Probably not from me. Yea it's tight but it's still almost 100% headbang neckbreaker music, I still think Lese Majesty ' s a more musically impressive project and Piñata has more variety.
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It's got mine.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
It's a first listen, but I'm going to say Pinata is still better. I reserve the right to change my mind, but Harold's is just my jam.
Yessss
remembered Hail Mary Mallon is coming in a couple weeks, which may crack the top five, but otherwise it seems like this will be mine
1) Pinata
2) RTJ2
3) Black Milk
4) Step Brothers
5) Has-Lo and Castle
some duo's making great albums this year, plus that Hus Kingpin and Rozewood
1) Pinata
2) RTJ2
3) Black Milk
4) Step Brothers
5) Has-Lo and Castle
some duo's making great albums this year, plus that Hus Kingpin and Rozewood
Top 3 for sure. AotY? Dunno about that.
Black Hystori still might edge it for me, but RTJ2 is a bit more bombastic for me and it's got some bigger standouts.
CountBlack
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damn.
And by the posts I would assume yall would give it your AOTY.
Cilvia Demo still got mine tbh, but I haven't finished my first play through of RTJ2
People are going to think I always conflate being evocative to being bombast, but that's not true. I don't hate Lese Majesty because it's subdued or subtle, but because it just feels a bit empty in places for me. Pinata is an incredibly well put together album, but it's almost too calculated and monolithic to me. In the past I made the mistake of saying it doesn't bang as much as 9mm or Kush Cloud, but I did my own stance a grave injustice by giving those limited examples. It doesn't have enough tracks like Broken, Thuggin or Uno...Gibbs isn't just flowing within the equilibrium of those tracks, but breaks out a bit. I think that's what makes him special.
It's worth giving it a couple of listens just because of how different it is, but I don't think the end result will even land it a spot in my top ten. Pinata is almost a masterpiece for me, but there were just a few pieces of the puzzle missing for me.
It's worth giving it a couple of listens just because of how different it is, but I don't think the end result will even land it a spot in my top ten. Pinata is almost a masterpiece for me, but there were just a few pieces of the puzzle missing for me.
Banco might be top ten for me, but it still has a couple really weak tracks.
Ditto actually.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I had a dream me and Esch got drunk with Des and Overcast and we played Madden 04.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
But there hasn't been 7 good rap albums in 2014. How can it be number 7 with this being factual?
PhoenixDark
Banned
I haven't ranted about Jay Elec in years! There's so much dope music out right now as compared to 2008-2010 when I spent most of my time hand wringing about the absence of Blu or Act II while hating on ring tone rap. We're in a Gold-ish Age breh, shit is nice.
ShadyXV AOTY
Sounds awesome, but in reality I was playing ESPN NFL Football during that time lol.
Bullshit.
not to be cliche but Pinata is grown-man-rap, that's why i like it so much.
With Madlib you hear all his musical influences in every beat, with Gibbs you can visualize his life with every verse
someone like Banco can't write a song like Deeper, because he lacks the life experience of Gibbs, Pinata the goat this year
With Madlib you hear all his musical influences in every beat, with Gibbs you can visualize his life with every verse
someone like Banco can't write a song like Deeper, because he lacks the life experience of Gibbs, Pinata the goat this year
TheKaeptain
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Nah I mean like in 2014 we were doing that shit.
And Killer Mike has been on some good shit since R.A.P. Music. I don't think I've heard a shit verse from him since that album dropped.
MuddyDonut
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Hah bout to give his album a spin later, going in low
Comparing Pinata to Banco is kind of a moot. You wouldn't compare Half-Baked to Blow or Evil Dead to Nosferatu. Just like you wouldn't be as likely to throw on Pinata during a House Party as you would Banco. Banco's weaknesses are weaknesses of the spectrum in which he's working, the subgenre if you will, more so than the album itself. It has a few lows, but Pinata has some songs that are lows as well IMO. It's just that when Sir Michael fails he does so emphatically and Gibb's lowpoints on Pinata result in boring mediocre tracks that because of the brevity, subject matter, and production could be described as "slow burners". Madlib's production even makes some of the shallow songs in Pinata seem deeper. I'm a huge fan of Gibbs, but not every track on Pinata is as mature and insightful as people would have you believe. And that's fine. Banco isn't deep or insightful, but it wasn't intended to be, it's more casual and fun. They're like examples of two very different subgenres.
Carfax only.
Syph Medwes
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hey man the Re-Up was decent
No Apologies is the only track I remember keeping off that.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Yup. This one easily wins in part because it's so sonically diverse.
I got burned out on it pretty fast. Not in a big rush to listen to the sequel despite all the praise.
Cilvia has slowly crawled at to the top of my list, might top it depending on how the rest of the year goes.
did you guys get yours yet?
yep, but man not normally an audio elitist, but this album and the first beg to be played on a good vinyl system
yep, but man not normally an audio elitist, but this album and the first beg to be played on a good vinyl system
I think that's why I'm enjoying Run The Jewels 2 a whole lot more. Every song just sounds different from each other
MorisUkunRasik
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Damn this RTJ2
Black Republican
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Angel dust is my shit
The Return of
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truth.
Yeah, I got a little bored of it after a week or two. Solid record, but no staying power for me.
RTJ 2 has more variety I think though, so we'll see.
Tokubetsu
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Definitely think it's more varied. Part of that I think, and why I didn't like the first much, is Killer Mike shines/stands out a lot more here. Crown and Early in particular sound more like Killer Mike songs at least conceptually/lyrically.
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