I haven't listened to this rubbish in years. Thanks Soulja boi and all you fucking crazy distinguished black fellows.
http://thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/drake-forever-feat-lil-wayne
Eminem :bow2
Post a good Wale song then
Punch line rappers :piss2quotables makes you a punchline rapper, now?
Wale mumbles worse than 50 smh
In terms of new rappers imo: Blu, J Cole>everybody elseNo love for Lupe? :'( But then I guess he isn't really new
mf doom annihilated.
mf doom is garbage too.
I really hate the both of you.
I hate that neither you nor PD can pick up on sarcasm.
I'm not a fan of DOOM, but I think my reason is valid. I can't deny that he's a brilliant lyricist, at least.mf doom annihilated.mf doom is garbage too.
I really hate the both of you.
on the fucking internet?!?! you make it sound like i'm the only person with that problem.I love the fact my opinion offends you greatly especially regarding something like music.
fresh prince is still a dick though.
I love the fact my opinion offends you greatly especially regarding something like music.
I love the fact that this statement totally applies to the very post in which you asserted it :teeheeI love the fact my opinion offends you greatly especially regarding something like music.
I love the fact that any dipshit with an internet connection can post his shitty opinion for all to see.
I love the fact that this statement totally applies to the very post in which you asserted it :teehee
hip-hop is serious business, motherfuckers.
smh
btw St. Corn, what are your thoughts on Hell Hath No Fury?
Oh I'm a manchild that can't let go!smh
Just shut the fuck up, dude. Yay you've made your ironic thread quota for the day, now fuck along and let people who actually want to talk hip-hop talk without you fhagging it up. Hooray?
hip-hop is serious business, motherfuckers.
It's not something you do, it's something you live.
Anyone hear the new Mos Def album? Is it good? Haven't liked any solo stuff from him since Black on Both Sides.
Dat true, my whigga dawg!
Where should I start with Gang Starr? I'm always daunted by these giant discographies.
Where should I start with Gang Starr? I'm always daunted by these giant discographies.
Outside of OB4CLII (which will probably be meh) I'm looking forward to stuff that might not drop this year :-\
Madvillainy 2
DOOM Starks
anything from Jay Electronica
Yea he's not on Aftermath anymore; it was a mutual agreement or something. He's releasing the album on EMI now
No one ever joins Aftermath and drops shit lol.
It's shit innit?It's a recent Jay record, so yeah.
To make matters worse, he gets outshined at least twice on the album by a guest rapper.You mean like this?
Jay-Z just might be the most insecure man in hip hop. For all his achievements and world breaking sales he still can't do much better than tell us how good he is, and why we should appreciate him. BP3 is just another mainstream rap n bullshit release from Jay. But he's just traded in the soul loops for electronic beats.
If someone has to constantly tell you that they're smart, most likely they aren't. Same applies to Jay and his constant GOAT boasting which seem to ring hollower with each release. Lyrically the album rarely rises above radio filler. The flow is often slower, mimicking the mannerisms of southern rappers. To make matters worse, he gets outshined at least twice on the album by a guest rapper.
Starts well enough with the first tracks; in fact the third verse of Thank You is one of Jay's best in a long time. Empire State of Mind sounds great, love the chorus. What We Talkin About is a good intro. I like the beat/sample for DOA despite the concept being kinda laughable (the album was going to have autotune until they realized it sounded shitty). Nearly everything else is radio filler.
The album is almost completely forgettable. I don't know who to shake my head at more though: Jay or Kanye. Best production ever? Mind blowing? No. Find me an electronic/techno beat that comes close to Flashing Lights. You can't. Hate is one of the worst songs I've heard this year. Already Home sounds kind of dated, plus Cudi's hook is atrocious; and I'm not being hyperbolic there, it's horrible.
J Cole's verse on A Star is Born>most of this album
Deeper Than Rap>BP3
BP3 is better than BP2. That's about it.eh...
why do rappers thinking rapping over more electronic production=innovative awesomeness? Meh
Rap has produced great concept albums (Ready To Die, OB4CL, The Cool, etc)
why do rappers thinking rapping over more electronic production=innovative awesomeness? Meh
You don't like Deltron 3030? :( I feel like an outcast when I reference that as one of my favorite hip-hop albums ever, it never seems to get any love.
I didn't download it lol. It's no doubt on SOHH's forums
edit http://forums.projectcovo.com/showthread.php?t=2195741
Thanks. What do you think of Drake's "Fear?" (HAD TO DO IT)
Thanks. What do you think of Drake's "Fear?" (HAD TO DO IT)
"I never cried when Pac died. But I will when Hov does" :piss2 :maf :-\
I like the beat tho, not a bad song. but imma kill the next person who talks shit about Pac :'(
How is he talking shit about him? I'm sure you didn't cry when he died either. You probably didn't even know who he was back then.
:bow
I think I'll go buy it, and pick up another copy of OBFCLI (my old one is fucked up). Hopefully this leads to more Wu shit. I'd love to see them collect a bunch of good production and hit it out the park. With or without RZA
But I hate seeing someone hijack everyone's style, then run with it and take credit for it. Fuck that.
I kinda like that "Death of Auto Tune" though :-\If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'm not a Jay-Z fan either, but I like a good amount of songs on BP3.
It's funny Hip-Hop was for the youf. Now it's dominated by 30-40 year old rappers. Soulja Boy is actually good that way.>:(
club song
innovation
Will Smith was hot, stfu :lol:lol omg
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:lol
What's your opinion on run dmc good sir :o
Sure, although lyrically they weren't too separated. An argument about lyrical complexity in the 80s isn't going to go anywhere unless you focus on Rakim/Kane/etc
So I'm listening to the KRS-One/Buckshot album and meh. Lots of grumpy old man "remember when there was real rap..." rhymes, boring punch lines, production that doesn't stand out, a Talib Kweli guest appearance...yea, a typical underground rap album lol
Everybody’s favorite masked MC is preparing to drop a rarities compilation next month on Gold Dust.info at link http://nahright.com/news/2009/09/14/doom-unexpected-guests-artwork-tracklist/#more-83302
1. Get ‘Er Done feat. DOOM - Jake One
2. Fly That Knot feat. DOOM - Talib Kweli
3. Sniper Elite feat. DOOM - Dilla Ghostface DOOM
4. Trap Door feat. DOOM - Jake One
5. Sorcerers feat. DOOM & Invizible Handz - John Robinson
6. Da Supafriendz - Vast Aire
7. Quite Buttery - Count Bass D feat DOOM
8. ? - DOOM featuring Kurious
9. All Outta Ale - DOOM
10. E.N.Y. House - Masta Killa
11. Bells of DOOM - DOOM
12. My Favorite Ladies - DOOM
13. Street Corners (Remix) - Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck & GZA
Clipse should just say "fuck it" and sign an independent deal asap. No more forced club/ring tone songs, no more getting dicked around by Pharrel, etc. Plus they'd actually be making money
According to wiki they'll have Hitmen (Biggie, Jay), J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, Rick Rubin, DJ Khalil, and some others. That's not bad; didn't like American Gangster but the production was nice, and J.U.S.T.I.C.E League's stuff on Rick Ross' album (don't laugh dammit) is very good imo.
I saw today that The Black Keys made a hip-hop album. The list of guests is impressive: Jim Jones, Mos Def, RZA, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, Billy Danze, and Ol' Dirty Bastard.
Might be good!?? Reminds me of The Roots, in a good way.
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You can tell half of the people are kids that know nothing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX_47hGf6pU:violin
Jay-Z 96 RD was nobody - pac died sold 10X platinum that year- Nas sold 3 X platinum that year
97 Biggie died Jay-Z being smart said "The city is mine" Biggie sold about 10X platinum that year
After 2 albums that wasn't selling that much he moved to Def Jam
In 98 Def Jam could push any artist and they used soundscan tricks to add sales. Volume drops Jay sells 4X platinum. DMX dropped the same year and did 5X platinum
99 volume 3- sells about 500k the first week dec 21 DMX drops dec 28 and sells 798k the first week one week later. Nas dropped I am earlier that year and sold about 2-3m but the CD was bootlegged HEAVY. ****in **** got bootlegged about 3 months before the cd was supposed to drop. It was gonna be a double CD which probably would have sold 10X platinum. I think Jay got the CD from Carmen and bootlegged it so he can stay king lol.
2000 The dynasty?- i forgot what happened with this one and what other cds came out this year
2001 the blueprint- sold less than DMX the great depression the first week. The CD was said to be a classic but with hova hovita and that ***** jigga i refuse to say it was a classic lol..
2002 after being ethered he dropped the blueprint 2 where he cried about ether and wanted people to know he is the best that ever did it.
2003 50 cent dropped GRODT and sold like 6 million that year. I guess Jay-Z thought it was over for him so he retired and dropped the black album. I guess he figured him saying he quit would make people love him more. I guess after he got ethered and dropped the sorry ass BP2 he figured this was his way to sell albums.
2005 Jay declared war to get people to his concert and it was just him bringing out his idol NAS.
2006 kingdom come- 50 cent killed every rapper in NY at this point so Jay-Z came to save the day saying "rap needs me" even tho nobody asked him to come back or missed him. spent about 20 million to promote his comeback album did 698k the first week. 50 Cent worst selling album did 698k the first week and people said he fell off lol.
2007 American gangsta the movie comes out so jay-z uses this as a chance to sell another cd using another gimmick.
Jay-Z whole career he never sold a million the first week. Reasonable Doubt wasn't a classic in 96. Nobody was on it like that. That year was all about NAS and pac. Jay-Z didnt run **** for 6 summers because i don't recall a year where Jay-Z was the highest selling artist for that year. A bunch of number 1 albums but it's not like he dropped albums the same day as DMX, Ja rule, 50 Cent, Nelly, em etc. He picked and chose he dates that's easy lol.
Biggie died he said the city is mine
he retired black album = sales
he returned kingdom come = sales
he used a movie= sales
BP3 used 9/11
Jay-Z has been very good saying he's the best on every track. He has programmed stupid people to believe that. He does have 5-6 good songs per album that keeps him hot. But All Jay-Z songs are the same since he got ethered. Just Jay crying about he the greatest alive lol..
I bet DMX could outsell Jay Z again.
XXL gave Til the Casket Drops XL overall and a XXL for lyrics, apparently. Pharrell beats destroying an overall good album confirmed.
Nas dropped I am earlier that year and sold about 2-3m but the CD was bootlegged HEAVY. ****in **** got bootlegged about 3 months before the cd was supposed to drop. It was gonna be a double CD which probably would have sold 10X platinum. I think Jay got the CD from Carmen and bootlegged it so he can stay king lol.
2002 after being ethered he dropped the blueprint 2 where he cried about ether and wanted people to know he is the best that ever did it.
2005 Jay declared war to get people to his concert and it was just him bringing out his idol NAS.:rofl :bow
http://www.myspace.com/dmx
I am so fucking excited for his next two albums. Hit another homerun, X
Maybe after these albums hit, we can finally get a DMX, Steven Segal and Jet Li team up.
XXL gave Til the Casket Drops XL overall and a XXL for lyrics, apparently. Pharrell beats destroying an overall good album confirmed.What? Wasn't this album suppose to have shit from a bunch of different producers?
from wiki:XXL gave Til the Casket Drops XL overall and a XXL for lyrics, apparently. Pharrell beats destroying an overall good album confirmed.What? Wasn't this album suppose to have shit from a bunch of different producers?
I had no idea Jay-Z spent $20 million on Kingdom Come advertising. Tell me that is a joke
from wiki:XXL gave Til the Casket Drops XL overall and a XXL for lyrics, apparently. Pharrell beats destroying an overall good album confirmed.What? Wasn't this album suppose to have shit from a bunch of different producers?
1. "Speaker Freedom" (Produced by The Hitmen)
2. "Popular Demand" (featuring Cam'ron and Pharrell) (Produced by The Neptunes)
3. "Kinda Like A Big Deal" (featuring Kanye West) (Produced by DJ Khalil)
4. "Showin' Out" (featuring Drake) (Produced by The Neptunes)
5. "I'm Good" (featuring Pharrell) (Produced by The Neptunes)
6. "There Was A Murder" (Produced by DJ Khalil)
7. "Money On The Roof" (Produced by The Hitmen)
8. "Never Will It Stop" (featuring Ab Liva) (Produced by The Hitmen)
9. "All Eyes on Me" (featuring Pharrell and Keri Hilson) (Produced by The Neptunes)
10. "Counseling"(Produced by The Neptunes)
11. "Champion" (Produced by The Neptunes)
12. "Follow In My Footsteps"(Produced by DJ Khalil)
13. "Life Change" (featuring Pharrell and Kenna) (Produced by The Neptunes)
(Bonus Track) "I'm Good" (Remix) (featuring Rick Ross) (Produced by The Neptunes)
In 2004, When DOOM (then MF Doom) first teamed up with producer Madlib for a full-length album, the resulting spaced-out rap masterwork ended up as Pitchfork's #25 album of the decade. So it's a big deal that DOOM and Madlib have finally, finally reactivated their Madvillain project. At the moment, the two are hard at work on the mysterious follow-up to Madvillainy.
The new Madvillain album has no release date right now, but it'll eventually come out on Stones Throw. According to Stones Throw's publicist, Madlib will once again produce every track, and TV on the Radio production mastermind Dave Sitek is tentatively involved with the project. Mos Def also contributes to the album.
Last week on East Village Radio's Fat Beats Live show, DJ J.Rocc played a few work-in-progress snippets of tracks that could end up on the album. And they sound every bit as woozily free-associative as Madvillain classics like "Accordion" or "America's Most Blunted". DOOM: "I'd like to start off by thanking our sponsor / For financing the parts for this Frankenstein monster." Click below to hear, via the Stones Throw website.
As previously reported, Madvillain will perform at the We the People Festival on November 21 in Los Angeles.
He's probably best known for Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) which is on that mixtape, but my favorite track of his is:I never thought I'd hear a rapper namedrop and quote Kurt Vonnegut
[youtube=560,345]CRKonApqLGg[/youtube]
:bow
Clipse listening party
http://nahright.com/news/2009/10/27/video-the-clipse-listening-party-the-vault/
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/3885732882_9b09d0fcd7_o.jpg)
It leaked: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O91H09X1
Edit: Just listened to the whole thing. I really like this album.
We can't be friends.Flatmates then?
[youtube=560,345]jPem8TxMUrI[/youtube]
Some of them are so young, like just 'I just got hair on my balls' young. US old busters :punch
It crunk, UK crunk.
[youtube=560,345]OohEjlFyNjM[/youtube]
Less than a month away!
TTCD snippets
http://usershare.net/asgejh8vhhta
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XOQd1EqmfLs/Sw4NGO4_xcI/AAAAAAAAKD8/Hl1OBzQOTZE/s400/mix.jpg)
http://usershare.net/11pfpkd2htzo (http://usershare.net/11pfpkd2htzo)
Everything is on one track, so you have to listen to it all the way through. Don't know why Lupe did it this way, but it's good. When the tracks get separated I'll post that version up.
Version with separated tracks
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Enemy Of The State
03. Turnt Up
04. Fireman
05. We Are Lasers (Interlude)
06. Love Come Down (Remix) (Feat. Dirty Money)
07. Food And Liquor Flow
08. Say Something
09. Thank You
10. The One
11. Back By Popular Demand
12. Outro
Split Tracks
http://rapidshare.com/files/312340544/Lupe_Fiasco-Enemy_Of_The_State_A_Love_Story-HIF.rar (http://rapidshare.com/files/312340544/Lupe_Fiasco-Enemy_Of_The_State_A_Love_Story-HIF.rar)
Oh, and what is up with that distinguished mentally-challenged Zeitgeist comment on All the Way Turnt Up? That shit is almost as embarrassing as the Immortal Technique & Mos Def song about the WTCYeah, I rolled my eyes when I heard that. Also, what the hell does he mean at then end of the first track when he says:
Welcome back dude :bow
Welcome back dude :bow
:rock
i finally listened to blu & exile. shit's ridiculous man. can't believe i slept on it for sooo long.
The album is great, imo. I'm loving Freedom, Showing Out, and There Was a Murder. I thought it would piss me off, but the fake Jamaican accent on There Was a Murder works.
damn, i'm glad khalil didn't kill himself, his beats are some of the hottest on casket.
lyrically, it's not nearly as fierce as HHNF, but, really, clipse never puts out a shitty album/mixtape.
edit: also, fuck that pusha vs. malice noise, this is the first album where i feel like malice really holds his own against pusha and even outshines hims a few times.
follow me like twitta, nigg@, you can check my timeline
I sorta wish Freedom wasn't the first track on the album because it sets the bar so high. It was the opposite with Hell Hath No Fury. Still a good album, thoughlol so true
I'm mixing down new tracks, I met a cat down here that's been writing rhymes, also a promoter in Birmingham is looking into us already. Only let em listen to 2 songs and he want us to finish our mixtape so we can get on the spring college tours. :P
I did the shit to pass the time and didn't think it would do anything, but apparently people in the south like it. :lol ...it's odd.
I don't like the Freedom beat. I guess I just don't get the whole DJ Khalil hard-on in general.???
Maurice, I want to you post every single 50 Cent gif you have itt.
finally the cd quality version of Exhibit C:bow
http://nahright.com/news/2009/12/17/jay-electronica-exhibit-c-cdq/
:bow :bow :bow
This reminds me that I'm due for my monthly viewing of Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Jay Electronica: “Act Two Is Coming December 25th”
If some of you aren’t aware yet, Lupe recently announced he’s not dropping Friend Of The People on X-Mas. Sucks, right? But that sting should only be temporary, as Jay called in to Shade45 to announce that Act II: Patents Of Nobility will drop that day. Now go ahead and change your draws. Props to Nav.
This reminds me that I'm due for my monthly viewing of Get Rich or Die Tryin'
:bow
I used to complain about the skit-to-song ratio but the whole thing is fucking solid on just about every level. Now it's time to do some digging sir
Operation Doomsday :bow
Madvillainy :bow
Vaudeville Villain :bow
DOOM might be the most consistent rapper of all time, or at least tied with Ghostface
Am I the only one who liked Born Like This?
iirc St. Corn you made a similar argument against Cuban Linx II (old tracks/beats), and that was my fav hip hop album last year. I guess the difference for me is that even though there were old songs (Gihad) and beats (10 Bricks etc etc), Rae killed nearly every track.
[youtube=560,345]DUZ7-C0wPF4[/youtube]Best song on the album, but that's not really saying much I guess. He's sooooo borrrrrrrrring
:bow
...but hes been out of jail since summer
(http://byroncrawford.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c558f53ef0120a8ad212f970b-500wi)
"We approached the information desk in the main lobby of the hospital. We were asked “how can i help you gentlemen” by the intake woman at the front desk. Justin replied: ”i’m here to visit my uncle keith elam”. The rather nice but professional older woman who asked the first question raised her eyebrow and responded: ”lemme check the list”. Her first response after checking the first list was ”well your name is not on this list let me check the other list”. She then continued: ”oh ok, your name is on this list, i’m sorry i cannot allow you to go see the patient”. Yeah let that marinate. It seems like there were two lists, one list (the first list she looked at) had the names of people allowed to visit (the patient). The other list (the second list she checked) had the names of people who were not allowed to visit (the patient)"http://www.the9elements.com/2010/03/guru-nephew-blacklisted-prohibited-from.html
March 9th. RIP Biggie
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[youtub=560,345]aNwvHEme_JE[/youtube]spoiler (click to show/hide)[youtube=560,345]N4HjsZqOaQ0[/youtube]
:teehee :rock[close]
I can't think of a different explanation for this. And Miss Info might have let it slip earlier, talking about life partners
for Ch1n
http://www.mediafire.com/file/jqmz2jjmuzx/Crookers-Guest-Mix-for-Annie-Nightingale-Show.mp3
"glitchy goodness. Here's the tracklisting..."
1. Dem Hunger - Peugeot Pregnancy
2. Shlohmo - Antigravity (Low Limit Remix)
3. Floating Points - Truly
4. Crookers feat. Miike Snow - Remedy (Accapella)
5. Crookers feat. Miike Snow - Remedy
6. Four Tet - Sing
7. Die Voegel - Blaue Moschee
8. Shlomi Aber - Sketches (Be As One)
9. Novalima - Machete
10. Basic Soul Unit - Dank
11. Machine Drum - Carry The Weight (Demo)
12. Crookers feat. Roisin Murphy - Royal T (Accapella)
[youtube=560,345]vFulD8CrbsI[/youtube]Way hotter than anything I heard him do with Slaughterhouse. That Premiere beat ain't hurtin' anything either.
sheeeeiiiittt
Lots of hip hop heads I know/respect were heaping praise on Slaughterhouse's album but I thought it was the definition of average. Average beats with four battle rappers trading bad metaphors. But Ortiz is the type of punchline battle rapper who can create some damn good songs. Not a fan of Royce anymore; dude has some of the worst metaphors this side of Lil Wayne. Crooked is eh. Budden is a bitch but he can rhyme, can't say I'm a fan though.Wow, nice to see I'm not the only one. I thought I just wasn't getting it or something.
but yea that's the best Premo beat I've heard in awhile. Maybe since Watch How it Go Down
Plus, the production list is laughable. The one RZA beat (Our Dreams) is meh, but at least it's mastered correctly. Someone explain to me why Ghostface, Raekwon, and Method Man can't get decent producers to work with them. It's not money.
Hunter USG presents N.E.R.D. at Webster Hall!
It's that time of year again. Hunter USG is bringing you N.E.R.D. only this time we'll be having it at Webster Hall on Thursday April, 29th!
Tickets are on sale now!!!! Tickets will be $10 for Hunter students, and $15 for non-Hunter students. Each Hunter student can bring 1 guest. To buy tickets, go to the USG office which is Hunter North room 121. You must have your Hunter ID to buy a ticket. The event is 18+
Doors open at 8:00pm, and the acts will go on around 9
After the performances, the place will turn into a dance party and we'll have DJ Edge spinning for the rest of the night
Jay Electronica will be the opening act http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc09HB7nEbA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc09HB7nEbA)
Check out this email I just got:I love N.E.R.D., but Jay Electronica?! Bring me as your guest!QuoteHunter USG presents N.E.R.D. at Webster Hall!
It's that time of year again. Hunter USG is bringing you N.E.R.D. only this time we'll be having it at Webster Hall on Thursday April, 29th!
Tickets are on sale now!!!! Tickets will be $10 for Hunter students, and $15 for non-Hunter students. Each Hunter student can bring 1 guest. To buy tickets, go to the USG office which is Hunter North room 121. You must have your Hunter ID to buy a ticket. The event is 18+
Doors open at 8:00pm, and the acts will go on around 9
After the performances, the place will turn into a dance party and we'll have DJ Edge spinning for the rest of the night
Jay Electronica will be the opening act http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc09HB7nEbA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc09HB7nEbA)
Should I go to this? :teehee
Q-Tip and Ghostface? Fuck why don't I live in NY
WTF? I got a send error both times I tried to email that address. I NEED to be at this thing. :'(
http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=77636Thanks for posting that before, I've been enjoying the BBU mixtape :bow Jason Perez
but seriously, the mixtape is awesome
actually, middle class airs is incorrect as a signifier
maybe faux intellectualism to justify why someone likes something considered to be "low brow"
:::::::::::Saturday, May 1st::::::::::::
NO SLEEP IN BROOKLYN
Melle Mel from Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5!!!
10pm BONES HOWELL
1030pm THE SYNDROME
11pm PEEP HOLE
11.30pm YOUNG JIMMY & LADY KAI FEAT.HIP HOP LEGEND GRAND MASTER MELLE MEL
12pm AEON CRUNC
12.30pm DJ M.C. K~SWIFT
rockin out the remainder of the night
Free Beer until....we run out.
BYOB!
Live painting by Lexi Bella, Andre Trenier, Marthalicia Matarrita
http://www.artbattles.com/
10pm til late.
$15. 18 and over.
You Sold Out, Homie: B.O.B.http://www.cocaineblunts.com/blunts/?p=5993
The release of B.O.B.’s long awaited/delayed debut album The Adventures Of Bobby Ray has inspired me to resurrect this short lived series from my glory days at that other site. Basically here’s the premise for those that missed the pilot: nobody in the hip hop media calls a sell out a sell out anymore. Go pick up a back issue of a rap magazine from the mid 90s. When a major artist sold out there were long think pieces on the societal and business ramifications on the hip hop world. I am bringing that the fuck back because sell out rap sucks.
My one time bossman at that same gig now claims that “we off” the sellout. When The Roots made that horrible record with The Fall Out Boys that the internet hated their drummer Questlove took a similar stance. That the we, the people, were beyond sellout. Now this logic is understandable in the I’ll still sell my song to Nike even though they have sweat shops or whatever sense. Hey, make money off of your art in anyway possible since nobody is paying for the physical product anymore. No shame in product placement. But the opening of this path makes the B.O.B./Fall Out Roots school of sell out all the more detestable today. Because there are so many more lanes for an artist to make off of art, Pure Art, in today’s landscape if your business is in order. Look at Wiz Khalifa or Stones Throw or hell The Roots themselves, who now play J Dilla instrumentals nightly on network TV. (Not to mention any number of upper echelon Pitchfork indie bands who have almost already guaranteed a lifetime of mid-sized venue touring off one or two buzz heavy and eccentric albums.) So the idea that it’s somehow admirable to churn out this sort of near Miley Cyrus tripe is truly offensive. Because lane carving has never been easier, especially for a talent of B.O.B.’s level. So save the Sprewell family values.
The Adventures Of B.O.B. isn’t simply a sell out record. It might be the most selling outest sell out rap album to ever sell out. It’s not just pop rap. It’s unabashed pop music that happens to have rapping on the verses. It’s pure Disney Radio shit, Now That’s What I Call Music music. It’s got that sick sort of slightly twisted upper lip Blink 182/Avril Lavigne brand of Hot Topic cool kid rebellion pop feel to it, which didn’t seem particularly rebellious or cool when I was actually a teenager. I can’t even wrap my head around the same guy that wrote smart and subtle songs like “Daddy” and “Life Of Sin” turning around and signing off on these ideas. What hurts the most is that dude is still rapping pretty well here. He’s just burying good rapping in bubblegum music. I’m trying to be kind. Or at least the kind of writer who can look at a well constructed pop record and admire it. I’m not qualified to make that call but I certainly can’t argue with numbers. Bob’s got two hits right now thanks to everything but his rapping. Fennessey seems to think that this turn is at worst essential (I disagree) and at best representative of the artist that B.O.B.’s always aspired to be. Which raises the questions: can pure intentions wash away the sell out stench? Does honesty negate tastelessness? Whatever the answer it needs to be said: you sold out, homie. Spend your earnings wisely.
Ninjasonik is opening and i love them.
I'm curious how Freddie Gibbs and XV are live.
I'm too busy bro, plus i have a final at 8:30.
Haven't been able to keep up with music as much as I want to. Just certain groups. Ah well.
I've never been to a rap concert that started on time
that would be Ninjasonik:-\
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that would be Ninjasonik:-\
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Yeah, I don't get why Jimmy Brooks is popular either. I guess it's because of Degrassi? I think he's terrible and I have to hear him almost every day. At this point, I feel that I could sing 'best I ever had' backwards.
J. Cole will save Hip Hop.:lol
J. Cole will save Hip Hop.:lol
You check out Blu & Exile?
What about the god Jay Electronica :pimp
Yea half of J and J. I'd be shocked if you don't like Beneath the Heavens
no love for jay electronica?
What about Elzhi? Not "new" but he's one of the better rappers out there today imo
PD, this "Below the Heavens" is DOPE. I just got it from eMusic.
Oh and HipHop Is Dead is a good fucking album, fuck the haters.yup
In 1990 DJ Stretch Armstrong and Bobitto Garcia debuted their college radio show on Columbia University’s WKCR (89.9FM) in NYC and left an indelible mark on the culture. The show, which ran until 1998, helped launch the careers of many of hip-hop’s biggest stars—including The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Nas, Big Pun, the Wu-Tang Clan, DMX, Cam’ron, Mobb Deep, Big L and Fat Joe, among others.http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=95571
Listeners used to tune in to hear rare cuts, b-sides and remixes to some of their favorite songs, as well as interviews and live freestyles. Tomorrow, (early Friday morning on October 22) from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Stretch and Bob will return to WKCR to broadcast a special anniversary show. (Fans outside of NYC can log on to WKCR’s website to hear a live stream).
We here at XXL are pretty excited by the news so to celebrate Stretch and Bobbito’s 20-year anniversary we’ve compiled 20 of the show’s more memorable freestyles. Yes, yes y’all! —Rob Markman
I miss reviewing albums like crazy, I almost got a job to review metal albums for a friends website but since they are posted under one name and i have a different opinion on things we decided not too.
PD, Himu we should start an album reviewing site for all kinds of shit, who's down?
I guess it would include folks like Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Charles Hamilton, Wale, Lupe Fiasco, etc. Maybe Wiz Khalifa and Currency although they're more stoner types.Is B.o.B a hipster? Dunno. It depends on how you define stuff I guess.
When I think of hip hop hipsters I think of the skinny jeans rappers name dropping designer clothes and challenging the masculine/street rap stereotypes of the genre.
I guess it would include folks like Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Charles Hamilton, Wale, Lupe Fiasco, etc. Maybe Wiz Khalifa and Currency although they're more stoner types.Is B.o.B a hipster? Dunno. It depends on how you define stuff I guess.
When I think of hip hop hipsters I think of the skinny jeans rappers name dropping designer clothes and challenging the masculine/street rap stereotypes of the genre.
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You tried to combat me by defending hip hop and you didn't cater to my one weakness?!
You are a terrible advocate and frontman. Never get into advertising EVER.
Fuck no. I don't listen to hip hop. Pick Beezy instead.I'm no writer and I suck at explaining shit to people. Games are the only things that I could probably write about if I really tried.
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:teehee
explain, fresh.I don't really listen to old school shit, there's club shit but that's not hip-hop to me. J Cole seems to me the next upcoming rapper that has talent and mainstream appeal. I really can't be bothered 'searching' anymore to prove that hip hop isn't dead.
explain, fresh.I don't really listen to old school shit, there's club shit but that's not hip-hop to me. J Cole seems to me the next upcoming rapper that has talent and mainstream appeal. I really can't be bothered 'searching' anymore to prove that hip hop isn't dead.
If J Cole doesn't sell he's going to falter on Roc. Bitches and white people please buy his shit.
