n/m i got confused -- tech n9ne scanned his millionth album w/ 'killer'
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
i thought the whole album went platinum independently
regardless, talking about billboard numbers is grade-A stupid & pointless in this debate.
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
that's the problem tho w/ these arguments is that if we can't rely on what little quantitative numbers that we have, it's just one person's word vs the other's & it's hard to find the opposite argument to be legitimate
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:04 (thirteen years ago) link
btw i'm not sticking by the thing about tech n9ne being more popular than curren$y
haha holy shit at this long drawn out convo about who's more popular. Wiz totally is -- was before "Black & Yellow" dropped but that definitely has widened the gap a bit
― My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro) (some dude), Friday, December 3, 2010 5:01 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
what are u basing it on? i agree after bny that wiz pulled ahead (& the numbers bear this out obv)
i still think curren$y is about as popular as one can possibly get while still being 'underground'
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, December 3, 2010 7:56 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i'm basing it on how much i hear about Wiz from rap guys i know IRL or on twitter, how often he does big sold out shows in the area, other stuff like Wiz being on the official remix to a huge Trey Songz single even before "Black & Yellow" was even out. Wiz & Curren$y are definitely both pretty popular together and individually but it feels very clear whose mainstream profile is higher.
― some dude, Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:05 (thirteen years ago) link
i dunno i think this debate has actually fleshed out a better idea of how popular these dudes are, i feel 'more informed' having participated
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:06 (thirteen years ago) link
me too, just saying
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:07 (thirteen years ago) link
i wonder why curren$y isn't touring -- obvi if wiz keeps up a consistent tour schedule thats going to affect things too
i think wiz is probably also easier to rap along with
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:07 (thirteen years ago) link
i mean, curren$y is touring, but why he isnt doing wiz-style national touring
i mean hes gotta be bigger then effin nipsey hussle
yeah probably
― gimme schefter (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:08 (thirteen years ago) link
should have a x < y < z < a < b < c argument about which middleweight rappers are more popular than others
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:08 (thirteen years ago) link
we haven't incorporated youtube views into this debate yet lol
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Friday, December 3, 2010 6:07 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark
Yes, entirely. This is a big part of his appeal vs Curren$y. Doesn't make him a better rapper, but it counts for a lot.
― altered boners (rennavate), Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:14 (thirteen years ago) link
but yeah, wiz has been touring like crazy
― The Reverend, Saturday, 4 December 2010 01:40 (thirteen years ago) link
the wiz/curren$y mix was my favorite of the curren$y mixtapes but I tried Kush & OJ and couldn't get with a whole mix of just wiz. it was alright just ... too much I guess. their styles go good together imo.
― dmr, Saturday, 4 December 2010 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^i mostly agree although this is one of the best songs to drop this year imohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZwdyt_MA7s
― lotta diamonds ... but prolly more display names (deej), Saturday, 4 December 2010 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link
wiz's twitter avatar is hella endearing
http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/1184951409/WIZ-KHALIZAx-WAKEN-BAKEN-TOUR-2010-x-Best-Buy-Theatre-NYC-x-via-Ernest-Estim_-10.21.10.-Image-Copywritten-All-Rights-Reserved-2010.-Use-Without-Proper-Permission-Prohibited.-www.ernestestime.com-www.ernestestime.comcolumn046.jpg
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 11 December 2010 09:57 (thirteen years ago) link
hater commentators, call em pat buchanans
^^^had that line stuck in my head all day
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Saturday, 11 December 2010 09:59 (thirteen years ago) link
that's awesome
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 11 December 2010 10:04 (thirteen years ago) link
maybe that's an xpost to ppl only mentioned in one rap song ever i dunno
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Saturday, 11 December 2010 10:10 (thirteen years ago) link
i would investigate the full catalog of wyclef jean before i pounded the gavel on that one
― ad hom alone (J0rdan S.), Saturday, 11 December 2010 10:11 (thirteen years ago) link
lol
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Saturday, 11 December 2010 10:12 (thirteen years ago) link
only result ohhla throws up is by 'danny!' but i will continue blissfully ignoring his existance
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Saturday, 11 December 2010 10:13 (thirteen years ago) link
as i just posted on the other thread, it's a big krit line, not currensy. i remembered wrong.
