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GAF-Hop |OTXVII| I don't really care if /mu/ cry
- Thread starter torre_avenue
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WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Whens the last time something of that hyped dropped? Even DAMN. wasnt as groovy as a launch. Hell Kendrick is the only real rapper to look forward when it comes to quality. At least mainstream wise.
MBDTF was so crazy hype wise. TLOP came close because it was pure fuckery, but MBDTF was a perfect build-up with an even better launch.
RespectThySole
Member
I didn't go to sleep that night lol. I was up late doing college work and listened to it 6 times in a row. One of my roommates did the same and I didn't even know til after haha.
Might be the worst Ye album but it's still really good.
Good Fridays were so GOAT man
Belly & Boi-1da dropped Mumble Rap, 11 track album. Alcantara ft. Pusha T as the single.
Giggs ft. 2 Chainz - Ultimate Gangsta. His Wamp 2 Dem tape is out now.
Tee Grizzley - Win.
torre_avenue
Banned
Wheewwwww.
New Big KRIT album in 3 weeks, "4Eva is a Long Time". Supposedly it's a double album, no features, and is 22 tracks long.
Net_Wrecker
Member
That's... a lot of KRIT.
torre_avenue
Banned
I expect some secret features, but yeah, 22 tracks is a lot. It's been 3 years since KRIT's last studio album, and 2 years since his last original project, so I'm hoping some time in the cooker is leading to something fantastic, but we'll see.
Giggs' "Wamp 2 Dem" - 6/10. It's not bad, but there's not enough greatness to make this something I want to repeat. That 2 chainz song is fire though.
A.J. Tracey "Secure the Bad" - 5/10. It's not awful, but it's not real great. The Denzel song is alright, but it's not all that good. "Shisha" has a nice beat, but outside of those two moments, the EP didn't do much for me.
Bounceounce
Member
The Pablo era was so legendary, it capped off/finished with Kanye's almost show/riot/block party/scavenger hunt in NY.
Too bad he never took up Blasio's offer on having an actual block party for charity though.
And then its the niche of and we're waiting, spamming whatever forums/groups we're in, then Kanye/Chance pop up on SNL and they deliver one of the best song premieres/performances of all time with ULB, then the hunt for the links starts and its just crazy.
Plus it was my first Kanye album release considering I didn't really heavily get into music until 2015.
TPAB release was fun, I even stayed home from school to listen to it, and so was the release for Lemonade/Blonde amongst other things, but nothing compares to the Pablo hysteria.
Was lit
Too bad he never took up Blasio's offer on having an actual block party for charity though.
You have to understand, it was the atmosphere, how hectic it was, the notebook, the false good fridays, the clips from periscope, the MSG show, it was all the perfect storm.
And then its the niche of and we're waiting, spamming whatever forums/groups we're in, then Kanye/Chance pop up on SNL and they deliver one of the best song premieres/performances of all time with ULB, then the hunt for the links starts and its just crazy.
Plus it was my first Kanye album release considering I didn't really heavily get into music until 2015.
TPAB release was fun, I even stayed home from school to listen to it, and so was the release for Lemonade/Blonde amongst other things, but nothing compares to the Pablo hysteria.
I downloaded the album immediately, got off social media, and just walked the empty streets/dancing listening to the album, which I generally like to do on drops ever since.