The more distinguished black fellows sayin’
Cole the wrong one bringin’ the city shine
All he ever doin’ is paintin’ pictures of crime
Tellin’ stories of pain, paintin’ pictures of dope
Bitch if you listen I’m paintin’ pictures of hope
That boy in class embarrassed because he broke
Hopin’ today he won’t be the butt of somebody’s jokes
See me; I lived it all from dirt-poori in a trailer
Worried about my mother and never trustin’ my neighbors
To middle-class with a backyard and my own room
To bein’ the only black kid in my homeroom
academically gifted and followed my own rules
Was runnin’ the streets hey ma I’ll be home soon
Was out chasin’ ho’s, was out hoopin’
Them distinguished black fellows wasn’t ballin’ but yet they was foul shootin’
So meet the newest role model who don’t know how to fake this shit
Never sold a rock and look I made it bitch
It's amazing, I can't believe how good it is. Dude is not only a great rapper but a very nice producer. Lots of diversity, doesn't rely on soul loops.
What an amazing weekend for hip hop
-Kanye's album is amazing
-J Cole's mixtape is so nice it could be an album
-Jay Electronica signs with Roc Nation :o :bow
“When The Warm Up dropped, I watched that grow legs and work for me for a year straight. I saw it reaching people every day. With this, what’s really overwhelming—in a good way—is the amount of people. It’s all positive feedback, but the amount of people who hit me on Twitter or sent a text or quote lines on Twitter has been overwhelming. I seen people who I knew from college make comments like, ‘Wow, everybody on my timeline is quoting J. Cole.’ It’s a really cool feeling knowing that I reached a group of people I wasn’t reaching before. Hopefully, more people will see the type of music I’m trying to bring to the people.http://www.complex.com/blogs/2010/11/17/j-cole-talks-about-his-g-o-o-d-friday-verse-jay-electronica-friday-night-lights/
“This mixtape was a part of my plan. I told everybody I didn’t want to release an album that was really good that went under the radar. An album that no one was interested in and only my fans got it, so only 50,000 the first week. I’m not all about first-week numbers, but I don’t want to work this hard and then have it go over people’s heads. So the mixtape is the first step to getting on that next level, and getting on more people’s radar. I think it exceeded my expectations of that. That’s step one. The next step is a single and from there it’ll lead to the album. And then the label will be comfortable putting it out. I believe in a body of work, but I do need a smash hit single. If I want to be in the game and do arenas one day, you need to have smash hit singles. But it’s possible to have smash hit singles, still be who you are, and put out classic albums.”
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-Kanye's album is amazingsurprised to hear this from you
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http://thehomeskool.bandcamp.com/ (http://thehomeskool.bandcamp.com/)
Listen to this.
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kinda not terrible new Premo beat?
edit: also wiz was at best buy union square yesterday. when i walked by there was no line.:lol
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The ideology of what I considered "real" hip-hop died at the 1995 Source Awards. I was literally at its funeral-- I sat three rows behind Nas. In the audience, the Bad Boy camp was on the far right, all the West Coast and the Southern rappers were in the middle, and on the far left were all the New York underground rappers like Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Nas, Busta Rhymes, and us. That was the day when Suge called out Puffy, and there were fights in the audience. I felt like a bomb was going to detonate.http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/8031-uestlove-15-years/
Nas' body language that day told the whole story of where we were about to go. The more he got ignored for Illmatic, I literally saw his body melt in his seat. Almost like he was ashamed. He just looked so defeated. I was like, "Yo, he's not gonna be the same after this shit." None of us were the same after that day. I feel like the true underground lost its oxygen that night.
Section 80 on the other hand
http://www.spin.com/articles/live-new-underground-spin-celebrates-hip-hops-diy-momentSame here. Haven't been able to listen to Danny Brown yet though.
Good article in "diy rap" manages to skirt real DIY and "DIY"
provides a nice clearing house for a lot of what i've been liking
hyp welcome back! long time no see
I really like The Renaissance, it's Tip's best solo album imo
I haven't listen to Tip's solo work yet. But I'd imagine it would be a little hard to release good solo albums years after your best work with a group as great as Tribe, no?
Pioneering college hip hop radio jocks Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito sit down on the couch for an interview with rap scholar Chairman Jefferson Mao, touching down on the beauty of unprofessional radio and the joy of igniting careers for countless artists like Jay Z, Nas, and Mobb Deep. The interview took place during the Red Bull Music Academy's 'New York City To the SF Bay' lecture series in San Francisco. Oh yeah, and the whole thing is also pretty damn funny.http://vimeo.com/35865258
but there's a good amount of hype around them nowadays.
NYC's hip hop scene has been pretty amazing lately imo. There's a lot of hungry young people out here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDWAk8-leVAIt's like he's just thumbing through a rhyming dictionary, in fact like Steven Spielberg his skills are fictionary.
:bow ny :bow2
Damn. I'm trying not to get too hyped, but every Nas verse I've heard this year has been dope. Anticipating Nas albums is like the music equivalent of the Sonic Cycle though. Early word sounds promising, production rumors sound good, first street single is solid...then the album comes out and is ehh, with average production.
He's allegedly working with Premo, Pete Rock, Exile, Statik Selecka, 9th Wonder, Q-Tip, even Diplo. Sounds awesome but both singles released thus far are produced by Salaam Remi. They're solid, especially the first one...but I still find it odd that we haven't heard anything from the other producers. We'll see :-\
Stones Throw debuts the most exciting hip hop project since Dilla and Madlib joined forces for Jaylib – a 40+ track album from production outfit Quakers, featuring Golden Era crate dug beats and visceral verses from the likes of Dead Prez, Jonwayne, Aloe Blacc and so many more. Quakers consists of Aussie beatmaster Katalyst, Fuzzface (a.k.a. Portishead‘s Geoff Barrow), and 7-Stu-7, a triage of venerable producers in their own right whose combined efforts prove boom-bap is far from dead.http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2012/03/quakers-interview-streetdate
first the fat boys break up...Rapradar is just such an amazing name. It's like literally one vowel short of irony.
Apparently Havoc sent a bunch of tweets over the weekend dissing Prodigy, saying he has evidence he was banging dudes in prison, calling him soft, etc. Initially everyone assumed Havoc's phone was hacked, but later a few people confirmed they came from Havoc. Then Havoc put out a statement denying everything, saying his phone was stolen because he left it at a gas station. But all the tweets were done from the web...
Earlier today Havoc did a radio interview to clear things up...but....ehh....yeah
http://rapradar.com/2012/04/10/havoc-calls-the-breakfast-club/
Sounds like bullshit to me, it seems clear he actually sent the tweets but is trying to deny everything. Damn, Mobb Deep RIP..? :'(
TheRealPeteRock @PeteRock
No disrespect to lupe fiasco and i like him alot but TROY should be left alone. Feel so violated,the beat is next to my heart and was made outta anguish and pain. When it's like that it should not be touched by no one!
I can't believe I've been sleeping on Dope Folks records so long.
Old ass forgotten or unreleased records given new (and expensive) life on vinyl
check this fucking track out
http://dopefolksrecords.bandcamp.com/track/we-got-pull-instrumental
But when "Don't Believe the Hype" comes on, I'm disoriented — I know I'm listening to one of the most acclaimed rap records of all time, but nothing grabs me and sucks me in. Chuck D.'s unvarnished vocals sit front and center in the mix, accompanied only by percussion that, to me, sounds thin and funk guitar samples that, frankly, I find cartoonish.
To me, Chuck D.'s legendary flow also comes across like a caricature. His syncopation strikes me as strange, foreign — and when he does reach for melody, like in the opening verses of "Night of the Living Baseheads," it ascends harshly like the bark of a drill sergeant. It's rough, rugged, built like a tank — and I'm coming at it expecting a Bentley.
Ultimately, I have no regrets leaving It Takes A Nation on what is now an entirely metaphorical shelf. I'll gladly say thank-you, but given the choice, I'm going to blast Drake's infectiously triumphant mp3s every time.*exits page, deletes internet history*
I'm gonna see Nas tonight! My friend is going for her job I think and she had a plus 1. :hyper
He started with "Daughters," an ode to his struggles as a parent. "I love this record," Nas joyfully expressed. "So does [his daughter] Destiny. Her mother hates it, though. I don't know... she's fucking crazy."
Yeah, that place is small as hell. I got in for free and Nas was literally like 2-3 feet in front of me though, so I wasn't complaining. He brought AZ back from the dead to perform a couple of songs with him. The only other guest was Swizz Beats for Summer on Smash.I'm gonna see Nas tonight! My friend is going for her job I think and she had a plus 1. :hyper
did you go? I didn't know it was at Tammany Hall. I hate that place. The stage is small and the building it laid out like a rail road apartment. I'd hate to see anything popular there.
omgthis is dope
http://83cutlass.ltdcomp.com/83CUTLASS/83_CUTLASS.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZmec2f7FL0
Respect the Fly Shit
West1996
Crown Me King
Grief Pedigree
People Here What They Want To See
Straight, No Chaser
my badQuoteRespect the Fly Shit
West1996
Crown Me King
Grief Pedigree
People Here What They Want To See
Straight, No Chaser
names please
The whole crew killed it apparently. Speaking of which, when is AG The Coroner gonna drop a project. Alchemist has called him his favorite rapper, and I'd imagine he'll provide plenty of beatsAlchemist just tweeted a few days ago that Roc Marciano is his favorite rapper.
1. Tek To A Mack (prod. Roc Marciano)http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/08/24/roc-marciano-reloaded-tracklist/
2. Flash Gordon (prod. The Alchemist)
3. Not Told f. Knowledge Pirate & Ka (prod. Roc Marciano)
4. Pistolier (prod. The Alchemist)
5. Thugs Prayer Pt. 2 (prod. Roc Marciano)
6. 76 (prod. Roc Marciano)
7. We Ill (prod. Roc Marciano)
8. Deeper (prod. The Alchemist)
9. Death Parade (prod. Roc Marciano)
10. 20 Guns (prod. Roc Marciano)
11. Peru (prod. Roc Marciano)
12. Thread Count (prod. Q-Tip)
13. Nine Spray f. Ka (prod. Ray West)
14. Emeralds (prod. The Arch Druids)
15. The Man (prod. Roc Marciano)
my GF is friends with hus niece who was selling stuff from a booth. Eryka Badu came by and bought some stuff and wore it on stage.Ah, so that's why he was there. I also saw the shorter dude from Flatbush Zombies just walking around with some chick. No one bothered him surprisingly.
got pics from afro punk eric?
that pic is awesome Erip P. colors are surreal
edit: also anyone got the Flatbush Zombies mixtape, if so is it good?
btw I like Mercy lol.
http://www.mediafire.com/?46a6bwqom1l8j6p
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the magazine of which i am a photo editor just did it's 10th anniversary this friday and they did so with an all hip hop line up
http://www.imposemagazine.com/photos/impose-magazine-10-year-anniversary-party-at-shea-stadium
Hey Hip hop bory's... when do you think Lil Wayne is going to actually say shit in his rhymes again? I know I've been hating on dude, but damn... How can someone say he's the best and other believe it when he doesn't have shit to say? I mean, I guess he's the best at saying shit on a catchy beat.
smh. He's not the best, not even in the top 10 easily.
the magazine of which i am a photo editor just did it's 10th anniversary this friday and they did so with an all hip hop line up
http://www.imposemagazine.com/photos/impose-magazine-10-year-anniversary-party-at-shea-stadium
this is pretty cool. grats on the site btw; I've linked it a few times in the GAF hip hop thread and folks had good impressions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr22iCGxDBo
:bow :bow :bow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-xP28TfukQ
It leaked?!Kendrick Did it
:hyper:
Thanks for PMing me the link on gaf.
A$AP Rocky enlists 2Chainz, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar for ‘Fuckin’ Problem’
Fixed that for you. 8)QuoteA$AP Rocky enlists 2 overrated talentless assholes, and Kendrick Lamar for ‘Fuckin’ Problem’
wut
QuoteA$AP Rocky enlists 2Chainz, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar for ‘Fuckin’ Problem’
wut
that the label threw every major name on it and the actual album artist is overshadowed;
He sounds like a skinnier version of Rae, I'll dl it.It's a free album. It's not gonna leak.
And can the new Action Bronson leak already? Jesus.
Still, not everyone is impressed. The owner of Echo Park's Short Stop, where H.A.M. on Everything holds a biweekly event, has banned him from using the mic because he says "swag" too often.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sokeAMDm7mk
J-Zone and Just Blaze have a VERY IMPORTANT conversation over twitterThis...is amazing
http://storify.com/rafikam/silent-e-is-a-ninja
What's the proper way to spell "ho?"
Is it me or is Wu-Block just really forgettable? Especially considering how sick Ghost's been on features and the Iron Fists OST. I would have rather had the Twelve Reasons To Die record for sure.
Ghost's last album was underrated. That's been about it on the Wu front lately.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3ddu6DY8Xg
another 16 year old kid out of Brownsville Brooklyn working that Joe Bada$$ angle
There might not be so much love for Sosa after all. There is a rumor going around saying that Interscope has cancelled Chief Keef’s tour due to poor ticked sales. All the concerts on the eastcoast have defiantly been canceled, stay tuned for further updates.http://atrilli.net/2012/12/interscope-reportedly-cancels-chief-keefs-tour/
I'm gonna be real, Love Sosa is probably my soty, ion give a fuck. That beat, the vibe...especially the album version with the intro...I love it.
but Keef is also responsible for arguably the worst song of the year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2_kykR1KG4
:lol
Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe - Kendrick Lamar
Gunplay didn't just kill "Cartoon & Cereal". He killed MMG's "Power Circle", rapping about seabass and santeria candles in a cipher of middlebrow yacht rappers who are still stuck on keys and hate and hard work and Jordans. (Kendrick was there too, and though he is not a middlebrow yacht rapper, he did get killed.) Gunplay killed "Bible on the Dash", pulling focus out of his lonely last stogie. He killed "Take This" and he killed his Bugatti's engine slowly by settling for 87 octane. He killed "Fuck Shit in My Life" and all the bottom feeders, snakes, and centipedes that lurked within. He killed Billy Ocean and wore his skin on Trina's "Beam". He killed everything else then he went fishing. He does not have a release date yet.
The separatist college radio indie rap groupthink hold that poptimists fought so hard to end (via a thousand positive Mike Jones reviews in the mid-2000s) has officially reemerged. When Lil B and Odd Future retreated to the embrace of their insular fanbases they left the floodgates open for some seriously sketchball acts to become blog and Tumblr darlings. While it's nice to see Killer Mike finally get some recognition for being overtly political over El-P beats after years of being overtly political over beats that weren't produced by El-P, the rest of the rap that was uniquely propped up on indie PR machine/cool kid blog circuit this year was ephemeral, amateurish, or even outright depressing. I won't name names since you guys seem to love them. Or at least you love reblogging their photos on Tumblr and getting free drinks at their Heineken sponsored shows. Have fun, drive safely and just know that none of this stuff is notable or interesting or entertaining to anybody who was listening to rap music back before 2008.guilty as charged.
Bonus Beats: Twenty good-to-great rap projects that went mostly unnoticed outside of their immediate audiences and the few rogue bloggers who bother to champion stuff from outside of the hype machine circle jerk, presented without commentary: Aesop Rock's Skelethon; BLACKIE's Gen; Chance the Rapper's 10 Day; Dom Kennedy's Yellow Tape; Iamsu's Kilt; Ice Burgundy's Progress Involves Risk Unfortunately; Ka's Grief Pedigree; King Louie's Drilluminati; Lil Durk's I'm Still a Hitta; Mouse on tha Track's Millionaire Dreamzzz; Oddisee's People Hear What They See; Personal's The Wild; Rich Kidz's Everybody Eat Bread; Roc Marciano's Reloaded; Starlito's For My Foes; Shy Glizzy's Law; Tree's Sunday School; Ty$ & Joe Moses' Whoop!; Vince Staples' Shyne Coldchain; Young Thug's I Came From Nothing 2the bold ones are all good shit. honeslty not familiar with most of these, so hopefully Spotify can fill in the blanks
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=505710
The rapper Azealia Banks’ social media meltdown last week — culminating in her calling the gay blogger Perez Hilton a “messy taco” — continues to suffer fallout. This morning brings rumors that Interscope Records has dropped the rapper. Banks has not apologized for her remarks. Indeed, she’s amplified them, noting: “A taco is not a homosexual male. A taco is any male who acts like a female. There’s a BIG difference.” A GLAAD spokesman this morning indicated that she has also ignored attempts from the advocacy firm to make amends for the homophobic slur.http://www.salon.com/2013/01/07/a_hip_hop_artists_career_unravels_for_talking_trash/
“In this case, it was not a slip of the tongue but a very deliberate statement that she has defended,” said Rich Ferraro, GLAAD’s vice-president of communications. “There’s certainly a trickle-down effect for young people when a celebrity they follow defends the use of words like this. It enables them to use words like that on the playground.”
So I've been listening to Ab Soul's Control System a lot lately and i think its a huge sleeper hit, I think I might like it more than Habits and Contradictions or even good kidd m.A.A.d city.All 3 are really really good imo.
I don't think many rappers has evolved actually; plenty of big rappers still use the word, from Eminem to Lil Wayne, with no consequences. The issue with Banks is that the only men who listen to her music are gay; ok maybe a few straight guys are fans, I like a couple of her songs, etc...but the point is that her base is basically the some gay guys and straight women. Therefore she has basically pissed off half of her audience, if not more considering many straight female dance pop fans are pro-gay rights. Female pop artists get a lot of love from the gay community, and when someone disrespects that community they get shitted on (see: Fantasia).
There are some rappers who have bucked the stereotypical homophobia of the genre, such as Kanye West and ASAP Rocky; Drake comes to mind too.
I like Eschaton's completely rude and straight to the point offensive fuckery of posts, reminds me of the EB of yore.For now on we should call him Brown Master Shake
He gets some hate amongst some black people who point out he used to used the n-word quite a lot in his music.i'm noticing this is a familiar thing in Queens. At least AB has half black kids.
Hipsters? Not that I've heard of. He gets some hate amongst some black people who point out he used to used the n-word quite a lot in his music. And there are folks who dismiss him automatically for sounding like Ghostface...but overall he seems to be getting a good reaction from a variety of groups. I think he's dope, although I do wish he'd switch up his flow more.
best feature is Juicy J cmon son1. French
With guest appearances from Ghostface, Action Bronson, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Roc Marciano, Vinnie Paz, Cappadonna & additional beats from DJ Premier & Oh No, you can expect nothing less then top notch production and rewind worthy lyricism from CZARFACE. "We are CZARFACE because they know our faces and they know us for being dope rhyme suppliers, like Tony Montana we are known for our balls and our word; lyrically we will conquer the world and everything in it” states Deck. Esoteric explains further, “CZARFACE is a vigilante, anti-hero character who serves as the face of the project, and his focus is on annihilating the media darlings that the mainstream caters to.”https://soundcloud.com/macmediapromo/czarfacesnippetlp
One of the victims in a spectacular predawn shooting and crash on the Las Vegas Strip has been identified as Kenneth Cherry Jr., an aspiring rapper known as Kenny Clutch.
His attorney, Vicki Greco, said his death was shocking.
"Out of everyone I know in the rapping industry, there is no way I would have ever, ever expected to find that he was shot on the Las Vegas Strip in such an aggressive manner," Greco said.
PHOTOS: Shots fired on the Las Vegas strip
"He didn't have a [criminal] record or a history. He was just a good kid trying to make it and be a good father." Cherry had two children, she said.
According to his Facebook page, Cherry is from Oakland and lived in Las Vegas.
He died early Thursday morning when bullets fired from a black Range Rover peppered his Maserati, authorities said.
They said Cherry and the occupants of the Range Rover had left the Aria resort hotel and were heading north on Las Vegas Boulevard at 4:20 a.m., an hour when the casino marquees shine brightly but the gambling thoroughfare is largely empty. At Harmon Avenue, occupants inside the Range Rover opened fire on the Maserati, police said.
Interactive map: Shooting in Las Vegas
The silver-gray sports car, which was struck several times, sped into the intersection at Flamingo Road, ramming a Yellow cab, officials said. The taxi exploded, killing the driver and a passenger. Four other vehicles in the intersection were also involved in the crash and explosion, but police offered no details.
Cherry died later at a hospital.
Police had more questions than answers.
"It began with a dispute at a nearby hotel and spilled onto the streets," said Capt. Chris Jones of the Las Vegas Police Robbery and Homicide Division.
Cherry's aunt, Pat Sims of Oakland, told the Oakland Tribune that her nephew was a kind soul.
"I can tell you this ... the world has lost a good man," Sims said. "I'm not saying he didn't have his faults, but he was very kind, especially to older people. Whatever happened in Vegas, I don't know about, but he was a very kind soul."
The newspaper reported that Cherry had several arrests in Oakland and Berkeley, many for gun charges. He was convicted on a gun charge in 2007, stemming from an arrest in Berkeley, sources told the Tribune, although details on that conviction weren't immediately available.
In 1996, rapper Tupac Shakur was shot and killed two blocks from Thursday's accident scene, at the intersection of Flamingo Boulevard and Koval Lane, as he rode in a car driven by Death Row Records Chairman Marion "Suge" Knight.
moshpit is fire. I played it like 6 times in a row on the way to work yesterday and i'm going to play it tonight for a radio show i'm doingGood shit. :mynicca
Eric P is too modest to post the link to said show so here ya go
https://soundcloud.com/newtownradio/impose-march-6-2013
Really enjoying this, no lie. Hiphop stuff is more weighted to the start of the show
I need to know if one of those bands has the Rocket from the Crypt singer though
Eugene - k969
Clipping - get it
83 cutlass - my grandmother’s basement
Bigg Jus - empire is a bitch (fake arab spring remix)
ESG - UFO
Das racist - Hugo Chavez
Action Bronson - Sylvester Lundgren (featuring Meyhem Lauren)
AG Da Coroner - Blades in the Wind
Roc Marciano - Bruh Man
KA - Born King N.Y.
Sean Price - How the Gods Chill (rmx featuring Meyhem Lauren & Roc Marciano)
Hot Snakes - if credit’s what matters i’ll take credit
Night Marchers - Fisting the Fanbase
Orwells - In My Bed
Sick Weapons - i Don’t Know What I’m Doing and I Feel Like an Asshole
Bauhaus - Dark Entries
Nostalgist - twisting slowly (cleansing doubt)
Nothing - in command of the constellations
Shellac - song of the minerals
Mclusky - dave, stop killing prostitutes
Heavens to Betsy - waitress hell
Julie Ruin - aerobicide
TOOTHPASTE - good panties
Pigeon Hole - Champion
Timeless Truth - all others pay cash
Inspectah Dek & 7L & Esoteric - Dead Zone
Kris Kasanova - Moshpit
Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge: 12 Reasons To Die collectors edition includes alt version of album prod by @ApolloBrownhttps://twitter.com/LISAMAX_EVENTS/status/311709434944581632
Mack Maine @mackmaine
We will be releasing an official statement shortly but dont believe the nonsense about comas and tubes to breathe...that's false!!
I can't live in a world where RIP murals depict Wayne, Biggie, and 2pac in the clouds.on the flip side living in a world where wayne is alive and making hit music aint that great either
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so apparently wayne is about to bite the bullet. cant wait for the endless youtube tributes, the stupid fangirls
How and why? R.I.P. if he does die.
DJ Skee ✔ @djskee
Just got double confirmation from a second family source: Wayne is going to be ok- he's in hospital, but not life threatening. TMZ was wrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvob_fcrRZs
I love this video series.
might be my favorite EP of the year so far; sweeping, dark, trill as fucck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBAzVRutTbg
its so lame that no big names are fucking with Alc anymore. maybe they have no confidence in his ability to do mainstream ?
Eric P, you going to this?
http://governorsballmusicfestival.com/
Oh well, just means more dope shit for Roc Marci to rap over
Understood. I'm going cause some friends are and why not? Made in America in Philly was fun last year and introduced me to some new music. And this is just a short train ride away.Eric P, you going to this?
http://governorsballmusicfestival.com/
nah, huge festivals aren't really for me
http://nahright.com/news/2013/04/01/ice-cube-crowded/
uuuuuggggghhhhhhhhhh
(April 2nd, 2013 – New York, NY) Man Bites Dog Records is excited to announce that rapper Roc Marciano will join the label in the role of Vice President and Director of A&R. The partnership brings together one of rap’s most respected independent artists with a label renowned as a driving force behind quality independent music.
The stand out track is probably “Story” where a car crash is detailed in near Ballardian detail with a degree of abstraction that rewards multiple listens. The track switches back and forth between a killer in the car crash and the actions leading up to that event before flashing forward to the aftermath of the first responder cop. In the track, we several different metres and the accents hit all over the place to provide a sense of disorientation as the track progresses. The abstraction is more pronounced in the sections dealing with the accident victim while we get literal boom boom boom boom straight forward rapping from the cop’s narrative. TLDR; it’s really fucking good and if you don’t listen to anything else on this release, you should check this one song out.
oh shit. I'm not really up on tumblr but this is nice; reading the KRS post now.I dug the KRS 'blunt' update too, loved that album back in the day.
also, that LL album cover :lol
ll cool j brad paisley
Here goes yet another Rap-Country collaboration for you. LL Cool J has joined forces with Country veteran Brad Paisley on ‘Accidental Racist’, a song that appears on the latter’s new album Wheelhouse, hitting stores on Tuesday, April 9. The thought provoking song is sure to turn heads, both because of the controversial topic as well as Cool James’ decision to venture into this sound.
Brad Paisley will also appear on LL’s new album Authentic (April 30) on a song called ‘Live For You’. Here’s what he told Radio.com about working with Brad:
“It’s going to get a lot of attention … and I’ll leave it at that ’cause I wanna let him talk about it. I don’t wanna spoil his thing on his album but we did something that was really cool. The song we did on my record, it’s not like I’m trying to do a gimmicky thing. It’s not like, ‘Oh the country meets the rapper and it’s a hoedown!’ It’s none of that. He’s a great singer. I let him sing on something that I felt he would sound cool on, and play the guitar as well because musicianship is a huge part of this record. I wanted great musicians on my album. Brad was a lot of fun in the studio. He’s playing the guitar.”
http://hiphop-n-more.com/2013/04/brad-paisley-accidental-racist-feat-ll-cool-j/Quotell cool j brad paisley
Here goes yet another Rap-Country collaboration for you. LL Cool J has joined forces with Country veteran Brad Paisley on ‘Accidental Racist’, a song that appears on the latter’s new album Wheelhouse, hitting stores on Tuesday, April 9. The thought provoking song is sure to turn heads, both because of the controversial topic as well as Cool James’ decision to venture into this sound.
Brad Paisley will also appear on LL’s new album Authentic (April 30) on a song called ‘Live For You’. Here’s what he told Radio.com about working with Brad:
“It’s going to get a lot of attention … and I’ll leave it at that ’cause I wanna let him talk about it. I don’t wanna spoil his thing on his album but we did something that was really cool. The song we did on my record, it’s not like I’m trying to do a gimmicky thing. It’s not like, ‘Oh the country meets the rapper and it’s a hoedown!’ It’s none of that. He’s a great singer. I let him sing on something that I felt he would sound cool on, and play the guitar as well because musicianship is a huge part of this record. I wanted great musicians on my album. Brad was a lot of fun in the studio. He’s playing the guitar.”
LL Cool J says slavery is forgiven if we stop glaring at his pants and gold chains.
no, really.
Listen to the song.
bonus: he also says that the durag is like the rebel flag. so you know.
Rick Ross just learned a hard lesson about rape and money ... you embrace one, you lose the other ... because he was just DUMPED by Reebok.http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/11/reebok-dumps-rick-ross-drops/
As TMZ previously reported ... Ross has taken a ton of heat for his song, U.O.E.N.O ... in which he happily sings, "Put Molly [Ecstasy] all in the champagne. She ain't even know it. I took her home and I enjoy that. She ain't even know it." Translation -- date rape.
Reebok tells TMZ ... "Reebok holds our partners to a high standard, and we expect them to live up to the values of our brand. Unfortunately, Rick Ross has failed to do so."
Reebok goes on: "While we do not believe that Rick Ross condones sexual assault, we are very disappointed he has yet to display an understanding of the seriousness of this issue or an appropriate level of remorse."
is there anything else you haven’t touched yet in your career that you’re looking forward to trying? Is there anything you haven’t done yet that you’ve always wanted to do?
Yeah, I wanna rhyme about God, I wanna do a God album, a positive album so the kids and everybody will understand what’s going on. I want to tell what’s going on through my eyes. I don’t wanna give too many of my ideas away because people just be taking them. Feed the poor people, feed the animals, that’s one of the main reasons I’m here. God put me here to teach people and to lead people to his direction. I’m not a Christian, I’m a Muslim but God is one. I just believe in the most high. I know what my duty is.
So whatever path people might take to the most high, as long as they go there…
All channels of water, all the waters lead in one direction and that’s direction to the most high. I keep saying the most high because I don’t want to intimidate anybody or have people feeling like I’m telling them to follow my God. There’s only one God It’s what I feel, if that’s what you feel it’s whatever whatever whatever. My job is to make them aware, to say something to turn they mind to that right direction.
What turned your mind to that? there must have been a point where you turned towards that direction yourself.
I’ve always been into Islam. I got alotta questions and I got a lot of my questions answered through Islam. when I look at history and I look at all the prophets, I love them all from Moses, Noah, Jesus, Abraham, Solomon, David, Job, Ezekiel, John the Baptist, Jona, all of them. I love them all because they all served a purpose. It’s like the stories I heard on all them prophets, I was fascinated by it. Wow!
From a young age?
Not even from a young age, I learnt about that later on in life. I went to the mosque one day and it came to me like, this is where I belong. I left out of that and I felt clean, I felt clean. I didn’t know how to pray like the muslims but I prayed in my heart like how I regularly would pray and did the same movements they did but when I left out of there, I felt clean, clean! I done been to church, I done been to other places and I never felt like the way I felt like when I went there. I’m a spiritual brother, I follow the signs so if that made me feel clean leaving outta there, God is clean right?
Yes sir.
Alright then. That’s what made me know I belonged there. I had to follow that sign there. I was always into Islam, not a muslim, but I was always into it. I studied muslim lessons. When I got in that mosque, it was different you know what I mean. That was it. That’s how I know that I belong there.
And that was the path for you.
