I absolutely despise musicals and honestly think they should be prohibited by law. What little I saw of Hamilton from clips was super corny, like those Epic Rap Battles of History videos on Youtube. But maybe I'm judging it unfairly. I mean, there must be a reason why Questlove supports it (didn't the Roots even do the soundtrack?).
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Moltisanti
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vince did his thing
also that SiR EP posted a few pages ago is very dope
Andrew Korenchkin
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Breh...
Net_Wrecker
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I understand how you feel 100%, which is why I wanted to gauge the thread a bit. There are 2 barriers you have to get through really, one being "The Musical", with everything that comes with that style of songwriting/singing, and the 2nd being really enunciated and lyrical rappity rap. But the way the story is adapted through modern music and the emotional journey it takes you on, and the foreshadowing and call-backs, omg.
Hm, I see. I was worried about The Get Down being too much musical too at first, but after the first episode that was directed by Baz Luhrmann it toned that down a bit. Btw, really dope show for anyone who hasn't checked it out yet (Netflix). It's kinda like a fictionalized 70's Hip Hop and New York documentary with some musical-like dance-offs and rap/DJ battles etc. Quoting myself from a while ago:
Have you guys watched The Get Down on Netflix? It's narrated by Nas, who lends his voice to the main character's future self, with a song before every episode summarizing the plot and the current political and social climate around that time in the 70's in New York. The first episode was directed by Baz Luhrmann (Romeo+Juliet, The Great Gatsby etc.). I didn't like it at first, but then it grew on me and it really is a fun, over-the-top and charming Hip Hop version of West Side Story. Starring fictionalized versions of Grandmaster Flash and Kool Herc (and the GOAT Jaden Smith). It's dope. Check it out, guys.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Moulin Rouge sucked.
Bounceounce
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Whooo I never realized how thick the lyricism on Blue Magic was:
"Niggas wanna bring the 80s back
That's okay with me, that's where they made me at
Except I don't write on the wall
I write my name in the history books, hustle in the hall (hustle in the hall)
Nah, I don't spin on my head
I spin work in the pots so I can spend my bread"
Mentions pot and bread too much though.
"Niggas wanna bring the 80s back
That's okay with me, that's where they made me at
Except I don't write on the wall
I write my name in the history books, hustle in the hall (hustle in the hall)
Nah, I don't spin on my head
I spin work in the pots so I can spend my bread"
Mentions pot and bread too much though.
ViewtifulJC
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fuck you
Andrew Korenchkin
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To be fair, I saw it seven years ago...
You actually made me go back and listen to AG for the first time in 8 years or so with all your posts and I liked it better than I remembered.
Bounceounce
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You should write a more in depth post on it.
I'd like to know your thoughts, as well as the thoughts of ever other person who's relistened to it in this thread.
I don't like 90 percent of musicals as well besides the occasional kitschy horror ones like Little Shop of Horrors and Sweeney Todd. Lynch and Jarmusch have musical moments that are pretty dope too though, like in Wild at Heart and Down by Law. I prefer movies with musical segments rather than total devotion to the genre.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Little Shop of Horrors is great.
Glass Rebel
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Anything that's on stage will have some corniness to it. Musicals even more so. I say this as someone who actually is on stage.
Hamilton is fine, I'd even call it funny. But boy do its fans love to talk about it.
Okay, now I'm really not sure anymore if you were trolling this whole time or not, LOL.
Glass Rebel
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your posts make me want to listen to it less
Andrew Korenchkin
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The more i think about, the more I tend to prefer music and other forms of art with theatricality and whatnot. I think that's maybe why there is so much Hip-Hop I find powerful or awesome here that a lot of people here find corny, such as Eminem who's often not subtle with his music. I'm also a Metal fan and find a lot of it emotionally powerful, while many people just find metal to be overblown and silly.
Yet, I do find it a tad interesting though that I'm not really into musical despite this, though. It may be the way the vocals are often written; and the subject matter is often pretty meh for me. In general, romance is my least favorite genre, fiction or otherwise. Ditto for songs with romantic subject matter.
Bounceounce
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I mean I only talked about it as the result of a long post from the last page and in response to people who carried on their own conversations about it and then in one post on this page.
It's not like I've been going on a thread long crusade.
I'll be off of it soon.
Tl;dr praise Hova
Andrew Korenchkin
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Yeah, this.
