Binged the show this weekend. The easy read is Atlanta-lite. What am I missing? Been into him since Shyne Coldchain but this just didn’t land. I hope there’s another season.
― avoid boring people, Monday, 26 February 2024 07:53 (three months ago) link
Dark Times is the first Staples LP since Summertime 06 that is clicking with me all the way through. It’s all working perfectly here
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 26 May 2024 19:40 (one week ago) link
Agreed! Summertime 06 and S/T are his high points and this is definitely in league with those.
― avoid boring people, Sunday, 26 May 2024 20:55 (one week ago) link
prefer this to anything he's done since big fish. he's a great writer, and this is the first time since summertime '06 that his songs are so meticulously crafted. also the first album to take full advantage of his calmer delivery, it never gets sleepy and he never sounds bored, which is an issue i had with ramona park and the self-titled
― the defenestration of prog (voodoo chili), Monday, 27 May 2024 18:37 (one week ago) link
Looking forward to getting into this. The producers didn't ring a bell, anyone familiar?
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Monday, 27 May 2024 20:06 (one week ago) link
Some of his best beats in ages ("Étouffée"0.
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 28 May 2024 15:46 (one week ago) link
I feel like a lot of elements have to be just right for a Staples release to work - he’s got to be in the right zone of writing and spitting, the production has to be on point, etc. A lot of stuff he’s done over the past 11 years has an element or two wrong and it just wrecks the whole thing for me
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 28 May 2024 16:38 (one week ago) link
His flow on “Justin” gives me major A Tribe Called Quest feels
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 28 May 2024 16:42 (one week ago) link
Never knew I needed a NOLA bounce homage from Vince Staples. This is sounding great so far.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 May 2024 18:14 (one week ago) link
re: producers, etouffee is mike hector, who produced god for kendrick, among others, and jay versace, the former internet comedian turned producer who did “smoking on my ex pack” for sza, and whosantoine, who i haven’t heard of but i am sure is great
― the defenestration of prog (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 28 May 2024 18:21 (one week ago) link
looking at the rest of the credits, the only other producers i know are the great cardo (got wings), who is behind “radio” (one of my highlights), and michael uzowuru, who has worked with sza and frank ocean, and has several credits on here
― the defenestration of prog (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 28 May 2024 18:24 (one week ago) link
Thanks!
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 May 2024 18:25 (one week ago) link
cardo's mixtapes with payroll giovanni are so good
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 28 May 2024 18:39 (one week ago) link