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[Discotheque]

>>>>> no more parties in la in terms of just freestyle-esque tracks.

the second beat should have been the whole track though.

nas march madness though. phew. that and the rick ross stuff is what nas sounds like on good beats. he should try it more.

 

[injurai]

shoutouts to koozek

 

[Koozek]

shoutouts to koozek

Oh, hey! Why, though? :>

EDIT: Watching the FFXV stream? People are blown away apparently. Will watch the footage later, mhmmm.

EDIT2: Lol, knew it. I will, I will. ATR starts in 5min, probably with a direct-feed upload simultaneously.

 

[injurai]

Oh, hey! Why, though? :>

oh... dammit koozek! just watch it, it's worth it

 

[enzo_gt]

Meek: The ghost writer told me! ��

 

[Nabs]

July is forever.

 

[Fjordson]

Oh, hey! Why, though? :>

EDIT: Watching the FFXV stream? People are blown away apparently. Will watch the footage later, mhmmm.

EDIT2: Lol, knew it. I will, I will. ATR starts in 5min, probably with a direct-feed upload simultaneously.

The footage looked nice as hell tbh.

I'm super hesitant to trust Squenix these days, but I'm starting to get hyped.

 

[Uno Venova]

Fuck, I just don't like new Drake at all, R&B, nighttime driving music Drake was leagues better than over-aggressive braggadocios Drake.

 

[HabeeNo]

War Pain > Summer 16

Meek winning this round so far IMO, Summer 16 had lazy lyrics by Drake

 

[theignoramus]

War Pain > Summer 16

Meek winning this round so far IMO, Summer 16 had lazy lyrics by Drake

Complex is saying Meek dropped his shit 30 minutes after Drakes song....dude was chillin at the 76ers game all evening, the dude had an inside scoop on that shit.
#levelstothisshit

 

[Koozek]

oh... dammit koozek! just watch it, it's worth it

The footage looked nice as hell tbh.

I'm super hesitant to trust Squenix these days, but I'm starting to get hyped.

Watched it a few times now. Whew. I fully trust the FFXV team.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

I really like the beats on that Drake track. Both simple loops, but it works because the track's short.

This track as a single though? nahhh

 

[Fjordson]

This track as a single though? nahhh

Yeah, I'm surprised by that. The lead single no less.

 

[DominoKid]

anything he drops is gonna be a hit so he can put out whatever.

song hard btw.

 

[Nabs]

It looks like Anderson .Paak is officially on Aftermath. I'm glad for homie, he deserves a machine behind him. I just hope this doesn't slow down his process.

https://twitter.com/AndersonPaak/status/693641292966854656

 

[cloudzack117]

what are you guys thoughts on Islah? overall i enjoyed it, but all my favorites were the songs they released earlier. Not the Only One is pretty good though, i love the sirens used in the background

 

[The Artful Dodger]

It looks like Anderson .Paak is officially on Aftermath. I'm glad for homie, he deserves a machine behind him. I just hope this doesn't slow down his process.

https://twitter.com/AndersonPaak/status/693641292966854656

After Compton and Malibu, he definitely deserves it. You're right though, I hope doesn't mean he's locked up in the vault.

 

[BlackJace]

War Pain

whew

 

[Tokubetsu]

Just fucking around not my usual rap beat:
https://soundcloud.com/donnyutah/doublexp

 

[HiiiLife]

Fuck, I just don't like new Drake at all, R&B, nighttime driving music Drake was leagues better than over-aggressive braggadocios Drake.

This. Been saying that Take Care cruise the city at night vibes is peak Drake. Ninjas never wanna listen. Boy dont wanna be moody no mo.

I still don't mind aggressive Aubz every now & then like 5AM in Toronto for example but braggadocio? I dug it on 9AM In Dallas. How calm he was on that.

what are you guys thoughts on Islah? overall i enjoyed it, but all my favorites were the songs they released earlier. Not the Only One is pretty good though, i love the sirens used in the background

Time For That & Pride contenders for best songs of Jan.

