Clipse - Lord Willin' A lot of yall could probably tell the difference between "West Coast" hip hop and "East Coast" hip hop. Even less of you could probably tell me what the dirty south is and what style of Hip Hop came from the South East United States. Even even incredibly even less could tell me what the fucking Virginia sound was or is. Some of y'all probably don't even know that Pharrell was a hip hop producer in the 2000's and that he was one of the more innovative and influential producers of the 21st century and a huge chunk of what he did, what he wrote, and produced in his early carer was for Clipse. They are THE Virginia group. They are fucking amazing. Pusha T and No Malice just absolutely losing their mind over some of the most out there and interesting production that was going on at the same time. This shit is just so God damn bouncey and melodic for a hardcore hip hop record about selling coke and hustling. There's just nothing quite like listening to Pusha T tell you about how he grew up hustling and doing everything he could to be a success over the top of these Jazzy ass saxaphones and horns that almost sound like something from a Benny Goodman song. This whole album goes so hard, and when I was a kid these guys were the only people from VA we could point to as showing how shit could be there. I was only there a few years, but these fuckers stuck with me. Absolutely insane to see Pusha T go from local legend to one of the all time greats. It is well past time for all of yall to learn about this scene and listen to these albums. This or Hell Hath No Fury are absolutely the best place to start.