That was my path for me, exactly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USd3ay54C3gNice, plus Logan Melissa :bow
perfect pastiche of euro exploitation films in the mode of Mario Bava or Dario Argento
NEW YORK—A report published Friday by a team of sociologists has confirmed there are apparently people living in the world today who are deeply concerned about the current state of hip-hop and who continually express genuine worry over the musical genre’s future.
According to the findings, at any given moment, hundreds of very serious conversations about the changing face of hip-hop are taking place, with many individuals appearing to have an actual emotional stake in matters such as the values of modern-day rappers, technology’s impact on the music, and Gucci Mane’s eventual place in cultural history.
“These people actually exist,” said New York University sociologist David Wolfsheim, who stressed that he was not referring just to artists, music industry employees, or even professional critics, but to everyday individuals who, for reasons not yet understood, feel a heavy personal investment in the state of hip-hop. “They experience true anxiety, day in and day out, about where the music has been and where it’s headed, almost as if their own futures depended upon it.”
“Believe it or not, these are otherwise normal people who are unable to listen to a single track by someone like Lil Wayne or Rick Ross without immediately worrying about whether the song remains true to hip-hop’s roots,” Wolfsheim continued. “This is a real thing that happens.”
Calculations from the report indicate that the amount of time and energy such individuals devote to their concern over the quality of today’s hip-hop artists and the direction it is taking is roughly equivalent to what ordinary human beings might devote to working hard at a chosen career, spending time with family and loved ones, or finding ways to actually contribute something to the communities in which they live.
The report also confirmed that the sentences “Mainstream hip-hop is losing its street edge,” “The over-commercialization of rap is ruining modern music,” and “Sometimes, it seems like nothing will ever top classic Public Enemy,” are all statements that have been uttered with full sincerity over the past year.
“Many of these individuals have been known to devise complex theories as to why hip-hop’s sound has changed over the years, and some have even written serious, in-depth manifestos on how the genre’s ‘authenticity’ can be restored,” Wolfsheim said. “Most worryingly, perhaps, the stress levels observed in these individuals as they discuss hip-hop’s declining relevance to our culture is off the charts.”
“They get really, really upset about it,” he added.
In addition, Wolfsheim noted the discovery of hundreds of websites and blogs that appear to be entirely dominated by very earnest debates about what it means to be a true hip-hop artist, and how a higher level of consciousness “must” be revived in rap. According to estimates, approximately 237 million words have been devoted to the theory that the music has changed because today’s performers didn’t “come up as hard” as earlier generations and will “just say whatever it takes to sell a record.”
Thirty-nine-year-old Boise, ID resident Wallace Briggs, a real-life human being who described himself as “deeply troubled by at least nine distinct trends in modern hip-hop,” spoke to reporters Friday about his gravest fears.
“Sometimes I lie awake in the middle of the night thinking, my God, what if the golden age of hip-hop is over for good?” said Briggs, a physical therapist and father of two. “It’s devastating. I just don’t know if the artists emerging today can ever restore the social relevance and cultural vibrancy of the music.”
Pressed for further comment, Briggs acknowledged that he has been voicing this exact same sentiment about hip-hop since 1988.
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“Why doesn’t Ricky Smiley or whoever just talk to this girl,” she questioned. “I know why. It's because everyone wants the option of blaming it on Danny, because people can’t accept the fact that a white girl raped a black dude in front of a bunch of people.”http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23780/title.kitty-pryde-calls-danny-brown-s-minneapolis-incident-a-sexual-assault-
There are those on Twitter and on blogs who state that Danny Brown should have said something or stopped it and affirmed his support for Kitty. I think this stance is misguided. I believe assholes shouldn't yell unwanted sexual shit at women, period.While I agree with this I still think Danny could have done something, given that she stood up for him last week during the media brouhaha over Blowjob-Gate.
No need to. He sucks post Trunk Muzik anyway
I don't think it was really an altercation per se. I was just venting because a lot of what people were saying seemed to really miss the point of why people were upset. it wasn't that someone was booed it was that a female performer was aggressively heckled with explicit sexual chanting in a way that a male performer would not be.
No need to. He sucks post Trunk Muzik anywayI lke Trunk Musik Returns, but it's obviously not on the same level as Trunk Musik.
"Eazy said, 'You know this guy Suge Knight?' I said, 'Yeah.' He says, 'Well, I'm gonna kill him!' He said, 'This guy is gonna be a problem and I think I should kill him.' I said, 'Let me think this thing through. First of all, we're doing $10 million a month with six employees. We don't even have a typewriter in the office. We're the most successful start-up record company in the history of the music business and you want to kill this guy? That just doesn't make any sense to me.'"
Heller then explained that he regrets talking Eazy out of it.
"You know something? I should have let him kill him. You know? I would have done the world a favor. He would have done it for sure by himself. He always rolled by himself and he was fearless...I think that he was going to go do it. I took him seriously."
"He was right and I was wrong," he later added. "I shouldn't have talked him out of it. Ruthless would probably still be around. Dr. Dre and Ice Cube would probably still be with Ruthless. It would have been an empire."
These Kanye stans man.... :whew might have to leave them well enough alone. not trying to get my first ban off these people.
GAFHOPThese Kanye stans man.... :whew might have to leave them well enough alone. not trying to get my first ban off these people.
what am i missin here
fuck Kanye, he sucks and always has. Dick riding mofo's.He's one of the better mainstream options out there, not that that's saying much. :yeshrug
this is why i will always love kanye: because he inspires so much hate in EVERYONE :rejoice
also Johnny Voltik released something on the same day but i haven't done anything other than download it
this is highly anticipated by me
http://johnnyvoltik.bandcamp.com/
Big Body Bes is one of the greatest shit talkers of our time. Didn't know he was Bronson's cousin. I love that he continues to put him on the intro/first track of all his projects.
that Y Society album came out in 07 yo
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Just finished it.
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Are you asking me who El-P is right now? lol
I have no idea. I would assume he enjoys Ye's music though, and has a refreshing attitude for an underground legend.
El-p is right IMO. Ultimately I think this is a good thing, and a good point. But I think the unfortunate thing is that historically hip hop has been quite a disposable art form (at least in the way it is viewed). Every other genre of music has multiple legends who can still make a living off their music today because it's passed from parent (or uncle/granddad/etc) to child. Taylor Swift can do a live performance with Stevie Nicks and cause thousands of 12 year old kids to discover Fleetwood Mac. Meanwhile young rap fans today tend to dismiss Run DMC, Whodini, etc as sounding dated or being old. Sure we've seen a resurgence of UGK appreciation recently but overall "classic rap" is far from the industry "classic rock" has been for decades.
This applies to the mainstream/underground rift too, although it's less severe. Most kids who listen to this album aren't going to say "wow, I need to find more stuff like this!" Instead this is what's going to happen, IF the album is a big success: some sound from the album will be further mainstream'd by the Camel, others will follow suit, and will have another BMF situation where everyone is doing the same thing again. Meanwhile El-p, Flying Lotus, and others will be left out of the circle of success.
new Hov album coming :gladbron
It's rare that I hear a Pharrell beat I like, but the one on that commercial was pretty straight, not so fruity.
Think one of those beats might be liberally lifted from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gq8M9w2Wwc
:heh
When MBDTF came out, you heard Power on about every commercial, tv show, movie, and video game. I don't think anything on Yeezus will have the same impact.Heard Black Skinhead in the trailer for that new Scorsese/ DiCaprio movie today, so there's that.
When MBDTF came out, you heard Power on about every commercial, tv show, movie, and video game. I don't think anything on Yeezus will have the same impact.Heard Black Skinhead in the trailer for that new Scorsese/ DiCaprio movie today, so there's that.
“I’m letting Jay-Z use lyrics – Francis would freak [if she knew this.] Jay-Z’s huge and we’re friends. I mean we’re not besties or anything,” she said. “They [used it] without asking, which is kind of nervy but the business side has been taken care of so it’s fine.”
I hope they're really terrible
that's probably itIf you weren't you'd be indifferent and just ignore the album altogether, or maybe just laugh it off and do/listen to something else. You probably posting pictures direct from his twitter account right now. It's typical Hov season though, old Nas stans hot under the collar as usual. My only regret is that there's no promo for this so I could see y'all slowly slide into despair over a couple months :heh
i mad
:umad
Just what the Knicks need, another big black guy who can't shoot :smugword, then he'll get his street cred and drop a mixtape :teehee
Hardaway Jr could be good if he works on his shooting
Just watch, Jay-Z won't release a single. Aping Kanye :holeup
Decided to break out the Nujabes.Funny how a dead JP blows away the vast majority of active motherfuckers on US soil. Step it up, people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAxgpHWtLC0
RIP
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Spontaneous reaction: Way too much "don't really give a shit anymore" style rapping and no connecting style when it comes to the beats. So sick of the 808 snare as well.
Only remotely liked Somewhere in America and Heaven so far.
Sales of Kanye West’s unavoidable sixth solo album took a nosedive during its second week on the US charts, dropping by 80% – the largest second-week drop for any number one album since Madonna’s ill-advised MDNA trip.
Yeezus is now teetering on the number three spot, behind Wale’s The Gifted and J. Cole’s Born Sinner, which also took a hefty second-week sales hit, dropping 72% according to the Guardian.
The only other albums to suffer a worse fall in their second week – as measured by Nielsen Soundscan – were Mac Miller’s 2011 album Blue Slide Park, which dropped 83% to number 24, and Lady Gaga’s 2011 disappointment Born This Way, which plummeted 84%.
t’s an album made by a Swedish teenager—geeked up on wild sugary, import iced tea—with beats crafted from the sound of your horse dying in Ocarina of Time. If you find it weird that a member of the EU would be rapping about sadness and Pokémon while rocking a bucket hat collection that would have 2002 Dame Dash envious; consider for a second that dude is rapping from a place where import iced tea, is a real thing. Everything about this album will be weird, because normalcy is foreign.
True to his name, Lean has created an album that’s soaked in codeine at its core. Unknown Death is a hazy and dragged out exploration of emotion from a dude that heavily identifies with Pikachu.
i think half of what mishka promotes is with a sense of ironic detachment
i don't think i saw anyone push seapunk or witchhouse as hard as them
yeah im just gonna go get some chief keef
what type of stuff do you like, in that vein (explosions n shit)?
album is amazing IMO, outside of the first song
:yeshrug
i know i shouldnt like this blatant ye copy but this shit is so catchy :deadHe should just give his beats to Rick Ross. You know you're a failure when Chief Keef is a better rapper than you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZCC1BkBYvU
possible purchase depending on reviews :lol
It's like a really trap Killah Priest album,
Lupe Fiasco- Dope Francis (AmericanTrap)
https://soundcloud.com/lupesoundcloud/dopefrancis-american-trap (https://soundcloud.com/lupesoundcloud/dopefrancis-american-trap)
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we're live until 8 pmdope playlist so far
www.newtownradio.com
guest host Premrock
we're live until 8 pmdope playlist so far
www.newtownradio.com
guest host Premrock
http://youtu.be/4s7VNzwzuuo
possible purchase depending on reviews :lol
I'll get it for sure. His books go for about $3 and are fun as hell to read.
possible purchase depending on reviews :lol
I'll get it for sure. His books go for about $3 and are fun as hell to read.
This book came out today. I'm about halfway through it and hope to be done with it by the end of the day.
So far, it's pretty great. It may appear to be more focused but it goes off into its usual tangents. Still lots of great rants. Still a lot of shit for neckbeard feminists to get huffy about. He is asking more money for this book ($4 as opposed to $3 for his previous books) but it's still worth it.
http://www.newtownradio.com/show-archive/impose-magazine-radio-8213/I remember liking Billy Wood's last project, will have to check out this new one.
Here's the archive for the show.
billy was running late and shows up about an hour in
You close the book with some pretty harsh words for Chief Keef and the critics you call “cultural tourists” who give him good reviews. What do you mean by cultural tourism, and do you think it’s impossible for a critic or fan, white or black, to enjoy Keef’s music without taking part in it (cultural tourism)? Does race matter?
I didn’t necessarily intend for what I wrote about Chief Keef to come off as harsh, but I guess I don’t have to worry about him reading it anyway, now do I? Really, I was just using him as an example. There might be a new Chief Keef by this time next year. The original could be dead or in jail, god forbid. It wouldn’t be the first time. What I meant by cultural tourist is someone whose interest in rap music — or whatever they’re interested in — is based more so in racism than an actual interest in the music.
The classic example of a cultural tourist is Steve Buscemi’s character in the movie Ghost World. He’s very into blues music, to the point where he collects old obscure records and he can’t stand the idea of a white group playing the blues, and then we come to find out he’s got a lot of Coon Chicken Inn memorabilia in his attic. The equivalent of that in hip-hop is the guy who’s into a lot of LCD rap, supposedly because he really likes the music, but really because he’s amused by the coonery. Some of these people might honestly be under the impression that they like the music, and that’s been the source of a lot of conflict and cognitive dissonance, but some of them are obviously just trolling.
I didn’t necessarily intend for what I wrote about Chief Keef to come off as harsh, but I guess I don’t have to worry about him reading it anyway, now do I?:deadpos :deadpos :deadpos
Laffy Taffy :dead
omg those were the WORST YEARS
Remember when 50 Cent first came out, and said he was gonna end all that bubble gum rap shit with r&b singers on the hook?
:sabu
things i have not heard blaring from car speakers at all this summer
kanye
jay z
things i have heard
2 chainz
drake
kendrick
rip nyc
You wont really like any of them, tbh. I like him for two reasons; off the wall humor and absurdly good beat selection. Some of my favorites from dude are all from the BOATS album. His output as Tity Boi was grittier but lacks the polish and consistency of his recent shit. I will when I get home doe.
hew dat
Post some good 2 Chainz songs Escha
I get it. You're an old dusty antique from the naughties who probably listens to Canibus freestylesPost some good 2 Chainz songs Escha
There is no such thing man. 2Chains has no raps, weak ass shit. It's the beats he uses that make his shit some what tolerable. 2chain = Dumb ass rap.
I'm on that hater shit when it comes to 2chains. :lol Also Kanye is weak, Jay Z has some good shit. The underground has better lyrical content these days. Most of the mainstream hiphop and rap is weak shit for stupid people.
real talk. :D
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cool story bro. that post just read
IM A WHITE GUY
to me
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cool story bro. that post just read
IM A WHITE GUY
to me
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJGJToH6en4check Su and HBK Gang. Problem put out Million Dollar Afro with Su earlier this year but Su kills this clown imo. Kilt, Kilt II, and Gang Forever are all solid.
I like his flow, and it's about time we had some slick swagger rap back in it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVjeKltMVJsYou wont really like any of them, tbh. I like him for two reasons; off the wall humor and absurdly good beat selection. Some of my favorites from dude are all from the BOATS album. His output as Tity Boi was grittier but lacks the polish and consistency of his recent shit. I will when I get home doe.
I said post em.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2QKlmMT8II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsaxI1-tm84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqFiaxf7LuI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAzP0sjfF6w
Well, now I just dont understand you at all ???
At first I thought you wanted more sampling/instrumental based stuff, but i dont have any clue how to predict what you would like after that post. Good jon Himu.
Are those pics demonstrating the 'gay glaze'? :sabu
I don't see why he can't just come out tho, it won't hurt his career in 2013. If he would have just came out the firs time you know Jay-Z and a bunch of others would be calling in giving him support. He could do hip hop shows as well as house shows too. He acts all hard but c'mon breh, we know you listen to EDM and house; that shit is to gay people what sodium is to black people.
Plus if he came out he'd probably have an easier time picking up people without using his wallet. Dude took a major unforced L.
You can hear it from Cali newcomers like Sage the Gemini, whose “Red Nose” and “Gas Pedal” singles have had significant chart traction. You can hear it in singles from Atlanta artists like Rich Homie Quan and Young Jeezy (“My nicca,” "R.I.P."). And you hear it on crossover R&B cuts like B. Smyth’s “Leggo.”
:sabu at all the lightskin dudes in this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkTvQIkzuLM
Telling everyone I'm Big Body Bes:lol
are they all dickweeds over there
This is an instrumental piece by Step Brothers(Evidence & Alchemist) for a clothing collaboration between Evidence and Diamond Supply Co. This does not appear on their upcoming album.https://soundcloud.com/rhymesayers/nothing-to-see-hear
Step Brothers Full Length Album "Lord Steppington" 11.19.13
new member of tde
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUaqIoXGVV4
time2makefunofU 5 days agoyeahh!
am chinese and i believe this music good! fuck gang nam styles!
been listening to this new Flatbush Zombies mixtape. not much different from D.R.U.G.S. but I like their vibe. so cute to see rappers finally discovering hallucinogens.
What is the most fucked up thing you've seen in your days living in Detroit?http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ng9e7/whut_up_doe_my_name_is_danny_brown_my_new_album
i remember one time a domestic dispute was happening and homey shot is girlfriend in front of everybody on the block in the foot with a shotgun .. her toes was allover the street
Amazon currently has it on CD for $8. I'm holding out for the forthcoming vinyl release.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OgTuvV3GuE
:kobeyuckWhat are some good Meyhem Lauren tapes?
Respect the Fly Shit is a good place to start. Honestly its a good place to stop.
new Roc Marci
https://soundcloud.com/manbitesdogrecords/sets/the-pimpire-strikes-back/
MMLP2 is mostly crap but this song man...dem feelings :tocry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFFtOVxtsj4
20 years old today :whew
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Drake must be real salty now.Drake's not salty enough until he's been melted out of existence. :pacspit
Following the VMAs, Kendrick and his team attended Diddy's afterparty, a party where J. Cole and Diddy reportedly got into a confrontation over Kendrick's "Control" verse. While neither Kendrick nor his team would acknowledge the incident, Kendrick did explain his decision to go to the afterparty prior to attending the event, saying, "I only go when there's a point. Usually the point is just nikkas drinking. But walking through the club the week after I released the 'Control' verse? That's a point!"
Dude, chicks LOVE Danny. Shit is crazy. I know a couple chicks who bump I Will...
Depends. I was talking to my sister on the subject and she said that only trashy girls like him :rofl
Most chicks would rather bump something like Drizzy, Cole, or Wayne, or Kanye.
i interviewed Chicago's Showyousuck on the radio show last night and it went awesome. He said it was the best interview he'd ever had. <3.
found out he tweeted this right before the show
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it will be online tomorrow at 9 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7PU_kDmzxc#t=98
L.atasha A.lcindor - SPARKWoah. This is more surprising than when I found out that you listen to Kris Kasanova.
ha ha why?Late response, but it just surprises me when anyone knows of these local rappers that I happened to meet through mutual friends.
I understand. I just find it funny that I can immediately tell if someone is Arabic(region even), Persian, Indian and Pakistani. I always find it funny when someone can't tell the difference between the types of brownies.Sorry :yeshrug
You don't ever really wanna hear Detox. The single random songs Dre has put out in the past few years have been absolute garbage. Not even good beats. The only thing Dre has been involved with recently that wasnt pure trash was GKMC. Thats it. Beats are mediocre as fuck too.
Tariq Nasheed is many things. I think he first became popular selling PUA macking books and then upgraded to writing 48 laws of power cornball paraphrased Machiavelli shit. His stuff has always been race-related, and he recently expanded into it with these Hidden Colors documentaries which are some of the worst smart dumb, ahistorical, pseudoscientific Oswald Bates pro-black garbage. All the material in it is sourced by cornballs, scam artists, and more pseudoscience. I get where it's coming from; trying to inspire pride in the African American community, but it's really just as bad as the whitewashing of 19th/early 20th century european supremacists working in archaeology, history, sociology etc. It's bullshit. I'm not really surprised with Nas for shacking up with something like this; it's in his mentality.spoiler (click to show/hide)And this is with whom you want to place your faith? (http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/troll.png)[close]
But Dre's done stuff that's bombed before? Or has mentally blocked out The Firm and Aftermath LPs somehow? :neogaf
GKMC wasn't that good anyway :yeshrug :hitler
:beliIt was amazing. Didn't watch the others either.
I'll watch the Lux one, but if it's bad I'm gonna have a rant ready for yall who hype this shit
The second announced album is AG Da Coroner’s “Sip the Nectar”. As Coroner reveals in the newsletter, the production will be handled by Statik Selektah, Alchemist, ATG, Stu Bangas, MTK, Harry Fraud, Nappanott And Pirate, DJ Uneek, Bartenders and a few other surprising names.http://hiphoplt.com/man-bites-dog-records-to-release-new-ag-da-coroner-and-playdough-albums
As for the features, AG sides with his hometown fellow artists.
““I worked with the family...Meyhem Lauren, J-Love, Action Bronson, Roc Marci, Lord Nez, Realm Reality, Sean Price, Smoke Dza, Boogz Boogetz, Knowledge The Pirate, Illa Ghee, Twin Gambino, Bodega Bamz, Ransom...maybe a few surprises in store as well,” he says.
Dag Savage is really good and met my high expectations. I was anticipating it for years. In some ways it's the record we hoped the second Blu & Exile album would be.
http://www.okayplayer.com/news/dag-savage-salvation-mixtape-mp3.html#.UwOYts5ng9ADag Savage is really good and met my high expectations. I was anticipating it for years. In some ways it's the record we hoped the second Blu & Exile album would be.
Hurm. Dropping Blu and Madlib has perked my interest. Is this a datpiff mixtape?
Yeah what was that bet about anyway? What are the stakes?
who da fuck is qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnnYiW5dnhQ
who da fuck is q
fat ugly overhyped swag rapper with no bars who carries weed for kendrick lamar
Q? You mean Q-tip?
Um, this pic of Nas and Cam showed up.
(http://i.imgur.com/wBJMo3q.jpg)
People are talking about burying beef, but I'm concentrating on how hot Nas looks with a goatee.
(http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130328231812/degrassi/images/9/90/Turned_on.gif)
That's my favorite rapper. :drool
Posing with the nikka that said hes gonna pee in your daugther's face :snoop keep hoarding those Ls Nasir.
And he made fun of his mom right after she died :sabu :beli
Ferg has more swag.HRD, you just joined recently?
I'm pretty pissed Q's album hasn't leaked yet. This is ridiculous.
I'm pretty pissed Q's album hasn't leaked yet. This is ridiculous.
I have had to wait till release day to listen to the last two albums I was actively following, these record companies are getting good at this shit.
I'm pretty pissed Q's album hasn't leaked yet. This is ridiculous.
I have had to wait till release day to listen to the last two albums I was actively following, these record companies are getting good at this shit.
what albums? The last one I remember not leaking was Watch The Throne.
I had GKMC a week before release iircIt was a couple days before. I know cus I helped leak it to thecoli and gaf :jawalrus
edit: hmmm maybe not. might have just been a couple days before release
The new Lakutis is way better than I was expecting.
Welcome bro
Also I wanted to ask Eric if he'd like to join the review site.
your radio show is pretty dope. I haven't listened in the last few weeks but everything I've heard has been good
http://instagram.com/p/ku1_PuwyDb/Not hyped actually, Waka has been hanging with Steve Aoki too much and listening to bro-step like it's some sort of revolutionary thing. "I'ma show you a different Flockaveli this time. Way more turned up. Different crowds now. I'm touching different genres. This Flockaveli gon' be flexin" - WAKA
Flockaveli 2 thooooo (http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/banderas.png)
Man people were fronting so hard on War Ready. That shit is a fucking Odyssey epic banger. I might speed to it later today.
you don't understand, Beezy. I first listened to the album after going to bed, and when Supreme came on I had to get up and put on my best turtleneck and slacks, shit was just too beautiful. That song....
This is music you write checks to brehs.
Linkin Park ft. Rakim -Guilty All the Same (http://"https://soundcloud.com/blkblvd/linkinpark-guilty-all-the-same")
I hope y'all go as hard on Rakim as you did on Hov for this :neogaf
Sorry, Life is What You Make it isn't better than Money Cash Hoes. Not in quality, relevance, nothing.:lol
Edit: its not better than Blackout either :umad
The soundtrack was a success, peaking at #5 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and spawned the single "Grand Finale" by rappers DMX, Method Man, Nas and Ja Rule. "Grand Finale" made it to #63 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and #18 on the Hot Rap Singles.(http://imageshack.com/a/img803/4016/mysmilie477.png)
Freddie Gibbs is one of the best MCs ever to take his ski mask off long enough to spit a 16, and Madlib makes better beats than Jesus would if Jesus made beats. On this record, like Spade and Farley before them, they bring out the best in each other: Freddie becomes a psychedelic drug-thug cowboy, ready to save the day by completely trashing it, and Madlib sounds like he’s been sharpening his rare 45s so he could throw one and cut your head off. Please note that this review is biased because the last time I hung out with Freddie he got me so faded off lean and haze I was huffing laps around the editorial office trying not to have a panic attack. - Drew Millwad of Vice
(http://imageshack.com/a/img5/358/4ghu.png):lol
New Gibbs leaked :rejoice cant listen now but ima do a whole run through tonight.
When, where, and is it sold out?New Gibbs leaked :rejoice cant listen now but ima do a whole run through tonight.
can't wait to see him next week here.
Freddie and Madlib on stage together? whew
When, where, and is it sold out?New Gibbs leaked :rejoice cant listen now but ima do a whole run through tonight.
can't wait to see him next week here.
Freddie and Madlib on stage together? whew
New Gibbs leaked :rejoice cant listen now but ima do a whole run through tonight.
vince staples' tape dropped today too
Fuck Vince Staples, what a shitty performer. And then he caught feelings cause the crowd wasn't fucking with him. ::)Why would anyone think he'd be a good live performer, also doesn't diminish from the quality of his album output whatsoever...So no Vince Staples is still the shit, and if you're expecting Q to be a great performer you're in for a grave dissappointment.
I had no thoughts about him beforehand. I've never heard anything from Vince Staples before seeing him live. And now I don't want to.Fuck Vince Staples, what a shitty performer. And then he caught feelings cause the crowd wasn't fucking with him. ::)Why would anyone think he'd be a good live performer, also doesn't diminish from the quality of his album output whatsoever...So no Vince Staples is still the shit, and if you're expecting Q to be a great performer you're in for a grave dissappointment.
wait, did clipping leak?
I must be the only person who still like GZA, he and Ghostface have the best track record quality wise from all the Wu.
I couldn't get into Cocaine Pinata.
I can definitely see someone being burned out on Gibbs' rapid fire flow, which doesn't really change from project to project. Personally I think it's a really good album, and quite a rebound from that ESGN shit.I couldn't get into ESGN. A Cold Day in Hell had a few tracks (Rob Me A Nicca) I liked. BFK and Pinata though? I can listen to them from start to finish.
can you all recommend me a few mixes and albums that I should definitely listen to from the past year and a half? I've avoided rap like crazy this past year or so. Was really into garage rock and two-man pieces, now trying to catch up on some other genres.
Hey man, I've dealt with the Outlawz. I can tolerate any shitty rap crew now.
2Pac always picked the worse rappers to be featured on his songs with very few exceptions of good or not bad enough to almost ruin the song. So many tracks where it should have been just him.
Hey man, I've dealt with the Outlawz. I can tolerate any shitty rap crew now.
I was just thinking about doing a thread in The Coli listing all the songs the outlawz ruined :snoop
:heh
The Pac stans over there are delusional, smartdumb militant morons. You gonna get negged into oblivion :whew
https://soundcloud.com/cracktracks504/we-made-it-jay-z-x-jay
Jay Electronica x Jay Z - We Made It (prod. Soulja Boy)
I actually enjoyed this one quite a bit. I guess Jay shows up for work if electronica is who he's rapping with. Funny track, Jay E steals the Migos flow and pulls it off, Jay shoots back at Drake, both of them on some pro-black 5%er shit :heh
Apollo Brown’s Thirty Eight (.38) is a contemporary throwback, inhabiting the realm of reverent reinvention and innovation. It deftly bridges the gap between ‘70s Blaxploitation soundtracks (e.g. Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly or Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man) and the hip-hop records that sampled from them.
The tracks on Thirty Eight (.38) are presented in gritty, heavily saturated Technicolor, the scratches and cigarette burns as purposeful as they are happily accidental. These are suites sounding from long barrels held by lone men lurking in grimy project hallways. Tinged with revenge and regret, shrouded in thick tendrils of hollow-point smoke, the songs have all the makings of an epic gangster tragedy. They’re also great when paired with anything Raymond Chandler.
01 Thirty Eight (Intro)
02 Cellophane
03 Learn The Meaning
04 Shotguns In Hell
05 Dirt On The Ground
06 The Warning
07 Cleo's Apartment
08 Sweet Revival
09 Life Is A Wheel
10 Black Suits
11 Never Disappear
12 The Laughter Faded
13 All You Know
14 Strange Things
15 Heaven At Last
16 Lonely and Cold
17 A Wise Man's Woman
18 Felonious
19 Weight In Gold
20 The Answer
Bonus
21 Shotguns In Hell (feat. Roc Marciano)
22 Lonely and Cold (feat. Roc Marciano)
Soulja Boy biting Young Thug now, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt9pTI46-Qs
*DEAD*
Y'all can produce on my upcoming mixtape "Straight Outta Baghdad"
Me too PD. Trying to convince myself tho not to be dumb by dropping almost a G on an MPC that I probably won't learn how to use anytime soon.MPCs run about half that (some 1ks are going for like 300 now) unless you're paying retail. If you're hesitant about spending that much cash and just wanna try out making beats, just grab an MPD and acquire a copy of Ableton.
You guys (especially Eric P) listen to so much that I never heard of. And I wanna listen to them, but I don't wanna be bored to tears like when I try to listen to Roc Marciano. He still hasn't grown on me.
I know Esch doesn't really fuck with reggae, but more people should be listening to the Jamaican trap-rapper Zuse and his mixtape Bullet...Banger after banger. The production alone elevates this thing to one of the year's best trap albums.:leon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsi6J0SD3QI
weird.
:beli
Hes pretty much 100 spot on new wu is garbage beats and direction. Out of all wu tang members rae has spent the most time keeping their name in the papers, doing fts etc. Meanwhile everyone else is rapping over garbage wu weed carrier production swagless stuck in the 90s faccots like you bump.
Edit: ghost picks some decent stuff too, and czarface was okay. But everyone elsee pretty much, every posse cut has been t r a s h. RZA hasnt made a dope project in years.
I liked Walter Reed too but are we going to call that top flight production? :yeshrug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxeSFZLfRg0
Does this dude suck or am I wrong?
Ran into this while looking for Air Supply songs in Warez-bb.
