Hip Hop Discussion/Album Review Thread.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5fGCJi9iZg

[son_of_foley]

New KDot out.... Not sure how I feel about it

[Fro]

I dig it

[son_of_foley]

I dig it
As my official rajah tastemaker I accept this and now like it.

:heart:

[Psycho666Soldier]

Here's that Kendrick track for those who haven't heard it:

https://soundcloud.com/topdawgent/i-1

Wasn't too fond of the beat during the verse, Reminded me of Chance The Rapper song which I hate(That's My Jam or whatever), but it gets so much better as it goes on. Also, the lyrics and flow was on point. I'll have to give it a couple more listens.

[Fro]

I could see this being the last track on his new album much like Compton. A lot of people thought Compton was weak but it worked brilliantly as the happy ending of GKMC (and I never disliked it anyway). This new track isn't a blow-you-away Kendrick track by any means but I expect it'll work brilliantly within the concept of his new album, and if it doesn't, it'll be a bonus track a la The Recipe. I like it though.

[son_of_foley]

I could see this being the last track on his new album much like Compton. A lot of people thought Compton was weak but it worked brilliantly as the happy ending of GKMC (and I never disliked it anyway). This new track isn't a blow-you-away Kendrick track by any means but I expect it'll work brilliantly within the concept of his new album, and if it doesn't, it'll be a bonus track a la The Recipe. I like it though.

Think its just the unexpected nature of the start that caught me off guard. Not prejudging the album though incredibly excited .

Did I mention I'm going to see run the jewels. I'm so cool

[MikeHunt]

The production is so crisp love it. The song as a whole is going to grow on me I can tell. Can't wait for the album!

[son_of_foley]

So I think I was just expecting something HARDER but a mate said Outkast and it all made sense.

He's a lovely young man.

[Fro]

I'd be a horrible magician cuz I'll fuck a trick up

[JRSlim21]

I'd be a horrible magician cuz I'll fuck a trick up

BET hasn't had a better cypher than Slaughterhouse.

[Fro]

that cyper has ridiculous amounts of quotables. it just came up my iphone and I remembered how good it was

Thousand dollar frames I prefer to see the world through/Don't ask me nuttin bout Budden, I beat my girl too

[Simon]

UK hip-hop is possibly stronger than it's ever been right now. There are probably aren't any real top-tier rappers like there have been in the past (Skinnyman, Jehst, Blak Twang) but the sheer number of artists putting out good stuff on a regular basis is crazy. The High Focus record label in particular seems to have nailed a particular style of hip-hop with disenfranchised white boys taking the piss out of themselves...worth keeping up with the scene if you can because it's teeming with great tracks at the moment, and Pete Cannon is one of the most consistently fantastic producers around, who is gradually developing an unmistakable style the way Premo and Dilla did in the past, without veering into Timbo/Pharrell-style repetition.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1XK4e2g1YQ

That beat is such a fucking banger it's unreal. Nothing complicated, just nice stings, hard drums and a fuck off bassline.

[G-Fresh]

That beat screams Staten Island.

[Simon]

Don't know what that means.

[Nash Diesel]

Don't know what that means.

RZA reference homeboy. :)

[Fro]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDyrWWPt534

Throwback. Pharrell's reaction at the end is so great. He knew.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az7KbHv0AuQ

I'm digging this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxnZpvRX7-8

I've been listening to Searching Sylvan in my car and I'm liking it.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwJS9qTCxiU

Lock is so dope.

[Bert]

FlyLo leaked.

http://www.mediafire.com/download/y2vsl4rpoodykdz/ur+ded+m8.zip

[MikeHunt]

didn't think that would be down your street bert. thanks for the linkage.

[Bert]

It's not really, I'm not big on instrumental stuff.

I like about 3 songs off of it.

But I figured other people might like it. :dunno:

[Miotch]

http://pitchfork.com/advance/555-nehruviandoom/

Nehruvian Doom stream. Good stuff.

[Ringo]

Been looking forward to both of these, even if the last FlyLo album didn't do it for me at all. So much stuff been leaking over the last couple of weeks. I don't know where to start.

[MikeHunt]

Fly lot is brilliant. Absolutely love it.

[Nash Diesel]

Youtube "Captain Murphy Duality" if you haven't already. WEIRD.

My buddy just hit me up last night with a link to Flying Lotus new shit "You're Dead". Haven't checked it out yet. Sharebeast.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Have you just seen the Duality video? I woke up one morning while my friend was starting watch that on my computer, and it was the strangest but best start to a day ever. Captain Murphy is the shit. FlyLo production with a focus on his hip-hop sound and unique persona and rap style. My only complaint about Murphy is the fact that Lotus gave away his identity so quickly. That was part of the appeal and a whole theme behind his first album. He should have kept the mystery up for way longer.

[Nash Diesel]

Yeah I was at home sick as a dog yesterday and my buddy shot me a text with the link.

[G-Fresh]

It's lookin like Jay Rock is done with Strange too. I'll never understand why Travis & Tech hire these fuckin jobbers when they know people just don't give a fuck.

[Bert]

They just did a 1 album deal so Jay Rock could get his album out because Warner Brothers wouldn't put it out.

Tech said as much.

[G-Fresh]

Stevie Stone is wack and Scoob is dead weight. Get rid of them and Strange would have a really solid roster.

[Nash Diesel]

The downside to labels like Strange is they are built around one dude, and that one dude is who they put about 80% of the effort into because he was half the reason it started. Same shit with Twiztid leaving Psychopathic, even though it seems a little late for their old asses to try and make even MORE money. But like they said, the hatchet was 80% ICP, and whatever else they had benefited to an extent. All one has to do is check out that compilation DVD of their music videos, there's like 4 non-ICP videos that span almost 20 years starting with Chicken Huntin'. Twiztid has only done 2 professional quality videos, We Don't Die and Story of Our Lives.

Strange's roster right now is pretty dope, the 3 top guys, Tech, Prozak, and Rittz, they're pretty damn good and then if you're a fan of Kriz Kalliko (I'm not but some are). Seems like Ces Cru is building up their fanbase. They have Brotha Lynch as well. Wish ILL BILL would've done more than that one record with them. But at the end of the day they're going to first do what's best for Tech, and the rest will benefit in various ways.

[Bert]

This video is interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFWazj7Ud8

The only rock video I've seen with a twerk off.

[G-Fresh]

Wish ILL BILL would've done more than that one record with them.

Hour of Reprisal was released by UHR and Fat Beats. His deal with Strange never materialized because he didn't want to tour like they wanted him to.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml-kauL8qMk

NEW JOE BUDDEN #blessed

[son_of_foley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2lXD0vv-ds8

[Bert]

http://i.imgur.com/hMouZDV.png

It's out.

http://rgf.is/download/40624-childish-gambino-stn-mtn-kauai

[Nash Diesel]

Hour of Reprisal was released by UHR and Fat Beats. His deal with Strange never materialized because he didn't want to tour like they wanted him to.

Ah shit I guess I thought it was a Strange release. I do remember he was supposed to do a show here in Des Moines with Twiztid that fell through. Those Psycho-logical/Uncle Howie cats rarely seem to tour, maybe they're too old for this shit cuz they've been doing it for 25 years or some shit. Speaking of Twiztid, Necro said he was working on collabs with Twiztid and Tech N9ne for a future release. Should be sick even if guys like Necro and ILL BILL pretty much rap the same exact style on every track.


http://i.imgur.com/hMouZDV.png

It's out.

http://rgf.is/download/40624-childish-gambino-stn-mtn-kauai

Disc 2 Track 6=banger

[Bert]

Disc 2 Track 6=banger

Don't make your trolling so obvious.

I definitely like Kauai more than STN MTN but that's probably because there's no DJ Drama tags.

