Can't believe I completely overlooked the anniversary of Eazy-E's death last week. Eazy-E's music is timeless because most of it consists of the best non-Chronic Dre production that exists. Dre's production for Eazy-E should be put into a time capsule to show future generations how dope hip hop production was before sampling laws ruined it all. For me, Eazy-E will always be my first favorite MC. I know, I know. Eazy-E wasn't even a "real" rapper. Yes, I'm also aware that he rapped on beat about as good as Kobe passes the ball. With all that said, Eazy-Duz-it was the first album I knew word for word from front to back. Before I even knew Krs-1 existed, I knew Eazy-E. That may be sacrilegious, but it's the truth.
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Eazy-E Tribute Mix - Mixed by DJ Julian Ramirez
Can't believe I completely overlooked the anniversary of Eazy-E's death last week. Eazy-E's music is timeless because most of it consists of the best non-Chronic Dre production that exists. Dre's production for Eazy-E should be put into a time capsule to show future generations how dope hip hop production was before sampling laws ruined it all. For me, Eazy-E will always be my first favorite MC. I know, I know. Eazy-E wasn't even a "real" rapper. Yes, I'm also aware that he rapped on beat about as good as Kobe passes the ball. With all that said, Eazy-Duz-it was the first album I knew word for word from front to back. Before I even knew Krs-1 existed, I knew Eazy-E. That may be sacrilegious, but it's the truth.
Who was I supposed to pass the ball to,, Kwame Brown and Luke Walton?
ReplyDeleteI 2nd that notion. I grew up on eazy and while I always recognized that his skills were limited, he was the face of NWA in my opinion. Ya, Dre made the beats so "fu-fu-funky" and ice cube wrote the rhymes that he said....but this guy had unbelievable presence. Some will say Wu-Tang or Tribe was the best group...but to me, NWA was the ultimate for what they produced and more importantly,for what they meant to hip-hop and what they DID to hip hop.
ReplyDeleteI knew you were heavily influenced by NWA with all of the songs you incorporate into your mixes, Pipo...so it surprises me that YOU never put together a tribute mix of sorts. If you ever do, I'm sure it'll be bangin'
On a side-note, I work a couple of jobs...one is at a restaurant in DTLA. I've been playing a few of your "least offensive" mixes and the hipsters seem to dig it - maybe hipsters aren't all that bad after all. Who knew!?