Hip Hop 2018

Boom_Bap · 27-07-2018 9:55am

Fred The Red wrote: »

Loving that new Redman track

Would love a new album

It's coming soon. Muddy Waters Too. This song is the 2nd single.
I just hope there is some Eric Sermon production on it. I heard that it was all supposed to be produced by him, but the 2 songs so far have not.
Maybe they aren't on the album and just some warmer uppers.

Boom_Bap · 27-07-2018 10:02am

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

New Rocky x Tyler is kind of like a pisstake of obtuse word play. I don't know what people are saying in half the American rap battles these days.

Yeah I like that Rocky/Tyler song, really good.

I haven't got a clue what most rappers are talking about these days. I watch Every Day Struggle and have to stop watching when they are interviewing people.
They had Russ on this week, I had to turn it off because I didn't have a clue what he was saying and he would just finish a sentence half way through it.
They have Denzel Curry and someone else this week as well and I've watched snippets and decided not to watch as they cant string a sentence together.

Also watched a Joe Budden interview with Vince Staples, I was completely lost at time because of the obtuse slang.

fitzparker · 27-07-2018 3:06pm

the Rocky/Tyler beat is an old Kanye beat he did for Monica called Knock knock.

He also did his own song over it called Apologize on his freshman adjustment mixtape.

useless fact there lads

Boom_Bap · 27-07-2018 3:09pm

I like those type of tidbits though!

Shapey Fiend · 27-07-2018 3:37pm

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Yeah I like that Rocky/Tyler song, really good.

I haven't got a clue what most rappers are talking about these days. I watch Every Day Struggle and have to stop watching when they are interviewing people.
They had Russ on this week, I had to turn it off because I didn't have a clue what he was saying and he would just finish a sentence half way through it.
They have Denzel Curry and someone else this week as well and I've watched snippets and decided not to watch as they cant string a sentence together.

Also watched a Joe Budden interview with Vince Staples, I was completely lost at time because of the obtuse slang.

A lot of rappers like e-40 or Mozzy are constantly inventing slang. Likes of DOOM I believe have some some old books he draws them from or else he's watching loads of old movies. That's pretty reasonable. It's more the wordplay that loses me. Guys are mixing gun, sports and drug references then substituting them with other words (that have to be pronounced incorrectly) to force double and triple meanings from the same line. It's super cool when done well but when done constantly they end up sounding damn near incomprehensible. I guess it's the logical end point of punchline rap which can be very corny if done too directly.

It's hilarious how inarticulate some rappers are in interviews. I'm a big Peewee Longway fan and it's like he's from another planet. Doesn't pronounce anything, wears a grille all the time and generally doesn't ever answer the question being asked it's like he's being interviewed by a cop.

Boom_Bap · 27-07-2018 3:44pm

DOOM reaches from Japanese comics like Godzilla. I think there is a new Godzilla movie coming out based on King Gidorah, DOOM released an album under the alias King Geedorah.

I don't get the sports references at all in modern hip hop

It makes Action Bronson difficult to listen to because you don't know if he's talking about a basketball player or an ancient Egyptian truffle.

E-40's slang was beautiful, you could actually tell what he was talking about.

VW 1 · 03-08-2018 9:30am

New Mac Miller album out, going to give it a listen this morning.

Boom_Bap · 03-08-2018 12:27pm

New Edan and Homeboy Sandman, they have an album lined up to come out as well called Humble Pi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umff7Hael9k

MD1990 · 06-08-2018 6:20pm

Travis Scott's new album Astroworld is very good. Incredible production.

14-08-2018 9:08pm

Anyone listen to YG's new album 'Stay Dangerous' Yet?

Boom_Bap · 15-08-2018 10:20am

Fred The Red wrote: »

Anyone listen to YG's new album 'Stay Dangerous' Yet?

Not yet, it's on the 'to listen to' list.

fitzparker · 17-08-2018 3:05pm

New one from kanye

Boom_Bap · 17-08-2018 3:07pm

I'm not listening to anything new from Kanye after the mountain of sh*te music that he has been involved in lately.

I'm done with him.

VW 1 · 17-08-2018 4:29pm

Yeah. Don't.
Not even sure what that was.

MD1990 · 21-08-2018 7:33pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbOyi3nCas4

brillant song from Thug.

melted_face · 22-08-2018 12:12am

nice new freestyle from new tipp rapper/producer , gavin da vinci

https://soundcloud.com/gavindoylemusic/hakeem-freestyle-1

like the way he switches up the drums and snares over the relentless - nas beat .

if u get to gawk through his soundcloud its well worth it , the production for someone brand new is v promising and the raps arent bad either

VW 1 · 23-08-2018 11:21pm

Album released by Ka, going by the name Hermit and the Recluse.

My first listen was while running, lots of nice wordplay referring to his life through the lens of greek myths/stories. Will take a few listens i think, but the almost vague production and beats blend in perfectly with the understated almost wispy vocals and doesn't overpower them.

Will definitely give this one another couple of listens and delve deeper to the lyrics.