Oxymoron is pretty decent. Apart from the singles (which I think are all dope), The Purge, Prescription/Oxymoron, and Blind Threats are some other tracks I liked.
I can't get into Black Hippy. I liked about half of Section.80, but I think GKMC is mediocre at best and I haven't heard anything from the other guys that I've liked. The best Kendrick lyrics I've heard have been in guest spots.
And yeah, 2014 has been slow as hell for hip-hop after that God-tier 2013.
Kinda sad but i jsut got my hand on a few new albums, i have Kendrick/ASAP etc. I havnt listened to either of them or anything new for that matter. I hope they are good i heard a lot of good things about kendrick.
EDIT: Just listened to ASAP rockys album and i was not impressed. It was mostly slowed down and the chopped/screwed "UH" in every song being spammed is pretty obnoxious. He does have a few songs that remind me of old school three 6 mafia though. I am now listening to kendricks maad city album so far it seems ok.
I can't get into Black Hippy. I liked about half of Section.80, but I think GKMC is mediocre at best and I haven't heard anything from the other guys that I've liked. The best Kendrick lyrics I've heard have been in guest spots.
And yeah, 2014 has been slow as hell for hip-hop after that God-tier 2013.
You are ****in bonkers man! haha Black Hippy is soooo good, good releases all around.
Edit: I'm just givin you a hard time by the way. =]
Kinda sad but i jsut got my hand on a few new albums, i have Kendrick/ASAP etc. I havnt listened to either of them or anything new for that matter. I hope they are good i heard a lot of good things about kendrick.
EDIT: Just listened to ASAP rockys album and i was not impressed. It was mostly slowed down and the chopped/screwed "UH" in every song being spammed is pretty obnoxious. He does have a few songs that remind me of old school three 6 mafia though. I am now listening to kendricks maad city album so far it seems ok.
You can't go into any of the ASAP crews ***** looking for lyrical mastery or deep and profound meanings. Ferg's Trap Lord is one of my favorite hiphop releases in a loooong time and sure as hell isn't because he's spitting political fire. It's just fun, all of ASAPs ***** is just ignorant fun. Take it for what it is and you'll enjoy it. haha
I can't get into Black Hippy. I liked about half of Section.80, but I think GKMC is mediocre at best and I haven't heard anything from the other guys that I've liked. The best Kendrick lyrics I've heard have been in guest spots.
And yeah, 2014 has been slow as hell for hip-hop after that God-tier 2013.
You are ****in bonkers man! haha Black Hippy is soooo good, good releases all around.
Edit: I'm just givin you a hard time by the way. =]
Kinda sad but i jsut got my hand on a few new albums, i have Kendrick/ASAP etc. I havnt listened to either of them or anything new for that matter. I hope they are good i heard a lot of good things about kendrick.
EDIT: Just listened to ASAP rockys album and i was not impressed. It was mostly slowed down and the chopped/screwed "UH" in every song being spammed is pretty obnoxious. He does have a few songs that remind me of old school three 6 mafia though. I am now listening to kendricks maad city album so far it seems ok.
You can't go into any of the ASAP crews ***** looking for lyrical mastery or deep and profound meanings. Ferg's Trap Lord is one of my favorite hiphop releases in a loooong time and sure as hell isn't because he's spitting political fire. It's just fun, all of ASAPs ***** is just ignorant fun. Take it for what it is and you'll enjoy it. haha
I just couldnt get into it really. All the beats seemed really slow and mellow. I can understand it being a good album to listen to at a party though. I will give ASAP Fergs album a listen to. Right now im listening to J-Coles album and only 1 track into it and it seemed alright so far. Kendricks album was really overrated there were a few good songs but the album had 3 different versions of Drank on it. That being said it was a good song.
Clipping's got a new album coming out soon (and has recently leaked). It has much less harsh noise than the first album, which is disappointing, but the production is absolutely gorgeous.
I'm gonna start off by saying that I normally listen to a lot of metal (mostly thrash and traditional/old school with a bit of power metal) but I've found myself listening to a lot of rap/hip-hop lately. Mostly Wiz Khalifa and older stuff like Biggie, 2pac, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog.
so I just thought I'd come here for more suggestions based on what's similar to those artists.
Mafia 6 came out with an album. I heard one song where they had Bone thugs come on. It was pretty good. They went back to the oldschool three 6 mafia sound. Will listen to their whole album soon.
I'm gonna start off by saying that I normally listen to a lot of metal (mostly thrash and traditional/old school with a bit of power metal) but I've found myself listening to a lot of rap/hip-hop lately. Mostly Wiz Khalifa and older stuff like Biggie, 2pac, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog.
so I just thought I'd come here for more suggestions based on what's similar to those artists.
