Official Rap/Hip Hop Thread V

Mecca · Post #81 » by **Mecca** » Tue Feb 13, 2018 2:06 pm

Off one listen... New Cozz is tough. Cole really built a squad.

My fav Sky bar thus far is:

Word to Kenny, all this works, who working with me?,
‘cause it was either work out a verse or work a semi,
Box out like Hakeem, 30/20,
Threw the pump fake and they’re thinking I work for semi,

bruh...

Post #82 » by **j4remi** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:46 pm

Seems like we get this once every few months. I'm curious if the kids these days even know the man who influenced damn near every rapper in the generation to follow his own.

http://thesource.com/2018/02/14/rakim-tweets-distaste-for-todays-rap-music/

"You are now witnessing the devolution of rap music. The death of poetry and smoothness, they use this. The absence of a message. The inability to create meaningful change through words and verses, but the worse is, they don’t even know they hurt this artful purpose, it’s tragic."

Mecca · Post #83 » by **Mecca** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:50 pm

j4remi wrote:Seems like we get this once every few months. I'm curious if the kids these days even know the man who influenced damn near every rapper in the generation to follow his own.

http://thesource.com/2018/02/14/rakim-tweets-distaste-for-todays-rap-music/

"You are now witnessing the devolution of rap music. The death of poetry and smoothness, they use this. The absence of a message. The inability to create meaningful change through words and verses, but the worse is, they don’t even know they hurt this artful purpose, it’s tragic."

He’s not wrong. One of my friends is a counselor for young teens and they represent most of the Uzi/Yachty/69 etc. fan demographics. Music labels putting greater emphasis on creating sound rather than bars esp. w streaming services now

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #84 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:53 pm

ATTENTION, ATTENTION - XV IS MAKING A COMEBACK!

Mecca · Post #85 » by **Mecca** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:55 pm

Knickstape1214 wrote:ATTENTION, ATTENTION - XV IS MAKING A COMEBACK!

Lol I been meaning to send that to you. There’s an article on DJBooth where he did an interview announcing it

NBA Fan 1234 · Post #86 » by **NBA Fan 1234** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:57 pm

Mecca wrote:
Knickstape1214 wrote:ATTENTION, ATTENTION - XV IS MAKING A COMEBACK!

Lol I been meaning to send that to you. There’s an article on DJBooth where he did an interview announcing it

I saw it! He's been on IG more also. I'm sooooo excited. I hope he's really back. I still want that Kid with the Green Backpack album.

Encompassing everything in that album artwork. Perfection.

Mecca · Post #87 » by **Mecca** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:58 pm

Knickstape1214 wrote:
Mecca wrote:
Knickstape1214 wrote:ATTENTION, ATTENTION - XV IS MAKING A COMEBACK!

Lol I been meaning to send that to you. There’s an article on DJBooth where he did an interview announcing it

I saw it! He's been on IG more also. I'm sooooo excited. I hope he's really back. I still want that Kid with the Green Backpack album.

Encompassing everything in that album artwork. Perfection.

Lol Michael Scott

Post #88 » by **kane2021** » Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:10 pm

Started awhile back man. The culture died a long time ago. The music was all that was left. I knew the music was dying many years ago. Repeating words over and over. Purposely mispronouncing words to make them rhyme. Then I started noticing that lyrics were being placed behind the beats during mix downs.

But each phase was accepted by fans. That’s when I knew. It’s like anything else in life. Pushing that line further out. Putting more air in the chip bag. There’s no need to try if people are willing to accept less. Now there’s literally no need to say anything on a track.

If a man was smart. He’d release an instrumental only album. Maybe some voice samples. Visual to match. That would be a hit.

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3toheadmelo · Post #89 » by **3toheadmelo** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:14 am

Watch on YouTube

mugzi · Post #90 » by **mugzi** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:21 am

j4remi wrote:Seems like we get this once every few months. I'm curious if the kids these days even know the man who influenced damn near every rapper in the generation to follow his own.

http://thesource.com/2018/02/14/rakim-tweets-distaste-for-todays-rap-music/

"You are now witnessing the devolution of rap music. The death of poetry and smoothness, they use this. The absence of a message. The inability to create meaningful change through words and verses, but the worse is, they don’t even know they hurt this artful purpose, it’s tragic."

QFT. He's in my top five. He grew up about 15 minutes away from where I'm from, and we share the same birthday I'm not gonna say how many years older he is then me because that's gonna make me feel older than I look. Talk about an innovator, someone that was using compound rhyme schemes/multis and just had such elevated subject matter at a time when hip-hop as a whole was still very much in its infancy. But after he split from Eric B his production was never the same.

Greenie · Post #91 » by **Greenie** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:33 pm

3toheadmelo wrote:fuego

Watch on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

Post #92 » by **j4remi** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:01 pm

Watch on YouTube

I'ma keep pulling for Joey man...

EchelonNYK · Post #93 » by **EchelonNYK** » Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:19 pm

Watch on YouTube

Signature NYK · Post #94 » by **Signature NYK** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:45 am

3toheadmelo wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Still mad he didnt put "I Sip" on the album. Love that song. Excited for MDD. That Track with Fab finna be fire

Phish Tank · Post #95 » by **Phish Tank** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:43 am

1). The black panther soundtrack is ill.

2). Off listening to a few songs, Nipsey’s Victory Lap is a damn good album

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Knicksfan20 · Post #96 » by **Knicksfan20** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:22 am

Watch on YouTube

Is Pap one of the most underrated lyricists ever? I’d say yes.

Jose7 · Post #97 » by **Jose7** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:39 am

Knicksfan20 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Is Pap one of the most underrated lyricists ever? I’d say yes.

Pap and g unit mixtapes ran my iPod in high school..never forget pap Jae millz and gravy freestyle

Knicksfan20 · Post #98 » by **Knicksfan20** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 3:36 am

Jose7 wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Is Pap one of the most underrated lyricists ever? I’d say yes.

Pap and g unit mixtapes ran my iPod in high school..never forget pap Jae millz and gravy freestyle

Same. I had all Paps mixtapes on repeat.

“In Brooklyn we don’t care Bout no rubber band stacks, n****s will rob you for your money and give your rubber bands back. “

Watch on YouTube

E-Balla · Post #99 » by **E-Balla** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:57 pm

Knicksfan20 wrote:
Jose7 wrote:
Knicksfan20 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Is Pap one of the most underrated lyricists ever? I’d say yes.

Pap and g unit mixtapes ran my iPod in high school..never forget pap Jae millz and gravy freestyle

Same. I had all Paps mixtapes on repeat.

“In Brooklyn we don’t care Bout no rubber band stacks, n****s will rob you for your money and give your rubber bands back. “

Watch on YouTube

This used to be my ****.

Watch on YouTube

Post #100 » by **Manhattan Project** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:20 pm

Couldn't go anywhere without hearing this one...

Watch on YouTube

I got no love lost for Papoose, he never wanted to be a big time rapper. He was about as lazy as they come and he has no one to blame but himself. At least he released Nacirema Dream.

Watch on YouTube

I miss that generation of music, the good ole mixtape days.