[Fro]

So it seems disc 1 is a mixtape but disc 2 is an EP that will be on iTunes later today

[Bert]

So it seems disc 1 is a mixtape but disc 2 is an EP that will be on iTunes later today

Yeah, Disc 2 Kauai was originally on datpiff though, whether accidentally or on purpose who knows, but people grabbed it and it's not there now.

[son_of_foley]

Im quite enjoying it. It's not blowing me away but it's nice.

That flying lotus song however with Kendrick is fire

[Nash Diesel]

Don't make your trolling so obvious.



:cool:


Nothing like having songs like "Move That Dope" and then a baller collab with Jaden Smith. In the words of a true talent, "Hip hop should be on the table with a rape kit".

[Psycho666Soldier]

So I'm pretty sure that leaked FlyLo album wasn't the FULL album. Maybe I haven't listened to it enough to memorize it, but I'm watching the live stream on his website, and I'm pretty sure the songs are longer with parts that weren't on the album. If true, kudos on him for letting an incomplete project leak so there was still value to the full release. If I'm just crazy, then kudos to him for making an album that can sound new on the third re-listen.

[Fro]

:cool:


Nothing like having songs like "Move That Dope" and then a baller collab with Jaden Smith. In the words of a true talent, "Hip hop should be on the table with a rape kit".

Nothing like a white horrorcore artist to preach about real hip hop

[son_of_foley]

Nothing like a white horrorcore artist to preach about real hip hop

Body. Bag.

[G-Fresh]

The rap vs hip hop shit is fuckin stupid. Fuck hip hop culture. MCing & DJing are the only elements that matter.

[Fro]

http://youtu.be/5v6JUzxWoGw

very dope

[G-Fresh]

That beat is sick.

[son_of_foley]

I phoned the police about Bino stealing Neptunes sound for The Palisades but they told me to fuck off

[Nash Diesel]

Nothing like a white horrorcore artist to preach about real hip hop

Racist.

[Fro]

Listening to the secret Gambino track now. It definitely turns that 3005 remix from useless to dope

[G-Fresh]

Big Scoob is done with Strange.

[Nash Diesel]

That's it, done supporting Strange.

Who the fuck is Big Scoob? lol.

[Bert]

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

This guy is good. Finally a UK rapper I can get on board with.

[G-Fresh]

That's it, done supporting Strange.

Who the fuck is Big Scoob? lol.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgTAnWCHpI8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm0M09b9rwk

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V52T1BTzgH4

#MOODGODBACK

7 min song. Bars.

[Ringo]

Akala's been around for years. Miss Dynamite's brother. Was a big fan of Freedom Lasso back in 2007. He's good.

[MikeHunt]

His first album is fucking quality

[G-Fresh]

It sucks that Infamous couldn't be a part of this. He would have shined.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiZpvrD6Uw4

I want one of them fuckin masks.

[Ringo]

fucking hell :lol:

[Simon]

Akala was the boss for a while, then he went on an electro vibe and became pretty shit. Still a hugely positive force for hip-hop and black society in general in the UK though.

[Simon]

Also Bert there are tons of great UK artists around nowadays. I'm not a fanboy by any means, for a long time I found almost all UK rap unlistenable. But in the past maybe five years or so there have been plenty of great artists come through. The problem is there has never been anyone really INCREDIBLE - Skinnyman's Council Estate Of Mind is the closest we've had to a classic album, and it isn't anywhere near Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt, Ready To Die etc.

[G-Fresh]

fucking hell :lol:

You know you wish you could dance like Crunchy Black.

[Nash Diesel]

It sucks that Infamous couldn't be a part of this. He would have shined.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiZpvrD6Uw4

I want one of them fuckin masks.


Those masks are dope lol.

Who the fuck is the skinny white dude?

[G-Fresh]

Otis from AMB. He goes by the name Young Wicked now. At least for solo stuff anyway.

[Bert]

Fro why didn't you tell me there was a Royce track out?

And why has no one posted the new RTJ?

You guys.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO4y3FYDM0c


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rghRRD4mCn4

[Bert]

Tracklist for PRhyme came out:

01. PRhyme (Intro)
02. Dat Sound Good f. Ab-Soul & Mac Miller
03. U Looz
04. You Should Know f. Dwele
05. Courtesy
06. Wishin’ f. Common
07. To Me, To You f. Jay Electronica
08. Underground Kings f. Schoolboy Q & Killer Mike
09. Microphone Preem f. Slaughterhouse

ooh Jay Elec.

Game's new album is streaming on Spotify, haven't listened to it yet.
Diamond Districts new album is up on Bandcamp (http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/march-on-washington).

Jay Rock has a new post-strange song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-vzAwcBw-4

[Ringo]

Latest RTJ song :yes:

New KRIT single :yes:

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/10/big-k-r-i-t-shares-new-song-cadillactica-listen/

That latest Joey Badass, best thing he's done in ages :yes:

New TI record leaked. I thought the last one was something of a return to form, will see how this one goes.

[Nash Diesel]

New RJ is awesome, De La Rocha is one of my inspirations in many aspects of music/life so to hit up twitter the other night and see El-P posting this, I was like, wait a minute what the fuck? Fire.

Anyone check the new Game? I heard a couple tracks a few weeks back and aside from the cornball collabs with Chris Brown, French Montana, and many others, Game at least still keeps bringing the lyrical heat. I've always liked Game, good voice and seems to more often than not find the perfect approach to beats.

[G-Fresh]

The Game is hit or miss for me. Most of his shit is wack, but he knocks shit out of the park from time to time.

[Fro]

Tracklist for PRhyme came out:

01. PRhyme (Intro)
02. Dat Sound Good f. Ab-Soul & Mac Miller
03. U Looz
04. You Should Know f. Dwele
05. Courtesy
06. Wishin’ f. Common
07. To Me, To You f. Jay Electronica
08. Underground Kings f. Schoolboy Q & Killer Mike
09. Microphone Preem f. Slaughterhouse



holy fuck this is amazing

[Ringo]

Meow The Jewels has been fully funded. :hyper:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1957344648/meow-the-jewels

[Bert]

Eh. I guess it will be fun to listen to one time maybe.

[Ringo]

Don't you dare speak ill of MTJ. AOTD incoming.

[son_of_foley]

https://soundcloud.com/dailyloudmusic/lil-herb-feat-common-chance-the-rapper-fight-or-flight-remix

Chance the Rapper absolutely MISTA's this

[son_of_foley]

Don't you dare speak ill of MTJ. AOTD incoming.

THIS A MILLION TIMES.

LADS IM GOING TO FUCKING SEE RUN THE JEWELS IN 2 MONTHS

[Bert]

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

[Ringo]

So this Logic record is sounding really great. Could be challenging Piñata for AOTY based on what I've heard so far. I like how there's only 12 tracks on the standard edition too.

[Nash Diesel]

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

Didn't see this posted, a couple weeks old but my buddy hit me up with the info on the new album download and I saw this video on the main page of youtube when I signed in. Features dudes from CHIKARA.

[Ringo]

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

[Bert]

Joe Budden has been dropping gems. I'm really excited for this new EP.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAZ96Xoegyc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piLq0JxQK2A


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


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHlcZZHA1gw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrV-Zb7G9Ic

I almost always love Budden's samples.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I don't have much time to listen to all of those right now, but that PRhyme track is awesome. I'll be keeping an ear out for that project.



I write blog posts for a friend's hip-hop collective where they give me tracks from underground artists, usually in the Chicago area, and the last post I made was for this track:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmAYJ5tinQ0

Dude's name is Jimmy Spadez from Long Beach, and he's got a fresh style I really dig. The beat's hypnotic, and his flow pulls me in. You guys should give it a listen if you have the time.

