Livin' Proof [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Inna Citi Life

3. Livin' Proof

4. Serious Rap Shit

5. Suspended in Time

6. Sacrifice

7. Up Against the Wall [Low Budget Mix]

8. 4 Give My Sins

9. Baby Pa

10. 2 Thousand

11. Supa Star

12. Up Against Tha Wall [Getaway Car Mix]

13. Tha Realness

Livin' Proof,Group Home,Pay Day Records,Alternative Rap,Club/Dance,Hip-Hop,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating:

'95 Was Theirs, But Where Are They In 2 Thousand? (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4 stars)
1995 pure premo dope
Mind-blowing beats, borderline awful lyrics
real underground Hip Hop
A focused masterpiece

Livin' Proof
Group Home
Manufacturer: Fontana London
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003R65
Release Date: 1995-11-21

Tracks:

Intro
Inna Citi Life
Livin' Proof
Serious Rap Shit
Suspended In Time
Sacrifice
Up Against The Wal
4 Give My Sins
Baby Pa
2 Thousand
Supa Star
Up Against Tha Wall
Tha Realness

Customer Reviews:

'95 Was Theirs, But Where Are They In 2 Thousand? (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4 stars).......2007-03-13

If I had to give a "Where Are They Now" award, Group Home would probably receive it. Group Home's debut CD "Livin' Proof" was a rememerable CD back in late 1995. I first heard these guys on Gang Starr's "Hard To Earn" LP. What grabbed my attention to get this LP was that everybody said that this was some of DJ Premier's best production. Heck, it's a blessing to have a couple of tracks produced by Primer, let alone an entire album. I have to say this is the best production I heard comming from the East Coast in a good minute. If you heard the beats to "Serious Rap Sh..." and "Up Against The Wall" (and thats just some of the songs here with awesome production). It seemed like Premo just held back his production from Gang Starr and and Jeru, and gave them to Group Home. A lot of people wondered if he gave those same beats to artists like Nas or Jeru The Damaja what would the results would be. Hell, if he gave the beats to the wackest rapper out right now, it would almost sound like a second comming of Illmatic or such. They're THAT good.

As for Group Home (Melachi the Nutcracker & Lil' Dap), they don't do a bad job holding down the rhymes. In fact that is the only inferior in this album. I've heard better rhymes, but I've also heard way worse. Especially with all the music comming out today, they make this duo sound like lyrical masters. "Suspended In Time" would be a good song from a lyrical standpoint. Another excellent song is "2 Thousand" (hence my review title) with some good rhymes. Guru and Big Shug comes in for the song "Serious Rap Sh..", as well as Jack The Ripper and Smiley The Ghetto Child rhyme on the song "The Realness". Jeru The Damaja talks at the end of one of the tracks as well.

So this album is excellent for fans of Gang Starr and Primo's production. This album has some of the best beats that he has made in his career. Although Lil' Dap and Melachi's rhyme skills aren't that great, they don't make this CD a waste. If possible, search for the instrumentals for this LP, because you'll be glad that you did. But this album is also a keeper. They followed up with another album in 1999, that I will check out as well.

Lyrics: C+
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: A-
Musical Vibes: A-
Overall: B+

Favorite Tracks: Livin' Proof, Serious Rap Sh.., Suspended In Time, Sacrifice, Up Against The Wall (both mixes), 2 Thousand, Supa Star, The Realness

Peace Everyone!!!

1995 pure premo dope.......2007-01-27

A dope disc of smooth beats by DJ Premiere and hard rhymes by lil dap and the nutcracker. It takes you back to better times. The lyrics are not graduate level but overall it hits the mark. If you enjoy 90's gritty hip hop, get it fast before it goes out of print.

Mind-blowing beats, borderline awful lyrics.......2007-01-24

In the early to mid-90's, DJ Premier could do no wrong. Building on his legendary production work on Gang Starr's "Daily Operation" (1992) and "Hard to Earn" (1994), Jeru's classic "The Sun Rises In the East" (1994), and Nas' seminal "Illmatic" (1994), he released perhaps his last classic effort with Group Home's "Livin' Proof". Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker were the last of the Gang Starr Foundation to release a record (Big Shug was also member, but he seemed to get lost in the shuffle), and it seems that Primo kept some of his best beats for last. Songs like "Supastar", "Tha Realness", "Suspended In Time", and "Livin' Proof" prove that nobody could touch him in the arena of gritty NYC boom-bap.

Unfortunately, the vocals can't match the production. Dap's lyrics are mediocre but tolerable, mainly thanks to his unique voice. Melachi's verses are, for the most part, terrible. But this album gets over on beats alone, and none of the lyrics are bad enough to make songs unlistenable. If you're a DJ Premier fan, you must own this. If you're an MC, find the album's instrumental, throw it on your Tech 12's and start freestyling. Enjoy one of the last great albums released before Puff Daddy changed NYC production forever with Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa" and the remix of "One More Chance".

real underground Hip Hop.......2006-09-28

This is one of the nmost underground hh crew !!! This is dope and classic!

