They Hate Change - Finally, New

yeah i thought about posting this in the doing it wrong rap thread but it feels like it’s own thing. no trace of Griselda-ism. also i wish I liked the album better bc the project orientation and vibe seem really fresh but the beats weren’t hitting on a few listens … will revisit

thanks for starting this thread, the album is pretty spectacular. definitely one of my favorites of the year.

idk if the rhyming is really nu-indie, or whatever we're calling the scene with earl sweatshirt, mike, etc, but it is certainly out of step with today's trends. i heard notes of big boi, camp lo's sonny cheeba, and ish butler's work with shabazz palaces (that latter group might be the purest antecedent for this sort of thing)

I only got around to checking this out after you mentioned it in the AOTY thread voodoo chili, so thanking u

Shabazz Palaces for sure, and yeah I get a mid-period Outkast feel from the rapping too. But oh man thank you so much for mentioning Sonny Cheeba—there was one specific rapper this kept reminding me of, to an almost intrusive extent, that I couldn't put my finger on and it's totally him

appreciate it, glad i'm not crazy haha

my two favs are probably "some days i hate my voice," and "from the floor," which come from opposite ends of the ass-shaking spectrum

very much on the same wavelength as shabazz palaces but breakbeats are a great addition to that sound

sonny cheeba is def an influence it seems, i think they quote a camp lo lyric at one point!

new footwork-y remix of "from the floor" by jana rush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yju4UqWQ-1A

that's p cool

this is still the freshest album I've heard this year

some days i hate my voice some days i feel like the metatron

I like how the first line honors one of rap music's memorable banalities

new track is super heavy: https://theyhatechange.bandcamp.com/track/stunt-when-i-see-u

pretty cool feature on the new album by billy woods signee fielded

https://fielded.bandcamp.com/track/freakyextendooooo-feat-they-hate-change

oh yeah, that's great, like a dream Madlib production

new ep coming at the end of the month!

new song is great, obviously: https://theyhatechange.bandcamp.com/album/wish-you-were-here-2

ooh love the switch-up in the middle of that, this is going to be rad

that's fun