Review of three songs that either were released as singles or had underground buzz.Pre-release history: What did we know about these artists prior to the reviewed albums’ release?.Understand that we use a 0-2 point scoring system in a couple of categories to determine which would have been the better initial purchase. If you are new, the premise is this: at a certain time, Hip Hop fans were faced with a purchasing choice while only having enough money for one of the two then-recently released albums, CDs, or cassettes. I’m hoping by now that we have a cadre of readers who enjoy these trips through nostalgia. I was in a melancholic place when I heard these albums yet, I kind of sensed that things were changing for the better in my life and in the culture I love. A dilemma that prompted my enrollment in graduate school while also equipping me with the grown-up awareness that things won’t always go as planned. Personally, I had graduated from college and was facing the damnedest time landing a job. The mindless testosterone of gangsta rap was starting to fade and Puff Daddy’s shiny suit reign was still ahead of us. Released seven days apart during the summer of 1996, De La Soul’s Stakes Is High and Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt are not only contrasting flavors in Hip Hop but both of these albums dropped at a time when the culture was changing. Today’s Just One matchup represents two camps within Hip Hop that were possibly as far apart as the Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden camps in the Democratic Party.
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