When these kids first came straight outta Long Island in 1989, there was no such thing as ‘backpacker hip-hop’ or even really an ‘Underground’
Something this eccentric and funny (FBOW, hip-hop skits started here) didn’t even have an audience. It had to be built.
Posdnuos, Trugoy (RIP) and DJ Maseo created a whole new world with producer Prince Paul that we are still exploring today.
Give ‘em their flowers 💐
Three Feet High and Rising
De La Soul Is Dead
Buhloone Mindstate
Stakes Is High “‘Catch me breathing on planes where the gangster‘s outdated/ Fuck being hard Posdnuos is complicated.’ This shit is GOLDEN. 🎶🎧
ever since this legendary oakland mc passed earlier this week, this has been on constant repeat. “light sleeper” alone could play on and on for the rest of my life and i wouldn’t be mad. elevated flow and creative cadences abound as the saucee nomad elevates beyond. if you want more, go on youtube and watch him single handedly take on the entire hieroglyphics crew in one of the best battles hip-hop’s ever seen.