Check out Freddie Gibbs. He's been nodded towards sounding like Pac. Ima recommend his recent collab album with Madlib, Pinata. That way you get Freddie and one of the best producers in the game (ever) to pop your instrumental hiphop cherry. haha
Can't say much in the way of Wiz or current artists similar to the oldschool greats, but you might like the members of Black Hippy (Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and Jay Rock), repping west coast.
Killer Mike and El-P , Run the Jewels.
Mr. Motha****in' eXquire, Kismet. (dont let the name deter you)
Kinda vague, so I'm just naming some albums that come to mind when I think oldschool vibe.
Not a lot being made in the way of olschool gangster rap (that I personally know of), but I definitely enjoy some newschool "ignorant" *****, A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg.
Edit:
Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music.
Mobb Deep
Nas
Joey Bada$$
Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, BoB are all similar to Wiz. Drake kinda sorta sometimes. Oh and Curren$y is pretty much a better less radio centered version of Wiz.
Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar, Joey Badass, Schoolboy Q are all similar to the guys you mentioned but are new school.
Nas and Jay-z are all time greats that would slide right into the guys you mentioned and you should check them out if you haven't.
Big L, Eric B & Rakim, and Mos Def are lesser known(reasonably) then the guys you mentioned and are probably in your wheel house.
Anyway, in terms of hip-hop, I've been drifting pretty hard into fringy type ***** this year. James Blake, Chet Faker, SOHNS, Ta-Ku, that sorta stuff. The "real" hip hop this year has been kinda disappointing. MadGibbs is so good, not sure how I feel about Ratking yet, the new De La Soul mixtape put me to sleep, Isaiah Rashad is nowhere near as good as the rest of black hippie; and I'm counting the mediocrity that was Oxymoron.
Chance the Rapper's deluge of singles this year goes hard.
SZA's album so far sounds good.
Mostly just waiting for rumored Frank Ocean and Kanye this year, hoping (as ever) for the usual cast of out-there cats who always impress a-la FlyLo, Chance the Rapper, Danny Brown, or El-P.
Has anyone listened to Satellite Flight, by Kid Cudi? Indicud has me so jaded about the dude's music that I'm reluctant to listen.
I feel you on the "real" hiphop releases. But it's still early. MadGibbs is dope as hell though. Not just saying that because of blind Madlib fanboyism either, ***** is legit.
Feel you on Ratking too. I love that single, but nothing else really stood out too much. Yet anyway.
SZA is dope, but not my cup of tea. But still respect.
Chance has been releasing singles?? Why haven't I heard of this? haha
I was jaded on Cudi after the release of Man on the Moon 1... Was hard in A Kid Named Cudi. That's it.
I've been getting deep into Japanese hiphop lately. haha ShakkaZombie, SD Junksta, Juswanna especially. (dont have to say Nujabes)
Edit: Just found out about this dude. He's also releasing something with Doom some time this year. http://bishopnehru.bandcamp.com/
On the weird and experimental side of things, Sisyphus is really good. Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and Sarengeti made a thing. Sometimes it's rap? Sometimes it's not? Sometimes its very Sufjan Stevensy, and sometimes it's just an incredibly infectious wall of angry noise. Couldn't stop listening all day.
Dope, thanks for the link.
And what the **** did I just watch??? hahah That was really weird. And that's not even the weirdest Japanese commercial I've seen, but that one irked me. haha
Ah yeah Fantano was just talking about Sisyphus. Didn't sound like something I'd be into, but I'll check it out.
Lil Wyte came out with a new album recently, going to listen to that soon. Tech N9ne's newest album is pretty good. Same can be said for the new tha mafia 6 album. Though, mafia 6 does sound a bit repetitive, but some of the tracks are really good.
In case you haven't heard. De La Soul, discog, free, official. Get dat *****.
Ends tomorrow (15th) at noon.
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Edit: Oh, Oxymoron apparently dropped today.
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Anyone listen to this yet?
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And yeah, 2014 has been slow as hell for hip-hop after that God-tier 2013.
EDIT: Just listened to ASAP rockys album and i was not impressed. It was mostly slowed down and the chopped/screwed "UH" in every song being spammed is pretty obnoxious. He does have a few songs that remind me of old school three 6 mafia though. I am now listening to kendricks maad city album so far it seems ok.
You are ****in bonkers man! haha Black Hippy is soooo good, good releases all around.
