EPMD vs. ATCQ

alright, Y'all know how these versus threads work

Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract

Shade Business vs. Ventilation

Erick Sermon's production vs. Q-Tip's production

Head Banger vs. Scenario

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo

Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract

Q-Tip's production vs. Erick Sermon's production

Head Banger vs. Scenario

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo

Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract- PUSH

Shade Business vs. Ventilation- Both albums were mediorce but Parrish's was worse IMO.

Erick Sermon's production vs. Q-Tip's production- Tip is a superior rapper to Sermon, but E-Double gets the slight edge in production.

Head Banger vs. Scenario

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour- PUSH

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime- Complete blowout here, something like Rampage or Crossover would have been a better matchup.

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo- Can I Kick It or Bonita Applebaum would have been a better matchup.

shit this well be hard


Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract

Shade Business vs. Ventilation

Erick Sermon's production vs. Q-Tip's production

Head Banger vs. Scenario

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo

Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory-Wow, what a damn match-up...hmm this is a PUSH for me

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders-very tight but I'm going with Marauders here

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....-Business As Usual baby bubba

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life-Beat,Rhymes And Life

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement-Back In Business

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance-another Push for me..two bangers for sure

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified-Double Or Nothing was the better album IMO

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract-Kamaal wins for me

Shade Business vs. Ventilation-Shade Business wins

Erick Sermon's production vs. Q-Tip's production-PUSH

Head Banger vs. Scenario-Both are classic moments but Scenario wins

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour-PUSH

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime-Check The Rhime

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation-two fuckin classics but I'm going with Electric Relaxation

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo-You Gots To Chill is just SICK...that wins for me

this was a great match-up Terry! two LEGENDARY NYC groups, that did this hip-hop shit the right way!

Hey Kj, i was trying to pick some difficult match ups, but these two groups had so many classic singles. someone was bound to be disappointed.

Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory
Both are top 25 albums IMO, but I'd take the ATCQ here. However, it depends on my mood really.

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders
Both are classics, but Midnight Marauders is like my #2 all-time.

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....
Hate to be predictable...ATCQ...close though.

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life
ditto...ATCQ

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement
ATCQ

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance
No Pressure. 4.5 stars IMO. The Renaissance was dope, but around 4 stars IMO.

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified
Erick Onasis...not by much though.

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract
Q-Tip fairly easily

Shade Business vs. Ventilation
Never heard the Phife Dawg. The PMD is dope though...

Erick Sermon's production vs. Q-Tip's production
Damn, ah...having a hard time calling this one...my favorite work from both is from Tip on the ATCQ albums, but I think E-Double has the more extensive discog. At the end of the day I'd pick Q-Tip...I think.

Head Banger vs. Scenario
Definitely Scenario. An early favorite for me...

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour
Award Tour. Love the song so much it's my ring tone.

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime
Check The Rime...close though.

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation
Electric Relaxation...predictable, I know...but...

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
...this is the best EPMD song of all time IMO. It wins.

T. Myers wrote:

Hey Kj, i was trying to pick some difficult match ups, but these two groups had so many classic singles. someone was bound to be disappointed.

You did a good job overall, it's just with those two particular matchups that were questionable. Especially Check The Rhime vs Get The Bozack. Good job matching up two of the GOAT groups.

KJ Styles wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

Hey Kj, i was trying to pick some difficult match ups, but these two groups had so many classic singles. someone was bound to be disappointed.

You did a good job overall, it's just with those two particular matchups that were questionable. Especially Check The Rhime vs Get The Bozack. Good job matching up two of the GOAT groups.

I actually like Get The Bozack a lot. That beat is sick IMO. so i think it's closer than you do, but it's all good

Alan wrote:

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement
ATCQ

Really Pounds?? I disagree entirely.

Granted, I like ATCQ better than EPMD as well, but The Love Movement was like a bowel movement!!

T. Myers wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

T. Myers wrote:

Hey Kj, i was trying to pick some difficult match ups, but these two groups had so many classic singles. someone was bound to be disappointed.

You did a good job overall, it's just with those two particular matchups that were questionable. Especially Check The Rhime vs Get The Bozack. Good job matching up two of the GOAT groups.

I actually like Get The Bozack a lot. That beat is sick IMO. so i think it's closer than you do, but it's all good

I like it too, but not against Check The Rhime. That's my 2nd fav Tribe song. But like you said, it's all good.

damn kj almost has the same picks as me

The Low End Theory

Midnight Marauders

People's Instinctive Travels....

Beats, Rhymes, and Life

The Love Movement

No Pressure

Amplified

Music - that intro is killer!

Shade Business

Erick Sermon's production

Scenario

So Wat Cha Sayin

Check The Rhime

Strictly Business

You Gots To Chill - More bounce!

Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory- Tribe

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders- Tribe

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....- Tribe

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life- Tribe

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement- EPMD

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance- EPMD

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified- EPMD

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract- Tribe

Shade Business vs. Ventilation- N/A

Erick Sermon's production vs. Q-Tip's production- Hmm... Tribe, slightly

Head Banger vs. Scenario- Tribe

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour- Tribe

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime- Tribe

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation- EPMD

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo- EPMD

Tribe wins: 9-5

KJ Styles wrote:

Alan wrote:

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement
ATCQ

Really Pounds?? I disagree entirely.

Granted, I like ATCQ better than EPMD as well, but The Love Movement was like a bowel movement!!

I like Love Movement. Their worst probably, but that EPMD is nearly their worst. And the worst ATCQ ranks higher than the worst EPMD IMO. I like it more than Out Of Business too obviously.

Alan wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

Alan wrote:

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement
ATCQ

Really Pounds?? I disagree entirely.

Granted, I like ATCQ better than EPMD as well, but The Love Movement was like a bowel movement!!

I like Love Movement. Their worst probably, but that EPMD is nearly their worst. And the worst ATCQ ranks higher than the worst EPMD IMO. I like it more than Out Of Business too obviously.

I liked Back In Business personally. Da Joint, KIM, and Never Seen Before (both versions but especially the remix) are all bangers IMO. It's a 4 star album to me. The Love Movement is easily ATCQ's worst effort. Find A Way is about the only song on it with any replay value.

That said, Out of Business is the worst effort between either group.

Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract

Shade Business vs. Ventilation

Erick Sermon's production vs. Q-Tip's production

Head Banger vs. Scenario

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo

Strictly Business vs. The Low End Theory

Unfinished Business vs. Midnight Marauders

Business As Usual vs. People's Instinctive Travels....

Business Never Personal vs. Beats, Rhymes, and Life

Back In Business vs. The Love Movement

No Pressure vs. The Renaissance

Double Or Nothing vs. Amplified

Music vs. Kamaal The Abstract

Shade Business vs. Ventilation

Erick Sermon's production vs. Q-Tip's production

Head Banger vs. Scenario

So Wat Cha Sayin vs. Award Tour

Get The Bozack vs. Check The Rhime

Strictly Business vs. Electric Relaxation

You Gots To Chill vs. I Left My Wallet In El Segundo