Hip Hop Discussion/Album Review Thread.

[Morrison]

STREET CRED.

[Morrison]

i bet it was bobby bacala who shot him.

[Fro]

I loved him on Am I A Psycho? But I wasn't sure what other material he had out. Links please?

This is his 2010 album Raw:

http://d01.megashares.com/?d01=tTnG64x

Not sure if that link is still live but if not it's a pretty easy album to find.

[G-Fresh]

So they're not saying who was shot? Who opens for him?
The Strange mods at The Siccness and TRT9 have been deleting every topic and post about it cause Travis is a punk bitch, but I seen a post before it got trashed saying it was Jay Rocks hypeman EMJ.

They have been on a roll over the past couple months signing Stevie Stone, Mayday, Jay Rock, & Young Bleed so I can kinda understand why they don't want the negative publicity, but being a post Nazi isn't gonna help.

[son_of_foley]

http://prettymuchamazing.com/music/stream/kid-cudi-angels-demons

[G-Fresh]

MAYDAY (Feat. Del The Funky Homosapien) - The Ride

[Fro]

Previously unreleased (at least in full) 2pac diss track aimed at Dr. Dre, Nas, Bad Boy, De La Soul and Wendy Williams. Didn't make the Makaveli album.

YouTube - ‪2Pac - Watch Ya Mouth (New 2011) (Download link inside) (Full Song leaked)‬‏

[Bert]

Hopsin - Gazing at the Moonlight is really good. You weren't lying, Fro. I haven't listened to RAW yet. I've had Who Do You Think I Am stuck in my head all day.

[Fro]

You'll definitely like Raw.
YouTube - ‪Hopsin - Sag My Pants (Official Music Video HD)‬‏
YouTube - ‪Hopsin - You Are My Enemy (Official Music Video)‬‏


:yes:

[G-Fresh]

Police investigate stabbing at concert


COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Colorado Springs Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred at a rap concert late Wednesday night.

It happened during a Tech N9ne performance at the Black Sheep on East Platte Avenue near North Union Boulevard.

Officials said one man was stabbed in the back during the concert. He was taken to the hospital for his injuries and later released.

Police said they do not have any suspects or further information on the incident.

Tech N9ne is expected to perform again Thursday night, and officials said there will be extra security for that show

[Cewsh]

I read the headline and immediately thought "Oh christ, is it ICP or Tech N9ne?"

[G-Fresh]

I was gonna skip the Naptown concert, but I'm gonna have to check this tour out. I want to see Jay Rock and MayDay.

[Bert]

Alright, I just finished RAW by Hopsin and it was great. You were right Fro.

I'm going to go ahead and recommend that everyone download these 2 Hopsin albums and hope that people have learned their lesson about not listening to my recommendations when they realized how great Childish Gambino is. :p

But seriously, this guy is great. I don't understand how this year was my first time hearing a song by him. Great lyrics, great flows, great beats.

Hopsin - Gazing at the Moonlight
http://www.mediafire.com/?9ngk94h3rsvv70k

Hopsin - RAW
http://www.mediafire.com/?3uqekx05dsbq5bm

[Fro]

I prefer Hopsin to Tyler tbh.

[Dubya]

Tech N9ne's Sucker Free interview and brief tour of Strange HQ. Having been on Tech for the better part of 2 decades, its still really .. strange .. to see him being interviewed on MTV.. I remember seeing the "slacker" video a couple times back in the day, but thats about it. Glad to see dude getting some props. Anyway .. here's the video.. its like a minute and half. Check it out if ya bored.
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/669269/sucker-free-exclusive-tech-n9ne-invites-you-into-strangeland.jhtml#id=1656633

[G-Fresh]

Tech didn't have problems with shootings/stabbings until "the mainstream went Tech."

[Bert]

Yeah, Gathering of the Juggalos is known for it's safety precautions.

[G-Fresh]

There has never been a shooting or stabbing at the GotJ. The craziest thing I've seen is throwing empty glass liquor bottles in the crowd and having fights with bottle rockets, Roman Candles, and mortar shells.

I'm taking my potato gun if I go this year so I can shoot bottles of piss into the crowd.

[Cewsh]

What a treat.

[Bert]

There has never been a shooting or stabbing at the GotJ.

Oh really?

http://www.borispoker.com/boris78/14387-man-stabbed-gathering-juggalos-tila-tequilla-pelted-shit.html




There most dangerous thing The craziest thing I've seen is throwing empty glass liquor bottles in the crowd and having fights with bottle rockets, Roman Candles, and mortar shells.

And all of that besides being really fucking dumb could be as dangerous as a stabbing.



I'm taking my potato gun if I go this year so I can shoot bottles of piss into the crowd.

DVDA partaking in idiotic behavior? Shocking news.

[QuietStorm]

When Method Man is having shit thrown at him, then we have an issue. Don't fuck with the Wu.

[G-Fresh]

I'm all about some Wu but all it took was Redman saying fuck family and shit fuckin erupted. All the other Wu cats got respect. Like Killah priest, Timbo King, & ODB. The GotJ was one of the last live shows ODB did before he passed on.

[Bert]

At least Redman didn't get stabbed by some retard. Like that other guy. You know the one you said never happened. Juggalos are such morons.

[Cewsh]

Hey, Tila Tequila didn't get shot or stabbed. Just, you know, stoned.

[Dubya]

The defining moment in the careers of all involved.

[G-Fresh]

At least Redman didn't get stabbed by some retard. Like that other guy. You know the one you said never happened. Juggalos are such morons.

What other guy are you talkin about?

[Dubya]

Ya know .. that other guy.

[G-Fresh]

I didn't know about that.

[Bert]

What other guy are you talkin about?

The guy from the article I posted when I was replying to you saying "there has never been a shooting or stabbing at the GotJ."

Do you hate being wrong so much that you're willing to ignore the truth?

[Dubya]

In fairness, the truth gets in the way a lot.

[G-Fresh]

The guy from the article I posted when I was replying to you saying "there has never been a shooting or stabbing at the GotJ."

Do you hate being wrong so much that you're willing to ignore the truth?

I didn't see what you posted until a minute ago.

[G-Fresh]

Since we were talkin about Wu...here is a couple new songs from AcHoZeN and Timbo King

SOUL TRIGGER DEMO

http://soundcloud.com/rzawu/soul-trigger-demo


Tombstone

http://naturesounds.bandcamp.com/

[Bert]

This is the iTunes version, so the files are .m4a.

http://i.imgur.com/9xaRn.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/N9R1g.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/?cfeb4mubg1nn4h9

[Fro]

Not really loving Section.80 on first listen. Seems kinda dull. I'll see how it grows on me though.

[Stringer Bell]

I actually like the Kendrick Lamar album. More than OD and his other stuff I had heard. A lot of the production is right up my alley, I love the hard ass drums. He seems like he really made an effort to come hard lyrically too. I like the concept tracks (the His/Her songs) a lot. I still don't really know what to think of him overall, but I like this album a lot.

[Ringo]

Loving Section .80 thus far :yes:

Living up to expectations at the moment, unlike Curren$y unfortunately.

Also KRIT is releasing his new album "Live From The Underground" on the same day as Cole's.

AraabMuzik is crazy by the way.

[Stringer Bell]

Don't know how I never noticed this beat... :lol: Dope though, actually works really well

YouTube - ‪Heltah Skeltah - That's Incredible‬‏


P!‬‏

Dunno why it's showing up twice..

[QuietStorm]

Because Heltah Skeltah is worth twice the love?

[RuneEdge]

For those who want it. Gonna check it out later.

Wu-Tang Clan – Legendary Weapons

http://atrilli.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/RQERI.jpg

01. Start The Show (feat. Raekwon and RZA)
02. Laced Cheeba (feat. Ghostface, Sean Price and Trife Diesel)
03. Diesel Fluid (feat. Method Man, Trife Diesel and Cappadonna)
04. Played By The Game
05. The Black Diamonds (feat. Ghostface, Roc Marciano and Killa Sin)
06. Legendary Weapons (Ghostface, AZ and M.O.P.)
07. Never Feel This Pain (feat. Inspectah Deck, U-God and Tre Williams)
08. Angels Got Wings
09. Drunk Tongue (feat. Killa Sin)
10. 225 Rounds (feat. U-God, Cappadonna, Bronze Nazareth and RZA)
11. Meteor Hammer (feat. Ghostface, Action Bronson and Termanology)
12. Live Through Death
13. Only The Rugged Survive (feat. RZA)
14. Outro

http://www.multiupload.com/FS_DQ5Q80N8F5
http://www.multiupload.com/MU_DQ5Q80N8F5
http://www.multiupload.com/FC_DQ5Q80N8F5
http://www.multiupload.com/RS_DQ5Q80N8F5
http://www.multiupload.com/HF_DQ5Q80N8F5

[G-Fresh]

Bronze Nazareth is a beast on the mic

[G-Fresh]

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn50/MrDiamondFDC/SAMURYDAS.jpg

http://hulkshare.com/gxa2v7i6bh2f

[G-Fresh]

Wu Affiliate and member of The Wisemen Bronze Nazareth Preps Sophomore Album "School For The Blindman”


The Wu-Tang affiliate nabs guest appearances from RZA, Masta Killa, Canibus, Killah Priest and more.

Bronze Nazareth is gearing up for the release of his sophomore album School for the Blindman, set to be released through iHipHop Distribution on September 13th.

