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GAF-Hop |OT8| Let Blackace Down
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Discotheque
Banned
always wanted to sample the canadian theme's chorus.
Discotheque
Banned
that one i can get behind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nm7wKc9VB8
the covers on youtube tend to be great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nm7wKc9VB8
the covers on youtube tend to be great.
You know when just the names of the songs give you that impression that something is gonna be a classic?
3,4,5,7,12,13 and 15 gon be classics. B.I.G. stepping up to the plate to try and knock Yeezus out of the current AOTY spot.
Discotheque
Banned
Toyota Music and First Chain are going to be the best tracks.
toyota music is gonna be about big sean back when he was just a young high school kid. and first chain is when we hear BIG. with a taste of success.
toyota music is gonna be about big sean back when he was just a young high school kid. and first chain is when we hear BIG. with a taste of success.
Rastafarian42
Member
I'm looking forward to First Chain the most dat NO ID production.
Rastafarian42
Member
Outside of Power Trip and Lotus Flower Bomb I can't recall any other notable features.
No YeezyRastafarian42
Member
There's still a deluxe edition.
I relistened to this EP and I must say it's a huge fucking sleeper if you're into that Run the Jewels/Billy Woods type of shit
...Dem beats are incredible.
Also reposting this ^
...This shit is up there with the Clams' instrumental tapes easily.
...Dem beats are incredible.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Good to see Nas on the album. 400k a guest verse, dude is eating good.
IrishNinja
Member
^hasn't that pairing happened before? i can't remember, but yeah, it doesn't strike me like a great combo
PhoenixDark
Banned
I didn't know this. Hm, well that has greatly reduced my concerns. I'm sure it'll have some big collabs and hype tracks too, and that's cool...but I'm glad that we'll be getting the more minimal stuff that took XXX from just a great album to a modern classic.
Old Information:
Vocal guests:
Producers:
Pitchfork: XXX sounded very specifically and consciously sequenced to form a narrative, did you approach the making of Old in the same way?
Danny Brown: I always try to act like I'm some old school artist from the 1960s, so I approached this album like I was making it for vinyl: There's a side A and a side B. The way I look at it, I've always been two different artists anyway; I do that underground hip-hop shit and that turned-up trap shit. XXX told a story, so I wanted this one to be like "Curb Your Enthusiasm"-- it's random and all over the place, but by the end it comes together.
Pitchfork: You've said that while you were making XXX you were listening to a lot of Joy Division. Were there any specific artists you looked to for this album?
DB: I made XXX with the aim of getting great reviews. And when I started making Old, I was trying to think of artists that came back from getting great reviews and made an album that was just as good-- or better! The only group I could really come up with was Radiohead. So if XXX was my OK Computer, then I'd have to make my Kid A next. So I studied Kid A, and I took away that it's not so much about the lyrics as it is about the way the beats feel, so what drives this album is the production. I wanted to have the most amazing beats, but I still want them to sound minimal-- it's still gotta sound like a Danny Brown beat. It can't sound like no fucking Kanye orchestra shit. That ain't me. That's why I took so long with making this album. I was waiting for the perfect beats. And I got 'em.
Pitchfork: Would you consider yourself a perfectionist?
DB: A perfectionist is someone like Dr. Dre or Kanye-- they'll take one song and do 50 takes. I go with my first take for every song. I want to capture a feeling. If I say a word wrong, fuck it. I am a perfectionist as far as listening to it, though. If I'm over a song two weeks after I made it, I'm not going to put it out. It has to last months.
Pitchfork: You're known for your punchlines-- do you worry about not being taken seriously?
DB: You can only go so far with those. I think I'm funny when I'm just talking-- I don't have to make a dick joke to be funny. I might just say something that's not funny to me, but the way it sounded could make a person laugh. It goes along with my vocal range. Anyway, the album is called Old, and I'm 32, so it's time to grow up a little bit.
Pitchfork: You recently said that Old would be "less funny" than XXX-- but a good deal of XXX isn't very funny.
DB: With XXX, I was trying to make a comedy that also had a lot of drama. This one is just like mad drama [laughs]-- to the point where shit is so fucked up that you need a release. You can't just keep dwelling on how fucked up shit is because that ain't going to do nothing but make you feel depressed, so you gotta just say "fuck it" and take drugs and party.
On why the album took two years to make:
I can do feature songs and whatever, but when you see an album and it says, This is a Danny Brown album, its gotta be at the most potent quality and that doesnt take six months. It doesnt take a year. I tell people all of the time, it takes two years for me to make an album.
On the album title:
With Old you think Im talking about my age, or where Im at in my career. But it really [refers to] when Im experimenting, making songs with Darq E Freaker and stuff. And then when I go back to my hood, I have my people who be like, Where that Old Danny Brown shit at? I wanna hear that J. Dilla Danny Brown. So I [titled the] album for them.
On Old being more dramatic:
Its not blatantly as funny but thats coming from me, the person who made it, he offers. Being a listener, that might be different. Ive noticed that its not necessarily what I say, but how I say it. For a lot of people I sound funny to them, no matter how serious the topic like some Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm shit. We laughed at him getting a divorce! Im talking real shit that happened in my life, and its not funny to me, but it might be funny to somebody else. Maybe thats the ingenious thing?
