the roc marciano album is good, but yeah sometimes the beats just seem off ...
also this is increasingly true, especially with dudes that are operating on a lower budget, but there's so many rap records now that just sound like shit, roc's vocals are mixed too low on some tracks, and could really use some EQing on others, like there's this whole generation of producers that really are just beatmakers used to sending ppl beats through dropbox and then getting a vocal track back, they don't really know how to make records like a dude like DJ Quik or Organized Noise or Timbaland or whoever....really frustrating, i remember some Your Old Droog track last year that was like jesus fuck did anyone listen to how hard these vocals are clipping for no reason?
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 27 February 2017 17:19 (seven years ago) link
yeah agree. i have my beef with the sound on a lot of the popular 808 heavy producers too. Probably why Mustard n them brought in Quik to finish YGs biggest hit, fill out the sound. http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.39927/title.dj-quik-goes-in-on-yg-jeezy-snoop-dogg-stampede-management-over-my-hitta-credit#
Counter point the new Oddissee album sounds fantastic
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Monday, 27 February 2017 17:51 (seven years ago) link
is that part of the blurring of lines between a mixtape and an album?
― na (NA), Monday, 27 February 2017 17:55 (seven years ago) link
spotted first-ever paid mixtape on livemixtapes
― flopson, Monday, 27 February 2017 17:57 (seven years ago) link
Xpost, probably more just the decline of budgets and the studio system. There aren't many guys like a Mike Dean anymore who can have a career in pro studios....I really loved the Odd Tape last year will check new Oddisee
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 13:10 (seven years ago) link
this was sweethttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Zd3u6XAXU
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 16:18 (seven years ago) link
Pro studios aside, a producer who can make great creative beats is not necessarily the same person who is able to do a great mixing job on it + the vocals, but often ends up having to be that person.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 16:59 (seven years ago) link
what is it with contemporary tv music broadcasts - why is the sound so flat and unengaging? sounds straight off the mixing board or smth, no reverb, no sense of space... and these are good musicians! I'm thinking a Zoom recorder in the studio would've done a better job
― niels, Wednesday, 1 March 2017 07:44 (seven years ago) link
agreed on oddissee
― removed from the rain drops and drop tops of experience (ulysses), Wednesday, 1 March 2017 21:57 (seven years ago) link
saw American Honey last night, some great definite goon cru anthems in the soundtrack B-)
― flopson, Thursday, 2 March 2017 18:15 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajVSMZVGO5U
― flopson, Thursday, 2 March 2017 18:18 (seven years ago) link
yea otm plus good use of that gods whisper anco sounding song over the bonfire scene
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 2 March 2017 18:49 (seven years ago) link
YUP
― niels, Friday, 3 March 2017 07:32 (seven years ago) link
http://www.hiphopdx.com/news/id.42551/title.drakes-opening-act-for-boy-meets-world-tour-is-facing-kidnapping-charges#
for rtc/other fans of pressa's "tbh" ...
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 4 March 2017 00:03 (seven years ago) link
― flopson, Thursday, March 2, 2017 10:15 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
saw it on the plane start of january, still have that damn e-40 song in my head like half the day
― Islamic State of Mind (jim in vancouver), Saturday, 4 March 2017 00:04 (seven years ago) link
This new GoldLink song is my shit. best song hes ever done (i always found him kinda annoying)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhNqbe6QENY
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 4 March 2017 00:54 (seven years ago) link
sorry that wasn't correct—he wasn't annoying, i found his production choices annoying, the "its dance music but he raps!" angle was forced imo and none of his songs were as good as vic mensa's one
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 4 March 2017 00:55 (seven years ago) link
and then Amine went and did it better too lol
anyway this song is good
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 4 March 2017 00:56 (seven years ago) link
New Sosa single is channeling classic 50 cent vibes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdfvqXtYp_s
Goldlink track is fire
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Saturday, 4 March 2017 05:58 (seven years ago) link
so amazing!
― lex pretend, Saturday, 4 March 2017 07:28 (seven years ago) link
apparently most of those tunes were songs members of the (largely non-pro) cast were into, and Arnold chose to incorporate them, some became kinda "anthems" for the cast & crew (who would also have motel parties similar to those in the movie)
― niels, Saturday, 4 March 2017 07:32 (seven years ago) link
shia was robbed fuck casey affleck
― ||||||||, Saturday, 4 March 2017 07:51 (seven years ago) link
You know whose project I really like right now, is THEY.
