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[ktothe]

i could write an entire thesis on kanyes new album, but i wont. ill just leave it at

No, dont leave it. Write.

[DüM]

Blu, people.

This isn't new Blu, but he is doing stuff now. He was on the Roots new album. This guy is the future of Hip Hop along with Jay Electronica. Some real, raw stuff out of LA.

I will go so far as to say Blu will be on Nas's level one day. (Yes, Nas is one of the greatest emcee's in the history of hip hop, along with MF DOOM)

this post is funny

[Magsåvningsreserven]

kanye's new album is boring as fuck

and i like him

all cack apart from monster and runaway - both been out since stone age.

fucking swizzy, how does he get away with such atrociousness?

'SOMETIMES ITZ RIDIKILEZ, RIDIKELEZ ETC'

wtf man, stfu.

[minou]

kanye's album is good musically. it tells a story. his details to layers of recording and mixing is mad dope. i respect the album for breaking barriers of what's in nowadays. i have to admit though, after listening to it for a few times, it gets mundane. whatever it is, the album is still dope to me.

[sean_]

No, dont leave it. Write.

yeah, preach on, brotherman

[DEPHT]

Friday Night Lights is one of the best mixtapes i've heard in a while

[NESK]

i dont think ye's album is boring at all. im hoping hes plateauing stylistically here because i like his content more now than ever. i liked 808s alot once i got over the change of direction and now hes kind of mixing in that style with his more commercial radio-rap anthem style. i like that hes now equally cocky and vulnerable, instead of keeping those sides mutually exclusive. im all for sensitive thug rap, its probably my favorite music to listen to in terms of lyrical content. and kanyes been showing signs of brilliance in that department since late registration but went a little to far into whiny lil bitch territory for a minute. now hes equal parts swag and self-deprecation. its a fine balance. plus having q tip and rza beats with raekwon guest shots is never a bad look. im even looking forward to kudi's album after doing a total 180 on his record, too.

[Case]

Whoever came up with the idea for Alchemist and Oh No to do a group together should get a nobel prize

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[gfunkdocta]

rapgodfathers, people

nesk, i agree this is gonna be his best album, musically

lyrically, his bin wack since college dropout

[gfunkdocta]

cept for a few moments

i liked devil in a new dress & gorgeous

loved 808s too

[gfunkdocta]

oh and the cudi album...

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[minou]

yo i just heard cudi's album. shit's fucking tight. Man on the Moon II is the shit. embedding the image is so uncalled for but whatever. i just feel like doing it.

[ADDIC]

Friday Night Lights is one of the best mixtapes i've heard in a while

the best one I've heard since The Warm Up last June.

[phive-oh-won]

On the topic of Kanye's new shit, I dig the instrumental and musical elements, but I'm getting really tired of rappers with no singing talent trying to sing. That stuff is cool every once in a while (e.g. "Big Brother", spaceship" and it sort of works for "runaway"), but it's happening way too much. I feel like every time I hear a new Kanye, Eminem or Kid Cudi (does Cudi actually rap? I was never really into him so I've only heard a few of his singles from his last album and the song posted above) song, I have to endure pathetic, out-of-tune attempts at singing. I feel like these guys are trying to put out an earnest, heartfelt and personal with this approach, but it comes off more like a someone who is way too serious about karaoke. Anyway, I'm not liking it. For the most part, singing should be left to people who are good at it. None of these guys are the next Bob Dylan.

[ktothe]

I'm not going to try to defend Kanye West singing. He is not a singer. He's barely even a rapper. However, It sounds like he's at least taking vocal lessons and trying to sound sufficiently on tune.

Also this struck me as strange, what do you guys think? I linked to the post in question just click the image. I had no idea asking NESK-Y-POO to word us up was that offensive. I apologize for hurting your feelings, guy.

[Pavlov's Bell]

On the topic of Kanye's new shit, I dig the instrumental and musical elements, but I'm getting really tired of rappers with no singing talent trying to sing. That stuff is cool every once in a while (e.g. "Big Brother", spaceship" and it sort of works for "runaway"), but it's happening way too much. I feel like every time I hear a new Kanye, Eminem or Kid Cudi (does Cudi actually rap? I was never really into him so I've only heard a few of his singles from his last album and the song posted above) song, I have to endure pathetic, out-of-tune attempts at singing. I feel like these guys are trying to put out an earnest, heartfelt and personal with this approach, but it comes off more like a someone who is way too serious about karaoke. Anyway, I'm not liking it. For the most part, singing should be left to people who are good at it. None of these guys are the next Bob Dylan.

