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Robert Analog: Feb 16, 2008; shyah

I liked the second Bobby Digital album too. RZA truly a living legend.

# ? Jan 27, 2015 03:01

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# ? May 19, 2024 21:57

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

alansmithee posted:

Ehh, i'd start with his first two albums. His new one is really good, but imo it's really dense. You gotta pay a lot of attention to it to get the "full value" or w/e. F&L and The Cool have a much more mellow, bouncy vibe and you can just listen a lot more (although the lyrics still sneak up on you).

The structure of his new one is different. there's like a 1 minute instrumental that sounds like something from the flashbulb, then you get an 8 minute song that's no hooks or anything-just straight rapping. It's drat impressive but you also gotta be wanting to listen to 8 minutes of rapping (which i'm not sure a lot of dudes here can do). The whole thing is kinda set up like that, with brief interludes and then really long songs with all sorts of wordplay.

I like dense hip-hop and rappity rappers so I'm definitely open to starting with that even if it's not what I should expect from the rest of his discography.

# ? Jan 27, 2015 03:08

SOME PIG: Aug 12, 2004; Hittin' Switches,
Twistin' wigs with
Phat Radical Mathematical type Scriptures

I really liked Niggy Tardust too, I'm going to go back and revisit it. Re: Kendrick, what do people think of Section.80? Seems like a lot of people don't talk about it. It wasn't a mixtape or anything, was it? I even think a couple of songs on there were better than anything on GKMC (ADHD, HiiPower, Kush & Corinthians). As far as I'm concerned K.Dot has two great concept albums under his belt already, so the ONLY thing (except for "I") that makes me worry about his next album is the fact that he's famous now. Not being hungry and having a lot of "yes men" around you and in the studio have ruined many a great rapper's careers.

# ? Jan 27, 2015 03:14

t a s t e: Sep 6, 2010

I think it's a better album and has better songs even if some of the lines are eye rollers

# ? Jan 27, 2015 03:20

Cool Buff Man: Jul 30, 2006; bitch

It's all been downhill since

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5eT6TaEtPI

# ? Jan 27, 2015 03:30

HorseRenoir: Dec 25, 2011; Pillbug

I'm a little worried about the new Kendrick album because its felt like he bought into his own hype as the savior of hip-hop ever since the Control verse came out. "i" really worries me because it feels like the first step of Kendrick disappearing entirely within his own rear end in a top hat a la Lupe Fiasco.

# ? Jan 27, 2015 04:17

alansmithee: Jan 25, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

Henchman of Santa posted:

I like dense hip-hop and rappity rappers so I'm definitely open to starting with that even if it's not what I should expect from the rest of his discography.

The by all means, start with the new one. Dude's rapping his rear end off for sure, and there's even some features that are like whoa.

dethkon posted:

I really liked Niggy Tardust too, I'm going to go back and revisit it. Re: Kendrick, what do people think of Section.80? Seems like a lot of people don't talk about it. It wasn't a mixtape or anything, was it? I even think a couple of songs on there were better than anything on GKMC (ADHD, HiiPower, Kush & Corinthians). As far as I'm concerned K.Dot has two great concept albums under his belt already, so the ONLY thing (except for "I") that makes me worry about his next album is the fact that he's famous now. Not being hungry and having a lot of "yes men" around you and in the studio have ruined many a great rapper's careers.

I've liked all his albums. I think people don't talk about it as much just due to age and the fact it's not "new". Also it wasn't a mixtape but it was much more an independent release (although I think it's still sold like 200k so that's not horrible or anything).

# ? Jan 27, 2015 04:29

quaunaut: Sep 15, 2007; WHOOSH

HorseRenoir posted:

I'm a little worried about the new Kendrick album because its felt like he bought into his own hype as the savior of hip-hop ever since the Control verse came out. "i" really worries me because it feels like the first step of Kendrick disappearing entirely within his own rear end in a top hat a la Lupe Fiasco.

I'd worry about that if the track from Colbert Report wasn't disgustingly good.

