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GAF-Hop |OT14| The 6 God is Five Writers, And One False Idol
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Psychological Intellect
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1 time?
Rodeo >= DS2 > Barter 6 > WATTBA > Slime Season
Rodeo is much more well rounded, less misses and has more highs than DS2, but I can see people preferring the rawness and toughness of DS2 vs. the vibes of Rodeo, and there is always an overarching preference here for less diversity within projects.
Honestly not feeling Slime Season that much. So many of these songs are old as fuck and haven't really stood the test of time as well as Check, Never Had It or Halftime. Might even put WATTBA above Slime Season.
EDIT: Thinking twice, yeah, definitely Slime Season below WATTBA.
Rodeo is much more well rounded, less misses and has more highs than DS2, but I can see people preferring the rawness and toughness of DS2 vs. the vibes of Rodeo, and there is always an overarching preference here for less diversity within projects.
Honestly not feeling Slime Season that much. So many of these songs are old as fuck and haven't really stood the test of time as well as Check, Never Had It or Halftime. Might even put WATTBA above Slime Season.
EDIT: Thinking twice, yeah, definitely Slime Season below WATTBA.
Rastafarian42
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I'd say DS2 > Rodeo but it's close IMO both have great production and bangers. They're both two side of the same coin IMO.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
Rodeo>>>>>>WATTBA>=DS2>Slime Season.
Nothing on the other albums are really fucking with Rodeo tbh
90210,Impossible,Antidote,Ok Alright,Oh My Dis Side,POYG, Maria I'm Drunk are all Great. Such seemingly meticulously produced sounds. Surprised by how good it was.
Nothing on the other albums are really fucking with Rodeo tbh
90210,Impossible,Antidote,Ok Alright,Oh My Dis Side,POYG, Maria I'm Drunk are all Great. Such seemingly meticulously produced sounds. Surprised by how good it was.
Net_Wrecker
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If I didn't hear over half of Slime Season months ago it would've been the clear winner for me. Tracks 3 to 17 are dooope, and Best Friend is one of the best singles this year, possibly even better than Check. Unfortunately the leak stole some of that hype so Barter 6 is still on top.
Barter 6 > DS2 > Slime Season > Rodeo > WATTBA
Barter 6 > DS2 > Slime Season > Rodeo > WATTBA
Best friend goes. Might be my favorite YT track
Well, you wouldn't be lying
I still think Thugger's peak is The Blanguage. Few songs I've ever heard have flows and verses so perfectly tailored for a beat.
I'm not as familiar with all of his work but Future's peak is probably News or Somethin' for me, for similar reasons; maybe Lay Up or Stick Talk. Not gonna lie, even though I didn't really "get" future when he broke out, I bumped Tony Montana a LOT. Future really shines over production with keys.
La Flame's peak is probably still Bandz. Maybe Uptown or Quintana?
EDIT: This is carrying off of Courage's comment above and some brief discussion a few pages ago of these guys' peak.
I'm not as familiar with all of his work but Future's peak is probably News or Somethin' for me, for similar reasons; maybe Lay Up or Stick Talk. Not gonna lie, even though I didn't really "get" future when he broke out, I bumped Tony Montana a LOT. Future really shines over production with keys.
La Flame's peak is probably still Bandz. Maybe Uptown or Quintana?
EDIT: This is carrying off of Courage's comment above and some brief discussion a few pages ago of these guys' peak.
Future has had 2 peaks and mostly put out a consistenly high level of work
Thug peaks and valleys by the day
Travis hasnt peaked yet.
Touring and running his own shit.
Thug peaks and valleys by the day
Travis hasnt peaked yet.
Touring and running his own shit.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Released without a single too.
Only 30 tracks though.
