ca_gere Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 This track is sick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 This track is sick! Holy shit... dat bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 The album is a good listen by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 The album is a good listen by the way. Yeah, I'm with it. Sounds great on my headphones. I'd heard them on The Rap Monument and had meant to give them a try, so I'm glad you pointed me back towards them. Been listening to a lot of ATL hip-hop lately. This guy's a standout. Music that can be enjoyed on the shallowest level if you just wanna enjoy the beats and hooks, but with plenty of hidden depths:- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 He looks like Tyson Chandler and Chris Rock had a baby. Nice track that. WIll check him out. Have you been watching the ATL Trap scene video series on Vice? Can't get into that stuff at all but it's a good watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 He looks like Tyson Chandler and Chris Rock had a baby. Nice track that. WIll check him out. Have you been watching the ATL Trap scene video series on Vice? Can't get into that stuff at all but it's a good watch. The series with Thomas Morton? Yeah, it's been great. That guys is such a bad motherfucker: skinny little white dude just casually strolling through some of the worst neighbourhoods in the USA, talking to some of the scariest men alive. I really love the episode with the ATL Twins -- not because of the ATL Twins, because they're insane, but the scenes with "The Devil" and Trouble's crew. It's really fascinating, like a window into another world, and it adds another layer to the music, I think. Don't get me wrong, I can't stand a lot of the artists they're covering, but if I hear Trouble doing a guest verse on a track, for example, I can now contextualize what he's saying because I know he's coming from a "real" place. Migos are completely fucking absurd, and the series only reaffirmed that, and the 2Chainz episode was pretty boring, but I've enjoyed just about everything else. They're missing a serious trick if they don't talk to Killer Mike though: for my money, there's not a more important rapper alive today. They did a similar series on Chicago last year which you might have seen. The stories were just as interesting, but I find the characters in the ATL scene far more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Murrr Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Also, this:- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I fucking love this, like: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2i47g8_all-day_webcam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 This fella is probably my favourite rapper at the moment. Some of the production isn't great but his verses are always fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 So, Kendrick's album dropped early... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'm downloading it now and very excited. I only listened to Blacker the Berry a couple of times and held off on another couple of tracks that leaked so I could try and enjoy the whole thing fresh. Early reports from a couple of friends are positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 It's fucking phenomenal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Anyone else listening to Kendrick? I honestly haven't felt this enthusiastic about an album since I was like 16 years old. It's a dense, towering work and it almost makes his previous output sound amateurish in comparison. I'm smitten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 That track featuring George Clinton is excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 I wasn't able to listen to Kendrick until today but I finally gave it a couple of spins and I can immediately tell its a special album. I'll need more time with it to know just how great it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 LIFE AINT SHIT BUT A FAT VAGINA. Probably my favourite hip hop lyric ever written, including the one about eminem shagging J-Lo. To Pimp A Butterfly is something else like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 THIS, DICK, AIN'T, FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE This guy injects so much character and humour into heavy subject matter, it's ridiculous. Still at a point where I'm not really able to articulate much more than "I LOVE THIS ALBUM," but holy fuck I love this album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) I, too, am enjoying this Kendrick album.EDIT:WHY DO I LIKE IT?!It just strives to be timeless. It'd be so easy to go for trappy textures, as is fashionable, but the production is lush. I will decide how much I like this and then I might say more.How exciting. Edited March 22, 2015 by waltz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Listened to it this morning. Not really my cup of tea. Half of it sounds like interstitial music from the Cosby Show. I really wish I understood what it is that's making people fall over themselves with this album. King Kunta is a good track, didn't get anything out of it apart from that one. I take it back, How Much A Dollar Cost is really great too. Edited March 23, 2015 by ca_gere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Posted the Cosby Show comment before I heard the Seinfeld mashup FYI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Listened to it this morning. Not really my cup of