The LP features production almost entirely from Nazareth, as well as guest appearances from RZA, Masta Killa, Canibus, Killah Priest, Willie The Kid and The Wisemen.

School follows 2006’s The Great Migration, though Nazareth has released several albums with his group The Wisemen over the past few years. He also appeared on RZA’s Birth of a Prince and Raekwon’s Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang, as well as contributed to Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture, Vol. 1.

[QuietStorm]

Lyrical Law Disc 1

2001 - Lyrical Law Intro
2002 - Lyrical Noir
2003 - The Art of Yo
2004 - Fight with the Champ
2005 - The Emerald Cypher
2006 - The Golden Cypher
2007 - The Cypher of Agartha
2008 - Cypher of Steel
2009 - Cypher of Five Mics
2010 - The Cypher of Bread & Butter
2011 - Bis & Sun Ruck & Rock
2012 - The Ghost of Hip Hop's Past
2013 - Cypher with Self
2014 - Rip VS Poet Laureate
15. Bonus Track

Lyrical Law Disc 2

2001 - Money
2002 - Brainwash Reversal Remix
2003 - Emergency Broadcast
2004 - Dead by Design Remix
2005 - We Go Hard
2006 - Gold & Bronze Remix
2007 - The Spitboss Cypher
2008 - Melatonin Magik Remix
2009 - Dread Alert Part II
2010 - The Emerald Cypher
2011 - Dragon of Judah Remix
2012 - Summertime Heat
2013 - Where's the Love
2014 - The Golden Cypher
2015 - Who You Know
2016 - Cypher of Five Mics
2017 - Ripperland Remix

Disc 3 T.H.E.M. CD

01 - Introduce to The Group Home
02 - New York Never Sleeps
03 - Distortion
04 - Vocab
05 - No Doubt
06 - Fuck A Yard
07 - Sprite Commercial
08 - Literate Lyricist
09 - Cypher Dialect Part I
10 - Cypher Dialect Part II
11 - Shout!!
12 - 5 Lines
13 - Lyrical Warfare
14 - Real Muthaphukaz
15 - Spit A Verse
16 - Mad Drama

canibuscatalogue.com

[Stringer Bell]

Well damn.. I can remember anticipating this for the longest... and apparently something actually exists... hope we hear more soon


DOOMSTARKS (http://treesmoke.tumblr.com/post/7502748917/doom-starks-victory-laps-madvillainz-remix)

[G-Fresh]

So the dude that got shot at the Tech show died. Nobody has ever been murdered at a Psy show.

suck on that

[Stringer Bell]

No, but someone in Maryland got murdered over some Nikes just this past weekend http://www.thekaoseffect.com/news-man-murdered-in-maryland-over-nike-air-foamposite-sneakers/
http://www.atlnightspots.com/2011/12-robbed-3-stabbed-2-dead-over-200-nike-foamposite-release

[Bert]

Those shoes are ugly.

[Dubya]

Yeah, they really are. I hope I get killed over cooler shoes than that.

[QuietStorm]

https://www.circleintosquare.com/item/hello-cruel-world


On Hello Cruel World, Sole aka Tim Holland returns with the Skyrider Band for his first full length since the split with Anticon, and his third album with the Skyrider Band. While much was made of Sole leaving the Anticon empire he helped create, there's a refreshing, new found confidence and focus not seen since his now-classic albums Selling Live Water and Bottle of Humans. On Hello Cruel World sees Sole has assembled an army of the most exciting voices in indie culture to be apart of the new record, recruiting everyone from LILBTHEBASEDGOD, Xiu Xiu, Pictureplane, Sage Francis, Ceschi, and more, to create a pretty stunning tapestry that is a new high water mark in Sole's creative output. The album drops July 19th on cd, vinyl, and digital via Fake Four Inc., with the European release being handled by Equinox Records.

Perhaps even more interesting, listeners will notice that Sole has adopted the most deliberate flow of his career--abandoning the freewheeling, hyper-timed assaults of his earlier work in favor of a biting clarity and all around accessibility. The record draws on the wealth of his newly found freedom, tapping into the positivity and ethics of a DIY tradition he has always known and embraced throughout his career - transforming his past cynicism into a call to arms and personal empowerment. The Skyrider Band itself has been similarly transformed; trading in their dense soundscapes and organic touchstones for an impeccable attention to detail and more studio-centric productions.

On Sole and the Skyrider Band's last record, Plastique, Sole claimed, “I've been digging my grave since age 15.” Since then, he's been hard at work converting his grave into trenches that span from California to Barcelona, and the bottom of the ocean to the moon. Hello Cruel World occupies these trenches, steadfastly refusing to be flushed into a niche.

[G-Fresh]

The new Pimp C album is a fuckin banger

[Bert]

Anyone know where I can find Crooked I - Planet COB Vol. 2 ? It came out today but Crooked is only on like 6/16 songs so I don't want to buy it in case I don't like the rest of the CD.

[G-Fresh]

RZA Teases Unreleased ODB Material
'When you got an estate, it's so much paperwork and red tape and legal stuff you gotta deal with,' Wu-Tang mastermind says of late friend's music.


Wu-Tang Clan ain't nothin' ta eff wit, and neither are the RZA's beats. While in Berlin promoting his new headphone line, Chambers by RZA, the Wu producer told MTV News that he has given beats to a number of hip-hop artists, including Nas, Busta Rhymes and Ludacris, as well as his cousin and Wu-partner GZA for his Liquid Swords 2 album.

"Me and GZA talked about doing Liquid Swords part 2, a sequel. We talked about it for a while," RZA said about the follow-up to GZA's 1995 album. "We actually started a little bit and then we pulled back based on scheduling, based on my movie."

RZA's love affair with Hollywood is no secret. As an actor, Bobby Digital has appeared in "American Gangster" alongside Russell Crowe and has recently been cast in "G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes." RZA has also been hard at work directing "The Man With the Iron Fists," a movie set in feudal China that will star Russell Crowe, Pam Grier and Lucy Liu.

"The movie has taken me out of the loop of music. But what I have been doing, I've been going to studios and inviting people to my studio. So I went to the studio with Luda and I emptied beats from my beat machine for him. Whether he use it or not is up to him, but I just been emptying out my beat machines," RZA said before revealing more of his collaborative hopefuls. "I emptied out some beats on Busta, I emptied out some beats on Nas, emptied out some beats for [Ghostface Killah] and for Wu-Tang Clan — just sent them 20 beats a few weeks ago."

Though he is very passionate about making movies at the moment, RZA knows music is what got him where he is today. "I really want to put a lot of my energy into film, but I know that I got here because of music and I know people dig my music. And I'm like, 'Why not put the music out there too?' "

Judging from his activity, it is a safe bet that fans can hear a lot of new RZA music in the near future, but anyone expecting to hear collaborations between the producer and his cousin, the late Ol' Dirty Bastard, shouldn't get their hopes up. While the Abbot does confirm that he has plenty of unreleased Ol' Dirty material, releasing those tunes would be quite difficult.

"That's a very tricky situation, because ODB has passed and he has an estate," he said. "When you got an estate, it's so much paperwork and red tape and legal stuff you gotta deal with. I tried to put out a song last year called 'Dirt's the Boogie,' and they threatened me with an injunction and I wrote the lyrics to the song. Made the beat, wrote the lyrics and Dirty just performed it."

Instead of holding onto the work, though, RZA is contemplating leaving the unheard recordings to Dirty's son when the time is right. "I will tell the fans, I do have a few 2-inch reels of material nobody has but me. I don't know what I'll do with it," he said. "Maybe in time I'll just give it to his son, I don't know."

[Stringer Bell]

Watch The Throne tracklist

1. No Church in The Wild (Feat. Frank Ocean)
2. Lift Off (Feat. Beyoncé)
3. Niggas in Paris
4. Otis (Feat. Otis Redding)
5. Gotta Have It
6. New Day
7. Prime Time
8. Who Gon Stop Me
9. Murder to Excellence
10. Welcome to The Jungle
11. Sweet Baby Jesus (Feat. Frank Ocean)
12. Love You So (Feat. Mr Hudson)
Bonus
13. Illest Motherfucker Alive
14. H*A*M
15. That’s My Bitch
16. The Joy (Feat. Curtis Mayfield)


Frank Ocean on 2 tracks :D Should be excellent




Also, the new Lil Wayne mixtape is out, if you're into that sort of thing. It's not very good though.

[Chris Scott]

Lyrical Law Disc 1

2001 - Lyrical Law Intro
2002 - Lyrical Noir
2003 - The Art of Yo
2004 - Fight with the Champ
2005 - The Emerald Cypher
2006 - The Golden Cypher
2007 - The Cypher of Agartha
2008 - Cypher of Steel
2009 - Cypher of Five Mics
2010 - The Cypher of Bread & Butter
2011 - Bis & Sun Ruck & Rock
2012 - The Ghost of Hip Hop's Past
2013 - Cypher with Self
2014 - Rip VS Poet Laureate
15. Bonus Track

Lyrical Law Disc 2

2001 - Money
2002 - Brainwash Reversal Remix
2003 - Emergency Broadcast
2004 - Dead by Design Remix
2005 - We Go Hard
2006 - Gold & Bronze Remix
2007 - The Spitboss Cypher
2008 - Melatonin Magik Remix
2009 - Dread Alert Part II
2010 - The Emerald Cypher
2011 - Dragon of Judah Remix
2012 - Summertime Heat
2013 - Where's the Love
2014 - The Golden Cypher
2015 - Who You Know
2016 - Cypher of Five Mics
2017 - Ripperland Remix

Disc 3 T.H.E.M. CD

01 - Introduce to The Group Home
02 - New York Never Sleeps
03 - Distortion
04 - Vocab
05 - No Doubt
06 - Fuck A Yard
07 - Sprite Commercial
08 - Literate Lyricist
09 - Cypher Dialect Part I
10 - Cypher Dialect Part II
11 - Shout!!
12 - 5 Lines
13 - Lyrical Warfare
14 - Real Muthaphukaz
15 - Spit A Verse
16 - Mad Drama

canibuscatalogue.com

PRE ORDERED

[G-Fresh]

and it looks like this is the newest act signed to Strange.