(http://i55.fastpic.ru/big/2014/0424/51/3422338bbd9e1eb4a165791a4ff36851.jpg)
It's basically a Ghostface greatest hits and the DJ edited the songs so there's a seamless transition between them, pretty cool.
http://rg.to/file/826719d85f23d4090dddd93aaec358ea/1351351G351K351351.zip.html
Beats. Flow. And then lyrics for me.
The music itself has to be enjoyable before I actually pay attention to what's being said. :yeshrug
The itunes servers? That's a DJ khaled joke because he was shit talking on some other video about the CEO of itunes on his dick or something :dead
or is it the DJing thing?
edit: That video of him going to Marcy Projects :dead :dead :dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5qI1q9ETCU
well the distillation of what a DJ does to basically "hype man" who shouts shit rather than "person who mixes records"I wish I could link it but DJ Mustard did a set at sxsw where he basically played tracks from his iTunes library. Shit was sad.
Don't even get me started on Mustard, breh is wack. How long can one retread the same hit record over and over before it becomes a miss?well the distillation of what a DJ does to basically "hype man" who shouts shit rather than "person who mixes records"I wish I could link it but DJ Mustard did a set at sxsw where he basically played tracks from his iTunes library. Shit was sad.
Don't even get me started on Mustard, breh is wack. How long can one retread the same hit record over and over before it becomes a miss?well the distillation of what a DJ does to basically "hype man" who shouts shit rather than "person who mixes records"I wish I could link it but DJ Mustard did a set at sxsw where he basically played tracks from his iTunes library. Shit was sad.
Plus he wants to scream over everything whereas previously he only did that on certain tracks. What happened to this flow?
Wu Tang :whew
I tend to find analysis of syllables more interesting than word counts/vocabulary. Technically there are very few rappers who are better than Eminem and Nas when it comes to their broad use of syllables, specifically in relation to the variety of words used. For some nerd wankery:
http://www.rapanalysis.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html (http://www.rapanalysis.com/2011/03/how-to-appreciate-rap-music-3-is-nas.html)
http://www.rapanalysis.com/2014/04/why-eminem-is-rap-jimi-hendrix-rap.html (http://www.rapanalysis.com/2014/04/why-eminem-is-rap-jimi-hendrix-rap.html)
To me the perfect example of this is Drake's Forever (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDuRoPIOBjE). It's such a blatant display of how pedestrian Drake, Lil Wayne, and Kanye are as rappers when compared to someone on a high level (Eminem).
Eminem's recent problem is that he can't find a way to channel technical complexity into good music. I don't even remember Canibus struggling this much, to be perfectly honest. Whereas Nas has never had a problem in this regard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2GozE6XEqg
v hyped for this interview tomorrow
did you just call DOOM polarizing, and fail to capitalize his name?
I drop a lot of knowledge in book #4, which is within a day or two of being completed, barring a rigorous spell-checking and a few things that need polishing. No Boutros. Still no word on when it will finally be available for your reading pleasure. I only decided to write it at the beginning of April, and I've yet to come up with much of a plan for how to promote it other than uploading it to Amazon. I've been too busy trying to finish with the text. Let me know if you have any ideas. The way this tinyletter shit works is, you can reply to this email and it'll go straight to my inbox.
While with Tim Westwood, Rick talks about his recent weight loss (he cites wanting to stay healthy for his reasons, and after some past hospital scares it's easy to understand why), and claims that he does a variation of the CrossFit workout called "RossFit."
New Kanye sounds good. Was hoping for a full track, but Kanye reference tracks are always a fun peek into the process.I disagree about it sounding good.
Brehs this Blue, The Misfit is slaying my playlist right now.
I'd love to get your opinion on this Eric P. You probably know of some east coast label that is already doing this. I know Fool's Gold is pretty much what I'm describing but they aren't a strict hip hop label; iirc Danny Brown is their only major rap guy.
New Byron Crawford book out. It's a compilation of his XXL articles. It's been a while since I read them so I ponied up.
Sure is a lot of random sniping at THE JEWS in there. :hitlerNew Byron Crawford book out. It's a compilation of his XXL articles. It's been a while since I read them so I ponied up.
Speaking of Crawford...
https://medium.com/@byroncrawford/the-realness-on-chuck-d-vs-peter-rosenberg-culture-vultures-and-hot-97-1cf408283c93
:dead
I like Rosenberg, and I've defended his argument. At the end of the day Chuck D has always had a stick up his ass with respect to radio. Ultimately the rapper/artist/voice/etc isn't to blame for society, and nor is the corporate entity that gets paid off the artist.
One thing I'll disagree with Crawford about...Hot 97 plays "real hip hop" late at night. Rosenberg plays a lot of dope shit, breaks new artists, etc. But in general are they essentially a pop and r&b station? Sure.
Nocturnal stories and cold facts: Brooklyn rhymer and cityscape narrator Ka talks about the fall and rise of his hip hop visions.http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/ka-fireside-chat
Sooo a GAFer produced this for Riff Raff a couple years ago, and it turns up on his new album (released a couple days ago) listed as a Diplo production. Apparently Diplo cleaned it up and added different drums.
no word one whether cacophony is listed in the album credits. I doubt it lol.
Oh shit, wassup Toku?
ZelooperZ tape is so fucking frustrating. Good beats, and good use of words and nice structures to the rhymes but jesus christ every 16 bars is about his dick and the various things he likes to do with it. It's also 17 tracks long so it's just boring after a while.
What's everyones favourite albums of the year so far?http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=850373
What's everyones favourite albums of the year so far?
What's everyones favourite albums of the year so far?
hey I've got a two hour ride to do energy training tomorrow and really want to bump the new Schoolboy Q album but all the typical file sharing websites are filtered on center. I would be exremely grateful if someone threw a rar/zip of it up on a dropbox or gdrive for me. I've done the same for my friends and I'd make it up to whoever hooked me up. Please and thank you!
Release Date - 22nd September 2014
Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Om
3. Mean The Most
4. So Alone
5. Coming For You
6. Darkness (HBU)
7. Caskets
8. Great Things
9. Disastrous
saw earlier. Great ass freestyle. so natural, dont care that he had the bars memorized earlier. its all about how you say, not what.
Ab-soul (amil)
All of a sudden, I spied an easy checkmate. If I moved my queen to the seventh rank, I could checkmate GZA in two moves. Time slowed down. I became conscious of how fast my heart was beating. I looked at GZA. He was studying the board. Could it be? I moved my queen.
Boom. He took the queen off the board and replaced it with one of his knights. I hadn’t seen the knight protecting that space. I had blundered, bad. The spectators gasped. A rookie mistake. I threw up my hands. GZA sat back. “Whole different game now, isn’t it?” he said, and chuckled.
QuoteAll of a sudden, I spied an easy checkmate. If I moved my queen to the seventh rank, I could checkmate GZA in two moves. Time slowed down. I became conscious of how fast my heart was beating. I looked at GZA. He was studying the board. Could it be? I moved my queen.
Boom. He took the queen off the board and replaced it with one of his knights. I hadn’t seen the knight protecting that space. I had blundered, bad. The spectators gasped. A rookie mistake. I threw up my hands. GZA sat back. “Whole different game now, isn’t it?” he said, and chuckled.
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let Ka produce your next album, GZA
:tocry
too bad GZA sounds like he's on ambien all the time now.
Metal Clergy is the new Detox.
That EP pissed me off. Shit had like 10 minutes of music on it :what
I'm more than willing to give a guy as humble and talented as Ka $5. The man personally mails out CDs, vinyl, etc.
:whew
Someone on GAF said the Metal Clergy album is pretty much done, but Roc Marci is putting final touches on it and has control of when it drops. I doubt it'll be this year since both Roc and Ka are dropping individual LPs in the coming months.
new UN would definitely be welcomeI actually dig this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SR85e8FwCQ
that loop
:rejoice
we gonna talk about how almost nobody is fucking Roc Marci over the last 4 years?
new UN would definitely be welcome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SR85e8FwCQ
that loop
:rejoice
we gonna talk about how almost nobody is fucking Roc Marci over the last 4 years?
I actually dig this
"Grab the gun and unload
Put one in your son's humble abode and let one go
BLAM, I'm one of the best, yall distinguished black fellows as soft as breasts
The most grotesque, Terrace Ave pro-jects
Load tecs, let them shits off just like Boba Fett
You get's no respect, I'll blow ya set
Then spin your top like a rolling neck
Then jet in the NSX"
:whew
Marcberg and Reloaded are 2 of my favorite albums period...to this day I can still play both like it's my first time listening.
Marci Beaucoup was good but could've been much better. After sitting on it, I actually prefer the free mixtape that dropped before it. I guess he was trying something new with all the guests (beaucoup and all that) but a lot of them just kinda got in the way. He could've went harder on some of those beats too.
"Grab the gun and unload
Put one in your son's humble abode and let one go
BLAM, I'm one of the best, yall distinguished black fellows as soft as breasts
The most grotesque, Terrace Ave pro-jects
Load tecs, let them shits off just like Boba Fett
You get's no respect, I'll blow ya set
Then spin your top like a rolling neck
Then jet in the NSX"
:whew
Marcberg and Reloaded are 2 of my favorite albums period...to this day I can still play both like it's my first time listening.
Marci Beaucoup was good but could've been much better. After sitting on it, I actually prefer the free mixtape that dropped before it. I guess he was trying something new with all the guests (beaucoup and all that) but a lot of them just kinda got in the way. He could've went harder on some of those beats too.
no lies detected.
Despite not having nearly as hard drums, Reloaded is still beyond dope and compares well to Marcberg.
Marci Beaucoup...it starts perfect. Love Me, Squeeze, 456... :whew Ka on Squeeze, yall
This nicca read poetry, bear witness like notary
Rarely say my name but distinguished black fellows know it's me
:tocry
Roc swoops in
Im rare like a millionaires tear drops
:lawd
My mask's made of African clay
Snag your lass off a glass of Alizé
:heh
But overall the guest verses dilute the project. I can forgive it though, I understand why he wanted to do something different. Next album will be crazy, I'm sure. He has at least two crazy albums in pocket. One with Alchemist, one with the ArchDruids.
relate everything to jay-z brehs :beliI know I'm late on this, but this is ridiculous. Kanye and Cam would like a word with you. Even the lowly Young Gunz charted similarly to Q. Rocafella and G-Unit were two crews that could sign basically anybody and get them a ringtone-pushing single when rap was at it's most commercially viable. Rap and the music industry in general have waned so significantly in recent years that this is a broken comparison, but Kendrick isn't at that level where he can throw a verse on any weed carriers single and have it smash the way Jay could from like 99-2006.
Truth be told, the Roc never had anyone as mainstream popular as Q,
The fuck is Blaze doing with that techno shit nowadays tho :trash
Trying to keep the lights on I imagine.Yeah, but he went to deep. To deep.
Honestly I bet Just Blaze has no troubles keeping the lights on. He had some hits, lived a humble life, probably invested well and set up a roth IRA when he was like 28 while Beanie Sigel was blasting his record advances into big piles of heroin.
Using a collaborative track with a flavor of the month electronic producer where we don't have a straight record of who did what doesn't help your case. Those drums are more like Baauer's work.
BBC has Pharrell percussion which is still considered hot. I'd agree that a lot of the production on those other tracks you mentioned have more of a casual jammy feel than anything modern though.
breh I ran across this and got hype at the Chocolate Factory samplePersonally, the album is one of the best albums of the year and this song just makes me hyped everytime I listen to it :whew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlvuvNct2qg
too bad the song is pretty bleh. Harder drums than most stuff though. I heard the entire album has hard drums.
gotta make sure I get my two cents in as early as possible to effect impressions of other people :tocry
:lol
pathetic
Why does that girl have 3 legs?
new Kendrick tomorrow brehs :tocry
I've been trolling kenneth on gaf a minute, mostly because hey, it makes all the posters i like to troll mad.
I've been trolling kenneth on gaf a minute, mostly because hey, it makes all the posters i like to troll mad.
Like you wouldn't believe. I all but told people I was starting shit just because and they caught feelings anyway
You one of us man?
:hitler
Sup Storm Chamber.
This is gonna bet this gen "It Was Written" :aah
This is gonna bet this gen "It Was Written" :aah
The new Kendrick song came out and........... :holeup :heh :kobeyuck :what
https://soundcloud.com/topdawgent/i-1/s-GT9Cd
"If I don't hear from you by tomorrow, I hope you come back and learn from your mistakes. Come back a man, tell your story to these black and brown kids in Compton. Let 'em know you was just like them, but you still rose from that dark place of violence, becoming a positive person. But when you do make it, give back with your words of encouragement, and that's the best way to give back. To your city... And I love you Kendrick, if I don't hear you knocking on the door you know where I usually leave the key. Alright? Talk to you later, bye."
It's ok.copypasta stannery is the lowest form of stannery
TDE are fools for not releasing this at the beginning of summer; this sounds like it would have been on rotation all summer. I guess it doesn't matter, it'll be on rotation regardless (Interscope, Clear Channel, etc) but still...
My impressions...not bad, not great. It's a pop rap single, moreso than Poetic Justice. In the mold of recent tracks with a retro, throwback sound (Blurred Lines, Happy, Rolling In The Deep, etc). It's not a coincidence that all those tracks were massive hits, and I'd imagine this will be too.
I actually prefer the beat breakdown during the bridge and third verse, which is a more interesting take on the sample and helps the track avoid a Diddy-esque laziness. I'm probably being hypocritical but that's just how I feel about popular samples: looping them in an obvious manner feels like cheating and is lazy. That breakdown is VINTAGE Aquemini though, love it.
Complaining about the theme strikes me as corny. I'm not opposed to positive anthems, I'm opposed to corny positive anthems (like Happy). Honestly this isn't corny to me. It sounds like a continuation of GKMC thematically. The song fits the theme of the last voicemail on Real.Quote
"If I don't hear from you by tomorrow, I hope you come back and learn from your mistakes. Come back a man, tell your story to these black and brown kids in Compton. Let 'em know you was just like them, but you still rose from that dark place of violence, becoming a positive person. But when you do make it, give back with your words of encouragement, and that's the best way to give back. To your city... And I love you Kendrick, if I don't hear you knocking on the door you know where I usually leave the key. Alright? Talk to you later, bye."
:goty2
:goty2
Don't even clown on Biz you shortdicked stan.
:pacspit
:goty2
I was expecting you to stan for this new track breh. Guess it's too close to Macklemore and too far away from Eminem (:holeup)
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:goty2
Don't even clown on Biz you shortdicked stan.
:pacspit
That was about the new Kdot single :comeonspoiler (click to show/hide)Like anyone knows who the fuck Biz is :sabu[close]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2YuVnYsfog
Oh I thought you said hip hop.....my bad....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu3rZ-fF26Q
Smh @ a Nause stan like Diunx trying to clown Biz Markie. This is why no one takes you fake 'real hip hop' guys seriously.
:pacspit
Smh @ a Nause stan like Diunx trying to clown Biz Markie. This is why no one takes you fake 'real hip hop' guys seriously.
:pacspit
"Sometimes I go into the studio and study music. Just sit in there and vibe out to music that's not really of the — Marvin Gaye or something like that… I haven't been listening to a lot of the music that's out right now. You can get influenced by it."
Is there a neologism that perfectly encompasses rappers making a positive song to appeal to white radio listeners ???cacophonography
:bow POST BAN PICKLES :bow2
Here's my take:
Pickles is right on the money here but I do personally find the track OK. It's obviously aimed at Macklemore and Drake stans to play in their car or at Coffee shops. Like how Swimming Pools(A track I really enjoy) is aimed at clubs and house parties. Shit makes sense to me. I won't stan the track itself but I do understand why it exists and who it's aimed at. Shit's fine by me as long as the whole album is great, and the song fits the sequencing of the album like the songs I didn't care for much in GKMC.
tl;dr
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Well he does make garbage :yeshrug
Kendrick's just dipping as low as Drake usually does.
Well he does make garbage :yeshrug
Kendrick's just dipping as low as Drake usually does.
Says the dude who posted a Childish Gambino at the top of the page ::)
Says the dude who posted a Childish Gambino at the top of the page ::)
My kid is 12, you got a problem with him liking the guy?
Though I'll say my kid clearly has better taste than any drake stan, drake stan.
Says the dude who posted a Childish Gambino at the top of the page ::)
My kid is 12, you got a problem with him liking the guy?
Though I'll say my kid clearly has better taste than any drake stan, drake stan.
No one ever got laid blasting childish gambino from a rap car
CRYING WHY DID YOU HAVE TO HURT ME LIKE THIS
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Brehs really in here fighting about whether Childish Gambino or Drake is more bitchmade?
Brehs really in here fighting about whether Childish Gambino or Drake is more bitchmade?
I used to hate on both, but whats the point lol? Neither is offensively bad or anything.
I gained a lot of respect for Gambino somehow after i read this:
http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2014/05/being-angry-and-black-on-the-childish-gambino-tour/
http://www.hiphopmyway.com/rappers-who-have-killed-people/
california dominating the list, so proud :tocry
http://www.hiphopmyway.com/rappers-who-have-killed-people/
california dominating the list, so proud :tocry
Big Lurch:what
His story is perhaps one of the most disturbing. In 2002 Tynsha Ysais, Lurch’s roommate, was found dead and disemboweled in the apartment that they shared. Not only where her bowels removed, her lungs had also been ripped out and she had bite marks all over her body. Lurch was later found completely naked in the middle of the street covered in blood howling at the sky. It was later concluded that Lurch was high on PCP when he attacked and killed Ysais and he was sentenced to life without possibility of parole.
music is beeps and boops and breath at the end of the day, you like what you like. tbh Yung Lean is in my top ten-ish albums of the year. I probably have a taste problem.Ghosttown is legit. Not sure about the rest of the album yet.
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Isn't this what they did with The Recipe though?
to be honest there are worse songs on Blueprint 3 than Ghetto Techno
:heh
what a trash album
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/kendrick-lamar-promises-aggression-and-emotion-on-good-kid-follow-up-20140923Quote"Sometimes I go into the studio and study music. Just sit in there and vibe out to music that's not really of the — Marvin Gaye or something like that… I haven't been listening to a lot of the music that's out right now. You can get influenced by it."
(http://i.imgur.com/JgZs64Q.png) I've heard these same words come out of Nas's mouth. Album has a high probability of sounding like dated, sonically D- trash.
Holy shit this thread exploded. I'm gonna give that Milo album a second look on Pickles impassioned recommendation, if only cuz he's putting it up against the OME album. Yung Lean tho ugh
PM sent
second half is less masturbatory (so far) than the first in terms of musicians going HAM. Definitely calms down and reaches some high places.
Never listened to this dude's music before, but the production so far! :noah
Definitely gotta see him when he comes to NYC next month.
Esch is Gaf-Hop always this bad :goty2(https://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/555322240.gif?1333773919)
Really all the credit has to go to PD. I've rustled jimmies before but one can only rustle so far dolo. It's like trying to play a 90s light gun game by yourself. Last night was the neogaf version of this basically:
http://youtu.be/ih-WSCy4W9g
Like shooting fatherless fish in a barrel, brehs. You know it's a good troll session when you have people questioning their choices to post on the internet, or meta commenting on the state of discussion in the community.
:dead
Really all the credit has to go to PD. I've rustled jimmies before but one can only rustle so far dolo. It's like trying to play a 90s light gun game by yourself. Last night was the neogaf version of this basically:
http://youtu.be/ih-WSCy4W9g
Like shooting fatherless fish in a barrel, brehs. You know it's a good troll session when you have people questioning their choices to post on the internet, or meta commenting on the state of discussion in the community.
:dead
"Don't you do it!!!" :heh
Bunch of idiots mashing keys bumping into instruments while blazed. What the fuck is this shit.
So is there gonna be a new Captain Murphy tape or what :'(
He's not doing anything Dr. Dre didn't do 20 years ago.
Pickles, out of curiosity, how long have you been a FlyLo fan?
He's not doing anything Dr. Dre didn't do 20 years ago.
I have beef with the way Dre handles his ghost producers, too. I hate saying it but the tiff Storch had with him back in the day....Storch was right. If the industry only has juggernauts because those juggernauts can exploit younger less established artists, maybe the structure of the industry isn't worth keeping around.
But more to the point, you can't give Kanye credit for putting dudes on just for properly attributing their work in his record. That's literally the bare minimum. It makes him less of a shitstain than other producers, but not by a lot. It just goes back to a lot of people wanting to give Kanye credit for literally every single thing imaginable but his greatest talent: synthesizing dope music from a variety of styles and sources. He has a great ear and an amazing ability to stitch together beats from other peoples work.
QuotePickles, out of curiosity, how long have you been a FlyLo fan?
'08 or so. Around the same time I started going to Low End, buying tapes, etc.
And that's about the same time I started listening to him, somewhere between 1983 and Los Angeles. I only ask about how long because each time he drops a new album I'm baffled by how much further he sometimes strays away from the really beat heavy stuff he started with. I get where he's going with it, and it's impressive from a technical standpoint, but fusion is not my cup of tea. The whole first part of the album drives me nuts, because it's so dense with virtuosic wankery. The stretch between Coronus and Eyes Above is exactly what I was hoping the whole album would be, and then it sinks back into being kind of a slog to me. It's like he separated the beats and the jazzy elements of Cosmogramma. I really wanted to love it, but it just kinda falls flat for me. The progression of his stuff from July Heat to this is still fascinating to me though, and I'm looking forward to hearing how far he takes in like three more albums.
If I had the patience and attention span, I'd write something as verbose and gushing as Pickles' FlyLo review for this Rich Gang tape. I know I already posted it, but seriously, it's fucking great. Quan said he and Thug were the best duo since Outkast and this tape makes a good case for that.
No thank you.(http://i.imgur.com/0u7d2Td.png)
(http://www.thecoli.com/attachments/blessed-gif.64/)spoiler (click to show/hide)the best duo is gang starr if that counts though[close]
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzG0gyxCEAAFLkL.jpg:large)flabby and sick outchea
https://twitter.com/DAZDILLINGER/status/518393908422639616
Although you hate my kind, I still love you Storm :tocry
we gonna pretend like Prodigy wasn't top 5 from 95-97? Hell you could take it to 2000 if you want.
Outkast>Gangstarr>Mobb Deep>Showbiz and A.G.
Bore-Hop consensus on Mobb Deep vs Outkast for the best rap duo of all times?
we gonna pretend like Prodigy wasn't top 5 from 95-97? Hell you could take it to 2000 if you want.
Outkast>Gangstarr>Mobb Deep>Showbiz and A.G.
Most underrated duo though? Tha Dogg Pound :whew
Their work on The Chronic and Doggystyle, that Dogg Food album :rejoice
Kurupt is the best no question, but man is Daz slept on like a motherfucker.
Eric B and Rakim are NOT underrated. Rakim is regularly considered one of the GOAT MCs by everyone who matters. Paid In Full is one of the most undisputed classics out there.
Some youngings will only talk about Jay & Nas, sure. But Eric B & Rakim will always matter.
Despite having the same status among rappers, DJ Polo & Kool G Rap probably count more as slept on. Too many haven't listened to Rags to Riches.
8Ball & MJG
breh, in what universe are Eric B and Rakim underrated yet 8Ball and MJG aren't?8Ball & MJG
Definitely not underrated.
Dirty
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Am_I_Anonymous:
Most of the people here are under 30 so you should take our word for this regarding our generation of hip hop fans. Proportionally, a decent amount of people are fairly aware of Paid In Full and it's impact on hip hop. People use it as a symbolic album for the shift in lyricism and rapping between the golden age and the gangsta era. When people make big pastiches of classic album cover art, it's there. Conversely you would probably not see some of what people are bigging up right now, Super Tight by UGK, Comin' Out Hard by 8ball and MJG, Das EFX' Dead Serious, Kool G Rap and DJ Polo Wanted Dead or Alive etc.
infact i might say that Paid in Full and Straight Outta Compton might be the most recommended hip hop albums from the 80s.
I'm saying among people younger than 30, Paid In Full isn't some hidden gem or underrated like you said it was. People who listen to hip hop tend to be aware of it, the same way they are of say, Illmatic or 36 Chambers or The Chronic. They know exactly how good it is, and by extension Eric and Rakim.
infact i might say that Paid in Full and Straight Outta Compton might be the most recommended hip hop albums from the 80s.along w/ It Takes a Nation, Raising Hell, and Licensed to Ill
I think Am_I_Anonymous is more worried about the type of guy that would answer this question with Run The Jewels.
along w/ It Takes a Nation, Raising Hell, and Licensed to IllIt's PENTARCHY Jake, PENTarchy
the Holy Petrarchy of 80's rap
just downloaded it myself out of pure curiosity.
perhaps my ears are just too plebeian for this kind of sound.
I think Am_I_Anonymous is more worried about the type of guy that would answer this question with Run The Jewels.
I think Am_I_Anonymous is more worried about the type of guy that would answer this question with Run The Jewels.
You wouldn't even be close. But please tell me how to appreciate hip hop...I'm all ears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O8oV1ATfH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2clm68lcsQQ
some good lesser known duo's
Leak Bros.
Artifacts
I still listen to that SC3 soundtrack and Foley Room a lot.
I dunno if I'd says Xen is better than Foley Room but it's definitely the more "challenging" listen of the two.
I still listen to that SC3 soundtrack and Foley Room a lot.
I dunno if I'd says Xen is better than Foley Room but it's definitely the more "challenging" listen of the two.
Being honest it's too early to say Xen better than Foley Room, but my snap reaction is that I enjoy it a bit more. Feels like its individual tracks have clearer intent and direction. While Amon was really toying with how music is made in and of itself, the first half of the album is kind of...mechanical? Like the project forced him into certain directions with songs. Xen feels more organic, more meaningful beyond the craft. I "get" the frame of mind behind the music more if that makes sense. Just a loose comparison either way.
Horsefish tho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBBI5bstBOI
Act like Ali Bombaya isn't still on your phone
Ali Bombayatrack was so hot y'all can't even remember how to spell it (http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rudy.png)
:rejoice
http://youtu.be/In5HCyNvQxE
Lil Sad - Submerged (https://soundcloud.com/lilsad/submerged)
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dope or nah? I'm at work.Better than anything else put out by TDE this year
Can't possibly be worse than that Adrian Younge album!
https://m.soundcloud.com/topdawgent/jay-rock-parental-advisory
:obama
new jay rock
Yo.(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/QuitBugginBreh/FreshSmileyApache.gif)
Yo.
Alchemist's improvement as a producer has been nothing short of spectacular.
His rapping is still (http://i4.minus.com/ibqsG2MZiScJka.png) however
Ppl stay criticizing Krits rapping but we all know the real problem is how boring of a personality he is
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAZ96Xoegyc
:beli
:beli
this is some sad ass shit.
:beli
this is some sad ass shit.
aw shit, biz in tha house
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:beli
this is some sad ass shit.
aw shit, biz in tha house
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prune juice for everyone!
:beli
this is some sad ass shit.
aw shit, biz in tha house
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prune juice for everyone!
real talk, prune juice is pretty good (http://i.imgur.com/52kIF.png)
RTJ2 leaked brehsO_O
Yeah but production duties didn't stop El from being a beast before :hitler
Though I should probably accept that that CoFlow and Def Jux eras were both 10+ years ago (http://i6.minus.com/ibroXtPlUHLa8c.png)
Yeah but production duties didn't stop El from being a beast before :hitler
Though I should probably accept that that CoFlow and Def Jux eras were both 10+ years ago (http://i6.minus.com/ibroXtPlUHLa8c.png)
Why you gotta randomly make me feel old like that.
Gonna check out RTJ2 tonight. Hype levels are high.
Love it. Killer Mike gets sharper and sharper as time goes on, and it seems to wear off on El-P. Production wise it's a great balance between the last two El/Mike projects. RAP Music seemed a bit too outside of El's comfort zone in the sense that he dipped pretty far left into southern-style production and hadn't done much of that before. His catering to Mike's sensibilities made it feel a little pandering to me, though I liked the album a lot. RTJ1 sounded a lot more like El's solo production, but a little less wonky/experimental, and RTJ2 similarly sounds a bit more stripped down than his solo stuff, but also a bit more relaxed and jangly. My only real criticism is that it sounds very much like what you'd expect it to sound like, which isn't even a real complaint. I guess what I really mean is Run The Jewels:Run The Jewels 2::Robocop:Robocop 2
El doing doubletime raps :lol and :o
This is so much better than the first RTJ. I've never spoke on it, but I'm one of those people who thought El-P's rapping ruined the first one. RTJ2 tho? He seriously stepped up. And the production! :noah
Mike wipes the moisture from his eyes with both hands at once. He tells a story about having to pick up four and a half ounces during a drought. "And I saw my grandmama van at the church, and I just pulled up in the church and I said, "Lemme go say hey and drop off some money." She said, "Stop. Just sit with me." And I sat with her and the preacher. But man, he just said, "Wherever you was going, man, you weren't going to make it back from." For the next fucking six, seven hours, my grandmother wouldn't let me leave her. But this motherfucker kept calling me to pick up his dope… And I knew then that I was supposed to be gone… that day."http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/run-the-jewels-how-2014s-hardest-rap-duo-came-back-from-oblivion-20141024#ixzz3H74M1c7m
Come home and write paragraph blackout forum posts about rap records brehs :deadWelcome to the club of overly long rap paragraphs. You used to laugh at me, now look at you. Look at you look at you. Remember? On my prose behavior.
finally listeningthat reminds me, Blockhead was on Mike Eagle's podcast a couple weeks ago and had some funny insights into how Def Jux worked. Apparently Block played El a few party fun action committee songs when they were chilling one time, and el was like "I'd put this out." And he did! Hearing shit like that makes Def Jux demise even less surprising.
this is the unrealized potential of every underfunded overthought Def Jux record meeting the unrealized potential of every underachieving uninspired Dungeon Family rapper all at once :tocry
edit: we're quickly headed toward a world where El-P is a better rapper than Kendrick Lamar for a full calendar year or more
lowkey, Hus has had a really good year.
just got the bandcamp link for Hell Belowdespite telling myself repeatedly that I wouldn't fall into the temptation of listening to this piece of dust, I acquiesced last night and...I fucked with it :snoop
preparing FLAC :lawd
Still haven't listened to that last KRIT mixtape due to having to re-tag everything.you talking about See Me on Top 4?
