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[IrishNinja]

GKMC will prolly win it, but i hope we get a bit've distance so ya'll can look at it a bit more objectively. not saying it's not fantastic but some of ya'll are to close to the shine right now

Man with the Iron Fists isn't an album for me, it's a soundtrack.

Spoiler

I just don't want to make it even harder to rank albums this year, it's top 10 material at least though

aw man, that's a copout! i know ive had OST's in my lists in prior years.

It'll win. I'm not voting this year.

but why not fam

Life is Good is honorable mentions worthy, but top 10? Lol

Tguy please have this opinion recalibrated

E-40 and Too $hort joint drops Nov 6th too. Crazy 2-3 weeks.

Yup. Only other album I'm excited for is Big Boi's. Loved his first one, hoping this year he will deliver.

shit, ima need to hear these before voting too

 

[Zeus Molecules]

Thought the beats were far and away the best Bronson has got so far. Dont really understand that complaint.

i think we like different type of beats.

 

[Recon]

i think we like different type of beats.

Probably. Blue Chips is the only Bronson project I have liked, mostly because I felt the beats were a perfect match for his flow.

 

[DominoKid]

Yup. Only other album I'm excited for is Big Boi's. Loved his first one, hoping this year he will deliver.

oddly im not all that excited for his new one.

 

[cacophony]

Future - Mind Blown ft 2 Chainz & Waka Flocka

lawd

 

[Recon]

Future - Mind Blown ft 2 Chainz & Waka Flocka

lawd

Jesus christ that is fucking horrible. I stopped it at 19 seconds. Couldn't take anymore of Future.

 

[Esch]

Life is Good is great and top 10 worthy.Overall, its pretty unique. That grown man rap. I only wish there were more songs he blacked out on. It just felt like a lot of Nas' best work lyrically was on other peoples shit: Triple Beam Dreams, Hip Hop etc. I want his next album to just have him slaying beats more than some of this introspective shit.

Still though

 

[Uno Venova]

Future - Mind Blown ft 2 Chainz & Waka Flocka

lawd

i'm in a good mood right now so no

 

[Recon]

I need Ross to Executive Produce the next Nas album if he aint gonna do a Premiere backed album.

 

[PBY]

At a justice show. Fucking crazy

 

[DominoKid]

Future - Mind Blown ft 2 Chainz & Waka Flocka

lawd

oh sheeeit.
lord this mixtape about to be some riding ass shit.

 

[SoilBreak]

Future - Mind Blown ft 2 Chainz & Waka Flocka


lawd

Jesus christ that is fucking horrible. I stopped it at 19 seconds. Couldn't take anymore of Future.

Almost died laughing at the first 20 seconds.

terrible

 

[Discotheque]

Future - Mind Blown ft 2 Chainz & Waka Flocka

lawd

lmao, I like this song. Fuck all y'all who hate Future. He sounds like he's rapping under the sea. Some true Sebastian da Crab shit.

 

[HiResDes]

Almost died laughing at the first 20 seconds.

terrible

Move over Stay Schemin, dat hook is legendary. Oh Future your mind is blown, but not because of your money.

 

[K.Jack]

Didn't think I'd hear a song with a hook worse than Fuckin' Problem this soon.

Life is Good is great and top 10 worthy.Overall, its pretty unique. That grown man rap. I only wish there were more songs he blacked out on. It just felt like a lot of Nas' best work lyrically was on other peoples shit: Triple Beam Dreams, Hip Hop etc. I want his next album to just have him slaying beats more than some of this introspective shit.

Still though

What killed the album for me is that not one verse sniffed the level he delivered on Triple Beam Dreams.

Either he or Ross should've been smart enough to know you don't put that joint on a throwaway MMG tape.

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

That was awful. Heard people complaining about the beats? Fuck outta here, get off the bus and buy yourself a car you bitches. The whole album bumps.

There are good beats on this album, but a few tracks where the beats....arent necessarily wack, but just serviceable....Im picky when it comes to beats.

the tracks im referring too are...

Sherane,
Bitch, dont kill my vibe
back street freestyle
swimming pools
Real

but thats just my opinion. and yea...M.a.a.d city beat is dope as shit even tho 50 already used the same sample, probably best produced track on the album next to Recipe.


And I think one of the reason Im geeking so much over the album is because its a Concept album done well. Last hip hop concept album done well that I can remember is "the cool"

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe is awesome. Don't get how you can dislike pretty much anything about it.

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe is awesome. Don't get how you can dislike pretty much anything about it.

dont get me wrong. I love every track on this album. I just think the beat on that track is just serviceable. I dont feel it as much. thats just nit picky shit. like I said. Im real picky with beats. I want every beat to be amazing to My tastes. which usually doesnt happen.

only album it did was only built for cuban linx (the original), the cool, hard to earn, among a few others.

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

dont get me wrong. I love every track on this album. I just think the beat on that track is just serviceable. I dont feel it as much. thats just nit picky shit. like I said. Im real picky with beats. I want every beat to be amazing to My tastes. which usually doesnt happen.

only album it did was only built for cuban linx (the original), the cool, hard to earn, among a few others.

Ah I see. There are certain beats that I love that don't get much praise, so I see where you're coming from.

 

[DominoKid]

There are good beats on this album, but a few tracks where the beats....arent necessarily wack, but just serviceable....Im picky when it comes to beats.

the tracks im referring too are...

Sherane,
Bitch, dont kill my vibe
back street freestyle
swimming pools
Real

but thats just my opinion. and yea...M.a.a.d city beat is dope as shit even tho 50 already used the same sample, probably best produced track on the album next to Recipe.


And I think one of the reason Im geeking so much over the album is because its a Concept album done well. Last hip hop concept album done well that I can remember is "the cool"

bitch dont kill my vibe.

that shit has the illest beat. swimming pools too.

