Cosmic Dreams
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Not sure what to feel about this after the trailer. Literally. Trying to understand the concept. What do you guys think?
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Not sure what to feel about this after the trailer. Literally. Trying to understand the concept. What do you guys think?
Uhh. It kinda looks like a similar concept to most of Cole's raps. Personal life stories, self reflection. Hopefully it sounds good. His content has gotten pretty stale, but I'm okay with that kind of stuff he's talking about. I've just been kind of bored by him for a while.
This is the southern banger I've been clamoring for featuring a hungry emcee that exudes the confidence and brashness that I've come whenever someone is rapping over such trill backing music as the stuff on this tape. The tape is pretty varied, featuring some dark sounding trappish tracks as well as some really classic horns blaring pimp shit. Scotty has never definitely changed his style a bit more, twisting and contorting his southern drawl to fit the attitude of tracks better. I hate to say, but this is everything I wanted from the new KRIT., It's perfect riding music.
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Cosmic Dreams
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Definitely agree. Seems like he's a bit artistically dry lately. That miguel joint was real good though last year.
Although i'll still bump the warm up from time to time.
IrishNinja
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be a jigga stan but don't ride for black album brehs
he's doing him and frankly brah he's light years ahead of all these other cats who didn't release music in 2014 you know? like, he deed it
kinda wanna watch now
he's doing him and frankly brah he's light years ahead of all these other cats who didn't release music in 2014 you know? like, he deed it
kinda wanna watch now
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Never got the appeal, tbh. He's good, but the definition of forgettable. And then he got on some Paula Adbul stuff and I just tuned out completely.
PhoenixDark
Banned
He's had an interesting year and apparently is working with good producers. I'm interested to see how it plays out.
Cole has some fucking BANGERS. See, e.g. Diamonds, Im on it, Fitted Cap. He can rap his ass of given the right concept.
CountBlack
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Taylor Swift/Ariana Grande is in your top 5.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY OF YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT RAP AND OR HIP HOP, fam.
performance was great, foh
We need the fans to pressure Kanye into a Cole feature again. If Cole came like that on every song, whew.
I agree with HRD though; whenever he puts out something there are multiple keepers. Any Given Sundays alone had a ton of gems: Disgusting, Bring Em In, Neverland, Heavy, his Be and Knock On Wood freestyles (Knock On Wood prob top 5 Cole song for me), and I'm probably forgetting some others.
I agree with HRD though; whenever he puts out something there are multiple keepers. Any Given Sundays alone had a ton of gems: Disgusting, Bring Em In, Neverland, Heavy, his Be and Knock On Wood freestyles (Knock On Wood prob top 5 Cole song for me), and I'm probably forgetting some others.
CountBlack
Member
Gaf-Hop doing the reverse turn on Cole
PhoenixDark
Banned
Disagree. Seems more like there's an understanding that Cole often bodies verses on other people's beats. An album of beats from other producers will thus have some dope shit, moreso than his last couple albums.
When simping goes wrong.
are you fucking kidding me. does nobody mind their own business anymore.
The Artful Dodger
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Believe.
PhoenixDark
Banned
This wouldn't be an issue if more dudes ate ass.
Finally listened to So It Goes.
Anyone else feel the first half is very strong where as the second half kind of drags? Feel like a lot of the songs overstay their welcome and even the rapping kind of dips into parody territory.
Shit is sublime when they're on but I feel the production is trying to rap harder than the MCs most of the time. My first Ratking album BTW.
Anyone else feel the first half is very strong where as the second half kind of drags? Feel like a lot of the songs overstay their welcome and even the rapping kind of dips into parody territory.
Shit is sublime when they're on but I feel the production is trying to rap harder than the MCs most of the time. My first Ratking album BTW.
Wale & Jerry Seinfeld talk about "The List" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVXhm_5R41g&feature=youtu.be
Don't understand your complaints about the "parody" rapping whatsoever...
PhoenixDark
Banned
wiki is a culture vulture?
Discotheque
Banned
I didn't even bother to listen to his last album the whole way through
There's such a drought of new major releases though that I'll actually listen to this one lol
The Return of
Banned
Like all his releases both I'm sure
It's their only album by the way and I have no idea what you mean when you mean their rapping becomes a "parody"
It's not a normal hip hop album. It's mainly two dudes (one who can rap his ass off while the other one is just there) rapping over some beats that are unusually for people to rap over. Personally, the whole album is amazing and I love the sound they bring to the table
The Artful Dodger
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Wale & Jerry Seinfeld talk about "The List" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVXhm_5R41g&feature=youtu.be
"You've already done your best work, it's behind you"
Jerry telling Wale the truth.
I finished True Detective last night. Thought it was really solid. Great performances by the leads, even though the deep philosophical, meaning-of-life monologues by Rust could sometimes be pretty grating.
Started watching Homeland last night, watched the first 2 episodes. Seems great so far.
Started watching Homeland last night, watched the first 2 episodes. Seems great so far.
CountBlack
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Parody might not be the right word. Like the first verses in Eat and Protein sound like someone's first raps or something. Like, there are some straight raps on there and then you get to the next song and there's a verse on some yes yes y'all shit that takes you out of it. Super basic and cheesy almost.
Oh some of the adlibs are homage to classic NY artists.
PhoenixDark
Banned
S1 of Homeland is great television. Falls off in S2, but S3 is a rebound. S4 has been good so far but I'm behind a few episodes.
Just Blaze interview. Not much here besides him saying next year he's taking a 6 month break from making a shit ton of money DJing to get back in the studio. Says he doesn't have a list of who he wants to work with, he just wants to get back in the zone.
EDIT: New Shad & DJ T.LO
EDIT: New Shad & DJ T.LO
TRACKLISTING
1. Intro (2:52)
2. Whatcha Know (2:54)
3. YNN (3:50)
4. Came Down (4:20)
5. Erryday Stuntin' (Feat. Eddie Vanz) (4:16)
6. The Shit (3:22)
7. Drugs (4:46)
8. LMGLML (Feat. Goldlink) (4:14)
9.Do Better (Feat. Devin Goode) (2:51)
10.Primavera (Feat. Eddie Vanz) (3:44)
11. GFV (Feat. Devin Goode) (3:26)
12. The Vent (5:17)
13. Before I Die (3:28)
It's becoming a bit tough too separate all of the modern rappers who seem to have a knack for excelling at fast past uptempo rap and are equally talented at crooning here and there whenever they feel the need. I think it'd be a bit easy to write them all of as Drake or Chance clones, rather than complimenting their obviously immense talent. Chaz French has a bravado of an industry vetaran. Happy Belated starts rather sincere and somewhat solemn. However, with each and every passing track Chaz seems to believe in his own hype more and more and it comes through in his delivery, which seems to starts off normal and seems to transform into a punkish OG Maco snarl. You start the tape thinking this guy could be an OVO signee and finish thinking he should be rapping along side Wiki. The end is like a sober drug comedown and showcases his great range.
Strong 8
Discotheque
Banned
I just listened to his last mixtape, thought it would be awful but this guy is making pretty damn good music
Complex Shadow
Cudi Lame
I'm reupping this tape Biz suggested because it's fucking fire and people are sleeping on this shit waiting for mediocre major releases.
It's a brilliant modernized take on boom bap. Was gonna make it part of the bandcamp verses, but it was already posted once before
yooooo...
its really good so far (only 5 songs in).
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