Worst beatles album
MuddyDonut
Member
Correct. Best thing on the album.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
Beatles 4 Sale is trash
MuddyDonut
Member
Revolover is cool, there was a song on mad men
Barter 6 is pretty mediocre. Dirty Sprite 2 is dope. Rodeo did grow a bit not sure where I'm at with it. Kind of all over the place. Slime Season and What a Time are still early. Not feeling enthused by What A Time.
Cheddahz hates something popular? I'm just.. Taken aback by this.
Whew. So I'm not alone on What a Time.
I would put DS 2 over it, just because it feels like a more complete album for me, but yeah, I'm enjoying it a lot.
MuddyDonut
Member
I just listened to WATTBA at the gym today and Drake was doing his best Cudi impression on one of the songs. Straight turrble.
richardhawk
Member
Ds2 > slime > wattba > barter > rodeo
Storm Chamber
Banned
I need an instrumental to Knock Knock asap
Really liked all 5 projects but if we ranking....
Slime Season > DS2 > Barter 6 > Rodeo > WATTBA
Slime is the best because I haven't heard the leak, and thats the main reason why it drops on ppl's lists. For my ears those were 15 new Thugga songs, in addition to Best Friend, Again, and Be Me See Me (who were released weeks/months before the tape dropped.) Love it.
DS2 is just flat out hype, and its been on my repeat since it dropped. Best productions this year IMO, and Fewtch blends it better than anyone that would try his style.
Barter 6 is very different from the two above, but it shines on how chill it is. There aren't as many tracks where you just wanna swing your arms and jump around, but it hits me so well just because on how well Thugga blends with the very slow beats (when compared to Slime/DS2)
Rodeo is straight up dope production and the features on the album make it shine. Really like it too, but it aint top 3 since IMO, it falls off towards the end.
WATTBA is also hype af, but like I said before, no synergy aside from a couple of tracks. Ngl it might go higher with time
Slime Season > DS2 > Barter 6 > Rodeo > WATTBA
Slime is the best because I haven't heard the leak, and thats the main reason why it drops on ppl's lists. For my ears those were 15 new Thugga songs, in addition to Best Friend, Again, and Be Me See Me (who were released weeks/months before the tape dropped.) Love it.
DS2 is just flat out hype, and its been on my repeat since it dropped. Best productions this year IMO, and Fewtch blends it better than anyone that would try his style.
Classic?
Barter 6 is very different from the two above, but it shines on how chill it is. There aren't as many tracks where you just wanna swing your arms and jump around, but it hits me so well just because on how well Thugga blends with the very slow beats (when compared to Slime/DS2)
Rodeo is straight up dope production and the features on the album make it shine. Really like it too, but it aint top 3 since IMO, it falls off towards the end.
WATTBA is also hype af, but like I said before, no synergy aside from a couple of tracks. Ngl it might go higher with time
TPAB is my AOTY, and Black Dollar is on my top 5, bless
I do find the lowkey negative reaction to it a bit funny. Like what else did you expect out of a project with Drake and Future in 2015 other than what we got. 2 dudes at the top of their game meeting on the more workable soundscape to make bangers.
Drake also bring more of the memorable moments between the two so Im really not understanding the "hes just there" shit. Whatever. Too much of a good thing rub some folks the wrong way I guess.
I recently reviewed Anthony's impressions of Rodeo on my second forum home:
Anyway I totally forgot to discuss why Anthony's Travis Scott review really rubbed me the wrong. It all boils down to what I see as a discrediting of anything that can truly be associated with the trap lifestyle, if it's not some sort of bourgeois reinterpretation of the said lifestyle or genre. Anthony seems to almost reward Travis for stealing elements from other popular artists in his realm. For example, at one point he notes that Scott steals the entire cadence and melody of a chorus from one of the weaker songs on Future's earlier mixtape and yet this is seemingly seen as a positive rather than a negative note. Travis Scott's record isn't that much different from Dirty Sprite 2, and aside from some of the stellar production, the subject matter is also fairly similar though it's been sort of transmuted from these sort of moribund street references and lowly vices to upper class relishes and lavish lifestyles. Does Anthony consider Rodeo to be higher art because of it's supposition of class? Are true trap albums where Scott seems to be pulling all of these sounds considered to be lower on the artistic spectrum because the artists aren't associated with pretentious figures like Kanye West or the Hollywood lifestyle? I don't think that's what Anthony is purposely suggesting, but at times that's how it comes off to me. I think the funniest thing about Travis is how he actively seems to try and get collabs from the people he's swagger jacking almost seemingly as a way to conceal his theft.