Kendrick rapping like he's got diarrhea and hemorrhoids again brehs (http://i.imgur.com/fIcEWbk.png)I'm gonna just go ahead and say it: his next album will flop creatively (http://i5.minus.com/iR82YpDrmqLL0.png)
Kendrick reinventing himself as rap game Maester Aemon with his straining just to be heard flow
(http://www.thecoli.com/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/laff.gif) at people talking up this Logic album.
I can feel the banality of his very person coming off every verse.
Nas over horns and drums. :obama
I remember reading Dilla made some beats with Nas in mind, similar to how he specifically made beats for Ghostface (that ended up on Donuts).
I kinda like it, it's creepy as fuck :lol
what hate? he's just horrible on that track. I like him just fine on the rest of the album.
Two people were shot in a trendy section of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, early Tuesday, in what was purportedly a rap beef.
Hip Hop star Freddie Gibbs, who just performed at a record store called Rough Trade, claimed he was the intended target when shots were fired while he was sitting in a black GMC Denali at North 9th Street near Wythe Avenue.
“They tried to kill Tupac. They tried to kill me,” Gibbs told The Post outside the club. “I’m still alive.”
A law enforcement source said a single gunman stalked the victims,who are believed to be two members of Gibbs’ entourage, and opened fire at 1:13 a.m.
One victim was hit in the leg attack, and the other in the had. Neither were seriously wounded, police said.
After the bullets flew, Gibbs ducked into Rough Trade for cover, he said.
Both victims were transported to Bellevue Hospital and listed in stable condition. Police did not identify the victims.
There are no arrests in the shooting.
“They tried to kill Tupac. They tried to kill me,” Gibbs told The Post outside the club. “I’m still alive.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baEqe2_vH30
Slaughterhouse + Primo
Better than that PRhyme joint at least
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baEqe2_vH30
Slaughterhouse + Primo
Better than that PRhyme joint at least
"I finish ni- right off the bat, like a layup" :what
They're so boring Premo couldn't even create a dope chorus with their vocals DJ'd up. That's how you know you're wack. Even the wackest groups got dope choruses from Premo...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJfp_ZT7lBA
(dope song but that album was weak)
SH is a joke.
Revisiting Cannibal Ox's Cold Vein. El-P laced the FUCK out of this albumThe beats for can ox are dope, but the instrumentals are kinda underwhelming without the vocals imo. Half the appeal of El's early production to me is how he mixed the vocals.
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Revisiting Cannibal Ox's Cold Vein. El-P laced the FUCK out of this albumThe beats for can ox are dope, but the instrumentals are kinda underwhelming without the vocals imo. Half the appeal of El's early production to me is how he mixed the vocals.
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Sidenote: I love RTJ, and it's pretty clear that these dudes can convene on a sonic level that connects with a much broader audience than either of them can individually. That said, I'm a little bummed that there isn't going to be anything as direct as the Pledge tapes from Killer Mike for the time being. I loved that series and I really think if there's any rapper that can carry the early 90's Ice Cube torch, it's Mike.
To be fair that came out in 2012, and he already got roasted for itthat's what I'm thinking, looks like he's had time in the incubator. ty for putting this on
But you listen to action bronson and he skirted that too so :yeshrug
I'll cop to enjoying Shmurda unironically and not really being tired of him. Total brain off, four drinks in music. And opened the door for one of the dopest remixes of the year (https://soundcloud.com/16yrold/bobbybitch). That remix is permanent whip material.
Maybe it wasn't his decision?
Yo brehs, before you jump on me...... Just hear me out.Interesting that all the disrespectful/abusive thugs in the opening are blaque men :hitler
I'm kinda feeling this white ymcmb rapper Caskey. He's good. It's like Jesse Pinkman rap. He's like Yelawolf with that trash look but has kind of a street and self awareness of a kendrick or drake.... And the neuroticism of Eminem. I think he's got potential. And he picks good beats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PAlyKyN7xU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b0BNN7ONzc
Hear me out.
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edit: malformed urls
Is this another love the art, hate the artist situation?
shit is too mentally exhausting. :'(
Girl at work just told me "Drake is better than any of your old guy rappers"
Biggie? Yes he soft
Pac? He fake
Guru? Who
Nas? Who oh that guy who writes musicals?
:dead
Girl at work just told me "Drake is better than any of your old guy rappers"
Biggie? Yes he soft
Pac? He fake
Guru? Who
Nas? Who oh that guy who writes musicals?
:dead
She's right.
I never want to sound like a bitter old head dissing new shit but god damn...Drake is so fucking average. He doesn't do anything above average, outside of maybe hooks; he has some catchy hooks, I can't front. But everything else is so pedestrian....yet he's THE rap guy of this generation. The quality level has fallen so low, he's better than most mainstream dudes so people truly believe he's one of the greatest ever.10-14 >>>> 05-09
:fbm
When I became serious about hip hop the best (living) MCs were guys like Nas, Raekwon, Prodigy, etc. On a larger level you can boil it down to Biggie, Pac, Nas, and Hov. They're pretty much the hip hop Mount Rushmore for people of the 94-2004 decade, whether you like them or not. But all those dudes have or had bars. They were dope rappers. They have classic songs and classic albums. SMH @ this generation.
I never want to sound like a bitter old head dissing new shit but god damn...Drake is so fucking average. He doesn't do anything above average, outside of maybe hooks; he has some catchy hooks, I can't front. But everything else is so pedestrian....yet he's THE rap guy of this generation. The quality level has fallen so low, he's better than most mainstream dudes so people truly believe he's one of the greatest ever.
:fbm
When I became serious about hip hop the best (living) MCs were guys like Nas, Raekwon, Prodigy, etc. On a larger level you can boil it down to Biggie, Pac, Nas, and Hov. They're pretty much the hip hop Mount Rushmore for people of the 94-2004 decade, whether you like them or not. But all those dudes have or had bars. They were dope rappers. They have classic songs and classic albums. SMH @ this generation.
I never want to sound like a bitter old head dissing new shit but god damn...Drake is so fucking average. He doesn't do anything above average, outside of maybe hooks; he has some catchy hooks, I can't front. But everything else is so pedestrian....yet he's THE rap guy of this generation. The quality level has fallen so low, he's better than most mainstream dudes so people truly believe he's one of the greatest ever.10-14 >>>> 05-09
:fbm
When I became serious about hip hop the best (living) MCs were guys like Nas, Raekwon, Prodigy, etc. On a larger level you can boil it down to Biggie, Pac, Nas, and Hov. They're pretty much the hip hop Mount Rushmore for people of the 94-2004 decade, whether you like them or not. But all those dudes have or had bars. They were dope rappers. They have classic songs and classic albums. SMH @ this generation.
plus, who gaf about not getting quality music from AAA acts as long as we get it from somewhere else?
I dunno. Let rappers tell it, the A&R wasn't all they were cracked up to be.
I dunno. Let rappers tell it, the A&R wasn't all they were cracked up to be.Not just rappers. One of the most widely derided label positions by musicians of all genres.
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This is where you pull out the "some obscure band" T-shirt, right? lolspoiler (click to show/hide)props[close]
One thing mainstream rap does well: melody. Drake and dudes like that have a good understand of how to make catchy shit. The problem is that there's nothing else to the music. No message outside of party, drugs, sex.The fact that Cole actually went out to Ferguson and helped out made me respect the dude more (still not a fan of his music)
I'm still stunned that we had Ferguson and the Wal Mart shooting and not a single major rapper has said shit on record outside of Cole. I heard Young Thug say he doesn't care about social issues and only wants to make party music. I heard Travis Scott essentially say Michael Brown brought his own death upon himself. These dudes are fucking coons. I don't expect a balance between party music and social sht, I know party music will always reign. But my god, dudes can't make singles about non party n bullshit anymore?
I know this is a dusty post but Jesus.
Tony Starks returns to Staten Island after 9 years, like a man returning home from a war. He wants the company of old friends, to reunite with his girl, to live a quiet life.http://www.grooveattack.com/2014/11/05/ghostface-killah-36-seasons/ (http://www.grooveattack.com/2014/11/05/ghostface-killah-36-seasons/)
But New York has other plans for him…
Pitchfork Media has said “Ghostface has unparalleled storytelling instincts. He might be the best, most colorful storyteller rap has ever seen”. Q Magazine called him “rap’s finest storyteller”. On his new release 36 Seasons those powers have never been more in-focus, as he takes his listeners on a gut-wrenching journey of double-cross and revenge through the rough and rugged housing projects of New York’s Staten Island.
On 36 Seasons Ghostface once again delivers exactly what the hardcore Wu-fans crave: desperate tales from the dark side over soulful boom-bap tracks. The soundscape is provided The Revelations [Brooklyn’s acclaimed soul band/production team]. Their hard-hitting tracks match the intensity of Ghost’s violent narrative. His co-stars on 36 Seasons are legendary lyricists and storytellers in their own right, 3 of the greatest of all-time: AZ, Kool G Rap and Pharoahe Monch. The album also features vocal contributions from Blue Note Records’ rising star Kandace Springs and gritty soul singers Rell and Tre Williams.
To visually flesh out the album’s dark and twisted world, the CD's packaging includes 20 pages of striking images from a host of stellar comic artists, curated by the team that created Ghostface’s 2013 six-issue comic mini-series, 12 Reasons to Die. Available from 12.12.2014
https://soundcloud.com/tommy-boy-1/lovedontliveherenomore
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https://soundcloud.com/tommy-boy-1/lovedontliveherenomore
:jawalrus
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beat is better than nearly everything on 12 Reasons To Die (Younge version)
https://soundcloud.com/tommy-boy-1/lovedontliveherenomore
:jawalrus
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beat is better than nearly everything on 12 Reasons To Die (Younge version)
blood on the cobblestones says otherwise.
https://soundcloud.com/talibkweli/everywhere-i-go-talib-kweli
https://soundcloud.com/talibkweli/everywhere-i-go-talib-kweli
https://soundcloud.com/talibkweli/everywhere-i-go-talib-kweli
terrible tape.
https://soundcloud.com/talibkweli/everywhere-i-go-talib-kweli
terrible tape.
:beli
https://soundcloud.com/talibkweli/everywhere-i-go-talib-kweli
terrible tape.
:beli
do we need to get a room or something.
SC2? A sequel to a classic, monumental project that doesn't live up to its legacy, and leaves a bitter taste in one's mouth despite being decent? Are we talking about Supreme Cliente 2 or StarCraft 2?
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Ghost is in a different space now. He's not doing drugs and doesn't have Lord Superb shouting out dope lyric suggestions anymore. Worse yet I question his ability to get the production needed. He said he's currently trying to clear various samples for the album, all while paying lawyers to fight a losing case with respect to the Iron Man samples on SC1. By the time he takes that L financially he'll be pissed at RZA, blaming him for not clearing the Iron Man samples, and unable to clear the samples for SC2. So what we'll get is either a wack album of throwaway beats or a live band version of the album. Either way it won't match the original, or even Cuban Linx 2.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=138398644&postcount=18427
:snoop
Somebody tell this dude RZA only had 4 beats on that album
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=138411253&postcount=18442
Isn't this dude at the helm of Gafhop? :mindblown Good grief
Decent album, Grandmasters was better :hitler
Psh, if they're lucky they can get lazy East Coast dudes. Isn't that bork Cilvarings doing a whole fucking album for them? :holeup
Since we're on the subject of Wu, did yall peep Killah Priest's double album from last year?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IICsg1s1qhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzDJKB1SnpA
Great fucking album for a double disc. Surprisingly little filler
be mad at people for recommending you music you like brehs
Gaf hop is a commune, keep it out of this thread :beli if you wanna talk shit to people who can't respond that's what plug.dj is for.:expert
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Since we're on the subject of Wu, did yall peep Killah Priest's double album from last year?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IICsg1s1qhs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzDJKB1SnpA
Great fucking album for a double disc. Surprisingly little filler
I liked the Walter Reed album as much as you can like a double album in 2014, but hey.
speaking of horrorcore, i always thought it sucked ass but Brotha Lynch Hung and Gravediggaz were alright.
I remember how hard brehs were trying to push Necro :beli
Necro has some dope shit but lol @ his self confidence. I refused to listen to his G Rap album after I heard he made G Rap listen to all his albums first, so they could be on a level of "mutual respect." :what
the subtle eminem shade at 4:40+
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Xl14aoyGg
the subtle eminem shade at 4:40+
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Xl14aoyGg
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QYsE2VdoeQ
Matt Monday made his first appearance at the DopeHouse back in 2012 when he dropped his Black Cradles mixtape under the moniker Righchus.
Following a two year hiatus, the South Carolina emcee returned this past July with "Get it Wrong", and proceeded to follow up with two equally dope singles in "The Lomax" and "You."
Now, with production Sango, Eric Dingus, Black Dave and others providing production, the Blu Roc Records affiliate delivers his first project under his new alias.
Loving this album almost a bit too much. Also really feeling this, I've been bandcamping really hard brehs, no Needledrop.Quote from: 2dopeboyzMatt Monday made his first appearance at the DopeHouse back in 2012 when he dropped his Black Cradles mixtape under the moniker Righchus.
Following a two year hiatus, the South Carolina emcee returned this past July with "Get it Wrong", and proceeded to follow up with two equally dope singles in "The Lomax" and "You."
Now, with production Sango, Eric Dingus, Black Dave and others providing production, the Blu Roc Records affiliate delivers his first project under his new alias.
(http://static.djbooth.net/pics-albums/mattmonday-btf.jpg) (http://"http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/matt-monday-before-the-filth")
https://soundcloud.com/mattmondaymusic/arrival-prod-kassett?in=mattmondaymusic/sets/before-the-filth
:rofl
:rofl
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http://cdn.phoenix.intergi.com/1000816/videos/3102955/video-sd.mp4?hosting_id=1000816
Kendrick lost. I always feared this happening; as he searched for an artistic identity he'd fall into the clutches of Andre 3k/Janelle Monae twee artiste cornballery without a persona to use.
I think the point was to look like a weirdo or whatever. blackout contacts, shiny skin, wacked out hair and that bugged out performance. seems calculated anyway.
yall are some cornballs :lol
Until Kendrick drops a bad album/project I'm giving in the benefit of the doubt. Wake me up when he actually takes an L.
Old school of the day by AiA
Freddie Gibbs & Mike Dean - "Sellin' Dope"
https://soundcloud.com/gangstagibbs/freddie-gibbs-mike-dean-sellin-dope
Good looks, will bop tomorrow in the whip :thumbsup:
Get therapy, old man :heh
Why are you so angry? You got a family, kids, money? Where's all this coming from?
:comeon I might be the only dude on this site to put KRS-One in his top 10 :hitler
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QjsPG0Kspxo:comeon I might be the only dude on this site to put KRS-One in his top 10 :hitler
:pacspit
:umad
I didn know you liked him like that though :ohhh you never make long rant posts about him :ufup
:comeon I might be the only dude on this site to put KRS-One in his top 10 :hitler
:pacspit
:umad
I didn know you liked him like that though :ohhh you never make long rant posts about him :ufup
He's in my top 15 at least, breh.
Sadly, I don't know if any artist has ruined his legacy with his interview shit more than KRS. When people let him play that teacher role at roundtables (http://i.imgur.com/QfEBYuB.png)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaIVGO-wCk8
Guru top 10 :shaq2Get. The fuck. Out. :pacspit
Moment of Truth was the only album where he kept up with Primo's production
KRS-ONE: Hip Hop is neither negative or
positive. It’s either niggative or productive.
Guru top 10 :shaq2Get. The fuck. Out. :pacspit
Moment of Truth was the only album where he kept up with Primo's production
No one balanced the street words of wisdom + the smart-dumb five-percenter knowledge + the "you're a lame and your girl loves me" mc braggadocio + the mildly homoerotic sus. lines better than Guru
monotone delivery gave his music tones of objective observation and cool, calculated authority. It was his whole fucking ethos :pacspit :pacspit :pacspit
Stop it Jake, just stop it. I already know how KRS is, man.Kris has multiple classics and is on the (extended) Mt. Rushmore of Mc's. No one can take that away from him.
You don't need to rub that shit in anymore :fbm like your uncle who just can't stop drinking, if drinking were saying poorly reasoned smart dumb shit with no nuance.
Is it hate to point out that a man had simple ABC flows, lacking in versatility, with fairly straightforward minimal #duality wordplay :hitlerthis board and GAF-Hop love Big L, Spitta and Kno; lack of "versatility" (however we're defining that this week) clearly isn't a damning factor in an artist's career. I'm not denying that Guru's arsenal was limited, but I'd argue he's a more dimensional MC than he's given credit. He had the ability to either engage or fall back as a narrator and because of the effects of the monotone that I outlined earlier, he could go authoritative first person or ambivalent third person observer.
Or a HarlemiteHe's a Brooklyn dude.
:hitler
A Better Tomorrow leaked
Lyrically, Wu still got it but the majority of these beats are :trash
A Better Tomorrow leaked
Lyrically, Wu still got it but the majority of these beats are :trash
easily the worst record they have done.
rza should be ashamed. beats are horrendous. its dogshit. who knew that the chef was being smart by not being involved. rza must have upped his fee.
kanye west and earl sweatshirt prolly had to annoy the fuck outta rza and get him to find his old beat tapes, to recycle
old ass busta over old ass wu beats. just what the world has been waiting for.
RZA went from dope to dick in the early 2000's brehs.
old ass busta over old ass wu beats. just what the world has been waiting for.
4th Disciple beats :lawd
First two Killarmy albums :lawd :lawd
4th Disciple beats :lawd
First two Killarmy albums :lawd :lawd
4th Disciple beats :lawd
First two Killarmy albums :lawd :lawd
don't forget the 3rd
^ shitty opinion :leon
^ shitty opinion :leon
I promise if they had shitty production, you and millions of other people wouldn't even like them.
Good beats and a melodic flow carried them for years but they said absolutely nothing.
I don't even need a rapper to "say something" but these dudes lyrics were completely forgettable.
^ shitty opinion :leon
I promise if they had shitty production, you and millions of other people wouldn't even like them.
Good beats and a melodic flow carried them for years but they said absolutely nothing.
I don't even need a rapper to "say something" but these dudes lyrics were completely forgettable.
they were a group of Jay-Zs?
Ratking was down to just two people with Sporting Life (the producer) taking on the Hak role and singing hooks.This just sounds mad awkward
just a heads up, Beezy, the venue charged $5 for a bottle of water, so uh hydrate beforehand.Stayed near the back. This chubby asian dude in front fainted. Mike and El-P let him get on stage and stand to the side, but not before pointing out that he had on a sweater & jacket and calling him an adorable chubby fuck. :lol
just a heads up, Beezy, the venue charged $5 for a bottle of water, so uh hydrate beforehand.Really didn't like Ratking btw. Completely killed my vibe after Despot's great set.
http://watchloud.com/kanye-west-all-day/
No, it was just 2 of them.just a heads up, Beezy, the venue charged $5 for a bottle of water, so uh hydrate beforehand.Really didn't like Ratking btw. Completely killed my vibe after Despot's great set.
Was Wiki with them this time? When I saw all three of them together in August they put on a great show. I don't hate Hak the way most people seem to, but having just him on stage with Sporting Life sounds horrible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLXf4WPNnkk
take your dime piece to a rap show brehs :tocry
Should have married a white woman like 80% of black NFL players bruh. You'd be better off.
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http://www.thecoli.com/threads/brennan-clay-demarco-murray-been-banging-out-my-wife.271841/
:jawalrus
Pay to go see YG live brehs :heh
I've seen dat white girl bragging first hand. "Did you know my boyfriend is black?" Uhhh no and I don't really care.
:heh
Ask them why they didn't do this 10 years ago when they were worth a damn
Ask them why they didn't do this 10 years ago when they were worth a damn
:umad
Sorry YG can't spell well enough to do an AMA breh, that struggle.
A Better Tomorrow improves towards the end, but not enough to make it a worthwhile project. Overall it feels thematically coherent yet forced. This is 100% RZA: he came up with the ideas and forced the direction of the album. I don't hear any collaborative effort here. Instead it's "ok brothers, rap about a preacher's daughter for this track."
Pioneer The Frontier is one of the better tracks but it sounds like it was created with a RZA producer kit from the 90s: old samples/sounds mixed together to remind us of when the Wu was dope. But the first verse feels out of place with RZA's monotone rapping. Necklace is a good beat and overall I like the song the most. BTW Necklace was produced by 4th Disciple.
This is the final nail in the coffin. The Wu is dead. RZA is trash, and while the other members can still rap they clearly have no work ethic or motivation to get the ball rolling separately. My dream would be 4th Disciple, Mathematics, and Alchemist producing a Wu album - whether they call themselves "Wu Tang" or something else, I don't care. Basically make it what Shaolin v Wu Tang was supposed to be: all the clan minus RZA over dope production.
Ask them why they didn't do this 10 years ago when they were worth a damn
:umad
Sorry YG can't spell well enough to do an AMA breh, that struggle.
If you're no longer a fan of washed up rapper X, then you must be a fan of wack rapper Y
Those flabmatics (http://i1.minus.com/ibcZxqLTkXE5Yy.png)
Jeru wouldn't be there if not for Guru.This is true...and?
The way AIA talks about Guru, you'd think he were Rakim or Kool G Rap, but he's not anywhere near that level of talent. His work without Primo, especially from Jazzmataz 3 on, is mediocre to flat-out embarrassing. It's like night and day. There are clearly MCs today that are on and above his level.
:tocryA Better Tomorrow improves towards the end, but not enough to make it a worthwhile project. Overall it feels thematically coherent yet forced. This is 100% RZA: he came up with the ideas and forced the direction of the album. I don't hear any collaborative effort here. Instead it's "ok brothers, rap about a preacher's daughter for this track."
Pioneer The Frontier is one of the better tracks but it sounds like it was created with a RZA producer kit from the 90s: old samples/sounds mixed together to remind us of when the Wu was dope. But the first verse feels out of place with RZA's monotone rapping. Necklace is a good beat and overall I like the song the most. BTW Necklace was produced by 4th Disciple.
This is the final nail in the coffin. The Wu is dead. RZA is trash, and while the other members can still rap they clearly have no work ethic or motivation to get the ball rolling separately. My dream would be 4th Disciple, Mathematics, and Alchemist producing a Wu album - whether they call themselves "Wu Tang" or something else, I don't care. Basically make it what Shaolin v Wu Tang was supposed to be: all the clan minus RZA over dope production.
I wanted this to materialize so badly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2sRbzeGI8Y
:lawd
what rap albums have you listened to this year AiA...
:lol I knew this was gonna devolve into something as dumb as 'there's rap and then there's HIP HOP'. I just don't get why dudes who are so obsessed with the 'golden era' get SO OFFENDED by modern rap that they feel the need to shit all over it anytime they get a chance. Dudes aren't gonna start looping up Ornette Coleman on an SP1200 if you keep complaining about how much worse things are than when you were a kid.
dp
:lol @ Baby not even paying his mealticket. Not surprising, since basically anyone who's ever signed to Cash Money has dealt with this shit.
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Jeru dissed Puffy throughout Wrath Of The Math, and Biggie responded with Kick In The Door (which also dissed Nas and some other rappers).
Fuck Solar. Dunno if Guru was gay but whatever happened was some sad shit. The way he was essentially brainwashed and bullied by Solar just doesn't make sense when you take Guru's personality into account. Dude was a wilin' out drunk badass who became a passive follower once Solar for hold of him...
Nah Solar used to hang around the Gangstarr clique for years, and wound up doing exclusive work with Guru in 2005. By then Guru and Premo had fallen out and Solar became his producer. He did various interviews dissing Premo's style and declaring Solar the best hip hop producer. It all seemed odd but nothing to weird at first...but as the years went by it did start to seem strange. Watch some YouTube interviews of them after work breh, notice how it seems like Solar is Guru's boss or some shit. Weird.
Solar made Guru tour while he was sick, which is why people believe he was being extorted or something. Then when Guru went to the hospital his family wasn't allowed to visit him until the near end. Guru was in a coma yet somehow wrote a letter stating he wanted nothing to do with Premo or Gangstarr, and that Solar was his only producer. Total obvious bullshit, nobody wakes from a coma to write some letter like that, then falls back into a coma.
Shit makes me furious just thinking about it again man. It's not even about the music, which I loved (always felt like Guru would say something you could feel personally). Treating a sick, dying person like that is disgusting.
Wrath of the Math :lawd
Wrath of the Math :lawd
Had some cuts but an overall dropoff from Sun Rises imo
Yeah, Guru's last days with Solar was some strange shit. Actually surprised dude hasn't been dealt with by now
Beans got shot :tocry in the suburbs at 8am
:snoop
Take that, take that
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Ghostface Announces that him and Raekwon are working on OB4CL III
Posted on December 7, 2014 by spiritequality
Aside from commenting on police brutality raging across America, near the end of an interview with Vice, Ghost revealed that he and Raekwon will be working on the third installment of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.
Here’s the full quote from Ghost regarding that project and his other upcoming projects:
[L]ook out for that Blue & Cream, the sequel to Supreme Clientele. It’s almost finished. I’m trying to see if I can release it sometime in August, September 2015, somewhere in the fourth quarter. I got Twelve Reasons to Die part two coming out. And I’m with Raekwon, and we’re gonna do this third Only Built 4 Cuban Linx album. There’s a whole lot of stuff. I got books full of music.
Wu fans, rejoice!
The bore "beats are dead"
Me "I believe you"
Me "wait"
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QLM1ecCC04U
Lie again, niccas, do it....™
Anon is just on his "old man yelling at clouds" shit
2Pac2
be super homophobic and make this your twitter avi brehsHip hop in a nutshell right there, simultaneously the gayest and one of the most bigoted genres.
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:whoo
kendrick lamar on colbert SOLD me on him.
:leon
What an excellent song.
:whoo
kendrick lamar on colbert SOLD me on him.
:leon
What an excellent song.
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In New fucking York. :lolWhat do you mean by this?
In New fucking York. :lolWhat do you mean by this?
In New fucking York. :lolWhat do you mean by this?
Bobby's going under the jail
That kid is done. If Wayne and Ti, who are far more rich than he is, got that time, this kid is fuckedThey had multiple offenses tho. I'm sure his label will bail him out.
That kid is done. If Wayne and Ti, who are far more rich than he is, got that time, this kid is fuckedThey had multiple offenses tho. I'm sure his label will bail him out.
You already know a couple people at Epic Records right now, phone off, debating going into work on monday right now like:
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Atty for Bobby Shmurda says he's been retained EPIC records and it will post the 2 million dollars bail. @ABC7NY
https://twitter.com/DarlaMiles7/status/545685375046647808QuoteAtty for Bobby Shmurda says he's been retained EPIC records and it will post the 2 million dollars bail. @ABC7NY
And if Epic really is bailing him out, I have just this to say: RUN, BOBBY, RUN!! They deserve the L for that fuckin listening party video. Eugh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0czT82GzpDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuI230_aN-w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7oPud7qouo
Alc hasnt missed a step for 10 years :lawd
I.....like this....
The beats and atmosphere on this tape got a man like :tocry
"Dontchu" hits me right in the feelings :lawd
Azaelia Banks going at Action Bronson now
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/azealia-banks-threatens-to-send-the-goonies-to-action-bronsons-doorsteps.277190/
for fucks sake :dead
French is still trash carried by Flo Rida-esque sample jacking beats.
:hitler
Fuck sample clearances.
i love it when French or any other C rapper wins because it hurts PD so much. Like, when he's forced to interact with radio or a dj that shit comes on and you know, wherever you are, that it's taking a chunk of PD's vitality. Chipping away at his life and his talib kweli stanning core. Like, what are you gonna do about it besides cry on forums?
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Not even going to lie, I've gotten physically upset multiple times this year solely due to rae sremmurd. That shit legit makes me mad. I can cosign all types of fun dumb shit but that's a bridge I cannot cross brehs.
Not even going to lie, I've gotten physically upset multiple times this year solely due to rae sremmurd. That shit legit makes me mad. I can cosign all types of fun dumb shit but that's a bridge I cannot cross brehs.
surely you can relate to bad bitches being the only thing you like
this is legit turrible.
that chinstrap :whoo
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(http://f1.bcbits.com/img/a3370579382_2.jpg) (http://socrackedlab.bandcamp.com/album/the-golden-mood-v-2)
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the alchemist edition
(http://f1.bcbits.com/img/a3057534699_2.jpg) (http://thenewcolorblu.bandcamp.com/album/soul-amazing-part-five-the-alchemist-edition)
the alchemist edition
what is this
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http://coldwinter.bandcamp.com/releases
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ratking dropping a free album entitled "700 fill" next month
:lawd :lawd :lawd :lawd :lawd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el95mOk_h_E
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — A Bay Area rapper was killed in a shooting in Oakland Monday night.
KPIX 5 Reporter Christin Ayers confirmed that the victim was rapper “The Jacka” that was killed in the shooting.
Witnesses heard several shots fired around 8:45 p.m. on MacArthur Boulevard by 94th.
So far no suspects have been identified.
One of my closest friends little brothers got a Jet Life tattoo three years ago, and son must be breathing a sigh of relief right now.
I'm listening to a ton Yeezus again this week, and I have to ask; amongst people who like Kanye, what was your immediate reaction to this vs his last two albums?
Ultra
Niccas...please
blue flowers
Niccas...please
blue flowers
i think i may have posted this a few pages back but here you go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7LvdlYKQ6I
Doc Oct > Sex Style > Big Willie EP > Dr. DOOOM > Black Elvis > Masters of Illusion > Spankmaster > Keith Matthews > the rest.
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.
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.
Thanks fellas.
Anon, Ski was the sound behind Camp Lo's Uptown Saturday Night.
You can go head on with the hate breh :ufup
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY8EIoMelFc
DJ Premier is my #2 producer ever under the RZA A_I_A you ain't gotta tell me :ufup
Joe Black is pretty dope. I saw Ski's band live a couple years ago :whewHis 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 :hitler
Ski is a great producer but i never liked him for the drums.
Though :whew
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
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.
all those beats are horrible, you think that's guitar? *posts Van Halen video*
-AiA
all those beats are horrible, you think that's guitar? *posts Van Halen video*
-AiA
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?
choppin' shit up like Baraka
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUxVhSyXi1U&feature=youtu.bewasn't even a huge fan of night's gambit (wanna give it another go though) and i'm digging this
The song in general was disappointing after seeing dudes hype it up with the second coming of yeezus gifs. I'd be fine with not hearing it again unless it was live.
