My CD Collection

This post was kinda inspired by what jumped off in the comment section yesterday. Mocha brought up a song by Next and I had to pull out the cd. I then looked at some of the CD's I have purchased in the last 15 years and was shocked. I couldn't believe that I actually paid money for some of these. I know some of them are obscure and I might actually be the only person in America who still owns these CD's. Check some of these out.

My First CD's

I remember my first CD's. I got them at the end of 1990. I had plenty of tapes but I had been wanting to upgrade to CD's for a while. So my mom got me a portable CD player for Christmas that year. My first cd's were:

K - Solo "Tell The World My Name." I know some of you will remember this one. It had "Your Moms' in My Business" and "Spellbound" on it. This dude would just start spelling in the middle of his raps. I still have this CD.

Monie Love - "Down To Earth" -This one had "Monie in the Middle" on it. I think I wanted this joint cuz I had a crush on her.I still got it but i don't think I ever listened to anything on it besides that song and 2 others.

The first CD I bought with my own money was Gangstarr - "Step in the Arena" I remember I went to the mall on Super Bowl Sunday '91 and got this joint. I kept this in heavy rotation for over a year. I tried in vain to turn people on to this CD, but I guess it was just ahead of its time. I was the biggest Gangstarr fan in the world back then.

And now on to some of the forgettable R & B CD's I own:

Billie Lawrence - Paradise. I looked at the songs on the CD and I cant even pick out the single. Anybody remember her?

AZ Yet - This was the cd with "Last Night" on it. I thought they were gonna be big, b/c they were on LaFace, but they were never heard from again.

Sparkle - I freakin' love this CD. She had that hot single "Be Careful" with R. Kelly. I think he did the whole album. Why she didn't blow up, I'll never understand. Maybe Kels pissed on her career like he did to her niece (allegedly). LOL

Mona Lisa "11-20-79" - First of all, for some reason I have 2 of these CD's. Whats that about? She had one hot single "Can't Be Wasting My Time"

Monifah "Moods...Moments" This was another nice CD that didnt really get any shine. One of my exe's turned me onto this CD. I remember she came back with some wack dance song for the next album.

Adina Howard - "Do You Wanna Ride" I aint gonna lie, I bought this CD b/c she was talking freaky, but its actually pretty good. Or it was, I havent listened to it in years.

Playa "Cheers 2 U" - One of my all time favorite R & B albums. I don't know too many people up on this one. They had good harmony and Timbaland beats. I know on of the dudes from this group went on to produce for Aaliyah, but they never came out with another mainstream album.

Ok, now on to some of the forgettable hip-hop/rap albums I got. I was shocked that I bought some of these.

Nine - Nine Lives. I remember bumping this joint in my moms Ford Tempo back in the day. Let's just ignore the fact that I have no idea who this guy is, he actually inserts frog sounds into his rhymes. Like "one-ribbit, two-ribbit." Comical style aside, he had some hot beats though.

Little Shawn "The Voice in the Mirror" - He had this song "Hickeys On Your Chest." Can't remember any other song, but he was one of those pretty boy, make the ladies dance rappers.

Kam "Neva Again" One of the few West Coast rappers I bought back in pre "Chronic" days. Ice Cube put him out and he was a political Black Power type of rapper. I dig the CD even though I cant recall what his single was.

Keith Murray "Enigma" Everybody probably remember "The Most Beautifulest Thing in the World" Well, that ain't on this CD. Pretty much nothing is on this CD. Keith was always a pretty good rapper, but he wasn't exactly good at maintaining a career. He always has high points like that FUBU joint and his verse on that R. Kelly song, but then he has albums that get forgotten like this.

Smoothe da Hustler- "Once Upon A Time in America" He had that one joint called "Broken Language", but the rest of the album is garbage. I don't even remember buying this album. I had to steal this one.

Tracey Lee "Many Faces" Another gimmick rapper. He had 5 different rap personas on one album. The CD was good. I remember I played this a lot, especially the title track and the cut with Biggie, "Put Ya Hands High."

Slimm Calhoun "The Skinny" and Cool Breeze "East Points Greatest Hits" - I must have been in my down south phase then. They were affiliated with Outkast, and I bought these b/c of their verses. Don't get me they are okay albums, but I can't see myself spending money on them.

Any Bad Boy Album except Da Band - I got Black Rob, G. Dep, Puff Daddy, Mase, etc. The thing about these CD's is that they are actually very good, but they fly under the radar. Bad Boy makes complete albums, and even if the artist gets dropped after the first joint, I still got the CD.

There are some of the CD's I got that most people dont have. Or maybe I'm wrong. Do you have any of these? What are some of the slept on albums you have? What CD's did you buy that make you scratch your head in disbelief?

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