Edit: I'm just givin you a hard time by the way. =]
You can't go into any of the ASAP crews ***** looking for lyrical mastery or deep and profound meanings. Ferg's Trap Lord is one of my favorite hiphop releases in a loooong time and sure as hell isn't because he's spitting political fire. It's just fun, all of ASAPs ***** is just ignorant fun. Take it for what it is and you'll enjoy it. haha
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I just couldnt get into it really. All the beats seemed really slow and mellow. I can understand it being a good album to listen to at a party though. I will give ASAP Fergs album a listen to. Right now im listening to J-Coles album and only 1 track into it and it seemed alright so far. Kendricks album was really overrated there were a few good songs but the album had 3 different versions of Drank on it. That being said it was a good song.
Well Jay Z + Daft Punk, of course the interwebz is abuzz, figured I'd share if you hadn't heard yet.
...meh...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fc-AaU0Sw
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WBYzu1_OqM
Ferg's new vid for Let it Go is ridiculously, hilariously awesome.
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so I just thought I'd come here for more suggestions based on what's similar to those artists.
Check out Freddie Gibbs. He's been nodded towards sounding like Pac. Ima recommend his recent collab album with Madlib, Pinata. That way you get Freddie and one of the best producers in the game (ever) to pop your instrumental hiphop cherry. haha
Can't say much in the way of Wiz or current artists similar to the oldschool greats, but you might like the members of Black Hippy (Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and Jay Rock), repping west coast.
Killer Mike and El-P , Run the Jewels.
Mr. Motha****in' eXquire, Kismet. (dont let the name deter you)
Kinda vague, so I'm just naming some albums that come to mind when I think oldschool vibe.
Not a lot being made in the way of olschool gangster rap (that I personally know of), but I definitely enjoy some newschool "ignorant" *****, A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg.
Edit:
Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music.
Mobb Deep
Nas
Joey Bada$$
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RATKING + King Krule. Dopeness.
RATKINGs debut also dropped today apparently.
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Freddie Gibbs, Kendrick Lamar, Joey Badass, Schoolboy Q are all similar to the guys you mentioned but are new school.
Nas and Jay-z are all time greats that would slide right into the guys you mentioned and you should check them out if you haven't.
Big L, Eric B & Rakim, and Mos Def are lesser known(reasonably) then the guys you mentioned and are probably in your wheel house.
TRAPLAWD SEESUN BUHGINS
Anyway, in terms of hip-hop, I've been drifting pretty hard into fringy type ***** this year. James Blake, Chet Faker, SOHNS, Ta-Ku, that sorta stuff. The "real" hip hop this year has been kinda disappointing. MadGibbs is so good, not sure how I feel about Ratking yet, the new De La Soul mixtape put me to sleep, Isaiah Rashad is nowhere near as good as the rest of black hippie; and I'm counting the mediocrity that was Oxymoron.
Chance the Rapper's deluge of singles this year goes hard.
SZA's album so far sounds good.
Mostly just waiting for rumored Frank Ocean and Kanye this year, hoping (as ever) for the usual cast of out-there cats who always impress a-la FlyLo, Chance the Rapper, Danny Brown, or El-P.
Has anyone listened to Satellite Flight, by Kid Cudi? Indicud has me so jaded about the dude's music that I'm reluctant to listen.
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I feel you on the "real" hiphop releases. But it's still early. MadGibbs is dope as hell though. Not just saying that because of blind Madlib fanboyism either, ***** is legit.
Feel you on Ratking too. I love that single, but nothing else really stood out too much. Yet anyway.
SZA is dope, but not my cup of tea. But still respect.
Chance has been releasing singles?? Why haven't I heard of this? haha
I was jaded on Cudi after the release of Man on the Moon 1... Was hard in A Kid Named Cudi. That's it.
I've been getting deep into Japanese hiphop lately. haha ShakkaZombie, SD Junksta, Juswanna especially. (dont have to say Nujabes)
Edit: Just found out about this dude. He's also releasing something with Doom some time this year.
http://bishopnehru.bandcamp.com/
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On the weird and experimental side of things, Sisyphus is really good. Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and Sarengeti made a thing. Sometimes it's rap? Sometimes it's not? Sometimes its very Sufjan Stevensy, and sometimes it's just an incredibly infectious wall of angry noise. Couldn't stop listening all day.
Also, Heems made a thing for a Japanese Vitamin water commercial and yes it's exactly as weird as it sounds.
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And what the **** did I just watch??? hahah That was really weird. And that's not even the weirdest Japanese commercial I've seen, but that one irked me. haha
Ah yeah Fantano was just talking about Sisyphus. Didn't sound like something I'd be into, but I'll check it out.
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Juswanna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shThVFFf_BY
ShakkaZombie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flke4xBfhJY
SD Junksta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw1Mrih0NLg
Nitro Microphone Underground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4PB-sQA1L8
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Just came across this guy. One song. One dope ass song. I hope he keeps making *****.
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