Best Album 1993 Round 1: Represent vs. Enta Da Stage (A)

vs.

Representing for Da Fat Gangsta.

Black Moon wins....but that Fat Joe debut was fire as well

Who Got Da Props?

Black Moon!

Yeah Black Moon for me...I could never really get into Joe as much as most..even his supposedly dope early stuff. I haven't heard everything he's dropped, mainly passing on his last few without really giving them a chance...I'll get around to that eventually. Represent is good but I find it hard to put into the "Great" category. Black Moon on the other hand is great although I hesitate to say 5 star classic. I love the hazy production on it. The choruses were pretty catchy too, even if they were pretty simple most of the time.

Lyrically, both albums are just ok IMO, but I'll take Joey Crack's production over Black Moon's.

Black Moon

Enta Da Stage...one of the best/low key hardest albums of all time

Black Moon.....the first Fat Joe album I heard was Don Cartagena.

Black Moon in an absolute BLOWOUT!

KJ Styles wrote:

Black Moon in an absolute BLOWOUT!

Explain why mane.

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

Black Moon in an absolute BLOWOUT!

Explain why mane.

Simple, Buckshot is better all around MC than Fat Joe and ETS has more far more classic songs. The production is about even but Joe's rhymes are well below par. He improved over the years, but he's never been anything more than average on the mic. He's never spit anything as dope as Who Got The Props, I Gotcha Opin, or Buck Em Down.

The only Joey Crack album that comes anywhere near ETS in quality is Don Cartegena, and even that one falls short.

KJ Styles wrote:

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

Black Moon in an absolute BLOWOUT!

Explain why mane.

Simple, Buckshot is better all around MC than Fat Joe and ETS has more far more classic songs. The production is about even but Joe's rhymes are well below par. He improved over the years, but he's never been anything more than average on the mic. He's never spit anything as dope as Who Got The Props, I Gotcha Opin, or Buck Em Down.

The only Joey Crack album that comes anywhere near ETS in quality is Don Cartegena, and even that one falls short.

Thanks for explaining man. I think we should try to add a couple of thoughts to our votes in these if we can. That way there's more room for discussion.

I think Represent and Don Cartagena are pretty close in terms of quality, but yeah neither live up to ETS for me.

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

Half wrote:

KJ Styles wrote:

Black Moon in an absolute BLOWOUT!

Explain why mane.

Simple, Buckshot is better all around MC than Fat Joe and ETS has more far more classic songs. The production is about even but Joe's rhymes are well below par. He improved over the years, but he's never been anything more than average on the mic. He's never spit anything as dope as Who Got The Props, I Gotcha Opin, or Buck Em Down.

The only Joey Crack album that comes anywhere near ETS in quality is Don Cartegena, and even that one falls short.

Thanks for explaining man. I think we should try to add a couple of thoughts to our votes in these if we can. That way there's more room for discussion.

I think Represent and Don Cartagena are pretty close in terms of quality, but yeah neither live up to ETS for me.

Most Fat Joe albums are carried by production and guest spots. He's an average MC who surrounds himself with dope MC's and producers to make himself seem more appealing.

That said, I agree with adding thoughts to votes. I usually do if the matchup is intriguing, but if it's a blowout or fairly easy decision I just say a few words.

never heard either album in full

Ya, I only have the Black Moon, haven't heard the Fat Joe, so no vote.

Black Moon

Enta Da Stage