‪CES CRU - "Changes" [Official Video] [Guest appearance TECH N9NE]‬‏ - YouTube

[Dubya]

So, this dude I used to buy weed from in high school moved to Vegas. He produced and sings the chorus on this Mickey Vegas track. He's the dude with the braids in the white tee, playing pool. TwoCliccs Chris .. its not that great, but he used to hook me up so here it is anyway..

‪Mickey Vegas - "Never Leaving Vegas" - Music Video‬‏ - YouTube

[G-Fresh]

For anybody that digs KMK. It's straight hippie reggae shit


http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn50/MrDiamondFDC/SunriseSessions.jpg

Artist: Kottonmouth Kings
Title Of Album: Sunrise Sessions
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Suburban Noize
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap / Reggae Fusion
Format: Mp3
Total Time: 1:15:07

Sunrise Sessions is the twelfth studio album by the Kottonmouth Kings, to be released on July 19, 2011. According to the band, the record has a more prominent reggae sound than previous albums, as well as dubstep and bluegrass influences. The band recorded over 60 songs for the album; some of the b-sides are included as bonus tracks on special editions of the album, and others will be included on an EP that is planned for release later in 2011.

Tracklist:

01. Stonetown 4:37
02. Love Lost 5:34
03. Down 4 Life (Feat. Jared Of Hed P.E.) 4:45
04. Kalifornia 4:52
05. My Garden 4:59
06. Boom Clap Sound 4:58
07. Back Home 5:00
08. Shes Dangerous 4:55
09. Ganja Daze 4:55
10. Stay Stoned 3:03
11. Stoned Silly 4:25
12. Closing Time 4:54
13. Cruzin 3:33
14. Great To Be Alive 4:22
15. Be Alright 4:20
16. Said And Done 5:47


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P0RJQ4CG

[Dubya]

I'll be honest, I have a pretty big soft spot for SubNoize. KMK, HEDpe (though I was on them way before SubNoize), Madchild & Swollen Members, Coka Nostra, Saigon, hell I even have some Corporate Avenger, Mower and Authority Zero cds. Seen KMK live a couple times.. once @ the beaumont club with HEDpe and Mower.. and again opening for Tech @ memorial hall .. they have a really fun, high-energy live show. I'll probably check this cd out.

[G-Fresh]

It's not bad. I actually like it more than the last few albums they released.

[Stringer Bell]

Can Saigon and La Coka Nostra (or even Swollen Members) really be included in that grouping? Just because they're on the same label?

[G-Fresh]

Whats the problem with it?

I got to kick it a couple times with Mower. They are hella cool dudes.

[Stringer Bell]

I'm just saying Saigon and LCN's music really isn't anything like the other stuff, except for being rap. Especially someone like Saigon, who has totally different subject matter, and I would think an entirely different demographic.

[Dubya]

I get what you're saying, but I think its a bit silly.. so because their music is different than KMK, they're not considered part of the label? That really makes no sense at all. Wouldn't you want your label to have different sounds that attract different demographics? SubNoize is a pretty diverse label really.. they have a bunch of different rappers and even a handful of rock bands. I don't think that any of the other artists really sound like KMK for the most part. Some of them have that "SoCal" feel to them cuz a lot of them are from that area, but not all and not all the ones that are have that sound, so I don't think they really have a certain sound to their label. I mean, why would you want a bunch of artists that just sound like you on your label? Kinda limits your audience and makes it grow stale.

[Bert]

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.15877/title.hopsin-ill-mind-of-hopsin-4-tyler-the-creator-diss

:yes:

The whole thing isn't a diss though. That's just what HHDX called it.

‪Hopsin - #IllMindOfHopsin 4‬‏ - YouTube

[Stringer Bell]

I'm not saying they're not part of the label. They obviously are. I mean I wouldn't think of them as part of that group/crew, when I think of Saigon that would be one of the last things that comes to mind.

[G-Fresh]

I used to really like (hed) but Jared is a complete fuckin dumbass. I'm tired of hearing the same shit over and over. He changes religions with every album while bashing his fans for their religious and political views, bashes people how don't believe in the reptilian Agenda. I know I talk about Reptilians, the Anunnaki, and Nibiru a lot, but that doesn't mean I believe all that shit. I believe in the Nephilim talked about in Genesis and the Book of Enoch. I would never attack the people paying my fuckin bills though.

As for the rest of Suburban Noize.....KMK is one of my favorite groups. I wish Saint Dog was still part of the group, but at least him and Big Hoss are on the label so it's whatever. I also dig Too Rude/Dog Boy, Mower, X-Clan. and Dirtball. Big B is a cool dude too. I don't really dig his music though. The other bands are too punk sounding for me. I'm glad they have such a diverse selection of music though.

[Bert]

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.15886/title.royce-da-59-f-travis-barker-legendary

I'm really looking forward to Success is Certain.

[Stringer Bell]

http://treesmoke.tumblr.com/post/7862607098/jay-z-and-kanye-west-otis-watch-the-throne

New Jay/Kanye single. I'm really looking forward to WTT :D

[Morrison]

i really wasn't feeling "H.A.M.' at all, which left me feeling a bit worried. so to see them include it as a bonus track, then release a song as on fire as "otis" has my excitement right back up. amazing sample, great chemistry.

[Stringer Bell]

http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/07/mf-doom-ghosface-killah-to-premiere-new-song-on-xxlmag-com/

Soo souped for this album. I had all but given up on it, and sure enough it seems to be slowly but surely coming together. My avatar on here was even inspired by the prospects of an album between the two.

[Stringer Bell]

‪Kanye West & Jay-Z: Watch The Throne Documentary‬‏ - YouTube

Jesus this is going to be great

[Bert]

I hate V-Nasty. Kreayshawn is annoying but not on this level.
Unacceptable This Chick Gets Loose With The N Word But She Spittin With The Hoodest Bars V Nasty White Girl Mob Freestyle At Andy Milonakis House!

V-Nasty - Psycho B*tch

V-Nasty Responds To Using The N-Word & Haters!

Trying to justify being white and using the N word? Really? Like no other white rapper grew up in a hood.

:banghead:

This is where Ringo claims he loves her just to annoy me. :rolleyes:

[Simon]

I don't care about her saying tha en wurd but she is terrible.

Invincible is the only female rapper I'm listening to at the moment.

‪Invincible & Finale - Locusts (Docu-Music-Video)‬‏ - YouTube

[Bert]

*NEW* Joell Ortiz ft. Bun B & Tech N9ne & Novel-- "Night Train" (Remix) SHADY RECORDS
‪Jay Rock ft Tech N9ne Krizz Kaliko - Kill Or Be Killed - DropTheVibe.com‬‏ - YouTube

Tech killed it.

[G-Fresh]

The beat on that first V-Nasty vid is fuckin dope.

[MikeHunt]

that burd is probably the worst sound i've heard in a long time.

[G-Fresh]

Although he's currently in the midst of prepping his latest mixtape, Joell Ortiz apparently wanted to revisit a track he randomly released last November. The prior version of "Night Train" featured the Brooklyn MC working with frequent collaborator Novel, who appears on the hook. And for the remix, Ortiz has reached out to Bun B and Tech N9ne, who, like their host, keep it relatively subdued on this smooth blue-collar anthem. It's likely that we'll be hearing this on Ortiz's forthcoming The Life And Times Of Sebastian Rios mixtape.

https://rapradar.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/night-train-bun-tech-mixed.mp3

[Bert]

https://rapradar.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/night-train-bun-tech-mixed.mp3

Do you have me on ignore or are you just retarded?


*NEW* Joell Ortiz ft. Bun B & Tech N9ne & Novel-- "Night Train" (Remix) SHADY RECORDS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uHSz2KjZDI)
‪Jay Rock ft Tech N9ne Krizz Kaliko - Kill Or Be Killed - DropTheVibe.com‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOXj-eZ7a1w)

Tech killed it.

[G-Fresh]

Nah man I didn't see that you already posted it.

It's all good bro. Putting people on ignore is some bitch shit.

[Simon]

Hip-hop is fucking dross at the moment. I can count the number of genuinely really good hip-hop tracks I've heard this year on two hands.

[Bert]

All 6's and 7's and the Bad Meets Evil EP were great. I'm looking forward to Royce's album.

[Simon]

I was pretty disappointed with Hell: The Sequel. There were a couple of bangers (Fast Lane, Above The Law and Welcome 2 Hell) but a lot of filler and the outright terrible Lighters. Didn't rate 6s and 7s but then I've never liked Tech 9.

I'm wary of getting too hyped about Royce's album, I remember being unbelievably excited about Death Is Certain all those years ago and it was mostly poop apart from the one Premo production, Hip Hop. In fact I think it's fair to say that Royce has a very patchy record of releasing good music considering his ability.

