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it's gonna be open season on K Dot. can't wait.
PhoenixDark
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lol breh you don't gotta catch feelings, I was giving you a compliment. He's a corny version of you, not the authentic one. The point being that while you constantly bring up hits and sales as a fall back for Jay stannery, at the end of the day you're still gonna look at things fair enough to admit when something is wack. MCHG, BP3...wack. Wilson would NEVER do that, and would instead point out both albums had hits and went platinum like that means they were good albums.
I'm telling yall, pray for Kendrick. The first new song he puts out is gonna inspire a bunch of shit ("not as good as Control/would be a low tier track on GKMC/he sold out/why is he rapping about x/etc"). He can't win. Luckily, fans can win because if he puts out a great album we get to eat regardless of how well it sells.
As I've said a million times, I think touring has really determined the direction of this album. If you watch his performances the only song that really gets the crowd to go insane is Maad City. I don't think the album will be 100% Maad City but I'd expect 3-4 tracks like that.
This is something Nas never understood IMO. You would think that after 20 years of touring he'd realize there are certain tracks that just get the crowd hype, and they just so happened to be legit great tracks. NY State of Mind makes crowds go crazy, as does If I Ruled The World, Street Dreams, Nas Is Like, Made You Look, etc. But his last three albums don't really have any tracks like that. Life Is Good is dope but are there any songs you'd want to hear live on there, outside of Locomotive? I wish Nas would go into the studio with the mindset of "ok, I need at least 3-4 tracks like Made You Look: shit that is hype, and gets the crowd going."
Nah. My opinions, musical background, the way I look at things and writing style are nothing like his. foh. I bring up singles because I like them and they're fun to rock to (and to troll you), not because they're good because they're hit singles.
The Artful Dodger
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Tupac's Final Words Revealed by Police Officer on Scene of Murder
He asked that his mom put out a series of mediocre records.
He said "Fuck you" to a cop.
He asked that his mom put out a series of mediocre records.
The Return of
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This 808 and heartbreak hate..
Welcome back siddx
Welcome back siddx
Going to go see X-Men this afternoon with a friend of mine, I'm hoping that it's better than the newest Spider Man was (because that movie was just pure crap)
One of my favorite Kanye songs ever. Too bad it's on the Kanye album that I disliked the most (yes, I prefer 808s)
PhoenixDark
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I'm confused, did you just call Reflection Eternal wack? Also Quality is a dope album. I shit on Talib a LOT but even I admit he has some great material.
Eardrum is also good.
IrishNinja
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Days of Future Past is some solid shit, good flick.
^yeah before we throw Kweli in the bushes i again need to remind people that Reflection Eternal with Hi-Tek was also high quality, and Quality wasn't bad. resume wise Mos has some nice early rawkus shit and aside from the classic that is Blackstar, id fight anyone saying his first solo shit isn't also a classic - Black on Both Sides is tight and makes you optimistic for his future albums, despite knowing most of them aren't good.
^yeah before we throw Kweli in the bushes i again need to remind people that Reflection Eternal with Hi-Tek was also high quality, and Quality wasn't bad. resume wise Mos has some nice early rawkus shit and aside from the classic that is Blackstar, id fight anyone saying his first solo shit isn't also a classic - Black on Both Sides is tight and makes you optimistic for his future albums, despite knowing most of them aren't good.
Nah. I did forget about it though lmao. I think the rest of that shit is forgettable as hell though. Either way I wouldn't call him underrated; dude stays shining from Blackstar.
This man gets it. Nas always has to fall back on the same songs not because he doesn't have dope songs but between performing the current album he has to intersperse it wth the same crowd hyping songs.
Rastafarian42
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YESSSSS
I hope the rumours of a collaboration album or tape with him, ti and Jeezy are true.
Mike Myers says he was proud to stand next to Ye when he made the Bush statement.
Fredo Santana x Lil Reese - That's a No No (Prod. by Young Chop). Kind of boring.
CyHi The Prynce - Mandela video. One of my favourites off of the tape.
Lil Boosie - Grade A (Prod. by B-Real).
Maino & DJ Spinking ft. Vado & Mike Daves Focused. I like this.
Fredo Santana x Lil Reese - That's a No No (Prod. by Young Chop). Kind of boring.
CyHi The Prynce - Mandela video. One of my favourites off of the tape.
Lil Boosie - Grade A (Prod. by B-Real).
