probably "highlight reels" woulda made the point clearer than "skateboarding videos" but hell that's where my mind went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― Vomits of a Missionary (bernard snowy), Sunday, 26 October 2014 06:54 (nine years ago) link
i like the album, but it seems weirdly abrupt. every song seems like its been edited a little too sharply.
― StillAdvance, Sunday, 26 October 2014 11:16 (nine years ago) link
i like that about it. great running record (lol). don't really understand why track three is basically the doctor who theme. that and jeopardy. they watch tv i guess, like people
enjoyed yr article whiney
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Sunday, 26 October 2014 11:49 (nine years ago) link
btw tanuki are basically raccoons so isn't his name redundant?
actually tanuki aren't racooons at all. The mystery deepens
― Number None, Sunday, 26 October 2014 11:56 (nine years ago) link
this is a pretty fun exciting album but the production/songwriting is kind of foursquare... as w/ the first RTJ the song structures are very conservative and samey. the stuff on the solo albums was more ambitious in that respect./
― I dunno. (amateurist), Sunday, 26 October 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link
yeah samey puts the finger on the problem for me, not enough diversity between songs for me to keep attention. not surprinsgly, crown is my favorite track on this.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 26 October 2014 21:43 (nine years ago) link
thank u thomp
― ILOVEMASONNA (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 27 October 2014 02:21 (nine years ago) link
No, you're wrong. Which as you listen to RTJ in your free time is probably a running theme for you.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, 27 October 2014 08:52 (nine years ago) link
i honestly can't imagine anyone who likes rap music not enjoying this on some level
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― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, 27 October 2014 08:53 (nine years ago) link
So, your thing is you're like a relentless dick who can't stand to see anyone enjoy something you don't.
― Brocktoon Tanuki (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 27 October 2014 09:30 (nine years ago) link
Oh My Darling Don't Cry = oh my
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 27 October 2014 13:47 (nine years ago) link
xpost the trollsperation (troll desperation) will not be denied
― slothroprhymes, Monday, 27 October 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link
run the jewels is not for children
― ⌘-B (mh), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:14 (nine years ago) link
http://tagthejewels.tumblr.com/
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:31 (nine years ago) link
I lol a lot at
my business card says you're in luckI do two things I rap and fuck
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:40 (nine years ago) link
yeah I love thatso much better than "My name is El-P; I produce & I rap, too!"
― Vomits of a Missionary (bernard snowy), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:44 (nine years ago) link
RT always reaching for the next burn
trollsperating with anticipation
― Evan, Monday, 27 October 2014 15:45 (nine years ago) link
Really I never took El-P too seriously as a rapper until this, maybe will go back and listen to older stuff now
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:46 (nine years ago) link
no need to go that far back... first side of Cancer 4 Cure is dope tho
― Vomits of a Missionary (bernard snowy), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:54 (nine years ago) link
actually now that I think of it, all of his solo albums have been half good-to-great, half tedious
― Vomits of a Missionary (bernard snowy), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:55 (nine years ago) link
Fantastic Damage might be the most consistent but it doesn't have anything as straightforwardly compelling as "Up All Night" or "Oh Hail No"
― Vomits of a Missionary (bernard snowy), Monday, 27 October 2014 15:57 (nine years ago) link
i think if you like this you'd like cancer 4 cure
one thing in whiney's article that's very OTM: Ghetto Extraordinary by Killer Mike is a straight up classic hip hop album that never got released.
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 27 October 2014 16:03 (nine years ago) link
is it floating around though?
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 27 October 2014 16:09 (nine years ago) link
i got it a long time ago, seems totally mastered/finished i'm sure it's around, i'll see if i can find it
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 27 October 2014 16:21 (nine years ago) link
the concept of an unreleased albums seems so weird today
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 27 October 2014 16:24 (nine years ago) link
uh, i would like a copy of Ghetto Extraordinary; I never found one back in the day. YSI?
