debut album by SZA (the chick from TDE) is out now:



01. UR (Prod. by Mac Miller)
02. Childs Play (feat. Chance The Rapper) (Prod. by XXYYXX & Dae One)
03. Julia (Prod. by Felix Snow)
04. Warm Winds (feat. Isaiah Rashad) (Prod. by Mac Miller & Antydote)
05. Hi Jack (Prod. by Toro Y Moi)
06. Green Mile (Prod. by Emile)
07. Babylon (feat. Kendrick Lamar) (Prod. by DJ Dahi)
08. Sweet November (Prod. by Marvin Gaye)
09. Shattered Ring (Prod. by Emile)
10. Omega (Prod. by Emile)

enjoying it at the moment. some really pretty pop songs.
of course TDE never disappoints. #1 label in the game right now.

yes, "Basedworld Paradise".

mastered version of B.M.W. 2 (SpaceGhostPurrp's latest tape) is dropping this month on iTunes. will give it another chance when that happens.

wow weird. I do like it. It's pretty different.

Just Pre-ordered. TDE are on automatic fuck-with-it for me right now.

Mac Miller on the boards?

Speaking of TDE... does anyone else think Ab-Soul is a joke?
Every head I know seems to think he's great but I can't stand him and believe me, I've tried.

Yeah, I have that Longterm Mentality album and ... Wow. Snore. Seriously, there's nothing wrong with soft tracks or tracks that built, or just plain mellow rap, but that mufuh's boring as shit.

Wait, what's TDE?

Should I feel dumb?

Probably at least a little bit. Sigh.

Control System is so good. so nah.

Longterm Mentality sucks. check out Control System.

He has the corniest lines though... I mean some of his lyrics make me groan out loud... I also hate his "I watch Youtube videos about 911/Illuminati conspiracy theories and think I know what's really going on" politics.

Yeah, I listened to that album a total of ONE time from start to finish and now it only comes on as a function of the shuffle option.

I am very picky about my political hip hop. I mean, rarely are the semi-educated "philosophical" emcees the ones who have compelling political identities. Surprisingly, I feel that the Kanye's, Raekwons, RZA's, the Jiggas-- of the world, along with obvious choices like Dead Prez-- end up being the ones with more sincere political opinions, and it's usually because they understand social dynamics and grew up in areas where race was a handicap from birth.

Much as I think Sole can shred, he will never know what the fuck he's shredding about.

fickle hip hop? blah!! you fucking white boys are crazy!!!

half of this shit you waste yr time on is.

So between the "what are you listening to?" and "louder's hip hop" thread I've come to realize that in that past few years recently music has entirely passed me by, and I have no idea half the time who people are talking about, where as 5 years ago even if I didn't like it, I had heard it.

so if louder dies would we post pics of Kaynes nee caps and extract (Kaynes) DNA off of Kim's bruised lips and do a Jurassic Park what if? maybe in 2035 we can all fuck Kim's cunt and feel "Hell of a Life" super and download it as an app while only available to those 13 under? or we could taste every pussy juice Lil Wayne has ever injested unintentionaly for free. it would be like an app of a photo of crusty white and black vagina with a receipe like purchaser of purple dank juice with the option of herpies or AIDS. mutherfucking AIDS!!!!!

AIDS!!! your gonna die of AIDS!!!

i said i would troll this thread till i die and i'm keeping my word.

btw: i think you guys are virgins. PUNK ASS BITCH!!!!

last year he had some cringeworthy features, he prolly wrote those verses in 5 mins while he was in the bathroom or something. :confused: Control System does have some really great lyrics though. he doesn't even talk about all the 3rd eye bullshit as much as people think on that album. "The Book of Soul" actually made me weep.

and he's delivered some great features lately. i think his next album is going to surprise many people who've doubted him.

"Who the fuck is jayson greene at http://pitchfork.com ??? We looking for u bitch boy"
https://twitter.com/PRODIGYMOBBDEEP/...05765691293696

"@jayson_greene wtf u know bout THE INFAMOUS MOBB DEEP? U not qualified to speak on us. u not learned in this lifestyle or music."
https://twitter.com/PRODIGYMOBBDEEP/...07379344908288

"If u don't come from our blood stream how can u make a proper assessment of our music? U don't understand it. U a outsider peeking in."
https://twitter.com/PRODIGYMOBBDEEP/...16339963674625

I thought the pfork review was weird. See, they nailed on the reissue stuff, but then seemed to miss the new album so much. And I think maybe the problem is that by packaging them together, it creates this problem. You're forced to "compare" an undoubted classic that you've had 20 years to listen to, get familiar with, and love even more against an album you've had about a week to listen to.

Reviews are so mixed on the new one. I love it hard though. I've been on such a Mobb Deep kick since it came out. I listened to the 94 Sessions yesterday and Murda Muzik last night.

