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Dipset reunion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nrVoePEYYo 50 Cent ft Kendrick Lamar-We Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6jhuhsG-7w
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Mar 27, 2013 11:19
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Tyler, The Creator's newest effort has made its way onto the internet. He's moved past the rape lyrics, and his lyrics may not be the deepest or most technical, but the production is highly Neptunes influenced and the words fit the music. Long story short, check it out. I think you may be surprised.
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Mar 27, 2013 13:17
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Action Bronson, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q all look loving cool on that XXL cover. And yes, Trinidad James and Chief Keef both make catchy songs but they don't deserve to be on that cover, they suck at rapping.
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Mar 27, 2013 13:36
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asap-salafi posted:Action Bronson, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q all look loving cool on that XXL cover. And yes, Trinidad James and Chief Keef both make catchy songs but they don't deserve to be on that cover, they suck at rapping. Chief keef owns, sorry retard
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Mar 27, 2013 14:33
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The XXL list is good for documenting garbage rappers that hiphop hypebeasts will deny liking 5 years from now.
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Mar 27, 2013 15:38
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temple posted:The XXL list is good for documenting garbage rappers that hiphop hypebeasts will deny liking 5 years from now. They get some gems on there sometimes. I think part of the problem is finding 10 new rappers per year that are going to make any sort of a dent in rap beyond that year. If they narrowed it down to like 3 or something it would be more realistic. Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson are safe bets to have decent careers, the rest are going to be easily forgotten or I haven't heard them yet.
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Mar 27, 2013 16:14
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Joey is the real deal too. idk much about Kirko other than him being on these 2 pretty nice cuts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFITLKwpkYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-bPhq39T7U edit: oh yeah and this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_PBzJ3CzzU doctor thodt fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Mar 27, 2013 |
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Mar 27, 2013 16:31
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Robert Analog posted:They get some gems on there sometimes. I think part of the problem is finding 10 new rappers per year that are going to make any sort of a dent in rap beyond that year. If they narrowed it down to like 3 or something it would be more realistic. Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson are safe bets to have decent careers, the rest are going to be easily forgotten or I haven't heard them yet.
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Mar 27, 2013 16:45
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If we're still talking about Trinidad James in 2 months, let alone a year, I'll be shocked.
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Mar 27, 2013 16:54
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temple posted:The XXL list is good for documenting garbage rappers that hiphop hypebeasts will deny liking 5 years from now. Yep, this is exactly right considering loving Hopsin made it on to the cover. Bob NewSCART posted:Chief keef owns, sorry retard lmbo
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Mar 27, 2013 17:29
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temple posted:Well, I think about half of their picks are solid but the other half are hype. Can't be perfect but I wonder how many people refuse vs don't get selected. I wish they would scope new talent instead of who's on their first mainstream album kind of new. The only one I ever heard of turning it down was Tyler (which led to them picking Hopsin instead). That XXL "freshmen" list is always worthless, and like every list is just for generating buzz for their horrible magazine. I mean they actually put a dude on their cover who's worse at rapping than Keef. They haven't had anything worthwhile since Bol quit writing for them. And a bunch of their "freshmen" have been putting out music for years so it's not like they're even that new or something. Robert Analog posted:They get some gems on there sometimes. I think part of the problem is finding 10 new rappers per year that are going to make any sort of a dent in rap beyond that year. If they narrowed it down to like 3 or something it would be more realistic. Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson are safe bets to have decent careers, the rest are going to be easily forgotten or I haven't heard them yet. There's enough dudes out there who are decent, but tbh I don't think that's what their goal is. I can't really ever remember them putting on someone who wasn't already "known" to some extent. It'd be interesting if they actually picked people without much of a body of work or who were in the process of establishing themselves. Like had (some) of these dudes been on last year's cover, that would've been something. Quantum of Phallus posted:If we're still talking about Trinidad James in 2 months, let alone a year, I'll be shocked. I'm shocked we're still talking about him now.
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Mar 27, 2013 17:43
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last year AS$P Rocky turned down the cover and so did Chip tha ripper/King Chip. Granted, Chips been in the game for years and ASAP already had a multimillion dollar deal the freshman cover just makes you look like a scrub I'm surprised Q Soul and Bronson decided to be on it.
