Who was Baatin?

RIP.

Not trying to bring down a man's reputation after death, but who was Baatin? Was he a dope rhymer? As good as Elzhi? My attempt to peep slum village was spoiled by them only sending me the DVD of a CD/DVD I ordered a few years back and since then I never really peeped them. Where to start?

No, he wasn't that good. None of the original SV members were better than average on the mic, Dilla's production was the centerpiece. All they had to do was not fuck up bad enough to ruin it. Basically just keep a certain vibe, and they can be entertaining in a certain way. If you know you like Elzhi, I'd start with Slum Village's self-titled album from '05. Go back to Fantastic, Vols. 1 & 2 for Dilla's production.

I can't get into to them..to me they just part of the crowd.

I never felt Slum Village at all. I also never felt J Dilla's beats. Well, he never was a stand out producer. Sorry.

I enjoyed Fantastic Vol. 2 & Detroit Deli. But lyrically Elzhi is my favorite. Dilla was nice behind the boards.

I liked Baatin. He wasn't better than Elzhi but he was dope IMO. His death is a bad loss for hip-hop.

Baatin had a cool voice imo, he was a pretty good mc but its said to see another from Detorit go...Dilla, Proof, Baatin, Bugz, when will it end?

and also, i think T3 and Baatin (and Elzhi) were good MC's for Slum Village. They had smooth laid back flows that went well with Dilla's beats. You should check out their discog in order IMO, there pretty solid albums good for chillin to

"Baatin had a cool voice imo, he was a pretty good mc but its said to see another from Detorit go...Dilla, Proof, Baatin, Bugz, when will it end? "

Blade Icewood, too

Shaun wrote:

"Baatin had a cool voice imo, he was a pretty good mc but its said to see another from Detorit go...Dilla, Proof, Baatin, Bugz, when will it end? "

Blade Icewood, too

forgot about that i have one of his albums somewhere gotta find that give it a spin its been a while

did u ever listen to the East Side Chedda Boyz?

I've never heard a Blade Icewood album, or song for that matter, lol. Is it any good?

lol Blade Icewood was pretty cool i havent spun his album in forever though, the Eastside Chedda Boyz are another group from Detroit i dont think there still makin new stuff....they werent that good really but they had a couple decent songs. i only asked cuz ive seen them open for someone before a loooong time ago and i thnk Blade was there too

this song is pretty dope
Blade Icewood - All to You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6kXclY8zTM

he did a few songs with Royce before

Oh yeah, I've heard the Eastside Chedda Boyz. Not Blade solo, though. I'll check that link out

i found the Blade CD i have and am listening now lol

You guys are sleeping on Baatin? And for Jason to say he wasn't good? GTFOH!!!! That dude was your rapper's favorite rapper. He could manipulate his voice to sound anyway he wanted on the mic and still deliver.