good hip hop

[mike lowrey]

the fuck, did kanye swallow Autotune? while there might be some good production there, it still sounds like a mess of badly sung vocals which are covered up shitty effects. I praised Graduation when it came out and still think it was dope regardless of a few misteps, but this is just fucking brutal. I don't think I can even skim it through a second time. I'm sure it will sell like mad but he still fell off BAD.

Ludacris sounds alright, digging the Primo track, and the last one was dope.

[mike lowrey]

track with wayne almost kills the album alone

fixed.

I finally got a chance to listen to Yancey Boys, was sort of pleasantly surprised. laid back as hell.

[SamG]

bumping that new EV, halfway through and its solid. Better than that other bullshit Decon be dropping at the minute.

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[syna]

Yancey boys is sooo good.

88 Keys Death of Adam, gave this a listen, LOVE the J*Davey Dirty peaches track, just excellence....

In regards to GZA, missed him in LND, and missed Ghostface too it seems.

Did manage to catch the amazing GOOD Showcase at Kanyes afterparty, was pretty much hip-hop heaven, nearly died when nas came on, too much!

[Arcane]

Anyone else listening to Bobby Creekwater? Just discovered he released a free EP which can be found on his myspace. For those who don't know he pretty much reminds of B.O.B, only better. Apparently he's signed to Shady/Aftermath but I suppose he'll get dropped as all their other artists. Here's a taste:

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[ProfMonnitoff]

wait how is using an 808 for an entire album revolutionary?

[villain]

most of the new stuff isn't interesting to me

i'm currently rummaging thru a bunch of japanese/jazzy/instrumental hiphop

[NESK]

someone put me up on that 88 keys of death. i watched a vid on okplayer cause hes got a buzz. is all his shit on some lo fi recorded my vocals in a rusty tin can type shit or did i just watch a silly track? couldnt make out the lyrics for shit.

[boone4mayor]

Kanye's album is solid.

So is Luda's.

Enough said. Both are good IMO. It's fucked up to say but Kanye losing his mother and girl has fueled him to make such a personal and profound album. Also maybe because I can relate to some of the lyrics as I am going through bs with my ex now.

As far as Luda I have always liked his delivery but the beats I've heard from this has taken his shit to another level. Anyway both copped on Tuesday.

[ProfMonnitoff]

never mind anything i said about 808s & heartbreak

heartless is great

[jl3969]

aint new no more, but the recession is fucking awesome. jeezy is definitely the best rap star out now. no doubt other dudes can come up with better punchlines but this dude can make ANTHEMS.

such a good listen after kanye's mediocrity.

the new Sky High mixtape is really enjoyable though. reminded me how much better kanye is when he doesn't try to sing.

[ProfMonnitoff]

yeah, recession + trilla + ii trill

south hit hard this summer

[notesee]

I'm liking the new CNN track, The Argument.

[mike lowrey]

someone put me up on that 88 keys of death. i watched a vid on okplayer cause hes got a buzz. is all his shit on some lo fi recorded my vocals in a rusty tin can type shit or did i just watch a silly track? couldnt make out the lyrics for shit.

seems like most of his own vocals are eithe tin canned or 1990's-telephoned. kind of wack, but all other lyrics are regular. Close Call with Phonte is dope, and I much rather listen to that Kanye track over anything on his own album.

shit was good from the start. "Morning woo-oo-ooood..."

[RAISED BY WOLVES]

I'm liking the new CNN track, The Argument.

Me too.

http://videos.onsmash.com/v/l7de3pr3KdqwTpUI

Sick Video, nice Styles feature too, that means he's gonna be on the new album most likely.

I think this is their only path back to any sort of relevancy. Acknowledging their differences and datedness, and moving on, but with a solid classical sound.

[SamG]

DJ Dusk's Root Down Soundclash: Madlib vs. Cut Chemist on pitchfork.tv for one week only.

http://pitchfork.tv/?p=one-week-only

[homi29]

im not e-40 but im so sik widddddddd ittttttttttttt

[terrible!]

The new E-40 is pretty good. I never really listened to him before so I don't know if he was always into dope raps but he keeps qualifying himself as an ex d-boy and its annoying as fuck.

[NESK]

this NASA album sounds pretty good. got tom waits and kool keith on a track, ghostface with the cool kids, a kanye appearance, krs w fatlip and slimkid 3, and karen o ft ol dirty. its either gonna be the best album ever or the most epic fail of the milennium. should be fun either way.

[AK47AZ]

aint new no more, but the recession is fucking awesome. jeezy is definitely the best rap star out now. no doubt other dudes can come up with better punchlines but this dude can make ANTHEMS.

such a good listen after kanye's mediocrity.

the new Sky High mixtape is really enjoyable though. reminded me how much better kanye is when he doesn't try to sing.

damn you're late, talking bout kanyes old album when his new one has been out on the net and drops today in stores. And Sky high mixtape is old as fuck

Kanyes new album is amazingly deep and way beyond my expectations, definite robocop today.

Chamillionaire - mixtape messiah 5 is goin hard too! way better than any of his most recent shit

[SamG]

been keeping my fingers crossed for a vid for this track, i dont know why seeing as in this fucked up blog age it was inevitable.

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[NESK]

i really dont know how i was ever feeling brother ali. hes crazy mediocre these days. sounds like a kid doing a rapper impression.

[terrible!]

i really dont know how i was ever feeling brother ali. hes crazy mediocre these days. sounds like a kid doing a rapper impression.

Because you heard Shadows Of The Sun.

But yeah, his new lazy preacher flow is getting tired.

[NESK]

lazy preacher - that absolutely says eveything id like to have said but couldnt put into words. thank you, sir.

[gfunkdocta]

terrible! etc, the first track on the recession

is that a diplomats beat? i swear i heard that before..

[SamG]

he so needs to get his swagger up! get some tight pants brah.

and ive gotta say that new Kanye is a fucking joke but im sure the worst is to come (who can wait for Kid Cudi's LP!!!!)

[terrible!]

No, it's all Toomp, but I can see why you would think that. The Horns scream Heatmakerz. They might have sampled the song though...its Sir Lancelot and The Black Knight.

[Appleseed]

Picked up Ev's Layover EP today. For some reason I thought more of the random stuff on the Layover mixtape would be on there. Still solid.

[notesee]

Me too.

http://videos.onsmash.com/v/l7de3pr3KdqwTpUI

Sick Video, nice Styles feature too, that means he's gonna be on the new album most likely.

I think this is their only path back to any sort of relevancy. Acknowledging their differences and datedness, and moving on, but with a solid classical sound.

Yeah, I like the concept of the song. They seem to both be hungry enough to drop something worthy of ears, after mostly disappointing fans with their solo releases.

I'd love to see these dudes perform The War Report in NYC.

Does anyone listen to Trife (from GFK's camp)? He's an MC that I was really into a few years ago, but I haven't heard anything new from him in forever. Anyone know if he has released any tapes recently?

[gfunkdocta]

terrible!, i got it. thx to a youtube reviewer.

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