At his best he is incredible - I would say that his verse on When Bad Meets Evil is up there with the best EVER, and he's up there with Jada in terms of dominant guest spots - but he only has a handful of memorable tracks spanning a decade or so. Hopefully the birth of Slaughterhouse and now the rebirth of Bad Meets Evil will see him reach his potential. At the moment he would go down in history to me as mainly being responsible for bringing the best out of Eminem, but he has the ability to be remembered for so much more than that.

[Stringer Bell]

Dang, guys. Watch The Throne is going to be incredible...

[G-Fresh]

‪Tech n9ne - That Owl (Final Unreleased Music Video)‬‏ - YouTube

That's the Tech I dig

[G-Fresh]

blah

[Fro]

Dang, guys. Watch The Throne is going to be incredible...

Yeah I can't wait to cop this. Or at least I thought I couldn't wait until I heard:

"Its digital release is scheduled for August 8 and will be available exclusively on the iTunes Store, while its physical release is scheduled for August 12. The album's deluxe CD edition will be sold exclusively by Best Buy through August 23, when it will be available at other retailers."

That's fucking frustrating on a couple levels. Maybe I'll just download the leak instead, lol.

The WTT tour they're doing should be sick too. I'm gonna need to be there.

[Morrison]

i need to be at that philly show. i've got the passcode for the presale that starts on tuesday, but i'm dreading how much these tickets are going to be.

[Stringer Bell]

Isn't the passcode WTT for all shows?

Royce Da 5'9" leaked.. so did Gucci/Waka, which should be great fun.

Still waiting on The Throne

[Morrison]

i'll be at the philly show. ended up spending $134 on only one ticket, for what will probably not be a very good seat in the grand scheme of things, but i'd say that's a steal to see two of the biggest rappers alive together on one show.

i also went and bought a cheap ass, nosebleed seat that i'll try and resell and see what i can make off it.

[Stringer Bell]

Planning to get tickets for the DC show. They aren't selling out already are they?

[Fro]

I'm not sure but this is still only the presale so even if these ones all sell out more will be made available on the general release date (I think).

The tickets in Boston were $73 for the nosebleeds (including fees). Pretty steep, but I'll probably still go. Might wait to make sure the album is good first though.

[Stringer Bell]

Oh the album's gonna be top shelf. Just reading some of the tweets from people who attended last night's listening party, it really sounds incredible. Plus the fact they'll likely do some solo bits too. Easily THE show to see this year.

[Fro]

Rock the Bells tho

[Morrison]

yeah, it was between this and rock the bells, for me. but for RTB, i'd need to travel up to NYC, likely not with anybody. this WTT gig is a lot easier, and has the potential to be classic.

[Stringer Bell]

Oh yeah, RTB. I wish they still did a full on tour for that instead of just a few shows :(

[G-Fresh]

Follow Me Home 1st week sales

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#77 / Jay Rock / Follow Me Home / 5,300

[Bert]

I didn't expect Jay Rock's album to do well. I'm not really a fan.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.16114/title.royce-da-59-f-joe-budden-my-own-planet
I wish Joey would have gotten more time. Good song though.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.16123/title.obie-trice-battle-cry
Pretty good. I really like the beat and hook.

[Dubya]

Its a good cd. Nothing real flashy about it though. No real bangers or even real memorable hooks. Suffers a bit from that, but I still dig it.

[Dubya]

Just saw that the WTT tour will be here on Nov.29 @ the sprint center. I'm there.

Any word on who else is on the show?

[Stringer Bell]

Apparently they're bringing Big Sean to some dates

And I don't mean to sound all snobbish, but honestly, when you have Jay-Z and Kanye together, most likely playing a lengthy set as a pair as well as brief solo sets... what else do you need?

I'm sure there will be some big surprises, though.

[Simon]

Sad story for anyone that knows/cares.

I used to play football with a kid called Kevin Georgiou when I was about 10 or 11. Nice lad, a bit mouthy but his heart was in the right place. He was quite easily led though and hung around with a few dickheads.

Anyway, fast forward 15 years or so and I've just found out he is the semi-famous UK rapper K Koke, which is weird because I've been listening to him and quite enjoying his stuff for a good few years without ever seeing his face. But I happened upon a news story which contained a photo of him, and I instantly recognised as my old mate - a quick look on Google for his real name confirmed it was the same lad.

This was the article:

http://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/stonebridge_rapper_k_koke_charged_with_harlesden_s hooting_1_857558

So sad. Even sadder because he is a talented lad and had just signed a record deal with Roc Nation and would have been working with Jay-Z and other artists.

There's a strong movement suggesting that the police have fitted him up and they have no evidence to support their case, but the content of his lyrics is going to work strongly against him, it is all, and I mean almost literally ALL, about guns and violence. Which again is a shame because he is good at what he does - his rhymes are intelligently written even if the content is dubious, and he has a nice flow, with a DMX-esque delivery.

‪K KOKE Fire in the Booth Part 1 (1XTRA)‬‏ - YouTube

‪K Koke - Are You Alone Fam‬‏ - YouTube

Genuinely a bit gutted, though maybe that's a bit sentimental as I remember him as a nice kid.

[Bert]

Sorry about your friend. I can't understand anything he's saying so I can't say what I think of his rapping.



http://i.imgur.com/7gINx.jpg
http://hulkshare.com/qlly06v0jyjk

[Dubya]

Apparently they're bringing Big Sean to some dates

And I don't mean to sound all snobbish, but honestly, when you have Jay-Z and Kanye together, most likely playing a lengthy set as a pair as well as brief solo sets... what else do you need?

I'm sure there will be some big surprises, though.

I don't know about that. Every big rap show I've been to had a shitload of artists .. Hard Knock Life (Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man & Redman, DJ Quik, and a buncha Roc-a-fella & Ruff Ryders), Up in Smoke (Dre, Snoop, Cube, Eminem, Xzibit, Warren G), Anger Management (Eminem, Ludacris, Xzibit, Obie Trice, X-Ecutioners), Roc the Mic (Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Fabolous, Obie Trice) ..

I wouldn't be surprised to see another big name or 2 end up on the tour.

[Simon]

Anger Management was amazing, Luda never made it over here though. 50 Cent was supposed to be there as well but didn't turn up. Cypress Hill were fucking INCREDIBLE, the electronics died at some point and they played an acoustic set, unbelievable.

[Dubya]

I got there late and missed Xzibit.. but Cypress Hill, Luda and Em were all great. Em did like 30 songs all together because he would like chop out certain verses from this song and that song and string them together. It was cool. Papa Roach was there for some reason too, but I just wandered around and smoked a doobie then.

[G-Fresh]

It's lookin like Snoop is gonna be one of the mystery guests at the GotJ this year.

Not only that, but it appears that V-Ice has signed a contract with Psychopathic/HH.

[son_of_foley]

Did everyone hear the bullits collab with Jay Electronica? Incredible live version here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-gMAiCb61s

[son_of_foley]

If you dont want to listen to lucy lui jump to like 2.30

[G-Fresh]

Jay Electronica is bonkers.

[G-Fresh]

I'll bet Jay Rock lasts on Strange about as long as Cognito.

[Stringer Bell]

I don't know about that. Every big rap show I've been to had a shitload of artists .. Hard Knock Life (Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man & Redman, DJ Quik, and a buncha Roc-a-fella & Ruff Ryders), Up in Smoke (Dre, Snoop, Cube, Eminem, Xzibit, Warren G), Anger Management (Eminem, Ludacris, Xzibit, Obie Trice, X-Ecutioners), Roc the Mic (Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Fabolous, Obie Trice) ..

I wouldn't be surprised to see another big name or 2 end up on the tour.

I would. This is the Kanye and Jay-Z tour for their joint album. Why would they throw in another random big name? All those tours you just mentioned were great, but are things of the past. The only thing similar nowadays is Rock The Bells.

[Dubya]

Thing of the past? Those tours are all like 2-3 years apart .. making it a constant, not a thing of the past. Rappers almost always tour in groups. Granted, they don't need to since they're 2 of the biggest rappers around.. but I'd still wager that a couple more good acts end up on the tour. Kid Cudi would be nice and he has songs with both of them so it would make sense.

[Stringer Bell]

I'm saying that big tours like that don't really happen anymore, due mostly to the economy. Kanye is one of the few rappers over the last few years to have big, expensive shows (and his most recent, Glow In the Dark, was awhile ago now)..

Most of those concerts you named happened nearly 10 years ago (or more in some cases)

Seriously, I wouldn't count on any one else major being added. The way they've promoted this thing (album and tour), it's all about Jay and Ye. And that's more than enough, I think.

[Dubya]

I suppose we'll see. I'll still think there will be more acts added though.

[G-Fresh]

‪Bronze Nazareth Talks Wu-Elements @ Rocksmith Tokyo, NYC‬‏ - YouTube

[Winkle van Tinkle]

watch the throne has gone platinum already.

1 million sales, and it isnt even out for another few hours.

[RuneEdge]

That's ridiculous. Is that 1 million disc sales or download?

[BBF]

K Koke did a 'gig' in the car park of a nightclub behind my house about a year ago.

He sounded pretty shit tbh.

[Fro]

watch the throne has gone platinum already.

1 million sales, and it isnt even out for another few hours.

I think this is just a rumor. Seemingly no one is reporting or confirming it except fans.

