Yeah I'm not surprised. He seems to really care about what he releases
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GAF-Hop |OTXVI| Build a Wall (of Better Top 20 Albums)
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Okay, yeah, DAMN is growing on me. Beautiful shit.
Des, I'm curious, which tracks do you think drag it down? I still only dislike God. I even like Humble now, after I thought it was trash when it came out. Not sure how it fits in the narrative context though, since I still haven't fully understood the concept yet, tbh. I can't pay full attention to the lyrics right now, as I'm busy with studying.HiResDes said:
torre_avenue
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Yeah, there's normally this disconnect between beat and bars on trap albums, but this one is especially egregious.
The beats are really good but Carti wastes them.
Psychological Intellect
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1 one of the one good song on the album & it's because of flacko
If this description is close to as good as this song, I'm in.
I like the intro track on the new Rich Homie Quan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT6Lk3KLk5k
He's got a cool voice; I can't stand much of the rap posted here due to the voices (Lil Raft, Danny Brown)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT6Lk3KLk5k
He's got a cool voice; I can't stand much of the rap posted here due to the voices (Lil Raft, Danny Brown)
Black man, government earna
Speaking of More Life: researched who the chick is that sings at the beginning of Free Smoke and discovered her band Hiatus Kaiyote; that 2015 album is dope, very wavy, bless up
I love pretty much the same tracks as Helm, like Carti could have rapped a little less repetitively but flower over those like a battle rapper or lyrical miracle fashion doesn't work over those beats either. I still think Key is probably the best at making swag rap sound less repetitive while maintaining that nonchalant flow.
I will do a bigger write up on Damn. Still listening to it still delving into the lyrics trying to find hidden gems here and there. I'm gonna shut up about it for a little, but my least favorite songs are Love and Loyalty by far. Those are instant skips now and there are a couple of other middling ones for me.
I will do a bigger write up on Damn. Still listening to it still delving into the lyrics trying to find hidden gems here and there. I'm gonna shut up about it for a little, but my least favorite songs are Love and Loyalty by far. Those are instant skips now and there are a couple of other middling ones for me.
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I forgot that album even existed already lol, I had to think again who made that album.
LOL. I was just about to say how I already forgot about it too.
Ohhh nice, looking forward to it. I need a few days too to digest. LUST is probably my fave, just for the Vibrate-like beat (Love Below is in my all-time Top 3). I assume it's a deliberate nod to it? Can't be the only one who immediately thought of that.
I feel like Kendrick needs to move past using sex metaphors for every point he wants to make.
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Net_Wrecker
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LUST has turned into my favorite track just because it's the apex of glossy cynicism on the album.
Check out this album from earlier in the year if you haven't, pretty good Deep House:
Being from Stockholm and into electronic music, Axel Boman is like the guy owning the scene. Talabot though... fin. is a top 5 album for me man, it's so damn good.
It's better than some of the other shit sone folks be using
J. Cole uses shit and fart metaphors way too much
Something about bleach and assholes and t-shirts.
Yes, absolutely, Key probably could have done something with these beats too, it'd be cool if he worked with some of these producers. I'm not sure I've heard many Pierre produced tracks before but after this album I'm an instant fan, he has a fantastic producer tag too. I haven't been following Carti for too long but it seems to me that this repetitive style is just something he's gravitated toward, with tracks like What leading up to this. Some of his older tracks were not nearly as repetitive, we know he's capable of stringing verses together, it's just a conscious style decision he made love it or hate it. I dig it, it's earworm stuff, simple catchy words strung together that you know off by heart and can just vibe along to, and of course it only works because of that stellar production backing it up.
Yeah that shit is just terrible.
Losers hymn is one of the best tracks either of them have done
We all have off days
Dude what the fuck John Talabot and Axel Boman?Check out this album from earlier in the year if you haven't, pretty good Deep House:
FUCK!
Phew I was worried for Eminem for a second.
I said off days not off decades
Did you hear Moire's album?
torre_avenue
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LMAO, Vince named his tour after "A Life Aquatic" and he hasn't even seen it. What makes it funnier is that his intro for the tour is the movie played in the reverse.
Also, Des, Dereck, and thabiz, what are your favorite electronic records this year? I've been embarrassingly slow on finding the good stuff this year, and could use some pointing in the right direction.
Also, Des, Dereck, and thabiz, what are your favorite electronic records this year? I've been embarrassingly slow on finding the good stuff this year, and could use some pointing in the right direction.
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If Kanye wrote all of his lyrics then he would be a better lyricist than pre-TPAB Kendrick.
torre_avenue
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I didn't like this one as much as Dumb Flesh, but it's still dope.
I just want Fuck Buttons to come back because I really enjoyed Slow Focus.
EDIT: I'm also putting together a DJ Rashad playlist for my radio show, so feel free to recommend your favorite Rashad tracks or mixes that don't swear.
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