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Mar 27, 2013 17:59
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Mar 27, 2013 18:00
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Vado turned it down as well last year for a cover on The Source. I guess it's a feather in your cap but there are some pretty trash people that get on that list. By trash I mean Machine Gun Kelly Robert Analog fucked around with this message at 18:46 on Mar 27, 2013 |
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Mar 27, 2013 18:43
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an skeleton posted:Why should Keef not be on there? Wait, let me guess: because you are Dumb and your opinions are Bad ...because they both have had major label debuts with a good amount of hype. How is that a bad opinion exactly?
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Mar 27, 2013 18:57
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Drake and Nicki turned down the Freshman cover too, but come on guys XXL always knows what they're talking about. (2008) Here's your weekly Chiraq update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIYwtU_B9oI GET MONEY fucked around with this message at 19:14 on Mar 27, 2013 |
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Mar 27, 2013 19:10
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Sorry people trinidad James owns. Beyond all gold everything his whole mixtape is p. awesome. 100 % rather listen to say madden on the game cube then absoul rant about chemtrails and the illuminati or w/e even if he is a way more skilled rapper
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Mar 27, 2013 19:12
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MGK could've been so much more.
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Mar 27, 2013 19:28
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GET MONEY posted:Drake and Nicki turned down the Freshman cover too, but come on guys XXL always knows what they're talking about. Well they put Boosie on the cover so they got one right at least. And Lupe was really cool at the time Boywhiz88 posted:Tyler, The Creator's newest effort has made its way onto the internet. He's moved past the rape lyrics, and his lyrics may not be the deepest or most technical, but the production is highly Neptunes influenced and the words fit the music. Long story short, check it out. I think you may be surprised. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqREYe8OT_w Rusty(feat. Domo and Earl) I've loved the album so far schweens fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Mar 27, 2013 |
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Mar 27, 2013 20:05
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The huge number of people on twitter who are mad about Danny Brown not being on the cover is both hilarious and sad.
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Mar 27, 2013 20:46
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wkg9bwugDYWezlar posted:The huge number of people on twitter who are mad about Danny Brown not being on the cover is both hilarious and sad. LOL. I can't wait for Old, he's been releasing some great stuff recently.
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Mar 27, 2013 21:05
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Wezlar posted:The huge number of people on twitter who are mad about Danny Brown not being on the cover is both hilarious and sad. Making it two years in a row would be cool
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Mar 27, 2013 22:01
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GET MONEY posted:Drake and Nicki turned down the Freshman cover too, but come on guys XXL always knows what they're talking about. Wait werent 05/06 Rich Boy and Dro's coming out years? Boosie??? Crooked I In 08??????? 
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Mar 27, 2013 22:09
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Sometimes I feel like the guys in here who can't even wrap their heads around listening to rap like Keef, Gucci, Flocka etc. just don't have any understanding of a rapper being nice outside of pure technical skill.
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Mar 27, 2013 22:15
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drat that Dipset show looked dope. Had JR Writer there too 
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Mar 27, 2013 23:00
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Profondo Rosso posted:Sorry people trinidad James owns. Beyond all gold everything his whole mixtape is p. awesome. 100 % rather listen to say madden on the game cube then absoul rant about chemtrails and the illuminati or w/e even if he is a way more skilled rapper Ab-Soul's rants are hilarious and are maybe half of why I listen to his poo poo though
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Mar 27, 2013 23:36
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Bob NewSCART posted:Sometimes I feel like the guys in here who can't even wrap their heads around listening to rap like Keef, Gucci, Well, the dudes you mentioned bring a lot of different things to the table in terms of music, so assuming they're all the same isn't entirely accurate. Also, you're assuming they are "nice" rather than just making music you enjoy. There's a lot of people in here who can't seem to wrap their heads around the fact that a lot of the rappers they listen to are hot garbage (in terms of rapping skill). It has nothing to do with pure technical skill. There are lots of rappers who are average (or even below) technically but are still really good rappers (Ghostface). There are tons of dudes who are ridiculous technically, but make lovely music (Percee P). There are even some dudes who are lovely at rapping, but still offer something to their music (Waka). But a lot of dudes in here just don't get that, and think that not only is everyone they listen to some amazing rap dude, but become personally offended whenever someone questions that rapping ability. I can just imagine there's gonna be some rapper named Kave Mane and his songs will literally be grunting between Luger drums and autotune hooks and you're gonna get dudes in here like "So what if he can't rap, form sentences or pronounce words, he's still a good rapper! Yo ma dawgs hiz poo poo be hard yo. And did you see his chain with a diamond club? lolz he's so fresh my homies" Parachute Underwear posted:Ab-Soul's rants are hilarious and are maybe half of why I listen to his poo poo though There's a lot of history of conspiracy raps that talk about things of varying levels of plausibility. Whether this is a good thing or not I'm not 100% sure.