:whew
Prodigy pls don't fuck this up
:stahp
Alc pls revive Penile P
:rejoice
"Don't all dogs go to heaven? Don't Gangsta's boogie? Do owl shit stank? Lions, Tigers & Bears. But TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY. Its the American dream nicca...." - lil Homie.
You shouldn't hate on a title until you've witnessed his artists vision for the project.
The Epic is a 172-minute, three-volume set that includes a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir, and 17 songs overlaid with a compositional score written by Washington. Pulsing underneath is an otherworldly ten-piece band, each member of which is individually regarded as among the best young musicians on the planet – including bassist Thundercat and his brother, drummer Ronald Bruner Jr., bassist (yes, there are two) Miles Mosley, drummer Tony Austin (of course there are two), keyboard player Brandon Coleman, pianist Cameron Graves, and trombonist Ryan Porter. Patrice Quinn’s ethereal vocals round out the ensemble.http://ninjatune.net/release/kamasi-washington/the-epic/
One of the best songs on the album. Amazing beat. Ideal mix of rap and dance. Great house vibe.
One of the best songs on the album. Amazing beat. Ideal mix of rap and dance. Great house vibe.
That Lil Wayne verse has to be in the top 5 of his WOATs.
u wot m8
Am I the only one who thinks this King Kunta track is whatever?No
https://soundcloud.com/bigkrit/chapter-one
more of the same but hey :yeshrug
Quik should've saved it for himselfAm I the only one who thinks this King Kunta track is whatever?No
:ufupQuik should've saved it for himselfAm I the only one who thinks this King Kunta track is whatever?No
The fuck am I?
Listen to clean albums in 2015, brehs.
just running through the snippets right quick m8 :hitler
Liking it so far but man...dude just killed validity in any competition with Drake. End that right now. Critics will probably love this but rap fans? Nah.
Man tho...I wish Kendrick knew a soul singer. There has to be a billion in LA, come on. Ann Wise is dope on These Walls but Institutionalize? Nah.
Definitely the kind of thing that makes you wonder if kendrick really thought that one out. Like he was in a studio with a white girl and let her sing that shit :dead
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Throne of worst mixtape covers of any artist
Mortal Man
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Throne of worst mixtape covers of any artist
Throne of worst mixtape covers of any artist
semi-related, if any of y'all are interested my friend just put this coffee table book out, first run is limited to 400 copies so if you want one, go go
http://damnsonwheredidyoufindthis.com (http://damnsonwheredidyoufindthis.com)
Throne of worst mixtape covers of any artist
semi-related, if any of y'all are interested my friend just put this coffee table book out, first run is limited to 400 copies so if you want one, go go
http://damnsonwheredidyoufindthis.com (http://damnsonwheredidyoufindthis.com)
new Earl is cool but it sounds more low quality than lofi. weird mixing/mastering
How Much A Dollar Cost is Kendrick's best song. I would have sworn it samples Pyramid Song but it's not listed in the credits.
Kendrick doesn't give a shit about fame or acclaim breh. I can understand arguing he can be pretentious but the dude has never been out there auditioning for awards or caring. He just released an amalgam of black music, the rap version of a D'Angelo album featuring George Clinton...you think he thought that would win him a Grammy? Come on.
Interscope got him the Drake tour placement, the Grammys paired him with Imagine Dragons. Come on son.
I'll amend my statement a bit and say I definitely think he cares about hip hop as an art/competition, and thus cares about the opinions of the legends/OGs (Dre, Jay, Quik, Andre 3000, etc). That competition also bore out on Control. I think there's a distinction between that and wanting a bunch of 50yo white people to hand you a golden award. We're not talking about Kanye...
Attention seeking is a spectrum, playbwoi :hitler
I'm just saying, you don't get to the top of the game of thrones in hip hop in any era without wanting the fame and attention. No rapper who's ever been near the 'top' of the game is like that really. I'd even say Kendrick wants attention more than a dude like J. Cole who is in his own generation. I refuse to believe he didn't go to the Grammy's that night hoping that he'd get an award, or that he walked away not caring. Nobody who's worked their way up from trash thinks or feels that way.
I know you want to believe Kendrick Lamar is some pure gestalt of hip hop intention, but he's a human being and an ambitious one.
wouldn't you agree there's a difference between being nominated/wanting to win an award, and making music with the intention of being nominated/winning awards? Of course he wanted to win, just as Cole wanted to win (look at that gif of when he lost best new artist lmao); who wouldn't. But neither goes into the studio creating music to win awards.
If anything, 2013's Grammys had to convince him that he's not going to win unless he plays their game; and even if you play their game you probably still won't win (see: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy). They don't give a shit about rap unless they have to, like when Outkast won.
It's going to be real funny seeing D'Angelo's Black Messiah (ie the most critically acclaimed album in recent history) either get snubbed of nominations or lose AOTY to whoever sold the most records/had the biggest hits (Daft Punk 2014), is a legend (Robert Plant 2009), or a random alternative album (Beck 2015).
the only 50-60yo white people I give a shit about opinion wise are my clients, management, and bosses.
:pacspit
New Bronson leaked :leon
his evolution has been crazy to watch.
his evolution has been crazy to watch.
True, but what about the evolution we've witnessed from the king himself? This week he delivered a lengthy and varied project that comprises all of popular music from the last 50 years! A possible "album of the decade".
I mean, I get that rapping in all the different voices, and slam-poetry singing stuff can be weird, and I agree the retro-pandering can be at times overwrought, but from that opening bassline, you just know that he's the one who could pull it off. His slim guest feature set, and that long closing track! What a mindfuck, and tear jerker, at the same time, yeah Mr. Wonderful is an amazing album.
https://www.facebook.com/pfahl2
I used to think the "hey check out my mixtape" thing was just an online meme until it happened to me 5 times irl within the span of two months :dead
btw AiA thoughts on the Black Milk track I posted above?
also kendrick owes radiohead 7.4 million dollars for how much a dollar cost
also kendrick owes radiohead 7.4 million dollars for how much a dollar cost
you're probably right, Kanye most likely pissed someone off. Still I'm surprised such a cac-classic like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was snubbed.
My peer-reviewed cac data gathering and research indicates that the people who vote for grammies are mostly old ass caucasoids that are into stuff like The Beatles and Bruce Springsteen, but My Beautiful Dark Twisted Cactasy is slanted toward the type of white person that stans for Radiohead, Animal Collective in the 00's, owns all apple products, and possibly played a glut of Sega and Nintendo-developed videogames in childhood and adolescent periods. I'd estimate this subgroup of democrat-voting but not too liberal to actually be a socialist cac to be anywhere between 17-28 years old at this point.
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http://www.thecoli.com/threads/keith-watson-exposes-dame-dash-reveals-the-real-reason-why-jay-was-made-president-of-def-jam-wow.303502/
:dead
3:36 in the morning
Location: a drug infested area, Brooklyn, New York
What am I doing? Standing on an unidentified corner
With a Latin individual, corn rows, foamposites;
All sorts of a felony in his waist
But who are you? She only loves me when I'm naked
:dead
Big Body Bes, one of the GOAT hype men. I need an album of him just talking shit, no rap.
Nate Dogg wasn't really a hype man. I'm talking about hype men like Flavor Flav.
I wouldn't call him a hype man myself, but I see where you're coming from.
He was giving the chance on The Chronic with Deez Nuts, at least that's the earliest record I heard him in.
I'm agreeing with you, if that wasn't clear.
https://soundcloud.com/jack-dudley/to-pimp-a-seinfeld
:dead :dead :dead :dead
AiA is the black Donny from The Big Lebowski
:dead
See, there you go. I would have had Betrayal by gang starr in there but i forgot about it. impossible to sum up the shit you like in 10 songs :fbm
It's because you're like a child who wanders into the middle of a movie and not only wants to know what's going on, but has strong opinions on what went on even though you didn't see it.
:heh
*esch posts obvious parody song with a :dead emote to note that he's not cosigning it as dope*
AiA: license and registration pls, you tasteless fraud
:dead
you don't gotta catch feelings fam, you know I fux with you. But breh you gotta read these posts before cannonballing people.
:obama
all this Gangstarr talk makes me depressed. Reminds me of shit like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYFHaw2z2-Y
:snoop
:lol: @ aia's nonstop guru stannery
:whew @ the odd future DMCA goonsquad. Stones throw level shit.
you're probably right, Kanye most likely pissed someone off. Still I'm surprised such a cac-classic like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was snubbed.
My peer-reviewed cac data gathering and research indicates that the people who vote for grammies are mostly old ass caucasoids that are into stuff like The Beatles and Bruce Springsteen, but My Beautiful Dark Twisted Cactasy is slanted toward the type of white person that stans for Radiohead, Animal Collective in the 00's, owns all apple products, and possibly played a glut of Sega and Nintendo-developed videogames in childhood and adolescent periods. I'd estimate this subgroup of democrat-voting but not too liberal to actually be a socialist cac to be anywhere between 17-28 years old at this point.
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:lol: @ aia's nonstop guru stannery
:whew @ the odd future DMCA goonsquad. Stones throw level shit.
You are allowed to laugh when you can name somebody better, we'll wait.
At the end of the day he looks like what I thought he'd look like: the type of dude who would drug and rape a chick.lovin the crew
wait at or after? Cause Montreal is a pretty great song. At the end of the day he looks like what I thought he'd look like: the type of dude who would drug and rape a chick.
:dead
Dude lost me at Echoes. I hated on Thursday when it dropped but that project imo was sonically more adventurous than any of his efforts since.
The Birds II is probably my favorite Weeknd track as well.respect
Too bad Abel burned bridges with Geoff Barrow...I'd love to see a collab between them. Dude sounds like a legit asshole IRL, hence why his initial producers bailed. Luckily they made nice recently.
Finally gonna see Bronson live tonight. :mynicca
https://www.youtube
A friend of mine who went last night described it as "bananas".Finally gonna see Bronson live tonight. :mynicca
friend went to the release last night, said it was cool, alc dj'ing, party supplies providing killer guitar solos...
I liked Blue Chips and a some of his throwaways, but I was kinda lukewarm on Bronson til I saw him live. He disappeared for like five, ten in the middle of his set while 9-24-11 beat played on loop before emerging from the back of the venue into the audience, walked through the floor, vanished again. A few minutes later he appeared on the mezzanine, walked down the aisle and then his fat ass climbed over the barrier and rapped on the balcony for a minute. Went through the other exit and disappeared once more before doing the same thing on the second level of the mezzanine a minute later. Amazing.A friend of mine who went last night described it as "bananas".Finally gonna see Bronson live tonight. :mynicca
friend went to the release last night, said it was cool, alc dj'ing, party supplies providing killer guitar solos...
Bronson threw two 42" LCDs, 3 iPads, and an Xbox One into the crowd. And a bit later he threw about 30-50 sandwiches.the real question is how many fans did he throw into the crowd
Speaking of Bronson
http://www.thecoli.com/threads/action-bronson-goes-off-on-the-negative-reviews-for-mr-wonderful.304941/
you dropped a dud breh
be glad your personality has taken you further than rap
actually that's awesome, and he hit pure net on that butta soft fadaway, kid prolly will go home and youtube mj :lolcalling fouls though? cmon
2001 held up terribly IMO, especially in comparison to something like TBP.
Pause 4 Porno :holeup , way too many tracks.
OG Chronic > 2001
Yeah, I think it's well known that Em's music and antics age like milk.
Bunch of beats i madeneed to know if you actually made these beats with your feet before i listen
(http://i.imgur.com/u2d0wVH.png) (https://sarslip.bandcamp.com/album/footnotes)
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=158119366I just saw this. Holy shit :dead
He also becomes responsible for at least 30% of Compton's working population as either ghostwriters or first responders to 911 calls concerning domestic violence.
SSLP is the best eminem work imo.it goes without saying, Marshall's clowning antics were a big part of his appeal, they were most palatable when put to use shitting on himself and/or concocting completely outlandish narratives that were probably equally suitable for a stand-up routine. SSLP has more of that, which I'm willing to bet is why it's remembered more fondly.
Eminem's beats sound like he came up with the melody by randomly pushing keys on a piano in d minor. Then the co-producer said "ok dope, we have our melody. Now we can translate that to -" before Eminem said "no, this is the beat. Add some drums on top and claps, then call it a day."
Nope, never heard of him. I go by Terrisus over at GAF.Aren't you that broccoli guy?
Will not listen until a high quality version is released.
esch pls, no gif reviews or any other fuckery that might make me break my vow :tocry
I can't make any promises brav (http://i.imgur.com/JgZs64Q.png)
I could honestly use a higher quality rip as well, but I love what i'm hearing.
That chris travis link is deadcurren$y is dope
Future should be glad Zaytoven gives him the time of day
lmao @ sucking off currensy
I hope you don't mind if I draw immediate parallels with December 4th
Cam'ron is dope, but Curren$y is the better rapperYou're so wrong lol and I love Spitta...But if we're talking early Children of Corn Cam or even Purple Haze era Cam fuck outta here. Wasn't it you that also claimed Sean Price can't rap, fuck outta here.
what da deal des?Oh shit didn't know you were codhand, whatup, working 10 2 10.
codhand fam.
youve been posting since Feb 14? damn im late af :lol
Cam'ron is dope, but Curren$y is the better rapperYou're so wrong lol and I love Spitta...But if we're talking early Children of Corn Cam or even Purple Haze era Cam fuck outta here. Wasn't it you that also claimed Sean Price can't rap, fuck outta here.
Speaking of the iron knuckled legend, love his verse on that last Vic Spencer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCa2wn_OnQYCam'ron is dope, but Curren$y is the better rapperYou're so wrong lol and I love Spitta...But if we're talking early Children of Corn Cam or even Purple Haze era Cam fuck outta here. Wasn't it you that also claimed Sean Price can't rap, fuck outta here.
:dayum
I've never said anything about Sean Price :hehCam'ron is dope, but Curren$y is the better rapperYou're so wrong lol and I love Spitta...But if we're talking early Children of Corn Cam or even Purple Haze era Cam fuck outta here. Wasn't it you that also claimed Sean Price can't rap, fuck outta here.
https://youtu.be/Mdto_hFIXAs
juxtaposing Ka's lyrics with Things Fall Apart's message puttin straight levels to this shit:ohhh
So I guess this is where I reside for a minute.
Sup
1. Hopsin
2. Eminem
3. Troy Ave
Only the realest real wrappers homie
FYI///LUM :bow2
"i quit" by the descendents is way more articulate and well crafted than "on doing an evil deed blues". had i actually taken the time to listen to later descendents records, i would have probably just posted a youtube version of that song and a link to the google image results for "dalai lama laughing" rather than spending any time whatsoever making my own song.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/diealone3
:hitler
https://liluglymane.bandcamp.com/album/third-side-of-tapehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPBetS090uEQuoteFYI///LUM :bow2
"i quit" by the descendents is way more articulate and well crafted than "on doing an evil deed blues". had i actually taken the time to listen to later descendents records, i would have probably just posted a youtube version of that song and a link to the google image results for "dalai lama laughing" rather than spending any time whatsoever making my own song.
hollow the unanimous goat :bow2
Dr. Ye reporting in.
(http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/11/kanye-west-receives-honorary-doctorate-chicago)
Allure is dope. Ooooh nooooo 8)
dem hyrule strings, can't unhear :lol
im waiting for vinyl to get here to hear the KA (http://i.imgur.com/2opAOaD.png)
itunes
the wait for KA in the mail is killing me inside :stahp
i might have to dl :stahp
Another interesting thing to me is...the fact that HHID and this album didn't drop that far apart from each other, you go and listen to a song like "blunt ashes" from that album and then listen to this and you get a good glimpse of how Jay and Nas would take the same song topic/outline in completely two different directions...the ills of fame...one nikka sits in solitude with an erie backdrop almost telling ghost stories and the other is spitting from you from in front of the camera.
What's calculated about KC, outside of that ridiculous song about 30 being the new 20? I took the album as Hov trying to be introspective, mixed in with an effective diss track and some other stuff.
And let us all be glad that EuroJay reigned it in before letting this make an album
And let us all be glad that EuroJay reigned it in before letting this make an album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srxY7pFyUww
New Alchemist built off samples from records he bought in Israel 8)up on spotify, for those that want to listen
http://hypetrak.com/2015/05/alchemist-israeli-salad-album-stream/
Is this the first 'proper' alchemist instrumental album? I recognize one of the beats from the last thing he did with Prodigy, but the rest is new to me.
no matter what, Bronson gave me so much dope shit for free over the last few years that I'd be a jerkoff not to give him $10; he earned that shit.I understand that sentiment
Russian Roulette > Israeli Saladspoiler (click to show/hide)miss the songs with rapping on them[close]
Ghost been salty about Hov for a minute. Even dissed him on Wu Tang Forever. But then again Ghost has been salty about just about everyone lol
Guy blamed Blueprint 3 for Wizard of Poetry flopping :dead
The random disrespect Jay and Nas have for producers is funny af. Both not showing up to recording sessions, not responding to emails, just being like nah and walking out of the booth.
I'm listening to this new alc interview btw brehs: talking about why Jay-Z and Alc never happened, about beat dueling Just Blaze, etc
https://soundcloud.com/awasteoftime/1-the-alchemist
I've always been so :( at Alc and Jay never getting a track done, now i know why. I always thought it was cause Alc wasn't trying to work with them cause of the Mobb beef.spoiler (click to show/hide):lol at Jay being like "yo.... when you gonna stop wasting these beats" to alc :dead[close]
I'm sure there was truth to it but ultimately Alch was cliqued up with the enemy at the time, of course Jay wouldn't give him glowing praise. I remember Just Blaze telling a story about almost getting robbed at a club back then solely because he was allied with Jay. Anyone and everyone was on edge at that time.
I agree those hosts are trash. Stereotypical Jewish dude shit - the nonstop talk about who has what, the casual name dropping, the ridiculous connections that clearly got them the job, and an overall lack of being actually funny.
:beli
And I got the feeling they didn't even do much homework on Alch. The Stepbrothers album from last year features Scott Caan with a pretty dope verse - how didn't they know that.
I'm guessing they'll be getting lots of great guest appearances, as they bragged about. But meh, I think I'll stick with Juan Epstein and Combat Jack. Both shows are flawed - Rosenberg can be a chatty patty and Combat can be an absolute idiot - but they have good interviews.
Like 75% of King Louie's discography is amazing bangersI concur. Fuck niccas and A Day are my favorite from that tape. I feel like he's the preeminent figure of drill and always has been...He's also really versatile and has a large bevvy of flows/styles under his belt.
https://youtu.be/R1ZVnH4u_BA
FL studio 11 :yeshrug
made my first beat today, i have no idea what i'm doing :stahp
https://soundcloud.com/vedasquad/lankavision
When Nas uses Esch's beats on his next album
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:badass just my first two beats cut me slackOh ok. I was gonna ask where you were finding these sounds but I see now that you said they're all samples.
Yeah it's all samples. I downloaded some 808 packs and other shit but lowkey i hate setting up the patterns and would rather just add them to the sequence like MP3s and tweak the sound piece by piece :yeshrug
you finally discovered a 21st century rap group two weeks after they break-up :lol
Kinda digging this tyler the creator guy a little bit.
Why does every new rapper want to be a fucking CAC ass skateboarder? Stupid.
:yeshrugand i fucking fell for it PD
Wayne seems to genuinely enjoy skating. The Odd Future dudes genuinely skate. As does Joey Badass. The only person I'd give an L for skateboarding is Lupe, because it was such a blatant marketing gimmick/lie.
Yea, he said it was something so appealing
He couldn't fight the feeling, something about it
He knew he couldn't doubt it, couldn't understand it
Branded, since the first kickflip he landed Uh, labeled a misfit, a bandit
Kakunk Kakunk Kakunk!
Old man AiA couldn't stand it so
He was banished to the park
Started in the morning wouldn't stop 'til after dark
Yea, when they said, "It's getting late in here
...so I'm sorry young man there's no skating here"
And so he kick, push, kick, push
Kick, push, kick, push
Coast - and away he rolled
Just a rebel to the world with no place to go :fbm
That shit sucks
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWze_JdO57s
anyone got a 320 rip of the new Staples
Happy AIA is an LL fan :rejoice
I still think he's one of the best to ever do it and has gotten lost in the mix of all time greats for various reasons
LL is a GOAT who is mostly remembered for his :yuck J-Lo duets of the late 90's till early 00's and some shitty movies. When dude is an 80's legend who remained relevant longer than most rappers.
Both aren't bad in front of the camera either imo. Didn't hate that Cube in that most recent Kevin Hart picture and sometimes when I'm vegetating on the couch I'll let a NCIS:LA ep run out.
A lot of these newer rappers turned actors are awful though. Ludacris is bad, T.I. is bad.
Hot garbage nah, but he's definitely overrated. Especially during the 00s backpack rap era. So many white dudes calling him top 5/a GOAT
:holeup
Ice Cube is the definitely the most understated GOAT in rap after LL. Cube's definitely number one on my list, though.
I'm an album guy, which is weird for rap I guess but to me a great body of your work eclipses great guest appearances. Which is why Cube and Ghost are top 5 all time for me easily. Whereas Busta never had an album I love. Which is strange considering his ubiquity and popularity for a long time.
(http://www.thecoli.com/media/feed-me.11/full)anyone got a 320 rip of the new Staples
check your pms
Can we discuss about how Vince Staples (probably) dropped the best hip hop album of the year?
2. You can't have bland live instrumentation in rap.Not aware of a lot of good live instrumentation rap (besides The Roots). A lot of samples and layered sounds in rap production are probably unplayable :yeshrug
i need datanyone got a 320 rip of the new Staples
check your pms
Just want to take a moment to acknowledge that we are in the second golden age of hip hop. The last five years or so have really reached an apex of great material lately :rejoice
Just want to take a moment to acknowledge that we are in the second golden age of hip hop. The last five years or so have really reached an apex of great material lately :rejoice
Not being sarcastic when I say examples please. Let me see what I've been missing.
:cac
phh don't hit me with that shit, us whitefolk invented stealing black peoples shit for profit. ur piracy game sucks, on one of the most fuck white people records of recent times no less. drop the whopping 7 bucks on something that should be worth a full release price you bumhey shithead, i've paid for plenty of music. i'm actually going through hard financial times right now and you can suck cosby's dick bitch
im curious how that dog got into that roll of bubble wrap
Nevermind, I can't read :snoopI did the same thing :heh
Can someone explain to me just how it is that Tyga managed to get to where he is now. Gold Album feels like a poor man's Drake if that poor man had literally no other option. Dude's life seems to be that of a sitcom taking L's left and right.transphobia is the only reason this is a thing
Cheat on your underage girl with a trans model and say you were hacked brehs.
Just want to take a moment to acknowledge that we are in the second golden age of hip hop. The last five years or so have really reached an apex of great material lately :rejoice
Not being sarcastic when I say examples please. Let me see what I've been missing.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/13/50-cent-files-for-bankruptcy.html
wasn't this dude supposed to be sitting pretty with his vitamin water money? $5m for posting some sex tape, did he bankrupt himself trolling on wshh and twitter smh
:mindblown
Yea...that's going nowhere lol.
https://www.change.org/p/hip-hop-have-funk-flex-step-down-from-his-role-at-hot-97
Anyone watch Talib show his ass on twitter last night? Dude made Lupe look measured.
https://youtu.be/JWl5lfmr0qw
I don't know how Def Jam let Gunplay make this video let alone get a release date but I'm glad it happened. I'm glad this exists. I'm glad we live in a world where this could happen. God bless rap music.
Munday, a step ahead of law enforcement, had held agents at bay by opening the gas tank of a cocaine-laden plane and pointing a flare gun at several 55-gallon gasoline drums nearby. Federal agents were noted as saying it was a standoff and Munday escaped.[12] Munday then fled into the Florida swamps that he knew very well and managed to elude capture by federal authorities until 1990, when he was finally arrested in Richmond, Virginia, by U.S. Marshals.[13]
Yep. I had a little shaudenfrued watching Talib's (I respond to tweets in parenthesis)@whoever: UR THE BEST shit, but it was pretty depressing for the most part. I completely get where the criticism comes from and it sucks seeing him be as deflective/old mannish as possible. Never would have guessed that he'd be more 'kids these days' than Mos/Yasiin in 2015Talib's been a bitch for a minute breh
https://youtu.be/JWl5lfmr0qw
I don't know how Def Jam let Gunplay make this video let alone get a release date but I'm glad it happened. I'm glad this exists. I'm glad we live in a world where this could happen. God bless rap music.
Entertaining vid. Introduced me to Mickey Munday.Quote from: WikipediaMunday, a step ahead of law enforcement, had held agents at bay by opening the gas tank of a cocaine-laden plane and pointing a flare gun at several 55-gallon gasoline drums nearby. Federal agents were noted as saying it was a standoff and Munday escaped.[12] Munday then fled into the Florida swamps that he knew very well and managed to elude capture by federal authorities until 1990, when he was finally arrested in Richmond, Virginia, by U.S. Marshals.[13]
:leon
Too bad to song is trash.
If you haven't definitely watch the Cocaine Cowboys documentary (iirc its on netflix). Munday is a big part of it.
Holy fucking shit! First time listening to him was in GTA 3. Mic Tyson is easily one of my favorite albums of the last few years. Funny enough I've been thinking of giving it another run though over the past few days. I really should have gone deeper into his discography.
R.I.P!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6q6vzbuOrI
EDIT: God dammit. I just remembered I'm pretty sure he has teenage kids. Must be rough to lose a parent so young.
http://youtu.be/vjW8wmF5VWc
*breaks a leg*
http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2015/08/dear-ice-cube-your-misogyny-is-showing/
:hitler
"I have no problem with regular women, just bitches and hoes. It was a different time period!" sounds a lot like "I have no problem with black people, just nigggers. It was a different time!"
brehs we gonna talk about how Monae went from futuristic robot to a Badu type? Dunno how I feel about this. I got tired of her last album tbh, felt rather bland and didn't have much of her personality (instead it felt like some type of oldies cover band fare). Now she's going super black. Including signing some band called Deep Cotton.... :neogafDeep Cotton has been a part of her crew for years now. They're not new. And she's going "super black" because of the shit that's been happening in this country for the past year. All she did was put out a song addressing this. I don't understand why this bothers you. She hasn't given up her usual style of music.
dunno brehs
I'll be buying the Weeknd's album. Really glad to see him winning, and he provided me with more than enough dope free music to earn my dough.Exactly how I feel. The new album is definitely geared towards a more mainstream audience, but like you said, dude's given us so much great music for free that I can live with that. That said, there are still some standouts in addition to the songs previously heard.
Whereas I probably won't be buying Jay Rock's album due to the TDE fuckery.
Acquainted is so good. He needs to cut an all illangelo tape or something between now and his next album.Well apparently there was an entire album with Doc that he scrapped...
:lawd
i do not get the appeal of the weekend at all
its like a shitty miguel
For the PD's and Esch'syour name Aubrey in the 6
https://youtu.be/0QID3cdS_9k
https://youtu.be/5-Ky3tfx4Js
https://youtu.be/5-Ky3tfx4Jsdidn't realize thugger renamed his album from Hy!£UN35 to that
maria i'm drunk is the only good travis scott song and it's a justin beiber song
Yeaaahhhhhh Toku.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qda9JkVRMA&feature=youtu.be
it was the gun fellatio being representative of the masturbatory nature of the industry that did it wasnt it PD?Yeaaahhhhhh Toku.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qda9JkVRMA&feature=youtu.be
this shit looks like it was made specifically for pitchfork plebes
scust
I used to really dislike Future but man did DS2 ever win me over.
PD I see you on here.my nicca :jawalrus
This is the night where the kids are at friends, the wife is out with her friends, and I get to be put on the goddamn black man Oprah show and talk about what happened a few months back. You know how it go
This new Ross album got me feeling like I can move mountains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsgbFPCXfBo
I NEED Raekwon and Ghostface on this beat though. That drum pattern is straight RZA and the vocal sample is perfect for dusted hood tales :lawd
https://youtu.be/opWYnUpNtG8
https://soundcloud.com/jayelectronicaalbum/sets/the-awakening
I wouldn't really call this (or DS2/56 Night/Beast Mode for that matter) 'trap' but I do wonder what happened between Yeezus and now that ended up with everything sounding so blasé.
I wouldn't really call this (or DS2/56 Night/Beast Mode for that matter) 'trap' but I do wonder what happened between Yeezus and now that ended up with everything sounding so blasé.
travis scott happened
granted he was involved in Yeezus too but still. he's only been emboldened. Dude is holding up Rihanna and Kanye's albums with his fuckery.
I doubt that considering he's the most produced/manicured/managed artist on the planet. Dude is as close to the definition of 'industry plant' as anyone has ever beenIt's coming directly from one of Rihanna's producers, I'm apt to believe it. Dude hasn't accomplished a thing yet is treated like a genius. It's obvious why Kanye would tolerate fuckery like that but I'm surprised Rihanna does.
PD's favourite rapper heard his pleas for more music and is now gonna drop another (one) record lmao?
talking about travis scott lolPD's favourite rapper heard his pleas for more music and is now gonna drop another (one) record lmao?
My 2015 list is taking forever, largely because I'm spending so much time debating #3 and #4. I have my top two albums picked but the next two spots have become serious business for me lol. Even when I set out to determine the other albums on the list I keep coming back to these two records...
Might just make this my new home on the real aside from keeping up with my headphone thread until someone else takes the reigns.daps
My 2015 list is taking forever, largely because I'm spending so much time debating #3 and #4. I have my top two albums picked but the next two spots have become serious business for me lol. Even when I set out to determine the other albums on the list I keep coming back to these two records...Have two #3s and then onto 5, boom.
Was there ever a Bore-Hop?
I've been thinking about why I fux with dude all of a sudden when it hit me: Kevin Gates reminds me of Gibbs in many ways. Rapid fire, deep melodic flows. Doesn't really have any projects I'd compare to Gibbs quality wise but overall I like his shit.
despite everything that's happening the impending release I'm surprisingly most excited for is actually SS3
SOON (https://www.instagram.com/p/BAV0XhtRz-B/?taken-by=thuggerthugger1)
nothing specific he just keeps saying it's coming real soondespite everything that's happening the impending release I'm surprisingly most excited for is actually SS3
SOON (https://www.instagram.com/p/BAV0XhtRz-B/?taken-by=thuggerthugger1)
What's been happening with it? I'm outta the loop
nothing specific he just keeps saying it's coming real soondespite everything that's happening the impending release I'm surprisingly most excited for is actually SS3
SOON (https://www.instagram.com/p/BAV0XhtRz-B/?taken-by=thuggerthugger1)
What's been happening with it? I'm outta the loop
one would think january but who knows
Ka is the best lyricist in rap today. Nothing incredibly complicated but he hits all the things on my check list: storytelling, evocative, wordplay beyond similes, etc. And he's getting better at writing choruses and producing.trying to think of who the best producer to do a whole album with Ka would be
fair, but the single is pretty good manwait wtf how did i miss that there's a Daz & Snoop album coming out tomorrow
Cause it's 2016, who cares?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_NFVCgVBvM
(http://i.imgur.com/ay48zzn.gif)
paging HRD
RetcH
Lean & Neck (http://www.audiomack.com/album/2dbz/lean-neck)
edit: thoughts?