[Eddie Colon]

I think it's 1 million digital preorders or something, which would be even more impressive.

It's really amazing that they managed to stop it from leaking. Going to download it anyways but it's pretty amazing in this day and age.

[Bert]

http://i.imgur.com/DsAjW.jpg

Weird file names so they don't get removed quickly. Legit.

http://www.mediafire.com/?mydsn5d454omvo8
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GVOX2F2Y

[Stringer Bell]

Was just gonna say that was out. Bumping now. :D

[RuneEdge]

This had to come out just before I left the house for work, didnt it? :mad:

[RuneEdge]

:lol:
The conspiracy theorists are gonna have a field day with the illuminati booklet.

[RuneEdge]

DOUBLE POST

[Eddie Colon]

Listening to it right now.

First track was good.

Will probably never listen to lift off again in my life

niggas in paris... not feeling it

Gotta say, everyone is saying that Kanye murdered Jay but Jay has had the best verses on the album.

[Stringer Bell]

Classic album. Production is really out of this world. I would've loved to have attended that planetarium listening session.

Early favorites are New Day, Who Gon Stop Me, and Illest Motherfucker Alive. But the whole thing is dope. Love Frank Ocean's contributions.

[Morrison]

i have two promo codes for the free digital download since i bought tickets to the tour, but it's not letting me redeem them. i'm torn over going through the annoyance of e-mailing to eventually get them to work or to just buy the album now so i can listen to it right this second and just give away the two digital downloads to friends.

[Eddie Colon]

Just heard the bonus tracks... Primetime and the joy might be the best things off the whole album. Overall its solid though I might have to give it another listen as kanye was just sort of there most of the album.

[Fro]

Definitely a great album, and I don't even have the bonus tracks yet.

Just ordered tickets for Rock the Bells and Watch the Throne. So pumped for both.

[Stringer Bell]

Best album since MBDTF :D


How can anyone say this isn't a classic? What the fuck makes a classic these days??!

Gotta Have It and Welcome To The Jungle.... damn. Best Neptunes and Swizz beats in years..

[SheltonLondon]

Good album and really like 'New Day' but I wasn't blown away by the album as a whole. Think the Mr Hudson track sounds horrible, perhaps because I'm more used to hearing a version of that hook used in a track over here, but really doesn't sit well with me!

Think some of Jay-Z's contribution are excellent, and enjoyed most of his verses on the album, think Kanye was good but a pretty standard performance from him.

I sort of get what they're doing with the production, and it seems like they're almost trying to create a piece of art, but think it lacks a couple of big tracks with more memorable hooks.

[G-Fresh]

@TechN9neTech N9ne

To all producers STRANGELAND is now closed! 10 from seven, 4 from jomeezious the genius,2 from David sanders& 2 from mayday!

[Fro]

Someone wanna hook me up with a link for the bonus tracks on WTT?

Never mind, got it.

[Eddie Colon]

Good album and really like 'New Day' but I wasn't blown away by the album as a whole. Think the Mr Hudson track sounds horrible, perhaps because I'm more used to hearing a version of that hook used in a track over here, but really doesn't sit well with me!

Think some of Jay-Z's contribution are excellent, and enjoyed most of his verses on the album, think Kanye was good but a pretty standard performance from him.

I sort of get what they're doing with the production, and it seems like they're almost trying to create a piece of art, but think it lacks a couple of big tracks with more memorable hooks.

This. I think people are just way too gassed up off Kanye and want to put him on a pedestal.

Jay was great on this album, which surprised me because he was looking flabby ever since American Gangster. Kanye killed a couple of tracks but for most of the album he was pretty average.

[Hack]

Uhhhh yeah, this album is tight. Can't wait to see the tour in December.

First post in ... I don't even know how many years haha.

[Hack]

Someone wanna hook me up with a link for the bonus tracks on WTT?

Never mind, got it.

I could use that actually ... has The Joy changed since Kanye dropped it forever ago?

Thanks for only giving me a code for the standard edition Ticketmaster, you bastards.

[Fro]

It sounds about the same, I didn't notice any difference tbh, but people are saying it's mixed slightly differently.

[Fro]

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/3285/crayfishphoto.jpg

That shit cray.

haha does anyone else go to kanyetothe.com/forum? it's pretty much become my #2 forum to go to since Good Fridays started. surprisingly though, the kanye stans over there aren't feeling WTT that much.

[Stringer Bell]

Day 2 and this shit is sounding even better. I think I might like Dark Fantasy a liiiiiiiiiitle more, but this is spectacular. I love pretty much every song.. "Lift Off" is the only one that doesn't stand up to the rest, but the beat is still CRAY...

I was checking Kanyetothe during the lead up to the leak. Shit was pretty ridiculous, people were in their trolling every single night promising a leak. It's a cool forum, but it moves really fast, and a lot of the posts aren't really worth a shit

[Dubya]

Sneak Peek of Tech N9ne's new EuroTech DVD ..
‪Tech N9ne Invades Europe | Highlight Video‬‏ - YouTube

[Matthew]

miss you hack

[Dubya]

Someone wanna hook me up with a link for the bonus tracks on WTT?

Never mind, got it.


I could use that actually ... has The Joy changed since Kanye dropped it forever ago?

Thanks for only giving me a code for the standard edition Ticketmaster, you bastards.

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6591185/Watch_The_Throne_[Deluxe_Version]_-_[iTunes]_-_The_Throne_[Kanye



EDIT: oh.. didn't see the NVM I GOT IT part .. DAMMIT. lol

[Fro]

Thanks anyway.

It took me until today, driving home, to realize that yes, this is a classic album. It's that good. 10/10, 5 mics, whatevz. Not sure where it will rank in the long run but it's up there with The Blueprint, The College Dropout, MBDTF, The Black Album, etc. Here's to the Roc.

[Dubya]

I've yet to give it the "CRUISE LISTEN" yet.. which is the ultimate test.

I still haven't gotten around to really listening to this yet. I've had it on in the background, but nothing has grabbed me yet. I'm off work tomorrow though so I'll probably give it a closer listen.

[Stringer Bell]

I agree. I don't know what more someone could really want.

Some of the Jay verses are really remarkable when you follow along with the lyrics in the digital booklet.

[Eddie Colon]

Ghostface's review:

http://bigghostnahmean.blogspot.com/2011/08/ayo-this-p-tones-review-for-watch.html

[G-Fresh]

Kutt Calhoun - Red Headed Step Child

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E1H8XCA4

[Bert]

Niggas in Paris is my favorite track off Watch The Throne by far. That beat is bananas.

Also cray.

[Morrison]

Thanks anyway.

It took me until today, driving home, to realize that yes, this is a classic album. It's that good. 10/10, 5 mics, whatevz. Not sure where it will rank in the long run but it's up there with The Blueprint, The College Dropout, MBDTF, The Black Album, etc. Here's to the Roc.

this album is amazing while driving, especially at night.

but yeah, it's a bonafide classic, and a damn near perfect album. for me, you take 'lift off' and make it a bonus track and put 'primetime' on the album instead and it'd be fucking flawless.

[Fro]

I wish they (Kanye especially) would have just taken their verses seriously on Lift Off, cuz it has the potential to be an amazing track. It's not awful as is, and I don't skip it, but Kanye rambling off at the end of his sentences is frustrating. That's literally my only complaint with this entire album.

[Morrison]

the beat is pretty great, and i love beyonce so i can deal with her chorus, even if it isn't exactly the best. but yeah, neither of them fill the rest of the song with anything worth listening to. i'll likely skip it most of the time.

[Chris Dolmeth]

I love the production of this album so much. The whole cd cracks, minus that Lift Off bullshit.

[G-Fresh]

G-Mo is the shit. Hopsin ain't got shit on him.

(G-Mo, Dizaster, Fredo, Yung Mar) & Grindtime

[Bert]

He sounds like Tyler The Creator.

[Stringer Bell]

Lift Off has grown on me already. I don't really mind the Kanye mumbling, it reminds me of Runaway. Beat is nuts and Jay kills it with the "shit's makin my dick soft" line. It could be better, especially with some full-on 16's, but I dig it.

Triple H on the Jimmy Fallon Show - YouTube

The Roots playing Triple H's King of Kings entrance. Dope.

[JIJ]

Murder to Excellence is phenomenal

[RuneEdge]

Murder to Excellence is phenomenal

Yeah, loving that track at the moment.

[Chris Dolmeth]

I just cant get into Lift Off. I try, but always change it a couple minutes in. I cant pick just one to be my favorite song. But I have had That's My Bitch stuck in my head for the past 24 hours, or so.

[JIJ]

I like Lift Off. And I'm not a fan of Beyonce

[Chris Scott]

Not listened to the Watch the Throne properly yesterday, but have at least an hour or 2 of driving so will stick it on in the car.

[Dubya]

My car is in the shop and the rental has a fucking CASSETTE DECK :wtf: .. the scary thing is that its an 03' .. amazing. That said, I still haven't properly listened to it all. I do most of my listening in the car. Its hard for me to focus on new music when I'm at home. Too many distractions.

.. although, I do have the house to myself tonight .. :eyebrow:

[G-Fresh]

Shit some tapes sell hella high on ebay & shit. I seen a copy of Esham's Boomin sell for like $600 a couple years ago.

