it's wrong to point out that drake's hair makes him look like a huge dork?
― v-shasty, Thursday, 8 December 2011 02:13 (twelve years ago) link
al, don't "srsly" me after you started ilx's second drake photo thread
wait i didn't start any threads did i
like i said, drake looked like that for all of 2009 and 2010, that's why it's funny that you're pointing it out like urgent news
― Mr. Stevenson #2, Thursday, 8 December 2011 02:15 (twelve years ago) link
i thought you started the "lol at drake thread" or w/e
― v-shasty, Thursday, 8 December 2011 03:12 (twelve years ago) link
that's a great beat
― v-shasty, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 23:12 (Yesterday) Permalink
^NAH SO HARD
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 7 December 2011 23:13 (Yesterday) Permalink
lol
― wil smif, Thursday, 8 December 2011 03:25 (twelve years ago) link
i was reluctant about kendrick lamar at first but im over it now i think; i like that he's got a weird way of rapping and i'm really excited about some of the production he's getting & in the general dissemination of that style
― wil smif, Thursday, 8 December 2011 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
sometimes i just wanna sayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFZsQHGKoe4
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Thursday, 8 December 2011 08:37 (twelve years ago) link
yeah fuck i only listened to dreamchasers the other day and meant to come straight here and rave about that beans verse. he's one of the only rappers than can send shivers down my spine. i didn't really get 'middle of summer' before but it works so well in the context of that tape.
― gucc_ebooks (tpp), Thursday, 8 December 2011 09:33 (twelve years ago) link
middle of the summer was awesome, it captures a vibe that feels a lot more rare in popular hip-hop right now that used to seem more prevalent
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Thursday, 8 December 2011 09:42 (twelve years ago) link
def -- there's something evocative about that beat and him just kinda repeating the song title
― v-shasty, Thursday, 8 December 2011 15:03 (twelve years ago) link
verse is dope too, dude is a very storyteller
that track i guess isn't much of a story, but it kinda is -- very macro story
― v-shasty, Thursday, 8 December 2011 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
I kinda assume everyone's aware of this already: E-40 to drop THREE new albums on same day
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 8 December 2011 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
if i have a few bucks to spend that week i'm gonna buy them all just off the respect
― Mr. Stevenson #2, Thursday, 8 December 2011 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
jesus
― wil smif, Thursday, 8 December 2011 16:47 (twelve years ago) link
Preordering that shit on amazon asap, no rocky
― boof troop (dealwithit.gif), Thursday, 8 December 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
This is no dis to mixtapes. I like mixtapes. But you have some people putting out mixtapes when it really is their album, but [calling it a mixtape] is just a security blanket in case the project don’t perform well.
ha otm
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 8 December 2011 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
yeah I hate that shit
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
the branding of actual well crafted albums as if they're free quickie mixtapes is funny but i can't imagine getting actually mad at it, like unwrapping a hershey's kiss and it's actually a gourmet chocolate truffle and you just throw it away in disgust
― Mr. Stevenson #2, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
often spoilt by dj shouts and dubious quality though
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
so kind of like the gourmet truffle is melted and a bit of the wrapper is stuck to it
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
except we're talking about the mixtapes that are essentially albums (i.e. less dubious, less shouting)
― Mr. Stevenson #2, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
i thought we were just talking about the mixtapes of album coherence/quality? yeah sometimes those are professionally presented but often they're thrown out totally slapdash (GUCCI) (TEEDRA)
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:19 (twelve years ago) link
this video is funny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwZoT19GyPw
― sisilafami, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
I just don't like the way "mixtape" has come to be such a sloppily applied, catch-all term. Quality of individual mixtapes is irrelevant.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
calling something a "mixtape" these days tells me essentially nothing about the project.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
is it a collection of songs by different artists mixed together? a collection of all-new material by a single artist? a collection of cast-offs/unreleased songs by a single artist? WHO KNOWS
think it might be time for e-40 to slow up a bit
― v-shasty, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
how about we give the albums a chance first
― Mr. Stevenson #2, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
I def preferred the first two Revenue Retrievin volumes to Overtime/Nighttime but I got a lot of respect for musicians with this kind of work ethic. bring it on sez I
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
Impossible to hate e40's grind imo.
― Scotty Magee, Thursday, 8 December 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FRWatw_ZEQI
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 8 December 2011 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
uh why didn't that work
interesting.
― Scotty Magee, Thursday, 8 December 2011 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
I really like that new Juicy J mixtape.
― rennavate, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
Eh there kind of all the same to me, 3-5 good tracks and the rest all lexlugerysamey. Probably could make a killer 10 song mix of his 2011 stuff though.
― Scotty Magee, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I think the last few tracks on Blue Dream & Lean are especially strong, though ("I Don't Play With Guns" through "Flood Out the Club").
― rennavate, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
Speakz is good on "Deez Bitches Rollin'."
― rennavate, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
uh huh.
Great cover too.
― Scotty Magee, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
Whiney argued to me that Meek Mill is 'boring' which I think is totally wrong, so as an argument, I'd like to link to a promising rapper from Detroit named Fowl (he won a freestyle contest that was judged by eminem apparently) who is totally using the Meek Mill flow on this song, and I think it shows how meek's flow functions (by being a bit more baldly obvious in its message) for listeners & how influential meek could end up being / already is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQomhvuYnw
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:59 (twelve years ago) link
(i'm not linking to more meek because i'm assuming he's heard more than enough already)
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:00 (twelve years ago) link
can't remember which one of you guys pointed this out but yeah..i hear a lot of peedi crack in meek mill
― gucc_ebooks (tpp), Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:11 (twelve years ago) link
I'm just not sure what's so unique about Meek Mill's flow? (Which isn't to say I don't like the guy.)
― rennavate, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
i wouldn't say it's unique, he just brings this very urgent energy to his rapping and is convincing about it
― degas-dirty monet (lex pretend), Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
exactly. he def has a peedi influence but i think that's more of a general philly sound than it is about him biting peedi
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:29 (twelve years ago) link
would someone disagree if i said he's like a midpt between peedi & freeway?
No, I think that's pretty accurate.
― rennavate, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:31 (twelve years ago) link
I TOLD HER MEET ME IN THE BATHROOM....
cannot get this out of my head!!
― gucc_ebooks (tpp), Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
Meek's allright imho. Too bad he's so often paired up with Rick Ross, who I can't stand.
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:45 (twelve years ago) link
French Montana signed with Bad Boy
― joey joe joe junior shabadoo, Friday, 9 December 2011 00:57 (twelve years ago) link