[BBF]

Hip Hop has been revolutionised. NEXT HYPE BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBULLET


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtd3H3Qdi8&feature=youtu.be&list=PLzVbXC_F7Oh9EMJuwew26vLYlE0Ra_R6K (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtd3H3Qdi8&feature=youtu.be&list=PLzVbXC_F7Oh9EMJuwew26vLYlE0Ra_R6K)

[Psycho666Soldier]

Hip Hop has been revolutionised. NEXT HYPE BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBULLET


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtd3H3Qdi8&feature=youtu.be&list=PLzVbXC_F7Oh9EMJuwew26vLYlE0Ra_R6K (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtd3H3Qdi8&feature=youtu.be&list=PLzVbXC_F7Oh9EMJuwew26vLYlE0Ra_R6K)

THIS IS THE FUTURE!

[G-Fresh]

Switched On is the shit.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT9iN7sExKc

[Ringo]

http://instagram.com/p/uhgnVSNrI0/

It's heeeeeeeeere.

http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2014/10/run-the-jewels-run-the-jewels-2-album-stream/2/

Here's some neat fan art:

http://38.media.tumblr.com/e282c5b371c82dcc82ea56789d0d5299/tumblr_nc7bjpzDKv1rtvk7yo1_1280.png

[Clive Plasma]

Ringo - Have you seen or are you going to see the Nas documentary just released?

[son_of_foley]

http://instagram.com/p/uhgnVSNrI0/

It's heeeeeeeeere.

http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2014/10/run-the-jewels-run-the-jewels-2-album-stream/2/

Got that email this morning. Loving it

[Ringo]

Yeah Clive, I saw that. It was alright, being a big Nas fan I was probably always going to enjoy it. I particularly liked the bit when he went back to Queensbridge. It did get me thinking about Hip-Hop documentaries though. There should be more weighty rap docs. There's so many great stories.

[Clive Plasma]

Worth seeing then? I'm going to go on Monday and watch it. Only £8. I like Nas but don't know enough to call myself a 'fan'.

I saw this article on BFI a couple of months back; http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-hip-hop-documentaries

The only one I've seen is the Block Party one, which was pretty good.

[Simon]

Nas' story is interesting (at least the early years) so I will definitely watch this when I get the chance, hopefully it doesn't have too much interview footage of the man himself cos he's a boring cunt outside the studio. Clive I dunno what parts of the Nas canon you've heard but I'd recommend giving it all a whirl, at the top of his game he's the best that's ever done it as far as I'm concerned. Almost certainly doesn't need to be said, but just in case: if you haven't heard Illmatic, go and listen now. It's incredible, the only perfect album I've ever heard in any genre.

Seeing Common in a few weeks :yes:

[Clive Plasma]

I've heard Illmatic, haven't heard much else. Saw him with Damien Marley at Wembley Arena a few years ago. Got given tickets through a mate of a mate. I was high as fuck though so I'm pretty sure I slept through most of it.

[Ringo]

Yeah, it's worth a watch. But it's not one of those special music documentaries that I'd recommend to everyone, whether or not they're a fan of the artist.

And nice BFI list. Only seen Scratch and the ATCQ doc out of that lot.

[Simon]

I've heard Illmatic, haven't heard much else. Saw him with Damien Marley at Wembley Arena a few years ago. Got given tickets through a mate of a mate. I was high as fuck though so I'm pretty sure I slept through most of it.

I would recommend getting involved with everything up to God's Son (you can fuck Nastradamus off, it was a rushed release of songs he knocked up in double-quick time after the original album was leaked), beyond that I would sadly have to say there is no album better than a 6 or 7, although there are a handful of unbelievable tracks - Bridging The Gap off Street's Disciple (which would be a good album if you took the best tracks off each of the two discs and binned all the shit that surrounds them) is as good as anything he did since Illmatic IMO.

I used to be the biggest fanboy of Nas and seeing him in 2003 at the Astoria was the best gig I've ever been to, but sadly the past decade or so he's fallen off hard.

[Ringo]

Illmatic's perfection definitely resulted in his other records being underrated by many. For me, It Was Written is almost a classic. There's just a couple of weak tracks that should've been left off. Nastradamus is mostly a mess but I Am has some good highs alongside a few serious missteps ("Dr. Knockboot" ffs). StiIlmatic and God's Son are really solid albums but of course by that point his sound was far more mainstream. Like Simon said, Street's Disciple is way too long. Hip-Hop Is Dead and Nigger are very inconsistent, sometimes poor. He's underrating Life Is Good though - a real return to form, third/fourth best Nas record imo. One of the standouts of the decade so far.

The Lost Tapes is also an excellent unreleased comp.

[Simon]

I think you're right about Illmatic casting a shadow on the stuff that came after - I Am... is a fantastic album, albeit a little poppier than what people were used to. Small World is an unloved gem IMO, one of my favourite hip-hop tracks of all time - Biggie-esque storytelling over an incredible, atmospheric beat. Hate Me Now is an unreal track, and K-I-S-S-I-N-G was the first example of Nas really nailing the slower stuff (I suppose you could mentioned If I Ruled the World from It Was Written in this category though).

I need to revisit It Was Written at some point, I never liked it as much as others did with Illmatic, I Am..., God's Son and Stillmatic all superior CDs to me. might have to go at Life Is Good again as well, I can barely remember anything about it other than being unimpressed.

This has been done in various forms before but as a potential guide for Clive if you can't be arsed listening to entire CDs, I would hugely recommend going on Youtube and listening to...

Small World
Bridging The Gap
Nas Is Like
Rule
The Message
As We Enter
Surviving The Times
Hero
Hip Hop Is Dead
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Get Down
Made You Look (and if you like it, the remix - Jadakiss and Ludacris just going absolutely spastic, one of the best ever collabos)
Book Of Rhymes
Thugz Mansion (and the acoustic version)
Just A Moment
Dance
Heaven
Virgo
Street's Disciple

All fantastic tracks.

Incidentally, does anyone else have a problem in threads like this with your PC losing the plot when there are too many videos embedded on one page? Sometimes it just slows down massively, other times it stops completely and displays a message about Shockwave not working.

[Clive Plasma]

Cheers pal.

[Ringo]

Take It In Blood from It Was Written might be my favourite Nas song of all.

[Fro]

Life is Good is the best Nas album other than Illmatic and It Was Written. I'm actually very tempted to put it at #2. That album didn't get nearly enough credit for the classic that it is

[Fro]

Why is RTJ2 available for free download? And I don't mean illegally free, I mean El-P tweeted a link to download it for free. Are they trying to sell it at all? Not that I'm complaining, I just don't understand what they're doing.

[Fro]

I would recommend getting involved with everything up to God's Son (you can fuck Nastradamus off, it was a rushed release of songs he knocked up in double-quick time after the original album was leaked), beyond that I would sadly have to say there is no album better than a 6 or 7, although there are a handful of unbelievable tracks - Bridging The Gap off Street's Disciple (which would be a good album if you took the best tracks off each of the two discs and binned all the shit that surrounds them) is as good as anything he did since Illmatic IMO.

I used to be the biggest fanboy of Nas and seeing him in 2003 at the Astoria was the best gig I've ever been to, but sadly the past decade or so he's fallen off hard.

Have you listened to Life is Good? And if so, how can you possibly hold the opinions you state in this post?

[Nash Diesel]

Have you listened to Life is Good? And if so, how can you possibly hold the opinions you state in this post?

It's because he's white.

[Bert]

Why is RTJ2 available for free download? And I don't mean illegally free, I mean El-P tweeted a link to download it for free. Are they trying to sell it at all? Not that I'm complaining, I just don't understand what they're doing.

I got it free from here.
http://www.daylightcurfew.com/collections/run-the-jewels/products/rtj-rtj2

They are still selling it though:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NIR8E4Q/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687642&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00NIR8CAW&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=13XKHWY082HEHB74PNXP

It's 9.99 on iTunes too.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/run-the-jewels-2/id927052864

[Simon]

Have you listened to Life is Good? And if so, how can you possibly hold the opinions you state in this post?

I have heard it. I can barely remember it tbh which isn't a good sign but as I mentioned previously I'm gonna listen to it again after reading people touting it on here, I think it came out at a time when I was devouring a ton of new stuff so I might not have given it the attention it deserves.

