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GAF-HOP: New Official 2010+ Thread of "hiphop ain't dead"
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IrishNinja
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this west coast thing on the last few pages has been cool, still going through blackace's e40 shit but off kampsy's list, i only followed too short, 4tay (only heard a few tracks in the day but i loved em), uh pac, and souls of mischief. some spice 1 here & there but yeah, lot to go through.
i heart teh NY cause i love jazzy-esque production and the kinda flows from there, but it's really cool hearing all the non-hyphy stuff to come out of the bay area. beautiful place, so many MC's to be proud of if it was my hometown.
as for favorite Dogg Pound song...its short but i used to love Big Pimpin', since stuff like Aint no Fun is way too easy a vote.
i heart teh NY cause i love jazzy-esque production and the kinda flows from there, but it's really cool hearing all the non-hyphy stuff to come out of the bay area. beautiful place, so many MC's to be proud of if it was my hometown.
as for favorite Dogg Pound song...its short but i used to love Big Pimpin', since stuff like Aint no Fun is way too easy a vote.
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*(From Left To Right, not in Ranking Order)*
Stalley - Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music) - Intelligent Trunk Music may be the most apt subtitle of all time. This mixtape/album features probably the very best production I've heard this year, and Stalley is so methodical in his rap ability to get the most of out every single one of these beats. The great thing about this mixtape is that it bangs enough to play all day in your whip, yet lyrically it holds up well enough to be listened to in headphones/earphones all day as well.
Overdoz. - Live For, Die For - This mixtape might be the most versatile. You can listen to this all the time , whether at home rolling up a joint, as a club banger, or merely as background noise it all works great. It's just so highly replayable, featuring great entertaining flows, and beats that are both banging and soulful. I have so much good stuff to say about this mixtape, and I think anyone can enjoy it unless they're expecting something super introspective.
Stevie Crooks - The World Is Not Enough - Stevie's voice just sounds so raw, so gangsta, so rugged. Therefore, when Crooks is meshed with beautiful soulful samples, it creates something nearly ethereal. Crooks sounds so hungry on every song I've heard him on, and even on chilled out jazzy sample-driven songs he never lets up. It's just relentless dopeness. Crooks is too stubborn to be carried by any beat.
King Mez & Khrysis- The King's Khrysis - Oh man I can't decide who I'm feeling the most. The guy making the beats or the guy spitting the heat. King Mez kinda reminds me of a slightly higher pitched, faster spitting version of Skyzoo, which is a great thing. This thing is solid on every level and every facet. A few years ago this could stand as a great retail album, worthy of at least 4 mics.
Chip Tha Ripper- Gift Raps - By now you know what to expect from Chip...That chilled out weed rap that's just hyped enough to get you dancing around in between rolling the next blunt or while on the drive to cop some new supply. Dude just has the perfect pace for weed rap, pretty much the ideal flow for weed rap. What's even better is that the production on this thing is fantastic, just some blazed out boom bap shit.
YC The Cynic - Fall FWD - This is aggressive jazz-hop at its best, YC is one no-nonsense spitter, every bit as deep as your favorite backpack rapper, but street enough to box with the more brash NYC rap gods. In terms of pure rapping ability (neck and neck with Stevie) might be the very best of the bunch in this month's review, I was that impressed with him. This guy is raw.
Young L - DOMO-KUN The Mixtape - One of my favorite mixtapes of the month ironically is one of the least substantial, lyrically speaking. Young L's a poppy southern club banger, but it's swagged out enough to have an impressive allure. It just goes to show sometimes a flashy swagger and great beats can rival even the most socially conscious of albums.
!llmind - Blaps, Rhymes & Life Vol. 5 - As with the case of many beat tapes made up of various artist contributions, this mixtape has its ups and downs. However, !llmind's such a solid producer that his beats are able to carry a few of the underwhelming artists that grace this joint, plus pretty much every single track featuring at least one recognizable name is a banger...But maybe I'm just a sucker for aggressive boom bap rap.
Dee-1 - I Hope They Hear Me Vol. 2 - This mixtape has a bunch of ups and downs. It's so supremely inconsistent. It's going to be polarizing. Dee-1 sounds like the incarnate of every Cash Money rapper bagged into one. The tracks all remind of those rare moments during Cash Money's height where they'd try to get introspective. Dee-1 mainly caught my attention because I recognized how much fun he seems to be having on these tracks. His voice will annoy many, he name drops more than Game, and he has no idea how to formulate a cohesive mixtape but tracks like the DMX-tribute "The Dog In Me" exhibit a near unparalleled level of charisma and silliness.
Gilbere Forte - Eyes of Veritas - Overall I found this mixtape to be somewhat underwhelming, lacking substance, and an insistence on bubblegum production; however, I must say there about five songs, which I absolutely love. I like them so much that they almost made up for all of the other tracks on this mixtape. Gilbere has the potential to rip tracks in half, but he's constantly cycling this potential heat through some poppy watered-down bullshit, and in this regard he reminds me of Lupe currently.
