|
abraham linksys posted:anyone seen Kanye on this tour yet? Ticketmaster just opened up a ton of "behind the stage" tickets for the MSG shows, but with the floating stage setup, is there actually, like, a stage blocking your view from those seats? I was in GA at Boston and it was totally worth it. Though MSG is a terrible venue (too low volume, too high A/C), so it may not be the same.
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 18:18 |
|
|
# ? Jun 5, 2024 05:21 |
|
The REAL Goobusters posted:Gucci mane is a loving legend This is absolutely true. Gucci is top 5 GOAT. He is an amazing rapper. You may not care for what he raps about, but he can rap his rear end off.
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 18:41 |
|
Tremendous Taste posted:Atmosphere, Busdriver, Immortal Technique, Macklemore Whither Aesop Rock? Anyway, blue squares, based on what you mentioned, you should check out Common, Big Boi's solo albums, Q-Tip/A Tribe Called Quest, Chance the Rapper, Blackalicious/Gift of Gab, and my pet favorite J-Live
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 19:15 |
|
Criminal Minded posted:Whither Aesop Rock? Awesome, thanks. And thanks to the others.
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 19:38 |
|
blue squares check out Run The Jewels 1/2 they go hard and are fun and dope. Advice from a guy who seems to like similar things to you based on previous posts. Other than that the post above me (edit that you already replied to) is pretty solid.
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 19:39 |
|
alansmithee posted:They're serious in that they're popular rappers, but they're not serious in terms of "I like Kendrick, Outkast, and Kanye West, what else would I like". I'm not saying you won't like them (and Wayne in particular has a ton of great music), and if you're actually interested in getting more into rap it would be a good idea to check them out just to branch out, but the sound is gonna be very different. It's people recommending stuff they like vs. stuff that's actually similar to what you're liking. I dunno, College Dropout/Late Registration got me into hip-hop, and I got into Wayne pretty quickly after that. To be fair this was back when Weezy was on the top of the world and everybody in my dorm was bumping him. I think he has an infectious energy that can be pretty appealing to a beginner. He was one of the first dudes who made me appreciate rapping on a mechancial level rather than just trying to listen for meaning or whatever. I would say The Roots are a good entry point (in a good way and Black Thought is top 5 DOA). Blue Squares you should check out Game Theory, How I Got Over, or Things Fall Apart. They don't really have any bad albums though. Not strictly hip-hop, but if you like Kanye and Outkast you should be listening to Gorillaz. All of their albums are great and have appearances from a lot of great rappers. Just don't start with "The Fall." If you like Kendrick check out the other TDE guys. Schoolboy Q's Habits and Contradictions is great. If you like that you can delve deeper into classic West Coast gansta stuff. Ab-Soul's "Book of Soul" is cerebral and spacey in a good way. Plus its got one of the best posse cuts of the last 10 years.
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 20:51 |
|
Chance the Rapper is cool and good. My rappers.txt:quote:rappers VVVVV added. This is the best day ever blue squares fucked around with this message at 21:52 on Sep 5, 2016 |
# ? Sep 5, 2016 21:45 |
|
Pusha T and Clipse
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 21:51 |
|
Food and Liqour, The Cool, Tetsuo and Youth.
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 22:52 |
|
no mention of tyler smh
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 23:39 |
|
lil b - red flame Lil b - blue flame Lil b - evil red flame
|
# ? Sep 5, 2016 23:54 |
|
Tremendous Taste posted:Pusha T and Clipse Big time. Hell Hath No Fury is immaculately produced. Dexo posted:Food and Liqour, The Cool, Tetsuo and Youth. I have so much nostalgia for Lupe. Tetsuo and Youth being as good as it is was felt like meeting up with an old friend. The way he spits on Mural reminds me why I ever liked hip-hop in the first place. Man this thread is fun. It's a great feeling delving into a genre for the first time- you have years and years of classic projects just waiting for you. I ignored hip hop through most of high school to listen to the Decembrists or whatever, and I'm still not all the way caught up.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 01:20 |
|
I feel like I basically discovered rap today
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 01:31 |
|
blue squares posted:Chance the Rapper is cool and good. My rappers.txt: FWIW the post mentioning Atmosphere and my response to it were jokes, but hey explore anything and everything by all means, nothing wrong with that
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 01:38 |
|
Criminal Minded posted:FWIW the post mentioning Atmosphere and my response to it were jokes, but hey explore anything and everything by all means, nothing wrong with that Yeah that was a joke, although Atmosphere is decent enough, Busdriver is cool but an acquired taste, Immortal technique is good if you have like 15 Che shirts, a trust fund, and aren't yet 25, and Macklemore is meh.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 02:40 |
|
alansmithee posted:Yeah that was a joke, although Atmosphere is decent enough, Busdriver is cool but an acquired taste, Immortal technique is good if you have like 15 Che shirts, a trust fund, and aren't yet 25, and Macklemore is meh. Oh man I remember a kid (college aged hipster) telling me without a trace of irony that his way of sticking it to the man was to listen (with headphones) to immortal technique while he used the gym at his parents country club.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 03:25 |
|
you took advantage of my naivety like a football player on prom night
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 03:28 |
|
I got sort of into hip hop through Public Enemy as a teen, but basically stuck to that, De La Soul, and Tribe Called Quest up until my college friends played MBDTF for me, so... similar boat, once upon a time, even if I'm not listening to a ton of it.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 04:55 |
