Might be my favourite music release this year period.
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Might be my favourite music release this year period.
Glass Rebel
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I revisited Cashmere and while I think it won't have the lasting power of some other 2016 releases (in part because of Heems completely phoning it in on some of the songs) it still resonates on some levels that no other album has. As a second generation Muslim immigrant I really appreciate the themes they touch upon, even if they are only on a surface level. Also:
I'm so fly, bitch
but I'm on a no fly list
you're not fly, shit
why they let you on like a pilot?
is one of my favourite hooks. So catchy.
I'm so fly, bitch
but I'm on a no fly list
you're not fly, shit
why they let you on like a pilot?
is one of my favourite hooks. So catchy.
The Artful Dodger
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Storm Chamber
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Donald Trump is president and Fidel Castro recently passed.
Immortal Technique about to drop a double album on us brehs
Immortal Technique about to drop a double album on us brehs
I don't see what's hard to believe about that. Biggie had already been dead for five months by the time Lil Yachty was born. Interviewers should cut these young rappers some slack. It's perfectly fine to create art without being the least bit acquainted with your forebearers.
Whoa, this is nice. Some of the production is really unexpected (in a good way). Like on Stop Me.
torre_avenue
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RIP Wu-Tang Clan. U-God suing the group for $2.5 million.
Can a Wu-Stan make a clever joke I can steal as a thread title.
Can a Wu-Stan make a clever joke I can steal as a thread title.
Andrew Korenchkin
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U-God: Sixth favorite Wu tang member!
U-Godda be kidding me: Wu-Tang vet U-God suing his own group for 2.5m
Andrew Korenchkin
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Donald Trump is president and Fidel Castro recently passed.
Immortal Technique about to drop a double album on us brehs
Lol.
Storm Chamber
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What's fucked up is that he aint the first. Didn't Ghost sue RZA some years ago?
bobbychalkers
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Awaken My Love so far....
The Artful Dodger
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UGodderdammerung: U-God sues RZA & Wu-Tang Clan For $2.5M
Psychological Intellect
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whole album sounds like a hollister store
Andrew Korenchkin
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I thought H & M.
torre_avenue
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It sounds like an Old Navy outlet.
Source: I worked at an Old Navy outlet and was bombarded with indie-pop. Between the top 40 hits, they played The Knife once, Justice, that one NAO song, and Carly Rae.
IrishNinja
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Donald Trump is president and Fidel Castro recently passed.
Immortal Technique about to drop a double album on us brehs
2016's harshest gift
At the height of their fame and glory, they turned on one another
Each struggling in vain for ultimate supremacy
In the passion and depth of their struggle
The very art that had raised them to such Olympian heights was lost
Their techniques vanished
this was admittedly more relevant when rae & co were having troubles in the early aughts and they weren't as far removed from clan effort greatness
Andrew Korenchkin
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At least you never worked at Walgreens
That's the result when you want to be R. Kelly, Michael Jackson and David Guetta all at the same time I guess. As I said, great music to please different kinds of people.
probably not my final list, but here ya go (stealing this from another thread):
joyce manor - cody
dedekind cut - $uccessor
preoccupations - s/t
kaytranada - 99.9%
hamilton leithauser + rostam - i had a dream that you were mine
wish i didn't have to limit to the five albums, but those are the ones i've constantly gone back to this year
edit: other albums i would add to my list of "releases i've enjoyed this year"
charli xcx - vroom vroom ep
danny brown - atrocity exhibition
elvis depressedly - california dreamin'
swetshop boys - cashmere
a tribe called quest - we got it from here...thank you 4 your service
vince staples - prima donna
tony molina - confront the truth
pinkshinyultrablast - grandfeathered
jeremih - late nights: europe
arca - entrañas
joyce manor - cody
dedekind cut - $uccessor
preoccupations - s/t
kaytranada - 99.9%
hamilton leithauser + rostam - i had a dream that you were mine
wish i didn't have to limit to the five albums, but those are the ones i've constantly gone back to this year
edit: other albums i would add to my list of "releases i've enjoyed this year"
charli xcx - vroom vroom ep
danny brown - atrocity exhibition
elvis depressedly - california dreamin'
swetshop boys - cashmere
a tribe called quest - we got it from here...thank you 4 your service
vince staples - prima donna
tony molina - confront the truth
pinkshinyultrablast - grandfeathered
jeremih - late nights: europe
arca - entrañas
I thought that was a link to 1992.