I think the 94 Sessions are interesting, but to me not really something I'd reach for on the regular. It's like, a cool piece of history and shows just how much work went into the final album. Something like "Give Up The Goods" was fully realized right? But it wasn't amazing until that beat was matched up w/ the lyrics.

Anyway, I'm rambling, but I love the new album. I don't know why I seem to be hearing things diff than a lot of other folks. But I hear a victory lap. I hear a celebration. There's so many tracks on there that are the "oh no wait THIS ONE is my favorite!" y'know?

Asskiss, weren't you at one point an actual contributing member of this thread? What happened?

You post some crazy mescaline fueled line of bullshit every now and again, but people just read on by and don't even bother responding. That can't be very satisfying.

Join in, why don't ya?

well, i was and still am. you'd be suprised at the shit i listen to you guys recommend. i'd rather people ignore my fucked up post because i prefer it like that. don't worry, i've been listening to tons of hip hop. radio friendly or not.

i see you've changed yr sig. i was going to but couldn't decide which pic of miles from risky business to choose from.

what'cha been listening to forever?

Rocky ASAP or anything that's radio friendly. maybe a little early nelly or mystikal and very recent underground recommendations. digging on some MBDTF the other day.

i have four pages to comb over here when i have time.

err, a wise man told me long ago that the only rock music you need is the stooges and VU. i've remembered that like yr dads advice on women. it's so ture. i listen to everything closely

Rocky is def one of my absolute favs out there right now. I've listened to Live.Love.A$AP. a lot in the past few months. And started giving Lords Don't Worry more attention too.

VU <3

I didn't think I had a sig. Are you talkin' about my avatar?

Yeah. I've only had three, and they all correspond with my most heavily anticipated album of a given year. I started out with a "HUH?" jpg to celebrate Sweet Heart, Sweet Light. Then, the big surprise of 2013, Black Bug's Reflecting the Light, which sold about four copies, but was the best fucking rock album of the year, with the best cover art. Made me feel like punk was still alive and breathing in some Swedish goth club.

Now I'm flashing the Wu-Signal, because in 2014, Wu Tang may not be the hero hip hop wants, but they're exactly what hip hop needs. Little Dark Knight Rises reference for ya, to accompany the Batman theme.

Wu needs to come up like Bats after Bane whooped his ass, and take their fuckin city back. Hell, they need to take their whole fucking genre back. Then your with Kanye West and Underachievers. :)

back on a Ghost kick.. in my top 3 solo rap artists ever. Supreme Clientele is perfect for warm days.

YES!

I was listening to some Ghost last night. Been on this kick of The Infamous, Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt and Ironman.

i've been listening to The Infamous a lot lately. *hi-five*

Illmatic is always on heavy rotation for me.

new documentary titled "Time Is Illmatic" is coming out soon for the twenty years anniversary, here's the trailer: http://www.vibe.com/article/watch-na...entary-trailer, looks awesome.

So many of your posts regarding music are about how everyone is going too fast and you can't keep up, when you've never really went beyond the same 10 bands you started here with in the first place anyway.

yeah I'm super excited for the Illmatic docu. The XX edition of the album comes out this week too.

Been into Mac Miller and Danny Brown lately, specifically I've been revisiting Black and Brown and Macadelic a lot.

(a) that is totally not true, would you like me to list some?

Fuck it you called me out, lets do this shit.

Rootz

(asterisk denotes seen live)

Anthony B*
Abyssinians*
Alborosie*
Alpha Blondy
Althea and Donna
Alton Ellis
Apple Gabriel
Augustus Pablo
Barrington Levy*
Barry Reid
Big Youth*
Bob Marley
Bunny Wailer*
Burning Spear*
Capleton*
Charlie Chaplin
Chezidek
Cimarons
Congos
Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
Culture*
Damien Marley*
Dennis Brown
Derrick Morgan
Dillinger
Don Carlos*
Eek-A-Mouse*
Easy Star All Stars*
The Ethiopians
Garnett Silk
Gladiators*
Gregory Isaacs*
Groundation*
Half Pint*
Horace Andy*
Hugh Mundell
I-Roy
Ijahman Levi
Inner Circle
Israel Vibrations*
Itals*
Jackie Mittoo
Jacob Miller
Jah Levi and the Higher Reasoning
Jahziel Naphtali*
Judy Mowat*
Junior Murvin
Justin Hinds
Kiddus I*
Lee Scratch Perry*
Macka B
Marcia Griffiths*
Max Romeo*
Melodians*
Michael Rose*
Midnite*
Mighty Diamonds*
Paragons
Pat Kelly
Pato Banton*
Peter Broggs
Pressure*
Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus*
The Rastafarians
Sangie Davis*
Sizzla*
Steel Pulse*
Twinkle Brothers
U-Roy*
Wailing Souls*
Warrior King
The Wailers*
here is some more out of order..
Skatalites*
Morgan Herritage*
Eli Fitzroy*
Cocoa Tea*
Tarrus Riley*
Queen Ifrica*
Dezarie*
Richie Spice*
Tony Rebel*
Beres Hammond*
Jimmy Cliff*
Sly and Robbie*
Maxi Priest*
Toots and Maytals*
Etana*
Freddie McGregor*
Cornell Campbell *
Sister Nancy*
Lion Tribe
Pablo Moses