..I was gonna take a hiatus from this place, but now I kinda feel like it's a cess pool without me so I'm staying forever
DS2 > Barter 6 > Slime Season >What a Time> Rodeo > Bang 3 BTW
Anyway I totally forgot to discuss why Anthony's Travis Scott review really rubbed me the wrong. It all boils down to what I see as a discrediting of anything that can truly be associated with the trap lifestyle, if it's not some sort of bourgeois reinterpretation of the said lifestyle or genre. Anthony seems to almost reward Travis for stealing elements from other popular artists in his realm. For example, at one point he notes that Scott steals the entire cadence and melody of a chorus from one of the weaker songs on Future's earlier mixtape and yet this is seemingly seen as a positive rather than a negative note. Travis Scott's record isn't that much different from Dirty Sprite 2, and aside from some of the stellar production, the subject matter is also fairly similar though it's been sort of transmuted from these sort of moribund street references and lowly vices to upper class relishes and lavish lifestyles. Does Anthony consider Rodeo to be higher art because of it's supposition of class? Are true trap albums where Scott seems to be pulling all of these sounds considered to be lower on the artistic spectrum because the artists aren't associated with pretentious figures like Kanye West or the Hollywood lifestyle? I don't think that's what Anthony is purposely suggesting, but at times that's how it comes off to me. I think the funniest thing about Travis is how he actively seems to try and get collabs from the people he's swagger jacking almost seemingly as a way to conceal his theft.
..I was gonna take a hiatus from this place, but now I kinda feel like it's a cess pool without me so I'm staying forever
DS2 > Barter 6 > Slime Season >What a Time> Rodeo > Bang 3 BTW
breh this would align perfectly with my ranking but Bang 3 being worse than Rodeo? Granted, I haven't heard pt 2, but pt 1 was pretty damn good.
I actually agree with you, but I didn't want to seem like I was biased against Travis too much. Slime Season is dope, but it's not an album in any conceivable way, and I heard half the tracks prior to their release.
I think if you're a true Blu fan you'll appreciate Her Favorite Colour as his true masterpiece, it's less bridled to the standard hip-hop formalities and is more emotive in just about every facet.
I kinda want to plug right now!
What tracks are you listening to? They're rapping on stripper joints essentially, so the one that sounds more like a herb is the odd man out, and Drake is the odd man out on most of these joints besides maybe Scholarships.Drake makes Future sound like Simple Jack on some of these songs.
I'm completely down.
I'm really liking it, too. Never really listened to any Ross project like this. Really solid. Nice beats.
Bang 3 is legit good and very concise as an album, even if it's in a cheesy way. I Just Wanna is one of my favorites tracks this year, his synergy with Mac Miller astonishes me.
I just can't say the same about Rodeo, even if I like some of the songs, as a whole project it's bad. It's not concise, there's no identity, it's just a bunch different beats and flows of a guys being out rapped by all the features, with one of them being Justin Bieber.
I just can't say the same about Rodeo, even if I like some of the songs, as a whole project it's bad. It's not concise, there's no identity, it's just a bunch different beats and flows of a guys being out rapped by all the features, with one of them being Justin Bieber.
Same. I think Ross fatigue just kind of bottomed out and folks are ready to hear him again. Its a average tape.
Storm Chamber
Banned
Think a 17 track album with a 3 weak track minimum is average brehs
Then again, look at what we're discussing
Then again, look at what we're discussing
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