*(From Left To Right, not in Ranking Order)*
Stalley - Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music) - Intelligent Trunk Music may be the most apt subtitle of all time. This mixtape/album features probably the very best production I've heard this year, and Stalley is so methodical in his rap ability to get the most of out every single one of these beats. The great thing about this mixtape is that it bangs enough to play all day in your whip, yet lyrically it holds up well enough to be listened to in headphones/earphones all day as well.
Overdoz. - Live For, Die For - This mixtape might be the most versatile. You can listen to this all the time , whether at home rolling up a joint, as a club banger, or merely as background noise it all works great. It's just so highly replayable, featuring great entertaining flows, and beats that are both banging and soulful. I have so much good stuff to say about this mixtape, and I think anyone can enjoy it unless they're expecting something super introspective.
Stevie Crooks - The World Is Not Enough - Stevie's voice just sounds so raw, so gangsta, so rugged. Therefore, when Crooks is meshed with beautiful soulful samples, it creates something nearly ethereal. Crooks sounds so hungry on every song I've heard him on, and even on chilled out jazzy sample-driven songs he never lets up. It's just relentless dopeness. Crooks is too stubborn to be carried by any beat.
King Mez & Khrysis- The King's Khrysis - Oh man I can't decide who I'm feeling the most. The guy making the beats or the guy spitting the heat. King Mez kinda reminds me of a slightly higher pitched, faster spitting version of Skyzoo, which is a great thing. This thing is solid on every level and every facet. A few years ago this could stand as a great retail album, worthy of at least 4 mics.
Chip Tha Ripper- Gift Raps - By now you know what to expect from Chip...That chilled out weed rap that's just hyped enough to get you dancing around in between rolling the next blunt or while on the drive to cop some new supply. Dude just has the perfect pace for weed rap, pretty much the ideal flow for weed rap. What's even better is that the production on this thing is fantastic, just some blazed out boom bap shit.
YC The Cynic - Fall FWD - This is aggressive jazz-hop at its best, YC is one no-nonsense spitter, every bit as deep as your favorite backpack rapper, but street enough to box with the more brash NYC rap gods. In terms of pure rapping ability (neck and neck with Stevie) might be the very best of the bunch in this month's review, I was that impressed with him. This guy is raw.
Young L - DOMO-KUN The Mixtape - One of my favorite mixtapes of the month ironically is one of the least substantial, lyrically speaking. Young L's a poppy southern club banger, but it's swagged out enough to have an impressive allure. It just goes to show sometimes a flashy swagger and great beats can rival even the most socially conscious of albums.
!llmind - Blaps, Rhymes & Life Vol. 5 - As with the case of many beat tapes made up of various artist contributions, this mixtape has its ups and downs. However, !llmind's such a solid producer that his beats are able to carry a few of the underwhelming artists that grace this joint, plus pretty much every single track featuring at least one recognizable name is a banger...But maybe I'm just a sucker for aggressive boom bap rap.
Dee-1 - I Hope They Hear Me Vol. 2 - This mixtape has a bunch of ups and downs. It's so supremely inconsistent. It's going to be polarizing. Dee-1 sounds like the incarnate of every Cash Money rapper bagged into one. The tracks all remind of those rare moments during Cash Money's height where they'd try to get introspective. Dee-1 mainly caught my attention because I recognized how much fun he seems to be having on these tracks. His voice will annoy many, he name drops more than Game, and he has no idea how to formulate a cohesive mixtape but tracks like the DMX-tribute "The Dog In Me" exhibit a near unparalleled level of charisma and silliness.
Gilbere Forte - Eyes of Veritas - Overall I found this mixtape to be somewhat underwhelming, lacking substance, and an insistence on bubblegum production; however, I must say there about five songs, which I absolutely love. I like them so much that they almost made up for all of the other tracks on this mixtape. Gilbere has the potential to rip tracks in half, but he's constantly cycling this potential heat through some poppy watered-down bullshit, and in this regard he reminds me of Lupe currently.
TheVisualizer
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PhoenixDark said:
Strongest early hip hop AOTY imo. Album is dope on every level. I have no idea how these Boston dudes get so much good production
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF7AU12LMB0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsuXZ2iI00
damn didn't even know this was out, def heading to the store to support my man Reks and get a copy on March 8th
PhoenixDark
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Yea, some good albums coming out on the 8th, definitely going to buy.
still haven't heard Lasers, won't be buying heh
still haven't heard Lasers, won't be buying heh
HiResDes said:
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*(From Left To Right, not in Ranking Order)*
Chip Tha Ripper- Gift Raps - By now you know what to expect from Chip...That chilled out weed rap that's just hyped enough to get you dancing around in between rolling the next blunt on while on the drive to cop some new supply. Dude just has the perfect pace for weed rap, pretty much the ideal flow for weed rap. What's even better is that the production on this thing is fantastic, just some blazed out boom bap shit.
yah this one's the shit. its so hard. mixtape of the 1st quarter.
