ca_gere Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Totally worth the 20 second intro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) 38 hours of hip hop tracing the history of the genre from 1988 - 2000?.... thank you very much, that's the rest of my week at work sorted: http://noisey.vice.com/blog/38-hours-of-playlists-that-trace-the-evolution-of-modern-hip-hop?utm_source=noiseyfbus Edited October 21, 2014 by ca_gere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paranoid Android Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/05/nas-took-you-to-the-depths-of-hell-how-it-took-10-years-to-make-the-definitive-illmatic-documentary/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Been listening to Nas - Illmatic.So far, I like Nas. I don't like the production very much.Will give it a few more listens though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Awww min. I adore Illmatic, and don't think anyone's ever made a better hip-hop album. I think it's a perfect marriage of beats and rhymes, thought it took me a long time to fully appreciate its beauty. I took a strange path into hip-hop and started with experimental artists like Aesop Rock and a bunch of other Def Jux/Anticon dudes, and for whatever reason it took me a good few years before I was able to fully enjoy "traditional" hip-hop like Illmatic, Ready to Die, Reasonable Doubt, The Infamous, etc. I obviously won't make an objective case for the album's quality, but (judging from your posts) you were into things like Cannibal Ox, El-P, etc. before exploring the classics, right? Maybe you'll take a similar path to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 (edited) Awww min. I adore Illmatic, and don't think anyone's ever made a better hip-hop album. I think it's a perfect marriage of beats and rhymes, thought it took me a long time to fully appreciate its beauty. I took a strange path into hip-hop and started with experimental artists like Aesop Rock and a bunch of other Def Jux/Anticon dudes, and for whatever reason it took me a good few years before I was able to fully enjoy "traditional" hip-hop like Illmatic, Ready to Die, Reasonable Doubt, The Infamous, etc. I obviously won't make an objective case for the album's quality, but (judging from your posts) you were into things like Cannibal Ox, El-P, etc. before exploring the classics, right? Maybe you'll take a similar path to me. Yeah, I don't really go looking for hip hop so it's just "classics" that I end up listening to really. I love The Infamous, Liquid Swords, 36 Chambers etc. It's not the production quality so much as the actual backing track/beatz. But saying that, I also didn't like Liquid Swords at first, so I'll have to listen to it a few more times. Edited November 12, 2014 by Teabags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 http://youtu.be/D_WTsU_f8Eg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I'm finally listening to the new Big K.R.I.T album from this year, Cadillactica. I didn't sooner because I had kind of tired of him a bit and felt his quality had dropped off after Krit wuz here and return of 4eva but this album sounds great so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 http://youtu.be/I4Rmd3bD8mQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Maybe they'll grow on me, but I'm not enjoying these new Kendrick songs at all. Though this one is at least a bit of a step-up from "I", which was one of the least enjoyable songs I've heard this year. Black Happy/TDE have generally had a very disappointing year, IMO. Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q both released subpar albums and sounded like watered-down versions of their former selves, and the Kendrick/Jay Rock albums that were pencilled in for 2014 haven't materialised yet. Isaiah Rashad was the only guy from that stable to release anything I'd call above average. Aside from that, I think it's been a great year for hip-hop. RTJ2 is one of the best hip-hop albums I've ever heard, MadGibbs was outstanding, Diamond District blew me away, and PRhyme and Ghostface have just dropped two late AOTY contenders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) Pretty buzzed for this album's release on the 20th. I've always thought that Pro Era were the weakest of the Beast Coast movement's three big groups, but every track that Joey's dropped lately has been great. Kinda formulaic, but I'm a sucker for well-executed boom-bap sounds. I'm glad he's toned down the weird grunty delivery he was using for a while and all. Edited January 10, 2015 by Murrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I can't wait for it, the 1999 mixtape is one of my favourite hip hop releases of the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Agree on the Joey album, it's great. I expect I will listen to it a lot over the next few months at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 It's fucking excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 http://www.factmag.com/2015/01/20/cannibal-ox-announce-first-album-in-14-years-featuring-mf-doom-and-more/Yas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 ... aaaaand there's a new Doomtree release this Monday. Good opening few weeks for 2015 hip-hop. FIrst time I've heard him, but that song is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 This is fucking perfect. Pretty excited for his album now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 The Doomtree album is decent. Heavy synth beats, high-energy spitting, solid hooks. It's kinda hard to keep up with them, given the pace and number of MCs in the group, but it's a good listen that anyone who's into P.O.S should enjoy. Couple of new discoveries:- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 http://youtu.be/6AhXSoKa8xw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Noisey just posted an article about this guy. Really liking his white-boy-come-G style, it's almost an indie band sound. https://soundcloud.com/post-malone/white-iverson https://soundcloud.com/post-malone/thats-it-prod-by-fki edit: no idea how to embed soundcloud still double edit: nvm, you just post the link Edited February 10, 2015 by ca_gere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Listening to the Drake mixtape. Pretty enjoyable so far. No clear commercial bangerz half way through. I've hated on him a lot in the past but have come round to him in the last year or so. He's started being involved in the NBA coverage of Raptors games and comes across really well. That shouldn't affect what I think of his music but it does. That and the fact that I started asking 'who's this?' when i'd come across a track I liked and kept getting the answer 'Drake' a lot. Some/all of his lyrics are a bit cringey/outdated generic hip hop gloating but i'm beginning to like his favored style of production more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 What do you think of his hip-hop tracks vs. his R&B songs? I really cannot stand Drake as a rapper (nasally delivery, corny lyrics, faux "hardness"), but I kinda like his R&B stuff. He just seems much more comfortable in that lane. Not that I go out of my way to listen to them, but if they just happen to come on, I can get into them. "Lord Knows" is a certified banger though. Speaking of his NBA involvement, here's him fawning over Paul Pierce last night:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjO32MjiA8Y Topic swerve, but that new Kendrick joints needs some more love. That thing is hot lava. I made the mistake of listening to it before bed, and subsequently ended-up staying-up for another couple of hours picking it apart. It just seems like such a perfect encapsulation of the current racial tensions in America. Really pumped for his album now, especially if there are more tracks like this and less like "I". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 What do you think of his hip-hop tracks vs. his R&B songs? I really cannot stand Drake as a rapper (nasally delivery, corny lyrics, faux "hardness"), but I kinda like his R&B stuff. He just seems much more comfortable in that lane. Not that I go out of my way to listen to them, but if they just happen to come on, I can get into them. "Lord Knows" is a certified banger though. Speaking of his NBA involvement, here's him fawning over Paul Pierce last night:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjO32MjiA8Y Topic swerve, but that new Kendrick joints needs some more love. That thing is hot lava. I made the mistake of listening to it before bed, and subsequently ended-up staying-up for another couple of hours picking it apart. It just seems like such a perfect encapsulation of the current racial tensions in America. Really pumped for his album now, especially if there are more tracks like this and less like "I". That's pretty much the same as me, although i'm coming around to the rapping. I mean, he's far away from being a favourite in any shape of form but I was interested enough to stick on the mixtape first thing this morning. I saw Kendrick live once and thought he was utter shit, haven't listened to anything of his since. I'll give it a bash and see if I was wrong to judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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