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 27 October 2014 17:15 (nine years ago) link
i don't know if i can find the files...it may be on a potentially dead ipod :/
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 27 October 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link
yes please
a good friend of mine put this together: http://tagthejewels.tumblr.com
xp :(
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 27 October 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link
A lot of what I love about this is the vibe btw the two of them, contrasting styles, brooklyn v. ATL, on top of the beat vs. behind, constant back-and-forth short verses like "trading fours" in jazz, generally good chemistry
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Monday, 27 October 2014 17:30 (nine years ago) link
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i think the *textures* of the songs--the quality of the samples, etc.--are diverse, but the song structures are kind of predictable and samey. i hope that makes sense.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Monday, 27 October 2014 17:31 (nine years ago) link
one thing i do think is very true is that mike and el-p have kind of pushed each other to even denser, more inventive rhymes... they benefit from the friendly competition, not that rappers are ever without a sense of competition.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Monday, 27 October 2014 17:32 (nine years ago) link
Ghetto Extraordinary
http://www49.zippyshare.com/v/64165742/file.html
― Number None, Monday, 27 October 2014 18:08 (nine years ago) link
Thanks
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 27 October 2014 18:38 (nine years ago) link
"i think the *textures* of the songs--the quality of the samples, etc.--are diverse, but the song structures are kind of predictable and samey. i hope that makes sense."
this is totally right. every song seems like its been put through some preset kind of RTJ sequencer. it gets a bit mechanical by the end. i was thinking its like a mixtape, but without a dj shouting between songs. like the songs seem more or less like they should be blended, they *seem* to pretty much be all about the verses. i was in fact thinking that i might like the album more if it was mixed. the fact that its all so abruptly edited together just made me think that even more. the other thing the album made me think is that i would seriously LOVE some accappelas from killer mike over old el-p songs like deep space 9mm.
― StillAdvance, Monday, 27 October 2014 21:34 (nine years ago) link
curious to hear what everyone who feels like this is a "samey" album will think about it when it's all cat sounds
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Monday, 27 October 2014 21:56 (nine years ago) link
it depends on how many breeds of cat are involved
― I dunno. (amateurist), Monday, 27 October 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
you punks is pussies, proverbial persian panther posers
― ILOVEMASONNA (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 27 October 2014 22:26 (nine years ago) link
mewo
― ⌘-B (mh), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 13:37 (nine years ago) link
*meow
hey guys ghetto extraordinary could be yours! but i need to rescue a bunch of MP3s from an aged old school iPod is there a way to do that?
― u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 14:01 (nine years ago) link
posted upthread already
― Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 14:02 (nine years ago) link
Real music's gonna last, all that other bullshit, here today gone tomorrow.
― Raccoon Tanuki, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:01 (nine years ago) link
aaahahahahahahahahahahaha oh man trolluki did you get that quote from it being sampled on pound cake/paris morton music or count bass D or are you gonna drop dat jazz knowledge cred on us, you are just the best
to quote the great desus nice "DIS SHIT DONT STOP"
― blood on the peaves (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:08 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theilsmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/F89-COVER_960.jpg
― ILOVEMASONNA (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:11 (nine years ago) link
I have no idea who pound cake or paris morton is
― Raccoon Tanuki, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:28 (nine years ago) link
aaahahahahahahahahaha so which source is it then? or are you gonna claim that you originated that phrase i mean honestly please do im fucking dying over here
― blood on the peaves (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:31 (nine years ago) link
begborrowsteal was where I first heard it
why?
― Raccoon Tanuki, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:35 (nine years ago) link
stop feeding the raccoon, let him get his garbage from the can
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:37 (nine years ago) link
sorry it was dwight spitz i think, maybe bbs too?
― Raccoon Tanuki, Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:40 (nine years ago) link
xpost ugh fine its just so much fun
― blood on the peaves (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 28 October 2014 15:42 (nine years ago) link