fans of underground rap?

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: fans of underground rap?

So, after Get Back comes out, what else is left for the year? I looked on metacritic's "upcoming calendar" and the only one I saw that I might pick up is Aesop Rock.

[X*Cell]

Re: fans of underground rap?

If you got it from where I think you did, I have the .cue file for it which will seperate the tracks.

Give that to me please.

[Nivek]

Re: fans of underground rap?

So, after Get Back comes out, what else is left for the year? I looked on metacritic's "upcoming calendar" and the only one I saw that I might pick up is Aesop Rock.

Madvillian
Aesop
Cage (althought I heard this might have been pushed to 08)
Dizzee Rascal
Talib Kweli
Del

[the_future420]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Madvillian
Aesop
Cage (althought I heard this might have been pushed to 08)
Dizzee Rascal
Talib Kweli
Del

Wait Madvillain AND Del are both dropping albums THIS year??

[Brandwin]

Re: fans of underground rap?

So, after Get Back comes out, what else is left for the year? I looked on metacritic's "upcoming calendar" and the only one I saw that I might pick up is Aesop Rock.

New Foreign Exchange is supposed to come out this year.

Does Get Back even have a release date?

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: fans of underground rap?

New Foreign Exchange is supposed to come out this year.

Does Get Back even have a release date?

It did. I haven't heard much about it in the past month or two, so I'm not sure whats up.

Madvillian
Aesop
Cage (althought I heard this might have been pushed to 08)
Dizzee Rascal
Talib Kweli
Del

Are Madvillain and Del confirmed for this year? I know Deltron had beats down, they just had to do the vocal tracks, but I didn't know they were planning on a release for this year.

Does anybody know whats up with the Ghost & DOOM album?


A final update on my Brother Ali preorder troubles. I got my shipment in today. Along with my order they shipped me MM..Leftovers, Where'd You Get That Funk From?, and Brother Ali & BK-One Present: Off the Record. But yeah, FINALLY!

[supremeslang]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Nobody checking for Common's Finding Forever?

[X*Cell]

Re: fans of underground rap?

Nobody checking for Common's Finding Forever?

I'm passing... as I am also passing on Talib's new album.

Neither of them have my attention.

[jmood88]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I'm passing... as I am also passing on Talib's new album.

Neither of them have my attention.

I can understand Talib but why are you passing on Common?

[X*Cell]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I can understand Talib but why are you passing on Common?

The tracklisting makes me yawn. All the producers and artists on Common's album look like they just came from the recording studio where Talib dropped his album.

IDENTICAL!

that being said, I didn't like "Be" as much as the next guy did, and I just feel like Common is gimmicky now. His whole getup etc just annoys me lately.

Bring on "Getback"!!! PLEASE!!!

[JiggidyJames]

Re: fans of underground rap?

The tracklisting makes me yawn. All the producers and artists on Common's album look like they just came from the recording studio where Talib dropped his album.

IDENTICAL!

Yup. Unfortunately, they've both been pigeon holed by execs. It happens to everyone on a major eventually, sometimes through no fault of the arist.

BTW, people need to pick up that KRS-1/Marely Marl album. Straight up dopeness! He even got a track with Blaq Poet on there and if you know the history, that's freakin' huge.

[X*Cell]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I know the history, and it was a pretty dope listen the first time, but It's not a cd I'd bump on repeat. KRS-1 is not very special IMO, and some of the **** he says is completely ignorant and flows stupidly.

Sometimes he's really repping it tho.

Marley Marl is cool, but old-school.

[X*Cell]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I know the history, and it was a pretty dope listen the first time, but It's not a cd I'd bump on repeat. KRS-1 is not very special IMO, and some of the **** he says is completely ignorant and flows stupidly.

Sometimes he's really repping it tho.

Marley Marl is cool, but old-school.

[Hassan Darkside]

Re: fans of underground rap?

The Beginning of the End

Since the very beginning of hip-hop, rap music, or whatever you choose to call it, one question was asked, “How long will it last?”

Nearing its 30th anniversary, we just might be close to the answer, Nas was correct folks, hip-hop is dead, and looks to stay that way for quite some time. What was once rebel music deemed fit to drive, steer, lead and describe an entire generation, has turned into buffoonery, gotten immature, and has been made a mockery of. Cardboard and break dancing, the DJ and the emcee, two turntables and a mic……. I can count the DJ’s that still use turntables on 2 hands! This shit is a joke that I’m ashamed to be apart of. Lyrics are extinct, beats and hooks are more valuable then ever.

Fans use to buy the records, then the labels started doing it for them, then eventually everybody just stopped. The people used to dictate what got played on the radio, now it’s vice versa. The sad part about that is, the majority of these radio DJ’s that force feed this bullshit on us, are grown *** men in their late 30’s, early 40’s. They don’t like most of the shit they’re playin.’ Who really thinks Funkmaster Flex gets in his car with his family and puts Tony Yayo’s cd in?

Hip-Hop is a business on the decline. So much so, that labels refuse to do much legwork anymore, so we can all kiss artist development goodbye. Which means right when we come across an artist with Nas, Jay, or Biggie-like potential, all you’ll get out of ‘em is a ringtone—which is replacing Soundscan by the way. Sell a bunch of those and you become a commodity.

In less then 3 years, you’ll walk into the nearest Best Buy, F.Y.E, etc., and there wont even be a section for cd’s. Rightfully so, being that music doesn’t sell, images do. But then again you can’t download those, so maybe there’s still hope.

What we’re witnessing is a bad break up. The love is gone. Artists don’t love the culture, they love the money. Labels don’t love the artists, they love the money. And though there’s enough to go around, too much of anything will kill you, or in this instance, “it”. I had a ***** the other day tell me Rakim was wack. Another ***** had never heard a Tribe album. A few years ago I remember J-Kwon dissin Raekwon for sharing the name ‘Kwon’!!?? Still dont believe me ? You can go on any hip hop message board and you’re bound to read some of the most ignorant shit you’ve ever read regarding rap.

The question now becomes, who killed hip-hop? The artists, the producers, the labels, or the fans? It’s the same as asking, “what came first, the chicken, or the egg?” Who the fuck knows. But to anybody who still disagrees that the art of expression is no longer, next time you listen to your favorite rap song ask yourself: What exactly are they expressing? And why?

Realness.

[sportsdude]

Re: fans of underground rap?

I'm looking forward to Madvillain and Del by far, but I'm also looking forward to Talib and Common. My expectations are lowered, ya, but I'm still anxious to hear them.

One album that recently came that I desperately want to hear is Lateef and DJ Z-Trip "Ahead of the Curve". The guest list is impressive and I've always liked both Lateef and Z-Trip so a collab should be pretty good.