rolling thread 2021 (deluxe edition)

Sheldon Pearce ( former Pitchfork current New Yorker writer editor) calls Alchemist “one of hiphop’s greatest producers ever” in his little New Yorker review of Armand Hammer “Haram.” I like Alchemist style but am not sure if he’s in top pantheon. What do you all think?

he's been a fixture for two decades and he's arguably having his greatest (critical) success now, idk where i'd put him on my personal list but he's worked himself into the conversation

I really hate ranking shit, but I definitely think the last decade has done a lot to make his stock rise

and in retrospect he's definitely part of what led to the whole new east coast grimy underground shit - griselda, mach hommy, roc marciano, the god fahim, etc etc etc, hell daringer's whole sound

one of my fav alchemist beats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr3bZzNNL-4

He's very resilient, he went from producing street hit singles in the 00's to middleground albums nowadays.
Gotta respect that. But greatest producer ? No.

i took pearce's "one of the greatest" to translate roughly to "top 50 or so"

will never say no to funky, paranoid, l.a. street shit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m3fEeuaKtE

whole project by comptonasstg is pretty good, tbh (vicious road 2 riches)

new redman song is good as hell lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAc8vwG0ttE

as long as we're doing old shit/new shit:

first track off the yelawolf and DJ paul EP is good early summer stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOBv4NRb3lo

New Devin the Dude album is very much hitting the spot for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RRAHJQN9dA

one of my vividest internet music memories is downloading an awesome devin the dude track from your blog, forks

lol, those were the days

xxxxpost voodoo colder & colder is great

god "tombstone" by rod wave is so gorgeous and amazing. i am not that familiar with his work but definitely my fav among the songs i do know. should i listen to his new album or an older project?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo9AlOrQ3iE

i really like "pray for love"

really digging the new don toliver

uhh, here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFIJHaylMu4

my fav rod wave song is still 'heart 4 sale' tho it slightly predates his breakthrough

if you go back far enough, you'll find rod wave songs that are actually upbeat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_5HRLsgwAo

big recommend: J.U.S. - GOD GOKU JAY-Z

real cool shit from Danny Brown's Bruiser Brigade label...almost like if Koreatown Oddity was more gangster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scx9jz1uenY

co-sign, good album. he actually does have a bit of hov in his voice

It's cool I think Bruised Brigade is actually going to be a cool and interesting label with a real vibe, not just the typical rapper label where it feels they just are doing it because that's what you do when you get to a certain level

heavily fucking with the topaz jones album.

also digging the new yg x mozzy x blxst (who probably deserves his own thread)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0H6JrByUbM

liking the isaiah rashad/duke deuce track Lay Wit Ya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzrQCsJzr70

Namir Blade x L'Orange a producer I like(did one of the best latter day Kool Keith records Time?.... Astonishing)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJsgWE7cqtw

liking the isaiah rashad/duke deuce track Lay Wit Ya

love zay but it's hard to deny that the song gets 10x better once duke nukem shows up

this is just crazy good, def a new level for nudy

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

on deej's tip of liking rap songs that are actually popular, i can't stop playing moneybagg yo's "wockesha"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAhcBx5Bl-Y

mach-hommy album is good, great clunky trashy beats across the whole thing

agreed, i dig it too. he's a much nastier and more creative lyricist than the other griselda guys. never feels like he's doing cosplay.

also totally fearless, will say anything.

prob not gonna wade through 68 minutes of lloyd banks in 2021 but the tracks with benny the butcher and freddie gibbs are high-quality grime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyNDIvzp5y8

*not grime music, obv, grimy east coast street music

i love banks lol gonna check out all 68 minutes

Pray for Haiti rules ♥️♥️♥️♥️ Mach

i wish the new roddy ricch single were better, feels a bit like "high fashion" overdosed on valium

it's not great like its forebears but i like it anyway. the dreamlike vibe of the video is pretty cool, wish i could dance in that club he goes to

there are some rly nice touches in the production, as is often the case w/ mustard

i didn’t mind it but it’s not that exciting, prob a “safe” choice. he’ll come with something harder next i bet

of the big A list rappers rn he’s prob still my favorite

bringing back 2004, Lloyd Banks and Jim Jones just put out two good records in 2021!

there were some joints on that jim jones/harry fraud tape, not gonna lie

honestly in awe at how good this song is lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avkJ2h0wgbs

pound-for-pound his funniest song yet.

the herbo project is really great imo, not in rap many who can do the vulnerable tough guy thing like he can. somehow still only 25 years old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnl00Hlr5VU

the "i really mean it" flip is the only real weak spot, i mostly think rappers should just let that sample be in the future

wow yeah feels like he's been around forever

digging Deuce Ellis - Acid

he's got a good flow, love the beats, the live bass sample almost reminds me of a modern Low End Theory track this one has Che Noir who I like a lot too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nne5zdETtRE

"I just threw your life inside a toilet, now I'm flushing you"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo8sxsqaNmQ

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/fast-rap-dj-frisco-senseless/2021/07/22/20a54d0a-ea56-11eb-8950-d73b3e93ff7f_story.html

Florida fast rap remixes by DJ Fetti Fee and others like DJ Frisco954 speed up the vocals

it's kind of trendy to hate on kenny beats nowadays, but this one is equal parts sinister and playful. offset jim does his "norcal drakeo" thing pretty well here, it's just fun to hear him talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6lh9RDdlmM