And what about jay rock, i always thought about him as the fifth wheel, but his great verse on money trees is making me reconsider this.
― sisilafami, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 11:00 (eleven years ago) link
i like jay rock, he reminds me of shouty generic rappers from the late 90s (like shyne!) that i've always enjoyed.
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 11:02 (eleven years ago) link
shyne is shouty?
― push iatee (some dude), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 11:07 (eleven years ago) link
I haven't heard much jay rock yet honestly
― Raymond Cummings, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 11:27 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i mean the fact that he sold 20% as many units as Taylor Swift last week is pretty remarkable for almost anyone besides Taylor Swift, especially a rap album and especially a debut album
― Victory Goon (some dude), Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:25 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
there you go with the t swift comparisons again
― all mods con (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 12:06 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It0Dtm1gFFQ
― the ones that I'm near most: fellow outcasts and ilxors (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 12:37 (eleven years ago) link
the taylor swift album is p dope
― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
maybe shld have said shouty/gruff voiced
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 12:55 (eleven years ago) link
lol k3vin
― push iatee (some dude), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:38 (eleven years ago) link
ay, the Meek Mill is like a million times better than this.
― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 November 2012 01:49 (eleven years ago) link
granted Kendrick doesn't say "running shit... dihaerrea" but still
― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 November 2012 01:52 (eleven years ago) link
it's not
― lil dirk (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 1 November 2012 01:53 (eleven years ago) link
pissed that the KL went on Spotify right on its release date but MM ain't up after two days. should just buy it anyway, my car needs new yelling rap.
― some dude, Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
I got it on eMusic
― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:17 (eleven years ago) link
I should prolly buy a hard copy tho.
his PR sent me a physical PR copy for some reason i haven't quite figured out yet
― lil dirk (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:19 (eleven years ago) link
uh a physical RETAIL copy
Posted up in the back of a Halloween party by myself waiting for Big Freedia to play.
― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:19 (eleven years ago) link
Shit, I haven't checked my mail in a Grizzly Bear.
― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:20 (eleven years ago) link
THAT'S TWO WEEKS
lol
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:21 (eleven years ago) link
haha whiney
― all mods con (k3vin k.), Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
lmbo
― thraeds of life (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 November 2012 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
bwahaha
― Luchinski pourin' from the sky, let's get rich (what) (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Thursday, 1 November 2012 05:27 (eleven years ago) link
the meek isnt as good as the kendrick but its not really that much worse either. its grown on me, i think initially i found it underwhelming but its much, much better than DC2 imo
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
yeah disappointment made me think it was pretty bad, but it has really good moments. (i p much think the same about DC2)
― sisilafami, Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:18 (eleven years ago) link
DC2 felt way emptier to me
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:21 (eleven years ago) link
(don't get what you mean)
i also think the sequencing on D&N is terrible.
― sisilafami, Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
the content of his lyrics felts less personally significant to him on DC2
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
thats horribly worded. it sounded like his lyrical content was more detached / less personally significant on DC2
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
i think he's yelling more and the beats are def meaner, which helps get that across too
― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:41 (eleven years ago) link
maybe it's all the deflated early responses but DAN is sounding pretty awesome to me atm
― some dude, Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
i even like the not-the-point songs like 'layup' and that R&B joint near the end (actually that might be one of my favorite tracks)
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
"Young and Gettin It" is really really terrible tho
also the like diarrhea / i'm the shit lyric is offset by following it up with the line about how he hasn't given a fuck since his dad was killed :-(
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
i was about to say even "young & gettin it" sounds good in album context, compared to as a single. verses on mary j song are great too.
― some dude, Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
i think i just hate meek mill sex raps
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
i like the mary j joint
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
john legend joint should've taken a cue from kanye's "blame game" and had an extended outro of a robot girl voice going "rozay calls my pussy maybach curtains"
― some dude, Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
its
like diarrhea / i'm running shit
― Mr. Zone A (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:51 (eleven years ago) link
poor fellow
― you killed my cousin back in '94 - FUCK YO TRUCE! (longneck), Thursday, 1 November 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
jordan's review : http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17315-dreams-and-nightmares/
― sisilafami, Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
it's a great review
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
j0rdan is truly like diarrhea
― some dude, Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:39 (eleven years ago) link
Lil Wayne - so much to answer for.
― weak willie (longneck), Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
this the meek mill thread huh
the intro is about something real, and makes a change from dubious capsule histories in other p4k lead-ins i've read, but the logic is perhaps confused. is playing "both sides of the field" really an exception and a recipe for success? & didn't waka just make choice 1? it seems like good career moves and good records are conflated, i don't really know which j0rdan is talking about at any point. again it's the rap writer's uneasy relationship with populism & judgement, reportage & critique.
― zvookster, Thursday, 1 November 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
In other news, I'm starting to like the Meek Mill album. It felt so uninspired next to GKMC that I didn't feel like playing it much at first. But it's coming into its own.
― weak willie (longneck), Thursday, 1 November 2012 18:29 (eleven years ago) link
have you read this thread recently?
― fanute da croupier (D-40), Thursday, 1 November 2012 18:43 (eleven years ago) link
― zvookster, Thursday, November 1, 2012 2:10 PM (40 minutes ago) Bookmark
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/3/21/53707480-c165-49fc-8ac0-2790cf0390bb.jpg
― some dude, Thursday, 1 November 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
Did the Meek Mill come out just this week? I've still not made my mind up on DC2 yet.
― "It's like death metal lyrics, but about a vagina." (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 1 November 2012 19:14 (eleven years ago) link