Author Topic: Hip Hop (Read 723037 times)

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2940 on:** February 10, 2015, 11:31:23 PM »

And a real ass board checked OG GOAT

https://m.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2941 on:** February 10, 2015, 11:37:54 PM »

And lastly my real life dude...and yeah I'm drunk a bit.

https://m.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2942 on:** February 10, 2015, 11:45:34 PM »

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2943 on:** February 10, 2015, 11:51:21 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 10, 2015, 11:45:34 PM

Ultra

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2944 on:** February 10, 2015, 11:55:48 PM »

Niccas...please

https://m.

sarslip · « **Reply #2945 on:** February 11, 2015, 09:46:46 AM »

Quote from: Am_I_Anonymous on February 10, 2015, 11:55:48 PM

Niccas...please

blue flowers

i think i may have posted this a few pages back but here you go

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2946 on:** February 11, 2015, 09:51:08 AM »

Quote from: sarslip on February 11, 2015, 09:46:46 AM

Quote from: Am_I_Anonymous on February 10, 2015, 11:55:48 PM
Niccas...please

blue flowers

i think i may have posted this a few pages back but here you go

Come at me with Kool Keith brehs...

sarslip · « **Reply #2947 on:** February 11, 2015, 10:02:25 AM »

Doc Oct > Sex Style > Big Willie EP > Dr. DOOOM > Black Elvis > Masters of Illusion > Spankmaster > Keith Matthews > the rest.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2948 on:** February 11, 2015, 02:55:23 PM »

Quote from: sarslip on February 11, 2015, 10:02:25 AM

Doc Oct > Sex Style > Big Willie EP > Dr. DOOOM > Black Elvis > Masters of Illusion > Spankmaster > Keith Matthews > the rest.

I'd bump Masters of Illusion up 3 spots. I thought Keith and Motion had a good chemistry and Kurt LACED that album.

thabiz · « **Reply #2949 on:** February 11, 2015, 03:12:15 PM »

Kool Keith GOAT

Cheddahz · « **Reply #2950 on:** February 12, 2015, 01:42:31 PM »

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2951 on:** February 12, 2015, 01:43:34 PM »

Disrupt the the Cult of Kool Keith for Curren$y brehs...

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2952 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:01:54 PM »

I wish there was a dislike button....

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2953 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:15:02 PM »

Quote from: Esch on February 12, 2015, 02:07:13 PM

Man fuck dame soooo hard. Ski has always had so much heat and what did he do with it? Could have had 2 more pilot talks by now.

Would sacrifice a gaf poster to hear ski produce something for hov that got touched up percussion wise a little by someone. no id, maybe kanye.

Explain that situation for me? I don't follow Currensy that closely but I've heard he's being held back by Dame somehow

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2954 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:38:56 PM »

Dame helped Ski out by providing studio time and might have signed with him, I'm not sure. Regardless when Spitta split from Dame, Ski sided with Dame. Not in a "Spitta's wrong, Dame is right" way but moreso "Dame's doing xyz for me so..."

Now Dame is firmly in the bushes, Ski and Spitta can move on like gentlemen.

Ski actually has some dope drums but they're often reduced on record. His youtube and instagram feature various videos of the live drummer he has. Dude sounds great. I agree Hov would be perfect over some of Ski's new shit.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2955 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:41:39 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 12, 2015, 02:38:56 PM

Dame helped Ski out by providing studio time and might have signed with him, I'm not sure. Regardless when Spitta split from Dame, Ski sided with Dame. Not in a "Spitta's wrong, Dame is right" way but moreso "Dame's doing xyz for me so..."

Now Dame is firmly in the bushes, Ski and Spitta can move on like gentlemen.

Ski actually has some dope drums but they're often reduced on record. His youtube and instagram feature various videos of the live drummer he has. Dude sounds great. I agree Hov would be perfect over some of Ski's new shit.

I'd almost care if anything anybody linked here recently sounded good at all. Weak beats, worse hooks, terrible flows. Sorry man, I can't fucks with this

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2956 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:44:18 PM »

Ski produced Dead Presidents II breh....

I understand people not liking Curren$y though. His voice alone turns some off. One of my brothers hates him with a passion lol.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2957 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:45:45 PM »

I just feel like the production value of hip hop has went WAY UP but the heart behind the spitters has went WAY DOWN.

You can take your 150,000 studio set up. Me? I'll take Premo or Quik with an 808 and some tables.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2958 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:47:27 PM »

Thanks fellas.

Anon, Ski was the sound behind Camp Lo's Uptown Saturday Night.

You can go head on with the hate breh

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2959 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:50:03 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on February 12, 2015, 02:47:27 PM

Thanks fellas.

Anon, Ski was the sound behind Camp Lo's Uptown Saturday Night.

