impossible to find ... outside of atlanta i mean, obv
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 02:07 (fourteen years ago) link
eh as much as i loved those kanye mixtapes they weren't a media-anointed SEMINAL MIXTAPE MOMENT like So Far Gone or a lot of the other stuff on the list, and obviously he was being kind of withering and obligatory with SFG's inclusion anyway
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― some dude, Saturday, 16 January 2010 02:22 (fourteen years ago) link
im surprised to hear u say that tbh. weren't those mixtapes responsible for a whole bunch of "well its good but not as good as..." type commentary when his lp dropped?
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 03:02 (fourteen years ago) link
kinda, but i mean, Get Well Soon, I'm Good etc. were largely stuff that he produced for major label releases and songs that were on either the official College Dropout or the early leaked version. they helped his buzz as an artist, but it all felt like part of a bigger buzz about his singles, his productions, his overall image, etc.
― avaSHART hahahahaha guys check it out i said shart (some dude), Saturday, 16 January 2010 03:09 (fourteen years ago) link
compare that to the canonical 50 and Wayne mixtapes that have zero material in common w/ the blockbuster albums that followed and Kanye's mixtapes feel a lot less essential or list-worthy in and of themselves, y'know?
― avaSHART hahahahaha guys check it out i said shart (some dude), Saturday, 16 January 2010 03:13 (fourteen years ago) link
& the only reason Drake is a star is bcuz he was on a Canadian TV show, had the same management as Lil Wayne before Drake was "signed," & had a hit R&B single.
I mean how important was that tape reallydoes anyone here even enjoy it
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 03:14 (fourteen years ago) link
not that what yr saying doesnt make sense but it still seems more worthwhile than so far gone
a list bookended w/ 50 Cent Is The Future and So Far Gone is pretty obviously making a point about the kingmaking potential of mixtapes, and I can totally see why Noz included the latter for the sake of narrative regardless of his or your or my opinion. as a statement on what mixtapes can and have done at the end of the decade, it dovetails nicely.
― avaSHART hahahahaha guys check it out i said shart (some dude), Saturday, 16 January 2010 03:16 (fourteen years ago) link
heavy chevyz is amazing
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 16 January 2010 04:30 (fourteen years ago) link
dave which of the four should i download
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 16 January 2010 04:32 (fourteen years ago) link
i like "turn it up", reminds me of mf grimm's 'do it for the kids'
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 04:34 (fourteen years ago) link
the 2nd one, from '03, is amazing
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Friday, January 15, 2010 8:04 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
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― J0rdan S., Saturday, 16 January 2010 04:37 (fourteen years ago) link
i think a lot of folks around here looking for an 'in' to this bay stuff would probably enjoy Husalah; he's got a genuinely eccentric personality & his 'hustlin since the 80s' is one of the best & most consistent LPs from this entire scenehttp://a418.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00920/71/43/920993417_l.jpgdudes looking like a san andreas character here
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 04:43 (fourteen years ago) link
"mamaco" & "flyest gear" are both great tracks that are immediately appealing too. hes actually got kind of a manic ghostface delivery although hes def got a gullier lyrical style compared to ghost these days
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 04:50 (fourteen years ago) link
his rapping on 'im a wild child' is pretty crazy too & definitely captures his off-the-wall style
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 04:52 (fourteen years ago) link
or here's 'husalah shine' which has this great smooth cali vibe to ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43hY4WQuZF4
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 04:54 (fourteen years ago) link
so someone commented on an oj da juiceman post that i wrote on jan 8, 2009
damaniJanuary 15, 2010 at 9:01 pm
wat up my nigga oj da juice man
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 16 January 2010 06:37 (fourteen years ago) link
0j da jewman
― guardian nagle (k3vin k.), Saturday, 16 January 2010 06:48 (fourteen years ago) link
lol yah i was lollin when i approved that
reminds me of jamie foxx clowning terrance howards.
