thraed of 03 Greedo

My new fav rapper brings life to a moribund genre scene: LA street rap

(ok that's an unfair descrip of LA street rap, Drakeo & frostydasnowmann have been doing interesting things w/in this framework but bear w/ me)

There's something v LA Max B about 03 Greedo, a 31-year-old ex con w/ a refined sense for melody & the range & variety surpassing his peers.

First song I heard was "Mafia Business" which i've been told was recorded on a "church microphone using garage band and recorded thru an internal mic on an old white Mac computer."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMUKT9cODEY

a tribute to mafia ray, a "LEGENDARY FIGURE" in California, featuring his kids in cameo appearances on the video, v heartfelt stuff, melodies fluttering like streamers in the breeze

then there's "Molly"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLQVfnc0HUc

his songs tend not to rely on regionalisms of production instead reach for a sort of low-budget universality that lets his melodies or songwriting define them (a la max b again)

"Sweet Lady"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9MwIz2Calo

He has four albums so far & each is 30+ tracks long but I recommend starting w/ "Purple Summer" from last year (which each of these songs are off of)

Obv a commitment but its not the kind of thing where you have to dig for gems, his quality control is great, album tracks are as intriguing compositionally/content-wise as the "hits"

when i played this guy for Jordan he described it as (paraphrasing) v much "[deej] music" so depending on your tolerance for this stuff, you may or may not dig

have a feeling m@tt will feel it

Love that first one. I'll check him out.

I like this guy a lot but these tracks are *very* lo-fi, or at least they don't sound very good on Spotify (where I'm listening atm). I couldn't imagine what it would sound like if you tried to play them out.

I don’t really hear that? The first song I posted recorded in a church mic sure but otherwise it sounds fine

okay - I'll give it another listen under different circumstances.

melodies are super max b yea

New project out recorded immediately after he got out of jail

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/first-night-out/id1301796041

this one's only 13 traxx fwiw

strong as ever

i do like this

man tho some of it is really lo-fi, like someone buy the dude a $80 yeti lol

but i dunno sometimes that can give it a vibe too

this dude is tons better than a lot of rappers now that are huge

yeah i tried listening to the new trippie redd after listening to this & the comparison made trippie seem like he was fingerpainting

it's also cool that, although he's definitely got a good sense of hook and catchy melodies (get the max b comparisons) he can switch it up with some really good and should skillful conventional rapping too

did an EP length playlist of 'essential' 03 greedo cuts (just eight tracks), a mix of obvious essentials and a couple personal favs
https://open.spotify.com/user/12122478114/playlist/7hx9RZQo2eLKhEi54bveXp

still one of my fav discoveries this year

New tape The Wolf of Grape Street sounds good to me. some repeat tracks from past tapes tho?

If i wasnt rappin baby id be backsides on the pavement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gm75LbhnVw

The man has opinions: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8240730/03-greedo-interview-wolf-of-grape-street-album

oof that's grim. is tupac the most hated big time rapper or what?

2Pac On my next album. We had a misunderstanding lol

— il lupo aka The Wolf #LLLM (@03Greedo) March 13, 2018

Haha

i added this banger to the tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC0ls7MzZts

Wolf of Grape Street is pretty solid all the way through, the song with Yhung T.O. is a massive banger. Those two go really well together, and it was interesting to hear Greedo adapt a more rappity rap approach, some of his internal rhyme is ridiculous in that song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPDJ_Ew7rNM

five new greedo songs leaked on yt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbwSg-G9CIk&list=UUGhcfqSJwcsFS7nkUOpHcVQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbwSg-G9CIk&list=UUGhcfqSJwcsFS7nkUOpHcVQ

ffs

goo.gl/rdKncD

a 20-year sentence: http://www.thefader.com/2018/04/30/03-greedo-prison-sentence

ouffffff

a few weeks old (also apparently recorded in 2017) at this point, but this song is crazy good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr-zKh906V0

new alb with kenny beats out today, probably the most accessible thing he's ever done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwGrIM0Jyw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IHQs3iu7qI

i think greedo might be a lurker lol

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

ooh that's good

get ya mind right, you need money to survive!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI8Oz0h6FZs

he's out of jail, can't stop singing his new song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AIG2RdhV1M