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WanderingWind

Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
kamspy said:
Just picked up Flockaveli with Amazon MP3 credits.
Best guilty pleasure in a long time. Album is hard as fuck. My 8 month of daughter has a crazy reaction to it. Never seen her bop to anything this much, and she gets exposed to a lot of music.
Don't sleep on Flockaveli GAF. Put the backpack stuff back in the backpack this month. ;]
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Hey, you like what you like. Fuck a guilty pleasure. Too much hate going on internet-wide for, well, any artist to give a shit what somebody thinks over some forum. That being said...

Jay Sosa said:
I think thats because your daughter and Wocka probably have the same level of education, I guess she has a better vocubulary though.
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...this shit is hilarious. :lol
 
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ShinobiFist

Banned
HiResDes said:
Strong Arm Steady certainly ain't no backpack rap...
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Yes it is. I thought we went over this topic already in this very same thread. OT, who the hell is that gorgeous women in haRson's avatar? That big headed girl is hot.
 
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OrangeGrayBlue

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Net_Wrecker said:
I can't emphasize enough how much I'm feeling Death Is Silent right now. Like gatdayum, this is insanely good. By far one of the quickest listens I've heard in years, in all the best ways. I hit play, and all of a sudden I'm at the outro just completely zoning. Great nighttime album.

PS: They Told Me is hypnotizing as hell.
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Agreed on all accounts. The vocal sample in They Told Me is incredible. And Kno's verse on "Spread Your Wings" is one of the most heartfelt I've ever heard. It's overtaken The Roots' "How I Got Over" as album of the year for me.
 
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Tokubetsu

Member
Jay Sosa said:
I think thats because your daughter and Wocka probably have the same level of education, I guess she has a better vocubulary though.

EDIT: The fuck? Amazon.de has gone crazy, I just bought:

Flipsides (Groove Attack Compilation)
Good Music - Lone Catalysts
Extra Credit - Theory Hazit
Hi-Teknology Vol.2
By Design- Grand Agent
Superrappin Vol. 2 (Groove Attack Compilation)

for 24€ :D All brandnew
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One of my favorite things Hi-Tek has done post BS. One of his best too IMO. His production will never be as good as it was here.


OrangeGrayBlue said:
Agreed on all accounts. The vocal sample in They Told Me is incredible. And Kno's verse on "Spread Your Wings" is one of the most heartfelt I've ever heard. It's overtaken The Roots' "How I Got Over" as album of the year for me.
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"I Wish I Was Dead" is my favorite. Great beat and Tonedeff KILLS it. I need to stop sleeping on him :lol
 
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harSon

Banned
ShinobiFist said:
Yes it is. I thought we went over this topic already in this very same thread. OT, who the hell is that gorgeous women in haRson's avatar? That big headed girl is hot.
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No clue. My friend sent the picture to me the other day, here's a bigger version: http://imgur.com/t66kh.jpg

I'm starting to wonder if she's even 18 though...
 
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OrangeGrayBlue

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harSon said:
No clue. My friend sent the picture to me the other day, here's a bigger version: http://imgur.com/t66kh.jpg

I'm starting to wonder if she's even 18 though...
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The hello kitty pendant and hair style/make up makes me think no.


Tokubetsu said:
"I Wish I Was Dead" is my favorite. Great beat and Tonedeff KILLS it. I need to stop sleeping on him
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Yeah, every time I listen to the album I have a new favorite but I think that's my overall winner. Kno really stepped outside of his comfort zone with the beat and, as you said, Tonedeff's verse is incredible.
 
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kamspy

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HiResDes said:
That money would be better spent on the new Pimp C album...And you could do the same thing with it.
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Not even same genre. Close though.

Yall need to check out Hard in the Paint and Bangin. Just bring the shit up on youtube. Most important thing is to crank it.
 