[Dubya]

Yeah, I can believe that. Cassettes are pretty rare nowadays.. but I don't even own a single cassette anymore. FUCKING RADIO CITY til tuesday. KC has a bunch of good stations lately, but only 1 real hip hop station and they don't really play the kinda rap I like so its RADIO ROCK CITY.

[G-Fresh]

I'm about to drop a bunch of cash on ebay here soon. Psy released 2 Psychopathic Rydas CDs at the GotJ yesterday and they are already selling for $30.

[Fro]

I love the Otis video. Fuckin Aziz Ansari's in it. :lol:

I think "Gotta Have It" was named after his standup bit too.

[Stringer Bell]

Grabbed it today. I don't know if it's because I downloaded the iTunes m4a's and converted them to mp3's, but I swear this CD sounds way crisper/cleaner than the copy I had been listening to all week. I never notice a difference between mp3's and CD's when I buy them, but I swear this really sounds fantastic.. packaging and presentation is pretty incredible, too.


http://i51.tinypic.com/2z8vi2v.jpg

Best Buy was adequately stocked :lol:


http://i56.tinypic.com/2gw5d2q.jpg

[Bert]

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1749/title.royce-da-59-acknowledges-personal-growth-trend-setting-ignoring-canibus


DX: Over the years it's fair to say that you've had your fair share of lyrical beefs - D12, Mistah F.A.B, Joe Budden, and more recently Canibus, why do you think these guys come after you, and do you think trouble follows you?

Royce Da 5’9: I don't think trouble follows me anymore. There might have been a point in my career where it felt like it did, but I think Canibus is trouble. He has his own problems and he's angry. He's more angry with me than I am with him. He does these things out of nowhere. For the record, I never went back and forth on a record with Canibus. I said what I wanted to say about him, and then there was a long gap in time. Now here he comes with all these records consecutively expecting me to respond to them, but I didn't respond to any of them. I'd roast him if I felt like it. It would only take 50-100 bars to wreck his whole movement. I'm trying to keep away from doing that. When I ignore Canibus, I'm just trying to treat him with the respect that he deserves for being a legend in the game. If I had to give him any advice it would be to just stay away from me. This is not what he wants.

DX: Many fans claim that your style is one that inspires confidence, and maybe the way you spit sometimes confuses people in to thinking that you're dissin' them. You even cleared up the fact you weren't dissin' Drake on your “Forever” freestyle on the Bar Exam 3 mixtape. Would you agree?

Royce Da 5’9: ... I've never been one of those guys. I love to see these younger guys coming up and doing their thing. I still have my same movement. I have nothing to be bitter about. So when people accuse me of that, they're thinking of the Canibuses of the world, the guys that are sat around mad at everybody because shit didn't go how they wanted it to go for themselves.


:yesyes:

[G-Fresh]

I've met Canibus a few times. Cool guy, but he is way too fuckin intense for his size. Angry fuckin midgets :lol:

[QuietStorm]

So Royce can diss Canibus in interviews and on wax, but when Bis stands up for himself and bites back he is the crazy guy? Royce has gone out of his way to have the entire LL album taken off of ITunes, who really is the crazy obsessed crackhead here?

[Simon]

Still Canibus.

[G-Fresh]

Canibus is a lyrical beast compared to Royce.

[Bert]

Nah.

[QuietStorm]

Also, rapreviews.com got Watch the Throne just about right. 7 out of 10 at best. It's good enough I suppose, but a classic? Whatever.

[RuneEdge]

People call everything a classic for the 2 weeks or so.

[Fro]

I don't see how RR can justify giving it 6.5/10 for musical vibes. If I were scoring it in their format I'd go 10/10 musical, 8/10 lyrical.

It's certainly not being hailed as a classic by most, though.

[QuietStorm]

Thank You - Ernie Paniccioli - YouTube

Released like 10 minutes ago.

[Matthew]

that is not hip hop

[QuietStorm]

He is only a famous hip hop photographer.

[Matthew]

well thanks for the clarification.

still not hiphop

[Chris Scott]

Me is loving Lyrical Law.

Nice beats like always, Sometimes I just like hearing straight bars and Canibus delivers that everytime.

[QuietStorm]

That kind of talk is not allowed in here.

[Stringer Bell]

What did Royce do to try to get it removed from iTunes? Why?

[G-Fresh]

He smoked some pole

[QuietStorm]

What did Royce do to try to get it removed from iTunes? Why?
Went to his lawyer and put out a lawsuit because his verse was used on a song they made together a couple years ago. Canibus was clearly trying to reach out and squash the beef. Real gangster move, Royce.

[QuietStorm]

Canibus - The Cypher of Bread & Butter (ft. Royce Da 5'9") - YouTube

The track in question.

[G-Fresh]

The GotJ sounds like it was overly violent and the grounds were loaded with drugs. King gordy got rocks thrown at him and left like a bitch and Hopsin made it all the way to his 3rd song :lol:

[Pete Cash]

Musically Watch The Throne is excellent. Just got it then and I was a little high when Who Gonna Stop me came on and it was well received I can say that.

[Chris Scott]

That kind of talk is not allowed in here.

What's your favourite songs so far.

[QuietStorm]

I'd have to go with Lyrical Noir, The Emerald Cypher, The Cypher of Five Mics, and Cypher With Self. The only track I'm not really feeling is Cypher of Steel, might be partially the beat. But it puts me off a little.

All in all, it is everything I could have hoped for. Disc 2 is better than I thought it would be. And the T.H.E.M. album was way ahead of its time.

[G-Fresh]

WINNING

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn50/MrDiamondFDC/techcharlie.jpg

[Ringo]

Watch The Throne is so cool. Kanye and Jay are so cool. They have lots of money.

Stringer Bell:

Top 3 Hip-Hop records from this year which I may not have heard? I'm sure I've missed some good stuff.

[Stringer Bell]

Well, I know you've heard Saigon and others that I really loved, so let me see..


Danny Brown - XXX. Just came out yesterday, and it's a banger. Free too. Some people aren't fans of his voice, and it's definitely different, but it never bothered me. I think he's entertaining as hell. His album The Hybrid was one of my favorites of 2010 and I have no doubt this will end up the same. Link here - http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/xxx/

Random Axe - You may have already heard this..

The Cool Kids - When Fish Ride Bicycles is a fun album. Good summertime music for driving or just throwing on and relaxing. Hard copy came out yesterday which has 14 tracks vs the 11 track iTunes version

Blu - Her Favorite Colo(u)r - not actually new, but I think the physical copy and proper release just came out this year. A really great record.

Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4Eva - A must-have.

Let me know which of those you might already be familiar with.

[Bert]

http://i.imgur.com/Hbgc8.jpg

Tracklist:
1. Dr Dre Intro
2. The City (Feat. Kendrick Lemar)
3. Drug Test (Feat. Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg And Sly)
4. Martians Vs Goblins (Feat. Lil Wayne And Tyler The Creator)
5. Red Nation (Feat. Lil Wayne)
6. Dr Dre 1
7. Good Girls Go Bad (Feat. Drake)
8. Ricky
9. The Good, The Bad The Ugly
10. Heavy Artillery (Feat. Rick Ross And Beanie Sigel)
11. Paramedics (Feat. Young Jeezy)
12. Speakrs On Blast (Feat. Big Boi And E-40)
13. Hello (Feat. Lloyd)
14. All The Way Gone (Feat. Mario And Wale)
15. Pot Of Gold (Feat. Chris Brown)
16. Dr Dre 2
17. All I Know
18. Born In The Trap
19. Mama Knows (Feat. Nelly Fartado)
20. California Dream
21. Dr Dre Outro
22. I'm the King (Prod. by 1500 or Nothin') F.Y.E. Exclusive Bonus Track

http://d01.megashares.com/?d01=p8lsC2L

[Stringer Bell]

I was pretty underwhelmed with that album. Probably about 5 or 6 really good songs, the rest.. meh.

[Fro]

Yeah I've heard there are a handful of bangers and a lot of weak filler. Got it on my iPod now but haven't listened to it yet.

I did just listen to Success is Certain though - pretty decent album, about par for the course for Royce. But the Writer's Block DJ Premier Remix has been on repeat for a while now- hell of a track.

[Chris Scott]

I'd have to go with Lyrical Noir, The Emerald Cypher, The Cypher of Five Mics, and Cypher With Self. The only track I'm not really feeling is Cypher of Steel, might be partially the beat. But it puts me off a little.

All in all, it is everything I could have hoped for. Disc 2 is better than I thought it would be. And the T.H.E.M. album was way ahead of its time.

Mine so far are Lyrical Noir, The Art of Yo and The Emerald Cypher. I have not heard disc 2 yet.

[Chris Scott]

Watch The Throne is so cool. Kanye and Jay are so cool. They have lots of money.

Stringer Bell:

Top 3 Hip-Hop records from this year which I may not have heard? I'm sure I've missed some good stuff.

Took me 3 listens for it to finally win me over. I'm not a fan of Kanye I don't like his stuff but I can tolerate him with Jay.

Some of the beats are mad on the album, mad in a good way.

[Fro]

Watch The Throne in a nutshell:

http://s4.postimage.org/oag03usf/jayyeswag.gif

[Brennino]

Very dubious about Watch The Throne. The concept is very blatent i.e. they are both rich mutha fuckas, I am still more of a fan of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.