Denzel Curry - Zenith feat. Joey BadA$$ video:
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhJUK8xmv56o46p2X2
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhJUK8xmv56o46p2X2
James Blake - The Colour in Anything. AOTY.
Frank Ocean - Blonde/Endless
Haven't listened to much non-Hip Hop this year.
torre_avenue
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David Bowie - Blackstar
DEAKIN - Sleep Cycle
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - EARS
KFC Murder Chicks - Cortex Rampage
NAO - For All We Know
Nicolas Jaar - Sirens
DJ Koze and co. - Pampa Vol. 1
Moderat - III
Andrew Korenchkin
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Ohhh, totally forgot about that even though I really loved the album when I first heard it a few months ago and then a few times after that. I have to be in the mood for it, though. In the same mood as when I'm listening to Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane Over The Sea. You know what, think I'm gonna do that tomorrow.
Andrew Korenchkin
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It's definitely my favorite Sufjan project. I'm not a very religious person, so while I loved Seven Swans, the subject matter did not completely resonate with me. Sufjan did so with Carrie and Lowell, and he did it in the musical style that I also found the most affecting for me personally.
On another note, Carrie and Lowell was released in 2015, sorry. I just meant to say that I don't think there was an album this year that I personally liked as much as I did Carrie and Lowell.
Syphon Filter
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I'm feelin it.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Hood Politics breh.
Angel Olsen - My Woman
Preoccupations - S/T
Death Grips - Bottomless Pit
James Blake - The Colour In Anything
Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Avalanches - Wildflower
Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion Side B
Still haven't listened to a few albums though. Frank Ocean was disappointing but he would be somewhere on my list. I would say the first three listed are definitely the top 3.
Preoccupations - S/T
Death Grips - Bottomless Pit
James Blake - The Colour In Anything
Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
Frank Ocean - Blonde
Avalanches - Wildflower
Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion Side B
Still haven't listened to a few albums though. Frank Ocean was disappointing but he would be somewhere on my list. I would say the first three listed are definitely the top 3.
We don't need this.
Bounceounce
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99% serious and 1% trolling.Okay, now I'm really not sure anymore if you were trolling this whole time or not, LOL.
Lil'DigiOp
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RZA's Ice Cream beat, over 20 years old and still fucking bangs!!
Bounceounce
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I'm surprised Nas doesn't have a photo with Louis Farrakhan, considering that Farrakhan track on Untitled,guess he isn't really with the nation, which is cool because far too many rappers are on Farrakhan's sociopathic cock.
Lol, Method Man cameo in Luke Cage. Man, I still can't get over how fucking cool and beautiful Misty Knight's actress isOh, and Reva. And Cage and Stryker's moms. And Candace. All this curly hair, man
Tell me about it. And here I am up in cold ass Scandinavia getting bored with blondes.
Lots of good music this year.
I'll go now and throw Solange's album to the spotlight because I've been enjoying it way too much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIVzS2PWS_4
It looked like Beans was ready to steal on Charlemagne as soon as he got up.
It looked like Beans was ready to steal on Charlemagne as soon as he got up.
Method Man said that Luke Cage folded that guy's gun like old homework.
Reminds me of a line in Def Jam Fight for NY when he said he was gonna fold that bitch up like an old wallet
close to the edge
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David Bowie's Blackstar is the only 2016 album I've really listened to and it's very, very good.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Vince actually freestyled over that beat?!?!?
so my friend from highschool is blowing up on the scene.
Here's his interview and cypher from Sway Morning Show on Shade 45.
Ren Thomas
kid is legit, really crazy how big he's getting.
JERSEY!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HWu3VHeoew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEs66-w--0w
thought I'd share so he can(hopefully) gain more fans
Here's his interview and cypher from Sway Morning Show on Shade 45.
Ren Thomas
kid is legit, really crazy how big he's getting.
JERSEY!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HWu3VHeoew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEs66-w--0w
thought I'd share so he can(hopefully) gain more fans
Angel Olsen - My Woman
soccer mommy - for young hearts
Crescendo - Unless
Hinds - Leave Me Alone
Japanese Breakfast - Psychopomp
Ye Ali - Traphouse Jodeci
Banks - The Altar
Porches - Pool
Bwana - Capsule's Pride
Magic Potion - Pink Gum
Yung Bae - Bae 2
Jessy Lanza - Oh No
Ross From Friends - You'll Understand
Probably forgetting some stuff, but it's been a good year so far.
Syphon Filter
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Ohh, gonna watch that.
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