The Hip Hop/Rap Thread

[henzINNIT]

Both of those singles were released to profit on leaks. Dre is a lazy, greedy old man with no interest in or relevence to today's music industry.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

I can't say I blame him for that last part

 

[sweetre15]

Anyone stoked about Nas dropping a new single tonight called "The Don"?

 

[CrypticOne]

Yeah, I can't wait. I need some new Nas in my life. And just from the title, you know it's going to be good.

 

[sweetre15]

Here's the Nas track: http://illroots.com/2012/03/15/nas-the-don-cdq/

Nas is on fire!!

 

[Incrediblejeff]

I can't wait Nas is the G.O.A.T. in my opinion.

 

[Otis Redding]

the new odd future tape leaked today. there are some tracks that i really enjoy, it's a fun album. the tracks with tyler and frank are the standouts (analog 2, sam is dead, white), as expected. a lot of this album is showcasing hodgy and domo (who really has improved), since they both don't have the luxury of a solo album like tyler and frank do. but tyler's verses are fire, and frank ocean can sing (and even rap!) incredibly well. earl even makes an appearance on the last track.

if you're an odd future fan, it's worth listening to. if you're just a tyler or frank fan, you'll probably only like a couple tracks.

 

[CrypticOne]

Man, this new Nas song is fire!

 

[chamber-music]

So Ed Sheeran has started doing shows in the U.S. now after his success in the UK with his debut album.

I wonder how he will go down as his a odd looking pale redhead guy who makes folky rap/Rn'b music.

Like Jack Johnson if he grew up listening to hip hop. Plus he has Ron Weasley from Harry Potter play him in his music videos.

He already has fans over the past few years with Jaime Foxx and Elton John included from his mixtape stuff and live shows.

 

[ComicChick]

really like the beat of the new Nas track

 

[Spidey_Freak]

wu-tang is the GOAT y'all keep it real :-p

 

[The Morningstar]

Na Rakim is. Nas is close behind him though. GZA from the Wu is right up there.

 

[EML420]

Nas imo is so underrated I mean all the hip hop heads know hes up there with the greatest but his mainstream appeal has really faded. I love the single Nasty I hope the album overal is just has good.

I didnt really like Distant Relatives I really wanted to but I didnt I thought the N word album or Untitled was alright not a terrible album.

 

[CrypticOne]

Distant Relatives is a bit sleepy, but I thought overall it was still a good album.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Did anyone check out Big KRIT's 4Eva N A Day Mixtape?

 

[chamber-music]

Future BBC one to watch post modern RnB sci fi singer songwriter and producer Jai Paul has dropped a new tune Jasmine.

Pauls on the same label as Adele.

His 2010 track BTSU made alot of peoples top singles of that years list and was sampled by Drake, Pusha T and Beyonce among others.

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Jasmine sounds like a cross between Kavinsky from the Drive movie soundtrack mixed with D'Angelo.

His debut album is going to drop this year.

Not strictly Hip Hop more RnB but his popular in Hip Hop circles and his albums probably going to get sampled the hell out of by a bunch of rappers

 

[sweetre15]

Check out this new song by Kendrick Lamar and Dr.Dre:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJc0M4CjmNg

 

[CrypticOne]

I wonder why Dre isn't getting on songs that he actually produces. That's new. Good song though.

 

[sweetre15]

I wonder why Dre isn't getting on songs that he actually produces. That's new. Good song though.

This makes me want Kendrick and TDE to ghostwrite and be heavily involved with Detox, if it ever gets made.

 

[CrypticOne]

I don't even care about Detox anymore. I just want that K.Dot album. And that Black Hippy album to get released. Perferably this year.

 

[RockSP]

I wonder why Dre isn't getting on songs that he actually produces. That's new.

Not really. "No diggety" from Blackstreet.

 

[sweetre15]

Not really. "No diggety" from Blackstreet.

Technically that was Dre's beat because he originally was going to let Tupac use it for "Toss It Up" but when he left Death Row, he sold it to Teddy Riley

 

[RockSP]

^^Now I know...that's half the battle.

 

[sweetre15]

^^Now I know...that's half the battle.

And know you know 1 of the reasons why Pac blasted him on Toss it Up and picked on him in To Live and Die in LA lol..

 

[henzINNIT]

Obie Trice's Bottoms Up is great. Pleasently surprised that he hasn't missed a step in his seperation from Shady.