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GAF-Hop |OT14| The 6 God is Five Writers, And One False Idol

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Storm Chamber

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This dude Macklemore really about to get another grammy making essentially the same song as Thrift Shop brehs

Really not feeling him "exploiting" legends in the video for that "legit hiphop cred"


I just hope the check was fat
 
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PhoenixDark

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I don't see anything exploitative about that. He gave OGs some shine in 2015 and mixed 80s hip hop with disco while paying homage to West Side Story. I'm not gonna hate on him. Not a fan of the song but hey...that might be the best paycheck those legends have gotten in decades.
 
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RP912

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That new Lupe got me like

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Nibel

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I was fine with the Macklemore track until that awful hook from that crazy dude; and yeah, Mackle pushing the exact same buttons as the last few times. Dude will sell bonkers

Gonna dive into that new Lupe
 
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Storm Chamber

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injurai said:
What are you even talking about?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGhoLcsr8GA

Figured everyone saw it by now because I'm kinda late on it

PhoenixDark said:
I don't see anything exploitative about that. He gave OGs some shine in 2015 and mixed 80s hip hop with disco while paying homage to West Side Story. I'm not gonna hate on him. Not a fan of the song but hey...that might be the best paycheck those legends have gotten in decades.
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I just don't see any sincerity in it from him. That may very well just be me but....I aint buyin it man
 
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bobbychalkers

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Storm Chamber said:
This dude Macklemore really about to get another grammy making essentially the same song as Thrift Shop brehs

Really not feeling him "exploiting" legends in the video for that "legit hiphop cred"


I just hope the check was fat
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I didn't the the exploitative vibe from it at all. Its just another dumb/fun anthemic radio-friendly song from Macklelmore.
 
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RP912

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The thing with Macklemore is that he is obviously a gimmick and trying to do the whole "I'm different" bullshit. In reality, Murs did it better
and deserves more recognition :(
 
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Snuggles

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Hadn't found the motivation to even post about the new Weeknd album yet, but my feelings are the same as everyone else's. Wanted to give it a couple more spins...but I think I've heard enough.

The singles we've known for months or even a year or as good as ever, but the new tracks, which aren't many, are all flops for me. I guess it's a case of "be careful what you wish for". I wanted Abel to make a pop record. I wanted him to blow up like this. But BBTM is so safe, and so boring. Lacking everything that made his past work stand out minus his voice. He still uses most of the same themes as before, but this time around it almost sounds like parody of himself. Kissland had problems but there was a lot of great content there. Here I can't find much to salvage aside from the tracks I've already played out at this point.

The lead up till this album tells me Abel is at the top of his game, which makes this misfire hurt a little extra, but I'll wait for him to come around. I'm sure while we wait for something better his new audience will eat this record up.
 
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spindashing

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Snuggles said:
Hadn't found the motivation to even post about the new Weeknd album yet, but my feelings are the same as everyone else's. Wanted to give it a couple more spins...but I think I've heard enough.

The singles we've known for months or even a year or as good as ever, but the new tracks, which aren't many, are all flops for me. I guess it's a case of "be careful what you wish for". I wanted Abel to make a pop record. I wanted him to blow up like this. But BBTM is so safe, and so boring. Lacking everything that made his past work stand out minus his voice. He still uses most of the same themes as before, but this time around it almost sounds like parody of himself. Kissland had problems but there was a lot of great content there. Here I can't find much to salvage aside from the tracks I've already played out at this point.

The lead up till this album tells me Abel is at the top of his game, which makes this misfire hurt a little extra, but I'll wait for him to come around. I'm sure while we wait for something better his new audience will eat this record up.
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I think that's the best way to describe it. It's safe. It doesn't hit as hard as the Trilogy, and I guess it makes sense because there was no way in hell that Abel was going to be in the mainstream. I think he even apologized before Kiss Land dropped that his future sound may not be the same as his past stuff.

I wish him well, I always will.
 
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Snuggles

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See, imo I Can't Feel My Face sounds like his new shit, only good. The Hills and Often (the oldest tracks, surprise) are the two that sound most like classic Abel to me.
 
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RP912

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Snuggles said:
See, imo I Can't Feel My Face sounds like his new shit, only good. The Hills and Often (the oldest tracks, surprise) are the two that sound most like classic Abel to me.
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True. As far as ICFMF sounding like his new shit but only better, I can see that. The problem with the album is that the shit sounds forced as all hell. It's like dude cringing throughout the whole album with tracks like Tell Your Friends. It's one thing of switching your sound in a more lighter approach compared to his dark sounding production, but damn why change the lyrics and sound like a typical R and B sex hound though :/...
 
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Discotheque said:
anybody here seen Dope? it was aiight, a fun little high school movie with a black kid and hip hop culture instead of the usual white ones we've all seen. it drags a bit though and has some really corny stuff...

such as how you're somehow supposed to buy the likes of Asap Rocky, Tyga (fuckin Tyga) and Kap G (...) as tough thugs.
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It's aiight. That speech at the end though made me facepalm.
 
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