good hip hop

[Ande]

how can you take drake seriously

he makes good songs and can sing/rap well.

anyway...

new blu - herfavoritecolo(u)r mixtape

http://www.mediafire.com/?nnyynnnt50y

[Ande]

^ That Blu mixtape is indeed something else.

The beats, man.. the beats.

i hear blu did the beats on this one.

[Navaro]

can't download it from

http://38.114.207.170/19gczs5td3dg/nnyynnnt50y/Blu+-+HerFavoriteColo(u)r..zip

got any other links?

[Appleseed]

For those who've asked about Nujabes/Fat Jon; I thought it's worth mentioning another Japanese artist by the name of Michita. He's had a few releases the last little bit titled One, Two, and Three. I haven't yet gone through Three, but One and Two are solid. One is mostly just him, Two is collabs with vocals layed over.

Google around. I also have his first lp up on my server-

[Chweeel]

He did everything on it.

blu produced this tape? what happened to exile?

[Baeyer-Drewson]

you on point nickthechibi. i'm just gonna use you to as my hip-hop diviner. it's been a while since i've sought out some new hip-hop. pete rock & c l smooth are fucking dynamite tho.

[Navaro]

i just got my laptop formatted, need some freshs to start up my itunes

right now i only have the blu mixtape from ohsnap (thanks) and some asher roth

need more for the rest of the week

[villain]

i have this thing with 144 9th wonder beats

and a bunch of nujabes fat jon stuff pm me if you want

[Mastamind89]

I was just listening to Nujabes, I've been slacking on getting stuff by Fat Jon. I have the Samurai Champloo soundtracks

I also need to check out the new POS and I'll look into the other artist that have been mentioned.

[heBAY]

...sometimes I hate this thread.

[dgsmigliani]

just picked this up Dj Frane - Journey to the Planet of Birds. Pretty amazing!

and for Nujabes fans, pick up "Michita" ...

[weirdnjfan1]

It might be kinda weak to ask this question here, but has anyone else heard the new mixtape from Drake yet or any of the other two that he released of the past two years?

I've been listening to him for the past couple of days and can honestly say that he has decent flow and lyrical skills. In an interview it stated that he was once rumored to be a ghostwriter for Lil' Wayne.

Man of the Year off his mixtape The Comeback is defiantly his strongest track so far.

^ Get POS's new album; has been getting really positive reviews.

I'd also add:

- Drake's new mixtape

I also wanted to mention too, that yes this is the kid in the wheelchair for Degrassi.

[mike lowrey]

It might be kinda weak to ask this question here, but has anyone else heard the new mixtape from Drake yet or any of the other two that he released of the past two years?

what... it was just discussed above?

and fuck a drake. are kids really not over this garbage yet. I guess theres space for him if weezy moves to some autotune fucktardness.

oh... and padded room leaked.

[White Teeth]

Keith (possibly) being Keith

[mrjuby]

i hope this is the correct thread.

i've got this friend right? black guy, raps, wants to be able to rap to make a living, i think. lyrics are kinda stale in the sense of them being typical battle raps with some good punchlines. he knows how to flow, has a sense of rythmn but he's just a bit too typical battle rap with no real identity or anything unique.

today,i tried to tell him that he needs to find something unique that he can bring, an identity. he kinda got offended/frustrated and went off on what exactly i meant and does he need to be "wild like busta".

how do i explain that it takes more than dope lyrics to be great? should i even bother or is it one of those "you either have it or don't" situations? i'd really like to see him get better.

[heBAY]

"he don't got it"...

if he doesn't understand what you're saying...and on top of that, he gets offended...he needs a career with a salary...or maybe he can ghostwrite...but I doubt it.

plus, as you noted, he's black...who the hell is black these days?

[seafinch]

not too new but I'm really liking this....

[White Teeth]

i hope this is the correct thread.

i've got this friend right? black guy, raps, wants to be able to rap to make a living, i think. lyrics are kinda stale in the sense of them being typical battle raps with some good punchlines. he knows how to flow, has a sense of rythmn but he's just a bit too typical battle rap with no real identity or anything unique.

today,i tried to tell him that he needs to find something unique that he can bring, an identity. he kinda got offended/frustrated and went off on what exactly i meant and does he need to be "wild like busta".

how do i explain that it takes more than dope lyrics to be great? should i even bother or is it one of those "you either have it or don't" situations? i'd really like to see him get better.

sounds like a touchy subject. if he does indeed sound typical, try getting together a mix of other dudes that are bringing his exact same stuff to the table. maybe even make hints that he sounds just like these other guys. if he doesnt get it, then he must be content to be where he's at, though he'd be hard pressed to make a living when he sounds just like anyone else

friends should be there to push each other but all the talent in the world isnt enough to make a player, it takes direction and passion

[weirdnjfan1]

what... it was just discussed above?]

Yeah, I didn't realize it until I went back a page. I didn't feel like editing my post after that.

[heBAY]

I don't agree with the whole friends should be there to try and help unlock the true talent concept. It's 2009, no one should have to be pushed unless they are crazy ill but in a fucked up place in life (i.e. thinking that robbing and selling massive amounts of narcotics is the best choice for "steady" income...see Philly's scene).

Otherwise, you're just feeding the delusions... and we don't need anymore of this disposable/interchangeable, famous on the internet, "i'm an mc too", XXL MVP issue, sap sucker talent.

Straight up and down...tell money to go to school for graphic design or advertising/marketing or some shit. There are too many rappers.

[mike lowrey]

might've been posted but here it is anyway, couple of Royce tracks:

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also, new Slaughterhouse track is pretty sick: http://2dopeboyz.com/2009/03/04/slaugtherhouse-fight-club/

[murdered out]

have had this album on play over and over

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[Bona Drag]

i just caught 'if i ruled the world' on the radio; been a minute since i heard that

remind me why jigga v. nas was even an argument?

[NESK]

isnt there a new if i ruled the world circulating right now?

[dandandan]

yea with marsha ambrosius...cant match up with the original (obviously)

http://www.zshare.net/audio/56537926b6440db8/

[Bona Drag]

goin 2 see esco on fri; should be dope

[seafinch]

New to me. From the Doomtree crew.

[NESK]

is everyone from doomtre on that rap/punk hybrid or is that just POS?

[Bona Drag]

goin 2 see esco on fri; should be dope

show was FUCKING TERRIBLE

nas killed it, obviously, but it was the deadest fucking crowd i've ever seen (and bear in mind i used to live in dc)

and you can't blame it all on the devils - there was a row of black people in front of us with their hands in their laps the entire time, including for 'made you look', which should get you your black card revoked

he also didn't have any type of hype man, which didn't help

btw he was wearing 19cm-esque jawnz but sized way up, a la kanye/lupe

damn shit done changed...

[NESK]

nas needs a hype man. not like 30 niggas screaming bravehearts and shouting over his verses, but someone to finish everyother line cause dudes breathe control is horrendous. as much as i like him i would never go see him live unless he swore off smoking blunts for months before touring. i hate when rappers cant get their lines out.

who got that new blu mixtape that was streaming off his myspace? links dead now, but shoot me the .zip file if you caught it. wanna peep.