"whats happenin witchu iron mane, mane"
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 07:03 (fourteen years ago) link
*howard
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Saturday, 16 January 2010 07:04 (fourteen years ago) link
dudes looking like a san andreas character here
looks like the black guile from street fighter
― sir ilx-a-lot (cutty), Saturday, 16 January 2010 12:54 (fourteen years ago) link
always loved that beanie tape on noz's list
― david cam'ron (tpp), Saturday, 16 January 2010 13:00 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xffmoG8vjvI
― david cam'ron (tpp), Monday, 18 January 2010 13:13 (fourteen years ago) link
haha i heard that on the radio the other day and cracked up
― HOTT LUNCH II HARDEEZ (some dude), Monday, 18 January 2010 13:37 (fourteen years ago) link
yo goona make sure you vote in the ilx poll so we can get some rap on the list
― guardian nagle (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 03:01 (fourteen years ago) link
lol..."goons"
i think goons have enough influence on ilx that there will be good goon-approved rap on the list
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2010 03:10 (fourteen years ago) link
after the results of my major label rap '09 thread i feel confident that the big ilx poll won't shit the bed rapwise with Blueprint 3 doing well or whatever
― HOTT LUNCH II HARDEEZ (some dude), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 03:18 (fourteen years ago) link
bp3 is not on the ballot ^_^
― guardian nagle (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 03:20 (fourteen years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 19 January 2010 03:10 (5 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
I take it you didn't even look at the 80s list then.
― a hoy hoy, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 08:35 (fourteen years ago) link
man i mean i know "sales are dead" is old news but still sometimes i see these weekly stories and it's just fucking...unreal...the game is so dead.
Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total16 Eminem Relapse 24,000 1,760,00022 Jay-Z Blueprint III 19,000 1,533,00037 Gucci Mane The State Vs. Radric Davis 12,000 203,00057 50 Cent Before I Self Destruct 8,800 358,000177 Wale Attention: Deficit 2,600 66,000
― Na'vi Girls (Need Love Too) (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 23:50 (fourteen years ago) link
dunno if this is goon-approved but i'm kind of feelin the Jay Electronica mixtape.
― forksclovetoFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU- (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 23:57 (fourteen years ago) link
anyone w/ the degree of hype he has is bound to be overrated but i think stupid fruity crazy swag auto goons are generally positive on the jay electronica issue
― not a playa but i ilx a lot (deej), Tuesday, 19 January 2010 23:59 (fourteen years ago) link
i like jay electronica a lot
― Na'vi Girls (Need Love Too) (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:00 (fourteen years ago) link
i just didn't think i'd ever rep for someone whose name is jay electronica, even if he references vonnegut
― forksclovetoFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU- (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:01 (fourteen years ago) link
i dig jay electronica, no tofu
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:02 (fourteen years ago) link
― a hoy hoy, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:35 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i remember you lobbying for goon/rap representation on that thread, but i dunno if it really woulda made a difference, i think that list was always gonna have the 5 rap albums that were on it, give or take, it's a given that it was gonna be a small part of the picture. whereas i think who bothers to vote in the 2009 thread has a big impact on what makes the cut, and there's a lot more room for rap to show up.
― The Titi Hendricks Experience (some dude), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:06 (fourteen years ago) link
I want to like Jay Elec more than I like Jay Elec u_u
― i'd look psychotic in a baklava (The Reverend), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 01:25 (fourteen years ago) link
Matt: are those the top selling rap albums this week? If so, yikes.
i've only heard the newest tape, but so far jay electronica rubs me as being a bit on the dull side. i can't really knock the production, since it's really beautiful and well-done and all, but it's more something i admire than actually enjoy. raps were similarly zzz.
― samosa gibreel, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 01:40 (fourteen years ago) link
RE: album sales - Do you suppose anyone else in hip hop is ever going to put up carter 3 numbers ever again? Or, at least, anybody we've ever heard of as of now?
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 20 January 2010 02:10 (fourteen years ago) link
drake
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 20 January 2010 02:15 (fourteen years ago) link
rev: yes those are the top selling rap albums of the week, second number is overall sales.
i mean, shit....as much hype as gucci's gotten and that's the kinda numbers you can do nowadays? jesus, that's like numbers in the early 90s for a Sadat X solo joint
― Na'vi Girls (Need Love Too) (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 02:15 (fourteen years ago) link
if he doesn't put out a bomb of a lead single i don't see how he doesn't do huge, huge numbers -- maybe not 1m in the first week but something pretty astronomical for rap
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:10 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
well, eminem i guess....drake lol
i bet drake does about 350K...if he's lucky
― Na'vi Girls (Need Love Too) (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 02:16 (fourteen years ago) link
he'll crush any first week number we saw this year, jay included
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 20 January 2010 02:20 (fourteen years ago) link
hmmm what was the best first week number? eminem? are we talking just rap album numbers or anyone's?
i smell a WAGER
― Na'vi Girls (Need Love Too) (M@tt He1ges0n), Wednesday, 20 January 2010 02:24 (fourteen years ago) link
totally forgot about eminem-- i think drake can do em numbers
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 20 January 2010 02:24 (fourteen years ago) link