rae sremmurd - sremmlife (6 jan 2015)

i wouldn't exactly say it's a side 2 side remake. i really like it tho juicy's verse is def superfluous

― J0rdan S., Thursday, March 1, 2018 9:31 AM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the beat is a 95% rip. he uses the same melodies in his vox on the hook too. i like it too tho

well it is better than the original, so...

what no way

Jimmi is very much becoming the Big Boi to Swae's Andre 3000, the solid and maybe even underrated rapper eclipsed by his more interesting, creatively daring counterpart. His third of the record is obviously the one everybody's least excited about but I could see it being a sleeper.

uh let's relax here...

to me swae uses one bit of the melody from the side 2 side chorus to go to a completely different place... it feels more like genuine/inspiration artistry to me than pure "remake" especially when compared to that asap ferg song and whatever else

for some reason people put on their label a&r hats and decided swae lee had unique solo potential that slim jxmmi would never have even when they only had one song out. at least he had the best verse on "black beatles" i guess.

yes "for some reason"

'he had the best verse...' was referring to slim jxmmi since that wasn't clear

anyway "hurt to look" is the clear standout among this recent batch

yes, this reason, it is a mystery to me

I like jxmmi tho. they did a cool freestyle on radio that was going round last (?) year and jxmmi crushes it

He also did a Gucci track on Mr. Davis w/o Swae Lee and absolutely crushed it

sorry if swae lee's unique star quality wasn't so clear to me when only "no flex zone" was out, anyone flippantly commenting care to elaborate on what jumped out at you at that time?

damn im already tired of powerglide.

anyway "hurt to look" is the clear standout among this recent batch

― dyl, Friday, March 2, 2018 6:07 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is straight up challops

Idk why it’s so controversial itt that swae is a more natural breakout star: he’s better looking (seems weird to say that but it’s true and matters); he does the sing-rap post drake thing (sorry for crudeness of that description) and he seems more chilll and confident, whereas jim is more drugged out /manic and channels the bratty element of their sound more. This isn’t to say swae is better per se just better adapted to the current rap ecosystem. I love Jxmmi on their second lp especially, he sounds super hungry

he also sings the hook on every one of their hits and wrote one of the biggest songs of last year

co-wrote Formation too. He's been the chosen one since the beginning

do ppl not like "hurt to look"? like i would agree with the assessment above that it will probably not be a hit but i really like it much more than the other recent releases

to be fair I'll give it another chance, just not my thing maybe

i wanted to like "hurt to look" but it only has one melodic idea. i can vibe w/ it because it's very vibey but i rate it well below "sativa" as far as swae R&B goes

"Powerglide" was a big grower

love it

it's lit

yeah it's a really good song, ready to get sick of it during the NBA playoffs tho

maybe they'll play "Hurts to Look" during montages of the Celtics on offense instead.

'Slime green paint, peanut butter inside' - Powerglide definitely one of my pop songs of the year

Swae's "Guatemala" is a pretty forgettable "Unforgettable" rip. But still loving the flood of new material from these guys. Triple-album rollouts are fun

maybe they'll play "Hurts to Look" during montages of the Celtics on offense instead.

― evol j, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 2:46 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i laughed

'Powerglide' is the fastest five and a half minutes in pop.

it seems i have yet another objectively wrong opinion about rae sremmurd since i prefer "guatemala" to "powerglide"

'Guatemala' is terrific too.

Was underwhelmed by some of the tracks as they came out, but, as a group, this is really working for me.

i like “close” way more than “guatemala”

"close" is niiiiiiiiiicce

Based on its radio play so far "Guatemala" seems like it might be a hit, so I guess Swae knew what he was doing going back to that well

I'm a little peeved SR3MM doesn't have a release date yet but if that means that they just keep releasing two new song a week indefinitely I'm totally fine with it

swae
cation

feel like swaecation might be more interesting than good but "offshore" is amazing

emotional diddy music

“offshore” rules so much

I haven't made it to the Jxmtro section yet

A friend called Swaecation the 2018 Amplified and I'm inclined to agree. It's not bad, but a little one note compared to what I was hoping for.

oh shit, didn't realise this was out!!

feel like swaecation might be more interesting than good

feel like this is prob true, the songs themselves are kinda formless, but it’s a pretty mood to sink into. can’t tell if that’s why i suddenly think “hurt to look” sounds fantastic even though i felt relatively cool about it when it came out

I keep reading 'Swaecation' as 'Swaetcorn'

Jxmtro is the only side that meets expectations

They really spread themselves thin here. The first Sremmlife albums packed each song with melodic ideas, but Swaecation especially is almost stingy with them

even grading on the "it's a triple album what did you expect" curve this is really a disappointment :(

idk my current evaluation is it came out a few hours ago and i gotta spend more time with it

On my first playthrough and Swaecation sounds incredible despite its lack of hooks and stand-up lines. The panflutes and guitar tones!

The "chinny chin chin" line in Powerglide really spoils an otherwise great track

I like the sound of Swaecation but that sequence bores me, mostly.

This whole album feels a lot less... focused than their previous two? And I’m not just talking about the 27 tracks. It’s more... something about how they let their guests steal the spotlight on these songs, something that rarely happened before, even when they had great guests.

That being said, I really like all the group album tracks. And a few of the solo tracks. The 3-4 final Jxmtroduction tracks are good.