|
Show at MSG was trash. You didn't miss anything
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 05:50 |
|
Good Canadian Boy posted:no mention of tyler Good.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 07:15 |
|
blue squares posted:you took advantage of my naivety like a football player on prom night I mean it's worth mentioning that none of those artists is like awful or anything, they just all present as easy targets for mockery for one reason or another and also often end up being touted as "real hip-hop" by people who don't know what the gently caress they're talking about and decry "bling and bitches" and what have you. There's some merit to be found in all their stuff, none of them is like the Nickelback of rap or anything. If any of them happen to catch your interest check them out for sure, there's nothing to lose but time.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 08:52 |
|
Plus I guarantee everybody in here has an artist or two in their playlists that would earn them some serious roasting by most people because art is weird and our tastes in it and reasons for liking it are even weirder
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 08:54 |
|
Side note I was at a trendy KC bar/club mostly populated with like preppy white kids for this glowlight Labor Day last-party-of-summer poo poo and "Ante Up" came blasting over the speakers, and while I realize that was a bit of a crossover hit for them it was still really weird for me to see a bunch of sorority girls just getting down to Lil Fame and Billy Danze screaming angrily about robbing people at gunpoint
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 08:59 |
|
Criminal Minded posted:Side note I was at a trendy KC bar/club mostly populated with like preppy white kids for this glowlight Labor Day last-party-of-summer poo poo and "Ante Up" came blasting over the speakers, and while I realize that was a bit of a crossover hit for them it was still really weird for me to see a bunch of sorority girls just getting down to Lil Fame and Billy Danze screaming angrily about robbing people at gunpoint Was this at Power & Light? Pretty funny they would play Ante Up considering their "dress codes."
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:06 |
|
i cant tell if blue is trolling
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 17:54 |
|
JackBobby posted:Was this at Power & Light? Pretty funny they would play Ante Up considering their "dress codes." Nah, Throwback in Westport and yeah P&L's dress code is the most dog whistle poo poo ever
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:02 |
|
Criminal Minded posted:Nah, Throwback in Westport Throwback is in the old America's Pub space right? That place had its own issues with dog whistles and controversy. I live in Westport but I haven't checked out Throwback yet. I've heard it's like Up Down but chiller.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 19:40 |
|
bows1 posted:Show at MSG was trash. You didn't miss anything Come on son you cannot leave us hanging
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 20:23 |
|
JackBobby posted:Throwback is in the old America's Pub space right? That place had its own issues with dog whistles and controversy. Yeah that's the one. That was my first time there and either I was distracted by all the waitresses in white bikinis or I didn't notice any actual games in that place I had heard the same. I usually stick to Buzzard because I have a thing for hot messes with pixie cuts even though half the time they're lesbians and thus unavailable
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 20:45 |
|
atrus50 posted:i cant tell if blue is trolling What's trolling about being completely ignorant of rap music but eager to learn?
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 22:56 |
|
blue squares posted:What's trolling about being completely ignorant of rap music but eager to learn? Because you sound like a 50yo man in 1993
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 23:10 |
|
theflyingexecutive posted:Because you sound like a 50yo man in 1993 Lots of my friends who don't listen to rap sound just like him but it is what it is.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 23:13 |
|
The REAL Goobusters posted:Lots of my friends who don't listen to rap sound just like him but it is what it is.
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 23:16 |
|
where do I get a hat that goes sideways? I like the look
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 23:17 |
|
blue squares posted:where do I get a hat that goes sideways? I like the look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3hD9ZbguIg just turn it sideways on your head
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 23:37 |
|
That is one cool dad
|
# ? Sep 6, 2016 23:41 |
|
Anonymous John posted:Come on son you cannot leave us hanging I posted that last night when I was hammered. I built it up a lot so I was a little disappointed but it was still good. Just not as good as Yeezus and I was hoping for better. Anyways worth going to see
|
# ? Sep 7, 2016 00:18 |
|
Criminal Minded posted:Yeah that's the one. That was my first time there and either I was distracted by all the waitresses in white bikinis or I didn't notice any actual games in that place I had heard the same. I usually stick to Buzzard because I have a thing for hot messes with pixie cuts even though half the time they're lesbians and thus unavailable Buzzard is the best bar in Westport. Or at least the only one that doesn't feel like a frat party. Cheap beer, good rowdy crowd. Not a fan of all the new development in the parking lot but whatever.
|
# ? Sep 7, 2016 00:22 |
|
I'm surprised Kanye never put out a concert film
|
# ? Sep 7, 2016 00:37 |
|
|
# ? Jun 5, 2024 05:21 |
|
JackBobby posted:Buzzard is the best bar in Westport. Or at least the only one that doesn't feel like a frat party. Cheap beer, good rowdy crowd. Not a fan of all the new development in the parking lot but whatever. My duuuude.
|
# ? Sep 7, 2016 01:18 |