[Psycho666Soldier]

Incidentally, does anyone else have a problem in threads like this with your PC losing the plot when there are too many videos embedded on one page? Sometimes it just slows down massively, other times it stops completely and displays a message about Shockwave not working.

Oddly enough, I experience the Shockwave Not Working issue pretty frequently, but have never experienced it in this thread. The embedded videos does make my computer take a little longer than normal, but again, my PCs a piece of shit, so I chalk it up to that more than anything else.


Listening through Run The Jewels 2 right now. As great as I expected. The beats are fucking mind-blowing, and the vocal delivery is more on point than what they did with the first album. I'm only halfway through, and I'll need to give it a couple more listens, but I might like it more than the first album so far. It's really hard to beat "Get It" for me, though.

[Fro]

I have heard it. I can barely remember it tbh which isn't a good sign but as I mentioned previously I'm gonna listen to it again after reading people touting it on here, I think it came out at a time when I was devouring a ton of new stuff so I might not have given it the attention it deserves.

You should. Granted I praise it more than most. Most people would probably not put it ahead of Stillmatic (and maybe not even God's Son) like I do. But it was very well received regardless of where you place it in his discography. Here's my brief review:

Tracks 1 to 7: Utter brilliance, particularly the first 5 which I'd say are actually flawless. #6 Reach Out with Mary J Blige is an old school joint that some people didn't feel, but to me it nailed that mid 90s style which I love. #7 World's An Addiction was a huge grower for me. I didn't like it at first but recently I've been listening to it on repeat just for the amazingly powerful 3rd verse.

Tracks 8 to 11: There is somewhat of a dip in the middle of the album but I don't think any track is "bad". Summer On Smash got a lot of flak but I think it's a great party track, I actually prefer it to The Don which was well received but I find the beat a little annoying, reminds me of A Milli (hot at first but gets old after you hear it a few times). You Wouldn't Understand is the weakest track on the album for me, but it's still solid. I wish it was a bonus track though.

Tracks 12 to 14: He finishes with a lot of soulful shit and this is where he gets into the main theme of the album which is his divorce and moving on from it. I love these tracks. He's on some real life shit instead of his street shit.

Bonus tracks: Fuck, these bonus tracks are amazing. Nasty was the lead single and is incredibly dope. Black Bond and Roses are both easily worthy of making the album, I love them both. Where's The Love is the only one of the 4 that deserves to be a bonus track, but it's still not bad at all.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I've gone through Run the Jewels 2 twice now and was hard not to listen to it a third time. Too fucking dope. Better than RTJ 1, I think, with a more powerful closing track. Fuckers did it again. From everything I've listened to, it's my album of the year.

[Ringo]

Yeah, sounds really good. Could be better than the first. More variation as well.

I listened to the Logic album more. It IS good but I probably overdid it a bit. Not as good as Piñata.

Going to check out this Apollo Brown/RAS KASS collab next.

[son_of_foley]

Why is RTJ2 available for free download? And I don't mean illegally free, I mean El-P tweeted a link to download it for free. Are they trying to sell it at all? Not that I'm complaining, I just don't understand what they're doing.

They are selling it too but honestly I think they're wanting to make the money off tour. Most of their fans will find a way of getting money to them.

They're incredible. Honestly giving stuff for free is awesome of them. They are fantastic figureheads for hip hop.

Public personas so distinct from the music. They are so charismatic and funny in interviews and so savage in albums

[G-Fresh]

I finally got around to peepin RTJ2. Shit is hella dope.

[Bert]

That fucking hook.

Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them Run them, run them, r-run them, r-run them, run them, r-run them

[JRSlim21]

In a commercial sounding way, that might be my favorite track. The beat and solid verse from de la Rocha is clutch.

[Bert]

Simon negged me. For that. What? :lol:

[Psycho666Soldier]

Simon must not like Run The Jewels. :P

Seriously, it's hard to pull myself away from this album. Listened to it twice at work and only didn't go for a third or fourth time because I didn't want to annoy my co-workers with the same songs over and over. Other than the obvious tracks(Oh My Darling and Close Your Eyes), I'm really digging Lie, Cheat, Steal and All Due Respect. As much as I liked A Christmas Fucking Miracle, it took me a moment to really warm up to it. Angel Duster blows it out of the water in my eyes, lyrically and beat-wise. Also, I'm usually not a big fan of "sex" songs, but Love Again has such an infectious beat. And the fact they got Gangsta Boo to come in and do the same subject from a female perspective dissuades any fear of it being sexist or anything like that.

Just a top notch album. I'm finally getting Pinata to see how it stacks up.

[Fro]

gave RTJ2 my first listen last night. very good album, not sure if I like it better or worse than the first. All Due Respect and Love Again my favorite tracks after 1 listen

[Psycho666Soldier]

gave RTJ2 my first listen last night. very good album, not sure if I like it better or worse than the first. All Due Respect and Love Again my favorite tracks after 1 listen

They make a great pairing of tracks, too.

Finally listened to Pinata. I was busy doing a lot of shit on the computer while listening, so I'll need to give it some more focus, but it's definitely a Top 3 album. Hard to say right off the bat if it beats RTJ2, but they're definitely on the same level of quality for me.

Also, if anyone checked out that Jimmy Spadez track I posted a few days ago and liked it, he released the full album the day after I posted it. Here's a link:

http://1257.bandcamp.com/album/indigo-child

For someone not signed or even popularly known, he really has something special. I think it's well worth the listen, and I think he's someone to keep your eyes on as the years pass. There's also a good MC named Rashad The God who has an album called Mr. Perfect(yes, THAT Mr. Perfect).

[Fro]

Listening to the Vince Staples EP Hell Can Wait and it's nice. Don't sleep.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5xe1W02CIU

[Bert]

Looks like RTJ wanted some people to tag some walls for them and they came through.

Tag the Jewels is a worldwide street art initiative for which over 30 artists across 6 continents were invited to remix the group’s iconic album cover art - two opposing hands, one forming a gun, the other holding a chain.
The artists were given a very simple brief and the freedom to express their own unique interpretations of Nicholas Gazin’s original artwork.
These signature pieces designed by respected local artists have gone up contemporaneously on walls from Los Angeles to Lagos, Paris to Jakarta, Sao Paolo to New Delhi and many more. It is the first global installation of it’s kind.
Run the Jewels is grateful to these talented artists for their generous and inspiring contributions.
http://tagthejewels.tumblr.com/

http://i.imgur.com/puCyl3a.jpg
LOW BROS Berlin, GERMANY

http://i.imgur.com/A7mgMqu.jpg
ANDC - ABS CRU Beijing, CHINA

http://i.imgur.com/dDeWnNn.jpg
KID KREOL & BOOGIE Saint-Denis, REUNION ISLAND

http://i.imgur.com/vCOoN4M.jpg
This reminds me of Regular Show.
HARSH RAMAN New Delhi, INDIA

http://i.imgur.com/dYlWOYf.jpg
SEPE Warsaw, POLAND

http://i.imgur.com/Mom3Epe.jpg
FROP & MUSO Jeddah, SAOUDI ARABIA

http://i.imgur.com/WCMKVaf.jpg
BIER EN BROOD & KINOS, Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS

http://i.imgur.com/zZk6idb.jpg
ANDREW SPEAR & MATHEW CURRAN Los Angeles, California UNITED STATES (at The Container Yard)

http://i.imgur.com/1JlNvAr.jpg
OWEN DIPPIE Mount Maunganui, NEW ZEALAND

http://i.imgur.com/0qdIOHB.jpg
KATUN Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

http://i.imgur.com/mv4d6UW.jpg
ASHLEY MONTAGUE Portland, Orgeon, UNITED STATES (at Future Shock Records)

http://i.imgur.com/QpybZ0t.jpg
BINHO RIBEIRO Sao Paulo, BRAZIL

http://i.imgur.com/PspMrQC.jpg
SOFLES Brisbane, AUSTRALIA

http://i.imgur.com/ppF6XT3.jpg
HAM? (Hamilton Glass) Richmond, Virginia, UNITED STATES

