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Daimai
Sweden762 Posts
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MCDayC
United Kingdom14464 Posts
On June 22 2013 01:18 darthfoley wrote: I don't really agree with either of you. Maybe it's just me, but I really think the enjoyability of a song rests at least 40-60% on the beat/music surrounding the lyrics. I just found Yeezus incredibly hard to listen to; to me, Born Sinner (at least 3-4 of the songs) were smooth sounding, which is something i value highly. I won't be listening to Yeezus again, nor spending money on it. I haven't listened to Yeezus or Born Sinner yet, but for me I'm finding myself veering away from smoothness, I keep going back to albums like Danny Brown's XXX and Chance the Rappers's Acid Rap, just cause they are like the opposite of predictable, smooth sounding music. So I guess I'll enjoy Yeezus?  | ||
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Rayeth
United States883 Posts
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
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el_dawg
United States164 Posts
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MCDayC
United Kingdom14464 Posts
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
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andyrau
13015 Posts
On June 22 2013 01:43 MCDayC wrote: I haven't listened to Yeezus or Born Sinner yet, but for me I'm finding myself veering away from smoothness, I keep going back to albums like Danny Brown's XXX and Chance the Rappers's Acid Rap, just cause they are like the opposite of predictable, smooth sounding music. So I guess I'll enjoy Yeezus? well xxx was one of the best conceptual albums in the past 5 years and Acid Rap is like one of the mixtapes of the year so I wouldn't really say Yeezus is on the same level. Yeezus is like an amalgamation of a lot of the new developing trends in alt-hiphop, watered down for the rest of us to enjoy (or not). That said, most people that say 'yo yeezy pushed the envalope wit dis joint' need to uh.. diversify their portfolio, so to speak. On the other hand, they're right in the sense that this album is definitely more grungy than his past works. Really, between the two albums (Yeezus and Born Sinner), BGF put it pretty nicely. Look past all of his childish hate and funny jabs and there's actually a valid opinion to be considered. Yeezus might be a great album, or it might not. First couple listens you're either going to love or hate the edginess, but it'll probably be a decade or more before we can actually go back and say with certainty, "Kanye outdid hisself with this and changed the game again" or it might just be one of those things were it's like, "Well, at the very least we got Bound 2 out of it." And Born Sinner is just like.. same ol shit once again. I mean, that Eeyore comparison Mr. Cocaine Biceps did with the Sideline Story really exemplified the self-angst and retrospection in the album, but I think his droopy eyes and face is a great metaphor for the amount of bore I derived from Born Sinner. "Aite" is the most apt description, nuff said. | ||
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Juliette
United States6003 Posts
edit not REALLY rap but i love everything about this and i like drake http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/06/watch-drake-get-denied-access-to-the-heat-locker-room/ | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On June 22 2013 01:48 Rayeth wrote: Yeezus was nothing special IMO. It's Kanye being self indulgent and trying to make an art album. It doesn't really come off as very good, especially considering how amazing MBDTF was. My suspicion is that we as a civilization have reached peak Kanye and have only downward to go from here. idk I think a lot of people felt that way after 808s and he went on to make MBDTF, Kanye is unpredictable. I don't think it's a poorly made album, if someone went in expecting MBDTF or old Kanye or doesn't like the dark sounding beats I could understand why they'd be disappointed, but I think Kanye was successful in creating the sound he wanted to achieve. | ||
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MCDayC
United Kingdom14464 Posts
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Juliette
United States6003 Posts
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Dali.
New Zealand689 Posts
On June 22 2013 09:40 MCDayC wrote: What other hip hop forums do you guys go to, if any at all? r/hiphopheads is the best music community I've found. Super respectful and fun. /mu/ is great for trolling, being trolled and insanely pointless arguments. | ||
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sertman
United States540 Posts
On June 22 2013 01:48 Rayeth wrote: Yeezus was nothing special IMO. It's Kanye being self indulgent and trying to make an art album. It doesn't really come off as very good, especially considering how amazing MBDTF was. My suspicion is that we as a civilization have reached peak Kanye and have only downward to go from here. i saw that argument posted just about everywhere after 808s came out... lol. know your history fam  yeezus is interesting because it's one of those albums that splits the hip hop community right down the middle. i personally love it - i can listen to guilt trip all day. is it as good as MBDTF? no, but it was never going to be in the first place because MBDTF is as close to a perfect album that anyone over the last 30 or 40 years of music has ever come close to. | ||
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MCDayC
United Kingdom14464 Posts
On June 22 2013 12:26 Dali. wrote: r/hiphopheads is the best music community I've found. Super respectful and fun. /mu/ is great for trolling, being trolled and insanely pointless arguments. I do love some r/hiphopheads | ||
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Witten
United States2094 Posts
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Juliette
United States6003 Posts
https://soundcloud.com/octobersveryown the motion is my kind of song omg. his flow reminds me of something else but im very excited omg. jodeci freestyle is kinda like mixtape drake, but i'm a fan of the production and the direction of the sound. versace is more old style drake, but i don't like it as much. but september release <3 meanwhile the PARTYNEXTDOOR dude is pretty good if you're into that kinda thing | ||
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andyrau
13015 Posts
On June 22 2013 13:29 sertman wrote: is it as good as MBDTF? no, but it was never going to be in the first place because MBDTF is as close to a perfect album that anyone over the last 30 or 40 years of music has ever come close to. uh what ??????? | ||
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duckmaster
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MCDayC
United Kingdom14464 Posts
LOL, I got the deluxe edition of Born Sinner... and I cant open it to get to the 2nd CD. i'm not supposed to be this stupid, this is weird. I cant tell which way the hinge is, and I dont want to just rip the whole thing apart  Dw everyone i figured it out | ||
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