July 16 Update: In a new interview with DDS, Danny revealed the name and concept of his Old track with Freddie Gibbs. Its called Return of the G 2″, serves as a sequel of sorts to Outkasts original, and it is produced by Paul White.
Songs
Dope Song (Live)
Dip (Live)
Kush Coma (Studio)
Dip (Part of Ronson's Set)
Vocal guests:
- A$AP Rocky
- Charli XCX
- Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire
- Scrufizzer
- Freddie Gibbs
- Schoolboy Q
- Ab-Soul
- Kitty
- Purity Rings Megan James
Producers:
- Skywlkr
- Oh No
- Darq E Freaker
- Purity Ring
- Paul White
- A-Trak
- Frank Dukes
- Rustie
Pitchfork: XXX sounded very specifically and consciously sequenced to form a narrative, did you approach the making of Old in the same way?
Danny Brown: I always try to act like I'm some old school artist from the 1960s, so I approached this album like I was making it for vinyl: There's a side A and a side B. The way I look at it, I've always been two different artists anyway; I do that underground hip-hop shit and that turned-up trap shit. XXX told a story, so I wanted this one to be like "Curb Your Enthusiasm"-- it's random and all over the place, but by the end it comes together.
Pitchfork: You've said that while you were making XXX you were listening to a lot of Joy Division. Were there any specific artists you looked to for this album?
DB: I made XXX with the aim of getting great reviews. And when I started making Old, I was trying to think of artists that came back from getting great reviews and made an album that was just as good-- or better! The only group I could really come up with was Radiohead. So if XXX was my OK Computer, then I'd have to make my Kid A next. So I studied Kid A, and I took away that it's not so much about the lyrics as it is about the way the beats feel, so what drives this album is the production. I wanted to have the most amazing beats, but I still want them to sound minimal-- it's still gotta sound like a Danny Brown beat. It can't sound like no fucking Kanye orchestra shit. That ain't me. That's why I took so long with making this album. I was waiting for the perfect beats. And I got 'em.
Pitchfork: Would you consider yourself a perfectionist?
DB: A perfectionist is someone like Dr. Dre or Kanye-- they'll take one song and do 50 takes. I go with my first take for every song. I want to capture a feeling. If I say a word wrong, fuck it. I am a perfectionist as far as listening to it, though. If I'm over a song two weeks after I made it, I'm not going to put it out. It has to last months.
Pitchfork: You're known for your punchlines-- do you worry about not being taken seriously?
DB: You can only go so far with those. I think I'm funny when I'm just talking-- I don't have to make a dick joke to be funny. I might just say something that's not funny to me, but the way it sounded could make a person laugh. It goes along with my vocal range. Anyway, the album is called Old, and I'm 32, so it's time to grow up a little bit.
Pitchfork: You recently said that Old would be "less funny" than XXX-- but a good deal of XXX isn't very funny.
DB: With XXX, I was trying to make a comedy that also had a lot of drama. This one is just like mad drama [laughs]-- to the point where shit is so fucked up that you need a release. You can't just keep dwelling on how fucked up shit is because that ain't going to do nothing but make you feel depressed, so you gotta just say "fuck it" and take drugs and party.
On why the album took two years to make:
I can do feature songs and whatever, but when you see an album and it says, This is a Danny Brown album, its gotta be at the most potent quality and that doesnt take six months. It doesnt take a year. I tell people all of the time, it takes two years for me to make an album.
On the album title:
With Old you think Im talking about my age, or where Im at in my career. But it really [refers to] when Im experimenting, making songs with Darq E Freaker and stuff. And then when I go back to my hood, I have my people who be like, Where that Old Danny Brown shit at? I wanna hear that J. Dilla Danny Brown. So I [titled the] album for them.
On Old being more dramatic:
Its not blatantly as funny but thats coming from me, the person who made it, he offers. Being a listener, that might be different. Ive noticed that its not necessarily what I say, but how I say it. For a lot of people I sound funny to them, no matter how serious the topic like some Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm shit. We laughed at him getting a divorce! Im talking real shit that happened in my life, and its not funny to me, but it might be funny to somebody else. Maybe thats the ingenious thing?
July 16 Update: In a new interview with DDS, Danny revealed the name and concept of his Old track with Freddie Gibbs. Its called Return of the G 2″, serves as a sequel of sorts to Outkasts original, and it is produced by Paul White.
Songs
Dope Song (Live)
Dip (Live)
Kush Coma (Studio)
Dip (Part of Ronson's Set)
IrishNinja
Member
Des when that album drops ima just copy & paste yo shit inna OT like BAM thats my word
The Return of
Banned
I was wondering why you lames were just so down about Old for no reason. I guess I know why now
huh?
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
The Return of
Banned
Lack of information
ThanksVision
Member
Man that is a great string of words.
