rolling regional thug thread 2012

What do we think of the new Gunplay? I think my expectations were too high, nit enjoying it as much I thought I would.

it could be better or more substantial. he's still a deliriously awesome rapper but we're nearing the point where he needs to put out "songs" i think

yeah, that's about right. But given this is just a prequel to another mixtape (I think?) it might be someways off...

J0rdan, you said p much most of what I felt about the A$ap Mob tape. Tight review.

what's the third asap ferg solo track (other than "work" and "persian wine")

choppers on deck

which is much less good than the other two

& thanks pandemic

http://globalgrind.com/news/chicago-rapper-lil-jojo-dead-joseph-coleman-shot-chief-keef-lil-reese-photos

https://twitter.com/ChiefKeef/status/243233095120199680

wow what a piece of shit.

chicago is fucking insane too man, what is going on there?

Chicago Rapper Lil Jojo Gunned Down!

this jojo shit is blowing up right now everyone is concerned

Sad state of affairs over there.

Yep. Do we see Keef, Durk, Reese and them actually surviving this? Looks pretty bad.

what do you mean surviving

i listened to that track by lil jojo. kid's voice hadn't even changed yet. jesus.

the reaction to this on twitter (just scrolling thru people i don't know) is interesting. keef & reese definitely acted like major assholes on twitter but i have to imagine the reaction would be a lot different if either were respected as rappers.

I mean survived as in not getting killed. They're high profile names in the middle of a gang war. Someone is gonna try to kill them unless something extraordinary happens. Or so I would think.

*survive

keef & reese definitely acted like major assholes on twitter but i have to imagine the reaction would be a lot different if either were respected as rappers.

― young money color me badd (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, September 5, 2012 4:21 PM (46 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

really? also i thought they were the hot thing now.

"major assholes" is an understatement

m@tt they were completely callous but its probably not a rap beef that ended that kids life.

i mean how separate are the rap/street worlds in this case though? obv you know more but my sense is "not very"

https://twitter.com/ChiefKeef/status/243470699031830531

i kinda feel like all these boys are like Bunny's kids in season 4 of the wire

i mean how separate are the rap/street worlds in this case though? obv you know more but my sense is "not very"

― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, September 5, 2012 5:22 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

who knows. i just mean that the kid's rap career wasn't just predicated on dissing the most well known rapper in the city but on making death threats towards him & at the massive street gang hes in more generally. i think its believable that the kid's raps got him into trouble but the idea that these two were rivals or something seems presumptive & farfetched to me

i guess i was assuming the rap stuff was just the tip of the iceberg & a small reflection of the real life street stuff going on

not sure why this point is so important actually

Can we really use the word "rap career" in relation to JoJo? The kid wanted attention, not a hit single.

m@tt i think its more like, slow down because: twitter.com/bcity79/status/243482964455989249

no one actually knows anything

ah ok.

it's more just depressing to me...like in the long view. i dunno, this shit just goes on and on and on. :(

better chicago rap related news : katie got bandz just dropped her tape : http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/18708/katie_got_bandz_bandz_and_hittaz.html

unbelievably terrible timing.

you really like that? like not trying to be a dick but jeez she is not good, like at all.

the production is kinda interesting in this horror movie clanging way, hmm :\

i like 2 of her singles & 'band dance' iirc.

havent heard the tape yet

She drops bangers, as simple as that, 'Throw yo sets up' is crazy.

really? also i thought they were the hot thing now.

i mean he def has a huge fanbase no doubt but he's a super divisive artist, even amongst 'tastemakers'. there's a lot of reaction on twitter like "get chief keef out of hip hop" or "chief keef is ruining hip hop" or whatever which i don't think would be the reaction if "respectable" artists were beefing and one of them got shot.

there's certainly other aspects to this of course, but yeah. a lot of people think chief keef is some huge media conspiracy or w/e.

Sisilifami, I'll take your word for it. This stuff is not to my taste.

This shit is out of control. rhymefest's twitter feed u_u

And the police are after Keef, apparently:

http://www.suntimes.com/14964520-761/lil-jojo-murdered-in-chicago-police-now-looking-at-chief-keefs-tweets-source-says.html

i wouldn't really say they were 'after' keef based on that link.

Perhaps not. Just looks like trouble is coming from every direction right now. Who knows how Interscope are reacting to this.

Emerging from the ether as mysterious as he is imposing, Ice Cold Perm is the debut album from Berkeley, CA rapper 100s.

Merely a reckless young black man in the eyes of a broken society, 100s has taken it upon himself to thrive. At 19 years old, he arrives a true student of the game: a living, breathing, smoking tribute to the long line of West Coast players.

Teaming up with local powerhouse producer, engineer and childhood friend Joe Wax (Turf Starz, Main Attrakionz, NhT Boyz, Lil Rue), Ice Cold Perm is laced with smooth slaps and icey raps, their unique chemistry taking listeners on a skewed ride through a young man's mind ... where the potency of your Activator is the currency of the realm.

http://dreamcollabo.bandcamp.com/album/ice-cold-perm-2

this is cool enough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMUwsVR13Po

This song has grown on me.

ya those keef tweets are def brutal OTOH, like, not trying to say he's not a major asshole, i mean like how much death have these guys experienced in their lives? a lot more than i have i'm guessing! not to say that it's still not jarring but it's prob well documented that like, ppl who go to war develop a certain indifference to what was originally so horrifying to them -> sense of humour about it

the way i think to argue abt it that doesnt make one sound like a heartless moral relativist, i think, is that in certain communities life has been so devalued that someone's death -- esp someone who seems to have decided to cash in on a death wish -- becomes a punchline. its wild how keef has become a fall boy for an entire culture.

also wtf https://twitter.com/RHYMEFEST/status/243512317894094848 at implying someone is a murderer on twitter

rhymefest?

idk this entire thing is sickening. i think the behavior of most internet talking heads on this is unforgiveable but this is one of those areas where being strident feels really inappropriate, like we're all standing right over this faultline of where serious questions should be asked & ppl should start taking responsibility for what they endorse & promote & instead everyone is getting MORE self righteous. some of the schadenfreude & "i told you so"s about the death of a teenager are sickening

otm

social media is a horrible fucking blight sometimes