My bad, yes the power cypher 96 mixtape!
Flyspeck
Mixtape era Canibus. You should also revisit the DJ Tony Touch 50 mixtapes that featured freestyles from the emcees of that era.
You should dive into his influences from the 90s: Large Professor, Q-Tip, Pete Rock.
If the 00s, definitely Madlib
Should we blame canibus or wyclef?
In college Xzibit's What U See is What U Get blew my mind due to its faked one shot style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gddQhQnwZIY.
New Gravediggaz???
On top of that the Bay is also close to central valley farms for fresh fruit & vegetables
Ice Cube-No Vaseline
Tim Dog-F*ck Compton
DJ Quik-Dollaz & Sense
Canibus-Second Round Knockout
Common-Bitch in You (Cube stays in beef 😂)
Mos is frustrating to me because he's so dope yet so artistically inconsistent when it comes to output-we get the too occasional amazing guest verse but his post Black on Both Sides albums are either too uneven or stingy.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X during middle school: it grew in popularity during the 90s when Public Enemy, BDP, X-Clan and other conscious rap was en vogue, but Malcolm's story inspired a lot of us during that era in learning more about Islam, Afrocentricity/Pan Africanist, and critically thinking about American politics and other socio historical issues through a different lens.
We Are the Weather: both made me reevaluate how diet & ethical eating impacts the environment both now and for future generations
For sensitive gums, my dentist told me to rub the (sensitivity) toothpaste directly on my gums before going to bed. The toothpaste builds up the tissue.