Black Moon - Enta da Stage

A snapshot of a '93 Gangsta

I'll Admit that it took a couple of listens to truly appreciate this, but now I hold this album in the highest regard. "Enta Da Stage" is probably the most consistent hip-hop album ever made in terms of lyricism, production, attitude, and overall quality. This came out before 36 chambers, illmatic, the infamous, etc.; and in my opinion it is better than all of them. A tall statement, I know; as I hold all of those albums in the highest regard, but this is a lesson in hip-hop and even with all the noticeable clones and copies of it's sound it still cannot be surpassed.
The production is incredible, and the brilliance of it is the simplicity. Almost all of the beats revolve around a drum'n'bass loop, with little mid-range horn and piano samples underplaying the mix. The thing is, it sounds so goooooood!!!! Everything on here is a sample off of vinyl and you can feel the warmth and scratches, adding incredible depth to the beats. Original Blunt smoking music is what it is.
The MC position is held down pretty much exclusively by Buckshot, with his partner in crime, the 5ft. Excel appearing on only 2 of the 14 songs. Buckshot's flow is incredible and original, mixing slurrings with sharp punctuations during snare counts that always give me chills when I hear them. The lyrics are all angry, nihilistic gangsta musings which vary between threats and battle rap stylings. There's none of the remorse, redemption, confessions or any of the other gangsta rap cliches on here, this is just buckshot threatening you with your life, and for some reason it sounds beautiful. March 21, 2008

Well-Deserving of the the Five Star Average It Has on Here...

'Enta Da Stage' by Black Moon is one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Featuring great lyrics, an awesome, semi-dark atmosphere, and creative production, it is a must own for your hip-hop collection.

Featuring three MC's, in terms of groups that feature multiple rappers, I would say they're superior to the Wu Tang Clan and that this album is better than Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Lyrically, the group shines on tracks like 'Powerful Impak!', 'Ack Like U Want It', and 'U Da Man', and tracks like 'Who Got Da Props?', 'Niguz Talk S--t', and 'Slave' feature very creative beats and instrumentals.

Whether you're hip-hop collection is still rapidly growing and you've slept on this or you're a new fan, you really owe it to yourself to check out 'Enta Da Stage'. I have this classic on regular rotation.

Standout tracks: 'Niguz Talk S--t', 'Who Got da Props?', 'Black Smif-N-Wesson', and 'Slave'. June 24, 2007

Get the loot from the man...Kick his a** with my Timbaland!!!

This album just won't leave my head! I try to listen to other stuff, but it just sounds......NOT GRIMY ENOUGH! When I close my eyes while listening to this cd I feel like I'm stickin kids up in an ally of buck-town. DJ EvilDee turned out some of the darkest beats I have ever heard..And I love em! I kept hearin how good this album was, but I never gave it a chance until about a year ago. I f***in loved it from the first sound of "Buck Em Down". I'm the type of person that listens to a new cd every week, but for some reason I keep scrollin to this on my ipod. Buckshot ripps the mic to shreds, EvilDee keeps it grimy, and 5ft. is a perfect sidekick. They don't make rap groups like this anymore......kinda sad:( Keep Bangin...Old School 4Lyfe May 30, 2007

A classic in da 90's

Out of 80 reviews, 72 people gave it 5 stars and i will make it 73. What can you say about an album that had songs like Enta Da Stage, Who Got Da Props, and my favorite How Many Emcees? Straight fire! Albums like this one brought the east coast back in 93 and paved the way for the legendary class of 94. The beats were hot and the rhymes were usually on point. A must have in da collection unless you're new school and you probably won't get it! May 25, 2007

Why would this not get 5 stars????

"Check how I kick it when I was wicked around the way/ hold my tech cuz my ni**as pump by day..." This album is STILL in heavy rotation in my car. High school on the bus with my walkman, with scotch tape around the headphones and the cassette. Enta Da Stage was THE classic grimey, rob a dude album. From the world's littlest dudes...we all somehow knew they weren't bluffing. If you don't have this album, or worse you never heard it, and you are a lover of "real hip hop" (a term I hate now) then straight up...you played yourself. Period. April 22, 2007

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