I kno u mentioned him eventually, but honestly man...kamspy said:
forgetting Richie Rich?!?!
dood was like my favorite Bay emcee back in the days!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDIQ0L2i0cE
at least u mentioned Dru Down, my other favorite bay emcee ^_^
also cant mention the Click without posting this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzhlH-WowNU
so hype for this!!PhoenixDark said:
Strongest early hip hop AOTY imo. Album is dope on every level. I have no idea how these Boston dudes get so much good production
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF7AU12LMB0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZsuXZ2iI00
<3 Reks!!!
Tyler the Creator's too damn talented
Yonkers - Piano Edition
Yonkers - Piano Edition
spindashing
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Word, I left the link there for new members or those who have not heard of Add-2 yet from before.HiResDes said:
Since it is a freestyle to Bun-B's Put It On feat. Drake, I'm sure it is not an album track but it's a track he released to promote his eventual mixtape that will be released later this month. (The 25th, I believe?)FTH said:
I've never seen an animated GIF used for album art, though. I like the style/format/scheme of Pusha's recent album arts too; it screams "refined", "polished" and "proper" while also suggesting a theme of gritiness.
Pinko Marx
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I saw Chip the Ripper and Curren$y at a show like 6 years ago. I don't remember any of it, though, cause I was blazed out of my mind.
Pinko Marx
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kamspy said:
I do all the time, and its just as good.
Pinko Marx
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Tokubetsu said:
Many of my favorite albums didn't click with me until after a session.
PhoenixDark
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Currency is pretty dope and chill. I don't smoke so dunno about all that stuff, but I can pretty much listen to Pilot Talk 1/2 anytime. Great bedtime music too
spindashing
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enzo_gt said:
Word. Almost makes up for the shitty album art. Almost.
IrishNinja
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kamspy said:
^this, PT2 was nice but i really dug it blazed. ya'll need to make a footnote of this shit when putting up albums here, im listening to some of it in the background browsing or working out or whatever and thinking "yeah, it's alright but i gotta skip a few tracks" etc then try it again on a day off + blunted and then i get it. (see: death is silent, etc)
spindashing said:
^my thoughts. still gonna support the digi version.
What Rick Ross album/mixtape should I check out? I've never liked him personally but from what I've heard his beat selection is awesome. This is one of the best beats I've heard in a while: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI6Xs4GVKjY
Spiderjericho
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Rick Ross Ashes to Ashes as far as mixtapes.
Albums Deeper than Rap or Teflon Don.
Albums Deeper than Rap or Teflon Don.
spindashing
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edit: nvm, I had too much NyQuil laced in my iced tea.
spindashing
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Yeah, I forgot AA had other tracks; for some odd reason I thought it was only comprised of the Lex Luger produced tracks on Teflon Don. But yeah, Teflon Don/AA is a good place to start and if you're feeling that, go to Ashes to Ashes. Ashes to Ashes has a dope Wale verse if you're interested in Wale...
njean777
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Raekwons new cd is really nice, tbh its better then OB4CL2 imo. I like every song on the album.
Oh and I listened to the new Lupe cd and I dont know why you all hate it, its different sure, but its still a good cd. Its def. more political and more conscious I must say which I like. The only thing i can not stand is when a rapper that talks about a lot of "real" problems has a couple of tracks that are just throw away. Like on The Cool "high definition" was such a throw away track to me. It was out of place and didnt really need to be on the album. Maybe I need to listen to it again but no song on Lazers doesnt feel like it doesnt belong.
Oh and I listened to the new Lupe cd and I dont know why you all hate it, its different sure, but its still a good cd. Its def. more political and more conscious I must say which I like. The only thing i can not stand is when a rapper that talks about a lot of "real" problems has a couple of tracks that are just throw away. Like on The Cool "high definition" was such a throw away track to me. It was out of place and didnt really need to be on the album. Maybe I need to listen to it again but no song on Lazers doesnt feel like it doesnt belong.
Another west coast banger. People Under the Stairs - The Breakdown
I love it when I get on a PUTS kick.
I love it when I get on a PUTS kick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78_loMbmKJ8&feature=related
earl sweatshirt - earl
i know im late but shit this is a raw video clip lol
earl sweatshirt - earl
i know im late but shit this is a raw video clip lol
Pinko Marx
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njean777 said:
Did you just say Lasers is more political and conscious than his previous two albums???????????????
and I find this just now:
HiResDes said:
Whatever you do don't be like me and only put 5 minutes into making your videos
Or take stupid gifs off gaf and make a slideshow like I am 12 years old.
but I guess I have to work with what little talent I was given lol
Btw you have the best "recording voice" on that track, they should have had you do a verse.
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