# ? Jan 27, 2015 14:42

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Henchman of Santa posted:

Is it a good place to start if I have never actually sat and listened to Lupe?

Henchman of Santa posted:

I like dense hip-hop and rappity rappers so I'm definitely open to starting with that even if it's not what I should expect from the rest of his discography.

Listen to his Mixtapes in the Fahrenheit 1/15 series. Personal favorite is Mean and Vicious, or Handcuffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d45r_P6KCM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2dBovIiB2M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaDZyO-w9pQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMAFIM82Uqs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=956SC6ZEcXo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR7eZn0NLHs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsZUSP1p20s

Dexo fucked around with this message at 15:35 on Jan 27, 2015

# ? Jan 27, 2015 15:32

Kenshin: Jan 10, 2007

Jarren Benton's EP Slow Motion is "officially" out today (someone linked it for streaming about a week ago in this thread). It's pretty good. I'm not a fan of Kato's production--he's not terrible but not that great either. Benton's lyricism is really strong, though.

Best guest verses are (I'd say) the ones by Jon Connor and Wrekonize, but the best track for lyricism is probably the first one, You Don't Know Me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtfMqhC0U1A

# ? Jan 27, 2015 18:57

SCOTLAND: Feb 26, 2004

New episode of the noisey ATL feature about Gucci and Jeezy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmuLOAOfARo

# ? Jan 27, 2015 20:10

Mao Zedong Thot: Oct 16, 2008

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/01/download-two-new-songs-from-metro-boomin-young-thug/

New Thugger and Metro Boomin

# ? Jan 28, 2015 03:28

temple: Jul 29, 2006; I have actual skeletons in my closet

Tetsuo & Youth is a pretty good album. I don't know what's Lupe is talking about and I don't really love it. But it is a good album. I like about 4 songs off it, particularly Body of Work. The lyricism is a little too dense and comes off as an influenced by GKMC. It sounds acoustic friendly. Lupe can be serious or sarcastic and I like him when he is being a little silly.

temple fucked around with this message at 17:13 on Jan 28, 2015

# ? Jan 28, 2015 07:34

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

temple posted:

Tetsuo & Youth is pretty good album. I don't know what's Lupe is talking about and I don't really love it. But it is a good album. I like about 4 songs off it, particularly Body of Work. The lyricism is a little too dense and comes off as an influenced by GKMC. It sounds acoustic friendly. Lupe can be serious or sarcastic and I like him when he is being a little silly.

No shots or anything, but what makes it seem inspired by GKMC?

I've been seeing other's say it, but I just don't hear it.

# ? Jan 28, 2015 16:27

temple: Jul 29, 2006; I have actual skeletons in my closet

Dexo posted:

No shots or anything, but what makes it seem inspired by GKMC?

I've been seeing other's say it, but I just don't hear it.

It has a grand(er) scale, acoustic friendly, overly rappidy rap. Lupe is always like that to some degree but T&Y ramps it up. Lupe said recently that Kendrick was his biggest influence among current rappers.

GKMC might not seem like it but it has a melodic quality about it, a jazz sound.

# ? Jan 28, 2015 17:14

alansmithee: Jan 25, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

Dexo posted:

No shots or anything, but what makes it seem inspired by GKMC?

I've been seeing other's say it, but I just don't hear it.

I don't think it's directly inspired by it, but the structure with extremely long songs I could see him trying a bit due to GKMC being "accepted".

You'll also get that comparison some because the type of lazy comparison you can easily make since it's two super-rapping dudes making "artistic" albums. Kinda like anything the slightest bit abrasive now and for the next few years will be compared to Yeezus.

# ? Jan 28, 2015 17:46

Kenshin: Jan 10, 2007

New Tech N9ne, the intro track off of his upcoming album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26UQ_vbQG9g

# ? Jan 28, 2015 21:42

Cool Buff Man: Jul 30, 2006; bitch

temple posted:

GKMC might not seem like it but it has a melodic quality about it, a jazz sound.