[Fro]

Here's my take on WTT:

Yes, it's overly braggadocio and I can see why a lot of people are turned off by that. Personally though, when it's done this well, I don't mind, and that's always been my take. Jay-Z has always had songs with this content. Take for example the first verse off Parkin Lot Pimpin from The Dynasty (one of my favorites albums of his btw, very underrated). It's got about the same subject matter as WTT - in this case he talks about his collection of Bentleys, Porches, Benz's, and Jaguars and how he fucks chicks in them - but he's such a master with his flow that it's still completely enjoyable:

Parking Lot Pimpin' - Jay-Z - YouTube


I'm givin 'em whiplash when I'm whippin the whip fast
Which one? Pick one nigga, I got a sick stash
Continental T's, no tints like I got a thick 'stache
Big cigar, old money, when I drive it it's so funny
Six-four switches, slam doors on 6's
Big trucks when I wanna fuck and it's time to get ass
I turn automobiles to hotels on wheels
I got money for a room it's just the fact that I'm trill
Bitches love when I cruise up the boulevard
They have contests to guess which car I'mma pull out the yard
They know I, come for dolo and pull off with a broad
Spin away, spend a day tryin to pull menage
This mackin is gorgeous; sunlight hit the ice it's flawless
Run lights like I'm the king of New York, I'm lawless
Bitches, they wanna hang like plaques in the office
Cause I push black Porsches, Benz's and Jaguars-es
When the rag's off it, gat on my lap, I'm that cautious
Never trust grimy-ass New Yorkers
'Specially when you're sittin on 20's they get nauseous
Standin in the Azure with white Air Forces

Now, I think most rap fans won't scoff at a song like this as long it's done well and it's in the minority on an album. Nobody minds Biggie's braggadocio rhymes on Hypnotize but then again it was sandwiched between Someone's Gotta Die and Kick in the Door - and it's a hot track. Looking back at Jay's discography, I think you see luxury rap gradually taking up a bigger part of his albums. On Reasonable Doubt, it's hard to find at all. In the middle of his career it maybe made up 20-40% depending on the album. Then on Kingdom Come it made up the majority and that album also sucked in general, so he reacted the right way by making another nearly completely street album in American Gangster.

WTT, I'd say, goes about 70/30 in favor of the swag talk - Kingdom Come levels - and this is what's causing some poor responses. The difference to me, though, is that WTT is also one of the best produced albums in recent memory. Kanye is on his fucking game right now behind the boards. Since last year when he started GOOD Fridays he's been a complete beast, and WTT sounds so damn good. Lyrically, while a lot of the content may be unrelatable and unappealing, it's still very crisp with a lot of great wordplay and gems mixed in. On a technical level, I think it's a very strong album.

So I guess what I'm saying is, I love it but I do understand why it's flawed.

[Ringo]

Well, I know you've heard Saigon and others that I really loved, so let me see..


Danny Brown - XXX. Just came out yesterday, and it's a banger. Free too. Some people aren't fans of his voice, and it's definitely different, but it never bothered me. I think he's entertaining as hell. His album The Hybrid was one of my favorites of 2010 and I have no doubt this will end up the same. Link here - http://www.foolsgoldrecs.com/xxx/

Random Axe - You may have already heard this..

The Cool Kids - When Fish Ride Bicycles is a fun album. Good summertime music for driving or just throwing on and relaxing. Hard copy came out yesterday which has 14 tracks vs the 11 track iTunes version

Blu - Her Favorite Colo(u)r - not actually new, but I think the physical copy and proper release just came out this year. A really great record.

Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4Eva - A must-have.


Will check out Danny Brown. :yes: Haven't heard the Random Axe either.

The last 3 I know. Return of 4Eva has to be one of the releases of the year for me, no doubt about it. He's not even that good an emcee, but the production is top notch. Cool Kids is enjoyable and of course there's some great jams on Her Favourite Colo(u)r.

[Bluemoon]

What's with the weird tune that's keeps on playing at the end of some songs on WTT?

[QuietStorm]

Lyrical Law vs Royce Da 5'9'' - Canibus - YouTube

This was the best part of all the Royce/Canibus shit. Who cares if the diss track was taken off the album? It's all aired out here. Didn't even know it was on Youtube lol.

Haters gonna hate.

[Morrison]

i get that some people are turned off by the luxury aspect of WTT, but to be honest, a lot of Reasonable Doubt isn't relatable to a a lot of people, as well. i listen to rap for the stories and the wordplay, and yeah, hearing jay and kanye rap about their expensive hobbies or possessions might night be as interesting as deal in the drug game or stick up's, it's still a story that's told really well, over some damn fine production.

i especially can't really be all too mad when i'm well aware that both the guys aren't shallow as fuck knobheads. you got a lot of brand name drops that most people don't even know right next to a song like 'new day,' which is about as deep as you get, beyond any genre. then you have songs like 'success' off of american gangster, where jay is torn and realizes the gaudy life is a boring life after awhile. or a good portion of MBDTF, which is filled with a lot of introspection, like a lot of kanye's early work, and i just can't hold it against them.

[Simon]

Is Rick Ross the worst rapper of all time?

[RuneEdge]

If you look past the fact that he's a phony, I dont think he's as bad as he's made out to be.

[Simon]

His flow is absurdly terrible. He also seems to exclusively turn up in situations where it will annoy me. Every decent all-star remix where Busta/Jay-Z/Kanye/Weezy/Drake turn up and smash it, he fucking comes on the beat at the end and sends it to sleep.

[Bert]

His flow is absurdly terrible. He also seems to exclusively turn up in situations where it will annoy me. Every decent all-star remix where Busta/Jay-Z/Kanye/Weezy/Drake turn up and smash it, he fucking comes on the beat at the end and sends it to sleep.

Lil Wayne - John (Explicit) ft. Rick Ross

He's not that bad. You're just jealous because your wheelchair doesn't have spinners.

Gucci Mane & Wacka Flocka Flame are intolerable though. If I wanted to torture someone I would leave this on repeat:
Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame - Ferrari Boyz (Official Video)

:panic:

[QuietStorm]

Yeah, I would have to agree. Gucci Mane makes Rick Ross look like Rakim.

[Dubya]

that "john" track is fucking dope. :yes:

[Stringer Bell]

Rick Ross, a bad flow? I dunno, say whatever you will about the guy, but I find his ability to ride beats is pretty adequate. Probably helps that he picks some AMAZING ones (I'd go as far as to call him one of the top 3 beat "choosers" in rap).. but I honestly don't mind his flow. It was fine here

Rick Ross - Devil In A New Dress (Official Video) trillestvideoupper - YouTube

I really like the way he rapped on this too.. not a simple beat to rhyme over by any means..

Rick Ross -Tears Of Joy ft. Ceelo (No Intro) - YouTube

And guys, I'll probably get killed in here for saying this, but in all seriousness, that Gucci and Waka album really isn't so bad.. I've actually kinda taken a liking to Waka, he does the whole ignorant drunk music like no one else. He gets people SO fucking hype. I just take it for what it is, he's like a 2011 Lil Jon with way more charisma. This song right here goes DUMB hard..

Waka Flocka Flame - Stereotype (DuFlocka Rant) - YouTube

Not something I would listen to all the time, but drinking on a Friday/Saturday getting pumped up? Why not..

Edit: love this one too :lol: I'd take Waka over Lil B any damn day

Hijacking Planes- Waka Flocka Flame - YouTube

[Stringer Bell]

One more.. I absolutely love this.. genuinely one of my favorite songs of 2011. Gunplay is legitimately insane and better than most mainstream rappers.

GUNPLAY FEAT. WAKA FLOCKA - ROLLIN (UNCENSORED) HD - YouTube

[Morrison]

i've been saying 'waka flocka flame' at work for no real reason for months now. he's given me that, so i can't really hate on the guy.

people that want to use the same criteria for him as they would 'legit' MC's and then shit on him for not meeting up to that standard are kinda missing the point, i think. the comparison to lil jon is a good one. lil jon was never supposed to be some dope MC or any sht like that, and he never tried to be and never passed himself off as such. he was just about getting people rowdy.

[Bert]

Well, you got the DUMB part right. Waka sucks. Gucci sucks. Gunplay sucks.

Rick Ross is ok but I only like him on features. A song with just him is way too much Rick Ross for me. With one exception.
RickRossRoll'd - Everyday I'm Hustlin'

[Dubya]

To be honest, I really like Rick Ross a lot. One of maybe a dozen (or less) rappers that I can actually say I really like most of their catalogue and not just some of it.

[G-Fresh]

I dig the way he flows.

[I steal cable]

A little help please. Can you name the song that kicks in around 55 seconds?

Born and Bred Trailer - Theatrical Premiere August 19th! - YouTube

i'll love you long time if you do

[Stringer Bell]

:dunno: Obviously subjective, but I hardly think Gunplay sucks. He's charismatic as hell, somehow he manages to bring more life to "Rollin" than Waka. And he's definitely not a bad rapper, his subject matter is pretty standard but I really wouldn't say he sucks. Like I said, I think he's better than a lot of mainstream guys. I'd much rather listen to stuff like this over Lil B.

http://pauselyrics.blogspot.com/ Here's a new blog I started guys, pretty self explanatory :lol:

"The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly" might be my favorite song on the new Game album... that and the DJ Premier track

[son_of_foley]

Cudi has a new song out

Kid Cudi "No One Believes Me" (Official Video) - YouTube

I like it

[Fro]

I really can't listen to Cudi anymore tbh - he's just such an awful singer and rapper. Everything he does sounds like he's moaning in monotone. I think he's a pretty good songwriter and has a good taste for beats, but he's unbearably dull on the mic. :dunno:

Plus, vampires? Really?