Was lit
Net_Wrecker
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYmCi1IU5u4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox88YCXH0bk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STtf0hjRSFc
New CunninLynguists is dope. Not as transcendent and dreamlike as Oneirology, it takes a few tracks to reorient yourself to a more low key Dirty Acres-era feel, but after a while Kno's intention on the production side comes through, combining bits of the sampling styles from A Piece of Strange and Death Is Silent with the detail from Oneirology into a warmer backdrop. Not to say it never reaches for space like the last album did (the last 3 tracks WHEW), but overall it's a more soulful sound here. On the rapping side, it's business as usual: Solid, carefully constructed verses that compliment the music, leaning heavily on the album concept. After 16 years all you can hope is that the quality hasn't plummeted, and so far so good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox88YCXH0bk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STtf0hjRSFc
New CunninLynguists is dope. Not as transcendent and dreamlike as Oneirology, it takes a few tracks to reorient yourself to a more low key Dirty Acres-era feel, but after a while Kno's intention on the production side comes through, combining bits of the sampling styles from A Piece of Strange and Death Is Silent with the detail from Oneirology into a warmer backdrop. Not to say it never reaches for space like the last album did (the last 3 tracks WHEW), but overall it's a more soulful sound here. On the rapping side, it's business as usual: Solid, carefully constructed verses that compliment the music, leaning heavily on the album concept. After 16 years all you can hope is that the quality hasn't plummeted, and so far so good.
God I forgot how amazing Chances verse was in that performance.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3s7o2z
torre_avenue
Banned
Man, TLOP was a ride.
I remember when Kanye announced the date of Swish as my sister's birthday and just thinking "Well, I hope she's fine being sidelined for the GOAT." And then the delays, the scrutinizing of tracklist (the hypothesis Earl Sweatshirt was on the album because of the big lips signature was funny), the tracklist being updated in real time, and the announcement of the MSG thing.
My friend actually went to the live reveal and I went to one of the theaters in Times Square to see the live stream. Some white dude got his ticket and just yelled KTT at the top of his lungs. I still remember how hype I was to hear ULB and Chance's verse on it.
Fuck, dude, I even waited 6 hours to buy a Kanye tee at this pop-up in NY. What a fucking time.
LMAO, in the 2 weeks it came out, I listened to the album at least 10 times. Bless last.fm for these stats.
I remember when Kanye announced the date of Swish as my sister's birthday and just thinking "Well, I hope she's fine being sidelined for the GOAT." And then the delays, the scrutinizing of tracklist (the hypothesis Earl Sweatshirt was on the album because of the big lips signature was funny), the tracklist being updated in real time, and the announcement of the MSG thing.
My friend actually went to the live reveal and I went to one of the theaters in Times Square to see the live stream. Some white dude got his ticket and just yelled KTT at the top of his lungs. I still remember how hype I was to hear ULB and Chance's verse on it.
Fuck, dude, I even waited 6 hours to buy a Kanye tee at this pop-up in NY. What a fucking time.
LMAO, in the 2 weeks it came out, I listened to the album at least 10 times. Bless last.fm for these stats.
torre_avenue
Banned
Not too hot on the Giggs, but Kelela I'm so so so hype about. I need to get through this backlog of albums though.Fair enough, can see how TLOP is release was hype, but I look back on the run up to MBDTF in a higher light. Especially with the good Friday releases. Was a fun time back in GAF back then.
Also new Giggs and Kelela
I still have to listen to:
- Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
- Trippie Redd
- G-Worthy
- UnoTheActivist
- Lil Peep (out of morbid curiousity)
And the rest of the albums recc'd by folks here as well as some electronic stuff from Resident Advisor.
Appreciate your 2cents, gonna give it a listen in the weekend. Blade Runner was a disappointment in the musical department so I need some good tunes ;__;
wild wild rice
Member
Good morning, gaf-hop. I'm blatantly here looking for some recommendations. I was gonna wait until end of year lists to catch up, but I basically let all of 2017 pass me by and I need some new hip hop to listen to.
I lost interest in DAMN pretty quick, the new Freddie Gibbs was good, other than that I'm totally out of the loop.
Last year I liked Isaiah Rashad, Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs and Young Thug's albums.
So what's good this year? I know some of you can list 100 things to listen to, but what are your top 3?
I lost interest in DAMN pretty quick, the new Freddie Gibbs was good, other than that I'm totally out of the loop.
Last year I liked Isaiah Rashad, Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs and Young Thug's albums.
