rolling regional thug thread 2012

i agree that it would be great if mixtapes were on spotify and maybe that'll happen at some point -- at the very least, yeah, they'd probably make a direct profit from it that they don't get from datpiff or whatever. but it also seems kind of obvious why nobody has really bothered with it -- although when you search for rappers on Spotify you DO tend to turn up a few mixtapes in addition to the official albums, but they're usually random compilation tapes, not the big tape with DJ Drama or whoever that they just dropped.

<i>because you can already stream them for free on a hundred other sites? also it probably takes a similar amount of paperwork to putting them on iTunes, which they also don't do? also if you look at the most played lists on Spotify rap doesn't seem very popular among its users?</i>

because it's not available in many countries?

why would that matter?

I thought mix tapes aren't supposed to pull any income? Specifically those with uncleared samples or beats that weren't paid for.

ok but a bunch now work w/ 100% og material, or maybe krit could release a tape w/ 15 songs on it instead of 20 etc.

Right, no reason those shouldn't be up.

drake, fabolous, etc. have re-released retail EP versions of mixtapes with just the original songs, but again that's only when radio hits and major labels are involved. i think the industry is going to have cycle through a couple more years of post-compact disc growing pains before we get anything like what y'all are asking for.

it does seem like hiphop is a couple years ahead of other genres tho. organising a datpiff&co type situation where at least hiphop fans knows where to get their music and have an organised web presence is still something most other genres still need to do. how that turns into $$$ still needs to be figured out obv.

Dont artists make almost nothing with spotify? I've seen spotify promote at like pitchfork fest but not rap shows too

'nothing' compared to SALES, but 'something' compared to datpiff/livemixtapes (i.e. actual nothing)

guys the new rich kidz mixtape is aaaamazing

it's legit better or as good as any full length travis porter mixtape, which i bring up bcuz it's basically a travis porter mixtape, except if almost every song had a hook like "hundred dollar autograph"

i'm very geeked up right now

http://edge-img.datpiff.com/m01d663d/Rich_Kidz_Everybody_Eat_Bread-front-large.jpg

this chorus is so good i'm legit crying tears of joy

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

CHECK OUT MY ICE I'M SO ICEEEEEEEEY
MY WATCH SO BRIGHT IT'S A BRIGHTLIIIIIIING
MY BITCH DO IT ALL SHE BE DYKIIIIIIIIING
WE DONE RAN IT UP JUST LIKE NIKEEEEEES

IT'S MY MY MY MY MY LIFE

its good i dont think its better than any travis porter tape

def some solid post-swag surfin swag rap tho

'nothing' compared to SALES, but 'something' compared to datpiff/livemixtapes (i.e. actual nothing)

― Alshipleyan Goalpostmover (some dude), Thursday, February 9, 2012 12:11 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i get this, but even though i might have some change in the couch cushions i'm not about to spend my day digging for it either

for some reason they don't do the chorus on that video till the end but just trust me

cc flopson and ttp

i'll listen to it, you got me excited.

http://chzjustcapshunz.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/funny-captions-no-homo.jpg

it's kinda like travis porter crossed with pretty ricky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzMnFyKnQZs&feature=related

haven't listened to the full jackie chain yet but that joint w/ collie buddz and jhi ali is a great look

oh shit oh shit oh shit

"curtains" is dope

great beat

oh god this ca$h out thing is so up my alley

not sure i can handle more fruity rap today

yeh that ca$h out is a certified fruity classic

gotta check for that young thug mixtape

yeah thats what i mean abt the rich kidz being ok, theres a whole almost subgenre of this stuff, like e'd out swag rap, and after i hear a lot of it my eyes start to glaze

you should download the young thug tape tho

it mostly makes me want to serenade ppl

God I really love that rich kidz tape.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg0DcKvrhy4

:O

love that he commented on yr fader post

damn 'haiti slang' is AMAZING

DAMN

the new schoolboy q album (mixtape? idk) is really really good - even better than setbacks imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWlu8VhcqtM

imo its def not better than setbacks & loses some of the immediacy

both are good tho. 'hands on the wheel' probably my least favorite track for real

Yeah, i'm not sure it's better than Setbacks. "Blessed" is just fucking amazing though and it's all in his delivery. Like he's not doing anything incredibly complex lyrically but the way he tears into the lines where the beat come in is beautiful. Kendrick comes of as bit too cerebral in comparison.

Setbacks reminds me of old Talib Q in spots

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY3IazzrSRo

Yeah, i'm not sure it's better than Setbacks. "Blessed" is just fucking amazing though and it's all in his delivery. Like he's not doing anything incredibly complex lyrically but the way he tears into the lines where the beat come in is beautiful. Kendrick comes of as bit too cerebral in comparison.

― Number None, Thursday, February 9, 2012 4:19 PM (59 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

nicely put, I think he totally outclasses kendrick on this song. still need to hear this new one

keepINtouchwithME Dont lose it, dont lose it

Loving this Rich Kidz tape.

Is the Ca$h Out thing you're talking about just the song, j0rdan, or does he have a full tape (and if so what's it called)?

And the Young Thug tape is "I Came From Nothing 2"? Or is there a more recent one?

thats the recent one

cash out is a duo. jordan was just talking about the video i believe. you should grab 'i came from nothing 2' though. its a big step forward from the first one imo

Cool. Thanks for putting up with drop-in dilettantes, goons.

at first i thought setbacks had the better songs, but now i can say that i easily prefer H&C.

im sure I'll hear this in 2022 given how I'm always ten years behind on all rap