Punk

Oi Polloi
Self-Destruct
Antidote*
Distraught
No Class
Civil Disobedience
Allergic to Whores
Cease and Desist
Mass Kontrol
The Bloodclots
The Voids
Casualties
Unseen
Defiance
Anti-Nowhere League
The Virus*
Naked Aggression*
Subhumans*
The Varukers*
Endless Struggle
A Global Threat*
Adolescents
The Havok
Devotchkas
Partisans
Cheap Sex*
Agent Orange
Oi Scouts
Lower Class Brats
Crass
Minor Threat
Bad Brains
Aus Rotten
Agnostic Front
Circle Jerks
Descendents
T.S.O.L
Youth Brigade*
UK Subs
Allergic to Whores
Thulsa Doom

(will pick this up later with Hip-Hop and metal/rock)

Hip Hop

Killah Priest
Dead Prez
Outlawz
Outkast
Daz Dillinger
E-40
Kurupt
Tree
NWA
Snoop
DJ Quik
Suga Free
Bone Thugz N Harmony
Gravediggaz
The Luniz
RBL Posse
Slick Rick
A Tribe Called Quest
B-Legit
Sunz of Man
Black Knights
RZA
Ghostface Killah
Inspectah Deck
Dr Dooom/Kool Keith/25 odd other alter egos
Scarface
earl sweatshirt
Celli Cell
Hieroglyphics
MC Eiht
Cypress Hill
Richie Rich
RBX
Spice 1
The Eastsidaz
Too $hort
WC
Mack 10
The Game
The Grouch*
Zion I*
Talib Kweli

Rock

Grateful Dead*
Hendrix (prefer the Billy Cox era over the Noel Redding version)
Lou Reed/Velvet Underground
Black Sabbath
Pink Floyd (early only)
Doors
Neil Young

Indie

Sonic Youth*
Sleater-Kinney*
Bikini Kill
Black Keys*
Shannon Wright*
Warpaint
Cadallaca
Wild Flag*
Excuse 17
Bratmobile
L7
Babes In Toyland
Veruca Salt
Bratmobile
Interpol
Dinosaur Jr
Corin Tucker Band*

Mainstream (ish)

Nirvana
Chevelle
Jesus Lizard
everclear
deftones*
tool
radiohead*
a perfect circle
team sleep
palms
isis
Far
koRn (just the first two records)


Soul
James Brown
Marvin Gaye
Bobby Womack
Al Green
Raphael Saadiq
Stevie Wonder
Curtis Mayfield
Zapp and Roger
WAR
Isley Brothers
The O'Jays


Funk

Rick James
Parliament/Funkadelic
The Gap Band
Prince
Grace Jones
Rose Royce




(b) Even the bands that I currently listen to go to fast, its not them or you, its me. So fuck off with your attitude problem, I ain't having you ride my ass today my ass today.

my top 5 fav hip-hop artists (solo):
1. Kanye
2. Ghost
3. Nas
4. DOOM
5. Jay

Hahaha great post.

very 90s

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Derek again.

On the surface perhaps, but also consider that by volume Grateful Dead is over 30% of what I got, and Bob Marley has a portion around 8% so the rest is not as full.

I'd say that about 30% of the music I got is from the 90s, about 15% was released in the 80s, about 30% is from the 70s, about 8% from the 1960s, 1% from 1920s-1950s, and the rest (the remaining 16%) is 2000s.

Revised to reflect live performances seen..

Nobody mentioned that there was a new Dopplegangaz LP out. Look at me, bitching about how I missed Hark last year. Now I've got a new album creeping up my ass that I only knew about because I go to the record store all the time. And I saw it there.

It's called "Peace Kehd" and it is possible it's a reissued mixtape or something, because my copy says deluxe, but it's only one disc, and I've never heard it before.

In any case, it fucking slays. Something I've absolutely come to expect from this band that I love but know very little about. They're hard, and that's all they're is to it. Sorry schoolboy, Rick, Sage the boring ass Gemini. The first chunk of this year is all about Mobb Deep and Dopplegangaz.

Also, Smell the DA.I.S.Y. Is goddamn excellent. (So is Piñata, but it's still grow in' on me).