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I really enjoy the TeamBackpack cyphers. Not because they're always good, but because it's a really great way of finding up-and-coming rappers whose style I like. Duckwrth and Peoples are great in today's--I've been keeping an eye on Duckwrth for when he drops an album or mixtape, and I'll now be watching for something from Peoples. Grynch just didn't bring it though, which I hate to admit since he's repping Seattle, but oh well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ3AbrzRWpE Duckwrth's recent "short film" (as opposed to music video I guess since there's several pauses in the music and the music changes several times for different scenes) is pretty chill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0w8lTBEKlI Kenshin fucked around with this message at 16:57 on Jul 7, 2014 |
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Yeah Snow tha Product is pretty good. I like Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover but feel like it would have been better with about 2/3 of the tracks it had. That said, it's a mixtape and not an album so what the hell am I complaining about?
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HorseRenoir posted:Waka dropped a Chiraq remix https://soundcloud.com/36brickhouse/waka-flocka-flame-blatlanta "I'm pullin' up in your dream car" ha ha ha nice speaking of Chiraq: http://www.theonion.com/articles/environmental-study-finds-air-in-chicago-now-75-bu,36407 Kenshin fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Jul 7, 2014 |
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Jul 7, 2014 20:18
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Rah! posted:Cool, I know one of the assistant directors on that. Used to be hella good friends in middle school/high school. Nice track. Also, cool to see someone else who knows about team backpack, there are some good dudes involved with it...but drat, I always thought "team backpack" was a dumb rear end name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpacker_(US_slang)
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Jul 7, 2014 20:31
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If he didn't he's at least mocking the pose. Ignore color tones (those are easy to mess with) and play a game of "spot the differences"
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Jul 12, 2014 15:51
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im gay posted:The entire thing was embarrassing. The crowd wasn't into anything at all. Also Daylyt doing some weird poo poo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6qZsXuJ7kg  I couldn't get past 2 minutes it was so cringeworthy.
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Jul 13, 2014 04:23
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New Chris Webby feat. Apathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZlvJbhLS0 Apathy of course kills it, but great track and video overall I think. The bridge reminds me of mid-2000s Eminem, which is a bit odd but it works.
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Jul 17, 2014 17:31
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I've really been enjoying Locksmith's album, A Thousand Cuts, and the last track on it features R.A. The Rugged Man. Owns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1v4_SDS5uI
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Jul 18, 2014 07:45
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whiterapfans.txt: http://phatfriend.com/2012/10/24/the-soft-a-is-crucial/
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Jul 18, 2014 18:23
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Previous Jesus posted:Blockhead is good producer but from the couple times I've glanced at his blog he is a very goony dude. On the other hand I am the whitest person ever and I will admit to having gotten the same (stupid) thrill when someone called me "nigga"
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New track from Slaine's upcoming album The King of Everything Else https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCahkWFYH1o He's said that he's gotten clean and a lot of this album is about dealing with drug addiction and alcoholism, and this track fits in well with that theme. vvvvv jesus christ Redfoo  vvvvvv
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Jul 22, 2014 17:01
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Akala for sure (in particular his latest album). You could (possibly) call Wrekonize's solo album that as well (though it is more introspective than outro), as well as Sabac Red and Revolution of the Mind. For American political rap (though this is more violent left-wing rap) look into the two East Coast Avengers albums as well. EDIT: here are a few samples of what I mentioned above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrEamf9pQ2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKnoYcSLzMM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXhl-E0nQ_Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKVR4Qf2KLo Kenshin fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Jul 25, 2014 |
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Jul 25, 2014 17:27
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Oh yeah, Billy Woods is great, I forgot about him. His album last year with Blockhead producing is something I still listen to fairly consistently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uek4ZxbBW4
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It's pretty darn good but if you are into different beat styles I can see why someone wouldn't think it's fire. I tend to like the style of beats that JMT/AOTP, Snowgoons, and associated acts use myself, but I also know those aren't particularly favored by a lot of the people in this thread.
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Jul 29, 2014 18:33
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MarQ Spekt & Blockhead, "Justplaywitit" released today. Streaming here: http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/marq-spekt-blockhead-justplaywitit Purchase links here: http://phatfriend.com/2014/07/29/justplaywitit-by-marq-spekt-and-i-is-out-today-peep-it-new-video-as-well/ I'm not familiar with MarQ Spekt but I am liking what I'm hearing, I'll give it a few more tracks and probably buy it. edit: plus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYYsq7TLJWs
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Jul 29, 2014 23:11
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(this post is unrelated to the previous post, I'm really sorry to hear about that  )New Ces Cru album "Codename: Ego Stripper" drops on the 5th and they've just released a track off of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eQrlB1Ec9o
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Jul 31, 2014 15:40
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New track from Slaine featuring Tech N9ne and Madchild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqRIhD_OVkU I love the beat. I'm pretty excited about this album.