I like Abra anyway
On another note: Lemonade getting number one on AOTY lists doesn't bother me at all.
IrishNinja
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Awaken My Love so far....
Man this is not at all what I was expecting. Nothing like his previous releases. It's his best effort since Camp at least. A decent/solid R&B project.
I still can't get over Redbone tho. That song is so good, sheesh.
Bounceounce
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What sites worse, Kanyetothe or Lipstick Alley?
Andrew Korenchkin
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Bounceounce
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woah I didn't finish my question
Andrew Korenchkin
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What the fuck is Kanyetothe?
Why you on lsa
Bounceounce
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Kanyetothe is the biggest Kanye fan site.
That's the name.
Kanyetothe.com
Like a year ago I wanted to see what the female Coli was like, and surprisingly it was much worse on every level compared to Thecoli, and even worse than KTT language and reasoning wise.Why you on lsa
Now I pop in every now and then to see what nonsense they spew about rappers/Hip Hop.
Syphon Filter
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Was listening to freshmen adjustment recently, still so dam good
Vince Staples interview with Passionweiss.
I heavily fuck with My Way, Keep the Receipt, and Gossip Files (some proto-New Slaves bars in this). Never listened to the full mixtape though.
Vince Staples said:
Vince Staples said:
It's technically promo for Watch Dogs 2. The song he did for Good Times Ahead made the soundtrack.Vince Staples said:
I heavily fuck with My Way, Keep the Receipt, and Gossip Files (some proto-New Slaves bars in this). Never listened to the full mixtape though.
IrishNinja
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ya'll think these vince quotes are cute, wait till he reads some shit and gets #woke, then he's next to lupe on a FOX segment wearing a trump hat and talmbout the feminization of america or some shit
Andrew Korenchkin
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Stay woke!
That Medal of Honor quote though....wow not the smartest comment I've read.
you ever check the second and third installments? all flames
If you read the full interview it's clear that Vince wasn't being 100% serious with his answers. He was playing Watch Dogs the whole time. I doubt he was giving the questions his full attention. I don't always agree with him, but he's clearly a smart guy with a good sense of humor.
EPs I liked this year.
Noname - Telefone
Audio Push - Inside the Vibe
Oddisee - Alwasta
Xlyoid - Assemblage
BLVC SVND - lost introvert
Didn't come out this year but I slept on them until now.
Alchemist - Yacht Rock
Tory Lanez - Cruel Intentions
Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 2
Lupe Fiasco - Pharaoh Height
Sean Leon - Narcissus, The Drowning of Ego (this is a little too long to be considered an EP, but it's really cool and deserves more exposure)
Peebs the Prophet - Ills of the Earth EP
K. Flay - West Ghost
Chazzzy - ~
Joywave - 88888
I hope I get around to Antwon and Kodie Shane's respective EPs in the next few weeks.
EPs I liked this year.
Noname - Telefone
Audio Push - Inside the Vibe
Oddisee - Alwasta
Xlyoid - Assemblage
BLVC SVND - lost introvert
Didn't come out this year but I slept on them until now.
Alchemist - Yacht Rock
Tory Lanez - Cruel Intentions
Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 2
Lupe Fiasco - Pharaoh Height
Sean Leon - Narcissus, The Drowning of Ego (this is a little too long to be considered an EP, but it's really cool and deserves more exposure)
Peebs the Prophet - Ills of the Earth EP
K. Flay - West Ghost
Chazzzy - ~
Joywave - 88888
I hope I get around to Antwon and Kodie Shane's respective EPs in the next few weeks.
Moltisanti
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Warm Brew had a pretty good EP this year as well. cant wait for their debut next year
Syphon Filter
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torre_avenue
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God, I have so many albums left to listen to before 2016 is up and I've made practically zero dent in my backlog.
I listened to that Abra EP though, Cheddahz, that was really dope. Was really vibing with a lot of the songs on there.
I listened to that Abra EP though, Cheddahz, that was really dope. Was really vibing with a lot of the songs on there.
Psychological Intellect
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so 2016 sucked
IrishNinja
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Glass Rebel
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