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[coldvein]

So, GAF, what's your views on Cage and EI-P? Started listening, but I'm not too sure.

From what I read, Palko had some real problems, and his stuff really conveys that, but can't help but feel it's all a bit cheap... I dunno. Just not too sure.

I'm used to DOOM, De La Soul and like, so this is kinda new shit for me.

el-p is great. i hope you're listening to i'll sleep when you're dead.

and it's good to see that kam is alive out there. yo

 

[spindashing]

Remember that funny Megaupload song we saw in the beginning of December? The one that was taken down from YouTube by Universal Music Group under copyright law, and then contested by Megaupload and their lawyers? It left plenty of questions unanswered, including: How did Megaupload get all those artists to cosign?

In a shocking twist, Page Six reports that Swizz Beatz is the CEO of the company, and he's in a battle that has artists like Kanye West, will.i.am and Diddy in hot water with their label. Reps for the artists have not commented, but the matter is ongoing and will be settled in court.

One last question: Who actually penned the Megaupload song?

[via NYPost]

UPDATE: It's confirmed. On Megaupload's "About" page, Kasseem Dean a.k.a. Swizz Beatz is listed as the CEO.

Source: http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/swizz-beatz-is-ceo-of-megaupload

 

[Übermatik]

el-p is great. i hope you're listening to i'll sleep when you're dead.

and it's good to see that kam is alive out there. yo

Yeah, that's the album I got. Opening track is great.

As far as Cage goes, his first two albums are pretty good.

His most recent album, Depart From Me? Not as much.

Great, will bear this in mind, cheers. Any other suggestions?

 

[enzo_gt]

Source: http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/swizz-beatz-is-ceo-of-megaupload

No fucking way Swizzy is the CEO of Megaupload. Whenever the fuck that happened, Swizzy tried his hardest to cover it up cause he knew what it'd do.

 

[kamspy]

Great, will bear this in mind, cheers. Any other suggestions?

The Beatnuts

Musical Massacre and Take it or Squeeze It. Musical Massacre is their best work IMO. It's got roots in ATCQ and De La and all that. Just a little bit more rugged without losing the sound.

 

[enzo_gt]

Reading the Life is Good wiki page is just too good to be true. Kanye, Dre, Alchemist, RZA and the list goes on..

Yet we know it's going to end up with 8 Salaam Remi beats on it. Someone has to divorce these two.

 

[DominoKid]

Source: http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/swizz-beatz-is-ceo-of-megaupload

so that's why a hunnid thou on the wristwatch aint nothin

 

[spindashing]

What's so bad about Salaam Remi and Nas together? I liked Nasty and Like Smoke.

:lol DominoKid

 

[enzo_gt]

What's so bad about Salaam Remi and Nas together? I liked Nasty and Like Smoke.

Stifling his range as an artist. They do good work together, but it gets in the way of seeing him get on some other beats cause all he wants to do is Salaam Remi tracks, and also produces many of the mediocre tracks on his past few albums too. Nasty is an exception more than the rule really.

 

[spindashing]

I feel you. But as long as he stays away from shoddy no-name producers, Life Is Good will be solid in my book. Nas' lyrical skill has been in tip-top shape as of late so I'm not worried about that.

 

[Jay Sosa]

This is the part of the cycle where all Sonic's shitty friends show up and you say ugggh.

rofl. Exactly.

 

[PhoenixDark]

Of course having a new Nas album vs not having a new Nas album is an easy choice. Doesn't make the impending let-down any less traumatic. Aside from signing to Bad Boy, getting Justice League on there so much is about the worst thing he could have done.

This is the part of the cycle where all Sonic's shitty friends show up and you say ugggh.

I disagree 100%. Their production is in line with what Nas can rap over, and more importantly they're talented enough to switch up their style to suit him. FAME is something Nas could rock over easily. Hell, Aston Martin Music could be a Nas record.

If this was Lex Lugar I'd agree with you, although his track on HnC really breaks the mold he has built for himself.

 

[Detox]

I think the Ross feature is a lock with the stuff they've been doing together and Justice League. I just hope we get the track from this session:

3stacks keep trolling: Gillette master of style

 

[OG Kush]

Source: http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/swizz-beatz-is-ceo-of-megaupload

haha wtf! swizz beats, how the hell did that happen. crazy.

 

[Complex Shadow]

Source: http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/swizz-beatz-is-ceo-of-megaupload

whoa what the fuck.

 

[Tokubetsu]

http://nachopicasso.bandcamp.com/track/phantom-of-the-opera

 

[Discotheque]

uhhh that phantom of the opera track bangs

should these dudes be on my radar or something? More songs like this?

 

[Tokubetsu]

uhhh that phantom of the opera track bangs

should these dudes be on my radar or something? More songs like this?

http://nachopicasso.bandcamp.com/

http://nachopicasso.bandcamp.com/track/on-a-bitch

 

[CRS]

http://nachopicasso.bandcamp.com/track/phantom-of-the-opera

filler(?) posted some nacho picasso a while ago. The highlight was definitely BSBD's production.

Saw them at the end of the CunninLynguists show in LA.

 

[Complex Shadow]

filler(?) posted some nacho picasso a while ago. The highlight was definitely BSBD's production.