Billy Woods - Today I Wrote Nothing
(http://i.imgur.com/EWs2Vhx.jpg)
I still don't know how to describe Billy Woods but he did it again. Abstract vignette that touch nearly every emotion you can imagine. If you wanted a DOOM album in 2015 maybe this will interest you.
new future
i can't handle this
:gladbron
Listening to Summertime 06 for the first time and mah gawd :lawdthis could be forever
Played this for my HS health class during share a song day, but the teacher shut it down after the first verse.
Some chick got triggered and went off about the lyrical content and its rampant profanity, but it's like bish you hear Buckshot's flow right? Hear that, bish.
https://youtu.be/NQh3c-pikWc
That whole album is hot fire. I'm not one of those it was better in the old days kind of guys, but lyrics, beats, and flows was :whew :rejoice
Also 90's hip hop videos will always be the best.
Biggest rap l's I can remember: I remember thinking Enta Da Stage and Livin Proof were on the same level for a while
Livin Proof is a hip hop tragedy on same scale as the RZA basement flood and 2pac/Biggie's death. All those prime Premo beats that could have gone to Nas or Hov...instead wasted. Disgusting.first 20 seconds of supa star is legit one of my favourite parts of a beat ever
Few albums evoke the frustration of Livin' Proof. DJ Premier is at the top of the mountain. Group Home seems incapable of even beginning to scale it. Dap's voice is annoying, to the point of egregiosity (if that's a word). Seriously, the cat should be doing Tiny Toons, not lamely attempting to rip up a Preemo track. Melachi isn't going to leave you dazed with his rhymes either, but he's far from the worst emcee to ever bless a mic. You ever see those corny white kids dressed like ICP in the cipher before school? I rest my case. Although, realistically, will they ever get the chance to take a metaphorical dump on beats as beautiful as these? Preem's loyalty to his friends is admirable. Guru and Big Shug do drop in on "Serious Rap Shhh", instantly making it the best thing here vocally. They also sampled Paul Mooney years before the Chapelle Show made him fashionable to those aforementioned white kids. *sigh* Listen...you *need* this if you have any trace of hip-hop in your blood. This is argueably Premier's best production. Ever. Just try and zone out and ignore the rhymes and you'll enjoy it. If you find yourself in tears that he didn't give these beats to Nas or Jeru, well, that's two of us.
“Lyrically, [the Group Home album Livin' Proof] wasn’t that great. That’s why I made sure it had those top-notch tracks to compensate their lyrical ability, to balance it out.
Dap had a look to him, and Melachi had a look to him, but Melachi didn’t want to rap. He wanted to be a boxer. That was his dream.
But he had two gun charges under the age of 18. I was going to two years of court with him almost every month, begging the judge to let him box.
But she was like, ‘No, it’s a violent sport. He’s already got two gun charges, and I don’t want to have to put him back in jail.’
But I’m like, ‘It’s something that he loves to do, and he can get paid for it. Instead of fighting people in the street, he’ll be able to do it professionally.’
She goes, ‘Do you want me to put him back in jail now? You’re in the music business, have him make a record.’ So that’s why we put together Group Home.
Looking back, Dap remembers being initially disappointed by Guru: "He wasn't dressing like the rappers on the radio, like Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Special Ed. I looked at Tommy and said, 'He ain't no rapper I look up to.'
Guru's mission was to get the Gang Starr song "Bust a Move Boy" played. He failed. "Red Alert just cracked that record," recalls Dap.
Dap warned Tommy, "Don't be bringing me out of the 'hood to this Manhattan shit when this nicca ain't got no respect."
In the days that followed, Guru called Dap repeatedly. "He said he knew I was mad, he knew the type of nicca I was, he apologized, and we became cool. After that, me and Guru got real tight."
AZ - Ho Happy Jackie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9xgTtS9GzE)
O.C. - Master Ya High (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0eqPEPW2dE)
Organized Konfusion - Thirteen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXUltoGnDGI)
Royal Flush - I Been Gettin So Much $ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a-t9Q4WQuQ)
Big L - 8 Iz Enuff (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soTya8ZB3VU)
Capone-N-Noreaga - Neva Die Alone (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg2f4G1hGCM)
Jay Z - Lucky Me (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2tuniw)
The Notorious B.I.G. - I Got a Story to Tell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6df0rha_Opw)
Fat Joe - Walk On Bye (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2GQ50U2pcA)
Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game (Remix) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht-cz-ParSY)
Mic Geronimo - Masta I.C. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rua2UR8xrGM)
Black Rob - Whoa (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOxWfRrb2Sk)
50 Cent - I Don't Need Em (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYVEaWGss0c)
Method Man, Redman - Mrs. International ft. Erick Sermon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNByABjotAc)
Saigon - Oh Yeah (Our Baby) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U2846xnMV8)
-LabcabincaliforniaRunnin tho
When people talk best producers but forget about Buckwild (http://i.imgur.com/dwJmnNm.png)
Sad that Esch isn't here to herald how dope this new currensy is http://www.datpiff.com/Curreny-Alchemist-Carrollton-Heist-mixtape.766213.htmlheard this the day it dropped, definitely worth downloading
Also sampha sucks and i can wait for ages for that bullshitin general i'd agree he's not the second coming or anything but that song ... :whew
Who's he getting at? First thought was drake, but he has a career. Twitter says Jay elec, but I hope he wouldn't waste his time with that.Yea Jay Elect, who took direct shots at Kendrick recently. I always thought it would be best to simply say "release an album" and keep it moving but that career line accomplishes the mission pretty well too.
That's very true. I loved his HNIC2, Return of the Mac era run, but I remember having that exact feeling on most of the beats. He's still really evocative, and there are still songs he does solo that give that old Mobb vibe from time to time, but his albums feel like meat and cheese samplers vs 96-99 Ps gourmet five course meals.
wait....is Tink actually good?
just heard this track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uwLtY-f7Ug
Welp PD, this is as close as Nas over Dilla as we're gonna get.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ2JJR7BykE
The DJ getting agitated is pretty funny "This is NAS and DILLA ya'll!" yeah in 2016 lol dont act shocked that a bunch of 20 year old sxsw badgeholders dont care
His last album showed that he's still really good at rapping, as he has been his whole career, but it's not very interesting and that's not the productions fault.
A reinterpretation of T-Pain's Can't Believe It. Unfinished.
Diss track response to local cac rapper using the instrumental of What's the Difference.
paging Toku
:whew
Young Thug - "Digits" (prod. London On Da Track) (http://2dopeboyz.com/2016/03/24/young-thug-digits/)
paging Toku(http://i.imgur.com/ogOkaVz.gif)
:whew
Young Thug - "Digits" (prod. London On Da Track) (http://2dopeboyz.com/2016/03/24/young-thug-digits/)
Q! He better not let Kendrick fuck up the sequencing on his next album too.wait what?
Interesting, never knew that..
Did any of you end up rearranging? This is now an excuse for me to go listen to that album again haha
I really like the album now. All the songs that were released previously are fucking killer plus Gangsta, Hoover Street, Prescription/Oxymoron, Fuck LA. What They Want Is pretty good too. Looking forward to hearing Gravy, Californication, and whatever the last bonus track is.
The initial disappointment I felt was mostly because I had already heard so many of the best songs, plus the sequencing of the album is terrible. This is the tracklist I'm going with for now:
01 Gangsta
02 Banger(Moshpit) - I'm hoping this is the final bonus track
03 Collard Greens
04 Hoover Street
05 Fuck L.A.
06 Prescription/Oxymoron
07 What They Want
08 Hell Of A Night
09 Blind Threats
10 Yay Yay
11 Break The Bank
12 Man Of The Year
It flows a lot better this way.
*starts singing scar tissue*I want a Kevin Gates cover album
goat
no you don't*starts singing scar tissue*I want a Kevin Gates cover album
goat
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/hamburger-helper-dropped-entire-rap-album-april-fools-and-its-shockingly-good-170554Legit feeling the first two tracks and vibing on the 4th's beat. This shit's hilarious. :lol
:confused
There's also a Wii-like disconnect with me and Drake at times. Like both of these songs are pretty ehhh to me, they don't do anything interesting or match some of his previous singles. And while I've noticed some rap forums/folks sharing that sentiment....like the Wii, this shit will probably be a hit.
The Jay/Kanye song especially seems weak. Hov having like two bars almost seems like some passive aggressive shit on his part, or maybe this is just an unfinished or half assed song. Either way Drake is going to dominate the summer so
:yeshrug
https://soundcloud.com/massappealrecs/j-dilla-the-sickness-feat-nas-produced-by-madlib
I see I'm going to be the purveyor of dust for the thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwDWxcrh6ZQ
:lol
No wonder face wants nothing to do with him anymore smfh
I see you Mr Nobody.
American Hunger should be praised as much as Madvillainy, The Unseen, The Cold Vein, and all those other weird indie rap classics of the aughts.
paging pd
spitta so real:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEhGLXzNd4Y/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEhGsqFtd5Z/
https://twitter.com/thurteensounds/status/723951280062865408paging pd
spitta so real:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEhGLXzNd4Y/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEhGsqFtd5Z/
(https://45.media.tumblr.com/0534947fe85e807dd1df93775db8c764/tumblr_n1exhcveAz1t7rcb5o1_500.gif)
Desiigner is the worst thing Kanye has done to music in his career
dunno brehs in terms of Kanye trash tier lackies I think Mr Hudson takes the cake. And I'd rather listen to Panda than CyHi :doge
dunno brehs in terms of Kanye trash tier lackies I think Mr Hudson takes the cake. And I'd rather listen to Panda than CyHi :doge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1NdJKJlrcw
frank oceans cover while heart felt i don't think is as good and you know i like mr. ocean
https://www.instagram.com/p/BErUmD8EXe0/
:doge
haven't listened yet but going in with low-ish expectations
is drake going to be the most successful rapper ever without a classic album?
Honestly isn't a classic album something that is good, has a lot of influence on the genre, has a clear impact, etc? Take Care fits that mold doesn't it.Sure, but 808s hits all those checks. that sure as fuck ain't a classic in my book, and drake's foot in the door was largely derivative of that style
Illmatic. The Chronic. Blueprint. Take Care. Hmmmm
Honestly isn't a classic album something that is good, has a lot of influence on the genre, has a clear impact, etc? Take Care fits that mold doesn't it.Sure, but 808s hits all those checks. that sure as fuck ain't a classic in my book, and drake's foot in the door was largely derivative of that style
nahhaven't listened yet but going in with low-ish expectations
is drake going to be the most successful rapper ever without a classic album?
Take Care is a classic.
nahhaven't listened yet but going in with low-ish expectations
is drake going to be the most successful rapper ever without a classic album?
Take Care is a classic.
pretty good album, and quite influential (808s-->Take Care-->HOB etc (although this is more a concurrent thing)), but not a classic
More like this?
Also liking the new Gibbs.
But this VS and Gibbs are the most recent shit I've heard, so I'm wayy behind. Help.
Where you guys even find new music? Blogs and reviews? RL? The few real life friends I have who listen to rap are old af and stubborn and permanently stuck on '90s shit, and the internet is full of nerds stanning boring ass "conscious" shit brought to you by Rappers with No Flow and Weak Beats.
edit: lmao I've missed like the last four releases from Spitta. Didn't even know PTIII dropped.
Idk some lists of the best shit in the past 2-3 years would be much appreciated. Or somebody pls point me to some blogs that I can dig through
More like this?
Also liking the new Gibbs.
But this VS and Gibbs are the most recent shit I've heard, so I'm wayy behind. Help.
Where you guys even find new music? Blogs and reviews? RL? The few real life friends I have who listen to rap are old af and stubborn and permanently stuck on '90s shit, and the internet is full of nerds stanning boring ass "conscious" shit brought to you by Rappers with No Flow and Weak Beats.
edit: lmao I've missed like the last four releases from Spitta. Didn't even know PTIII dropped.
Idk some lists of the best shit in the past 2-3 years would be much appreciated. Or somebody pls point me to some blogs that I can dig through
Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside
Step into the shadows we can talk addictionthe part of you that knowing it but don't give a fuck
(http://i.imgur.com/QfEBYuB.png)
Don't know where I've gone, don't know where I've been
Never trusted hoes, don't even trust my friends
(http://i.imgur.com/QfEBYuB.png)
Now of days I'm on the hunt for mirrors to box with
And some pretty bitches who don't trip if it's a hit n run
Earl out here making me wish I was a girl so I could cuddle with this nicca and tell him it's gonna be alright bro
(http://i.imgur.com/QfEBYuB.png)
Spoiler, if you're a fan of Jay-Z I got news for you homienah man p diddy and dr dre are my fav rappers of all time so im safe for sure
Views is such a Drake album. :lolDude is mediocrity incarnate. Not really good, not really bad, just sort of there. On top of the charts somehow.
Where you guys even find new music? Blogs and reviews? RL? The few real life friends I have who listen to rap are old af and stubborn and permanently stuck on '90s shit, and the internet is full of nerds stanning boring ass "conscious" shit brought to you by Rappers with No Flow and Weak Beats.
edit: lmao I've missed like the last four releases from Spitta. Didn't even know PTIII dropped.
Idk some lists of the best shit in the past 2-3 years would be much appreciated. Or somebody pls point me to some blogs that I can dig through
Out now. No Kanye or Chance on the tracklisting, but wack ass Bon Iver made the cut :yuck....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUEXhQEtMTk
https://soundcloud.com/burberryperry/beautiful-day-burberry-perryft-lil-yachty-kylie-jenner-justine-skye-jordyn-woods
:beli
what the fuck
My Madlib stan days were a dark period. Back when I was fiending for every obscure volume 4834849 international project he released. In hindsight his output immediately after Dilla's death was cool but a lot of stuff since then has been repetitive and boring. Yea yea always been the loop guy but dunno, I guess when you're making hundreds of "beats" a day the quality control is gonna be shit. Thank god for Gibbs having a perfect ear for production and picking dope ass beats.
Madlib also said the next Madvillainy album is largely done (lmao I know). He kept saying he doesn't fuck with expectations and anyone expecting it to be xyz will be disappointed. It's just some more cool songs to him.
so whens that gaf-hop/bore-hop tape dropping
can't wait to dust rap over a moody Toku beat.you mean
I got shorties in New York
can't wait to dust rap over a moody Toku beat.
I got shorties in New York
I agree, albums I consider classic are perfect or near perfect and have some level of impact on the genre/future. But I can step outside that and at least entertain the argument of something like Take Care or Flockaveli as classic given the impact.
Like, what would you even consider as classic from the last 5-7 years? First albums that come to mind for me are XXX, Covert Coup, GKMC, and Marcberg. How many of those are moreso personal picks than clear classics is up for debate.
Dunno. Illmatic isn't classic simply because it's a really great album, it's classic because of its impact on hip hop. It was and probably still is the golden standard for the genre on multiple levels, it's one of the first rap albums with multiple "super" producers, flow wise Nas turned the page on an entire era, etc.
GKMC is interesting because it's arguably the only undeniable classic of the new-ish generation (Drake, Cole, etc). In terms of influence you can easily point to the west coast's re-emergence on the mainstream level after that album's release/success.
TPAB is a better album to me but it's too early to call it classic, and I'm not sure it'll have the same impact. I could see it going down as a classic album, but perhaps not a "hip hop classic." My argument would be that TPAB has had an undeniable impact on jazz's popularity, and heralded the later success of Kamasi Washington's The Epic, which has been a stunning success for a jazz album and has rightfully received nearly every accolade imaginable. But in terms of hip hop I don't believe the genre is going to move an inch towards any direction Kendrick took with the album. TPAB isn't the first jazz rap album, and most of them haven't changed the trajectory of the genre.
Perhaps you could argue that the social message of the album might have more impact than the instrumentation focus. Beyonce's album seems like it was clearly influenced by TPAB for instance, and if we see hip hop take a more clear stance on Black Lives Matter/activism perhaps Kendrick will get credit.
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Getting real nerd about this, should mixtapes be able to qualify as classics?
Getting real nerd about this, should mixtapes be able to qualify as classics?
Definitely. Its a lot more mixtapes id be willing to call classic than albums.
agreed on all of this except asap. recusing myself from the joey stuff thoGetting real nerd about this, should mixtapes be able to qualify as classics?
Definitely. Its a lot more mixtapes id be willing to call classic than albums.
Yup, and I'd argue some artists have better mixtapes than albums.
XXX > Old
1999 > B4.DA.$$
Nehru Jackets > Eat Pray Thug
Live.Love.A$AP > Long.Live.A$AP
Trees & Truths/The Waters > Waves
Jay Electronica – ‘Light Years’ (Feat. MF Doom) (http://hiphop-n-more.com/2016/05/new-music-jay-electronica-light-years-feat-mf-doom/)
prod by DOOM
https://www.instagram.com/jayelectronica/
all that being said Lil Yachty is trash and fuck all the white hipsters at labels grooming trash artists to appeal to the Noisey/Pitchfork/etc crowdhe's the reason I was made aware of the term "industry plant"
Troy Ave, of Brownsville, accidentally shot himself in the leg during the chaos, sources said.
The case for rap production minimalism (http://www.unkut.com/2016/05/the-case-for-rap-production-minimalism/)
phh if that's a typo it's the most accurate typo ive seen in a minuteStar is trash and always has an anterior motive but at the end of the day
lulz
http://content.jwplatform.com/players/id2wqP2q-tPM80d28.html
Drug dealers anonymous
Y’all think Uber’s the future, our cars been autonomous
Mules move the drums, take ‘em to different spots
We just call the shots by simply moving our thumbs
The KING IS BACK :bow2
The KING IS BACK :bow2King Push never left. :doge
woah where's all this from? twitter and google news searches turn up nada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhXE1fGrv_M
She Wish She Was is the ignorant anthem of 2016
I Got A Question is the SOTY
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Science lesson and PSA: Lil Wayne's seizures and drug use.
https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/4o1sv6/science_lesson_and_psa_lil_waynes_seizures_and/
Guy argues lean isn't to blame.
speaking of which that's a good convo. Thinking of albums that start with two amazing tracks.
@JazzUNGang
Appreciate you Druids, Just, Al, Shoes & Cookin.. #RosebuddsRevenge
Quote@JazzUNGang
Appreciate you Druids, Just, Al, Shoes & Cookin.. #RosebuddsRevenge
ArchDruids (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F54LoInUkc), Just Blaze, Alchemist, DJ House Shoes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7F0rYgN-hk), Cookin Soul. Roc Marci gonna have the AOTY brehs.
All this shit is kinda depressing on a level Maurice tho. As a fellow former dusthead...when the fuck is NY gonna get it's shit together breh. On a major level not just indie shit. We get like a new west classic every year now.
All this shit is kinda depressing on a level Maurice tho. As a fellow former dusthead...when the fuck is NY gonna get it's shit together breh. On a major level not just indie shit. We get like a new west classic every year now.never :doge
trying not to get too hyped but fuck it. Q bout to surpass HnC. I can sense it brehs. Last two snippets and Groovy Tony are dope. That Part is cool, nothing amazing but I can ride to it.I feel you
Production is on point as hell.
Is YG's album really that good? I didn't like the last album of his everybody loved.it's not for everybody but it says more about you if you don't like it tbh
@PD
https://twitter.com/big_business_/status/745506153249935360
Historically he's about as forgotten as Ja Rule is.:beli not thaaaat forgotten
it's kinda apples to oranges anyway. Ja's career took a nosedive relatively shortly after he peaked and he'll never have a comeback. 50 has just been slowly fizzling out since the Ross beef, but even after that he had a handful of fun songs every year for a whileHistorically he's about as forgotten as Ja Rule is.:beli not thaaaat forgotten
Is YG's album really that good? I didn't like the last album of his everybody loved.it's pretty solid though feels a bit long and dunno if i'll still be listening to it in a few weeks
Is YG's album really that good? I didn't like the last album of his everybody loved.it's not for everybody but it says more about you if you don't like it tbh
Huh, I actually think it goes by pretty quick, and I have a pretty low attention span/tolerance for anything that's long. Different strokes I supposeIs YG's album really that good? I didn't like the last album of his everybody loved.it's pretty solid though feels a bit long and dunno if i'll still be listening to it in a few weeks
What would it say about me if I don't? I ain't Dufus here, breh. If I don't like it it doesn't mean I'm a contrarian fucktard.I'd never accuse you of that, what kind of monster do you take me for? It would basically just mean you have a criminal lack of waviness
oh kanye :nsfwI've started to think that his being all nudity happy isn't really much of a shock thing so much as it is dude has just got a Euro vibe to him. He loves the fashion world and that's primarily based over there...spoiler (click to show/hide)(http://i.imgur.com/OQKrKQA.jpg)[close]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImE7i6cFj54
:rejoice :tocry
toku is the album worth checking out? I heard it was trash but this song is top ten 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImE7i6cFj54
:rejoice :tocry
toku is the album worth checking out? I heard it was trash but this song is top ten 2016
definitely agree on the nudity, don't think it was meant to be shock at alloh kanye :nsfwI've started to think that his being all nudity happy isn't really much of a shock thing so much as it is dude has just got a Euro vibe to him. He loves the fashion world and that's primarily based over there...spoiler (click to show/hide)(http://i.imgur.com/OQKrKQA.jpg)[close]
i'm more curious if people like trump, taylor swift etc will try sue him for using cgi versions of themswift can only sue if she provides us proof that the depiction was real
Been on a DOOM kick recently and realized that I hadn't listened to KMD's catalog properly.
Mr. Hood was pretty good (as good as you can expect an album made by rookie teenagers in the early '90s to be).
But Black Bastards tho :whoo
It's tough for me to fully describe the savagery of this album. The Sub Roc beats with ZLX's rhymes make this an underground classic. I think it surprised me so much because it was such a diversion from the previous record. I mean, within the first couple minutes, ZLX is talking about his brand new .38 that's about to collect the rent for the month. The glorification of drugs, alcohol and robbery make this such a dark album, especially for young fellas (but, for some reason, makes me love it more).
This is also the project that I can start to see DOOM's emergence in the lyrics, specifically talking about his self-perception as a 'maniacal villain.' I can only imagine the influence this group could have made on hip hop had Sub Roc not been killed.
Sorry to rant on an album that's over two decades old, but this shit had an profound impact on me.
what aspect of space law were you reading about?
fuck you toku you sent me down the rabbit hole again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3m1BZYfQ3o
(http://i.imgur.com/5BAATQa.jpg) (https://twitter.com/JayElectronica/status/749438069246455809)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbGk8xCxxoE
It Was Written 20 year anniversary was yesterdayI only have Illmatic and got it wayy after the fact, maybe ought to get some other Nasir Jones works sometimes. :-[
:rejoice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jRA6biIOOobeen bumping that for a minute
01. Q's "THat Part"
02. Pusha T and JAY Z's "Drug Dealers Anonymous."
03. French Montana and Kodak Black's "Lockjaw."
04. Drake's "Hype."
05. Drake's "4PM in Calabasas."
06. Bryson Tiller's "Rambo"
07. Flying Lotus' "Between Friends"
08. Rae Sremmurd's "By Chance"
09. Future's "Wicked"
10. Kodak Black's "Skrt"
Black Face LPis very, very good. I like it more than HnC and Oxy by a lot.
This is definitely Q's most creative album. I'd have to sit with it before making definitive statements about his entire catalog but this is certainly better than Oxymoron.
John Muir whewww. I been shitting on Adrian Younge for years but this is an amazing beat. I see he co-produced it with Sounwave. Speaking of which this entire album is a reminder of how solid TDE's in-house production is. Sounwave, Tae Beast, Willie B...all did their thing.
here we goThis is definitely Q's most creative album. I'd have to sit with it before making definitive statements about his entire catalog but this is certainly better than Oxymoron.
John Muir whewww. I been shitting on Adrian Younge for years but this is an amazing beat. I see he co-produced it with Sounwave. Speaking of which this entire album is a reminder of how solid TDE's in-house production is. Sounwave, Tae Beast, Willie B...all did their thing.
Knowing Younge, he probably sent in some flamboyant triple time jazz shit then Soundwave turned around, chopped it and had the snares make sense/hit consistently. Sprinkle in his mixing magic on top.
I liked Oxymoron and this is much much better. Think I'm with Wrath too that it's even better than HnC.hnnnng just copped and that's my most anticipated track
Ride Out w/ Vince Staples a twisted ass banger.
When he began recording again last summer after spending time away, a lot of Q's frustrations bubbled up in the studio. He describes the results of his initial sessions as "depressed rap." "I switched the whole album up as I got into myself and I got comfortable again," he adds. "I told myself, stop crying like a little bitch and do what you love to do."
Fans won't get a taste of the "depressed rap." "None of that shit made the album," Q asserts. "It was like a confession thing. I didn't want people to hear me like that; that depression doesn't last. A few months, and then it was over. Y'all are never hearing them records."
exileradio - 9 years ago today I accomplished my childhood dream of adding a classic album to the culture. Hip hop you're the love of my lifehttps://www.instagram.com/p/BH-fL40AmmF/?taken-by=exileradio
(http://i.imgur.com/EJe4EPH.png)Quoteexileradio - 9 years ago today I accomplished my childhood dream of adding a classic album to the culture. Hip hop you're the love of my lifehttps://www.instagram.com/p/BH-fL40AmmF/?taken-by=exileradio
It's been nine years? Wow.
I still remember when this album came out. IIRC the first song I heard in advance was So(ul) Amazing, which gave me heavy Common vibes. When it dropped I illegally acquired the album and gave it a spin while working out. I had to cut my workout short because I had to put my full attention behind the album. It's no surprise to you guys that I really value introspective, evocative lyricism. The album is full of it, alongside just about any rap construct you could want at the time.
Blu was my favorite rapper for quite some time, alongside Phonte. His fall from grace is depressing as fuck to me. He clearly didn't want to go mainstream which I have no problem with, but drugs really destroyed him for a long period of time. Breh was really out here leaking unfinished albums onto bandcamp in order to feed his habit.
"I never smoked, I thought it might make me choke"
:tocry
When you listen to the album today you can hear influences that later led to Comeback Season, The Warm Up, The Kendrick Lamar EP etc. Obviously Kanye's influence loons high but people need to stop acting like Blu and Little Brother didn't birth a lot of shit.
https://twitter.com/BrownsvilleKa/status/755467751007936512/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
A Jibakurei (地縛霊, Earth-bound Spirit) is a spirit who is not able to leave the Human World that easily because he or she regrets leaving something behind.
yg out here lookin out for us sun-averse folk :respect
and wow Khaled album is great
almost wanna post that Nas song again too it's so good lol
Anytime I see a 90's west coast rap video I want to have a Barbecue.
The bigger takeaway from that for me is wow, music journalism sure is trash now. Wu Tang colorful personalities and endless drama guarantees a journalist will get a good story if they gain access to the Clan. I've read so many dope Wu profiles over the years, so this one sticks out quite a bit as trash.
what happened to gaf-hop ya'll
what happened to gaf-hop ya'llGAF happened my friend
not a concept album but as with most Ka projects it's very thematic. I'll do a semi review later but I really like it.what happened to gaf-hop ya'llGAF happened my friend
edit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S5PwkNOn2s&feature=share
I've only heard this and the song toku posted; is this a concept album? PD?
I am incredibly skeptical about this. A part of me really hopes this never sees the light of day.Q-Tip's last solo record was really friggin good, but yeah. :gloomy
I am incredibly skeptical about this. A part of me really hopes this never sees the light of day.Q-Tip's last solo record was really friggin good, but yeah. :gloomy
edit: http://nypost.com/2016/08/21/fdny-veteran-bad-mouths-cops-in-double-life-as-rapper/
He and his wife, Michelle Valdez, chief creative officer for an entertainment firm founded by Pharrell Williams, own a $1.25 million brownstone in Park Slope.
PD's 3 year old Gaf-hop post. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=75558807&postcount=9724)classic Gaf-hop thread title
Isaiah Rashad is the best member of TDE. Will fight anyone that says otherwise.
New Rashad song is the first meh thing I've heard from the album. Still excited tho.agreed, however, cilvia was good so he still gets the benefit of the doubt
Hoping for 2016 AOTY next Friday.oh is PHAROS dropping?
YO
Blu Releases 'soul amazing (part six)' Compilation (http://2dopeboyz.com/2016/08/28/blu-soul-amazing-six-listen/)
YO
Blu Releases 'soul amazing (part six)' Compilation (http://2dopeboyz.com/2016/08/28/blu-soul-amazing-six-listen/)
Let's do a rap podcasti'd be down
http://pitchfork.com/news/67889-anderson-paak-and-lil-yachty-beef-over-rap-history/?mbid=social_twitter
holy shit out of fucking nowhere Drake shows us why he's still the softest rapper of all time and catapults himself to the top of the L of the year standings
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VMAs 2016: Drake Tries to Kiss Rihanna (http://time.com/4470474/mtv-vmas-2016-rihanna-drake/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook)
:neogaf
You can really tell Drake is that dude in HS who wasn't getting pussy at all. Now he's on top of the world, getting most of the pussy he wants but is still awkward af and corny underneath the facade.
Reminds me of a lot of dudes I know in finance.
also i didn't know there was a video for Needed Me. wonder what other Rihanna videos i've missed latelynah man I bet Drake probs got a lot of dance floor makeouts and then just didn't know what to do after thatYou can really tell Drake is that dude in HS who wasn't getting pussy at all. Now he's on top of the world, getting most of the pussy he wants but is still awkward af and corny underneath the facade.
Reminds me of a lot of dudes I know in finance.
Drake was Canadian famous all thru HS. I'm sure he was rolling in it. He's just a shameless simp with it.
Other than when he first game to America tricking on hoes in Houston I doubt he's ever experienced the struggle.