tea. Half of it sounds like interstitial music from the Cosby Show. I really wish I understood what it is that's making people fall over themselves with this album. King Kunta is a good track, didn't get anything out of it apart from that one. I take it back, How Much A Dollar Cost is really great too. That's pretty interesting, because I think King Kunta is probably my least favourite jam on the album. It's his message, the skill with which it's delivered, and the way it meshes with the gorgeous musical backdrop. I've enjoyed the album from the first listen, but it really came together after giving it 4-5 plays, focusing on nothing else but the music. It transcends beats and rhymes. Like, it doesn't even matter that he is already one of the best rappers alive (imo). He's created this towering, novel-like experience that honesty leaves me with chills every time I get through it. It's how I felt watching the final episode of The Wire, or hitting the last page of The Great Gatsby. And the beats! By God, those beats. Calling them "beats" is insulting. These aren't just looped samples and scratches: they're gorgeous, fully-formed jazz and funk tracks. This motherfucker had a conversation with Tupac on his album and it sounded natural, not corny or contrived. How is that even possible? I dunno. I'm pretty bad at articulating why I like something, I think. I'm not trying to convince you, I just feel that this is a transcendent album, and one of the best I've ever heard. ... that being said, I've been jamming the hell out of the new Action Bronson album today. It's a lot of fun. So nice to just drift into his carefree, fun vibes after spending the last week rooting through Kendrick's density. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I think the mish-mash of jazz/funk elements didn't grab me. I think I was so focussed on that aspect (i.e. the fact I wasn't really into the music on most of the tracks) that the lyrics didn't stand out. I'll give it another few listens I think because I'm genuinely keen to get into it. I think a lot of Hip Hop I like is pretty straight forward. This is maybe too complex for my tastes. I like simple production and verses that you hang onto every word because you have no other choice. With this, there's a lot going on that diverts my attention. Take 'Institutionalized' for example... the verses are great but there's so many other elements going on (the group chorus at the beginning, the switching up of the beats a couple mins in, the panning) that by the end i'm not quite sure what i've listened to. That's probably why I like the tracks I do - they're the most straight forward. The Blacker the Berry is another great track. I'll be listening to Action Bronson today. I watched that Coming to America video yesterday, didn't think it was very good so hope the album is better. What else should I be listening to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 I think the mish-mash of jazz/funk elements didn't grab me. I think I was so focussed on that aspect (i.e. the fact I wasn't really into the music on most of the tracks) that the lyrics didn't stand out. I'll give it another few listens I think because I'm genuinely keen to get into it. I think a lot of Hip Hop I like is pretty straight forward. This is maybe too complex for my tastes. I like simple production and verses that you hang onto every word because you have no other choice. With this, there's a lot going on that diverts my attention. Take 'Institutionalized' for example... the verses are great but there's so many other elements going on (the group chorus at the beginning, the switching up of the beats a couple mins in, the panning) that by the end i'm not quite sure what i've listened to. That's probably why I like the tracks I do - they're the most straight forward. The Blacker the Berry is another great track. I'll be listening to Action Bronson today. I watched that Coming to America video yesterday, didn't think it was very good so hope the album is better. What else should I be listening to? That's cool man -- totally appreciate your stance. I'd say about 95% (maybe more) of the music I listen to is hip-hop, so I guess I have more time to invest into digging into things like the new Kendrick album. I love straightforward bangers as well though. Who can't throw on an Action Bronson record and just have fun with it? A person I don't like, that's who. 2015 has been an incredible year for hip-hop so far. Check out Fashawn's "The Ecology" album if you haven't -- really varied and well-rounded album, mostly produced by Exile. TUT's "Preacher's Son" mixtape has some great smoothed-out, soulful vibes and kinda reminds of Isaiah Rashad and Mick Jenkins. I'd be checking out Mello Music Group's "Persona" compilation too: that stable of artists is just ridiculously talented, and the album should point you towards each of their solo discogs. I've heard the new Earl Sweatshirt album is a big step forward, though I've not listened to it yet. So much heat, and we're not even out of the first quarter yet. It seems like an amazing project is dropping every couple of days at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Managed to cop tickets for Wu-Tang, Nas and Run The Jewels gigs over the space of four nights in London this June. Wu-Tang, who are a fucking riot live, on the Thursday, Nas (performing ILLMATIC!!!!!!!!!) on the Friday, RTJ on the Sunday. Buzzing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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