Today’s pick is No One Can Do It Better by The D.O.C.
The D.O.C. is the unsung hero of early west-coast hip hop. He was associated with NWA (co-writing some of the biggest songs on Straight Outta Compton and Eazy Duz It). He put out this solo album soon after NWA’s success…but his career was stalled by a near-fatal car accident.
After recovering he still co-wrote huge hits that were included on Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle, so he’s doing alright.
But back to the matter at hand: No One Can Do It Better is excellent. He doesn’t talk about typical gangster rap topics…more brainy stuff. The beats are supplied by Dr. Dre (except for a few tracks where MC Ren plays live drums!!) so you know the music is on-point as well.
A complete classic!!
As a side-note I regretfully loaned my OG vinyl copy to an ex-coworker about 10 years ago and never saw it again.