I'm wonderin' if I'm the only person who's noticed this...
Back in the days of NE1, Yoc Influenced etc., Woodie & ECCR came with their own unique sound and this is what made me a fan. The music was grimey, underground soundin' street shit. It was dark and eerie - just look at half the songs on NE1 (Mind Games, Dirty Deeds, How We Ride etc) and you'll see what I mean. More recently with NE4 and such albums, ECCR seem to be abandonin' this for more conventional 'gangsta shit'. The signature ECCR sound is becomin' less pronounced recently. I far prefer it the old way, even though ECCR do the gangsta shit thing well too, the old way was really something special. Yoc Influenced and NE1 were both 9 or 9.5/10 classic albums. NE4 was just 'good'.
Anyone else feel me on this?
Back in the days of NE1, Yoc Influenced etc., Woodie & ECCR came with their own unique sound and this is what made me a fan. The music was grimey, underground soundin' street shit. It was dark and eerie - just look at half the songs on NE1 (Mind Games, Dirty Deeds, How We Ride etc) and you'll see what I mean. More recently with NE4 and such albums, ECCR seem to be abandonin' this for more conventional 'gangsta shit'. The signature ECCR sound is becomin' less pronounced recently. I far prefer it the old way, even though ECCR do the gangsta shit thing well too, the old way was really something special. Yoc Influenced and NE1 were both 9 or 9.5/10 classic albums. NE4 was just 'good'.
Anyone else feel me on this?