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HiResDes · Jul 1, 2012

TOP FREE ALBUMS RELEASED
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Sounds Like – West coast take on boom bap with free-fire Doom-isms

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Three Volume Ultimate Compilation
Sounds like - Ignorant Ratchet Shit, Car/Club/Fuck Muzik

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Sounds like - Young NY rapper that flirts with backpack rap, boom bap, and swaggerisms simultaneously

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Sounds Like- David Banner gets ignorant and a bit promiscuous, southern trunk muzik

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Sounds Like – Raw NY gangsta rap wit a debonair flair

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Sounds Like – Chilled out Vol.1 era Jay-Z

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Sounds Like – Downtempo NY boom bap with MF Doom eccentricities and a revivalist flair

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Sounds Like – XV if he abandoned the gimmicks, leveled up, and got on some real shit

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Sounds Like – Pop/Rap hybrid with really melodic/ambient song structure

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Sounds Like – Ignorant swag music with a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor

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Sounds Like – Chilled out shit that's too explicit to be backpack, but too conscious to be pure swag music

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Sounds Like – Spontaneous rhymes, free of a lane restriction, just fooling on the mic

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Sounds Like – A Lo-Fi revivalist gangsta-rap album that borrows from the old west-coast and southern trill shit

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Sounds Like – Bangers, car muzik, boom bap with a southern braggadocio in spirit

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Sounds Like – Dark, suicidal, confessional ambient rap

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HiResDes · Jul 1, 2012

TOP ALBUMS RELEASED
1.

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Needledrop Review
Sounds Like –Killer Mike embracing the Killer part of his name with prototypical ElP production, southern boom bap

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Sounds Like – Abstract thought, both of a provocative and thoughtless nature spit over hype beats

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Sounds Like – Picture your favorite backpack rapper visiting Methodman during his Tical session and making beats that were dabbled both in an experimental and electronic aesthetic to go along with it

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Sounds Like – A rapper/producer/auteur, with a knack for crafting unique experimental/electronic beats

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Sounds Like – See the Lushlife description, though more orchestral/big in sound

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Sounds Like – Downtempo boom bap that brings a real raw soulful vibe to the plate

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Sounds Like – If you're favorite swag-rapper was extremely well-read and capable of astute wit

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Sounds like – Crooked-I breaking out and showing some range, tackling both reflective and ignorant lanes, with a west-coast flair

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Sounds like - A really high quality vintage east-coast boom bap album with top-notch heydey Premier-esque beats[/URL][/B]

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Needledrop Review
Sounds like- Southern rap that attempts to occupy both a soulful and reflective lane while simultaneously trying to appease fans of ignorant trill shit

Esch · Jul 1, 2012

HiResDes · Jul 1, 2012

Almost included the 14 Karat Canvas album by TriState, but I must say I tipped this particular list towards being well-rounded rather than my usual lane favoring.

MuddyDonut · Jul 1, 2012

Lots of diverse stuff here....just downloaded Joey Badass and Jarren Benton.

WanderingWind · Jul 1, 2012

Excellent! This should definitely be a consistent thing. It's hard keeping up with this stuff.

Esch · Jul 1, 2012

i still need to cop that david banner

*hates datpiff tagging*

Novid · Jul 1, 2012

Maul is the shit. The game needs, NEEDS a sound like Maul's right now.

enzo_gt · Jul 1, 2012

I usually never agree with HRD on anything, but that Chuuwee is the shit.

Your Highness >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Murder Over Jordans for silver.

EDIT: In fact, I'm downloading Watching The Throne now.

The Return of · Jul 1, 2012

I swear I had humble pie on my computer somewhere.

Waiting for that retail list

coldvein · Jul 1, 2012

thanks man.

Syph Medwes · Jul 1, 2012

1999 - Joey Basa$$ is amazing. Do yourself a favour and give it a listen.

TheChits · Jul 1, 2012

Syph Medwes said:
1999 - Joey Basa$$ is amazing. Do yourself a favour and give it a listen.

I just did, and agree that everyone should check it out. So great. Humble Pie is excellent as well

LegoArmo · Jul 1, 2012

Thanks for this, good to catch up on a lot of stuff I missed.

Fidelis Hodie · Jul 2, 2012

Bookmarked. I am so glad this thread exists right now, I have a lot of catching up to do.

RJT · Jul 2, 2012

XV doesn't even get a mention on the top 15? Damn...

I didn't like Popular Culture that much, so not complaining. Just sad to see such a talented guy not live up to the hype.

AwesomeSauce · Jul 2, 2012

Good lookin'. Missed out on some of these.

HiResDes · Jul 3, 2012

Updated with retail list, sorry I fell asleep early as hell last night.

The Return of · Jul 3, 2012

Killer Mike at number 1. I knew you'd make the right choice lol

HiResDes · Jul 3, 2012

Tguy said:
Killer Mike at number 1. I knew you'd make the right choice lol

I listen to Cancer 4 Cure more, quiet as kept though. KRIT is lucky to make my list, almost put up I Exist by Phillie instead.

RJT · Jul 3, 2012

I'm pretty happy with Cancer 4 Cure being up there. It doesn't get enough love on GAF-HOP. The production is better than on RAP Music and El-P has some dope conceptual songs with a great atmosphere. Particularly "If you kill him I won't tell" (forgot he actual song name).

LOZLINK · Jul 3, 2012

No spitta?

The Return of · Jul 3, 2012

HiResDes said:
I listen to Cancer 4 Cure more, quiet as kept though. KRIT is lucky to make my list, almost put up I Exist by Phillie instead.

I'd agree that C4C has better production but as a complete I think killer mike is much better. El-P cannot keep up with his own production on most songs rap wise, he does kill some songs tho. His album is actually one of the few albums were I wish it had more features aka better rappers and I'm typically someone who buys an album for that artist lol.

Edit: I don't like that Lushlife nor Oddisee as much as yall do :/. There's a few songs I like on both but their overall rapping I can't get into. Also, I'm not feeling the production on lushlife, but I love production on the Oddisee.

HiResDes · Jul 3, 2012

LOZLINK said:
No spitta?

NOPE

Esch · Jul 3, 2012

Tguy said:
I'd agree that C4C has better production but as a complete I think killer mike is much better. El-P cannot keep up with his own production on most songs rap wise, he does kill some songs tho. His album is actually one of the few albums were I wish it had more features aka better rappers and I'm typically someone who buys an album for that artist lol..

You know i thought so too, but then i realized EL has some cool ass punchlines. Lowkey he can be a really fun emcee to listen to on this album.

goodfella · Jul 3, 2012

I don't know if KRIT is getting worse, or if he has just released too much too quickly, either way, my opinion of him has gone way down since 4EVA.

I love this Def Jux resurgence, looking forward to Skelethon.

Oh, and thanks for the list HiResDes, I've got some stuff to check out now!

HiResDes · Jul 4, 2012

goodfella said:
I don't know if KRIT is getting worse, or if he has just released too much too quickly, either way, my opinion of him has gone way down since 4EVA.

I love this Def Jux resurgence, looking forward to Skelethon.

Oh, and thanks for the list HiResDes, I've got some stuff to check out now!

Like I said I barely put KRIT on the list, but I had to given that I listen to about four or five tracks off the album all the time.

m3k · Jul 7, 2012

thanks des, much appreciated!

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