"This album is actually one of the albums that made me want to rap. Y'know, you could tell they were street dudes, y'know, they from the streets. They give you that raw hip-hop. But there was some knowledge in it."Watch this moment
What's In My Bag № 363
Common
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What Common said · 6 records
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"I always loved 'Think Twice,' 'Dominoes.' 'Stepping Into Tomorrow' is another song I used to always love from Donald Byrd, so I had to get 'The Best of Donald Byrd.'"Watch this moment
"It's a dope title, right? They don't play with those titles. That's something you tell the girls: 'thank you for funkin' up my life.'"Watch this moment
"This is a record that means a lot to me, Minnie Riperton, 'Perfect Angel' who happens to be from Chicago. Yeah, I love her and I get this music. You got 'Perfect Angel' and it got 'Loving You' which is one of the most famous songs. Minnie Riperton is incredible. This album right here I had to get, because this is monumental in my hip-hop journey of hip-hop love for hip-hop, just learning the beat."Watch this moment
"This album really contributed to me loving hip-hop... N.W.A. 'Straight Outta Compton,' one of the best hip-hop albums ever made."Watch this moment
"It's a classic, because there was something really fresh and unique about what they did. I mess with this record, 'Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde.' Yeah, I thought I'd get that. This, for me, is probably one of... usually I say it's my favorite hip-hop album ever made."Watch this moment
Everything in the bag
8 records · pulled off the shelves at Amoeba Hollywood
Paid In Full
Eric B. & Rakim
1987
The Best of Donald Byrd
Donald Byrd
1992
Thank You...For F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)
Donald Byrd
1978
Perfect Angel
Minnie Riperton
1974
Straight Outta Compton
N.W.A
1988
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
1992
Illmatic XX
Nas
1994
Black On Both Sides
Mos Def
1999
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