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[MuddyDonut]

I think they are already undone. Also, I use my phone for my music and the first thing that shows up is the album art. That was a problem for me, especially with how the letters were written like you ran out of space on a piece of paper, or a dick.

 

[silentcapybara]

Yesterday was the pits. Still best GAF.

Also looking forward to listening to that new Prodigy.

 

[-GJ-]

Danny Brown retweeted a Basquiat-inspired piece I made for his Old album.

http://coversbygj.tumblr.com/post/53761749182/danny-brown-old

 

[silentcapybara]

Danny Brown retweeted a Basquiat-inspired piece I made for his Old album.

That's awesome, man. Will use, regardless of what the official cover turns out to be.

 

[Detox]

Nice I know you've been doing this for a while, have you been commissioned to do any covers yet?

 

[-GJ-]

That's awesome, man. Will use, regardless of what the official cover turns out to be.

Thank you!

Nice I know you've been doing this for a while, have you been commissioned to do any covers yet?

Almost 10 years now, haha. Yes. Not for really big names though. Except Wayne, but in the end he didn't use the art I made with a friend. He changed it to what we now know as the cover of Dedication 4 in the last 2 days.

I know Pusha T, Travi$ Scott, RiFF RaFF, Chief Keef, Diddy, now Danny Brown and a couple others have seen my work though.

I wish I could make some more money off of it since I'm unemployed at the moment, but oh well. At least I'm still able to do what I love, haha.

 

[overcast]

Whoa that's really cool man.

 

[HiiiLife]

Dope artwork bruh.

 

[-GJ-]

Thanks for the love guys . If any of you ever need some work done, just hit me up. I'm sure I can give you guys a GAF-hop discount, haha.

 

[wenis]

If you aren't using the uncensored dick cover, then you're not really listening to Death Grips right.

 

[Furious Styles]

Prodigy & Alchemist Juan Epstein.

Excited to listen to this when I get home.

Alchemist was late as fuck to that interview haha. &He's giving Q a banger for the album? Damn! Out of the loop on that.

Also, it's good to see Prodigy going clean and just focusing on music.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

http://coversbygj.tumblr.com/post/53761749182/danny-brown-old

I'll probably sub this in for the official artwork. Awesome cover GJ.

 

[TheKaeptain]

How was Common's last album?



EDIT: DAT DANNY BROWN COVER IS AMAZING...

 

[Tokubetsu]

Danny Brown retweeted a Basquiat-inspired piece I made for his Old album.

http://coversbygj.tumblr.com/post/53761749182/danny-brown-old

Your art will probably be better than the album. Great job.

 

[enzo_gt]

Revisiting Sideline Story.

Rise and Shine...

Fffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[Trey]

Revisiting Sideline Story.

Rise and Shine...

Fffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Some of those tracks absolutely bang. I also appreciated his more melancholy songs like Breakdown and Lights Please, whose bass still shook the car.

 

[DominoKid]

Revisiting Sideline Story.

Rise and Shine...

Fffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

couldn't put myself through that again.

 

[HiResDes]

Your art will probably be better than the album. Great job.

Let me have my hope, please. But hey if its really really bad maybe Danny will go back to his old grimey ways.

 

[MThanded]

Wale - The Gifted - HHDX Review 4/5

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2100/title.wale-the-gifted

It was already day one for me. Glad to see some reviewers are enjoying it to.

 

[The Return of]

Let me have my hope, please. But hey if its really really bad maybe Danny will go back to his old grimey ways.

Used to get domed up by crackheads and still got my balls licked by pretty bitches

 

[SadAli]

Your art will probably be better than the album. Great job.

I rated XXX right up there among the best of the year but have a fear you may be right.

That artwork is great btw.

Just started listening to the new Gibbs. GAF wasn't lying when it came to Big Kill. Is he a competition winner from Twitter or something?

 

[DominoKid]

got a Riff Raff feature
a few Future spots
and the usuals on production (Metro, Lex, Chop, Zay)

the streets need that Future Hendrix though

 

[Esch]

july 4th

too bad nobody gives a shit about cam

 

[CRS]

Lmao at that font and cover.

The disparity in quality is even more apparent with GJ's cover on the same page.

 

[DominoKid]

Life +Times Decoded: Jay Rock on "Money Trees"

 

[iavi]

Danny Brown retweeted a Basquiat-inspired piece I made for his Old album.

http://coversbygj.tumblr.com/post/53761749182/danny-brown-old

This is crazy dope. Money on it being times better than the actual cover.

 

[enzo_gt]

Dope stuff as usual GJ.

I liked the (fake?) cover of the skull with Danny Brown's hair on it too.

 

[CountBlack]

Anybody listen to Wale's album?

Is it worth a listen?

 

[RBelong2Us]

J. Cole actually holding his own against Yeezy

http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi

Both look to do big numbers. People thought Cole would burn out? Dude is racking it in.

