After the break, actor Sam West joins Nate & Marty for an episode about the surprise new Dr. Dre album, Compton, and all time great posse cuts.
0:00:00 - 0:27:06: Compton, focusing on the production, collaborations, and how the album frames Dre's legacy
0:27:06 - 0:39:42: Marley Marl's In Control Volume One (1988), the Juice Crew, "The Symphony," and the birth of the posse cut
0:39:42 - 0:49:37: Quannum Spectrum (1999), the Quannum Projects (né Solesides collective), and Bay Area hip hop
0:49:37 - 1:00:35: Dungeon Family's Even in Darkness (2001), Southern rap and the last ride of the Organized Noise era
1:00:35 - 1:33:48: all time great posse cuts, star-making verses, high-concept tracks, and posse cuts gone wrong
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I know you mentioned the Wu Tang Clan and how you didn't want to include them in this discussion, but you would have to agree that they perfected the "posse" cut. They approached lyrical attack and delivery "line by line" as distinct individuals with real camaraderie leaving the listener exhausted yet exhilarated.
Posted by: ehas | 2015.09.14 at 08:04
definitely, well put. and there are a handful of other supergroups/collectives we neglected to talk about as well, like ditc or boot camp clik... I just wanted to specifically talk about guest spots this time, so we could narrow the discussion down to a very specific type of track. but I don't think any of us would try to front on wu tang, that would just be silly
Posted by: Marty | 2015.09.14 at 09:02