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OrangeGrayBlue

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Tokubetsu said:
Anyone here listen to Kokayi's "Robots & Dinosaurs" I listened to 2 of the tracks on QN5 and I'm feeling it. Thinking about buying.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0045NG1WE/?tag=neogaf0e-20
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I bought it. Not as strong as Kno's album, but there are definitely some good tracks on the album. Kokayi's pretty unknown though. "Only", "Over There", and "Ninety Five" are my favorites.

edit- you can get it for $7 over at bandcamp if you wanna buy it.
http://qn5music.bandcamp.com/album/robots-dinosaurs
 
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Devil Theory

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HiResDes

Member
kamspy said:
Not even same genre. Close though.

Yall need to check out Hard in the Paint and Bangin. Just bring the shit up on youtube. Most important thing is to crank it.
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You act like people haven't heard Hard in the Paint...That shit is mighty old, and has already been ripped by dozens of better rappers.
 
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Spiderjericho

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Bumped a few new albums today.

C of Tranquility. I have to say, this is probably the best production on a Canibus album. He also still has similar rhymes, intensity, etc. My only issue is his songs seem "empty." He says the same battle rhymes, 10-dollar words but there doesn't seem to be real themes (childhood, reminisce, beef, love, flossing, crime, etc). Probably a 3.5/5 but there might be upswing.

DJ Kno Death is Silence. I like the beats, the album's theme. I don't like Kno's rhyming. It's blatantly stealing Eminem. I prefer to hear Kno's beats with the Cunny.

KRS-One/BDI. This album came out awhile ago, but never listened to it. Definitely surprised. But I'll reserve judgment.
 
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OrangeGrayBlue

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Spiderjericho said:
DJ Kno Death is Silence. I like the beats, the album's theme. I don't like Kno's rhyming. It's blatantly stealing Eminem. I prefer to hear Kno's beats with the Cunny.
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How? Kno actually made a point to have a unique delivery/flow on each song. Compare "I Wish I Was Dead" to "When I Was Young", for instance. Totally different. You could say he stole em's style on a single song, maybe, but he was very versatile through the entire album.
 
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JEKKI

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I forgot who exactly recommended Typical Cats to me,

but Ive been listening to their 2 albums for the past month+...

got damn!!! I think I found my new favorite rap group!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAP2cHarzHQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrMe-gIc1dI

and it's cool that they got a heaps load of solo stuff as well... it's as if I discovered a treasure chest full of classic underground hiphop, and Im lookin maad forward to getting the fukk into it!!!

btw, one of my favorite things about music (and games too since Im more into that retro stuff) is when I discover something old that's always existed but I never knew about and it thus becomes new to me!! Like the first times I heard Great Adventures of Slick Rick or Paid in Full or The Infamous or Livin Proof years and years after their releases.

so yeay, fukk u guys who cry over artist XYZ's album getting pushed back or not coming out or being stalled stupid or whatever...

next time instead of QQ, go back and find something old or something u slept on!! Old is the new new!!
 
Tokubetsu

Tokubetsu

Member
JEKKI said:
I forgot who exactly recommended Typical Cats to me,

but Ive been listening to their 2 albums for the past month+...

got damn!!! I think I found my new favorite rap group!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAP2cHarzHQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrMe-gIc1dI

and it's cool that they got a heaps load of solo stuff as well... it's as if I discovered a treasure chest full of classic underground hiphop, and Im lookin maad forward to getting the fukk into it!!!

btw, one of my favorite things about music (and games too since Im more into that retro stuff) is when I discover something old that's always existed but I never knew about and it thus becomes new to me!! Like the first times I heard Great Adventures of Slick Rick or Paid in Full or The Infamous or Livin Proof years and years after their releases.

so yeay, fukk u guys who cry over artist XYZ's album getting pushed back or not coming out or being stalled stupid or whatever...

next time instead of QQ, go back and find something old or something u slept on!! Old is the new new!!
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Kinda the same thing but I love going back to albums from my childhood. I was stuck on Missy's SupaDupaFly for like 2 months early this summer. That and branching out with affiliated artists of some of your favorite ddues. Spent a lot of time with Boot Camp Clik shit and BMM earlier this year :lol
 
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Kimosabae

Banned
I was the guy pimping Qwel and Typical Cats. Glad to see people appreciative of them. I think anyone that listens to them would have no choice but to love them.