Saw them at the end of the CunninLynguists show in LA.

man ive always wanted to go to a cunninglynguists show that or a kanye show.

 

[Recon]

filler(?) posted some nacho picasso a while ago. The highlight was definitely BSBD's production.

Saw them at the end of the CunninLynguists show in LA.

Yeah, I dont like the rapper, but the production was nice.

 

[DominoKid]

nacho picasso sounds like it should be an LA restaurant.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

AOTY is already out! And they're streaming it online:

Third Sight - Chillin' with Dead Bodies in a B-Boy Stance

Co-signing this shit. Dudes need to get popular if only so they are forced to have some sort of discernible online presence in 2012.

 

[CRS]

man ive always wanted to go to a cunninglynguists show that or a kanye show.

Funny you mention Kanye cause I went to a Kanye show last year too.

 

[Complex Shadow]

Funny you mention Kanye cause I went to a Kanye show last year too.

yea ive heard kanye shows are always a good time.

 

[Ephemeris]

Source: http://www.complex.com/music/2012/01/swizz-beatz-is-ceo-of-megaupload

 

[TheOddOne]

Swizzie getting that paper.

 

[Complex Shadow]

Swizzie getting that paper.

wasn't he aleady getting paper? also i still don't undestand how he became ceo.

 

[TheOddOne]

wasn't he aleady getting paper? also i still don't undestand how he became ceo.

Mo' paper.

I think that page is hacked, why the hell did they add "aka Swizz Beatz" :lol

 

[Complex Shadow]

Mo' paper.

I think that page is hacked, why the hell did they add "aka Swizz Beatz" :lol

because no listens to "swizz beatz" beats /trololololol

 

[TheOddOne]

because no listens to "swizz beatz" beats /trololololol

Not even a troll, just a fact.

 

[Pinko Marx]

I can't stop playing Nightmare on Figg St.

 

[enzo_gt]

I can't stop playing Nightmare on Figg St.

I like this song so much, but I really can't put into words why. Toku on point, Q is just FUN to listen to.

Druggys With Hoes Again got that bounce too.

Also:

GAF-Hop |OT4| Word to Dr. Dre, Detox is like a mix away

 

[Nabs]

What's so bad about Salaam Remi and Nas together? I liked Nasty and Like Smoke.

:lol DominoKid

Nothing. They have a pretty good track record.

I'm excited for Life is Good, the Nas cycle begins.

 

[Complex Shadow]

Not even a troll, just a fact.

:lol

Nothing. They have a pretty good track record.

I'm excited for Life is Good, the Nas cycle begins.

everyone aboard the hype train. *train whisle* next stop, a cliff.

 

[Pinko Marx]

I like this song so much, but I really can't put into words why. Toku on point, Q is just FUN to listen to.

Druggys With Hoes Again got that bounce too.

Also:

GAF-Hop |OT4| Word to Dr. Dre, Detox is like a mix away

Someone compared him to Fiddy and I gotta agree. Both talk about the same drugs, cars, hoes, bs but both are just so damn charismatic and entertaining you can't hate.
Nightmare on Figg St. just has so much energy. Shit gets me hype.

 

[enzo_gt]

Nothing. They have a pretty good track record.

I'm excited for Life is Good, the Nas cycle begins.

youarealreadyuntitled.jpg

 

[SoilBreak]

Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell in the Studio

 

[Complex Shadow]

Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell in the Studio

only good things can happen here. ive always wanted an album that will sound like, how, cashmere feels.

 

[toastyToast]

streaming HnC on spotify. pretty hot so far

 

[DominoKid]

Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell in the Studio

Needs moar Chad.

 

[PhoenixDark]

youarealreadyuntitled.jpg

Untitled is a good album

 

[Complex Shadow]

Untitled is a good album

oh man. i forgot that ablum existed. not that i didn't like it (although i didn't, i don't even remember why) its just been a really long time since i gave it a spin.

 

[enzo_gt]

Untitled is a good album

A lot of the highs are really good tracks; Sly Fox, Be A Ninja Too, Hero, Queens Get The Money, Ninja Hatred, and Black President. The rest is pretty forgettable IMO, album could have used a lot of trimming. I'm not a fan of "long" albums anyways, it's harder to keep the consistency throughout. Hip Hop Is Dead on the other hand >>>>>>>>>> *

Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell in the Studio

Kendrick replacing Kanye in CRS confirmed. It's now CHS, Child Hippy Soldier.

 

[CRS]

Hahahaha, time to ask Blackace for a username change.

 

[spindashing]

MMMM FRIED CHICKEN, FLY VIXEN
GIVE ME HEART DISEASE BUT NEED YOU IN MY KITCHEN

 

[CRS]

So what's the correct tracklist for HnC? The one on Wikipedia or the on on Spotify?

This is what Spotify has

and what Wiki has.

Edit: Nevermind, finally found the back cover of the album with the tracklist. Wiki has it right. What the fuck Spotify.

Edit^2: Spotify's missing "Sexting" too. Man, what the hell.

 

[DominoKid]

the spotify version is the first leak of the album

 

[TheOddOne]

Needs moar Chad.

This.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

2dopeboyz and nahright aren't up. Where do I get my daily songs to stream?