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Aug 4, 2014 22:52
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Ces Cru's Codename: Ego Stripper is out today. If you like Ces Cru at all you should pick this up, the album is fantastic (I'm about halfway through listening to it this morning). Nice and varied but nothing feels out of place.
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Aug 5, 2014 16:35
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And a new video to go along with the album release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRyi-_NAoCU I'd actually consider this one of the weaker tracks on the album, most of the album isn't so party-oriented. Kenshin fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Aug 5, 2014 |
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Aug 5, 2014 22:28
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We already knew it was coming, but didn't know the name or release date... Army of the Pharaohs, Heavy Lies the Crown. October 21st, 2014. 
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Aug 6, 2014 20:19
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They did two albums this year, I'm supposing they built up a lot of material over the past several years since the last one. They do have an awful lot of regular members.
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Aug 7, 2014 04:22
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Appropriate to the situation and to this discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwYYI7gmQlg Akala can safely be considered underground, I think. And yeah, there is a lot of this stuff out there, you just have to look for it.
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thathonkey posted:on the lookout for the first verse to be released about Mike Brown from a semi-legit rapper... (i say this because some random dude i went to hs with on my facebook has already "dropped" a I'm surprised Reef the Lost Cauze hasn't yet, he wrote a really touching one about Trayvon Martin and has included stuff about his fears over this sort of thing happening to his own son in a few of his tracks. He's also been pretty outspoken about Ferguson on instagram. On a separate note, Slaine's album The King of Everything Else is out today. I've listened to a bit over half of it so far. If you liked his album A World With No Skies 2.0 you'll certainly like this one. Kenshin fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Aug 20, 2014 |
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Um, rap related: Suge Knight just got shot 6 times while hosting a party with Chris Brown
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Yep. I'm not into trap (and thus am not a fan of Gucci) but won't deny he's a hell of a rapper. Sure there is a lot of amateur rap out there, a lot of it bad, but there is so much good stuff too, partially because the barrier to entry is lower than ever and exposure to appreciative audiences is easier (though it could be argued that such exposure is getting more difficult due to how much stuff is now out there for consumption).
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MarQ Spekt & Blockhead - Justplaywitit is a good example as well
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I like the message of the Kendrick track but I really hate the flow and I'm not a real big fan of the beat either. I hate that the style of it reminds me of something the Black Eyed Peas might release.
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Eh, I like positive/motivational rap (but more-so when it is mixed in with conscious rap) but the simple fact is that a lot of it is objectively terrible. I'm not going to hate on a dude for doing it, but he better do it well, and "i" is not doing it well.
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TenaciousTomato posted:I know where I'll be in two weeks. Yeah I saw a poster for that here in Seattle, need to see when they are coming through.
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Robert Analog posted:keep religion out of my rap music
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Strange Music just posted a new Stevie Stone/Rittz/Tech N9ne track. https://soundcloud.com/strangemusicinc-official/stevie-stone-the-baptism-feat I know they aren't super popular around here but they are very good at consistently high-value production these days.
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The new AOTP video is hilarious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMXUvaaDdwo
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Oct 7, 2014 21:46
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EATIN SHRIMP posted:Nah It's really gotta be Reks, Edo G, or Big Shug for best Boston rapper. I legitimately don't know if I would ever even think about Mt Lif again if you hadn't mentioned him. Termonology is pretty good too. I've not listened to Big Shug but Reks, Edo G, and Termonology are all great, as is Slaine. Edo G has been around for a long time.
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Slaine's album "The Boston Project" is a fairly good intro, the entire album is collabs with other Boston rappers. I won't claim to know Boston rap very well though, aside from that album and the rappers I mentioned specifically I can't say I've listened to much.
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Alastor_the_Stylish posted:Is that Apathy made up like Macklemore? I think he's just supposed to be their wrestling manager or promoter or something? Unless you mean the dude carrying the dog, that's Esoteric
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LunaSky posted:A friend of mine showed this to me it's really good. It reminds me of some old school rap. Owns. I might buy the album because I love weird hip-hop like this. Here's something even stranger (also owns, except I can't speak Mongolian so I've got no idea what they are singing about): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVLjAhsw-w Apparently hip-hop has been picking up a lot in Mongolia among young people as internet access has picked up. These guys decided their version of hip-hop needed to better represent their culture. So they added polyphonic throat singing.
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^^^^ those, plus another I was able to think of in just a few seconds: You might not like their style but most of them are good rappers in their own right. That's a really broad statement to make and is obviously pretty wrong, plenty of rap groups have more than two good MCs Kenshin fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Oct 14, 2014 |
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thathonkey posted:I am also a big fan of interplay but i find rtj switch-off to be pretty jarring sometimes. Not that it is necessarily detrimental to the music but i would prefer something more seamless (see: migos). Ces Cru are very good at playing off of each other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bricLC4Z3QM
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