SCHOOLBOY Q

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.

https://soundcloud.com/topdawgent/that-part-black-hippy-remix-1

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

"John Muir" is a serious standout for me

new vid for that btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcV3jIqKznc

I can't believe how much better than Oxymoron this is, replace THat Part with the Black Hippy remix and drop the (sadly ignorable) Miguel collab and it's even better

amazing video

Amazing track as well, it sits easily amongst his finest work

i'm in

i'm still a sucker for a jadakiss guest verse

great album

the (sadly ignorable) Miguel collab

oh that's why that guy seemed so familiar

um, album of the year?

I can't believe how much better than Oxymoron this is

is it possible that oxymoron is not as bad as it seemed

I like all his last 3 albums, none of them are perfect but they are still totally ace.

blank face is kinda perfect to me

Was just blasting out JoHn Muir and thinking: another new Schoolboy Q alb badly needed.

How popular is he? I really like him but I feel like he ain't talked about as much as A$AP Rocky or anyone from the mumble crew.

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/schoolboy_q_postpones_new_album_following_mac_millers_death

that's a bit sad, can't wait for the new lp to drop tho.

running from god's creation
shaking these broken hands
and meeting with blank faces

new album out today--it felt like there was a weird lack of hype for this one, idk why.

gave it a full listen this morning. feels low-stakes and fragmented compared to Blank Face. some good moments and cool production but weirdly unambitious. some grating hooks, too.