A focused masterpiece.......2006-08-24

Group Home's 1995 debut album "Livin' Proof" is a gorgeous and beautiful hip hop album that is certainly very underappreciated. This album teams the MC duo Lil' Dap and Melachi the Nutcracker, two talented and unknown teenage rappers from New York, with the legendary DJ Premier on the mixing boards, arguably the greatest hip hop producer of all time. The result is a truly special and unique masterpiece. The majority of the enjoyment in "Livin' Proof" comes from the production, which is the most diverse and my favorite of his entire career. His sound is very focused, and the theme of "low budget environment" is played very well. Premo's beats sound less polished than on a Gang Starr record, and instead of his usual horns and instrumentals, he often uses heavy, creative sampling, and a simple drumkit and keyboard to make simple, beautiful beats. His music has a very nostalgic feel to it, and this production is experimental without sounding at all futuristic. His music really is capable of evoking a lot of feelings and emotions. Lyrically I am impressed with Dap and Melachi, and I really can't begin to comprehend the three and four star ratings bashing these two rappers. I guess in 1995 people were only used to hearing Guru and Jeru the Damaja over Premier beats, and granted Dap and Melachi are not quite on their level, but they really do a phenomenal job on the mic. Despite their young age, they have a very worldly intelligence, and they speak of life in an often depressed, downcast tone that comes from living in such abject poverty. Despite their tough situations, though, they continue to look forward. "Livin' Proof" is an amazing rap album that is really unlike any other I've heard, and I recommend it highly to all types of music listeners.

The album begins with a 40-second intro that displays why DJ Premier is one of the top producers of all time. With just a piano and drumset, he makes one of the coolest little beats I've ever heard, and it just eases you into the album so well. "Inna City Life" introduces Dap and Melachi, both dropping some raw philosophy gained from years in the ghetto, and Premo's simple, staticky beat is hard and gritty. The beat to "Livin' Proof" is raw but attractive, simple and ear-catching, and Melachi and Dap establish themselves as new young truth-kicking rappers. The chorus samples Wu-Tang and Nas in Premo's signature two-bar fashion. "Serious Rap S..." has an electronic, ultra-funky beat that will make your head bob instantly, the raps show great flow. A highlight of the disc is "Suspended in Time," a very nostalgically and thoughtfully produced track with verses to match. "Sacrifice" has cool guitars on the production, and harder raps than usual. "Up Against tha Wall (Low Budget Mix)" has bouncy vibes and my favorite lyrics on the album, expressing the depressed and pessimistic view of inner city life. "4 Give My Sins" has some muted horns and a simple beat, with introspective lyrics. Premo steals the show on "Baby Pa," making not one but two completely dope beats on this track. I love "2 Thousand," with its winding deep piano and great chorus ("95 is yours, 2000 is mine, and we walkin' through the ghetto and the feeling is fine..."). It's followed by "Supa Star," another classic single. My favorite song on the whole album is "Up Against tha Wall (Getaway Car Mix)." It's another mix to the song earlier on the album, but Premo's slower, simple piano lined-beat is absolutely perfect, and he engineers a nice chorus for this mix. The album ends with the tough song "Tha Realness."

"Livin' Proof" is an album so exceptional and musical that I don't think you'd have to be a rap fan to enjoy it. In my mind, it showed the world that the legendary Premier didn't need Guru or Jeru to make an awesome record, and I think this is maybe his greatest musical accomplishment. It is really unlike a Gang Starr album in every way, but Gang Starr fans will probably enjoy it immeasurably as well. I could not praise or recommend "Livin' Proof" any higher, this is really a one-of-a-kind type of album.

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Livin' Proof
Dale Williams
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000GBE8QA
Release Date: 2005-08-30

Tracks:

Leave the Light On
Ridin' out This Hurricane
Live Day to Day
This Ol' Town
Make Me a Strong One
Till He Rides Again
All of Me Holds a Piece of You
Beautiful Lie
Livin' Proof
Your Man I Am
Country with an Attitude

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Livin' Proof

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ESSUUU
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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Livin' Proof
Jerry Winslett Jr
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000RBJJWW

Product Description

1 Livin' Proof 2 Amy 3 Love to Be Gone 4 Our Love 5 I'd Be Lost 6 The House 7 Some Hearts Are Meant to Be Used 8 Your Memory Will Have to Leave 9 Blue Eyes 10 You Made a Believer Out of Me

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Da Proof Iz in Da Puddin
Livin' Proof
Manufacturer: Universal Music & VI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000008NXL
Release Date: 1994-11-22

Average customer rating:

Pound-for-pound, one of the best

Livin' Proof
Group Home
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005642Y

Customer Reviews:

Pound-for-pound, one of the best.......2001-02-13

You have to really give this album its due. I mean two sixteen-year-olds in '95 made this provocative work. Now don't get me twisted, this album wouldn't have me nearly as gassed without Premier's stellar, polyrhythmatic production. But, all at once, for a couple of teenagers from East New York, these two made one hell of a work at the apocalypse of hip-hop when all the artists were basically turning commercial. This is definitely one of the last albums, along with Jeru tha Damaja's Wrath of the Math, that reflected the street life to it's most pure, violent, but all at once gorgeous extent. What stands this album out from all the rest, however, is that although the album possesses violent, street-compromising roughness, it doesn't glorify it, as expressed in Melachi and Lil' Dap's lyrics and general tones throughout the album. Truly, a remarkable release