rolling regional thug thread 2012

i like durk and louie too

Star power means nothing to me at all.

Some releases I've been liking:

Traxamillion - My Radio
PSD Tha Drivah - Bullets and Bouquets
Showbiz and AG - Mugshot Music

i think keef is dope & super charismatic but im not mad if dudes prefer louie b/c i do too at some level, and hes not getting nearly the same level of attention

SD did you get a chance to check out that comp I sent you of his pre-'12 stuff?

some dude should get an SD neck tat like SD

Man, Kobe is so harrrrrrrrrrrrd. It has me dancing around the appartment like a loon.

SD tat on his longneck

Every ilxor should tat their username(s) on their necks, obv.

*-s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opBekAm8hbA

SD did you get a chance to check out that comp I sent you of his pre-'12 stuff?

― D-40, Thursday, December 13, 2012 1:22 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

nah still haven't listened to that

"Laughin To The Bank" sounds like the end of music

I pretty much mentally file Game in the "hip-hop Ween" category at this point. Often hilarious homage to different artists with almost every song, adapting their stylistic tics and trademarks. Of course Ween's comedy is intentional, but I think the comparison holds some water.

cant lie on the way into work i was listening to finally rich & think i may have underrated it a bit, it really is a p great album

Yeah, I'm enjoying this so far, especially after really not expecting much. Wasn't really feeling Love Sosa...

I don't like "Laughing to the Bank," "No Tomorrow" (I like the beat, Keef doesn't do anything with it) or "3Hunna" (flatliner) and "Got Them Bands" is way too fucking all over the place, way too much song going on.

But I really like the rest of the album.

'3hunna' is a classic & one of his best songs albeit the 2nd keef verse >>>>>>> ross's verse

original > remix is what i mean

otherwise agree w/ your breakdown
altho i have a feeling that while i will skip 'laughing to the bank' a lot i kind of like it in spite of itself, or the idea of it, or something

won't get a chance to listen to this for the next few days. what is so weird abt 'laughing to the bank'?

3hunna is one of his best songs yeh

'3hunna' is a classic & one of his best songs albeit the 2nd keef verse >>>>>>> ross's verse

― D-40, Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:30 AM (33 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah i should've specified, i think ross is a deadweight here, and i've enjoyed ross over the last two years. original is fine, although not a favourite of mine

yeah "laughing to the bank" doesn't sound that crazy to me

idk i think HAWHAWHAWH is a pretty weird hook

it's just keef and the beat are far too repetitive, it becomes really grating. that damn flute-like synth makes me want to gouge out my ears.

when keef is on point he successfully uses repetition to a hypnotic effect, but "laughing" tips the scale too far

i think of "hate being sober" and "love sosa" sorta like the "BMF" & "hard in da paint" beats... for a while i would get the melodies confused in my head but eventually they emerged as two very distinctive things to me

"Citgo" is incredible.

ok i'm listening on youtube 'laughing' is hilarious

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhCR4CH0ZB2hLndY5r

this is a way way better song than push t deserves

this is the best non-keef chop song that exists afaik

that is surprisingly good! wish it had more popcaan and fewer mediocre pusha verses though

this is the best non-keef chop song that exists afaik

― D-40, Friday, December 14, 2012 1:50 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark

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kanye to the forum has a 24 page thread on the pitchfork review of keef's album

it's 10:30 a.m. ET

lol, that's what i call a work ethic.

im not wild about jayson's review from an accuracy standpoint tbh

er, factually its accurate, i mean his descriptions of keef & waka's styles doesnt wash for me

yeah last night on fb you mentioned you took issue with the description of keef 'not being a lyricist'

can you expound on that?

lol wow i can see ppl perching at their keyboards now

im busy at the moment but i'll add some context in a min.

no rush i gotta "work" anyway

i thought jayson's review was good also keep in mind he turned it around insanely quickly

yeah i thought PF still waited for the week of release to run reviews, was surprised to see that so soon

and miss a chance to get something out before everyone else and thus the page views? and "the first verdict?" hell nah

yeah but there are hundrends of equally anticipated albums they didn't jump the gun and do that with, is what i'm saying.

probably starting eoy rollout next week or something

ah good point

yeah today was the last day of reviews before the end of the year, so that was why

er, factually its accurate, i mean his descriptions of keef & waka's styles doesnt wash for me

― D-40, Friday, December 14, 2012 5:46 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think it's well written but I probably slightly disagree with him about almost everything.

There's a lot of joy in this to me, which is why it works so well, Keef's brand of aggression is closer to Gucci's cool but menacing aggression than Waka's, and, yeah, Keef is a kind of lyricist - the minimalist kind. People tend to equate lyricism with a certain quantity of words and metaphors and, sometimes, sincerity and "messages". But Keef is pretty precise with his words, for all his cooler than a coolers, and the minimal style suits his persona. He gets the message across.

ive basically come around to every song on the keef album & my resistance to 'ballin' is slipping as well :-/

whiney u wanna keep ilx beefs to ilx please

FTR I liked jordan's pitchfork review of keef, felipe's fader piece, and kk's red eye review

i didnt agree w/ EVERYTHING in each of them but thats true of like ... anyone

and for what its worth, critics are panning this p much across the board w/ terrible opinions

haha do you keep forgetting there's a keef thread or what