http://i.imgur.com/rikfCI8.jpg
UDUAK AKPAN SAMUEL Lagos, NIGERIA (with Olubusola Ajayi (photography) and Mrs. Ajayi)

http://i.imgur.com/2FVsH5w.jpg
MILA K Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM (photograpy Chard Remains)

http://i.imgur.com/Bf85JQK.jpg
GORELLAUME Paris FRANCE

http://i.imgur.com/vWcqsiP.jpg
SWEET DAMAGE CREW (BIEX, CAGE, RECK, SEYR, SATRAN) Bucharest, ROMANIA

http://i.imgur.com/Juv7Cac.jpg
JULIEN GUINET Salta, ARGENTINA

http://i.imgur.com/VUSGgvi.jpg
SENZO & ABID Casablanca, MOROCCO

http://i.imgur.com/CcRWffC.jpg
MATTHEW DAWN Antwerp, BELGIUM

http://i.imgur.com/wJd0ufD.jpg
DASIC FERNANDEZ New York, New York, UNITED STATES

http://i.imgur.com/LOjn916.jpg
GUS CUTTY (LORDS / CBS) Asheville, North Carolina, UNITED STATES

http://i.imgur.com/QTLc8xj.jpg
OZ MONTANIA Asuncion, PARAGUAY

http://i.imgur.com/rDefGYZ.jpg
TUTS Jakarta, INDONESIA

http://i.imgur.com/4yhBebj.jpg
310 Marrakech, MOROCCO

http://i.imgur.com/wFweAik.jpg
OX Sydney, AUSTRALIA

http://i.imgur.com/7tlmm4g.jpg
CHASE312 (BASICOLORS) Bishkek city, KYRGYZSTAN

http://i.imgur.com/kSToo3o.jpg
STATIK & CUJO Chicago, Illinois, UNITED STATES (photography Lisa Shelley)

http://i.imgur.com/WgIFf8o.jpg
GAMMAGALLERY Denver, Colorado, UNITED STATES

[JRSlim21]

Amazing art.

[Clive Plasma]

Yeah, it's worth a watch. But it's not one of those special music documentaries that I'd recommend to everyone, whether or not they're a fan of the artist.

And nice BFI list. Only seen Scratch and the ATCQ doc out of that lot.

Went to see this last night, thoroughly enjoyed it. What I found good was enabling the audience to have the context around the tracks. Listening to the album in it's isolation can only make you appreciate it so far, but having the back story made me appreciate it on a different level.

Worth seeing, but like you said, in terms of music documentaries it's not really up there.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1DkcBCgj_Q

Fucking banger.

[Nash Diesel]

Hell yeah it is, diggin it hardcore.

[Fro]

Shady album tracklist

1. "ShadyXV" Eminem
2. "Psychopath Killer" (featuring Eminem and Yelawolf) Slaughterhouse
3. "Die Alone" (featuring Kobe) Eminem
4. "Vegas" Bad Meets Evil
5. "Y'all Ready Know" Slaughterhouse
6. "Guts Over Fear" (featuring Sia) Eminem 5:01
7. "Down" Yelawolf
8. "Bane" D12
9. "Fine Line" Eminem
10. "Twisted" Skylar Grey, Eminem and Yelawolf
11. "Right for Me" Eminem
12. "Detroit vs. Everybody" Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf and Trick-Trick

[Bert]

Bane? Really?

[Ringo]

Well Danny Brown's verse on that one song might be worth hearing. :wiggle:

[Simon]

Illicit plug for my latest beat :) would really appreciate feedback!

https://soundcloud.com/sobmusic-1/down-diggin

[son_of_foley]

Did you give bert shit because he was bert or because you dislike RTJ2? REAL TALK

[Simon]

Haven't heard RTJ2. Hated the original. That's no criticism of anyone who likes it though, it's just a style of hip-hop I don't enjoy. This new electro kind of vibe is not my thing at all. I'll probably end up checking it out at some point and might come back to it in the future as God knows half the albums I now love didn't hit me the first time round (Illmatic, Resurrection, Life After Death to name just three obvious classics that I was indifferent to for years). I can't even remember what I neg repped Bert for now.

[Bert]

Me posting the hook to the best song off RTJ2.

[Ringo]

How can any fan of hip-hop be "indifferent" to Illmatic for years ffs

NEG.

[Simon]

Me posting the hook to the best song off RTJ2.

An oversight, my bad :beer:

[Simon]

How can any fan of hip-hop be "indifferent" to Illmatic for years ffs

NEG.

I'm not going to try to justify it, but I can at least try to explain it. During my formative years as a hip-hop fan I was mainly into a more aggressive type of rap, probably due to having 2pac and Eminem as an entry point. Though I liked Nas, it was mainly his more amped up stuff that I liked - Hate Me Now and One Mic being the most obvious examples. Whether by chance or whatever I then got into slightly less well-known rappers like Pun and Immortal Technique who were also on a more aggressive kind of vibe.

More relaxed hip-hop didn't really appear on my radar and when it did I never paid much attention to it. Rest assured once I caught onto that sort of vibe, Illmatic was my favourite album almost immediately and has remained so ever since :D

[Nash Diesel]

Lyrically Nas is one of the illest, but for some odd reason I've just never really found an album I could listen all the way through and say front to back, that shit was fire. To be honest, there's maybe 10 records of any style of music that I would say front to back are great, some of my favorites bands/artists I find myself skipping over 2-3 tracks. But again, lyrically, Nas deserves all the praise he gets because he's that good.

[Donald]

If he's the illest, he should see a doctor.

[Fro]

Speaking of Nas, he just dropped a new track on a Dilla beat. I would post but I'm on my mobile

[Ringo]

Yeah... "Gobstopper" from Donuts. Cool that he's using a Dilla beat but it doesn't really sound right to me because I know the original so well in the context of that album. Jay Electronica also used it for "Abracadabra".


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

[G-Fresh]

How can any fan of hip-hop be "indifferent" to Illmatic for years ffs

NEG.

Cause Nas sucks.

[Nash Diesel]

DVDA, that rep comment was hilarious.

And since it's Halloween...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g3L62skdBA

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owHHDeVdZN0

4 more days.

[Bert]

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

This is probably going to get stuck in my head.

[G-Fresh]

DVDA, that rep comment was hilarious.

And since it's Halloween...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g3L62skdBA

I love all of the Hallowicked tracks, but I reckon the og mix of Thug Pit is my favorite. I hate that they took the Proof diss out. I know they was all cool with him when he died, but changing it is fuckin wack.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZ-n2ji0PI

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ08GKchb30

Mood Muz...I mean Some Love Lost tomorrow. :hyper:

[Fro]

http://media.giphy.com/media/yjGdFX78BD9b0hxfz2/giphy.gif

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqd-xQXo7nc

[McBain]

I've been adding some Hip-Hop tunes to my party playlist for tonight. Here's some highlights:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5YNiCfWC3A


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJGQ4MxyPoI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0YV8lBk-90

BITCHES

[Bert]

Only swimming pools really seems like party music to me. Hadn't heard of Wugazi til now, I'll check that out. I like the grey album so maybe I'll like it.

Post in this thread more.

[G-Fresh]

Vinnie Paz announced that he's gonna be workin with Stoupe again. I'm not much of a JMT fan, but they got some bangers.

[McBain]

Only swimming pools really seems like party music to me. Hadn't heard of Wugazi til now, I'll check that out. I like the grey album so maybe I'll like it.

Post in this thread more.

Whenever I come in it always seems to be Gangsta stuff, which isn't really my thing. But yeah will see.

[Bert]

Whenever I come in it always seems to be Gangsta stuff, which isn't really my thing. But yeah will see.