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Mar 28, 2013 00:04
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alansmithee posted:There's a lot of history of conspiracy raps that talk about things of varying levels of plausibility. Whether this is a good thing or not I'm not 100% sure. My intro to him was Control System and apart from "Terrorist Threats" there isn't even that much conspiracy rap in there. In terms of topics discussed it's pretty bog-standard.
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Mar 28, 2013 00:24
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alansmithee posted:Well, the dudes you mentioned bring a lot of different things to the table in terms of music, so assuming they're all the same isn't entirely accurate. Also, you're assuming they are "nice" rather than just making music you enjoy. There's a lot of people in here who can't seem to wrap their heads around the fact that a lot of the rappers they listen to are hot garbage (in terms of rapping skill). It has nothing to do with pure technical skill. There are lots of rappers who are average (or even below) technically but are still really good rappers (Ghostface). There are tons of dudes who are ridiculous technically, but make lovely music (Percee P). There are even some dudes who are lovely at rapping, but still offer something to their music (Waka). But a lot of dudes in here just don't get that, and think that not only is everyone they listen to some amazing rap dude, but become personally offended whenever someone questions that rapping ability. I feel like this is directed at gucci, and he is a technically talented rapper. Listen to 3d and tell me he isn't more talented than 95'% of rappers
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Mar 28, 2013 00:48
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Profondo Rosso posted:I feel like this is directed at gucci, and he is a technically talented rapper. Listen to 3d and tell me he isn't more talented than 95'% of rappers Gucci is not more talented than 95% of rappers.
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Mar 28, 2013 00:51
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Profondo Rosso posted:I feel like this is directed at gucci, and he is a technically talented rapper. Listen to 3d and tell me he isn't more talented than 95'% of rappers I think his delivery is his biggest problem. His voice turns a lot of people away.
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Mar 28, 2013 00:51
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Wezlar posted:Gucci is not more talented than 95% of rappers. I highly doubt you've listened to his best mixtapes. Dude can rhyme mane. I mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrHKlZhQZus
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Mar 28, 2013 00:54
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Gucci turned himself in for the assault charge by the way. http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-75067409/
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Mar 28, 2013 00:57
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Does technical proficiency really mean anything in 2013? It meant something in the 90's when hip-hop was trying to solidify it's legitimacy and we had an album driven culture, but these days I'm glad most artists are realizing brevity is the soul of wit. Obviously there's plenty of room in the game for everybody, but the best rappers now are those who can say some reasonably clever poo poo over hot production. Ain't nobody got time for bombin' atomically with Socrates' philosophies anymore.
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Mar 28, 2013 01:06
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OK well the GZA is unassailable, but talk poo poo about Canibus or whoever all you want (Pharaohe Monche is unassailable too though).
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Mar 28, 2013 01:15
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I don't know people are so quick to defend Gucci when I don't think he's hated in the first place. He's just old and you might as well bring up Wiz or Curren$y because they all were relevant years ago but still struggle on.
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Mar 28, 2013 01:18
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temple I sort of agree with your point this time, somehow, but I'm pretty sure you're completely out of touch with popular culture at this point if you think Wiz is struggling on.
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Mar 28, 2013 01:33
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I like Wiz. It was a figure of speech but I don't think Wiz is on the tip of anyone's tongue. edit: I'd like Gucci on some bigger records, that's all. I'd like to see him on a major but I know that would against his ethos. You either go big or you stay hovering around the same sound. Same for Curren$y. temple fucked around with this message at 01:48 on Mar 28, 2013 |
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uhhh gucci wiz and curren$y are doin drat well for themselves also if we had to be honest chief keef is probably the weakest out of them, ive seen waka at a car show in san antonio and he SLAYED it... i dont even like waka like that but gotta give it up for the man, hes a hell of a performer from what i heard you cant really say the same about keef but hes a young street goon first and a rapper second
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