Estranged Reality Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I tried browsing the last five pages or so of the forum and didn't see anything, but I thought it'd be cool to start a "What are you listening to"-type thread specifically for NEW hip-hop. There's so much new stuff always coming out and obviously not everyone on here likes rap music, so it may be nice to have a separate thread to post cool new tracks.Playing this right now:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBpz_iqVn8MIt's...dope. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ColdHeartBreaker Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Young Fathers is an alternative hip hop group based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edited February 11, 2014 by ColdHeartBreaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Kendrick Lamar is unquestionably the best of the new school. It's been a long time since a veritable rap classic had been released, and good kid m.a.a.d. City is one. Eminem's latest album to me was fantastic, particularly with the deluxe edition tracks. His rapping on a technical level got even better after he got sober. Way what you will about the content and the accents on relapse but it was a rhyming tour de force. Recovery was an necessary evil of a foray into pop to gain his popular credibility so the masterpiece of a rap song "rap god" could gain recognition. His technical rhyming with the use of assonance, alliteration, slant rhymes, multi syllabic mosaic rhyming, and use of meter would make even Noam Chomsky blush at his rainman-like grasp of linguistics. Drake is a decent rapper who puts out good songs.Jay-Z is something like the slash of rap. He's been putting out albums solely about how cool he is for about a decade now to great success. He hardly forays into new territories without the influence of Kanye but he remains relevant and has some of the best beat selections in the game.Kanye's album Yeezus, personally I believe is one of those misunderstood masterpieces and years later people will look back and say "I get it now," sort of similar to how the sound of 808's and heartbreaks, while at the time critically panned, has influenced hip hop for the past five years. Unfortunately what burdens Yeezus is what has burdened the man himself for years. For every brilliant lyric, there are three or four cringe worthy puns. The song "blood on the leaves" captures the essence of not necessarily bad Kanye, but unfortunate Kanye. With the brilliant sample of "strange fruit," he had an opportunity to make a poignant song about the state of race. Even his use of auto tune was well chosen on the track and fit well. However he made it about some bitch at the club he thought he had something with but it wasn't what he thought it was. A missed opportunity for a man who does not believe in bad ideas. Normally they stick, but sometimes they miss the mark.That's all I got for the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) max volume Edited February 11, 2014 by Jakey Styley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Estranged Reality Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Young Fathers is an alternative hip hop group based in Edinburgh, Scotland.Good stuff! Young Fathers is an alternative hip hop group based in Edinburgh, Scotland.Good stuff!Kendrick Lamar is unquestionably the best of the new school. It's been a long time since a veritable rap classic had been released, and good kid m.a.a.d. City is one.Eminem's latest album to me was fantastic, particularly with the deluxe edition tracks. His rapping on a technical level got even better after he got sober. Way what you will about the content and the accents on relapse but it was a rhyming tour de force. Recovery was an necessary evil of a foray into pop to gain his popular credibility so the masterpiece of a rap song "rap god" could gain recognition. His technical rhyming with the use of assonance, alliteration, slant rhymes, multi syllabic mosaic rhyming, and use of meter would make even Noam Chomsky blush at his rainman-like grasp of linguistics.Drake is a decent rapper who puts out good songs.Jay-Z is something like the slash of rap. He's been putting out albums solely about how cool he is for about a decade now to great success. He hardly forays into new territories without the influence of Kanye but he remains relevant and has some of the best beat selections in the game.Kanye's album Yeezus, personally I believe is one of those misunderstood masterpieces and years later people will look back and say "I get it now," sort of similar to how the sound of 808's and heartbreaks, while at the time critically panned, has influenced hip hop for the past five years. Unfortunately what burdens Yeezus is what has burdened the man himself for years. For every brilliant lyric, there are three or four cringe worthy puns. The song "blood on the leaves" captures the essence of not necessarily bad Kanye, but unfortunate Kanye. With the brilliant sample of "strange fruit," he had an opportunity to make a poignant song about the state of race. Even his use of auto tune was well chosen on the track and fit well. However he made it about some bitch at the club he thought he had something with but it wasn't what he thought it was. A missed opportunity for a man who does not believe in bad ideas. Normally they stick, but sometimes they miss the mark.That's all I got for the moment.Yeezus was my favourite rap album of 2013, if that's what you want to call it.But I was hoping this thread could be more of a "what are you listening to right now?" type thing where you can post specific tracks. Do you have any specific tracks from those records you'd share?max volume Haha I really don't think I can get into Keef, but he's funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 ASAP Rocky is about it for me for new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 One thing i love about this site is being an old out of touch fuck i can slide through threads like this and see what the fuck people are listening to these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 One thing i love about this site is being an old out of touch fuck i can slide through threads like this and see what the fuck people are listening to these days i think you could appreciate