The Return of
Banned
It needs to have more amazing off beat rapping. Will be hard to best
PhoenixDark
Banned
Damn my ninja...I have no idea why I was down on this album. Not feeling a couple tracks released thus far but maybe the studio versions will work for me.Old Information:
Vocal guests:
- A$AP Rocky
- Charli XCX
- Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire
- Scrufizzer
- Freddie Gibbs
- Schoolboy Q
- Ab-Soul
- Kitty
- Purity Rings Megan James
Producers:
- Skywlkr
- Oh No
- Darq E Freaker
- Purity Ring
- Paul White
- A-Trak
- Frank Dukes
- Rustie
Pitchfork: XXX sounded very specifically and consciously sequenced to form a narrative, did you approach the making of Old in the same way?
Danny Brown: I always try to act like I'm some old school artist from the 1960s, so I approached this album like I was making it for vinyl: There's a side A and a side B. The way I look at it, I've always been two different artists anyway; I do that underground hip-hop shit and that turned-up trap shit. XXX told a story, so I wanted this one to be like "Curb Your Enthusiasm"-- it's random and all over the place, but by the end it comes together.
Pitchfork: You've said that while you were making XXX you were listening to a lot of Joy Division. Were there any specific artists you looked to for this album?
DB: I made XXX with the aim of getting great reviews. And when I started making Old, I was trying to think of artists that came back from getting great reviews and made an album that was just as good-- or better! The only group I could really come up with was Radiohead. So if XXX was my OK Computer, then I'd have to make my Kid A next. So I studied Kid A, and I took away that it's not so much about the lyrics as it is about the way the beats feel, so what drives this album is the production. I wanted to have the most amazing beats, but I still want them to sound minimal-- it's still gotta sound like a Danny Brown beat. It can't sound like no fucking Kanye orchestra shit. That ain't me. That's why I took so long with making this album. I was waiting for the perfect beats. And I got 'em.
Pitchfork: Would you consider yourself a perfectionist?
DB: A perfectionist is someone like Dr. Dre or Kanye-- they'll take one song and do 50 takes. I go with my first take for every song. I want to capture a feeling. If I say a word wrong, fuck it. I am a perfectionist as far as listening to it, though. If I'm over a song two weeks after I made it, I'm not going to put it out. It has to last months.
Pitchfork: You're known for your punchlines-- do you worry about not being taken seriously?
DB: You can only go so far with those. I think I'm funny when I'm just talking-- I don't have to make a dick joke to be funny. I might just say something that's not funny to me, but the way it sounded could make a person laugh. It goes along with my vocal range. Anyway, the album is called Old, and I'm 32, so it's time to grow up a little bit.
Pitchfork: You recently said that Old would be "less funny" than XXX-- but a good deal of XXX isn't very funny.
DB: With XXX, I was trying to make a comedy that also had a lot of drama. This one is just like mad drama [laughs]-- to the point where shit is so fucked up that you need a release. You can't just keep dwelling on how fucked up shit is because that ain't going to do nothing but make you feel depressed, so you gotta just say "fuck it" and take drugs and party.
On why the album took two years to make:
I can do feature songs and whatever, but when you see an album and it says, This is a Danny Brown album, its gotta be at the most potent quality and that doesnt take six months. It doesnt take a year. I tell people all of the time, it takes two years for me to make an album.
On the album title:
With Old you think Im talking about my age, or where Im at in my career. But it really [refers to] when Im experimenting, making songs with Darq E Freaker and stuff. And then when I go back to my hood, I have my people who be like, Where that Old Danny Brown shit at? I wanna hear that J. Dilla Danny Brown. So I [titled the] album for them.
On Old being more dramatic:
Its not blatantly as funny but thats coming from me, the person who made it, he offers. Being a listener, that might be different. Ive noticed that its not necessarily what I say, but how I say it. For a lot of people I sound funny to them, no matter how serious the topic like some Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm shit. We laughed at him getting a divorce! Im talking real shit that happened in my life, and its not funny to me, but it might be funny to somebody else. Maybe thats the ingenious thing?
July 16 Update: In a new interview with DDS, Danny revealed the name and concept of his Old track with Freddie Gibbs. Its called Return of the G 2″, serves as a sequel of sorts to Outkasts original, and it is produced by Paul White.
Songs
Dope Song (Live)
Dip (Live)
Kush Coma (Studio)
Dip (Part of Ronson's Set)
The Return of
Banned
I only heard the songs from his album when I went to his show. Dope Song was the one that stuck to me the most
PhoenixDark
Banned
Name sounds familiar but I'm blanking. Can someone name something he's done? I'm at work..
I hope the album has a track from House Shoes
After Light
LightOfTruth
Member
Wow, no Kanye on HOF?
PhoenixDark
Banned
Saving verses for CyHi's album.
LightOfTruth
Member
^lol
soul creator
Member
I'm in this weird position where I've pretty much liked every CyHi guest verse, but I still have zero interest in an album by him
PhoenixDark
Banned
You sure breh? The only currency Ye acknowledges is that of white suffering, be it sorority sexual assault or gallon smashing.
MuddyDonut
Member
I'm really enjoying this Jeremiah Jae tape. I guess I should listen to Rawhyde now.
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