Slum Village Forever.
Feel free to share your experiences with Slum Village’s music in the comments. Their influence is so much greater than a lot of people will realise or even admit and Baatin is one of the most creative and unique MCs to really do it. I know he had a big influence on my crew. Show your appreciation, and peace to the greats you walk amongst right this moment.
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Baatin was an original emcee! Always solid gold. Rest in peace
Maybe it was Titus who paved the way/maybe it was Titus who came to save the day/maybe you like me maybe you dont I could give a fuck./probably with my crew we make you RAISE IT UP! R.I.P BAATIN
DAAMN! WTF!? … why cats from the D… damn yo. RIP Baatizzle.
I remember I really started getting into Dilla Winter of 08. I copped Vol. 1 January 09. What struck me about the music was how full of life it was. It was vibrant and organic. While this can be attributed to the production, the MCing had a huge part as well. Why many bash SV for having inadequate rhymes, this is what made it even more real for me. It was not perfect, it was flawed, it was human. Much like Dilla’s production, it had a life-like quality. While I have never been to Detroit, i felt as if I was walking through there, this music would magically be playing. This was the sound of the city in their eyes, beautiful and imperfect. While Baatin’s struggle with mental disorders is well documented, this further cements my previous point. He was human. He had flaws. While some may applaud some rappers for having superhuman abilities on the mic, I would much rather have something that I can relate to. Like the guy next door to me put this shit out. SV and Baatin stand for everyone and all of us.
just the other day i tweeted about how i was mocking baatin’s muppet voice on “fall in love”. i’m not a huge dilla or sv head but some of what i’ve heard from this is unforgettably unique period. baatin was a good performer in his day too for real peace
I already added my two cents. But, I wanted to say this as well.
For anybody who who just getting into Slum Village’s music make sure to cop that ‘Trinity (Past, Present and Future)’ album if you haven’t yet too. I’m playing that album too today along with their other ones. I bought all their albums when they first dropped and they still sound dope ’till this day. These brothas made truly classic albums to me.
I think a lot of people couldn’t get into Slum’s shit when they first came out. I think a lot people today still can’t. Maaan… to me, I loved what them brothas was doing.
That ‘Trinity’ album is one my favorite SV albums along with the other ones that came before and after. With only three joints produced by ‘J-Dilla (R.I.P)’. T3, Waajeed, Karriem Riggins, RJ Rice, and a few other cats really came with it on that album. The production on their I think was different from what Jay Dee had done on ‘Fantastic Vol .1 and 2’. To me, I think they took what Dilla did one the first two albums and advanced that sound ten fold. I compare that ‘Trinity’ album to what they did on Common’s ‘Electric Circus’ album. And not everybody liked that ‘Electric Circus’ album when it first came out, but I did.
So, that’s all I wanted to say. One more thing, that ‘Detroit Deli (A Taste Of Detroit)’ album was dope to me too. So everybody that ain’t up on that SV Shit. You should’ve been. If you haven’t, you need to start.
Cause you been SLEEPING. WAKE that ass up. That goes out to you old heads and especially all you young’ins.
I never been on some bandwagon stuff. I know what’s dope and what isn’t from the start of hearing it. I can spot that raw and authentic shit from jump. And Slum was authentic. They came with that raw, head nodding 808 shit. And that’s what I’m into as well.
I’m playing everything all this week like when Jay Dee first passed. Rest In Power to both of them brothas. They’ll be truly missed, at least for me. Peace and Prosperity. Long Live Dilla and Baatin.
Shout out to T3, Ehlzi and Young RJ and everybody else. Keep keeping on.
One more thing I forget to say.
Make sure your speakers is right before you play them SV albums. For those who didn’t know, know you know.
One !!! (Woooon!)
I watched this dude perform in front of a hand full off people like it was sold out! He didn’t care. You’ll be missed man. What’s sucks is, Slum had just reunited and was working on an album. :-( It seems like everybody is falling off.
Sad sad times for the D forreals
Met SV at True(SF) on one of their promo trips and had already been a longtime fan since the first time I heard Playrs and this was about the same time as Trinity and Elz had just got put on. I was the only one on that shit at True(SF clothing store) and errrybody knew I was big on Dilla so I showed them around the shop and Haight Street. T3 and Baatin was like “Where can we get some lunch” and I showed them the dope sandwich shop. Basically I got to go to lunch with the brothers and they were xxxtra humble and chill. I think it was “tainted” that dropped and I kept asking about Dilla like a dumbass LOL but they were still SUPER cool and humble. Told me about the D and the battles all that.
Had Reunion on repeat all this weekend sounds real eerie to me now
RIP Baatin and Dilla SV
most times it upsets me when people throw the word genuis around….but not in this case. that was ‘Tin. genius. if i have to explain it, you’ll probably never get it anyway. he, T3 and dilla changed the way i listen to hip hop…
he will be missed.
“watch me levitate” (c) Baatin
saw SV back in Y2K and their whole steez from the music to the rhyme stylings got me hooked. three unique voices and some damn ass funky dope music. good memories …
Just watched a video on youtube with a snippet of scrap dirty interviewing Baatin. dude looked like he’d found a way to handle his schizophrenia and live his life. he sudden passing makes me sad he wont see the fruits of their reunion joints
RIP Baatin, Allah got you. say wassup to dilla
I know I’m late in the conversation, but nevertheless I am proud to admit that I’m a part of that SV cult following. I’ve been a fan of Dilla since 1996, when I first heard the 5-Elementz/YESTER YEARS ep straight from the Hip Hop Shop. This was extra-special for me, being as though I was an out-of-towner, I felt like I bought into history. I really took notice to SV when I heard them on Common’s Like Water For Chocolate album (I thought they murdered Common on Thelonius). I copped Vol. 2 and it took me 3 years to stop listening to it. Then I bought Dirty District, Trinity, J-88, Detroit Deli, Vol. 1, Unreleased (from Automatic Sandbox), Prequel, and Slum Village, in that order. I bought all of the solo offerings, as well as all affiliates (BR Gunna, Black Milk, Fat Ray, Phat Kat, Frank n Dank, Dwele, PPP, Ta’raach, AML, One Be Lo, Wasted Youth (Big Tone), Que D, etc….).
I did get a chance to meet T3 and eLZhi at the DC Car Show two weeks before Dilla passed away. Both of them were very humble & receptive, they signed my cd covers, and took a picture with me. I made sure that I made it to the shows whenever they came to town (also got a chance to see Proof perform on one of those nights). The first time I saw them perform was the most memorable. They were in DC opening for Talib Kweli & Afrika Bambaataa was deejaying that evening. I don’t remember anybody introducing them, but the music came on, the special efx were on, and it appeared that El & Three were coming through the clouds. The illest part of that intro was when you looked to the far right of the stage, Baatin was screaming some obscenities at the top of his lungs with his eyes closed. I thought it was really weird, but the whole house erupted. I always knew those dudes were tight, but he really energized the crowd. I saw another performance on tv, when they were in Colorado doing a show. Baatin was all over the place. He was really getting into the set, and the crowd was on it. I knew from that point that 10 was special. That dude was REAL!! It’s hard for me to put in into better words. I’m still looking forward to hearing Villa Manifesto, but it saddens me to know that he won’t be there to continue the legacy.