Yeezus, lenny.One of the last things Lou Reed did before he passed away was write a big essay on how important a record it was.It's not QUITE as deliberately non-musical and alienating, but in some ways it's kind of the Metal Machine Music of modern rap music. He just doesn't give a fuck on it and I love almost every second of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Black skin head was on a movie soundtrack. Maybe American Hustle or Wolf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 max volume i like this too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Len B'stard Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 One thing i love about this site is being an old out of touch fuck i can slide through threads like this and see what the fuck people are listening to these days i think you could appreciate Yeezus, lenny.One of the last things Lou Reed did before he passed away was write a big essay on how important a record it was.It's not QUITE as deliberately non-musical and alienating, but in some ways it's kind of the Metal Machine Music of modern rap music. He just doesn't give a fuck on it and I love almost every second of it.Christ, Lou Reed, really? Might have to have a listen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Yeezus will shape the sound of the next 5 years of rap like 808s did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 That Future song ER posted is pretty good. Slow start to 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 One thing i love about this site is being an old out of touch fuck i can slide through threads like this and see what the fuck people are listening to these days i think you could appreciate Yeezus, lenny.One of the last things Lou Reed did before he passed away was write a big essay on how important a record it was.It's not QUITE as deliberately non-musical and alienating, but in some ways it's kind of the Metal Machine Music of modern rap music. He just doesn't give a fuck on it and I love almost every second of it.Christ, Lou Reed, really? Might have to have a listen http://thetalkhouse.com/reviews/view/lou-reedGreat quote: He obviously can hear that all styles are the same, somewhere deep in their heart, there's a connection. It's all the same shit, it's all music — that's what makes him great. If you like sound, listen to what he's giving you. Majestic and inspiringListen to 'On Sight' and that's the future of rap.That Future song ER posted is pretty good. Slow start to 2014.I wasn't too familiar with Future but based off the strengths of that track I'm primed for his debut album.I know Rick Ross has a new record coming out soon too, some people hate him but he cracks me up with his over-the-top persona.Action Bronson had a new mixtape a couple months ago called Blue Chips 2 which is really great, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 That Future song ER posted is pretty good. Slow start to 2014.I wasn't too familiar with Future but based off the strengths of that track I'm primed for his debut album.I know Rick Ross has a new record coming out soon too, some people hate him but he cracks me up with his over-the-top persona.Action Bronson had a new mixtape a couple months ago called Blue Chips 2 which is really great, btw.I saw people talking about Future over at atease a couple days ago, so I've just started to check him out. Promising.I think there should be some good hip-hop this year. It just hasn't happened yet. I'm about to check out Blue Chips 2, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 yeezy over on AtEase is pretty good with the rap recommendations, he was one of the dudes who early on endorsed Future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakey Styley Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) One thing about Yeezus is that from a rap standpoint it sucks, technically. It represents his creativity rather than how great he is at rapping.I saw that Rick Ross was mentioned, his upcoming album is said to be really really good. I'm looking forward to it, he never really disappoints me.I'm probably seeing Schoolboy Q live for $25 in Philly next month. Should be a fun time, I saw him back at Made in America with the rest of TDE. Edited February 13, 2014 by Jakey Styley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 One thing about Yeezus is that from a rap standpoint it sucks, technically. It represents his creativity rather than how great he is at rapping.I saw that Rick Ross was mentioned, his upcoming album is said to be really really good. I'm looking forward to it, he never really disappoints me.I'm probably seeing Schoolboy Q live for $25 in Philly next month. Should be a fun time, I saw him back at Made in America with the rest of TDE.That's why I can't get into Kanye. I don't like his voice and I don't like his flow. I just don't think he's a very good mc. I like a lot of his beats though, he's much better behind the boards than behind the mic.I hope that Schoolboy Q is good.Big Boi has been doing a lot of these remixes lately. Word is he's gearing up for new Outkast.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=cH_TUTDdYR4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 http://pitchfork.com/news/53984-listen-kanye-west-remixes-beyonce-and-jay-zs-drunk-in-love/Kanye remix of Drunk in Love.You will never need another loverCause you a MILF and I'm a mothafuckaclassic Ye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 The 35th of Nevuary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Signs Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I enjoy Drake and MGK. I'm sure they are too mainstream for the underground hip-hop heads we have here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I enjoy Drake and MGK. I'm sure they are too mainstream for the underground hip-hop heads we have here though.You realize most of us gush about Kanye and Eminem, right? We're hardly nose in the air hip-hop snobs. Although I will shake my head at bacardi liking that Chief Keef song. I like a fair bit of Drake's stuff. Gets a bit monotonous for me at times. Never listened to MGK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Drake is the Nobody puts baby in a corner of rap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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