So what's good this year? I know some of you can list 100 things to listen to, but what are your top 3?
What sort of electronic stuff? Wish the electronic music thread was more active, but I'm not exactly helping with that as well. Seeing Mall Grab b2b DJ Haus tonight right after a big south Asian wedding "sangeet" and then tomor seeing Satori and Blonde:ish.
Big rave/dance music community on gaf hop? That EDM molarky doesn't count.
Nabs
Member
these are your heroes
torre_avenue
Banned
I think those two threads are what we have.
But for what I'm talking about, I'm pretty much going to check out what they post here. I'm not super up-to-date for what the new underground shit is, but between this and the Apple Music recs, I've been listening to some good stuff.
Right now, I'm listening to the new DJ Manny album "Greenlight". I just finished the new Four Tet record, and I have the new Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith album and the new Daphni album on deck. Other than that, I'm still kinda clueless. I post my observations here occasionally, like I did with the Karen Gwyer album and the Duran Duran Duran album.
My top 3? Probably Brockhampton - Saturation I, Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory, and Wiki - No Mountains in Manhattan
Yeah, fucking hell, Thug. This is about the tweets to his ex-fiancee right?
wild wild rice
Member
Oh yea, I wasn't really feeling Big Fish Theory. I'll check out the others though, thanks.
spindashing
Banned
The Watch the Throne album drop and GAF-Hop listening session is still, to this day, one of my favorite GAF moments.
wild wild rice
Member
🙏
Definitely gonna have to check out the new Gucci. Some names on there I dont know so Im looking forward to that too.
QuantumSquid
Member
I am honestly jealous of people who haven't heard perfect timing yet. Probably the best hip hop album of the past 2-3 years imo
Is this gif-bait... 🤔
This. Nav's the first mainstream rapper in years to actually have something to say.
You guys still think I'm joking with the Nav album? I unironically enjoyed it a lot and it's probably one of the albums I gave the most spins this year. And not only because of Metro. Nav's delivery is monotonous and melodic at the same time and combined with the lyrics it's just entertaining - admittedly it's probably funny in an unintentional way too, but still.
Don't act as if you don't enjoy listening to corny rappers too sometimes. And real talk, is Drake really so much less corny than Nav?
Don't act as if you don't enjoy listening to corny rappers too sometimes. And real talk, is Drake really so much less corny than Nav?
Adam Sadler
Member
The new Hoodrich Pablo is his best tape in awhile and that's not a knock to his EPs he been releasing
damn, antwon, wtf happened?
Is it not good?
No I know you personally aren't joking lol
Switch Back 9
a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
You guys diggin the new Wu track, or is it not trappy or mumbly enough for the new generation?
You know you fucked up when a 12 year old's feature is the best part of your tape.
wild wild rice
Member
Corny like smart dumb funny Lil B or corny like soft ass trying to act hard Drake?
MoodyFog
Member
It's not like Ramriddlz, Ram can actually sing and craft great hooks, also his lyrics are full of tongue in cheek innuendos that are pretty self aware in their humor.
MoodyFog
Member
I think it's better to post a rec list tailored to what you have liked in the past then worrying about random user's top threes...Totally with you on Big Fish Theory btw.
Check out:
Lando Chill's The Boy Who Spoke To The Wind - It has that same sort of high concept craft as Danny's recently more serious output
Quelle Chris's Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often - More akin to Danny's earlier output, balances humor and looming darkness well
JID's The Never Story - Hits that that sort of mid-tempo/downtempo balance as an Rashad record with a similar ambivalent subject matter.
Freddie Gibb's You Only Live 2wice - Cuz you like Freddie
Young Thug's Young Martha - Cuz You Like Young Martha
If you want more recommendations, name some other stuff you liked
Adam Sadler
Member
How's the trippie redd? Waiting for my headphones to finish charging to listen
Dope, maybe even more wavy than his previous work