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This thread is tighter than the pants on Will-I-Am
Speaking of Killer Mike, EL-P has a ton of beats done for RTJ2 and he and Mike got together this week to lay down lyrics.
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pyromaniac221this just might bean interestin YTRegistered Userregular
Outkast just played at Coachella and the brought out Killer Mike at the end and finished the set without playing a song with him...
psn tooaware, friend code SW-4760-0062-3248 it me
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DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
Yeah. I think their set ran on a little too long and the Coachella people cut them off.
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Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
Michael Christmas is noice, I'm digging him
I checked his album out this morning while I--wait for it--cleaned my house
Clint EastwoodMy baby's in there someplaceShe crawled right inRegistered Userregular
Somebody on another forum said this and I'm inclined to agree, noz seems super burnt out on writing about rap, or maybe just the scene in general. Half of the guys on that list get described as "I don't know or care, who is this guy, I'm tired of writing about this guy now". And frankly the whole "who cares if you're even good at rapping anymore" thing is ludicrous. Young thug may be the only modern rapper dude actually likes but it would be a grim world if everyone made music like that
he's definitely burnt out (he barely writes anymore and i was shocked he revived the xxl thing), but i think for understandable reasons and i agree with him on the rappin-ass-rappers. being technically proficient is completely meaningless to me. i care a million times more about personality and originality at this point.
in 2014 there's an infinite number of interchangeable decently talented struggle rappers with a couple mixtapes on datpiff who could easily be swapped out for a troy ave or jon connor, and i equally do not care about any of them.
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Clint EastwoodMy baby's in there someplaceShe crawled right inRegistered Userregular
I dunno, I guess I'd rather listen to generic rappitty raps than whatever you want to call thug or migos or whatever.
he's definitely burnt out (he barely writes anymore and i was shocked he revived the xxl thing), but i think for understandable reasons and i agree with him on the rappin-ass-rappers. being technically proficient is completely meaningless to me. i care a million times more about personality and originality at this point.
in 2014 there's an infinite number of interchangeable decently talented struggle rappers with a couple mixtapes on datpiff who could easily be swapped out for a troy ave or jon connor, and i equally do not care about any of them.
I dunno, I guess I'd rather listen to generic rappitty raps than whatever you want to call thug or migos or whatever.
For me I'd much rather a rapper starts out with the ability to you know, actually rap and grow from there. I'll listen to a million Gibbs verses over a French Montana "verse."
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DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
edited May 2014
Yeah. I mean gangsta rappers have moments of clarity every now and then. But for the most part it tends to be cash, cars, and hoes.
I would say that the rise of the popularity of gangsta rap tied in with corporate meddling is the reason a lot of mainstream rappers sound the way they sound these days.
he's definitely burnt out (he barely writes anymore and i was shocked he revived the xxl thing), but i think for understandable reasons and i agree with him on the rappin-ass-rappers. being technically proficient is completely meaningless to me. i care a million times more about personality and originality at this point.
in 2014 there's an infinite number of interchangeable decently talented struggle rappers with a couple mixtapes on datpiff who could easily be swapped out for a troy ave or jon connor, and i equally do not care about any of them.
Personally, I say I'm still in the middle.
While I do feel that you can't just be a good rapper you need to be a good musician too these days, I still respect the ability to string words together really well.
I dunno, I guess I'd rather listen to generic rappitty raps than whatever you want to call thug or migos or whatever.
very unbased of you
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Clint EastwoodMy baby's in there someplaceShe crawled right inRegistered Userregular
Damn bruu....
Seriously though I like a pretty good amount of dumb knuckle dragging rap like gucci or tity boi or whatever, but to borrow a phrase that noz used once, I just have no love for autotuned spit gurgle music.
i'm not as big a fan of young thug as people i usually agree with
mostly i just listen to kevin gates
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pyromaniac221this just might bean interestin YTRegistered Userregular
kevin gates rules
i wouldn't say that the pure ability to spit those bars i've been hearing about is a necessity but rappers definitely need the technical ability to execute the vision that they have for a song
psn tooaware, friend code SW-4760-0062-3248 it me
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I Win Swordfightsall the traits of greatnessstarlight at my feetRegistered Userregular
i got bored of all my music so i just made a giant kanye west playlist with all of his songs that are on spotify and then on the /r/kanye subreddit there's this big file of all his unreleased and unofficial and demo content that's pretty phenomenal
so that's what i've been listening to
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DragkoniasThat Guy Who Does StuffYou Know, There. Registered Userregular
i got bored of all my music so i just made a giant kanye west playlist with all of his songs that are on spotify and then on the /r/kanye subreddit there's this big file of all his unreleased and unofficial and demo content that's pretty phenomenal
so that's what i've been listening to
I'm in the same boat really.
I think I only listen to most albums 2-3 times before I get bored of them and I only have a handful of albums I never get tired of.
Heck, right now all I've been listening to is Section 80 on repeat.
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Clint EastwoodMy baby's in there someplaceShe crawled right inRegistered Userregular
I just got piñata a week or two ago as well as late registration on vinyl. Piñata is pretty cool, although the mixing on Danny Brown's verse is total shit.
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Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
kevin gates is great, one of my faves right now
still need to listen to his latest, though. still playing the heck out of stranger than fiction and luca brasi
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Killer Mike and Alchemist
Speaking of Killer Mike, EL-P has a ton of beats done for RTJ2 and he and Mike got together this week to lay down lyrics.
I checked his album out this morning while I--wait for it--cleaned my house
played through like 3 times now
i thought this was pretty great and so now i am giving it to you.
This guy is like affiliated with Chance the Rapper, right? This song is super cool but I can't stand chance's music. Weird!
I can't even decide if this is rap or something else. Pretty neat though I think
they're good friends and their rap stuff is all pretty similar
that song is pure house though
in 2014 there's an infinite number of interchangeable decently talented struggle rappers with a couple mixtapes on datpiff who could easily be swapped out for a troy ave or jon connor, and i equally do not care about any of them.
the whole thing is basically just a sex, fashion and drug themed madlib.
https://medium.com/@alascii
For me I'd much rather a rapper starts out with the ability to you know, actually rap and grow from there. I'll listen to a million Gibbs verses over a French Montana "verse."
I would say that the rise of the popularity of gangsta rap tied in with corporate meddling is the reason a lot of mainstream rappers sound the way they sound these days.
Personally, I say I'm still in the middle.
While I do feel that you can't just be a good rapper you need to be a good musician too these days, I still respect the ability to string words together really well.
https://medium.com/@alascii
very unbased of you
Seriously though I like a pretty good amount of dumb knuckle dragging rap like gucci or tity boi or whatever, but to borrow a phrase that noz used once, I just have no love for autotuned spit gurgle music.
mostly i just listen to kevin gates
i wouldn't say that the pure ability to spit those bars i've been hearing about is a necessity but rappers definitely need the technical ability to execute the vision that they have for a song
so that's what i've been listening to
I'm in the same boat really.
I think I only listen to most albums 2-3 times before I get bored of them and I only have a handful of albums I never get tired of.
Heck, right now all I've been listening to is Section 80 on repeat.
still need to listen to his latest, though. still playing the heck out of stranger than fiction and luca brasi
The new Roots album is so good.
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