The Hip Hop Thread - Part 3

[TheKanga]

Been digging this song from Big L's posthumous album ''The Big Picture''
Underrated album btw!



My fav song from Lifestylez is this one

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

All Black by Big L prolly my favourite track.

 

[TheKanga]

Some more classic s**t

 

[Footscrazy]

Holy excrement that Crooklin track is dope Kanga, Never heard that track before.

 

[Footscrazy]

 

[madman]

Damn Kendrick just dropped an absolute classic

 

[Art Corvelay]

Damn Kendrick just dropped an absolute classic

Listening now, pleasant pre-order surprise!

 

[Juke]

Such a well rounded album, will feature highly in my end of year list. I think it'll take multiple listens for it to really sink in though, and it's a pretty big departure from GKMC and s.80.

 

[Gibbsy]

As I mentioned in the 2015 music thread, I held off on listening to The Blacker The Berry until the album dropped just so I could truly appreciate it. Unsurprisingly it's my favourite song off the album. I also said this:

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So far my favourites apart from TBTB are Alright and Hood Politics. I can tell that it's going to be an album that takes a little longer to appreciate. As many others have mentioned, there are no 'bangers' like Backseat Freestyle or a number of other songs on GKMC but maybe this album is more cohesive? I'm not sure yet. GKMC is one of the best hip hop albums this century. I'll be interested to read the reviews for this album.

 

[TheKanga]

Damn Kendrick just dropped an absolute classic

When is the album out, I'll have to buy it
I loved Good Kid Mad City.

 

[TheKanga]

One of the best hip hop music videos

 

[Art Corvelay]

When is the album out, I'll have to buy it
I loved Good Kid Mad City.

Now, released on iTunes yesterday a week early.

 

[Footscrazy]

One of the best hip hop music videos

Probably one of the best music vids full stop. Coldplay even ripped them off on the vid for Yellow

 

[Dagless]

 

[TheKanga]

Now, released on iTunes yesterday a week early.

Nice might buy it tonight when I get paid.
What's the quality like with ITunes stuff, never bought anything on there before...

 

[Gibbsy]

Nice might buy it tonight when I get paid.
What's the quality like with ITunes stuff, never bought anything on there before...

256 kbps AAC which is essentially equivalent to 320 kbps MP3.

It's good quality, nothing wrong with it.

 

[Premiers04]

It took a few listens but Kendrick just dropped another classic in my opinion. It's a different sound to what most rap is nowadays and i think that'll throw people off, especially after the absolute bangers on GKMC. This is Kendrick's Yeesus, a huge risk, but unlike Yeesus, this isn't garbage.

Having only heard The Blacker The Berry, I was surprised and sightly disappointed with the album on my initial listen, I wanted more of that Kendrick, GKMC is still in heavy rotation for me. Gave it another shot later in the night and you really do need to listen to the whole album in one sitting, everything just flows so well from track to track, besides For Free, cant even force myself to like that s**t. There's a few other weak tracks that wont make it onto my playlist.

Favourites so far:
Blacker The Berry
How Much A Dollar Cost
Hood Politics (still not feeling the chorus though, boo boo )
Wesley's Theory
Mortal Man
King Kunta (probably the weakest track lyrically but so damn catchy, especially the chorus)

Where GKMC was an amazing club/car banger album, To Pimp a Butterfly is an amazing chill out album.

 

[TheKanga]

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

I like how the first half of To Pimp a Butterfly is funk-sounding and towards the middle-end it's jazzy-sounding. Sonically speaking the beats and such are pleasing to the ear.

 

[madman]

Loved it when he spoke to Pac at that end

 

[TheKanga]

Just bought it, downloading now

 

[katana]

yeh kendrick is dope. new earl right around the corner too...

while we poppin classics:



how good is that 20 second intro? dj premier is seminal.

 

[TheKanga]

yeh kendrick is dope. new earl right around the corner too...

while we poppin classics:



how good is that 20 second intro? dj premier is seminal.

Premier is the bomb

I always liked this song by Gangstarr



A few more classics as well, i'll stop now I promise

 

[Richard Cranium]

new earl right around the corner too...

And isn't he happy about the way it was announced?

 

[Footscrazy]

Haven't heard Simon Says and Smile for ages, thanks again Kanga. Not huge on Gravediggaz though.

Let's keep goin man