a last minute event change so we didn't get the full line up other cities did, but still got to see De La Soul, Mos Def, Q-Tip solo, ATCQ, Nas, so many other people I can't even remember right now...

4. Stone Man
   

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   Posted 5 years ago #

   Oops my mistake I went in 2008, 2007 was Wu-Tang, 2008 was Tribe...

5. Twelve
   

   P fan #1
   Joined: May '10
   Posts: 577

   Posted 5 years ago #

   Stone Man said:
   Hmm images don't embed from Imgur?

   You have to embed the direct image urls (right click on the picture and copy the link ending in .jpg) rather than the imgur layer above them:

   

   And sorry, but I don't agree with the "grown men making music", "updated with the times" (I'm hearing this with Guru's voice from the interlude on 'Moment of Truth' in my head btw ) and "nobody wants to hear music that sounds like the 90ies"* arguments. I've heard them all dozens of times before, so please don't take this personal, but these aren't objective criteria as much as rationalizations that stem from subjective personal tastes (, which of course everyone's entitled and welcome to.)
   I'll happily admit to being stuck in the past when it comes to music, I stand by the fact that I don't care for this album and think it doesn't fit in with the rest of Tribe's legacy, but hey, that's just my opinion.

   * There's plenty of people who still love and/or make 90ies style/inspired Hip Hop btw. Sure, certain things haven't aged well at all, i.e. shouty choruses or overly preachy raps (I can't even listen to guys like KRS or Talib Kweli after a certain point in their careers), but that doesn't mean there aren't still gems being dropped. I'm almost 100% certain anyone who digs vintage Tribe will also enjoy Jazz Spastiks. If you haven't heard of them be sure to check 'em out.

6. Treks
   

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   Joined: Jul '08
   Posts: 145

   Posted 5 years ago #

   Digging this album more and more, I've had it on repeat on my car since it got it!!

   Just checking out Jazz Spastiks, thanks for the heads up Twelve. Sounds like my sorta thing.

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