[son_of_foley]

It's for Fright Night remake, which I think looks terrible, he's on the soundtrack.

I thought MOTM:2 was brilliant. Very excited about 3. The Wizard (or whatever he's renamed them) project I'm a little muh on but I think his song writing is brilliant

[Dubya]

Man on the Moon 1 will never be topped. He should just retire.

This will always be my favorite. Love the beat.

KiD CuDi - T.G.I.F. (ft. Chip The Ripper) - YouTube

I agree I think he's better with beats than rhymes, but I don't think he's that bad on the mic.

[Ringo]

He's shit. Hate him. Was a twat in his Nardwuar interview too.

[Stringer Bell]

Cudi's alright. I think he's about to flop hard with this rock record though. I am really looking forward to the Maniac video with Cage that's dropping on Halloween.

[Ringo]

Blu's noyork just leaked. It didn't even have a release date yet.

http://hulkshare.com/1i7kwq9lgwgr

:panic:

[Stringer Bell]

Shit. He seems to run into a lot of bad luck (leaks, delays).. also most recently I heard someone already had the name Blu, so now he's just going by B., which kind of sucks because I can't imagine that's easily marketable. Imagine Google Searching him.

Thanks for the link.

[RuneEdge]

Bad Meets Evil - Lighters ft. Bruno Mars - YouTube

Royce da 5'9" - Writer's Block (feat. Eminem) - YouTube
They've got the DJ Premier beat on this one too. :cool:

[Stringer Bell]

Holy shit that beat is crazy, way better than the original.

[Winkle van Tinkle]

things im currently loving:

game - red. some fucking amazing songs on there. the city. martians vs goblins. ricky. all :yes: :yes: :yes:

weeknd new mixtape. it's growing on me more and more and its close to HOB for me.

j.cole ft trey songz - cant get enough. j cole is touring england this year. yippee.

lil wayne - she will. i love weezy.

as you were.

[QuietStorm]

He's shit. Hate him. Was a twat in his Nardwuar interview too.
http://nardwuar.com/gallery/albums/nardpics/jcole.sized.jpg

Yeah, Cudi was embarrassing. How can you hate on Nardwuar? His interviews are the best. Anyone without knowledge, his stuff with Snoop Dogg is a good starting point.

[Dubya]

Lil' Wayne and Rick Ross were in town last night. Brought Tech N9ne on stage for a song or 2. Dope shit.

http://blog.therealtechn9ne.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/WayneTech.jpg

[Bert]

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.16392/title.apathy-fear-itself-prod-dj-muggs

Good shit. I like the beat.

Here's the whole CD:
http://i.imgur.com/s8G8H.jpg
1. Apathy - Honkey Kong (feat. Vinnie Paz & Jedi Mind Tricks) [Explicit] (2:53)
2. Apathy - Holy Ghost (feat. Slaine) [Explicit] (3:25)
3. Apathy - The Villain (feat. Ill Bill) [Explicit] (4:27)
4. Apathy - Check To Check [Explicit] (3:38)
5. Apathy - Stop What Ya Doin' (feat. Celph Titled & DJ Premier) [Explicit] (4:35)
6. Apathy - The Recipe (feat. Xzibit) [Explicit] (3:47)
7. Apathy - Fear Itself [Explicit] (4:02)
8. Apathy, Blacastan - Who Got Da Juice? (Interlude (starring Blacastan)) [Explicit] (0:44)
9. Apathy - It's Only Hip Hop (feat. Brevi) [Explicit] (3:21)
10. Apathy - I Dedicate This To You (feat. Tosha Makia) [Explicit] (3:20)
11. Apathy - All I Think About (feat. Action Bronson) [Explicit] (4:02)
12. Apathy - Never Say Never (feat. General Steele & Mad Lion) [Explicit] (4:29)
13. Apathy - Albino Gorillas (feat. Esoteric) [Explicit] (4:07)
14. Apathy - Peace Connecticut [Explicit] (3:06)
15. Apathy - Army Of The Godz (feat. Esoteric, Blacastan, Reef The Lost Cauze, Planetary, Crypt The Warchild, Motive, Celph Titled & Vinnie Paz) [Explicit] (4:43)
16. Apathy - 1.52 A.M. [Explicit] (2:54)
17. Apathy - East Coast Rapist (Bonus Track) [Explicit] (3:18)
18. Apathy - Squeeze (feat. Blacastan (Bonus Track)) [Explicit] (3:24)
19. Apathy - Dear Lord (feat. Eternia & Diabolic (Bonus Track)) [Explicit] (3:26)
20. Apathy - Make Alotta Money (Bonus Track) [Explicit] (2:53)
21. Apathy - Smoke Weed Everyday (feat. Scoop Deville (Bonus Track)) [Explicit] (3:20)
22. Apathy - No Rapper (Bonus Track) [Explicit] (4:28)
23. Apathy - Death To The Culture Vultures (Bonus Track) [Explicit] (4:57)
http://www.fileserve.com/file/ShGKAVj/Apathy-Honkey.Kong.Digital.Deluxe.Edition-2011-by.agostina1987.rar

[Big]

You guys listen to this yet? Jay Rock's Hood Gone Love It..

Jay Rock "Hood Gone Love It" Music Video - YouTube

Pretty good

[G-Fresh]

It only sold like 5,300 first week. Snoop & Dre stamped it but didn't buy it.

[Stringer Bell]

DP

[Stringer Bell]

Jay Rock is talented, but for me, I run into the same problem I do with a lot of Game's recent stuff. The abundance of all the gang stuff is just overkill. Flipping it in a creative manner or using it as one aspect of your persona is one thing (guys like Kurupt do this well), but I just feel like all of that glorification is overkill and sending the complete wrong message.

I mean, this is coming from a guy who loves the most ridiculous, vulgar rap and was just in here speaking on the greatness of Waka Flocka, but I just can't rock with a lot of that shit personally.

Like, as much of a monster of a song as "Red Nation" is, I just can't vibe with it.. I just feel like it's all such dated bullshit, sure gangs are still present but they stopped being "cool" a long fucking time ago..

Don't get me wrong though, Jay Rock is a great emcee.. I love his stuff with Kendrick Lamar

[G-Fresh]

I grew up being friends with mostly Crips, so I don't dig on all the Blood shit.

[I steal cable]

http://www.afterellen.com/column/lesbros/astronautalis

This Is Our Science, out Sept. 13. Dude puts on the most energetic and awesome show I have ever seen. Awesome guy too, the first time I went to one of his shows he wanted to ask me a bunch of questions about sports writing. Highly recommend the $15 or whatever the low cost is if he plays in your area.

Also, my girlfriend wants to bone him. So that's awesome lol.

Ordered the super nice package

http://astronautalis.com/thisisourpresale/

can't fecking wait

I really can't afford this which makes it all the better

[Bert]

Childish Gambino - New Song (Live in San Diego 7-22-11) - YouTube


I can't believe I'm just hearing this now. :mad:

When's the fucking LP coming out? I want it now. :panic:

[Dubya]

I like the Jay Rock cd, but it did remind of The Game's music a lot too.. not really for the sam reason though. There's just no real flash to it or anything. Just heavy beats and hard rhymes. Its good, but nothing really grabs you to make you wanna listen over and over. "Hood Gone Love It" is definitely the catchiest song on the cd. Its too bad "all my life" is like 2-3 years old cuz its still the most banging song on the cd.

[Bert]

Camp is the fourth studio album by American rapper Childish Gambino (better known as actor and comedian Donald Glover), scheduled to be released

September 2011


Don't you dare lie to me, wiki.

[Stringer Bell]

Carter 4 is out...

I listened to the Outro first. Nas kills it.

Rest of the album is pretty average so far.

Andre 3000 unadvertised guest spot on the Tech N9Ne interlude.. awesome. Best moment of the album so far. Someone needs to mix the Wayne/Tech/Andre 3000/Bun B/Nas/Busta parts ASAP (leave Shyne out of it)

[Dubya]

Link ?

EDIT: nevermind. got one.

http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2719243/002871514953/

[Stringer Bell]

http://www.wupload.com/file/119340912/4lde.rar

[QuietStorm]

Ordered the super nice package

http://astronautalis.com/thisisourpresale/

can't fecking wait

I really can't afford this which makes it all the better
I hope you rock that necklace wherever you go. I'm going to get the $65 package, then maybe have him sign the LP when I go to his show this fall.

[Eddie Colon]

6 tracks into C4. it's ok up to now but there are way too many big sean punchlines. It think he's made a "life is a..." "we bloods like..." punchline once on every fucking song. A song like Megaman is pretty good but just as you're feeling it he comes with some corny ass eminem level shit. When I heard "have it your way... burger king" I contemplated deleting the whole album.

Heard the guest tracks kill it though so lets see.

He ran through every one of his overused punchlines one by one on the last verse of president carter. SMH

[Dubya]

I'm diggin it so far. I like "john", "she will", and the "tech/andre 3000 interlude" a lot so far. "its good" is pretty good too.

[Eddie Colon]

nas and bun killed the outro. Shyne had a good verse though his voice was really jarring, him and Lloyd Banks need to get that checked out.

[I steal cable]

I hope you rock that necklace wherever you go. I'm going to get the $65 package, then maybe have him sign the LP when I go to his show this fall.

Tell him to come over to the UK.