F*ck What You Think

F*ck What You Think Artist: Main Source
Label: Wild Pitch Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: LP Record
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 091693201218
EAN: 0091693201218
ASIN: B00000I67Z


Release Date: 1999-02-09

F*ck What You Think


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Tracks:

  1. Diary of a Hitman
  2. Only the Real Survive
  3. What You Need
  4. Merrick Boulevard
  5. Down Low
  6. Intermission
  7. Where We're Coming From
  8. Hellavision
  9. F*ck What You Think
  10. Set It Off
  11. Scratch and Kut '94

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wicked nice!.......2005-03-08

Since the first I heard Main Source I've been a big fan. I love the "Breaking Atoms" album and I finally purchased their second & final album "f**ck what you think".

In hiphop there has always been a "back-in-the-days"-kind of mentality - which brings along that its always considered foul to like the newer things; but in this case I'm afraid I just have to the that excact thing. This second album is incredibly dope! MC Mikey-D:s rhymes makes the magnificent beatproductions complete. Just listen to the producers work on the openingtrack "Diary of a hitman" for instance....unbelivable!!

So if you want to buy Main Sources albums; don't fall victim to the Ebay/Amazon hype-prices ($30-$80 for a record !?!?), but look for them at the usual hiphopsite shops.

3 out of 5 stars whats the name of the song with jada and sheik ?.......2002-04-17

thats so funny-i want this song for reference-i love catchin mc's from back in the day-put me on to that song 1

3 out of 5 stars 'Forever' is not the word to play..........2002-01-31

"MAIN SOURCE FOREVER, Y'ALL..."

Those were the final words from Large Professor in one of his last recordings with the group (the Brand New Heavies/Main Source colab). About a month later, Large Pro found himself at odds with the group's manager, ironically the mother of the two DJ's, Sir Scratch & K-Cut, and left the group.

About a couple of years later, they went to the New Music Seminar in NY, and saw an MC named Mikey D rip on some kids. They decided to bring him to the fold as the new frontman of the Main Source. Thing is, Mikey D found himself in a situation similar to the one that Spanish guy had when he was chosen to take Lionel Richie's place in the Commodores: no matter how hard he tried, no one will ever deem him worthy of taking the place of the crew's most pominent voice.

Not that he didn't try, however. His presence brought the group to another direction. He brought a much harder edge to the group. Whereas Extra P was more comfortable with socio-political subjects ("...Baseball") and a more light-hearted feel and less comfortable with battle rhymes ("I milked your cow/better yet I hit your heifer"???), Mikey was the other way around. His main strength was battling (which is displayed throughout this CD) while his weakness is the socio-political commentary (the mad-forced "Hellavision"). He didn't try to go Extra P's route...He went his own route...and held his own in th process.

Production-wise, Scratch 'n' Cut do an impeccible job of pulling their weight, and the big void left by Large Pro. Though they added a harder egde to compliment Mikey D, they kept some of the original jazziness of BREAKING ATOMS, with pleasant results.

There were some major roadblocks along the way. Aside from the mixed reception of Mikey replacing Large Pro, there were many things that didn't make matters any better. First, the guests! There were many [weak] guests on this CD. I seemed like everyone was holding a 'Who can come off the hardest' contest and the tape so happened to be on RECORD. (Oh..by the way...two of those participants so happen to be none other than Sheik & Jadakiss, soon to be 2/3's of the L.O.X.'s on 'Set It Off'. Who woulda thought...) To make matters worse, Scratch 'n' Cut thought it would be a brilliant idea to get in the vocal booth theselves. The result?...Let's put it this way: take the worst attempts of a producer trying t rhyme...J-Dilla...Mannie Fresh...name anyone. It doesn't matter, because after listening to Scratch 'n' Cut's verse in "What You Need", those other guys will sound like Pharoah Monche in comparison. They were THAT horrible. With all those wack fools hoggin' studio time, nothing Mike D tried to do got through, and it ended up a complete mess.

If they had just let Mikey D do his job without the guests, it would've been better off. Unfortunately, due to differences between the Mikey D and the 2 DJ's, Mike found himself 'looking at the front door' as well, leaving the Main Source in obsurity.

If you want to hear more examples of Scratch 'n' Cuts production, want to hear what Jadakiss sounded like he first got put on, or just curious, give this joint a try. Otherwise, it's back to BREAKING ATOMS...

4 out of 5 stars It's The Beats.......2000-03-09

Ahhhh...the infamous second album by Main Source. It was pulled in 94 when Wild Pitch ran into trouble and finally saw the light of day last year. Large Professor is sadly absent from this one and Mikey D. tries to fill his shoes by providing the lyrics. Well, Mikey D. is no Large Professor, but he isn't terrible. He brings nothing new to the table in terms of lyrics although "Hellavision" and "Diary Of A Hit Man" are nice. It's the beats that hold this album together. The production by Sir Scratch and K-Cut is excellent. Check out the funky, jazzy, and dark vibes of "What You Need", "Merrick Boulevard", and the title track. If you want an album that features excellent hip-hop production, pick this up, but if you want lyrics, you might want to look somewhere else.

5 out of 5 stars

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