Maino & DJ Spinking ft. Vado & Mike Daves Focused. I like this.
Looks like someone was finding an easy way to get back into the spotlight
PhoenixDark
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If Nasty had a decent beat it would be an undeniable classic track. It's not bad, in fact I think it's a good track, but that beat just makes me ask WHY. It's the type of track Premo would do a remix of so we could forget the original (like that horrible Kanye song with Rakim/Nas/KRS).
The Don seems to be fine live, I'll admit.
Nas goes into album creations with purely narrative based focus. The beats, the features, everything else is secondary. The problem with that is that effectively any beat will work for him, it doesn't matter since he already knows what he's going to say. I hate that.
If I was Nas I'd gather as many producers as possible - Justice League, T-Minus, NoID, etc with Q-Tip exec producing - and challenge them for specific sounds. To do that he'd have to express a musical vision, not just a narrative one. From what I understand he had producers work together on the last album, to mix sounds...but the end result didn't really show that outside of a couple tracks.
The Don seems to be fine live, I'll admit.
Nas goes into album creations with purely narrative based focus. The beats, the features, everything else is secondary. The problem with that is that effectively any beat will work for him, it doesn't matter since he already knows what he's going to say. I hate that.
If I was Nas I'd gather as many producers as possible - Justice League, T-Minus, NoID, etc with Q-Tip exec producing - and challenge them for specific sounds. To do that he'd have to express a musical vision, not just a narrative one. From what I understand he had producers work together on the last album, to mix sounds...but the end result didn't really show that outside of a couple tracks.
Everything is wrong in this paragraph. Everything.
spindashing
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Whaat? The original Classic/Better Than I've Ever been by Kanye, KRS-One and Nas had an alright beat.
Preemo definitely had the better one though.
Preemo definitely had the better one though.
Thanks for the welcome back y'all.
Saw x men tonight. Note to self, don't work a full day, go drinking for five hours, and then go to an 11pm showing. Passed out during the third act. Oh well. What I saw I enjoyed. Fuckass theater cut the movie halfway through the post credit scene though.
Saw x men tonight. Note to self, don't work a full day, go drinking for five hours, and then go to an 11pm showing. Passed out during the third act. Oh well. What I saw I enjoyed. Fuckass theater cut the movie halfway through the post credit scene though.
The Artful Dodger
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The version of Classic where Rakim comes first (The music video one) is superior to the one where Kanye comes first (The studio version)
Don't ask me why it works that way. It just does.
Maybe cause it's easier to ignore Kanye's verse.
Edit: the version I originally posted had kanye's verse cut out, which actually made it a much better song. I'll post that version too.
Classic Minus Kanye
PhoenixDark
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OG Classic was trash. Premo saved it.
The Return of
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Haha, I did the exact same. I have been working 12+ plus hours every day of the week
PhoenixDark
Banned
I'm moreso trashing Salaam Remi than Nas. It's a damn good song, I just feel the beat needed to be changed.
Every artist had had to deal with that. With fame comes stupid ass criticism. Rap more like your first album. Say something new. Do something surprising again! People who only like the novelty of something won't like it but those who like his lyrical ability and how he uses it to create good songs will still love what he puts out (unless its completely whack).
As for Wilson, I don't blame. Look at the media industry overall. Artists are very picky who they talk to and how they are received. They see themselves above the standard media giants like mags, blogs, and commentators. They can put out their music in so many different ways, have so many different people praise it, and make money off of it all why would they bother going to talk to someone who actually criticizes their music?
Yup. sophomore albums are hard.
Syph Medwes
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This...is pretty catchy
Yeah I agree. Next I probably have Cartoons & Cereal or M.a.a.d City
Bob Dobalina
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I refuse to believe this is a thing people actually doyooooo. fake freckles though?
this chick going ham on her face with an expo marker before she goes out
MadSkillzBahamut
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Money Trees
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
m.A.A.d City
Swimming Pools
The Art of Peer Pressure
Backseat Freestyle
Everything Else
Pretty sure that's just the true list.
Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
m.A.A.d City
Swimming Pools
The Art of Peer Pressure
Backseat Freestyle
Everything Else
Pretty sure that's just the true list.
MadSkillzBahamut
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I've never really considered Cartoons & Cereal as part of GKMC even though I know it is, mainly because I have no idea where it would be placed in the album. If it did end up in GKMC it would definitely rank highly though.
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