I post Childish Gambino and Joe Budden, that's far from gangsta. I wouldn't say Run The Jewels is gangsta either but it's a group you should check out.

[McBain]

Will have a browse. :yes:

[Nash Diesel]

Vinnie Paz announced that he's gonna be workin with Stoupe again. I'm not much of a JMT fan, but they got some bangers.

Paz is fire, but I agree about JMT. It's hit or miss for me.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baEqe2_vH30

I don't know just not really digging the beat. Joey has best verse though.

[Fro]

the beat is nice but the hook is weak for premo. would have been sick to scratch some old SH lines instead of the simple shit he did

[Simon]

Yeah the sample is decent but that hook is lazy and boring.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKwlFW6k8nw

QuESt is good.

[G-Fresh]

DJ Eclipse, Sabac Red, Goretex, and Ill Bill have reunited and a new Non Phixion album & tour are being planned.


Non Phixion Talk Reunion and Plans for 20th Anniversary

So, here’s the scene…2,000-strong are packed into the Best Buy Theater in Times Square for Cypress Hill’s annual Haunted Hill shindig to put it in the air for one of the strongest top-to-bottom hip hop line-ups in New York City in a long, long time: Cypress Hill with Vinnie Paz, Immortal Technique, and La Coka Nostra. Vinnie kills it! Immortal tears it up, and La Coka blows the place up for 20 or so minutes. Then—unbeknownst to the heads in attendance, and just moments after emcee extraordinaire ILL BILL asks the crowd if they’ve got love for the storied and sadly defunct outfit Non Phixion (whose material LCN regularly performs)—as if shot from a cannon, all four original members of the city’s own Non Phixion explode from the wings and burst into their classic joint “Rock Stars.” Sabac Red, DJ Eclipse, Goretex, and ILL BILL are back, and apparently, it’s for real.

Long gone seems the beef with Goretex that broke the fellas up a decade or so ago, and the mighty NP are on fire as if they’d never left. They rock “The C.I.A. is Trying to Kill Me,” “Black Helicopters,” and ‘If You Got Love” with passion and fire-spitting precision, and those who know, of which there were many, are equal parts stunned and satisfied. And just as they entered the stage, they leave in a veil of semi-mystery. However, in speaking with the group members, they are in-fact all the way back and have plans for the future.

DJ Eclipse says, “This has been in the works behind the scenes for a minute, but the performance was the official start of a new beginning. We’ve been planning this show for well over a year now and hoping that the response would be what it is. The feedback is already crazy and people really seem excited to hear we’ve regrouped and they will get a chance to see us perform. As far as a new album, I think that’s somewhere in the near future, but for the immediate, we want to get back out on stage and give the people what they’ve been asking for the last 10 years.” ILL BILL added, “Next year marks the 20th anniversary of Non Phixion, so we thought it would be dope to do something in 2015 for ourselves and all the people that love what we do. Timing is everything and all four of us agree that it’s time for the return of Non Phixion. It feels great to let the cat out of the bag.”

So, now that the cat is out of the bag, it looks like one of the most beloved collectives to ever bless microphones and turntables is set to shock the system once again. Probably the most consistent thing coming from fans’ mouths after the surprise performance was that “hip hop needs this right now,” and by that, one can only surmise they were referring to Non Phixion’s uncanny ability to blend true, New York-flavored hip hop with lyrics that’ll make your head spin and keep the brain working overtime.

There’s no need to shit on much of the current crop of rap “artists” in the mix these days; Non Phixion will do that simply by doing their thing, and their history speaks for itself. Goretex interjects, “It’s very rare that a group at the height of their fame and legacy pull the plug on itself. It’s even more rare when a force reappears that’s 10 times stronger than what it once was. I’ve always compared my experience in Non Phixion to working with a highly experimental terror cell. We’ve had a never-ending supply of targets to hit, and over the years, I was able to observe the impact Non Phixion has had on a lot of people. There’s people buried in the ground holding our album, so the impact we’ve had translates to a higher power. We are guided by the source, both positive and negative. The journey has just begun.”

[Nash Diesel]

Fuck yeah. Hopefully some Necro production too. NP fuckin slay it.

[G-Fresh]

Necro probably still hates Goretex for whatever stupid reason.

[Simon]

Would be great to see Non-Phixion back, their debut was my shit a decade back.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG38vBvNmcA

[Bert]

So Shady Cypher is out, 2 days late.

http://www.vevo.com/watch/eminem/SHADY-CXVPHER/USUV71402764

Why the fuck did Yelawolf get a face tattoo?
Why the fuck did Royce get a face tattoo?
What the fuck is Royce wearing?
Why is Royce back to rapping about guns? Shit's boring.
Joe Budden had some deep bars.
Crooked had some good lines.
Eminem murdered it, but he's Eminem.

[Fro]

I like how even at age 42 it's still a given that Em will have the best bars. And damn he goes off.

[MervKlitschko]

No love for the Hail Mary Mallon album? Aesop Rock deserves more love.

[G-Fresh]

R.I.P. Big Bank Hank. Dude was one of the founding fathers of rap.

[Bert]

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


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0DvRyTPQLw

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8-uwz1dIEI


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHqsE2EOpJE

I love her.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHr4I02nq2o

Fire. Haven't heard the rest of the album yet.

[Fro]

Bought a hard copy of RTJ2 cuz I support artists and all that.... Find out there's no Gangsta Boo verse on Love Again on the hard copy. Bullshit! That verse really makes the song.

[Ringo]

Haven't heard the new Black Milk yet. Saw the reception was pretty lukewarm? Then again I don't remember the last one getting all that much love at the time and it was brilliant.

Cadillactica is pretty great also.

[Fro]

Who saw Kendrick's performances on SNL? Both performance were great. If you didn't like the song i when it dropped, this performance may change your mind. And the second song was new and dope w/TDE features. Don't have vids cuz I'm on mobile but I'm sure they're out there.

[BBF]

https://vine.co/v/ObbKrpn5JwL

SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE PEAR

[son_of_foley]

Who saw Kendrick's performances on SNL? Both performance were great. If you didn't like the song i when it dropped, this performance may change your mind. And the second song was new and dope w/TDE features. Don't have vids cuz I'm on mobile but I'm sure they're out there.

I thought the second song was Jay Rocks one? You're going to pay?

[Fro]

I thought the second song was Jay Rocks one? You're going to pay?

Could be :dunno:

[son_of_foley]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53VgBm5aEJU

To avoid geo-locking

Fuck I really want to see him again. He's unreal live.

[son_of_foley]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK3kn5fbCsA

That's the Jay Rock song with the KDot feature. It's fantastic


https://soundcloud.com/ab-soul-these-days/jay-rock-pay-for-it-feat-kendrick-lamar-chantal

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK3kn5fbCsA

That's the Jay Rock song with the KDot feature. It's fantastic


https://soundcloud.com/ab-soul-these-days/jay-rock-pay-for-it-feat-kendrick-lamar-chantal

Yeah, it is. I posted it earlier in the thread but it got removed for copyright infringement. Fucking banger.

Some of the new Eminem songs are interesting. A few are obviously MMLP2 extras. It's annoying linking youtube videos of them though because a lot of people are pitching the songs up or down to try to avoid copyright problems.

The whole album leaked apparently:
http://urbanleakz.net/album-leak-eminem-shady-records-shady-xv/

[Stringer Bell]

Is that what you're using for music these days? I relied on Studioleaks for the longest time, now I can't find anything

[Fro]

I loved Studio Leaks but it really should have been shut down a while ago. I feel like shutting down that one site could potentially cause a noticeable increase in hip hop album sales. As you said, there isn't a comparable replacement site. I still use soulseek and it works great but it doesn't have newly leaked stuff or obscure stuff.

[Bert]

Yeah urbanleakz has been great for me.

[Ringo]

Use FunkySouls for almost everything. It's all there.

[Clive Plasma]

What's everyones thoughts on Grime? I don't know if it warrants it's own thread, but this week they've been having 'grime week' on Noisey and it's been quite interesting.

