Saturday, January 12, 2013

Soundtrack Classics - 2Pac "My Block"



In the 90s, we didn't really have mixtapes the way we do now, at least not if you didn't live in New York.  But what we did have was soundtracks.  It seemed like every other week another hip hop based soundtrack would drop, and typically each one had at least 3 to 4 classics on it, although you typically had to dig through a lot of garbage and R&B songs to find them.

One of the better soundtracks was from The Show.  Method Man and Redman's first major compilation "How High" came from here, and there were tracks from artists such as Bone thugs, Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Warren G, Onyx, and some solid cuts from Def Jam label B-teamers as well (The Dove Shack, Jayo Felony, and South Central Cartel).

And then there was "My Block," which to me was a classic.  This song was later remixed for the "Until the End of Time" release, and remixed rather well, but I still like the original.  If you've never heard it you've been missing out!

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