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Sept 14, 2021 21:38:51 GMT
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Post by bichii on Sept 14, 2021 21:38:51 GMT
No topic yet. I'm generally just in general gaming but this week I've had kings disease 2 by Nas on repeat and it's actually really really good. I liked the first but this is a step up. 1 should not have got the Grammy, that should have gone to Freddie Gibbs for sure!
Also I just watched this Dre beats concert in LA from a few years ago. Classic artist are artist. Shame the crowd from the video seemed to be Instagram models who had no fucking clue who all the rappers were.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2021 21:42:58 GMT
The way you wrote actually really good like you were surprised a Nas album is good is, well, surprising. Even his duds are better than most. It's great though.
Lloyd Banks CoTI is worth a listen,bit samey but is good.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 14, 2021 21:44:09 GMT
Didn't like Illmatic the first time I listend to it but having listened around a bit, I came back to it a couple of days ago and liked it a lot more
Still just catching up on everything I've missed. Not sure why, but I really like Notorious BIG
Haven't listened to anything by Dre yet
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Post by gray on Sept 14, 2021 22:02:15 GMT
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Post by KD on Sept 14, 2021 22:08:08 GMT
Some classics on that playlist, its my random listen.
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Sept 27, 2021 6:24:13 GMT
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 27, 2021 6:24:13 GMT
Quite like the new (well, released earlier this year) Tyler, the Creator mix tape.
Bounces all over the place in an enjoyable way, harks back to his early stuff at times but keeps the sophistication and jazzy inflections of his later stuff.
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Sept 27, 2021 6:29:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 6:29:50 GMT
I'm still on "You Only Live Twice" from Drake's new record. Maybe a bit ironic, since it reminds me a lot of mid 2000s Hov. And Wayne just murders the track for no good reason. youtu.be/x6Nr6EX3AwY |
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Sept 27, 2021 15:04:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 15:04:35 GMT
I really fucking hate Drake. His voice goes right through me.
Been trying to get through Kanye's new album and struggling. His early albums are classic, now he's just jumped the shark and become a parody at this point.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 27, 2021 15:07:53 GMT
I really fucking hate Drake. His voice goes right through me. Been trying to get through Kanye's new album and struggling. His early albums are classic, now he's just jumped the shark and become a parody at this point. That's a shame. Listened to The College Dropout recently and liked it a lot. Conversely Doggystyle by Snoop Dog was rubbish |
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Sept 27, 2021 15:12:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 15:12:39 GMT
That's an absolute classic! But depends heavily whether the g-funk era is your thing.
Coming late into rap I can see why it might not be your thing.
Kendrick Lemar is worth a listen if you like a more modern take on it. Good Kid maad city is another classic.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 27, 2021 15:16:03 GMT
It just seems really childish to me, like he's got nothing to say whatsoever. Just shouting BIATCH and puns on having dog as a name I've listned to NWA, Wu Tang Clan, Notirious BIG, etc and love them so it's just that one. Honestly, Snoop Dog is the only thing I haven't loved so far
Genuine question: what's the score on singing lyrics with the 'n word' in? I keep singing Poor Lil Rich by 50 cent and sound like a radio edit as I instinctively skip the word. It just doesn't feel right
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Sept 27, 2021 15:17:20 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2021 15:17:20 GMT
Warren G from that era is worth a listen too.
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Post by Matt A on Sept 27, 2021 15:19:07 GMT
Yeah I liked Kanye's early albums, I used to really like Underground or indie hip hop, 90s era when they were using Jazz samples, but have always avoided artists like Kanye because they were mainstream and I expected it to be pop music or wannabe Gangsta but he's really talented.
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Post by Kay on Sept 27, 2021 15:42:41 GMT
The new Kanye has some decent stuff in there, but yeah, he's really not the same as he used to be. Life of Pablo is probably my favourite album of his, and that felt fragmented and a bit messy, but in an intentional way. Whereas his output since then just feels unfocused and lacking in spark. His mental state (and the fact that he has no-one to tell him to rein things in) probably doesn't help.
