Favorite skit on a rap or hip-hop album? (Eminem, 2pac)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-26-2008, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

I still maintain that if its dinner party music it's the best dinner party music ever

No that would be Portishead

As for skits, they were what my fast forward button was made for.

**Janszoon** · 09-26-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Again you are right, but some skits are used to link an album together. And if your like a lot of the members here at musicbanter, or just someone who listens to music by album then many of the skits are as important as the songs themselves.

ex: I know this is a cliche example but on DSOTM there are many points in which no music is played and there is just a break between songs. But without that i think the album would be lacking.

I think if you sat down and listened to DSOTM right now you'd be surprised by how little of it is like what you describe, and none of it involves Roger Waters making dumb jokes. There's nothing wrong with having little interludes of some kind between songs. As you say it can help link the songs together. But how many hip-hop skits can you think of that really move the album along?

Dr_Rez · 09-26-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I think if you sat down and listened to DSOTM right now you'd be surprised by how little of it is like what you describe, and none of it involves Roger Waters making dumb jokes. There's nothing wrong with having little interludes of some kind between songs. As you say it can help link the songs together. But how many hip-hop skits can you think of that really move the album along?

By skits do you actually mean like people talking and making jokes..? Or just anything thats not music and fills space between songs.

Fruitonica · 09-27-2008, 07:10 AM

Skits have to be very punchy, otherwise I'll just skip them, even if they were funny the first time. Fishscale by Ghostface Killah is a perfect example of an album that is weighed down heavily by so many pointless skits...

**Janszoon** · 09-27-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

By skits do you actually mean like people talking and making jokes..? Or just anything thats not music and fills space between songs.

Well, the word "skit" definitely implies people talking and that certainly seems to be the case on most hip-hop albums. But for argument's sake we can certainly expand the discussion to include any non-musical interlude between songs.

When you we're talking about DSOTM I was assuming you were referring to non-musical interludes in general, not specifically ones with people talking.

(sin)TAX · 09-28-2008, 11:03 PM

Ken Kaniff off Slim Shady LP

**Janszoon** · 09-29-2008, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by (sin)TAX

Ken Kaniff off Slim Shady LP

Awful.

(sin)TAX · 09-29-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Awful.

never said it was any good...just one that came to mind

**Janszoon** · 09-29-2008, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by (sin)TAX

never said it was any good...just one that came to mind

Well this is the "favorite skit" thread.

Droppin'Science · 09-29-2008, 05:36 PM

yup, the fugees one is hilarious. I also like the ones on the Juvenile 400 Degreez album: where Baby meets a Japanese dude in the lineup. "Back the line UP! you beetch!" and "Baby? There ees no baby here!" lol. did anyone catch those ones?

and the last Erik Sermon album, jackin' for rhymes, where the dude's like "gimme all your sixteens, i don't want your jewellry!" lol

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Droppin'Science Groupie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4	yup, the fugees one is hilarious. I also like the ones on the Juvenile 400 Degreez album: where Baby meets a Japanese dude in the lineup. "Back the line UP! you beetch!" and "Baby? There ees no baby here!" lol. did anyone catch those ones? and the last Erik Sermon album, jackin' for rhymes, where the dude's like "gimme all your sixteens, i don't want your jewellry!" lol