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yeah actually they will posted:i think about this lyric all the drat time It bothers me that they have a sound that is so infectious (gently caress your lexus) because I think so many of their lines are corny as gently caress and in such easily solved ways but I gotta give em that they have a style that works
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another nomination Aesop Rock - Rings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npcGql9Ir6Y Aesop Rock is best know for his large lexicon and verbose lyrics, both of which are on display in Rings. Expertly utilizing internal rhyme and homonyms he paints a flowing story with complex stanzas. The lyrics themselves are of his love and loss of art and come from a place of personal vulnerability, but the unique aspect that has always attracted me to Aesop is his poetic meter; the stressed/unstressed patterns he creates by emphasizing certain lyrics gives Rings a sort of trochee meter. Take the second verse... It was blooming addiction Amiss in the pushing of pigment Book like a tattooed pigskin, look Pinhead kids of the minute Drank Kool-Aid from a tube of acrylic And it grew up into linseed oil over linen Joy to the poison, voice of the resin Capture a map of the gesture Back up, add a little accurate fat to the figure Kuvo fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Jan 26, 2022 |
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also someone get a busta nomination in here. i cant choose between woo ha, gimme some more, or break ya neck
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Kuvo posted:also someone get a busta nomination in here. i cant choose between woo ha, gimme some more, or break ya neck can't write it up now but woo hah is up there for me. i mean they all are but woo hah above all
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The only thing you need to do right here is
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Is nod your loving head
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buffalo all day posted:The only thing you need to do right here is buffalo all day posted:Is nod your loving head 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWnnDSOI0Ss injury reserve - wow I know injury reserve aren't as big as some of the other people nominated itt and after the untimely death of Stepa J. Groggs in 2020 it's unlikely they ever will be but over the past 5 years or so since this release they've become one of my favourite groups. probably i'll come around to thinking their last two albums are better one day but for now i've listened to Live From the Dentist Office so much you could replay it by running a record needle thru the grooves in my brain. i went with Wow because it was my immediate favourite but if any other people have stronger feelings about a different injury reserve track i will gladly rescind
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yeah actually they will posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWnnDSOI0Ss I just listened to it, I definately dig it wow wow wow
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yeah actually they will posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWnnDSOI0Ss injury reserve rules, gonna go back and take another deep dive into their older stuff
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Kendrick Lamar, is one of the best rappers circa 2015-2022. His albums have pushed into the mainstream at a time where raos are defiened by being shorter, simpler, or soundcloud style. My favourite, and probably hardest hitting track is, The Blacker the Berry. I shouldn't need to go into the racial tension and hightened politcial divsion of our current climate. It is succinctly put by Kendrick over three verses of frustration, anger, and hypocritical thoughts. Not to mention the snapping drums and melancholy strings on the arrangement. I would also highlight this part of verse three: It's funny how Zulu and Xhosa might go to war Two tribal armies that want to build and destroy Remind me of these Compton Crip gangs that live next door Beefin' with Pirus, only death settle the score So don't matter how much I say I like to preach with the Panthers Or tell Georgia State "Marcus Garvey got all the answers" Or try to celebrate February like it's my B-Day Or eat watermelon, chicken, and Kool-Aid on weekdays Or jump high enough to get Michael Jordan endorsements Or watch BET cause urban support is important So why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street? When gang banging make me kill a nigga blacker than me? Powerful, thoughtful, rhythmic. One of the best rap songs between 2010/2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghv-qwwmG6M
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The Saviour posted:Kendrick Lamar, is one of the best rappers circa 2015-2022. His albums have pushed into the mainstream at a time where raos are defiened by being shorter, simpler, or soundcloud style. I know seconding isn't necessary but seconding this
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hey insane anime you forgot my submission, Fat Cats & Bigga Fish, in tha OP
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Epic Prison Guy posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk5_KpZjyOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of-lpfsBR8U Change my name to Bo Rockhard. ty E: I just noticed your link has the video thumbnail, but just an album cover. It's great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUz5_UlvqQ8 EE: vvvv I wasn't really a fan of Gravel Pit. If I was gonna actually nominate a Wu song it would be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_6QMqQwqw8 Lowclock fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Feb 5, 2022 |
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seconding gravel pit e: to be fair, anything RZA touches is platinum freemandela fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Feb 4, 2022 |