Hardly anything I listen to is new. Partly, because I'm too busy catching up. I only got into underground music 4-5 years ago or so, and even then, my artist selection was limited. Largely, though, it seems as though the movements that truly inspired me in hip hop are dead and gone (For now. Seems there may be rumblings of a Renaissance of some sort).

All the artists that influenced me have long since settled into their own skin, unfortunately, with the possible exception of Aesop. It's a larger symptom of just getting older, it seems.
 
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Jay Sosa

Member
Devil Theory said:
http://worldfamousdesignjunkies.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/wfdj_popchartlab_thegrandtaxonomyofrapnames.jpg[/QUOTE]

Awesome, are there any similar hip hop influenced big ass pics like this? Need to decorate my walls (moved recently)
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JEKKI

Member
that new Rah Digga album is great!!!

I like the first track becoz Nottz obviously sampled vocaloid megaman tracks off youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn10q30jVXo

compare to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyExTUAkE4o

lol or maybe not... but anyways~~!!

what other songs is Nottz known for having produced?? or what are his best songs??

I hear the name all the time but am not familiar with any of his work really,

other than this fantastic track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_9j_cugt1s
 
Tokubetsu

Tokubetsu

Member
perfectchaos007 said:
Do any of you know of any other good gangster Christian rappers besides Lecrae? His stuff is pretty good, but I was wondering if there are any others like him

Lecrae:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaTXRaSvq-M&a=GxdCwVVULXdZqhmEcArkIb_7UVZlGlYO&list=ML&playnext=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJOvYHw_RE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RWEllqh5J0&feature=related
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Shinobi put on to this dude and this album got quite a few spins from me earlier this year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhnsu0oM3-8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdqHnhzpJ-s
 
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MMaRsu

Member
Tokubetsu said:
Lost my mind a long time ago.



The bass on "Bang" is worth it alone. As far as holy fuck, punch a dude in the face hard ass music goes, you won't get much harder than this, this year. Save maybe a Boosie mixtape.

BANG BANG BANG! WE IN THIS BITCH THROWIN' GANG SIGNS MAAAAAAYNE

Pour yourself a drink, roll one up and pop in Call of Duty. Blow those subs out.
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Call of Duty and Flocka? :lol

Bad taste confirmed
 
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dskillzhtown

keep your strippers out of my American football
I bought Pimp C's album off Amazon last week, just now really listening to it.

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I am loving this. I think it is better than Bun B's latest release. Bun definitely was going for mainstream attention, this is straight country rap tunes. Sounds like a UGK album.
 
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see5harp

Member
Dreams-Visions said:
my 2 favorites are also the 2 featured on 2K11. I had a couple pairs of each of those in the late 90s when they launched.
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Really most of the Jordan's were cool through the patent leather 11's. But if you look at some of the last few....jesus they just ran out of ideas.
 
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HiResDes

Member
dskillzhtown said:
I bought Pimp C's album off Amazon last week, just now really listening to it.

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I am loving this. I think it is better than Bun B's latest release. Bun definitely was going for mainstream attention, this is straight country rap tunes. Sounds like a UGK album.
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YES...Thank you!
 
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spermatic cord

Member
Just checked out Fashawns Boy Meets World and the Illmatic one. Liked Ode to Illmatic better but one of the BMW songs featured Blu and I want to check him out.


Where should I start out with Blu?
 
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PhoenixDark

Banned
spermatic cord said:
Where should I start out with Blu?
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Blu & Exile - Beneath the Heavens
Johnson & Johnson - Johnson & Johnson


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Oh snaps, first time hearing about this. Wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing lol; this is the last album he has to do for Def Jam iirc
 
Tokubetsu

Tokubetsu

Member
PhoenixDark said:
Blu & Exile - Beneath the Heavens
Johnson & Johnson - Johnson & Johnson


GhostfaceKillah-450x208.png


Oh snaps, first time hearing about this. Wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing lol; this is the last album he has to do for Def Jam iirc
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It's probably a bad thing. Hopefully once he's out of Def Jam, he can just link up with Rae and let him exec produce a new album and find beats Ghost is great with.
 