Favourite albums so far this year are Tyler and Isaiah Rashad. New Nas is also quite good, better than last year's from what I've heard.
On the UK front, listened to quite a bit of Casisdead recently, and loving his new track:
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 27, 2021 17:21:58 GMT
That's an absolute classic! But depends heavily whether the g-funk era is your thing. Coming late into rap I can see why it might not be your thing. Kendrick Lemar is worth a listen if you like a more modern take on it. Good Kid maad city is another classic. Not feeling it. Don't think g-funk is my thing. m.A.A.d city was OK |
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Sept 28, 2021 7:14:53 GMT
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 28, 2021 7:14:53 GMT
Genuine question: what's the score on singing lyrics with the 'n word' in? I keep singing Poor Lil Rich by 50 cent and sound like a radio edit as I instinctively skip the word. It just doesn't feel right I'd say on the whole it's probably best to skip that word. Could try Adam Buxton's approach and replace the 'n word' with "noodle". |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 28, 2021 7:26:07 GMT
That's my feeling but I remember someone posting some lyrics here with the word included. At first it I thought it was a bit off but it would be silly to change it if you're literally quoting someone's lyrics. There are also tracks with it in the title and I wondered how you'd say them to another person. Think I'll go with the noodle approach  |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 28, 2021 14:38:53 GMT
Don't like most of the stuff posted in the currently listening to thread so it seems more appropriate to post here instead |
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Sept 28, 2021 14:42:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 14:42:15 GMT
The new Nas album has a great guest verse from Lauryn Hill.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 28, 2021 14:44:36 GMT
Yeah, I listened to King's Disease II after it was mentioned here. Really like Nas now
Was surprised and disappointed that Hill seems to have had little output since Miseducation. Shame
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Sept 28, 2021 14:46:38 GMT
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Post by Matt A on Sept 28, 2021 14:46:38 GMT
Illmatic is close to being a perfect album I think
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Sept 28, 2021 14:47:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2021 14:47:38 GMT
I personally like It Was Written more but Illmatic is the better album.
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Sept 28, 2021 14:54:13 GMT
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Post by Matt A on Sept 28, 2021 14:54:13 GMT
Yeah, good too
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 29, 2021 14:27:34 GMT
Illmatic is close to being a perfect album I think The closet I've come to a perfect album so far is The Chronic, despite Snoop Dogg's attempts to ruin it. It's actually a better Snoop Dog album than Doggystyle. Every time he says biatch though it really does my head in |
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Post by Matt A on Sept 29, 2021 14:34:02 GMT
Because of sexism or just irritating?
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 29, 2021 14:38:02 GMT
Irritating. If I was going to make a stand against sexism, I think I'd have to clear my Spotify list. It just comes across as a bit try hard. I dunno. His voice is also really sleezy sounding!
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Post by Matt A on Sept 29, 2021 14:41:48 GMT
Ah. It makes me laugh how talented some rappers are, coupled with how ignorant. Like Biggie in terms of language is about as talented as I know and he's ignorant as fuck. Compared with Mos Def who isn't half as talented, at least in my opinion, only he has something to say that means something.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 29, 2021 14:53:57 GMT
Ah. It makes me laugh how talented some rappers are, coupled with how ignorant. Like Biggie in terms of language is about as talented as I know and he's ignorant as fuck. Compared with Mos Def who isn't half as talented, at least in my opinion, only he has something to say that means something. Yeah, I love Biggie but I tend to focus more on how the songs/lyrics are put together rather than the message. Definitely incredibly talented
Speaking of, I think this is great from Zealots (Fugees)
"And even after all my logic and my theory
I add a "Motherfucker" so you ignant niggas hear me"
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Sept 29, 2021 14:56:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2021 14:56:44 GMT
Tryhard? He was a 19 year old kid from Los Angeles. That's how he talked!
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Post by Matt A on Sept 29, 2021 14:58:14 GMT
For me it's the power of the break more than the words. I find myself rapping along happily about what I'm going to do to fool ass niggas, if I like the sample. I fell out of love with hip hop a bit when they started having to pay royalties for samples and the consequence was a lot of rappers started making their own beats.
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