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Saturday, 11 December 2010 10:16 (thirteen years ago) link
that sounds more likely
― Indian Food 2 Electric Vindaloo (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 11 December 2010 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
is there a rule that says every curren$y video must contain a shot of him driving past the superdome?
― dirty *plop* (The Reverend), Friday, 17 December 2010 02:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I really liked the first Pilot Talk but damn, Pilot Talk II is an improvement on all levels.
I liked the smooth production, but if there was a 'fault' at all with Pilot Talk, it's that sometimes the production was too relaxing and made me almost tune out the rapping. I think this feels more like a proper hip-hop album overall.
Curren$y brings a lot of tude too. "Fuck yo system, I get paid without it"....
― yelawolfenstein (San Te), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:07 (thirteen years ago) link
otm
― Gus Van Sotosyn (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:12 (thirteen years ago) link
think i'm maybe the only person who likes pilot talk pt1 better?
both are great though!
i think i'm just more of a beats >>>> rhymes guy
― gr8080, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:15 (thirteen years ago) link
but that's why I prefer the second one
― Gus Van Sotosyn (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:18 (thirteen years ago) link
http://teslastaging.com/forums/images/smilies/Gestures/userArmsCrossed.gif
― gr8080, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:20 (thirteen years ago) link
the track "elevator music" is better than any track on either pilot talk tho
― gr8080, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
the non-album single he did w/ fiend was the best thing he did all year
― BIG SANTA aka the sleighdriver (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I would probably agree with that if Fiend wasn't on it, don't like his verse... that beat is amazing tho.
I really like "Montreux" off of PT2, has a similar vibe to "Flying Iron". Also "Fashionably Late"
― the nutwasher (The Brainwasher), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:26 (thirteen years ago) link
i play that track with killa kyleon a lot, "4 hours 20 minutes". scrunch up yr face.
― zvookster, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:35 (thirteen years ago) link
i think i like PT1 a little better. not by much tho. to my mind each enhances the other, like halves of a double album...the sharper caffeinated "proper hip hop album" foregrounding curren$y's lyrics versus the hazy expansive potluck with more emphasis on beats
― swvl, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:38 (thirteen years ago) link
― gr8080, Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:15 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i dont think the sound of his voice even works w/ some of those beats on the 1st one tho
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:39 (thirteen years ago) link
i dont think the beats are better on the 1st one -- certainly not for curren$y -- but i think there's def a lot more diversity in sounds which might be whats roping you dudes in?
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:40 (thirteen years ago) link
well i'm always interested in what deej thinks, especially abt rap music so
― gr8080, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:40 (thirteen years ago) link
glad i could be of service bro! ill mention this again on gchat as well
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:42 (thirteen years ago) link
; )
― gr8080, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, the diversity of sounds is def one of the things I like about pt1. the more focused production on pt2 may play more directly to curren$y's strengths, but the album feels a little more narrow as a result. just a little tho. i like em both!
― swvl, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 03:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i feel like there's one amazing album to be made from the two of these and that's the one i'm listening to and calling pilot talk
― it Terribel !!! (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 04:35 (thirteen years ago) link
First one has some great beats and great moments, but PT2 is so consistent and cohesive, definitely in the upper reaches of my albums of the year list. BTW, I'm listening to the new Destroyer right now and thinking that PT2 is like a rap version of Kaputt - similar musical aesthetic. and yes, I just smoked.
― (I'm your) Hucci-Gucci Mane (Whitey on the Moon), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 08:55 (thirteen years ago) link
i think there's def a lot more diversity in sounds which might be whats roping you dudes in?
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Tuesday, December 28, 2010 8:40 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
I think it's this exactly. There's some fantastic beats on the PT1, but the ones on PT2 suit Curren$y consistently better.
― rihanna rennavated my dick (rennavate), Wednesday, 29 December 2010 21:22 (thirteen years ago) link
i jsut watched this video for the first time...fiend looks like he's been living pretty well
― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Wednesday, 29 December 2010 23:57 (thirteen years ago) link
thoughts on the new mixtape? halfway thru, digging it so far. i like the song where he raps about watching boardwalk empire.
― swvl, Saturday, 1 January 2011 17:42 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah im feeling this for sure
― lyrics is weak ... like clock radio similes (deej), Sunday, 2 January 2011 00:48 (thirteen years ago) link