You can go head on with the hate breh

I ain't hating. I just don't like it. Y'all free to do what you want. I mean shit nicca it ain't Drake...cause if you like Drake I hate.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2960 on:** February 12, 2015, 02:58:09 PM »

Quote from: Esch on February 12, 2015, 02:55:58 PM

Ski's strengths are the atmosphere he puts together, and the things he does with strings. That's why he suits hov and curren$y so well. When it comes to drums to percussion he's whatever though.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2961 on:** February 12, 2015, 03:01:28 PM »

Quote from: Esch on February 12, 2015, 03:00:00 PM

DJ Premier is my #2 producer ever under the RZA A_I_A you ain't gotta tell me

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2962 on:** February 12, 2015, 06:48:59 PM »

Quote from: Esch on February 12, 2015, 02:49:09 PM

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 12, 2015, 02:38:56 PM
His youtube and instagram feature various videos of the live drummer he has

Link?

allow me to be cynical, all you like is boom bap percussion

Ski is a great producer but i never liked him for the drums.

Though

Joe Black is pretty dope. I saw Ski's band live a couple years ago

Most of Ski's drums are live drums, similar to Black Milk. They don't knock as hard obviously, but I think a lot of it has to do with the type of beats people choose. He has knocking beats drum wise, they just aren't the ones dudes rap over the most.

thabiz · « **Reply #2963 on:** February 12, 2015, 08:15:17 PM »

Cheddahz · « **Reply #2964 on:** February 12, 2015, 11:28:04 PM »

new drake album/mixtape/whatever

https://soundcloud.com/octobersveryown

king of the internet · « **Reply #2965 on:** February 12, 2015, 11:29:09 PM »

It's also out in the wild too. Download is slow as fuck tho.

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2966 on:** February 13, 2015, 12:40:45 AM »

Playing drake is an open admission that you feather nuts with your tongue...FYI

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2967 on:** February 13, 2015, 02:35:24 PM »

Probably shouldn't take it too seriously since it's like an album of throwaways but that Drake isn't noteworthy. Dude constantly rhyming the same or borrowing that Migos flow/Travis Scott vocalizations. Meh.

jakefromstatefarm · « **Reply #2968 on:** February 13, 2015, 02:41:37 PM »

Quote from: Esch on February 12, 2015, 02:24:41 PM

I still think that when it comes to working with electric guitar samples hes the best producer ever.

this is what's always stood out to me about him

you see him use high pitch synths/bells in the same capacity

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2969 on:** February 13, 2015, 02:47:42 PM »

all those beats are horrible, you think that's guitar? *posts Van Halen video*

-AiA

Beezy · « **Reply #2970 on:** February 13, 2015, 09:04:11 PM »

Airborne Aquarium

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #2971 on:** February 14, 2015, 07:56:38 AM »

Quote from: Am_I_Anonymous on February 12, 2015, 02:45:45 PM

I just feel like the production value of hip hop has went WAY UP but the heart behind the spitters has went WAY DOWN.

You can take your 150,000 studio set up. Me? I'll take Premo or Quik with an 808 and some tables.

I'm assuming you mean 'primo or quik in 1996'? Primo has been pretty awful for over a decade and putting Quik on the table as 'this is what rap should sound like' is just baffling given how his last few albums have approached Lil B level stream-of-consciousness at points

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #2972 on:** February 14, 2015, 07:58:50 AM »

I wish I noticed AIA was calling people gay for listening to drake before I bothered to respond to that. Be married brehs

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2973 on:** February 14, 2015, 09:36:25 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 13, 2015, 02:47:42 PM

all those beats are horrible, you think that's guitar? *posts Van Halen video*

-AiA

when an NBA all star is better than the guy you're staning for....

https://m.

...brehs

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2974 on:** February 14, 2015, 09:44:51 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 13, 2015, 02:47:42 PM

all those beats are horrible, you think that's guitar? *posts Van Halen video*

-AiA

When canadians sound better than the dude who's dick you licking...

https://m.

...brehs

Am_I_Anonymous · « **Reply #2975 on:** February 14, 2015, 09:48:31 AM »

When a dude banging a pen on a porch has better bars than your dude

https://m.

Brehs...

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2976 on:** February 19, 2015, 06:57:34 PM »

Quote from: Esch on February 19, 2015, 06:41:07 PM

New ghost is ok so far. Honestly I just haven't felt the x factor from this or 12 reasons to die. donno.

Anyone else listen?

I'm liking it so far. Not sure if its better than 36 Seasons but it's good.

He's still better than many of his aging peers, but he's definitely slowed down a bit on here and 12 Reasons/Seasons. Maybe he's holding back for the sake of the orchestral themes of these albums?

toku · « **Reply #2977 on:** February 19, 2015, 07:14:31 PM »

toku · « **Reply #2978 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:44:42 PM »

choppin' shit up like Baraka

Courage · « **Reply #2979 on:** February 19, 2015, 08:53:07 PM »

I was feeling that Ghost on my first listen but then gave it a couple more and... idk it wears thin. I initially found the instrumentation to be dope (especially the interludes) but then you realize there's not a lot of variation throughout the album. Sounds a little too homogenous and missing that signature BBNG funk. As for Ghostface, the guy sounds tired to me. He's decent for the most part, but is usually overshadowed by most of the production. No notable presence, no intimidation to match the sinister mood. Seems like a missed opportunity, since I forced myself to enjoy it on repeated listens but it gets too boring.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2980 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:16:17 PM »

Ghost sounds energized to me, but the verses are rather basic outside of a few spurts. There are no bad verses IMO, but overall it just feels like retreaded territory. Production wise I really like it. The bass is dope, I love the few tracks that have horns, etc.

