tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757995510081828446.post4249604194431195492..comments2024-03-10T01:58:25.592-08:00Comments on Stallion Alert - Record Collecting - Portland, OR: Proz and Conz - Life I Lead (CD, 2000)Wockenfusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282053092634048786noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8757995510081828446.post-53214620807638932011-03-01T18:07:06.804-08:002011-03-01T18:07:06.804-08:00I was actually handed a flyer for "Posangavyb...I was actually handed a flyer for "Posangavybe" in Portland in '98 and was fascinated by the idea that there was a "rap scene" in Portland that wasn't Cool Nutz. Then we did in fact see them open for The Gza the first time we saw them because I remember being curious to see what the dudes from the flyer were like (yeah, I kept it for a long time to remind me of their name so I could try to find their album, pre-internet style). They were the opener, then Oldominion, then Gza. What a show.<br /><br />Shortly after that show I found "Posanegavybe" in Wherehouse's dollar bin. Lucky me because that album is bonkers. I still rock it on a pretty regular basis. "Life I Lead" I found later in the same fashion and, although a great album, pales in comparison to the first one. Some dudes had changed and "Life I Lead" seems to suffer at the time from the crew trying to make a stereotypical rap album. The production is a bit cleaner but yet not as catchy. Some of the subject matter slips into cliched territory with guns and weed jams. Also, I knew it was a bad sign when they printed the lyrics to each chorus in the booklet. What is that about?<br /><br />All of my nit-picking aside, I still really love this album and am proud that it comes from our small hip-hop town of Portland.<br /><br />Someone should have just told Oddyseus and LOS that they can't rhyme. Stand back amateurs and let KCP, DVS, Gemini and Nemesis do their thing.Biff Pocarobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963683576828172145noreply@blogger.com