What are you, a rap sommelier

# ? Jan 28, 2015 21:46

Yuzenn: Mar 31, 2011; Be weary when you see oppression disguised as progression

The Spirit told me to use discernment and a Smith n Wesson at my discretion

Practice heavy self reflection, avoid self deception
If you lost, get re-direction

Cool Buff Man posted:

What are you, a rap sommelier

*tips monocle*

If anything it is more of a funk sounding album than jazz....scoff scoff scoff

# ? Jan 28, 2015 22:14

40 lbs to freedom: Apr 13, 2007

polpotpotpotpotpot posted:

http://pigeonsandplanes.com/2015/01/download-two-new-songs-from-metro-boomin-young-thug/

New Thugger and Metro Boomin

songs bang and this is the greatest image of all time im getting tattood on my favce

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# ? Jan 28, 2015 23:17

doctor thodt: Apr 2, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

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# ? Jan 29, 2015 01:50

thathonkey: Jul 17, 2012

The Lupe album and GKMC are both pretty indulgent. That isn't always a bad thing though cause when you are on top of your game (like Lupe and Kendrick are on those two albums) it can work to your benefit.

edit: \/\/\/\/\/\/ um that would be the best thing that could possibly ever happen for wayne's career and also even if it doesn't help his career i hope he wins because gently caress birdman

thathonkey fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Jan 29, 2015

# ? Jan 29, 2015 03:40

Rageaholic: May 31, 2005; Old Town Road to EGOT

Christ, Wayne's suing Birdman/Cash Money for $51 mil, trying to sever his deal with Cash Money, and also trying to become copyright holder on all Young Money stuff.

# ? Jan 29, 2015 03:49

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

a milli (x51)

# ? Jan 29, 2015 13:24

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Rageaholic Monkey posted:

Christ, Wayne's suing Birdman/Cash Money for $51 mil, trying to sever his deal with Cash Money, and also trying to become copyright holder on all Young Money stuff.

Who gets custody of Drake and Nicki?

# ? Jan 29, 2015 15:56

alansmithee: Jan 25, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

Dexo posted:

Who gets custody of Drake and Nicki?

Supposedly Wayne gonna try to get their rights and get them off Cash Money too. I'd expect it to be settled but you never know.

# ? Jan 29, 2015 15:57

Robert Analog: Feb 16, 2008; shyah

Quantum of Phallus posted:

a milli (x51)

# ? Jan 29, 2015 16:20

Crumbletron: Jul 21, 2006; IT'S YOUR BOY JESUS, MANE

Make a new Rich Gang tape with Wayne instead of Birdman, please :allears:

# ? Jan 29, 2015 16:37

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Crumbletron posted:

Make a new Rich Gang tape with Wayne instead of Birdman, please

Young Thug bout to release his own Carter album.

# ? Jan 29, 2015 18:34

Anita Dickinme: Jan 24, 2013; Grimey Drawer

Rageaholic Monkey posted:

Christ, Wayne's suing Birdman/Cash Money for $51 mil, trying to sever his deal with Cash Money, and also trying to become copyright holder on all Young Money stuff.

# ? Jan 29, 2015 19:31

TenaciousTomato: Jul 17, 2007; Interworld and the New Innocence

the real thugga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmVAMAp4CWA

ps

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pps

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TenaciousTomato fucked around with this message at 23:47 on Jan 29, 2015

# ? Jan 29, 2015 23:37

Professor Funk: Aug 4, 2008; WE ALL KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN

The new Meek Mill single is kind of a banger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9f6s9DxkyQ

# ? Jan 30, 2015 00:47

Kenshin: Jan 10, 2007

http://www.tmz.com/2015/01/29/suge-knight-car-accident-compton-man-run-over/

quote:

Suge Knight got into a fight on the set of a film project in Compton, ran over a man who later died, and then fled the scene.

Multiple witnesses tell us a movie shoot was going down with Ice Cube and Dr. Dre when Suge pulled up in his car. We're told security told Suge to leave and that's when trouble began.

A fight broke out between Suge and 2 men. Suge got back into his car, took the wheel and threw the vehicle in reverse ... and ran over a man who suffered fatal injuries.

# ? Jan 30, 2015 03:10