SCHOOLBOY Q

And come on it's the Neptunes, tacky synths are the point

my favorite Neps tracks are decidedly untacky, whether in Clipse, N.E.R.D or smooth-80s forms

actually it's not a word I associate with their good or bad tracks really. I guess pre-'02 maybe but that period isn't 'em at their best imo

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is 'nova' short for 'novalidopinions'

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lol. Not that there's no earliest-era Neps beats I dig but IMO a bunch of it's just rudimentary/not as melodically-developed as their later stuff, + the drums don't knock as hard as their later minimal stuff. It makes sense to me that they had their commercial peak in 2002

they had, like, a dozen indisputable classics before '02 though

Like I said I don't think it's all bad (ODB/Jay singles, some Kelis songs come to mind) I just don't feel their sound in general then the way others do, i'm sry

I don't think Q sounds good on it, but I don't think he's the problem, either. Every cover or mixtape freestyle I've heard of the song has been a slog, too. Something about the beat/pacing just sucks the life out of whoever is rapping over it.

― Evan R, Friday, August 22, 2014 4:43 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is nuts, beat and hook are awesome/perfect, could have been a hit for literally anyone though

yeah "Studio" makes a strong case that a year or two from now BJ The Chicago Kid will probably still be making radio hits and Q probably will not

What This Thread Makes Plain: ILE/ILX desperately needs a general thread for bucket hat photos.

Also I need to revisit Q's album, give it another chance.

("There He Go" is probably my favorite Q song ever, or close.)

idg dude's style. Purposely sloppy? In any case I don't really feel it

it's really depressing to me that Rick Ross's Mastermind is the one "event" rap album this year I've dug, Schoolboy Q I wasn't a fan of but Future let nova down

Afaik his style is dirtbag

d40 otm re beat/hook. I really like BJ the chi kid. Q's verses on that are no good tho.

Not saying the Neptunes didn't have a good career but honestly think their first big song (Superthug) is still the best thing they did

the best thing Pharrell ever wrote was Teddy Riley's verse on "Rump Shaker"

always thought "studio" was one of the songs that really propped that album up

it definitely did. i shudder to imagine an 'uncompromised' album

q is not a very compelling presence on basically the whole album sadly :\ like it is an okay listen overall but the radio-friendly beats on the singles are somehow more interesting than how he comes across in most of his verses

Not saying the Neptunes didn't have a good career but honestly think their first big song (Superthug) is still the best thing they did

― ruffalo soldier (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 25 August 2014 11:28 (2 days ago) Permalink

maaan disagree so much lol

I know some of their smoother shit borders on easy-listening but there's so much of that style I'd take over the chintzier sound/more rough-around-the-edges drums of their beats back then. + they got way better at straight-ahead hip-hop tracks

I always feel weird when "Superthug" is such a touchstone for people cause it wasn't a hit where I live and I never heard it til like the mid-2000s. First big Neptunes joint here was the Mase track and then like "Got Your Money" or something.

yeah "Got Your Money" was def. the go-to early Neptunes hit in my world

or "Shake Ya Ass"

take a few laps around the english channel and hit the showers boys

85$ for a concert ticket is infuriating. I really wanted to see him live.

when he played here on his spring tour tickets were $25. but there's a whole shady cottage industry of nightclubs who book a midlevel rapper to perform for 20 minutes and charge an arm and a leg.

It's part of the local festival. All good if it helps the local festival alive, give a chant to emergent artists to perform and whatnot, but there is so little hip-hop going in this city (montreal) it ends up being very frustrating.

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Ab-Soul used to be an actual good rapper, I have no idea what happened. The rest of the dudes acquit themselves pretty well.

Also, Blank Face is out today.

I have just been listening to Blank Face, not feeling a lot of it - maybe I'm just not in the mood for it. I keep waiting for habits and contradictions 2 tbh.

"Man of the Year" is still song of the year

^might be right

im liking this though, not sure i heard a standout killer jam but all m/l was pleasing

I had a bit of a stoned epiphany listening to Blank Face last night and have decided it is pretty dope after all.

It hasn't got anything to match some of the bangers off oxymoron, but it is still a fine album.

I'm in love with "Groovy Tony/Eddie Kane."

the tha dogg pound track bangs p good

record is good. been pretty hit and miss artist for me but this is consistent

This is amazing. Agreed that Groovy Tony/Eddie Kane is something else. Love the Vince Staples and E-40 tracks too.

Even despite the inconsistency of previous albums I still loved 'em, but this one hasn't got a dud track on it and is probably his best album yet. But still my fave ever Q tracks are on habits.. and oxymoron.

I don't know those albums at all - this is my introduction. I'll definitely revisit older stuff on the strength of this though.

Oxymoron is at least half an alltime classic album, plenty on it to love.

John Muir is another cut off Blank Face i keep repeating.

yep

JoHn Muir is indeed a highlight, classic rider anthem with crisp live drums

You gotta admire the man's dedication to the capital "H" meme

i don't know what i think yet, it did sound aimless as i've seen said, but strong, likely a grower

I felt like that at first, it is deffo a grower and has a lot of strength in depth.

good album imo

this sounds great on first listen to me

can't tell if there's anything as good as 'man of the year' or 'collard greens' but there was a huge gap between those 2 and the next best track on oxymoron, this is way more consistent

Yeah this was my feeling as well

Well I'd put "studio" up there but more for bj the Chicago kid