curren$y (or currensy i guess) - pilot talk

the wiz/curren$y mix was my favorite of the curren$y mixtapes but I tried Kush & OJ and couldn't get with a whole mix of just wiz. it was alright just ... too much I guess. their styles go good together imo.

^^^i mostly agree although this is one of the best songs to drop this year imo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZwdyt_MA7s

wiz's twitter avatar is hella endearing

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hater commentators, call em pat buchanans

^^^had that line stuck in my head all day

that's awesome

maybe that's an xpost to ppl only mentioned in one rap song ever i dunno

i would investigate the full catalog of wyclef jean before i pounded the gavel on that one

lol

only result ohhla throws up is by 'danny!' but i will continue blissfully ignoring his existance

as i just posted on the other thread, it's a big krit line, not currensy. i remembered wrong.

that sounds more likely

is there a rule that says every curren$y video must contain a shot of him driving past the superdome?

I really liked the first Pilot Talk but damn, Pilot Talk II is an improvement on all levels.

I liked the smooth production, but if there was a 'fault' at all with Pilot Talk, it's that sometimes the production was too relaxing and made me almost tune out the rapping. I think this feels more like a proper hip-hop album overall.

Curren$y brings a lot of tude too. "Fuck yo system, I get paid without it"....

otm

think i'm maybe the only person who likes pilot talk pt1 better?

both are great though!

i think i'm just more of a beats >>>> rhymes guy

but that's why I prefer the second one

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the track "elevator music" is better than any track on either pilot talk tho

the non-album single he did w/ fiend was the best thing he did all year

I would probably agree with that if Fiend wasn't on it, don't like his verse... that beat is amazing tho.

I really like "Montreux" off of PT2, has a similar vibe to "Flying Iron". Also "Fashionably Late"

i play that track with killa kyleon a lot, "4 hours 20 minutes". scrunch up yr face.

i think i like PT1 a little better. not by much tho. to my mind each enhances the other, like halves of a double album...the sharper caffeinated "proper hip hop album" foregrounding curren$y's lyrics versus the hazy expansive potluck with more emphasis on beats

i think i'm just more of a beats >>>> rhymes guy

― gr8080, Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:15 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i dont think the sound of his voice even works w/ some of those beats on the 1st one tho

i dont think the beats are better on the 1st one -- certainly not for curren$y -- but i think there's def a lot more diversity in sounds which might be whats roping you dudes in?

well i'm always interested in what deej thinks, especially abt rap music so

glad i could be of service bro! ill mention this again on gchat as well

; )

yeah, the diversity of sounds is def one of the things I like about pt1. the more focused production on pt2 may play more directly to curren$y's strengths, but the album feels a little more narrow as a result. just a little tho. i like em both!

i feel like there's one amazing album to be made from the two of these and that's the one i'm listening to and calling pilot talk

First one has some great beats and great moments, but PT2 is so consistent and cohesive, definitely in the upper reaches of my albums of the year list.
BTW, I'm listening to the new Destroyer right now and thinking that PT2 is like a rap version of Kaputt - similar musical aesthetic. and yes, I just smoked.

i think there's def a lot more diversity in sounds which might be whats roping you dudes in?

― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Tuesday, December 28, 2010 8:40 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

I think it's this exactly. There's some fantastic beats on the PT1, but the ones on PT2 suit Curren$y consistently better.

the non-album single he did w/ fiend was the best thing he did all year

i jsut watched this video for the first time...fiend looks like he's been living pretty well

thoughts on the new mixtape? halfway thru, digging it so far. i like the song where he raps about watching boardwalk empire.

yeah im feeling this for sure

what exactly is on the Ski Beats album I saw in the store today...

its a weird record cuz mos def got removed last minuet

i love how dude is a total rap nerd ... he drops so many references & has a pretty great / diverse selection of beats-from-rap-history & different styles ...

'on..' coming after the midrange-heavy rza beat on 'rain delay' is relieving

also, lol,

2-door listenin to dizzee rascal
right up ya avenue
fly as a parachute, high as a paratroop-er

holdin it down im a paper weight

'frost' is nuts & shits all over corny-ass 'cleverness' like 'the square root of 69 is 8 somethin ... im trynna work it out' type bullshit

yep

i really like how he sometimes lets the beats ride out for way after he's finished rapping. he's definitely a guy who has a strong relationship with the beats he chooses; deej otm calling him being a rap nerd. sucks that other songs get cut short mid bar tho

http://cdn.2dopeboyz.com/m.php/2011/01/20110101-WINNER1.jpg

dope artwork

yeah, dude has probably the strongest aesthetic of any rapper that i can think of right now.

i love how dude is a total rap nerd ... he drops so many references & has a pretty great / diverse selection of beats-from-rap-history & different styles ...

― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej)

total rap nerd loving another total rap nerd shocka

yes

ha. as an aging rawkus nerd, i really appreciate curren$y's ongoing nerdy shouts to mos def -- the respiration quote on 'fashionably late,' "the potency of the beat is consistent with the fact that mos did it"...

i don't think shouting out your producer gets to count as nerdy. ("resperation" quote, sure)

haha yeah ok. still feel like there might inherently be something a little nerdy about working with mos def to begin with. (i mean this as a compliment!)