Greatest intro

Muhannad · March 2013

To me one of the best intro's gotta be "Rhyme no more" from Jay Z. That whole verse went hard and set the tone for the rest of the album (which is what a good intro is supposed to do IMO). "N!ggas can't rhyme no more, about crime no more..." Jigga's like if you want my new sh*t to sound like my old sh*t buy my old sh*t. I can respect that but I think Jigga was at his peak back then. He wasn't established yet and still hungry. Great intro from a great album. Album wasn't classic though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXte4bB3jLw

2pac "Ambitionz az a ridah" gotta be the dopest intro to one of the most complete (hip hop) albums ever made. I won't waste too much words on it cuz most heads know what time it is. Still dope after nearly 18 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQZqPi1aHNo

DMX "Intro IHIH" gets an honorable mention but unlike the two previous intro's this album wasn't classic, didn't stand the test of time. X dropped two almost identical albums and then fell off hard. Still, this intro got you hype back then and was a welcome change from that jiggy sh*t that was hot back then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv_eeXhw6Z4

Post your dopest intro's in this thread and explain why they were dope in your eyes.

CirocObama · March 2013

"It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" not a classic? Ehh, okay. That album together with his 2nd are certified classics. You might not like it and it might be outdated to YOU but that doesn't mean they aren't classics bruh.

See that's my problem when people discuss classic albums. Everybody just go off their own opinions. A classic is a classic. I can hate "? " (for example!) as much as i like and say it's the wackest album ever but if it's a classic then it's a classic. A classic is something that made an impact on the culture, a print to the culture, dope music, brought something new and fresh, influenced artist and fans to come, represented the time and era of that period and so on.

To say that "It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" ain't a classic would prolly get you laughed.

As far as the thread, there's a difference. 2pac's intro is more of a song that just happens to be the first cut on the album. It isn't really a intro IMO.

hnic1978 · March 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaqopW-2mLI
? U KNOW THE SIDE WORLD MUTHAFUCKIN WIDE!!!!!.....end quote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJwAkpfcEj4
Dope ass song/intro period!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgJG5S_zyiw
Every black man on earth should relate to this song!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rInMbdQLRv0
Busta TORE THIS DOWN!!!!

The introduction to one of the greatest rappers of all time!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPngVzHk2qg

D_Rap_Scholar · March 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avQioEwD6zI

Now you can close this thread

D_Rap_Scholar · March 2013

CirocObama wrote: »

As far as the thread, there's a difference. 2pac's intro is more of a song that just happens to be the first cut on the album. It isn't really a intro IMO.

That's an interesting distinction. So what's your favoriate opening song? And your favorite intro?

ShencotheMC · March 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn0qJBKPqvo

Muhannad · March 2013

CirocObama wrote: »

"It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" not a classic? Ehh, okay. That album together with his 2nd are certified classics. You might not like it and it might be outdated to YOU but that doesn't mean they aren't classics bruh.

See that's my problem when people discuss classic albums. Everybody just go off their own opinions. A classic is a classic. I can hate "? " (for example!) as much as i like and say it's the wackest album ever but if it's a classic then it's a classic. A classic is something that made an impact on the culture, a print to the culture, dope music, brought something new and fresh, influenced artist and fans to come, represented the time and era of that period and so on.

To say that "It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" ain't a classic would prolly get you laughed.

As far as the thread, there's a difference. 2pac's intro is more of a song that just happens to be the first cut on the album. It isn't really a intro IMO.

I respect your opinion but this joint sounds dated to me.

I can still pop in a OB4CL, MATW, a Safe & Sound or ? without them sounding dated. IHIH is classic in terms of impact and rawness but to me it didn't stand the test of time, unlike those other albums I mentioned. One of the criteria of classic is 'timelessness'. I can delve in because you posed an interesting point but that's not what this thread is about though.

RichPorterOfTheIC · March 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsojt7iEcTQ

DMTxTHC · March 2013

Return to the 36 Chambers Intro - Ol ? Bastard (this ? is heeee-larious)..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYnbcibUwHc

Can't Knock the Hustle - Jay-Z (the ? is wild smooth and one of my favorite album intros ever)..

"? is fiending, what's the meaning?/ I'm leaning on any ? intervening with the sound of my money machining"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96sFW-3vGv4

The Start of Your Ending (41st Side) - Mobb Deep (this ? is perfectly foreshadows how the rest of the album will sound on one of the best Rap album of the mid-90s)..

"we do damage to limbs/ in 91, stomping you out with black Timbs"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=005GRsukWMc

Animal Instinct - Mobb Deep (Hell on Earth is one of my favorite albums ever in any genre, and the hook is eerily introspective.. also, the song structure is dope too, being that there were four rappers that delivered their verses before the hook dropped)..

"I'm tired of living life this way/ crime pays, but for how long?/ until you meet you downfall"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRaZ2M7p6vE

DMTxTHC · March 2013

Muhannad X wrote: »

CirocObama wrote: »

"It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" not a classic? Ehh, okay. That album together with his 2nd are certified classics. You might not like it and it might be outdated to YOU but that doesn't mean they aren't classics bruh.

See that's my problem when people discuss classic albums. Everybody just go off their own opinions. A classic is a classic. I can hate "? " (for example!) as much as i like and say it's the wackest album ever but if it's a classic then it's a classic. A classic is something that made an impact on the culture, a print to the culture, dope music, brought something new and fresh, influenced artist and fans to come, represented the time and era of that period and so on.

To say that "It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" ain't a classic would prolly get you laughed.

As far as the thread, there's a difference. 2pac's intro is more of a song that just happens to be the first cut on the album. It isn't really a intro IMO.

I respect your opinion but this joint sounds dated to me.

I can still pop in a OB4CL, MATW, a Safe & Sound or ? without them sounding dated. IHIH is classic in terms of impact and rawness but to me it didn't stand the test of time, unlike those other albums I mentioned. One of the criteria of classic is 'timelessness'. I can delve in because you posed an interesting point but that's not what this thread is about though.

Gotdamn @ It's Dark sounding more dated than MATW though..

genocidecutter · March 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Uqn2a3wVA

dalyricalbandit · March 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qMgKjtRNH8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljI10NTmKo8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn0qJBKPqvo

FunkyJ · March 2013

Southern Fried Intro
A Million and One Questions
Stillmatic Intro
Da Introduction

Those are my fav intros.

qtipp73 · March 2013

50 cent what up gangsta. hardest opening track in last 15 years hands down

Jeremyiahest83 · March 2013

Everytime ? bring up a "Greatest Intro" thread, I think DMX.

Muhannad · March 2013

How could I have forgotten Mobb Deep "Animal Instinct"? Dope a*s intro or opening song...

Built 4 cuban linx · March 2013

Wu Tang bring the ruckas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbfGkiecl2M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

ghostface- iron maiden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmQZtfx51k&feature=youtube_gdata_player

NeighborhoodNomad. · March 2013

Krayzie Bone - Thug Mentality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pxpYIg4Toc

Goodie Mob - Still Standing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SymAYR3F_yo

Dead Prez - Let's Get Free

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJktslo1P2w

Chi Snow · March 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=389GMuNwwoc

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I look into my daughter's eyes
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