I listened to the yachty song embedded in that article and it sounded like a Widney High kid gone solo.http://pitchfork.com/news/67889-anderson-paak-and-lil-yachty-beef-over-rap-history/?mbid=social_twitter
paak can fuck off w/ that.
we will always be there 2 remind u:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx49UgzHlxY
The mix on Birds is kinda funky. Not bad. Just odd
the album a 5 alarm fire for sure tho. Travis did it again.
holy shit the CuDi song is actually fire
:whew
this album is definitely better than Rodeo
weirdest request ever but I wish Biebs in the Trap actually featured Bieber after his great appearance on Maria I'm Drunk
Way Back is my favorite so far.
that 2nd half is crazy. one thing i like about travis is that his album tracks sound like a concert version w/ all the bells and whistles. it isnt like how kanye just soups the songs up for the live performance.
i honestly thought it was him on the last verse/chorus until he said the N word lolholy shit the CuDi song is actually fire
:whew
this album is definitely better than Rodeo
weirdest request ever but I wish Biebs in the Trap actually featured Bieber after his great appearance on Maria I'm Drunk
I'm still convinced it's bieber just with pitch shifted/modulated voice imo
Oh and Jerry Heller died
Bobby Schmurda just pled down to 7 years and Desiigner got arrestedThis is Young M.A's chance to takeover Brooklyn.
smh
http://uproxx.com/smokingsection/sickamore-def-jam-nearly-ruined-ygs-career/I've heard SO many stories of labels being dumb as fuck and nearly torpedoing artists careers/making them turn interesting tracks mediocre. :lol Record industry has been some 'too big to fail' shit for a while it'd seem.
Whenever shit like this drops it makes you wonder how any of the corps got anywhere. Like they really just get lucky sometimes and have the right ppl working for them at the right moment and thats it.
This was an interesting story but at least it involved some actual actions.http://uproxx.com/smokingsection/sickamore-def-jam-nearly-ruined-ygs-career/I've heard SO many stories of labels being dumb as fuck and nearly torpedoing artists careers/making them turn interesting tracks mediocre. :lol Record industry has been some 'too big to fail' shit for a while it'd seem.
Whenever shit like this drops it makes you wonder how any of the corps got anywhere. Like they really just get lucky sometimes and have the right ppl working for them at the right moment and thats it.
Yeah, I remember Frank Ocean's Nostalgia/Ultra was a self release/mixtape cause his label was sleeping on him. Then when it took off said label (which oh hey was Def Jam :rofl ) scrambled to try and find out who he was and sign him when HE ALREADY HAD A DEAL WITH THEM. :duh
I think the bigger problem we see nowadays is just inaction.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKHMMHNDsAL/:cmonson
Lol wow, I never heard about this.Yeah, I remember Frank Ocean's Nostalgia/Ultra was a self release/mixtape cause his label was sleeping on him. Then when it took off said label (which oh hey was Def Jam :rofl ) scrambled to try and find out who he was and sign him when HE ALREADY HAD A DEAL WITH THEM. :duh
I think the bigger problem we see nowadays is just inaction.
The God MC rightfully pointing out the self hatred on display in most anime.:uguu
:lawd
found onbut cool vid that I hadn't seen beforespoiler (click to show/hide)[close]
Nas won baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AoJUwL2FGE
this and "Nas Album Done"...dude's still got it
even snapchat recognizes
The World is Yours starts playing when you click their story
PS. Represent still the most underrated song off Illmatic imo
....i know lol we were posting songs on his birthday hahaNas won baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AoJUwL2FGE
this and "Nas Album Done"...dude's still got it
even snapchat recognizes
The World is Yours starts playing when you click their story
PS. Represent still the most underrated song off Illmatic imo
this is like 5 years old
....i know lol we were posting songs on his birthday hahaNas won baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AoJUwL2FGE
this and "Nas Album Done"...dude's still got it
even snapchat recognizes
The World is Yours starts playing when you click their story
PS. Represent still the most underrated song off Illmatic imo
this is like 5 years old
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbnMviwfLQsIt's ok I guess. Kinda boring straight forward storytelling. Dude can rap but he often settles into the same flow and rhyme pattern, which gets monotonous.
dave east want it to be 96 again so bad
the ezale tonite show is so fuckin good
OMG HE FINALLY GOT RID OF THE SHITTY DREADS :rejoice :rejoice :rejoice(http://i.imgur.com/zPhjuiD.png)
Cudi revealed on Facebook late Tuesday that he had gone to rehab on Monday, after grappling with anxiety and depression throughout his life.
He wrote that he didn't know what "peace feels like" or how to relax.
"My anxiety and depression have ruled my life for as long as I can remember and I never leave the house because of it. I cant make new friends because of it. I dont trust anyone because of it and Im tired of being held back in my life. I deserve to have peace."
http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/04/ka-interview-new-york-postcan't wait to read this. Glad Ka is getting some attention, even tho the initial reason (NYP hit piece) was bullshit.
https://soundcloud.com/1spaceghostpurrp/spaceghostpurrp-explains-why-he-put-the-yams-song-up-keeps-it-realGone, what'd he say
Bitches born with shovels
guess that devil in disguise make you more than a woman
As for you I always think about our kids that you killed
understand that at the time you didn't think we was real
but as a man I felt I let you down
we was on our second child
that you seen as a mistake before I got to reconcile
More black kids killed from a pill than the feds in the projects
in the Planned Parenthood playing God with your mom check
you ain't even been to prom yet
https://soundcloud.com/1spaceghostpurrp/spaceghostpurrp-explains-why-he-put-the-yams-song-up-keeps-it-realGone, what'd he say
https://soundcloud.com/1spaceghostpurrp/spaceghostpurrp-explains-why-he-put-the-yams-song-up-keeps-it-realGone, what'd he say
esssentially that he was young, and stressed. That they expected more from him than he had. They wanted him to stay in NY until shit was really real/launched but they had impressed/colored him so much he wanted to go home and get his shit together. He basically blamed the falling out on misunderstanding on miscommunication and him being young & not from NY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtmnizCIwJQhttps://soundcloud.com/1spaceghostpurrp/spaceghostpurrp-explains-why-he-put-the-yams-song-up-keeps-it-realGone, what'd he say
esssentially that he was young, and stressed. That they expected more from him than he had. They wanted him to stay in NY until shit was really real/launched but they had impressed/colored him so much he wanted to go home and get his shit together. He basically blamed the falling out on misunderstanding on miscommunication and him being young & not from NY.
I guess I'd have to hear it cuz this doesn't really clarify anything to me. From the title I assumed he would be talking about dissing yams then putting out the RIP Yams track with Rocky, did they reconcile or is this some old frankenstein shit?
http://pitchfork.com/news/68926-azealia-banks-says-shes-signed-a-record-deal-with-rza/
They deserve each other
http://pitchfork.com/news/68926-azealia-banks-says-shes-signed-a-record-deal-with-rza/
They deserve each other
what'd I say
http://www.tmz.com/2016/10/16/azelia-banks-russell-crowe-hotel-fight/
fuck rza
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk4ZhTtdpC8&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cDYYvOhKwgi fucking love this song and i wish i could like my own post quoting it
I only learned who Donald Goines is earlier this year (http://i.imgur.com/YJH9vd7.png). Over the past few months I've been noticing a bunch of references to his work in hip-hop. What are his best books?
Surviving members of ATCQ are going to be on the Chappelle hosted SNL on the 12th.:whoo
I only learned who Donald Goines is earlier this year (http://i.imgur.com/YJH9vd7.png). Over the past few months I've been noticing a bunch of references to his work in hip-hop. What are his best books?
Whoreson. Be warned, his stuff is explicit as fuck.
Common fucked around and dropped one of his best albums in years.dat Kendrick influence
Common fucked around and dropped one of his best albums in years.dat Kendrick influence
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So how is the new ATCQ album?It's really good. I'm surprised. I feared it would be rushed and half thought out to capitalize off Phife's death+the holiday sales but nope.
Have you not heard The Renaissance by Tip solo from a few years back? :lawdSo how is the new ATCQ album?It's really good. I'm surprised. I feared it would be rushed and half thought out to capitalize off Phife's death+the holiday sales but nope.
Have you not heard The Renaissance by Tip solo from a few years back? :lawdSo how is the new ATCQ album?It's really good. I'm surprised. I feared it would be rushed and half thought out to capitalize off Phife's death+the holiday sales but nope.
just got back from the kanye concert
wow
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were you there too?!?just got back from the kanye concert
wow
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:tocry I honestly find his usual antics kind of endearing, but I can't defend this. Gonna keep bumping his music though.
Nah I wasn't there. I can't justify the cost of stadium shows. It's all over Twitter though. Made Pitchfork's front page (http://pitchfork.com/news/69904-kanye-i-wouldve-voted-for-trump/).were you there too?!?just got back from the kanye concert
wow
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:tocry I honestly find his usual antics kind of endearing, but I can't defend this. Gonna keep bumping his music though.
objectively i totally understand though
however subjectively it was my first concert so i was more than ok with getting the full kanye experience haha i mean it was the first concert after the election, i expected him to go off
90 minute show lasted 3 hours lolNah I wasn't there. I can't justify the cost of stadium shows. It's all over Twitter though. Made Pitchfork's front page (http://pitchfork.com/news/69904-kanye-i-wouldve-voted-for-trump/).were you there too?!?just got back from the kanye concert
wow
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:tocry I honestly find his usual antics kind of endearing, but I can't defend this. Gonna keep bumping his music though.
objectively i totally understand though
however subjectively it was my first concert so i was more than ok with getting the full kanye experience haha i mean it was the first concert after the election, i expected him to go off
Tribe's album is greatfinally a decent rap opinion from you :doge
Tribe's album is greatfinally a decent rap opinion from you :doge
Clipse is garbage.Kaffir why must we fight
First time I've heard someone called a hipster for disliking Clipse, the pioneering artists of Pitchfork Rap
Kaffir why must we fightthe #dualities of this post
For real, 99% of anything Pharrell is involved in is trash.
And 100% of anything Pusha T is involved in is trash.
For real, 99% of anything Pharrell is involved in is trash.
And 100% of anything Pusha T is involved in is trash.
How can u be so wrong
It's called having taste, breh.
Lol so many good songs in that post but w/e then :dogeit's awkward as fuck to listen to :lol
Big Pun is dope but I stopped listening to him when I could hear him take a deep breath after every sentence lol
For real, 99% of anything Pharrell is involved in is trash.
And 100% of anything Pusha T is involved in is trash.
How can u be so wrong
It's called having taste, breh.
Yeah bad taste :mynicca
Time to laydown some knowledge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKw5mBh4rYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ZUaxyPoZ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC_8Kq_4lEI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Op2YQ7yyU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX6rC1krGp0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R__IrkajBes&index=5&list=PL5381EB13A1325883
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRGcDO-U8Nc
Oh and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPB6TUW4fM
the goat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHrV51GOPkE
Trash huh :cmonson
???
Never knew that Hammer would actually order fucking HITS on people who 'dissed' him, holy SHIT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQFlRUCp5r0
He's right though, dude is terrible. Music for 13 year old school shooters who don't really like black people but want to listen to rapwtf are you talking about
I don't listen to crap music, but I love Eminem.He's right though, dude is terrible. Music for 13 year old school shooters who don't really like black people but want to listen to rapwtf are you talking about
Eminem really turned the corner with the Slim Shady EP, major parts of which would be repurposed/reworked for the Slim Shady LP.Interesting. How would you all say SSLP -> Eminem Show compare to other 3 album runs?
Which btw, starts a top tier 3 album run.
Is Cole wrong? Just about every bar/line in that verse is something many of us have been saying for years.just feel the kanye stuff is sus timing with the hospitalization especially when cole is pretty 4-ply soft himself at times so it's odd to see him flex
holy shit 5 years later the original version of Crew Love finally leaked
:preach :preach :preach
oh they loving the crew
Where have you been toku? I missed you. :(
Bless up!
Where have you been toku? I missed you. :(
Bless up!
Dealing with some IRL shit I'm alright though still here just not as often and I'm always on twitter.
where's the glass tables onelmk if that works
I'll give Flab Soul a listen tonight I guess. Toku's word is bond.looking forward to hearing about both of these
will review Jermaine's album later this weekend
https://youtu.be/jMQcukF6KjEtop 5 most played song of 2016 for me
I'm not sure I should trust you dudes after These Days.
Soul dropped, Q dropped, Dot dropped, Zay dropped. I just wish they'd do a Black Hippy album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJNgThhCZ8
Q described the idea as "corny" in an interview, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
J Cole is garbage.I just looked through all of his prfork album reviews and all 4 of them are a 6.x. Cole is officially 'okish' by trust fund scenseter cacs. :doge
His new album is trash shit.
A rapper only tumblr teens think is great.
Alright I think I'll be here from here on out. Missed everyone too much.
Lupe retires every 18 months. He'll be back, tour a little, release a wack - somewhat impressive project, tease new music, cancel it, and retire again by 2019.
Alright I think I'll be here from here on out. Missed everyone too much.
(http://i.imgur.com/zkOytcm.png) This thread averages slightly more than 2 posts a day. Esch only posts like once a month. Meanwhile Gaf-Hop 16 is averaging about 57 post per day. It used to be more than twice that, but it's in a much healthier state that people are making it out to be.
Please stick around but don't expect much hip-hop discussion. The vast majority of Bore activity is the Neogaf thread. I can't tell if that thread's existence is quarantining the bitterness from banned Gaffers or just letting it fester.
Lupe retires every 18 months. He'll be back, tour a little, release a wack - somewhat impressive project, tease new music, cancel it, and retire again by 2019.
He's got a long way to catch up to the biggest player in the cornball 'I'm canceling my career, no actually jk trolled u' lane.
(http://www.getmoneymusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hopsin.bmp)
Maybe one day both will achieve their dreams of dropping out of the game.
problem is a lot of the OGs left gaf altogether, and then the rest got banned and came hereAlright I think I'll be here from here on out. Missed everyone too much.
(http://i.imgur.com/zkOytcm.png) This thread averages slightly more than 2 posts a day. Esch only posts like once a month. Meanwhile Gaf-Hop 16 is averaging about 57 post per day. It used to be more than twice that, but it's in a much healthier state that people are making it out to be.
Please stick around but don't expect much hip-hop discussion. The vast majority of Bore activity is the Neogaf thread. I can't tell if that thread's existence is quarantining the bitterness from banned Gaffers or just letting it fester.
Run The Jewels 3 is aaight, but I would way rather listen to a new solo project from either of these dudes. Feels kinda like they're both being fenced in by the constraints of RTJ vs their solo material
watch before it gets taken down
travis scott performing a pretty dope rendition of goosebumps on jimmy kimmel (https://streamable.com/cdwdc)
I'll take your word for it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯at least listen to the song with migos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG62vuHd0dEhnnnnng
(http://i.imgur.com/pKvr2pq.gif)
dust heads, we back
Nah, I've just been streaming it. I think I can find a link quickly though.I'm loving Jidenna's album. It was smart of them to not put old and played out Classic Man on it.
Oh nice, got a link? PM me.
https://www.facebook.com/Noisey/videos/1443628449022248/:neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :neogaf :neogaf
PAGING PD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqqgClD-fsE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_WNcFkYtBY
Mike Will Made It ft Kendrick Lamar, Gucci Mane & Rae Sremmurd – Perfect Pint (http://www.rehabmusik.com/mike-will-made-ft-kendrick-lamar-gucci-mane-rae-sremmurd-perfect-pint)They slept on Ransom 1
kendrick's verse
:aah
The flutist and author Ardal Powell offers thoughts on the recent woodwind-laden beats of Drake, Future, and others.I only like about 1/16 of Future’s discography, but I can’t deny a hit.
kenneth with another try hard recycle bin classic:lol So does that mean it's good or not? Choruses could be cut in half but other than that it's :lawd :rejoice
Baffled by how much worse the reception for 'Humble' is than it was for 'i'. New Gibbs is goodNot sure where you're getting this from. Humble has had a far better reception.
Baffled by how much worse the reception for 'Humble' is than it was for 'i'. New Gibbs is good
Baffled by how much worse the reception for 'Humble' is than it was for 'i'. New Gibbs is goodNot sure where you're getting this from. Humble has had a far better reception.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZe5SrVHaAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1I277VBPjM
promised this 2 wrath ages ago but heres top curren$y tracks from his monthly stuffed from last year:your "80z" playlist has some gems
in yt playlist form (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq5kcCL8x0TAHhL1mlX9S54-9L7M6QJUR)
01 Untitled (Prod. by Rahki)
02 Untitled (Prod. by MikeWillMadeIt)
03 Untitled (Prod. by Sounwave & DJ Dahi)
04 Untitled (ft. James Blake) (Prod. by Sounwave & Ricci Riera)
05 Untitled (Prod. by Sounwave)
06 Untitled (Prod. by Sounwave, DJ Dahi & Terrace Martin)
07 Untitled (ft. Anna Wise) (Prod. by Steve Lacy)
08 HUMBLE. (Prod. by MikeWillMadeIt)
09 Untitled (Prod. by BADBADNOTGOOD, Sounwave, & DJ Dahi)
10 Untitled (Prod. by Sounwave)
11 Untitled (Prod. by Sounwave, MikeWillMadeIt, & DJ Dahi)
12 Untitled (Prod. by The Alchemist)
13 Untitled (Prod. by Cardo, Sounwave, DJ Dahi, Ricci Riera, & Rahki)
14 Untitled (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
James Blake, U2, Anna Wise features. Maybe more.
Dahi all over the album
:rejoice
based on the credits i wonder if instead of a memphis album we're gonna get Section.80 pt 2promised this 2 wrath ages ago but heres top curren$y tracks from his monthly stuffed from last year:your "80z" playlist has some gems
in yt playlist form (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq5kcCL8x0TAHhL1mlX9S54-9L7M6QJUR)
lmao actually the last song in the "80z" playlist is by young thug hahabased on the credits i wonder if instead of a memphis album we're gonna get Section.80 pt 2promised this 2 wrath ages ago but heres top curren$y tracks from his monthly stuffed from last year:your "80z" playlist has some gems
in yt playlist form (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq5kcCL8x0TAHhL1mlX9S54-9L7M6QJUR)
careful exploring my playlists, they're mostly random because usually ill start with a theme but then six months later i just throw shit in i want to remember lol
based on the credits i wonder if instead of a memphis album we're gonna get Section.80 pt 2promised this 2 wrath ages ago but heres top curren$y tracks from his monthly stuffed from last year:your "80z" playlist has some gems
in yt playlist form (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq5kcCL8x0TAHhL1mlX9S54-9L7M6QJUR)
careful exploring my playlists, they're mostly random because usually ill start with a theme but then six months later i just throw shit in i want to remember lol
https://twitter.com/MikeWiLLMadeIt/status/850738443739123712
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32RAzqA5UNc
http://www.whosampled.com/sample/144007/Danny-Brown-Grown-Up-Gorillaz-Tomorrow-Comes-Today/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYs4wDpzUXo
it's possible the cover is a bait and switch but probably not
that and the tracklist have me slightly nervous but kendrick has never failed us before so bring on fridayspoiler (click to show/hide)shouldve leaked today by my estimations smh[close]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o-HNTfp_64What was this?
What was this?
She eyeing me like a nicca don't exist
girl, I know you want dis dih
“eyein” is a homophone with “i'ing”. It’s a play on words. The letter “i” in Mathematics is the imaginary unit: Imaginary unit - Wikipedia It represents numbers which don’t exist. Hence, she “i'ing” me like a nicca don’t exist. (https://genius.com/1145519)
So what’s next for you?
I got a lot of stuff recorded, man, so I don’t even know if there’s a need to get back in the studio. Y’all pretty much know that I’m about to drop the bomb with this Madlib shit. That’s rumored, you know what I mean, allegedly I’m about to drop that—when Otis is ready then I’m gonna drop that. Other than that I’m just chillin’ right now, I’m enjoying life, I’m enjoying my freedom. I’m not taking a day of that for granted no more.
I see most people have cooled on Damn a bit and to some extent, I can see it. There are more skippable tracks on this than on GKMC and it's not as important as TPAB. But it's still so goddamn good. The passion in every track is palpable. If it wasn't for the ugly ass art, I'd probably get the vinyl.Which tracks are skippable besides Loyalty? (which isn't a bad track in the first place)
I see most people have cooled on Damn a bit and to some extent, I can see it. There are more skippable tracks on this than on GKMC and it's not as important as TPAB. But it's still so goddamn good. The passion in every track is palpable. If it wasn't for the ugly ass art, I'd probably get the vinyl.Which tracks are skippable besides Loyalty? (which isn't a bad track in the first place)
https://youtu.be/EcQbKMf8vJo (https://youtu.be/EcQbKMf8vJo)If she's gonna turn up in some hip hop stuff she can do far worse than a track with half of Outkast and RTJ.
Hatsune Miku's breakthrough into the ATL rap game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Oi1kd5wcQ
(http://i.imgur.com/m6FnYZs.gif)
:noah
:dead
:whoo
:whew
:uguu
:brazilcry
:goty
:tocry
https://youtu.be/EcQbKMf8vJo (https://youtu.be/EcQbKMf8vJo)If she's gonna turn up in some hip hop stuff she can do far worse than a track with half of Outkast and RTJ.
Hatsune Miku's breakthrough into the ATL rap game.spoiler (click to show/hide)Jeezy never did it for me but I'm a 30 something cac :yeshrug[close]
https://youtu.be/EcQbKMf8vJo (https://youtu.be/EcQbKMf8vJo)If she's gonna turn up in some hip hop stuff she can do far worse than a track with half of Outkast and RTJ.
Hatsune Miku's breakthrough into the ATL rap game.spoiler (click to show/hide)Jeezy never did it for me but I'm a 30 something cac :yeshrug[close]
Jeezy sucks. It's difficult to be as boring as him for an entire decade, but somehow he managed to pull off a career without doing anything interesting at all
Goddamn leave it to a white man to kill hip-hop
Whitest thing said in this thread.
https://youtu.be/Gx65sUaS570:whoo
The Roots are so good. why did no one tell me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoRgUlKxZ8M
don't do this to yourself
don't do this to yourself
.
Wait, the album is actually good?
I hate that one stream counts as a sale now. Feels too calculated for record companies to manufacture bigger headlines of success.
I'm not too well versed on the algorithm and how they compile it, so I'll just leave it at that.
Fwiw it's not a one to one thing as far as streams to album sales, it's something like 1500 streams equals an album sale. It's just hilarious that it's so important to Jay that he gets those numbers. With MCHG he tried to bake it in with the Samsung gimmick, but Billboard didn't count it, and now he's willing to just flat-out give his album away for free, which I'm guessing still counts towards sales since it's technically a discount. Funny coming from Mr "men lie, women lie, numbers don't."
Fwiw it's not a one to one thing as far as streams to album sales, it's something like 1500 streams equals an album sale. It's just hilarious that it's so important to Jay that he gets those numbers. With MCHG he tried to bake it in with the Samsung gimmick, but Billboard didn't count it, and now he's willing to just flat-out give his album away for free, which I'm guessing still counts towards sales since it's technically a discount. Funny coming from Mr "men lie, women lie, numbers don't."
I like tyler an i miss kevin gates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kH3Q9GVNDc
Man, that Prodigy mural defacement got me feeling some kind of way. The dude's music peaked before half these guys were born, but like him or not, he was an indelible part of our shared culture. It's fucked up that NYC can't even respect its own history or that Twitter had so many jokes about a guy who made such a mark on the history of a genre. Fuck rap
Yeah, this has nothing to do with rap. This is hood shit.Man, that Prodigy mural defacement got me feeling some kind of way. The dude's music peaked before half these guys were born, but like him or not, he was an indelible part of our shared culture. It's fucked up that NYC can't even respect its own history or that Twitter had so many jokes about a guy who made such a mark on the history of a genre. Fuck rap
Sounds like it's some grimy QB shit. Folks on IG and Coli are saying Sherm The Worm (you've prob heard of him from various Nas, Camron, Cormega, etc songs), a blood leader currently locked up, is behind it. Prodigy had various beefs and people clowned him for years because he came to Queens when he was like 12, so they claim he's not really from QB.
lol @ pd calling out noz and inspiring him to delete tweets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcWOSgImiRw
xxxshitperson got one
Is it me or is Brockhampton corny as shit?I honestly thought brockhampton was a joke band til like two weeks ago. They suck
The board software doesn't like https links as avatars. Plain http should work.(http://i.imgur.com/mA00lb4.jpg)
The board software doesn't like https links as avatars. Plain http should work.(http://i.imgur.com/mA00lb4.jpg)
anyone else excited for swae lee's cover of Side 2 Side?
You have no idea. S2S has always been one of my favorite Three 6 tracksThe board software doesn't like https links as avatars. Plain http should work.(http://i.imgur.com/mA00lb4.jpg)
anyone else excited for swae lee's cover of Side 2 Side?
What does everyone think of the Future & Young Thug??
no let gafhop die
no let gafhop diedont make me start the kanye cycle
Schoolboy Q is pretty coolnever forget
had some stuff i wanted to drop and was feeling antsy and we don't seem to have a general share your art thread so:last half of bikini blonde wouldn't be out of place in a jrpg
https://wildmarks.bandcamp.com/album/october-sweets
Dropped a month or so ago and I'm still not sick of the joint.Conway dropped another tape last week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyFnvCCa9S0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyFnvCCa9S0)
Love the contrast between WSG and Conway's voice on their duo tracks.
Murda Mase came back to body Cam :o
https://soundcloud.com/user-584002910/the-oracle
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51U4B34ePHL.jpg)
How come nobody told me Q-Tip's solo stuff was good
The lyrics
that Bodack Yellow chicklol
niccas tried to send a thot/That’s the only way to plot/Klay Thomp, corner shot/Eight-ball, corner pocket/White boys in the game/Call 'em Andy Milonakis"
Read More: 20 of the Best Lyrics From Migos' 'Culture' Album - XXL | http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/01/migos-culture-album-best-lyrics/?trackback=tsmclip
It’s just pop music about cocaine for teenage boys.Exactly. I have no idea why you're seriously analyzing Migos lyrics. They just make club bangers/stripper anthems that only need to sound good and have a catchy hook. And they're great at it.
If I was a famous rapper or NBA player I would bang all the pornstars and thots, fuck NDA's, no shame in my game.I mean it's not a matter of doing it, it's just a matter of wrapping it up. :doge
It's kinda wack so I wouldn't bother.
youre gonna love the albumYep, this album is tailor made for you PD. I was lukewarm on the stream listening to it in the background, especially with the bears sounding rough, but the digitally released version bumps.
Going to give the official release a listen but so far it just reminded why I didn't get excited for new Nas albums before this, dude's been washed.I feel like the awful mastering of the stream made him sound more washed than the official release lmao. That or I’m just more easily able to vibe with his flow, but at least that Adam & eve song is far less anti-vax than the jump-to-conclusions brigade made it seem
I really like Cops, but probably just Cops.
I might be feeling this Jay Rock album more than Nasir though. Certainly a redemption from 90059 :pimpI'm happy for Rock. Dunno how it'll sell, but this is his best all around project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqd3AmfXK2g
New Cypress Hill album
:snore
https://mobile.twitter.com/fakeshoredrive/status/1059580897492721664
Takeoff album dope tooAgreed. Much better than Quavo's boring album.
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Snoop Dogg's classic, "Doggystyle".
In addition to the album cuts & remixes, this mix contains some tracks that were originally unreleased, as well as a couple of blends.
TRACKLIST
G Funk Intro (ft The Lady Of Rage)
Serial Killa (ft Cutty Ranks) [Filthy Rich blend]
Eat A D**k (Originally Unreleased)
Pump Pump (ft Malik)
Deep Cover (w Dr Dre)
What's My Name (Club Mix)
Tha Shiznit
Gin and Juice (Orig + RMX)
Eastside Party (ft Nate Dogg)
Doggy Dogg World (ft Kurupt, The Dramatics)
Gz and Hustlaz
Nuthin But A G Thang (w Dr. Dre & D.O.C.) [Filthy Rich blend]
Lil Ghetto Boy (RMX)
Murder Was The Case (Orig + RMX)
All My Niggaz & Bitches (ft Dogg Pound)
Ain't No Fun (ft Nate Dogg, Warren G)
Smoke On
Gz Up Hoes Down
O.G. (ft Nate Dogg) [Original Unreleased Version]
Lodi Dodi
https://youtu.be/vDOOd-Y9yfI
Hell FUCKING YES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcjODuaHvww
Will any British rapper ever make it in North America? Probably not.
toku/pd yall listen to the new Ka yet? I'm strictly streaming/vinyl in 2020, hate buying mp3s and storing them. i'll do what i did for toku's album and buy it and then stream it to support but maaaannnnn :dead
The album that is blowing my mind this month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3mezEWNOKI
Dope hip-hop, and some really interesting mixing in rock/emo stuff later in the album.
Alfredo is great. So many standout tracks. Alch is on a fucking run brehs.
I have to agree. Pinata is my favorite rap album of the decade but Bandana, while having some good tracks, doesn't stick with me and it's mostly to due with exactly as you described.
Still need to hear Alfredo.
I feel differently. I'd argue his last couple albums feature a lot of personal, introspective lyricism. I think the thing that's throwing people for a loop is that...he's a scumbag, and I think that may lead you to conclude he isn't rapping about anything when in reality it's moreso "wow this dude is a piece of shit lmao." Funny as hell, super entertaining guy. But when you look at his last three "serious" albums (You Only Live 2wice, Bandana, Alfredo) he has gone from...
1. Expressing gratitude and love for his girlfriend/baby mama supporting him through a bogus overseas rape charge that could have resulted in him being locked up for years
2. Admitting he cheated on her with some stripper, thus imploding the relationship, and knocked said stripper up
3. Showing no remorse for his actions and even joking about it ("Ex won't take me back, without me, the bitch wouldn't have got a ring")
I got no issue with musicians expressing ugly personal things, or nihilism etc etc. I'm no crystal thot but if I was I'd say he has bad energy, brehs. Just...ugly shit. But the music is still dope and I really like Bandana and Alfredo a lot.
:trumps
There are times when it feels like Freddie is rapping to rap but man...yall not fucking with Skinny Suge or Scottie Beam lyrically? In terms of songs that are rappity rap shit...where is the filler on Baby Shit? That's just some dope shit talk.
Yea Roc is the better rapper but then again Roc is better than just about everyone.