 

[Hip Hop]

Man, going through some old shit, DJ Khaled used to be tough on the beats. Too bad he don't do shit no more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQOWKdpW82M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5x326pASEg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlcsKcc-l2k

 

[Ninja Dom]

New Drake single still on Cash Money Records according to iTunes. Birdman still getting in

 

[Ninja Dom]

Man, going through some old shit, DJ Khaled used to be tough on the beats. Too bad he don't do shit no more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQOWKdpW82M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5x326pASEg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlcsKcc-l2k

On his new album, I Changed A Lot, the two tracks Gold Slugs & I Ride are fantastic.

 

[Ninja Dom]

I really like the beats on that Drake track. Both simple loops, but it works because the track's short.

This track as a single though? nahhh

Yeah, I'm surprised by that. The lead single no less.

Yeah, single officially. Available to be purchased immediately from iTunes.

 

[Bad_Boy]

These Vince Staples electronic songs slay.

"Ghost"

"Smoke & Retribution"

Thank you for this. Vince needs to link up with destructo.

https://youtu.be/oRyQB2MIdK4

 

[Nibel]

Courage turning this thread into Lipstick Alley with his pop recommendations

Spoiler

Damn I really might give Rih a spin huh

Edit: holy shit she went platinum in less than 48 hours, now that's power

 

[Black Republican]

Islah aint a bad album,

 

[Grzi]

That beat No ID made for"Higher" on Rihanna's album had to have been given to Kanye at some point. Vintage Kanye sound right there.
Rihanna still made a great song out of it.

 

[Bowlie]

That beat No ID made for"Higher" on Rihanna's album had to have been given to Kanye at some point. Vintage Kanye sound right there.
Rihanna still made a great song out of it.

Just heard it, man. I wish it was longer, it was really powerful!

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Fuck, I just don't like new Drake at all, R&B, nighttime driving music Drake was leagues better than over-aggressive braggadocios Drake.

That 6God persona shit is the worst thing to happen to Drake musically.

It looks like Anderson .Paak is officially on Aftermath. I'm glad for homie, he deserves a machine behind him. I just hope this doesn't slow down his process.

https://twitter.com/AndersonPaak/status/693641292966854656

 

[Black Republican]

That 6God persona shit is the worst thing to happen to Drake musically.

pretty much, only reason kdot got an album out was because of TopDog label

 

[Reckoner]

That Rihanna album is definitely her best one sonically. The second half is kinda boring and the Travis Scott track is trash, but as a whole it's much better than what I was expecting.

Kiss It Better is the best track

 

[Psychological Intellect]

pretty much, only reason kdot got an album out was because of TopDog label

Dark reality.

 

[injurai]

These Vince Staples electronic songs slay.

"Ghost"

"Smoke & Retribution"

damn

 

[DominoKid]

It looks like Anderson .Paak is officially on Aftermath. I'm glad for homie, he deserves a machine behind him. I just hope this doesn't slow down his process.

https://twitter.com/AndersonPaak/status/693641292966854656

Man they really shouldve announced this before the album dropped. Mightve actually sold a record or two.

 

[enzo_gt]

It looks like Anderson .Paak is officially on Aftermath. I'm glad for homie, he deserves a machine behind him. I just hope this doesn't slow down his process.

https://twitter.com/AndersonPaak/status/693641292966854656

All this means is he's gonna be a lead writer/performer for Dre and won't be able to get a release date for the next 4 years.

 

[Ninja Dom]

Why is it like this on Aftermath? Don't they like releasing records?

 

[spindashing]

War Pain should have been released months ago, god damn.

 

[Koozek]

War Pain should have been released months ago, god damn.

So is it true that Drake's ghostwriter leaked the track to Meek before?

 

[Courage]

So is it true that Drake's ghostwriter leaked the track to Meek before?

It's possible but that IG caption makes it seem like it's not serious.