I was into it back in 2003-2004, watching things like Risky Roads DVDs and playing that infamous Slimzee & Dizzee Rascal/Wiley set repeatedly.

I think it's just a fad coming back again into the mainstream though, so much of it is and was fucking shit.

But listening to Wileys new album makes me think there might be hope, it's probably his best effort in years. Also, quite hard to believe that it's been 10 years since Kano released his first album, which is still excellent in my humble opinion.

So yeah, discuss... thoughts on Grime?

[JRSlim21]

I've only gotten into Dizzee Rascal and that's mostly due to the (pop) collabos he's been on. The little I've heard from other artists is pretty decent. I could probably listen to the average grime song over the average trap rap song.

[Clive Plasma]

I've only gotten into Dizzee Rascal and that's mostly due to the (pop) collabos he's been on. The little I've heard from other artists is pretty decent. I could probably listen to the average grime song over the average trap rap song.

Definitely. It's worth watching some of the old Lord of the Mics stuff. When they properly go at it, it's brilliant.

This was back in 2002 when Dizzee & Slimzee did that set I referenced;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpDITHg0xW4

There's an excellent documentary on Channel 4 doing the rounds too,

http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/22525/1/watch-our-full-length-documentary-open-mic

Each one is pretty interesting (http://www.channel4.com/programmes/music-nation/episode-guide), but the 'Open Mic' one on grime is particularly good.

[Ringo]

Love a bit of grime. Here's a great compilation of Ruff Sqwad instrumentals from a couple of years back.

http://www.xlr8r.com/files/WhiteLabelClassics10312012.jpeg

http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/81674193/file.html

[Clive Plasma]

I only discovered this the other day;


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aKHUoIHZV4

From 2004, the first verse essentially lists of south london locations and it's brilliant. Soundtrack to my life.

[Fro]

Been listening to Shady XV an awful lot.

[Bert]

Which half?

[Fro]

Well I didn't download the greatest hits part cuz I have those songs already, except the demo version of Lose Yourself which is an interesting listen in itself. Definitely not as good as the final but just cool to hear all new lyrics.

[Bert]

Big Sean sucks so much. Why did they put him on Detroit vs Everybody. His verse is so bad I get angry every time it comes on.

[Fro]

Big Sean sucks so much. Why did they put him on Detroit vs Everybody. His verse is so bad I get angry every time it comes on.

Wow, really? I might argue his verse is the strongest.

Also his verse on Control got overshadowed by Kendrick but it was so great in its own right.

[Bert]

http://i.imgur.com/F3hwhpN.png

Ugh.

[Fro]

Big Sean is the new Ma$e. He's makes good fluff and party records but he can also hold it down on tracks with legends. He was great on Clique (which is a good parallel to Mo Money Mo Problems in terms of the trio on each). I like Detroit vs Everybody but none of them really kill it. I wouldn't say Sean's verse sticks out as worse than the others and he certainly deserves to be on there.

I love that track Vegas, and not that I ever disliked it but Yall Ready Know has really grown on me, shit's tight as hell, one of my favorite Slaughterhouse tracks for sure. Psychopath Killer and Fine Line being the other standout tracks.

[Bert]

He definitely had the worst verse unless you want to count Trick Trick just talking.

[G-Fresh]

Big Sean is fuckin wack.

[Ringo]

I'm not a big fan but he can be acceptable. There was a couple of good tracks on that last record. Especially the one with Nas and KID CUDI.

So the new Wu-Tang leaked. I'm trepidatious.

[Fro]

8 Diagrams was pretty good

[Nash Diesel]

Checking out that new Wu Tang right now, fingers crossed.

[Fro]

PRhyme is dope as expected

[Ringo]

Couple of good tracks and a few notable verses on the new Wu-Tang but I'm not feeling most of it. Not THAT shit though.

PRIMED for PRhyme. I'll grab that now.

[Nash Diesel]

I've never been a fan of everyone in Wu Tang, the main 9 or however many, I don't even really fuck with the sub-groups and what seems like 100 rappers with a Wu symbol attached to their cover art lol. My faves are GZA and Meth, and Meth really killed it on this record. I'm a little over halfway through it and I'm digging it. I read an interview where Raekwon wasn't really feeling the direction but understood RZA's approach, he just wanted to hear more "grimey" beats, but then he was like wanting to bring in Dr. Dre to do production and that dude doesn't make beats that make me think of Wu Tang Clan at all. Would've been cool though, Wu Tang over Dre beats, but when you have a producer the caliber of RZA and the team he surrounds himself with, why look toward Dre where you're probably going to spend over a million or 2 on his beats alone?

[JRSlim21]

This makes me want to listen to Wu Block again. Gonna check out the new Wu album now.

[Simon]

After nine months of work I've finally made a track with a guy I really rate who has good recording quality. Would love to know what you bastards think.

https://soundcloud.com/rashadthapoet/2-sons-prod-by-sobmusic

[Bert]

"Run The Jewels 3. We start work in January."

[JRSlim21]

Count to Fuck

:panic: :panic:

[son_of_foley]

So the new Kendrick song is pretty awesome


http://nahright.com/news/2014/12/17/kendrick-lamar-performs-new-untitled-track-on-the-colbert-report/

[son_of_foley]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/kZpGVHJSMkOYtQ9A6fI
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/kZpGVHJSMkOYtQ9A6fI

You motherfuckers are sleeping on this J Cole track. I'm telling you.

Incredible.

[Fro]

What song is that? His new album is good. Definitely some gems on there. My favorites so far are Fire Squad, A Tale of Two Cities and Wet Dreamz

[son_of_foley]

What song is that? His new album is good. Definitely some gems on there. My favorites so far are Fire Squad, A Tale of Two Cities and Wet Dreamz

Be free. I think it's fucking outrageous.

[Ringo]

So the new Kendrick song is pretty awesome


http://nahright.com/news/2014/12/17/kendrick-lamar-performs-new-untitled-track-on-the-colbert-report/

Really is

[Nash Diesel]

.I can honestly say I've never listend to that dude (J Cole) before and that was a really good track. Going to have to listen to more of this dude.

[Ringo]

I haven't bothered with the new J Cole record because it saw it getting a lot of shit. I did enjoy the first two though so I probably should give it a go.

[son_of_foley]

I haven't bothered with the new J Cole record because it saw it getting a lot of shit. I did enjoy the first two though so I probably should give it a go.

Be Free isn't on the album I think. Written about Ferguson etc

[Nash Diesel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV9cBMZV1Gg

One of my favorite artists on the underground.

[Nash Diesel]

Anyone know the situation with Hopsin? Just read on FB dude is calling it a day and moving to Australia. Wild.


I just wanted to take time out to say I appreciate all of u who have supported my music over these past few years. A Lot of u have told me stories about how I have changed your life. You too have changed mine in ways that u can never imagin...e. Unfortunately, tonight is the night that I am actually moving away to Australia. Over the past couple years I have come to conclusion that this profession just isn't for me, so im going to venture out into new areas of life. I will always be an MC at heart, but this rap stuff just isn't for me. I hope Youguys can respect it. I've signed over my half of the funk volume label to my business partner Dame. I also wished Swizzz, Dizzy Wright and Jarren Benton good luck in their careers. Thank u all! I'm out.

Sincerely,

Marcus Jamal Hopson aka "Hopsin"

[Fro]

Eh who cares at this point


I haven't bothered with the new J Cole record because it saw it getting a lot of shit. I did enjoy the first two though so I probably should give it a go.

It's pretty standard j cole. If you like him you'll like it.

[Fro]

Btw cole sold 360k his first week with no singles. The boy eatin

[G-Fresh]

J Cole has some dope rhymes. Fuck some Hopsin though. Dude is a whiny bitch.