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PBY

Banned
PhoenixDark said:
Blu & Exile - Beneath the Heavens
Johnson & Johnson - Johnson & Johnson


GhostfaceKillah-450x208.png


Oh snaps, first time hearing about this. Wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing lol; this is the last album he has to do for Def Jam iirc
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gonna be garbage... his last album sucked too i thought
 
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soul creator

Member
I just realized tonight that "I like the whopper, fuck the big mac" is the most random ass diss in the history of hip-hop

edit: Nice! Def Jam Rapstar ad on Premier's turntables :p
 
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enzo_gt

tagged by Blackace
The rest of the Cyphers on a stream, as well as the performances.
Cypher #1: Wiz Khalifa, Bones Brigante, YelaWolf & Raekwon
Cypher #2: Tyga, Kuniva, Diamond & Royce Da 5’9″
Cypher #3: OMG, Doughboy, Ice Cube, Diggy, JoJo & Rev Run
Cypher #4: Reek Da Villian, Zawcain & Mickey Factz
G.O.O.D Music cypher that featured Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi Da Prynce and Common

& Damn J. Cole performed Who Dat? That's insane, and damn good to hear he's getting exposure.
 
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SoulPlaya

more money than God
Is anyone looking forward to Hopsin's new album? I just started listening to him, and he's great! Reminds me of old Em.
 
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ShinobiFist

Banned
The reason GhostFace beats are garbage as of late is because DefJam don't want to clear(Basically pay) most of the samples they use on the beats he likes.
 
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Ashhong

Member
enzo_gt said:
The rest of the Cyphers on a stream, as well as the performances.
Cypher #1: Wiz Khalifa, Bones Brigante, YelaWolf & Raekwon
Cypher #2: Tyga, Kuniva, Diamond & Royce Da 5’9″
Cypher #3: OMG, Doughboy, Ice Cube, Diggy, JoJo & Rev Run
Cypher #4: Reek Da Villian, Zawcain & Mickey Factz
G.O.O.D Music cypher that featured Kanye West, Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi Da Prynce and Common

& Damn J. Cole performed Who Dat? That's insane, and damn good to hear he's getting exposure.
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Diggy killed his brother and dad :lol Although Jojo does sound better than his earlier stuff.
 
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JEKKI

Member
so I think that Kno's album dropping today would be the most prolific new release,

but I really wanna give a heads up on something I have really been looking forward to that I hope doesnt get slept on:

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new El Da Sense album; GT2 Nu World

sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwMHOpt7jcI

if u dont kno who EDS is, he was a member of The Artifacts along with Tame One in the nineties, who together dropped two classic albums before breaking up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJXyZeyNuFI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKzfDxj5hBA

I think underground rap fans may have heard of Tame One before?? either thru his afilliation with the Weathermen Crew or the album he did with Del last year.

but I havent really been impressed with Tame's solo career...

EDS on the other hand I consider to be a staple of emcee that I can always depend on to never fail to impress me, similar to a Masta Ace or a One Be Lo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guO5lwCPTwI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnzgUw8TpH8
 
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toastyToast

Member
I had Strange Journey Vol.2 by CL come in this afternoon, quickest listen I've had in a while. I don't really want to go into a long winded analysis but I will say it's pretty hype. Great selection of songs and the remix to The Park is absolutely crazy.

Also had I F*cking Hate Rappers come in on Monday. PackFM came through with another great album, he really nailed the theme. Just when I thought, "damn this dude is hateful" out comes I F*cking Like Everything :lol I wish Nasty was a bit longer but overall top album. Got a signed copy too which is pretty sweet.

Since I was on a bit of a QN5 trip I bought Death is Silent from bandcamp, I couldn't say no for $9 for FLAC files compared to shitty Itunes' supposed HQ 256kbps crap that costs $17 here. I'll probably wait on it so I can enjoy SJV2 a bit more, but yeah I'm pretty satisfied with those 2 albums.
 
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