#281

Can’t really get past that awful nu metal flow. The track is a real snoozer, nothing song. Doesn’t even have the outlandish troll appeal (ironically) of the first single. Like you said, Nicky probably got a huge cheque for it, but with numbers like those last couple of tracks I guess no one will care. Think they’ll be just looking to make a quick buck out of him while the hype is up and move on pretty quickly. Wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of his life is be a car crash played out to people’s grim fascination.

#282

Yeah - I think if he was gonna reflect and grow and change, we would have seen it when he emerged from prison. I see him more as a social media figure/creation than a rap one. Agree with your long term career prognosis, but, with the way things have been for young rappers lately - just hope the rest of his life isn’t too grim.

#283

Just to 2nd that Eternal Atake is brilliant. One of my surprise albums of the year. And though it’s waaaay too long and he’s got a bad rep for not crediting women, Bad Bunny is exceptional in patches. Can’t take it all in one go mind.

Drakeo The Ruler currently my rap AOTY, but benefits from being recent.

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#284

I love Bad Bunny too, he pops up on a lot of rap bangers even though his albums are much more of a fusion of genres and more singing etc. might be the first rapper i’ve been really into without understanding the language

generally his politics are spot-on too which is commendable for a caribbean reggaeton artist, not been the most progressive sphere in the past.

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#285

Didn’t really get on with that. The bars being spit down a telephone adds some context to it… but, well, all the appeal was the prison context tbh. The bars were rough and off beat, it felt and probably was produced almost like a posthumous album where he had little input in the music, and it all sort of blended into one.

It felt like a curiosity and nothing more to me. Hope he can make a good record when he comes out but I’m not sure GTL was for me beyond a novelty listen.

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#286

Yeah. Don’t disagree, novelty might wear off for me. But genuinely love some of the tunes - Fictional & Backflip are great. And think his deadpan delivery adds to it rather than takes away. But as I said, I might be bored of it in a month.

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#287

we’re getting old, my friends.

detroit is the hotspot right now. which is really just an extension of the chicago sound of the last ten years. its fine. the energy is there but i have a hard time latching onto anything anymore.

same with the mach hommy, droog, conway, westside gunn sound. just not hearing anything better than marcberg and i never really fully fell in love with that production style. do love the boldy james record tho, thumps just enough for me. the ka album is good too.

dont really care about run the jewels or freddie gibbs anymore idk.

lil baby is big right now and stuff like this may put him on the next level


NBA YoungBoy is as big as ever.

some stuff ive been vibing to of recent:

rappers are basically old when they turn 24 now

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#288

I love that Old Man Rap is a thing now, and thing that I can happily subsist on. I remember going to an Odd Future show a decade ago and feeling old at that. Mad that they’re kind of veterans now.

And on that topic, the Mayor of Old Man Rap Town has news…

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#289

This has been in fairly regular rotation since it dropped. Love it.

“The boys in blue clothes got new holds, new submissions,
I give the grey youth straight truth, no euphemisms,
Y’all played the dozens, my favorite cousins spent they youth in prisons,
They names known, came home, now the house got two religions,
Peace be with you, wa alaikum salaam,
Make sure that peace/piece be with you, laced to your palm”

:exploding_head:

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#290

In some ways, this is a fairly good point, since I continue lapping that stuff up, while complaining there isn’t much innovation in the trap scene.

Do love The Bigger Picture. Hopefully it marks his arrival, I don’t think I’ve heard anything by him before quite on that level. That Mozzy track is vibes.

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#291

It is mad, especially as Earl is about the same age as Lil Baby… Was a grumbly old man by the time of his second LP though.

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#292

Earl seems to champion a lot of old man rap on Twitter too, definitely an old soul. He’s two years younger than Swae Lee!

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#293

there are so many lowkey bars in this

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#294

I love everything Earl’s done except that Feet of Clay release. Until then he was getting more and more interesting each time out but East is head hurtingly rubbish. I think a cleaner, more Alchemist-y version of some rap songs would be a great next album - but a part of me would LOVE to hear Earl over some million dollar strip club trap beats.

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#295

a lot of the time it feels like Earl has been rebelling against the expectation for him to come out with straight up adolescent rap music, and definitely has the potential to grow his sound into something genuinely very weird and avant-garde, so for that reason I’m kind of into East; the video definitely makes me laugh. up for him to go wandering experimentally in any case.

if he did reign himself back in and go for a more straightforward approach he could probably make a true rap classic

FOC is great though, the Alc joint is my fave:

not quite million dollar strip club but maybe like 500,000 dollar bail

#296

he can do poignant bars too


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#297

going to enjoy digging into this guy, cheers

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#298

think Bandcamp is having another day of donating it’s profits to bail funds tomorrow (Friday). here’s a hidden Lord Apex album

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#299

Oh nice. Quite ill prepared for a Bandcamp splurge. Will cop this though.

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#300

Great DBRP episode with Armand Hammer… Plus them doing a mid-year recap.

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