not the greatest moniker in teh world, but still:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f7fbT3ldL8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPc6amxJ-RE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFwr-MCbObY
idk its like Rae Sremmurd goes R&B, electronic pop w/ a sprinkling of vague rock-ness that feels like a spiritual parallel w/ early NERD
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 04:31 (seven years ago) link
this is pretty excellent
https://soundcloud.com/crystalcaines/no-drama
― neva missa lost, wednesday nights on abc (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 18:13 (seven years ago) link
ha that Keef song is really commercial sounding
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 18:45 (seven years ago) link
ya. it's cool. if this ushers in an era of Keef making listenable music i'm down
― flopson, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 22:02 (seven years ago) link
woah westside gunn & conway signed to shady
http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/shady-records-deal-westside-gunn-conways-griselda-record/
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 9 March 2017 15:51 (seven years ago) link
mb we should have a cupcakke thread
http://www86.zippyshare.com/v/Y3C8VuQr/file.html
― flopson, Thursday, 9 March 2017 22:55 (seven years ago) link
never trust a man who wear briefs/cuz he gon wanna fuck and keep it brief
― flopson, Thursday, 9 March 2017 22:56 (seven years ago) link
― flopson, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 22:02 (yesterday) Permalink
he's had tons of listenable music over the last 5 years yall just bought into this dumb critical meme that it was more "experimental"/"interesting" than listenable crossed w/ the meme about Atlanta being the only center of the rap universe
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 9 March 2017 23:09 (seven years ago) link
21 savage is literally biting flows from 'finally rollin 2' & getting plaques off them
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 9 March 2017 23:10 (seven years ago) link
taste checkmate
― neva missa lost, wednesday nights on abc (voodoo chili), Thursday, 9 March 2017 23:41 (seven years ago) link
That SOB x RBE tape reeeeallly grew on me. I did not like "Anti" at all the first time I heard it (I couldn't quite get with how they rap slightly ahead of the beat) but then something clicked.
"Anti" is not even a highlight, not sure why that's the one that's getting attention. I much prefer this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiUZNJDBUOk
― neva missa lost, wednesday nights on abc (voodoo chili), Thursday, 9 March 2017 23:44 (seven years ago) link
gotta check that release out
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Friday, 10 March 2017 06:33 (seven years ago) link
http://gaming.sbroadbent.net/files/totalwar/rome/266-battle%20of%20alalia-naval-4.png
― removed from the rain drops and drop tops of experience (ulysses), Friday, 10 March 2017 08:12 (seven years ago) link
love anti!
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 10 March 2017 10:41 (seven years ago) link
well 'love' is strong for any sob x rbe records, lyrically i have trouble connecting w/ fairly large swaths of their output
but in terms of songs to kinda listen to in the background i like 'anti'
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 10 March 2017 10:42 (seven years ago) link
what is the living shit is just blaze doing with this track??
https://soundcloud.com/shadyrecords/machinegunblack
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 10 March 2017 15:25 (seven years ago) link
Att: deej. I believe Tunji B. is the same guy that got Kendrick signed as well. (re: http://amp.www.complex.com/music/2017/03/bout-to-blow-march-2017/)
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Friday, 10 March 2017 23:46 (seven years ago) link
yah he is he also reads the column B-)
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 11 March 2017 04:10 (seven years ago) link
He also used to be a rapper:https://youtu.be/Hl9W3u5qfms
― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Saturday, 11 March 2017 08:47 (seven years ago) link
awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-toRUB2ctcY
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Sunday, 12 March 2017 02:01 (seven years ago) link
wow that is grrreat! she just keeps getting better
there really should be a cupcakke thread by now
― niels, Sunday, 12 March 2017 09:56 (seven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/7HPQ1Hs.gifv
― ||||||||, Sunday, 12 March 2017 17:16 (seven years ago) link
this is about as unfashionable as it gets, but just getting into Masta Ace's album from last year, The Falling Season, a concept/story album about his childhood, busing out to a majority Italian white school in Sheepshead Bay...anyway pretty great, structured a bit like A Prince Among Thieves
still one of the most underrated rappers to this day....cameos by Cormega, A.G., Your Old Droog, Torae, Wordsworth and World Famous Supreme Team (!!)
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 13 March 2017 17:17 (seven years ago) link
this is the best thing lil uzi vert has ever done
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iE0QDecIdc
― neva missa lost, wednesday nights on abc (voodoo chili), Monday, 13 March 2017 21:12 (seven years ago) link
first track on the new Rozaaay (f R Saadiq) is so pretty
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Friday, 17 March 2017 16:22 (seven years ago) link
Mastermind, Black Market and this new one really live up to the hype on Ross's production imo. Kinda reminds me of that 2014 Jeezy album that had a bunch of gorgeous soul beats, really like the suspended vocal sample on "Santorini Greece" in particular.
Dude has the worst "hyped up" voice in the game tho. He doesn't use it much but it's on one of the tracks here. Same one he used a bit on "Free Mason" off Teflon Don
― nova, Saturday, 18 March 2017 22:38 (seven years ago) link
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Friday, March 17, 2017 12:22 PM (yesterday) Bookmark
this was produced by a kid named chad thomas, who is going into his senior year as a football player at univ of miami. he started at defensive end last season. he & ross have made some music before but that beat was way more accomplished and soulful than i would have expected.
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 19 March 2017 01:46 (seven years ago) link