 

[HiResDes]

Angel Haze Vs. The People

Holy shit, salty I missed this, I would have flew out for that shit:

 

[Blackace]

Move over Stay Schemin, dat hook is legendary. Oh Future your mind is blown, but not because of your money.

Stay Scheming has an awesome hook

Like some biz shit


Getting 600 people to sing the hook at a show is an awesome feeling

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

bitch dont kill my vibe.

that shit has the illest beat. swimming pools too.

we got diff tastes in beats

maad city and recipe are the illest beats to me

Stay Scheming has an awesome hook

Like some biz shit


Getting 600 people to sing the hook at a show is an awesome feeling

gotta agree wth hires, stay schemin chory is the WORST

 

[Esch]

stay scheming has a great hook

 

[MorisUkunRasik]

I like the stay schemin' hook, French sounds drunk off his ass...it works.

 

[HiResDes]

Shit is atrocious.

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

its just good to know i could put no thought or effort into a chorus and it could end up being liked/passable. I spend the most time trying to get a good chorus. maybe i should just do whatever since it seems to work for shittier rappers.

 

[DominoKid]

its just good to know i could put no thought or effort into a chorus and it could end up being liked/passable. I spend the most time trying to get a good chorus. maybe i should just do whatever since it seems to work for shittier rappers.

n/o but if you cant make a good hook, quit while youre ahead.
it takes skill to make these "no thought or effort" choruses.

 

[spindashing]

Stay Schemin's hook was the only good thing about the song imo

 

[DominoKid]

*avatar quote*

 

[enzo_gt]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWG

 

[HiResDes]

Fixed is dope as hell don't tell him to fucking quit. And I'm sorry, but if I play that song for anyone that comes over they instantly tell me to turn that bullshit off as soon as the hook comes on.

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

n/o but if you cant make a good hook, quit while youre ahead.
it takes skill to make these "no thought or effort" choruses.

if you really think it took skill to make then you are truly lost.

that chorus screams of "what do we do for the hook? fuck it, lets just do this..staaay scheeeeemin.....and call it a day"

2 seconds. EASY

YO.....CHIEF KEEF MAKE BETTER CHORUSES...lol....

 

[DominoKid]

thats a skill.

 

[HiResDes]

1.Dank feat ASAP Rocky 03:08
2.Sound Clash Business 04:37
3.Muggs Mood 01:34
4.Richter Scale feat Chuck Inglish 03:42
5.Bow 02:21

 

[Blackace]

its just good to know i could put no thought or effort into a chorus and it could end up being liked/passable. I spend the most time trying to get a good chorus. maybe i should just do whatever since it seems to work for shittier rappers.

It's like a celebration to the haters

Do you hate just a friend by biz stay scheming is a trap version of that

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

thats a skill.

a skill is making a good chorus period.

anyone could have come up with that horrible chorus is my point.

It's like a celebration to the haters

Do you hate just a friend by biz stay scheming is a trap version of that

Just a friend is MY SHIT...CLASSIC

and no way is stay schemin a trap version of that LOL

 

[mooooose]

I remember when Stay Schemin came out and everyone was saying LOL ROSS COULDNT GET DRAKE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE CHORUS, LOL DRAKE HAS A VERSE, LOL FRENCH SUCKS.

If French is good at one thing, its giving a good chorus. His old mixtapes, he was the king of finding a good beat (Harry Fraud) and a good chorus (Max B taught him well). He sucks at rapping and now that he has hit the mainstream, he's lost his way, but whatever. French from 07 to 10 was a champ.

 

[Esch]

LOL DRAKE HAS A VERSE indeed.

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Last hip hop concept album done well that I can remember is "the cool"

Ehh? The Cool was pretty terrible as a concept album.
If you can handle British hip-hop, this one is pretty good:

 

[DominoKid]

a skill is making a good chorus period.

anyone could have come up with that horrible chorus is my point.

a good chorus is a memorable chorus.
these cats crank em out like hotcakes.

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

Ehh? The Cool was pretty terrible as a concept album.
If you can handle British hip-hop, this one is pretty good:

<kanye voice> "NAAAAAW MAAAN", the Cool was DOPE as a concept album! DOOOOPE

i dont listen to british hiphop but I know euro hiphop be having the ill beats, so IL check it out

 

[Blackace]

Just a friend is MY SHIT...CLASSIC

and no way is stay schemin a trap version of that LOL

Just a Friend is Biz fucking a chorus but when French does it's mindless soulless bullshit

Gotcha

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

a good chorus is a memorable chorus.
these cats crank em out like hotcakes.

A good chorus is one that you want to listen to over and over again/addictive and links verses together well. that's my definition of it and what I believe should be the ultimate goal of chorus and I think most musical people would agree.

 

[Acid08]

A Grand Don't Come For Free is an amazing album.

 

[HiResDes]

Biz has rhythm and isn't falling asleep on the mic

Also this is basically a concept album:

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

Just a Friend is Biz fucking a chorus but when French does it's mindless soulless bullshit

Gotcha

the difference is Biz is at least SOMEWHAT on key. What makes stay schemin so bad is how so offkey it is. its makes it hard to listen to.

 

[Blackace]

Biz has rhythm and isn't falling asleep on the mic

It was sung that way on purpose just like stay scheming was

 

[Blackace]

the difference is Biz is at least SOMEWHAT on key. What makes stay schemin so bad is how so offkey it is. its makes it hard to listen to.

Fuck no he isn't

 

[DominoKid]

A good chorus is one that you want to listen to over and over again/addictive and links verses together well. that's my definition of it and what I believe should be the ultimate goal of chorus and I think most musical people would agree.

yeah if this were music theory. but this is rap. if people dont remember your chorus then youre fighting an uphill battle.