I loved Spice 1 back in the day, but have not felt any cd from him since Black Bossalini. I know he sold at least 2 platinum and 2 gold, that's better than 40 and most bay artists. So why doesn't anybody put some money behind him or has he fallen off that much! My guess is that he was a gimmick rapper like Dike Jones. He needs to reinvent himself like Dre or Nickatina and come back where he started because I bet he still got spits. Anyway, if anybody knows him or has an opinion on this holler back and let me know what's up. One
Was Spice 1 a gimmick rapper like Mike Jones?
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yes i know him and no he is not a gimmick rapper lol he had a deal and sold units when it was hard for hip hop to break through especially his style he sold millions with no video or radio when other artists like him get all the exposure on mtv and shit when he was spitting it back in 87 man it it wasnt too many artists that could fuck wit him on a gangsta lyrical level and u can ask anyone in the industry about that he wasnt no gimick and i have known him since 1981 the music industry has changed so much pz
Nah Spice 1 ain't no gimmick in my opinion. I just think he's way past his prime. I really liked his song "Welcome to the Ghetto" when it came out. There wasn't nothing gimmick about that song. And he stayed relevant for a long time like on the 5 on it remix and on Dusted and Disgusted and shit.
I just think everyone can stay relevant for only so long. Too Short being an exception cuz Short has staying power.
I just think everyone can stay relevant for only so long. Too Short being an exception cuz Short has staying power.
whoever says spice 1 fell off is smokin crack...his albums are not as good as they use to be cause of the BEATS period, he NEEDS better BEATS, his raps will never fall off i've been listening to him since 1993 and he still has the same flow his BEATS just suck, and he needs to stick to ghetto rap not no love shit
Spice used gimmicks as part of his arsenal, but they were all good ones.
he didn't need or rely on them, but they were good enhancements, such as:
1) "themed" songs that rely on specific topical wordplay, such as "187 Proof" (GZA from Wu Tang does this really well too).
2) the reggae-rasta style he kicks
3) the "scratching" with his voice thing, whch others have imitated. He used this one particularly on radio versions in order to clean up language.
Lots of rappers use gimmicks, some good some not.
Spice had/has some damn good ones, but as I said, he never needed them, he was solid enough without it.
Something tells me that's not even what you're talking about though, how/why do think Spice is a gimmick rapper?
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Spice 1 is no Gimmick, check the files and I still had amaterial for another 1
http://www.siccness.net/vb/showthread.php?t=185582
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who isn't a gimmick rapper, everyone has some sort of trademark if not you get lukewarm and no one wants to listen anymore.
In spices case dude is just way past his prime, dude has to be like 40 by now no one is gonna put money into a guy who is that old and hasn't pushed units since 1998. Spice should take some of that money he made back in the day and maybe bring up some youngsters in the bay and do more behind the scenes stuff.
In spices case dude is just way past his prime, dude has to be like 40 by now no one is gonna put money into a guy who is that old and hasn't pushed units since 1998. Spice should take some of that money he made back in the day and maybe bring up some youngsters in the bay and do more behind the scenes stuff.
