I echo the Bustathoughts.
His and ODB's styles seem very much linked.
What's Happenin' from Method Man's Tical 0 is so good.
I echo the Busta
His and ODB's styles seem very much linked.
What's Happenin' from Method Man's Tical 0 is so good.
ODB is in his own lane imo. Busta's voice sounds a little similar, but nobody else does what ODB does.
It's only Busta's early stuff. His recent releases you'd never make the connection. But very early on they sounded similar in my opinion.
Agree for sure that ODB is still unique though.
Also when you consider Scenario is a Tribe and Leaders Of The New School collaboration.Originally Posted by AD
Listening to A Future WIthout A Past at the moment, ta for the reccomendation. Can't go wrong when amongst the apparent associated acts are Tribe and De La Soul.
36 Chambers gets another runout because I've went a couple of months without. That's the benchmark.
I've played it quite a bit recently. Ridiculously good. When the Chinese are chatting in the kitchen I can't help but say things like "Shaolin shadowboxing, and the Wu-Tang sword style."
It's kinda terrifying. Previously I looked at A Nation of Millions ... as the peak we'll never recapture but now that feels very of it's time. I turned my nose up at so much shit because I can't be fucked with gangsta bullshit but, man, that shit will fucking stand the test of time.
Its not forced in the same way so much 'gangster' stuff is. If anything, they're trying to be kung-fu masters and comic book heroes.
36 Chambers is probably my favourite hip-hop album. It was quite a shock hearing it as a kid, it being completely different in every way from anything I'd heard.
I preferred the solo stuff to Wu-Tang personally.
There's so many Clan features, particularly on the early albums, they almost feel like Wu-Tang albums anyway. My top five in order:
1. Liquid Swords
2. Supreme Clientele
3. Only Built For Cuban Linx
4. 36 Chambers
5. Ironman
36 Chambers
Tical
Fishscale
The W
Liquid Swords
TBF, having just listened to Bobby Digital for the first time in a decade, maybe I'm wrong. That is no bueno.
This though. This still BANGS.
Theodore Unit was quality, but its definitely not for everybody.
Yeah, I would agree. Obviously the group stuff is (mostly) fantastic but it was the solo stuff that did it for me. That's what I come back to mostly these days.
When I first got into them, once I disappeared down that rabbit hole there was no coming back. I think I spent the next sixth months or so of my life obsessively tracking down all the solo work. And then, on top of that, you have all the extended, Wu-Tang affiliated groups. It's never ending really. The scope of the movement they spawned is ridiculous.
Saw this on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/HamptonInnSandy/...76705672937472
Poor Jermaine.
It really is a 40 minute snooze fest. I enjoyed a couple of tracks on FHD. Thisis nowhere near that.
I haven't actually heard it yet. I will do though. I've got nothing against the guy, and he has made some decent music. He is, unfortunately, undeniably lacking in charisma of any kind though.
I'm glad there's Liquid Swords fans here. 4th Chamber and Shadowboxin'.
I was playing BIBLE a lot the other month too. Anyone know of any other good Killah Priest tracks/albums?
Killah Priest actually has a pretty decent discography on the whole. I would go for his debut though, "Heavy Mental". It's a bit long, but it's good. Very much in the Wu-Tang mould as well.
Thanks Alex. That'll go on this evening.
Liquid Swords is probably my favourite hip-hop album of all time.
There's new Cool KidsRipped off by the whole of modern rap music and zero credit.
Post Malone's album is *insert fire emoji*.
Had this on replay the last few days.
That's in a Mormon suburb of Salt Lake City.
Listening to ODB's Return To The 36 Chambers. That intro.
I think More Life may be the best thing Drake's ever done.
Late contender for song of the year:
I'm a twit
Chance & Jeremih Christmas Mixtape
https://soundcloud.com/chancetherapp...jeremih-chance
I do really like Surfin'. Hoping for Cudi to return to form.
Song of the year will be 30 Hours for me, I reckon.
You can stick your email address in in advance for a free download of Run the Jewels 3 when it drops. January 13th.
http://runthejewels.com
I pre-ordered the CD with the T-shirt too, because I'm a complete nerd. Then I bumped the first two back to back straight after. The second one seemed to get way more attention and acclaim, and really be the one that put them over, but the first is comfortably the better of the two of you ask me.
:tbhup:
Troy Ave's got a sextape out. Clearly intentionally "leaked."
I'm a twit
Oh God.
The extremely X-rated footage, which depicts Troy and a woman getting down to the sounds of Kanye West and Twista's "Slow Jamz," is professionally shot.
"Slow Jamz" as well.
What a twat he is.
Martin Shkreli trolling saying he bought The Carter V and played a snippet.
Birdman replies saying he only has one song but doesn't know how.
Lil Wayne's too busy being young, black and rich to care, no doubt.
What a Christmas present that could be.
I'm a twit
Didn't he live stream the Wu album he has after Trump won? Didn't nobody record it?
Hen just got shot twice. Busy week for Troy Abe.Oh God.
"Slow Jamz" as well.
What a twat he is.
World would probably be a better place without Troy Ave tbh.
RTJ3 sounds typically good on first listen.
C'mon now.She Belongs To The Game is a tune.
Got Hopsin tickets for Christmas.
I'm a twit
Run the Jewels 3 sounds (predictably) pretty fucking great after a few listens.
He streamed a few songs or something. I assume it was recorded, I just don't think anyone cared that much. Like that album is anything more than a collection of offcuts and leftovers stitched together over new production anyway.
I think RZA might have succeeded in killing Wu-Tang Clan as a viable, collective venture with that little stunt.
I'm truly sorry for all of this. Hopefully 2016 takes her out. She's gotta be 60-ish, right?
Better or worse than Iggy Azalea?
Afraid not. Hopsin has never really been my thing, so I imagine it'll be quite a bit like an Odd Future/Tyler gig - loads of shouting and mosh pits.C'mon now.
Got Hopsin tickets for Christmas.
JAY-Z is unreal.
I'm a twit
Listening to Big Boi atm. Really hope we get a new album from him soon. I still maintain Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty is as flawless as any album. Big Grams was good last year, but it wasn't out-and-out Big Boi, although Drum Machine will always bang.
Oh yeah, and RTJ 3 is really good, but it confirms they're just sticking to a formula at this point. Its fine because they're intelligent guys who are enjoyable to listen to, and the production is still amazing, but I just can't see myself coming back to it after rinsing it last night.
It'll pop back up on shuffle during work hours and that'll be that. I have pondered whether Mike and El-P will ever do a proper commercial album again.
They'll be making huge money from touring. It pays more to have a smaller fanbase that will come out to your gigs no matter what than to have a huge fanbase that just doesn't do live music.
Man, re-discovering Christian Dior Denim Flow is such a blast.
MBDTF-era Kanye.
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