Starting a vinyl thread in light of 100 followers. Going to update this as I collect further.
Starting with Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (signed) (Grape vinyl)
"Brave" would be the only word I could choose to describe Quaranta.
It's some of Danny Brown's most introspective writing yet, at least since XXX. I am enthralled by its blunt and brutal honesty. Takes a lot of courage to make something like this.
@toastguy1111
I find it humorous that there’s an entire side of white suburbia that still isn’t privy to this side of music, that’s all. This is not an attempt to shame anyone nor is it an attempt to gatekeep one of the most popular artists of all time.
@seaforeex
Would love to see him do more with Backwoodz, his verse on Aethiopes and the beat he did for Test Strips prove he'd be a good fit for more. Full album with Armand Hammer over his beats would be dope.
Aesop Rock's production skills are understated on this app, I hope ITS helps some people see the light because it has some of his most stylistically appealing beats of the last like 10 years on it.
Cakes da Killa really got me rapping "Rather get my nails done, sip on something icy" with my whole straight chest. Rap music really is amazing isn't it
Greatest strength WBDTS has is the development billy woods & Elucid show as a duo. It reaches a point of actualization on this record, I feel. There's a certain space they occupy as a pair that is now greater than what they've ever accomplished solo, imo.
@Plastik_Child
It USED to matter when these terms were associated with the records they were put on e.g. EPs were 45rpm records and LPs were 33rpm and LPs had a greater capacity.
Because everything is on streaming nowadays it doesn’t necessarily matter.
@LucyStCyr1
2 Chainz is like a rapper's rapper. Very well respected amongst his peers because they know the craft and know he's been doing it well for years. You could say the same about Pusha T as well.
@Cheamane
One of my favorites, preserving that classic sound, modernizing it and having it feel like a natural evolution. Great writer all around, even when he's doing simple jams like Christ Conscious.
"I'm not concerned with generational wealth, that's its own curse
Anything you want on this cursed Earth
Probably better off gettin' it yourself, see what it's worth"
I haven't seen much praise for this track compared to the rest of the tracks on Aethiopes. It's such a stacked posse cut, one of the best beats on the album too imo
@Fickisthename
Trailblazing is definitely not the word I’d use to describe MIKE, I agree, but that’s not to say I don’t appreciate his overall vision. His music just puts out a vibe I like. Doesn’t have to be any more than that for me, idk
Someone needs to call Nardwuar to confirm the validity of all of the accusations from this beef. I bet he found out about Drake’s daughter the day after she was born
My Aesop Rock Hot Take is that his post-Def Jux style is superior. His storytelling flourishes much better through the purview of his own experiences rather than in the third-person like in albums such as None Shall Pass.
Thank you
@InjuryReserve
. The best rap show I've ever been to was yours, 2 years back. I have a lot to remember that by; not only do I have a shit ton of videos and photos, I got my first tattoo after this (lmao). So glad I got to go and I can't wait to see what you do next.
If anything ITS actually serves as a rebuttal to my argument because it finds a medium between the high-concept and the personal and the result is unlike anything he has done so far. In short, Aesop Rock makes ingenuity seem effortless.
What’s with the white artists who make a mockery of hiphop that become wildly popular for doing so? Lil Dicky and Yung Gravy come to mind. Why is this such a trend?
@ByDobson
I've had this saved meaning to listen for a while. Breeze Brewin just has this unreal kind of flow, super unique. I'll definitely check it out now
I would agree with this and go as far as to say Ta13oo has kinda always been Zel’s weakest album but for some reason it’s his most hyped up project. Never understood the love.
It's always the ppl who listen to MF Doom exclusively who say shit like "getting a lotta Doom vibes from this" and it's just someone rapping LMFAO like you're just admitting you don't listen to rap at ALL.
@ArxTalksMusic
The production I can understand and to me that’s Tyler’s strongest point. I would actually agree that Tyler is a much better lyricist. Ppl kinda overlook that aspect of his music a lot
This weekend has a plethora of new releases, I decided to start with
@ANGRYBLACKMEN_
‘s new album. If you’re into super abrasive, hard-hitting production with the fiery vocal performances to match then this is like the perfect album (it definitely is for me)
@af1vl0ne
I always loved this bar from Iron Galaxy;
"I rest my head on 115
But miracles only happen on 34th, so I guess life is mean
And death is the median
And purgatory is the mode that we settle in"
I love how much Aesop Rock is toying with different vocal deliveries, tones and such on the new album.
It feels very uninhibited. Just a free flowing expression of his own creativity, which is really cool.
@Plastik_Child
Oh exactly. Now the title of EP or album is honestly purely up to the artists to decide at this point. I don’t see anything wrong with that. Music is inherently NOT rigid, yknow?
@rapmusicplugpod
It really is that good. El-P is a master at balancing dismal and uplifting in his production and it shows the most in the Cold Vein, I'd argue.
Okay so wait. Y’all paid money to a site for Talib kw*li latest blackstar album then they took it off the site … just making sure here please 🙏 correct me otherwise …
now they’re offering the wax on bandcamp & u can’t access what u paid for + u gotta buy again??
Jah guide.
Listening to Grief Pedigree by Ka for the first time, can't believe I slept on him for so long.
There's something hypnotic about how lax his delivery is. Makes for a really easy listen even when some of the subject matter is pretty heavy.