 

[WanderingWind]

Why is it like this on Aftermath? Don't they like releasing records?

I don't understand it, either. So many good artists going to waste. Paak and Connor get to join illustrious alums like Eve, Bishop Lamont, Rae and Rakim. Connor has been signed since 2013 and hasn't been able to drop shit.

 

[DominoKid]

since people kept asking about Islah here's my $0.02 on it

 

[enzo_gt]

I don't understand it, either. So many good artists going to waste. Paak and Connor get to join illustrious alums like Eve, Bishop Lamont, Rae and Rakim. Connor has been signed since 2013 and hasn't been able to drop shit.

Joell Ortiz too.

I think 50 hit it on the nose, Aftermath has pretty much just turned into a promotional unit and publishing body for Beats and now Apple. Part of that is that in the past decade they haven't been searching for new stars so much as helping sustain their big ones and doing some smaller deals Dre pressures them into that they just end up cutting their losses with a few years later.

Nas please stop playing with my emotions and drop an album.

With respect to this, is there a good quality of that remix out there yet or are people just using the radio rip?

 

[Cheddahz]

SOLOMON DA GOD – “THE OTAKU DEPARTS” (MUSIC VIDEO)

 

[injurai]

SOLOMON DA GOD – “THE OTAKU DEPARTS” (MUSIC VIDEO)

Yo, this is supreme. The Alan Watts intro too. Everything about this is on point except maybe the title.

 

[Trey]

How long is Anti exclusive to tidal?

 

[Cesare Borgia]

Hi guys. Let's see..

Musical Tastes

1. Pick a Coast to rep (Chiraq or Atlantistan) - ATL
2. What’s your favorite subgenre of rap? (Conscious/Backpack, Trap/Drill, Mafioso, WC Gangsta, Swag, Weed, Hyphy, Club, etc) - Dunno, I guess whatever Kanye does
3. Favorite Artists (Pick Five) - Kanye, Jay Z, Mase, Cam'ron, Gucci
4. Favorite Artists Outside of Hip-Hop (Pick Five) - John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Radiohead, Tame Impala, Portishead
5. What was your hip-hop AOTY last year? What’s your current hip-hop AOTY? 2015: Barter 6. Too early for 2016 but that Kevin Gates bangs
6. What are you listening to right now? - Barter 6 still
7. What’s something you like that you might consider a guilty pleasure? What’s something you haven’t listened to that you think a hip-hop aficionado might give you shit for? I listen to DS1 more than DS2. Haven't heard Life After Death lol.
8. Rank a Random Rapper’s Discography (Pick Someone With > 3 Albums) Kanye West: MBDTF>CD>Graduation>Yeezus>808s>LR. All classics or near classics.

GAF-Hop Discusses

1. What do you like about the current state of hip-hop? What’s missing from the game? Traps getting really interesting. New Kanye
2. Who’s Your Favorite Wu-Tang Member? Meth I guess
3. Jay-Z or Nas? Biggie or Pac? Young Thug or OG Maco? Hov, Pac, Thugger
4. What Hip-Hop Album Are You Currently Anticipating? Waves
5. Who is the Most Underrated Emcee? Who is the Most Overrated? Underrated: Thugger. Overrated: Kendrick
6. Would You Rather Eat An Ass or Have Your Ass Eaten? I use baby wipes, nuff said.
7. Onions, Avocados, Both, or Neither? Both
8. Do you still listen to Eminem? Why? When I was younger, but now? No
9. Who’s your favorite pop artist? And who’s the finest? Rihanna
10. Recall a personal event that went down about a week ago... Nothing...but I had a meeting with Travis Scott two weeks ago. Fun guy.

 

[jbug617]

War Pain

Hopefully Meek carries this momentum for DC4.

 

[thabiz]

Them That Do...

 

[overcast]

Edit: holy shit she went platinum in less than 48 hours, now that's power

If I'm correct she sold records to a phone company. Similar to what Jay did.