BEST TRACK ON RUN THE ROAD

4. P's And Q's - Kano

"Cock Back"

"Chosen One" now and forever.

was listening to this in the car on the way to work today, still sounds exciting as fuck.

Yeah it's either than or "Destruction VIP".

Isn't track 10 on the UK version "Da Rush"?

Merkle man!

No Lay is the one that everyone was talking about after that one came out and she is still the baddest MC in England for my 2p.

destruction vip, i reckon. haven't listened to it for ages, tho.

Destruction VIP.

This is not really a good album though.

one wish

hey Matt, I didn't mean 2 tell u bout JME if u wuz already down w dis ting. I will holla u sum new gen spittas trus

I still say anyone wants an intro to grime could do far worse than jamies myspacee

Ps, Qs.

I will holla u sum new gen spittas trus

ysi?

well who ELSE do u already know about? You got all the Movement people locked?

http://xs322.xs.to/xs322/07502/nothing.png

ps and qs the only one i really remember.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_shm7bKtKUw

Wretch 32 "Punctuation"

sorry couldn't get the code to work

Destruction VIP narrowly edges it over P's and Q's for me, but the "because fucking 'eard ya" bit on Unorthodox Daughter is the best individual MOMENT here.

I had trouble with Cock Back at the time and it leaves an even nastier taste in the mouth right now, Riko's verse still sounds great though.

I had trouble with Cock Back at the time and it leaves an even nastier taste in the mouth right now

too true

Tim's right. It's Chosen One.

"Da Rush"

worst song on there.

give you more is the best.

'Chosen One'.

anyone think this dips in quality big time with the last 5 or 6 tunes?

yep. the tracks that dont need to be here:
10. I Won't Change - Demon/Big-E-D
13. Happy Dayz - Ears
14. Fit But You Know It - The Streets
15. Cap Back - Wonder
16. Mic Fight - Kano

"Chosen One" now and forever.

-- Tim F, Tuesday, December 11, 2007 4:06 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

that song is incredible

No Lay for me. She just tears it up on that track.

yep. the tracks that dont need to be here:
10. I Won't Change - Demon/Big-E-D
13. Happy Dayz - Ears
14. Fit But You Know It - The Streets
15. Cap Back - Wonder
16. Mic Fight - Kano

-- mr x, Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:27 AM

RONG if only for the beat

was the sequel to this comp as bad as everyone said it was? the copy i bought in japan was a double cd set containing both discs but i still haven't got around to listening to II. i guess i should find out for myself duh!

still haven't heard 2

I like 2 better!

!

I thought grime threads and poll threads existed on ILX in 2 completely seperate eras, like dinosaurs and humans.

BIG HOOS aka the steendriver is the timesplitter that brings them together

Is Cock Back more bothersome than numerous song from Biggie/Pac/Lil Wayne/etc.?

cock back is fucking dope

it's SIRIUS outside.

i remember i got this at the store and put it on right away in the car and i think 'cock back' left some pieces of my mind on the back window.

Is Cock Back more bothersome than numerous song from Biggie/Pac/Lil Wayne/etc.?

It's because it's closer to home I think.

Ghetto & KT - Run The Road on RTR2 > almost everything here.

Bruza is always BAD!

Actually the Doctor & Davinche track is up there as well, I remember the second half of sucking immensely though.

There are some good tracks on RTR2 ("Get Set", "Saw It Comin", "Serious", "Mic Check Remix") but like the first one there are definitely some duds (as usual Plan B is one of them, sigh.)

I thought grime threads and poll threads existed on ILX in 2 completely seperate eras, like dinosaurs and humans.

-- Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:58 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

lolz

http://www.badastronomy.com/pix/bablog/2007/jesus_dinosaur.jpg

jur-HOOS-ic park

Jes-HOOS Christ aka the salvationsavior

aka the dinorider

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

so is RTR2 any cop then?

i heard that the production was much more US hip-hop influenced than the previous disc thus missing out on what made grime so great in the first place (ie it's uniquely British sound) - but then again, i ain't got round to listening to it yet.

'tings in boots' should been on one of these comps

Five of the first six tracks on RTR2 are pretty unfuckable with (Get Set, Gotta Man, Serious, Up Your Speed, Run The Road, all great).

The UK hip-hop tracks feel kind of out of place and I refuse to believe they're the best the genre had to offer - the Klashnekoff is worthy but dull and Plan B just rubbish. A lot of the rest of the grime stuff is useless toss (actually Kano and Demon's Mic Check is okay too).

<i>cock back is fucking dope</i>

^^^

voted that. i have no fucking clue what they're talking about or if it's offensive, though.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

ps and qs is number one? WTF?! i wouldnt mind all the love chosen one gets - i would like to see more conscious grime too - but it would be nice if it had a bit more of an exciting beat and riko sounded a bit more passionate like he does on most other things he does. targets one of those grime producers who just wants to make perfectly engineered buffed clean hip hop and R&B really.

"it's uniquely British sound"

most grime artists have forgotten about this already.

I should've voted. "Mic Fight" all the way.

The best thing about "Chosen One" is the production - I really couldn't care less that it's 'conscious-grime' and if anything that makes me feel suspicious towards it.

The notion of 'conscious-grime' (or, perhaps more broadly, the insistence that MCs be meaningful) did a lot of damage to grime ultimately.

i thought the main problem with grime was that dude who kept repeating SERIOUS SERIOUS SERIOUS!!!

hey tim totally unrelated but did u get my facebook message? re: 'sista'

i thought the main problem with grime rap was that dude who kept repeating SERIOUS SERIOUS SERIOUS!!! WE THE BEST WE THE BEST WE THE BEST!!!!!

-- Geir Hongro Jr., Thursday, December 13, 2011 8:26 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

wtf?

i dont think you understand, there was actually a grime mc who repeatedly yelled 'serious' and it was very grating

IT'S SERIOUS OUTSIDE

lol @ 0 votes for The Streets

i think i forgot to vote in this

damn you ilx with your being on british time or something

"lol @ 0 votes for The Streets"

haha. yeah that tune was awful. completely out of place on this comp

"i thought the main problem with grime was that dude who kept repeating SERIOUS SERIOUS SERIOUS!!"

JME is amazing though!

"hey tim totally unrelated but did u get my facebook message? re: 'sista'"

Yes! Thank you! But i haven't yet been at a computer that will allow me to actually do what I need to do and then respond appropriately.

Gimme Dat got diddled a bit here I think. I listened to it yesterday and of the great things about grime at that speed is that, as Tim's said, what the MCs are saying becomes practically irrelevant and its all about being able to ride an MCs flow. Of the single MC tracks, only P's and Q's and Chosen One really come close in this regard.

I haven't heard the Demon track here, surely it's better than The Rush though?

(Actually Cha Ching does as well really)

"The notion of 'conscious-grime' (or, perhaps more broadly, the insistence that MCs be meaningful) did a lot of damage to grime ultimately."

because every grime MC became conscious after chosen one came out? errrrr

is it kano on the last verse of destruction vip? (he's either talking about himself in third person or it's some dude who's beefing with him, i totally can't tell) cause that might be like the hardest verse on the whole record.