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GAF-Hop |OTXVI| Build a Wall (of Better Top 20 Albums)
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I despise you
Welcome my dude we have very similar tastes outside hip hop especially.
Psychological Intellect
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i can get not liking nas' music but how can you call him a trash RAPPER? word play, story telling, schemes, if you don't like them sure, but that doesn't make them bad at what they do.
you can hate an architect's designs but that doesn't make them a bad architect.
you can hate an architect's designs but that doesn't make them a bad architect.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
how is that "super white"?
I don't like him and I don't think he's good. At all. I have tried. Many times. It's past I don't like him.
torre_avenue
Banned
Well, it's become almost stereotypical for primarily white folks to dismiss rap today as nothing more than gibberish being said over blown out bass. You know the type of person, who'll dismiss rap as nothing more than drugs and violence and hoes and immediately say how amazing Immortal Technique or Eminem is because they can rap, to which you counter they rap about nonsense, to which they counter "yeah well at least I can understand unlike that Young Uzi Savage 31 trash you like."
Discotheque
Banned
Nas is amazing. he hasn't made a good album in like fucking 20 years now or some shit. but man he can still go off on the occasional guest verse.
if only he didn't have such a trash ear for production. somebody send him a folder full of alchemist beats or some shit.
if only he didn't have such a trash ear for production. somebody send him a folder full of alchemist beats or some shit.
Which itself is dumb, because plenty of us do that same shit, but I think because of Em it's beem attributed to the white folks
Spine_Ripper
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Right next to the 40 Kendrick songs, Can U Be, the Jack White collab, and the instrumental only album with Mike Dean.
Syphon Filter
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wtf. His last album was good and IWW>Illmatic. Stillmatic is a classic and gods son is pretty great. I never got the beat thing since he has plenty of great beats.
torre_avenue
Banned
Don't forget the 40 Thug Songs, I Feel Like That, Yeezus 2, Flashing Lights Part 2, Living So Italian, and Mama's Boyfriend!
Andrew Korenchkin
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8Ball and MJG are great, I can agree with that.
Regarding that Grammy win, I always thought that was kind of unfortunate, because the song that won a Grammy was....honestly pretty trash. But Triple Six's early material is where it's at and why they're my favorite rap group (though I like Most Known Unknown and Da Unbreakables well enough). In all, the group was very different from what they were doing when they were mainstream.
torre_avenue
Banned
This 808s & Heartbreak concert recording got me wishing for a re-recorded version of the album done all orchestrally or at least remixed under the guidance of Caroline Shaw.
Oh man I would love that too
Storm Chamber
Banned
Bounceounce
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Jay's verse on Shiny Suit Theory is one of the best verses of all time, holy fuck it's insanely good, if I was capable of making a top ten verses list for him that would definitely be on there.
Man I'm not even a Nas fan, but this seems absurd to me, but I have that exact issue with other artists so I can't exactly complain about someone not seeing his skill when I do the same.
Killer Queen
Banned
This is my second time engaging in this thread as I'm not huge into hip hop, but fuck. MF DOOM's the mouse and the mask is great. Really wish Dangerdoom was still around. Love DOOM from what I've heard of his (which isn't much) what do you guys consider to be his best material?
Andrew Korenchkin
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My man, welcome.
Anyway, it's gotta be Madvillany, one of the best rap albums ever. You won't be disappointed.
Bounceounce
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I was disappointed when I first listened to it, nothing lived up to Accordion personally and I don't like having my peak just be the first track on an album.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Great Day has to be just as good. Figaro is also mind blowing.
Glass Rebel
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Andrew Korenchkin
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Nice. Though I was expecting a breakdown of the rhyme scheme.
Please no.
enjoy vaudeville villian, king geedorah, operation doomsday more than madvillainy tbh, but they're all good
CrazyShady
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Sinorita's also a favourite of mine off that. Album's full of gems
torre_avenue
Banned
Big Fish Theory in stores soon.
Also, check out the EPs and the mix tapes and the features. Vince kills his beats and his features.
small44
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You won't find interest to underrated rappers in this topic.
Are run the jewels underrated?
*look away culturally ignorant, only american music listening posters*
Just came up in my Spotify "Discover Weekly":
Jok'air - La mélodie des quartiers pauvres
A nice chilled out cloud/airy French RNB track. Cool video too, with lyrics as well (The song has a good theme). Check out Jok'air's other stuff is these perks your interest.
Just came up in my Spotify "Discover Weekly":
Jok'air - La mélodie des quartiers pauvres
A nice chilled out cloud/airy French RNB track. Cool video too, with lyrics as well (The song has a good theme). Check out Jok'air's other stuff is these perks your interest.
small44
Member
More like underpopular.
are they?
small44
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Yes,relatively.
I'd say they are one of the most popular and accessible groups in hip hop right now. I hear their music constantly in commercials and on tv shows, they basically clean up all the end of the year awards whenever they release an album. Run the jewels is pretttty far from an underground music act at this point, maybe they were after their first album but not anymore.
torre_avenue
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Saying RTJ isn't popular is horseshit. They have card packs in a major video game, regular performances on huge late night stages, regularly sell out large venues and get second-third line status on festival bills.
They're huge, not Kanye or Drake huge but still huge.
They're huge, not Kanye or Drake huge but still huge.
LMFAO
Illithid Dude
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RTJ sold out Terminal 5, one of the biggest stages in NYC three nights in a row. My GF who knows jack shit about rap likes them. They mainstream brehs.
torre_avenue
Banned
Yeah, I was able to flip my ticket for twice what I paid for for one of those T5 shows. So yeah, they're popular.
They're the only rappers with something to say
I don't know though what about the Eminem guy and that Macklemoore dude.
Serious guys is there any recommendations hip hop albums this year
Been going through the staff picks on Bandcamp lately and have found some pretty great stuff:
This has that understated production and slow meticulous flow reminiscent of KA, but it's more struggle rap than gangsta in subject matter
Someone posted this earlier too, but the list just reminded me to check it out:
This is smooth as eggs, the emcee has a really strong delivery reminiscent of Jean Grae but if she rapped over the type of stuff that Noname gets.
This has that understated production and slow meticulous flow reminiscent of KA, but it's more struggle rap than gangsta in subject matter
Someone posted this earlier too, but the list just reminded me to check it out:
This is smooth as eggs, the emcee has a really strong delivery reminiscent of Jean Grae but if she rapped over the type of stuff that Noname gets.
It's my favourite too, such a hard song.
Andrew Korenchkin
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Jonah Hill?!?!
Well that was pretty good, honestly.
Well that was pretty good, honestly.
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