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I have thought on this more. I know there's an MOP track, Cold as Ice, in this thread already. But cmon. It has to be Ante Up. Remix or not, either one. Cmon. Quit playing. That instagram guy driving his kid to school, slamming his kid's face into the bowl of cereal and jumping up out of his seatbelt mouthing "BUSSA RHYMES NOW!!! M.O.P. NOW!!!" is accurate to how every rap nerd, actual murderer and everyone in between feels when that song comes on. "Kidnap that fool" to me is the standout lyric (and in the remix, busta saying "gun-butt that fool", honorable mention). they're talking about taking rings off and so on, and then bam, kidnapping. Like, that's a lot more of a commitment to the serious gank than just chain-snatching. Like you have to have a vehicle and a place to take them to, tie them up, someone to guard them or something, etc. And we're talking a multi day operation. I just feel like Billy and Fame are so hyped from how insanely hot the beat is and how badly they want to rob everybody that they aren't thinking things through. Real unreliable narrator moment, meta-narrative emphasizing just how raw mash out posse are. They'll randomly decide to fully kidnap somebody in th middle of a 15 second stickup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqPxJp5OJW0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLT68mI5Pwc edit: lololol there's no dirty version with the video with busta in the furry robe fist-pumping... here's the proper poo poo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIqfQ-khI5s Deep Glove Bruno fucked around with this message at 00:03 on Feb 5, 2022 |
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if you don't reach for the volume knob the instant the Ante Up beat hits, we can't be friends.
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i'll change my nomination to ante up. i am capable of reason
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what happened to op? is this gonna happen?
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:what happened to op? is this gonna happen? going to answer your question about GA’s relationship with the subforum by nominating this immortal classic for the tournament https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYxAiK6VnXw
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I have 2 more nominations I think should be included. First up, an instant classic, that meeds to get recognition: I think if we need seperate the song from the artist. I need to make a case for Exhibit C can 1 track define an entire career of an artisit? Maybe, Black Rob has Whoa, the aforementioned MOP have Ante Up, countless other rappers have that one track that defines their legacy, and despite the amount if tracks they release they are forever tied to it. The same way that Jay Electronica has this track https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrVO3pPDP4 A just Blaze masterpiece of a beat, and heady booming track, that takes you on a journey. When Jay released the Entrnal Sunshine mixtape, the internet was blown away, i remember the hype, and that on message board Jay was seen and the next superstar. After Exhibit C it was hard to argue against it, with strong delivery and style reminiscent of Jay-Z his lyrics and ability were outstanding. "I'm bringing ancient mathematics back to modern man My mama told me, "Never throw a stone and hide your hand" Whatever happened next Jay Electronica dropped a track that fired shots that year and made the internet think he was the 2nd coming.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:what happened to op? is this gonna happen? Great news - it's going to happen this evening.
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weird Al has won the tournament with the legendary hit song "White And Nerdy
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barnold posted:weird Al has won the tournament with the legendary hit song "White And Nerdy Should be the background music of this subforum tbqh h2h qft
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barnold posted:weird Al has won the tournament with the legendary hit song "White And Nerdy Unexpected, but y'know... Can't hate
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Grevlek posted:i nominate Still D.R.E. by Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg from 2001 released in 1999 my song was on at the superbowl was yours???
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Not a lot of ladies on the list! Lauryn Hill - Everything is Everything https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3_dOWYHS7I The song has a sweet Stevie Wonder feel to it and she hits a lot of his vocal phrasings in a nice way, at least to my ears. The rap verses are great too. L-Boogie spars with stars and constellations/Then came down for a little conversation/Adjacent to the king, fear no human being/Roll with cherubims to Nassau Coliseum/Now hear this mixture, where Hip Hop meets scripture/Develop a negative into a positive picture Might be some nostalgia, this album was pretty hard to avoid that summer and fall it came out, you could walk down a street or through a college campus and hear it playing in 5 different windows. She did the soul/hip hop mashup well, though, without making it feel like a gimmick, and this is a great song. It’s almost March, we should get a bracket made!
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GZA ft. RZA - Liquid Swords good rear end song, one of the greatest beats of all time
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With this forum closing soon, are we going to see the tournament soon?
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TV Zombie posted:With this forum closing soon, are we going to see the tournament soon?
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Shook Ones Part II.
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