Yep, they were awesome live...although I feel a bit for the other 3 guys given 2na gets more love than the 3 of them combined. Did he ever release that solo album he was talking about for years?
I saw them after Quality Control. They haven't made ANYTHING good since imo, and the hippy/surfy crowd has latched onto them (never a good sign, those skegs have ****in horrible taste in music).
Of all the 'old school' groups I enjoyed in the late 90's and early 2000's very few have remained any good.
Kweli and Mos got worse (still have respect for them though)
BEP blatantly sold out
Outkast hit the mainstream
J5 have been downright awful since QC
The Roots are still the best live band in the world (have been for about 8 years now imo), but as far as their releases go, they've been treading water
Lauryn Hill went insane
Jedi Mind Tricks sound the same as they did on debut
Honestly, Dead Prez, Cormega and Nas have all been good - but a lot of the stuff I used to REALLY enjoy has gotten substantially worse. I remember when I heard Kanye West - Through The Wire, about a year before he even released his first album, and I was like "whoa, this guy could change Hiphop" - what a massive let down.
I know everyone was sick of the Gangsta shit that was popular 5 years ago, like Eminem, 50 cent, Dr Dre etc. but right now, the so-called 'old school' stuff is now in the mainstream.
The only guy I can think of who is still really awesome, that I used to love, is Pharoahe Monche - but even he is trying to hit the crossover market.
*pours out a lil' liquor* lol