youre missing out. i think jeezy and ti both have early catalogs that have aged really well. i still listen to them both a ton.
like him or not you could honestly make a case for him for like nearly ten years straight.
In popularity, sure. Canāt argue that heās not the most well known. As the best rapper alive? Nope.
Could accept a bit of a drought from 2006-2008 at a push (though obviously some classic albums dropping) but 2004/5 was full of great mainstream, boom bap and underground releases.
Been listening to Thug Motivation 101 a fair bit over the last couple of months, from a recommendation, and think itās great. Donāt really know much Jeezy beyond that yet tbh, but definitely will be exploring.
Yeah, should have specified mainstream rap. Underground rap at that time was at its peak and some of my favourite albums ever came out in that time
ayyyyyy. throw on the recession next, then the inspiration
the recession production is incredible.
mainstream rap during this period was incredibly fun
that footage doing the rounds of his greatest hits shows in Harlem really hammer home how consistently full of massive tunes his output has been, irrespective of how much you personally love the music
obv thatās m/l what theyāre going for here. altho the title is ābest rapperā its really a who had the most impact. the merits if their skills can be debated of course
Fully aware that Iām alone with this opinion haha. The Kanye/crunk/Scott Storch era has always been rubbish to me.
def not! it was a war at the time and a lot of people feel the same. but a lot of people felt the same about snoop/dre when they hit the scene and then puff in the late 90s.
would love to get a gallery of these on my office wall
Worth keeping an eye on his website. My sister got a couple for her partner a few years back - pretty reasonably priced.
A figure of endless fun for me. This article about him is incredible.
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No, not alone. I didnāt enjoy that era either.
Aside from obvious stuff like Madvillany, Beauty and the Beat, the occasional interesting thing on Def Jux (rare by then if weāre being honest), the odd Ghostface gemā¦ I really canāt think of much else from that time that I go back to now.
(Might change my mind once Iāve opened Apple Music and viewed by year).
Love how every once in a while still I hear a verse I like and I look it up and itās the Future Islands guy
(Three Hours Late on AJ Suede/Televangelās Metatronās Cube this time)
Posted about it in the new albums thread - but after the chat here about this generation not really going all in on albums - Iām as surprised as anyone to say Lil Yachtyās Letās Start Here sounds exceptional on first listen. Super spaced out and trippy, clearly made with a lot of love, trying to make a Flower Boy type leap.
He might just have pulled it offā¦
I did the same when I first heard that track! Made me revisit his rap album, which I think is kind of a disappointment as I always love his guest verses, and also love Kenny Segal. Hope he does another project soon as I think he could make something excellent.
Just started listening to the lil Yachty album. First track sounds like it couldāve been picked straight off Yves Tumorās last one.
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