Enter the 36 Chambers came out on that day, too.

There was no redemption to it because Ice Cube had left the group by that point.  He was the main one in undercutting the nihilism of the first album with genuinely interesting contradictions and thoughts.  After he was gone, it was just the buffoonery of Eazy-E (who I love, but come on).

There was no redemption to it because Ice Cube had left the group by that point.  He was the main one in undercutting the nihilism of the first album with genuinely interesting contradictions and thoughts.  After he was gone, it was just the buffoonery of Eazy-E (who I love, but come on).

Needs more Redman and Bun B.

Needs more Redman and Bun B.

Fair, but how well does I'll Be Missing You hold up now?  There's always going to be summer anthems, or whatever, but I'd argue that even in that category, In Da Club's popularity rises above most.

Fair, but how well does I'll Be Missing You hold up now?  There's always going to be summer anthems, or whatever, but I'd argue that even in that category, In Da Club's popularity rises above most.

Captain, I think it's interesting that you love "Bouncin' Back", when earlier you were talking about how you hate the sheen of modern hip hop (that many people attribute to the Neptunes, who produced "Bouncin' Back").  Is that because you like the dirty live horns of "Bouncin' Back", or because the Neptunes are so…

Captain, I think it's interesting that you love "Bouncin' Back", when earlier you were talking about how you hate the sheen of modern hip hop (that many people attribute to the Neptunes, who produced "Bouncin' Back").  Is that because you like the dirty live horns of "Bouncin' Back", or because the Neptunes are so…

Brian, ah, I gotcha.  Now I'm going to try and think of examples for you for the rest of the day, mostly because I'm curious if it's out there too.

Brian, ah, I gotcha.  Now I'm going to try and think of examples for you for the rest of the day, mostly because I'm curious if it's out there too.

I think it's more about the all-inclusive appeal of In Da Club more than the song itself.  That song was EVERYWHERE, and still will make people go nuts when it's played.  There's always been stupid, ignorant, repetitive shit, it just never took off like a comet like In Da Club did.

I think it's more about the all-inclusive appeal of In Da Club more than the song itself.  That song was EVERYWHERE, and still will make people go nuts when it's played.  There's always been stupid, ignorant, repetitive shit, it just never took off like a comet like In Da Club did.

I hear what you're saying, but it always strikes me as a little odd.  Hip hop has always had more than its fair share of violent imagery and stories filled with bloodshed.  I know that album blew it up to cartoon proportions (well, their first one did, it was just smarter about it), but why did that cause you problems…

I hear what you're saying, but it always strikes me as a little odd.  Hip hop has always had more than its fair share of violent imagery and stories filled with bloodshed.  I know that album blew it up to cartoon proportions (well, their first one did, it was just smarter about it), but why did that cause you problems…

Hip hop started out as a producer-driven medium though.  It was Eric B & Rakim, not Rakim & Eric B.  The draw was DJ Jazzy Jeff at the beginning, not The Fresh Prince.

Hip hop started out as a producer-driven medium though.  It was Eric B & Rakim, not Rakim & Eric B.  The draw was DJ Jazzy Jeff at the beginning, not The Fresh Prince.

"I have trouble thinking of another musician or genre where such good stuff can be ruined by random ignorant statements."

"I have trouble thinking of another musician or genre where such good stuff can be ruined by random ignorant statements."

I was born a poor Arkansas sharecropper, thus I love Johnny Cash.  All you other assholes are just poseurs, man.