At the same time before LFTU came out, he created 4eva n a day too. I think you have a good case here, in addition I think he wanted to put out something with mainstream too.
Tbh it was most likely a combination of factors that made him put out an underwhelming debut
Def Jam blows so there's that too
Radiohead used to be popular af on the site.
Every top 10 albums OAT list was 9 hip hop albums + Radiohead
they been alot of peoples gateway to critically acclaimed rock albums for ages
Def Jam blows so there's that too
Quite ironic given that Cadillactica is the one that went through problems and ended up being the better album
Quite ironic given that Cadillactica is the one that went through problems and ended up being the better album
He had some outside production on that one which I think helped a lil bit
He had some outside production on that one which I think helped a lil bit
True
People were disappointed when this came out...
i dont remember that
i just remember his influence stylistically was at an all time high during that era
Over is bad?
loved it when it came out but it has aged terribly
that flow and voice sounds really dated
loved it when it came out but it has aged terribly
that flow and voice sounds really dated
Maybe you’re right but that doesn’t make it bad. The production still hits and the nostalgia makes that up to me