50 changed the game for serious hip-hop artists (2)

[destructodisk]

Kanye's album is fucking amazing, and if you don't think so, you're trying to be a "cool guy". Fuck, even the bizarre inclusion of Rick Ross couldn't stop my love for this album. We got it in at my store thursday night, and I really do think it's the shit. Despite the lack of the promised production by Madlib, Pete Rock, and Primo the album is still nearly flawless. I agree Swizz Beats needs to shut the fuck up, but honestly that beat (which Swizz clearly had no part in, peace to allah) is so raw.

Curren$y's new joint is fire too. Ski fully actualized the production style he was cultivating in Pilot Talk 1 and shit is too dope. New Yelawolf has some good tracks on it too, but he's taking the "yela" part of his name to seriously and does some whiteboy party rap yelling on a few tracks which isn't really to my taste at all.

The Kid Cudi is aight. It's kind of growing on me, but it wont ever touch his debut imo.. Sophomore albums are tough though, hopefully his 3rd album shows even more innovative production behind him, but maybe with fewer "Oh oh ohhhh oh oh ohohhhhhh" pseudo-sang-raps

Favorite track atm:

DoUMsMrlMZw

[NESK]

yeah i was wondering where those mad lib, p rock bears were at. was that just some viral marketing scam to get underground cats to give it a chance? worked on me.

[aoi]

Is there actually any difference between Trunk Muzik (the mixtape) and the album Trunk Muzik 0-60?

And the Raemix of Micheal Knight is my fave off PT2. Hold On second fave.

[destructodisk]

lol NESK no doubt... that collab is like the Dior x Eternal of hip hop..

honestly i don't know if kanye could really rock a madlib beat tho.. shit might be too eclectic even for a dude that just discovered lanvin

[aoi]

I just wanted to hear some new madlib to be honest. If it was on Kanye's album it most def would've been tight. Du knows his beats, if nothing else.

[mike lowrey]

i dont think ye's album is boring at all. im hoping hes plateauing stylistically here because i like his content more now than ever. i liked 808s alot once i got over the change of direction and now hes kind of mixing in that style with his more commercial radio-rap anthem style. i like that hes now equally cocky and vulnerable, instead of keeping those sides mutually exclusive. im all for sensitive thug rap, its probably my favorite music to listen to in terms of lyrical content. and kanyes been showing signs of brilliance in that department since late registration but went a little to far into whiny lil bitch territory for a minute. now hes equal parts swag and self-deprecation. its a fine balance. plus having q tip and rza beats with raekwon guest shots is never a bad look. im even looking forward to kudi's album after doing a total 180 on his record, too.

pretty much agree. except I still hate 808's. but am liking the new album.

[Pavlov's Bell]

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14880-my-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy/

Pitchfork on the d too. Pretty sure this is the first 10.0 (why do they add the .0?) in about 8 or 9 years. Not that it has too much bearing, but it's still significant.

[yachtrock89]

Don't know if this has been touched on on here but fashawn's ode to illmatic is just too perfect:

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ode+to+illmatic+mediafire&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

[jeansnkicks]

New Cadence Weapon Tron Legacy mixtape... Most of the tracks are pretty weird but the Shad track is dope. Free DL anyways.

http://www.cadenceweaponmusic.com/

[goodfella]

feeling blackenedwhite like i'm a motherfucking priest.

http://oddfuture.tumblr.com/post/1448597254/mellowhype-left-brain-and-hodgy-beats-finally

[shufon]

Blackenedwhite is pretty sick.. Tyler's new one Goblin should be dope too.

[beezup]

think im late on it, but joe budden's new mixtape 'mood muzik 4' is dope

worth checking out.

[Oxy.]

^ the new budden tape is weak in comparison to MM 1-3

i've been listening to despot a lot lately, recently discovered him

of course, i've been playing the j. cole tape since it dropped.

[i wear shooes]

Some new Blu songs released today.

Too dope.