It's a cool project but feels like an EP. Worse yet it feels like half a project. Like a few more months, more verses, maybe some dialogue samples, etc would make this a memorable project.

Really liked 36 Seasons but it got tired pretty fast. I think these narrative albums are cool but ultimately negate what I always found most interesting about Ghost: his abstract lyricism, wit, and humor. Instead of just going off he ends up tied to a specific topic or theme. Let Ghost be Ghost.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2981 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:47:38 PM »

The best hip hop concept albums tend to allow a lot of narrative freedom instead of "this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened." I think of De La Soul Is Dead: a radio station playing all types of shit. Little Brother's first two albums do the same thing. Or A Prince Among Thieves where all types of shit happens. All those albums have multiple tracks that stand out completely on their own.

Whereas 12 Reasons To Die and 36 Seasons retreat a lot of the same territory and there really isn't a moment of randomness. Like, Ghost chilling at the park watching people pass by. Give me that over "Ghost is betrayed by x" again.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2982 on:** February 19, 2015, 10:22:46 PM »

Yeah, I love the production on Sour, but I can't deny the criticisms in here.

Storytelling Ghost is best at a one and done story like

for example.

Quote from: toku on February 19, 2015, 08:44:42 PM

choppin' shit up like Baraka

Really wanted this guys album to be better than it was $:-\$

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2983 on:** February 19, 2015, 10:58:41 PM »

I see you Mr Nobody. Shout outs to all my real Africans who fuck with The Big Doe Rehab.

toku · « **Reply #2984 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:25:06 PM »

This was my favorite off big doe rehab:

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2985 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:58:45 PM »

toku · « **Reply #2986 on:** February 20, 2015, 12:27:36 AM »

French vanilla ice cream and hot apple pie truffles~

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2987 on:** February 20, 2015, 11:29:16 AM »

Fashawn's Ecology leaked and it pretty much confirmed for me that I don't really care about this dude unless Alchemist is on production.

He's not wack, he just doesn't do much for me. I should've realized this years ago when I listened to Boy Meets World and had no motivation to go back to it.

sarslip · « **Reply #2988 on:** February 20, 2015, 11:47:12 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Nobody on February 20, 2015, 11:29:16 AM

Fashawn's Ecology leaked and it pretty much confirmed for me that I don't really care about this dude unless Alchemist is on production.

this is a long list for me

Oh No
Guilty Simpson
Prodigy
Alchemist
Boldy James
Eminem

thabiz · « **Reply #2989 on:** February 20, 2015, 03:35:18 PM »

new fashawn is ass tier

toku · « **Reply #2990 on:** February 20, 2015, 03:43:44 PM »

It's probably not that bad.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2991 on:** February 20, 2015, 03:49:58 PM »

Cheddahz · « **Reply #2992 on:** February 20, 2015, 10:42:25 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 20, 2015, 03:49:58 PM

wasn't even a huge fan of night's gambit (wanna give it another go though) and i'm digging this

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2993 on:** February 21, 2015, 12:04:27 AM »

GZA comparisons are apt because it's the first place many, including myself, heard him.

haven't been able to find a Night Breed tape, just some stuff on youtube. Ka claims he was trash back then but the tracks I've found on youtube weren't terrible.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2994 on:** February 21, 2015, 12:35:22 AM »

Nightbreed just put out a single 12" iirc

His Natural Elements stuff is rough though

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2995 on:** February 21, 2015, 12:44:40 AM »

I've listened to Natural Elements and don't remember hearing Ka on it. iirc he said he was in the group but didn't make it onto tracks. I could be wrong though

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2996 on:** February 21, 2015, 01:10:00 AM »

1:10

I think this was the only cut with all of them including Ka though. Other tracks during this eras were solos produced by the main NE dude Charlamagne (who I believe did some work on CNN's War Report and Diplomatic Immunity)

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #2997 on:** February 21, 2015, 07:42:54 PM »

The long awaited second part of Juan Epstein's interview with Marley Marl. 15 minute video of his house and all the crazy shit he has, and the audio podcast is well over an hour.

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2998 on:** February 26, 2015, 10:51:22 PM »

Mr. Nobody · « **Reply #2999 on:** February 27, 2015, 08:06:31 PM »

That new Cannibal Ox album is out and this nicca Vordul sounds like he flushed his soul out with the drugs

Not tonight breh

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Author Topic: Hip Hop (Read 723037 times)