[Fro]

Damn I was sleeping so hard on this album:

http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2013/04/Ghostface-Killah-Adrian-Younge-Twelve-Reasons-To-Die-608x608.jpg

I feel like it's a new Wu classic up there with but not quite as good as OB4CL2. Also I like the new Wu-Tang album. It's not amazing but it's good. RZA can't seem to get away from throwing in some cheesy classic rock sample these days and man does U-God stumble over some of his verses but otherwise it's good shit.

[G-Fresh]

I just don't like Ghostface much. Or Golden Arms.

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wbY2QPtMFY

I've been listening to Kyle Lucas's new mixtape. I just love sample rap.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-5pXaWIrxg

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3nrnW2d03s

:drool:

[Bert]

Bobby Shmurda arrested, good riddance. Get the trash out of hip hop.
http://i.imgur.com/1rObSA3.png

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

[Ringo]

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

Read the full list of rappers involved (in order of appearance) below:

Pusha T
Bryant Dope
Go Dreamer
Retch
Nipsey Hussle
Problem
Danny Brown
Mayhem Lauren
Raekwon da Chef
Vado
​Kilo Kish
Flatbush Zombies
Renegade El Rey
Rockie Fresh
Pill
Bodega Bamz
Remy Banks
Killer Mike
Del Harris
YG
CyHi da Prince
Young Thug
Aston Matthews
Prodigy
SL Jones
Nasty Nigel
Bobby Creekwater
Action Bronson
Heems
Mike G
Yak Ballz
Zebra Katz
Two-9
Alexander Spit
ScottyATL
Da$h

[Simon]

Nasty Nigel is the best rap name of all time.

[G-Fresh]

Mastamind posted on FB earlier that TNT died. I got to see him hype for Esham and I got to see Mastamind with Esham (as NATAS), but never all 3 at once.

R.I.P. dude.

[G-Fresh]

Riff has done lost his mind.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7-04wPUKs0&feature=youtu.be

[Bert]

Because he actually seems likable now?

I heard he was quitting cocaine though.

[Nash Diesel]

Mastamind posted on FB earlier that TNT died. I got to see him hype for Esham and I got to see Mastamind with Esham (as NATAS), but never all 3 at once.

R.I.P. dude.

I meant to check in here to see if you had posted anything. Read this Saturday night, pretty sad. Died in a car wreck in Vegas, slammed into like a parked van or something stupid like that and wasn't wearing a seatbelt.....

I never got to see him or even meet him. Saw Esham live with only 2 hot black chicks on stage with him and then met Mastamind in Flint, MI back in 2000 at an in-store for his 2nd solo release Mindzeye. But the very first "REEL LIFE" shit I ever heard was Natas' 2nd album Blaz4Me back in 1994 I think, my best friend had the Fear soundtrack which had artists like ICP, Esham, Gravediggaz, Flatlinerz, so we went on the hunt for anything Esham related and at the time I think we found KKKillTheFetus, Judgement Day 1 and 2, and Blaz4Me. I even remember dude paying like $30 for doubelivngod on cassette to be shipped to us because we didn't have hardly anything in Des Moines considering how underground these dudes were.

[G-Fresh]

My dude Kevlaar 7 of The Wisemen passed on yesterday from complications related to a blood disease. His brother and fellow Wisemen member (and Wu-Element) Bronze Nazareth posted this on FB.


It is with great regret and deep, deep sorrow that we announce the untimely death of our beloved Brother, & Shining Son, Kevin Cross. Kevin passed on from complications related to a blood disorder on Tuesday, December 23rd. There will be a Memorial Service, which will be announced at a later date. Please respect the privacy of the Family at this time, and keep us in your thoughts & prayers.


R.I.P. bro.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--xHoxJT4LiA/VJrOGt6TnoI/AAAAAAAALZ4/9HGPQzf3Rgw/s400/Kevlaar%2B7.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4a7rJfJ3v8

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKQtCJLz-9E

[Bert]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yafaZ7pjt8

That real shit.

[McBain]

Still massively digging Kendrick Lamar. Maad City is an excellent album.

[Nash Diesel]

Yep, dude is good shit and one of the few commercial artists that is new that I've gone out of my way to listen to. That's the thing I tell these cats, young and old, there's good rap out there you just have to put your ear to the right spot. Lamar is one of those dudes that yeah he gets the mainstream attention but he's not exactly winning awards and showing up on the red carpet like a fuckin poser. Good lyrics, good beats, and dude has a hunger to be the best of all time and he's not just trying to sell records to stake that claim and putting out garbage that is radio friendly. You either dig it or you don't, that's the rap I like, not these mugs trying to alter their shit to fit in with what's hot NOW because sometimes you miss the boat and you sound dumb.

[son_of_foley]

Am I the only one digging the new Kanye track with Paul McCartney?

Fucking nice


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo3iERlxoCQ

New A$AP is pretty on point too

https://soundcloud.com/asapmob/lord-pretty-flacko-jodye-2-pfjii-prod-nez-rio/s-lzxH6

[Ringo]

Yeah love it. That outro. :heart:

Kanye and Kendrick this year battling it out for AOTY. Both pretty much nailed on to be stellar.

[son_of_foley]

PRhyme is fucking awesome.

Love the Killer Mike verse

[Nash Diesel]

Who the fuck is Paul McCartney????? Kanye putting on another amazing talent just like he did that chick Rihanna and I forgot his name, Shane Z or some shit.

In all seriousness, I'm blown away that the youth, not even young kids but mugs in their fucking 20's have no clue who Paul McCartney is. I'm 33, the Beatles were dead and gone long before I graced this planet, Paul McCartney had like one song with Michael Jackson post-1981 that I can even think of lol, but shit these mugs need educated! Music didn't start with Britney Spears and N'Sync. Fuckers.

[Bert]

If you're talking about those posts the media ran with those people were obviously joking.

[G-Fresh]

The Beatles were fuckin wack. Not as wack as Kanye is now, but fuckin wack.

[Psycho666Soldier]

I had so much respect for you, DVDA.

[Nash Diesel]

If you're talking about those posts the media ran with those people were obviously joking.

You know Bert, I really wish that were true but not everyone is as musically advanced as you are from your generation. You're the Miley Cyrus generation, that's YOUR people my brother, and again, it's not OBVIOUS when so many people under the age of 25 these days are clueless to music history and the icons that built the sounds that they ruin. We need more people like you, I mean shit if you ever need anything you let me know, I have your back and will help you educate your generation!

[Bert]

I'm not the Miley Cyrus generation. I'm the Britney Spears/Christina Aquliera generation.

[Nash Diesel]

I'm not the Miley Cyrus generation. I'm the Britney Spears/Christina Aquliera generation.

Poor guy.

[Ringo]

Nah, looked like they were joking to me.

[Nash Diesel]

Nah, looked like they were joking to me.

Doubtful. But I'm glad you have more faith in the youth today than I do. I won't lie, maybe a few people were just trolling after reading the initial responses but there's no doubt in my mind a good chunk were seriously unaware of who he was. There are kids who don't even know what the fuck a cassette tape is, it's not that hard to imagine the youth of today all wrapped up in bullshit music and technology wouldn't know musical icons from 50 years ago.

[Bert]

Doubtful. But I'm glad you have more faith in the youth today than I do. I won't lie, maybe a few people were just trolling after reading the initial responses but there's no doubt in my mind a good chunk were seriously unaware of who he was. There are kids who don't even know what the fuck a cassette tape is, it's not that hard to imagine the youth of today all wrapped up in bullshit music and technology wouldn't know musical icons from 50 years ago.

Not really.

http://i.imgur.com/EY0CwNU.png
The guy who said “Kanye has a great ear for talent. This Paul McCartney guy gonna be huge.”

http://i.imgur.com/dRwJBUb.png

http://i.imgur.com/0PWG7I8.png

[Fro]

Anyone who uses twitter is a mong to begin with

[Bert]

Anyone who uses twitter is a mong to begin with

So all of the rappers that use it? Fuck outta here.

[Ringo]

Oh Iowan.