Hip Hop & Hoops |The Class of 96|

Julian Mihdi

Dope dope video Alc! I'm a little late but just had to leave some observations. 1) Lil Kim is underrated AF, I was just thinking about this the other day when I was revisiting some of that old Junior Mafia stuff...ppl say Jay & Meth are the only ones to go bar for bar with BIG as though cuts like Get Money don't exist! Kim was a monster on the mic... 2) Love the Pac + Kobe comparison. I heard a story about how they actually met once in a club in LA, right after Kobe got drafted. Imagine a 17-year old Bean walking up to Pac with sheepish grin on his face! They both had a command of the moment. Tupac is not in my top ten because like you I favor lyricism, bars, punchlines etc. But I think what made Pac great as a rapper is what made him great as an actor...he connected with his audience. 3) Jesus Shuttlesworth mannn. There was a game he went off for like 49 with 10 threes including the game winner against Nash & the Suns in double OT. It would've been one of the most memorable games of the decade–except it happened on the same night as Kobe's 81. Ray would have at least a couple scoring titles in this era, shooting 8-10 threes a game. So smooth.

Athletic Alchemy

Ill take a look, but only way I see it is if they get multiple picks in a trade back.

Elijah Curry

Just watched some Paul Reed footage. High possibility the Warriors could draft this guy. Okongwu with wing like scoring skills; stretch 4 or small 5. Please take 10 minutes of your time to just watch his highlights alone. Will be a draft steal if he doesn’t get picked top 20.

Athletic Alchemy

Haha you remember when that was a thing? Or maybe you don’t! But you had fools sticking them in Honda’s

Connor H

This was dope af alch. Well done. Now I gotta find me some of those lil those lil 4 inch TVs that jay z was using to flex on us with his sunvisors

Athletic Alchemy

Pac is # 1 for me..I have listened to Pac more than anyone else. Im a suka for punch lines and lyricism tho .. So I do tend to like east coast rap more. But this list made it self really, I paid homage to some of the stuff that came out the west as well tho.

Slater

damn cant believe youre from the west coast and love ny rap so much lmaoo. I'm the opposite I mean pac is MJ for me. What you got Jay z as your #1?

Slater

yo glad you included lil kim and foxy people forget about these old school women rappers! lady of rage was a killah

awwww this take me back. Nostalgic!

Athletic Alchemy

Thanks! Glad you liked it William.

William Mitchell

This is some unique content that came out in a time where we could use some perspective on culture. Much appreciated Alc.

Athletic Alchemy

thanks Chris!

Athletic Alchemy

I was going for a powerful moment there

Athletic Alchemy

Thanks mom...Id say your a lil bias!

Athletic Alchemy

Final Cut Pro is what I use and easiest to learn and work with, the trade off being its not as powerful or deep as say adobe.

Athletic Alchemy

thats what I was trying to do with some of those beat drops!

Athletic Alchemy

thanks man! Ill see what I come up with!

KendrickTheCreative

That was an excellent video! Something i was expecting but I was all for it. Seeing the Kobe and Tupac comparison almost had me choked up for a second.

Chris Williams

loved this!

Marie Bekele

What an amazing piece you have created here! I am so proud of your dedication, creativity and passion! The work that you put into this must be staggering! This is award-winning material!😀

G

loved the vid alch! Wondering what program you use to edit your vids as I'm trying to get into video editing, stay safe bro.

Freddie D

Aww man I was a teenager in the 90s so this one took me back ;)

Branden Edwards

Alc this was great. Genuinely one of your better videos not breaking down games. I hope you do one for other great draft classes

Athletic Alchemy

Something a lil different in these different times

Athletic Alchemy

Appreciate ya Spence 🙏🏽

Athletic Alchemy

I like that! I always Max a few rather than evenly distribute

Athletic Alchemy

Appreciate it Brenden

Athletic Alchemy

Thanks!

Athletic Alchemy

🙏🏽

Athletic Alchemy

Imagine if Ai had signed with Nike... I had the shits with the honeycomb too.. but he only had 1 good shoe.

Spence

If you dont know killer mike you GOTTA go back and listen to his work, and his current work with El-P

Tao Rodriguez-Seeger

Yeah that's what I needed today. Thank you

Lance Corcoran

Very good video. Don't know this rapper but have to recognize this speech by Killer Mike from a couple days ago. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/30/us/killer-mike-atlanta-protest-rapper-trnd/index.html

Aaron Orrantia

Nash an Curry are like the same player but like if you chose to max out different stats for each one, passing/shooting.

Spence

God damn, Alch! This was very dope. As always I appreciate you and what you do.

Absolutely killer video

belikewater

Great job.

Ezra Abbey

The Kobe and Pac comparison gave me chills. Dope video as always Alch. Hoops and Hip Hop have always been connected but AI really changed everything, it's crazy to see the difference between back then and today. Hip Hop is literally blasted throughout the game and most players today are tatted up, wear all kinds of hair styles and rock head bands and shit. AI's legacy is huge, and underappreciated by many people.

Athletic Alchemy

well sounds like we still got some time to look back...Ill see what other ideas come to mind.

Athletic Alchemy

you mean the ghost writing? ...Fair. I left Em off the list because he didn't really really debut until 99..So I didn't consider Ghost a new act either. In hindsight I probably should have just added them both.

Kevin Weng

What an excellent video! Loved it!

Kyle Most

Great vid alc, would def look forward to a series of this nature being someone that enjoys history of stuff a bit ahead of my time

Excellent video but I gotta be honest, the Foxy Brown part kinda caught me off guard... really didnt come close to expecting her in it. Knowing what we pretty much know about her, I wouldn't have included her myself, and maybe instead Ghostface... his first solo album Ironman debuted in 96'. Regardless excellent work as always.

Athletic Alchemy

Thanks Wilson!

Athletic Alchemy

🙏🏽 Glad I could give you lil glimpse into the past!

Wilson Wang

Great work Alch!

Definitely enjoyed it, especially as a newcomer to both the NBA and Hip-Hop. Haven't heard much of those names so not only was the vid entertaining and well-made it was also informative.