 

[KidGalactus]

Listened to Friday night lights on GAFhop's recommendation. Jcole is pretty good. Reminds me of Gambino a little.

 

[Discotheque]

Let me have my hope, please. But hey if its really really bad maybe Danny will go back to his old grimey ways.

I don't think it will be as good as XXX but I dunno why Toku is so doom and gloom about it. The features he announced a while ago sound like a great fit for him. And also live youtube videos sound like shit, can't really appreciate those songs until I hear the CDQ

 

[Esch]

I dunno why Toku is so doom and gloom

Disco pls

 

[Discotheque]

hahaha speaking of doom and gloom. winona ryder burton-era was the best

 

[KingKong]

How much do album sales really matter in comparison to iTunes and streaming numbers? Are those even released to the public?

Personally I don't know anyone who still buys CDs

 

[PBY]

got a Riff Raff feature
a few Future spots
and the usuals on production (Metro, Lex, Chop, Zay)

the streets need that Future Hendrix though

Was gonna post this, but thought no one would dl

 

[RBelong2Us]

How much do album sales really matter in comparison to iTunes and streaming numbers? Are those even released to the public?

Personally I don't know anyone who still buys CDs

Im pretty sure Itunes counts as album sales. Same for downloading off Amazon.

 

[ShinobiFist]

Prodigy & Alchemist Juan Epstein.

Excited to listen to this when I get home.

Great interview. This is why some cats become legends. Work ethic. Something I've been preaching for years about this to new artist all the time. Doesn't matter how great your flow and bars are. If you don't have the work ethic, you ain't going nowhere. That's why I respect Riff Raff and Lil B. Not their bars, but their work ethic.

How much do album sales really matter in comparison to iTunes and streaming numbers? Are those even released to the public?

Personally I don't know anyone who still buys CDs

No point on buying CD's unless you like the cover. Everything is mixed and tuned for iTunes. I'm glad that's the case, because I have no more room.

 

[Detox]

That reminds me I finally ripped my 'gold' illmatic cd how can I tell if it is remastered? I have the original as well

 

[ShinobiFist]

That reminds me I finally ripped my 'gold' illmatic cd how can I tell if it is remastered? I have the original as well

It says so when you got the collection. is a 24K remaster.

 

[Detox]

I meant more like is there any way to tell? I don't think my ears can hear any difference

 

[silentcapybara]

Great interview. This is why some cats become legends. Work ethic. Something I've been preaching for years about this to new artist all the time. Doesn't matter how great your flow and bars are. If you don't have the work ethic, you ain't going nowhere. That's why I respect Riff Raff and Lil B. Not their bars, but their work ethic.

Don't do it, man.

I'm willing to give Wale a listen. Haven't been impressed by anything dude's done since The Mixtape About Nothing. All of his features are him doing his lame Dr. Seuss rhymes for the ladies. We get it, Wale. You can string big words together to appear more intelligent.

 

[Enter The 36 Chambers]

I meant more like is there any way to tell? I don't think my ears can hear any difference

Its kinda iffy usually. The remastered version of Deep Cover was terrible and actaully noticable. Where most times I can never notice when something is "Remastered" or whatever

 

[Esch]

Based God changed the game. If you're denying this you lost.

 

[DominoKid]

P4K: The Yeezus Sessions

lots of interesting shit in there like

Mike Dean: On Watch the Throne, we were gonna use the hook of "We Are Young" before [Fun.] got it. [Watch the Throne producer Jeff Bhasker co-wrote/produced "We Are Young".]

Travi$ Scott: That was too much of a smash, though.

Hudson Mohawke: There are a lot of amazing songs that were left off [Yeezus]-- stuff that you might consider to be more melodic or in-line with Kanye's previous material-- purely because they didn't necessarily fit this rough-edged, 90s-industrial-type vibe. A lot of the record is trying to avoid obviousness. Through the entire process of putting it together, there were tons of easy slam dunks, but rather than just going for the hits and having an album that nobody's going to give a fuck about in a month or two, he intentionally sidestepped the obvious route each time. I think that's what going to give it more longevity and put it in a category of records that you'll go back to in 10 years time.

 

[iavi]

Hudmo really made it with that eccentric shit of his. Is a megahit with TNGHT and is one of Ye's go to's now. Jelly.

 

[Detox]

Having hits = forgettable album... ok

 

[iavi]

Having hits = forgettable album... ok

The David Cage philosophy; Divisiveness=importance. Never mind history proving that an LP providing radio hit after radio hit is what dictates importance/influence potential/longevity. Even Ye himself is an example of the successful mantra.

 

[Esch]

i thought David Cage's philosophy was to make the last 1/4th of whatever you make completely insensible

 

[iavi]

i thought David Cage's philosophy was to make the last 1/4th of whatever you make completely insensible

David Cage says a lot. He's like Sony's Fable era Molyneux.

 

[Detox]

Nothing gained traction from the album so the new line is we didn't want hits.