I know I’m a few months off, and this isn’t exactly brand spanking new. But damn, what a well put together album. Tip my hat to this guy.
yes sir
Yes indeed…even the hat dude from Fall Out Boy produced a good track on the album. I pretty much listen to the CD everyday…
I was actually pretty disappoited by the CD.
I really liked Free Chilly, Paris Tokyo, Gold Watch, and Intruder Alert. Other than that, I really wasn’t feeling most of the beats.
I really enjoyed the album.
So much so, I will actually buy it.
I thought most of the songs were on the back end of the album. “Go Baby” is hella fun, “Dumb it Down” I really enjoyed, and “Put You On Game” gets my vote for best hip-hop song I’ve heard this year.
eh didnt like it so much. paris, tokyo was nice, i really like hip-hop saved my life, there may have been a few others scattered. why did he have matthew santos on EVERY track? also why wasnt “the cool” on there like that track about the guy who comes back from the dead.
anyway i think food and liquor > the cool. he says hes retiriing after his next album but thats gotta be crazy talk.
I thought the best song of the album was hip hop saved my life. I also thought it was one of the better rap songs of 2007. He is also somewhat of a beacon of hope to hip hop in general, which was becoming un-listenable. However, 90s Jay-Z, 90s Nas, Biggie were still my golden age 
If you want to cop a decent album (legally for free) find
Rhymefest: Mark Ronson Presents Rhymefest - Man in the Mirror
Shit is funny, fest is talented. I don’t want to spoil it - just listen to the skits and the songs. It is a concept album and there is a blatantly obvious reason it was released as a ‘mix-tape’
[quote]LogicBomb wrote:
I thought the best song of the album was hip hop saved my life. I also thought it was one of the better rap songs of 2007. He is also somewhat of a beacon of hope to hip hop in general, which was becoming un-listenable. However, 90s Jay-Z, 90s Nas, Biggie were still my golden age
If you want to cop a decent album (legally for free) find
Rhymefest: Mark Ronson Presents Rhymefest - Man in the Mirror
Shit is funny, fest is talented. I don’t want to spoil it - just listen to the skits and the songs. It is a concept album and there is a blatantly obvious reason it was released as a ‘mix-tape’[/quote]
oh nigga please, theres plenty of quality in hip hop you just cant turn on the radio to find it, yes the cool is a dope album i still listen to the album, also i wouldnt mind hearing a Micheal santos album, the dude who sang superstar,
I thought it was alright. Some songs were lackluster, or had no replay value. I miss the sort of production he had for most of food and liquor, too…
[quote]G87 wrote:
I thought it was alright. Some songs were lackluster, or had no replay value. I miss the sort of production he had for most of food and liquor, too… [/quote]
I thought it was produced by the same studio?
[quote]G87 wrote:
I thought it was alright. Some songs were lackluster, or had no replay value. I miss the sort of production he had for most of food and liquor, too… [/quote]
Seriously? Well everyone’s entitled to their own opinion. Truthfully I couldn’t find one song on ‘The Cool’ that I don’t enjoy listening too. My views may be a little skewed though, I listen to such a wide array of music that when I find a talented artist I listen to them almost non stop for a while.
Hell my iTunes play list as of late looks like…
Sigur Ros
2pac
The Killers
Tool
Nas
The Snake The Cross The Crown
Killswitch Engage
JayZ
Rhymefest
Brand New
Thrice
Ween
Beastie Boys
Ya, I’m sort of all over the place.
[quote]HERO wrote:
I know I’m a few months off, and this isn’t exactly brand spanking new. But damn, what a well put together album. Tip my hat to this guy. [/quote]
Hands down on of the best produced just damn good hip hop albums in the last couple years (without being your typical Look at me Im gangsta, got loads of bitches, and got mad loot" album)
Love the album. My favorite track is #4 “Coolest, The”.
[quote]jtg987 wrote:
oh nigga please, theres plenty of quality in hip hop you just cant turn on the radio to find it, yes the cool is a dope album i still listen to the album, also i wouldnt mind hearing a Micheal santos album, the dude who sang superstar,[/quote]
I dunno a few “go-to” artists I enjoy have fallen off a bit. Del tha Funkee Homosapien latest, 11th hour, was underwhelming. I found this cat, Black Milk and I loved the first album I found - Popular Demand. Then he did some shit with a dude named Fat Ray and it wasn’t nearly as hot. Mos Def has fallen off. Common has fallen off. Talib has fallen off. In the the sense that these three are repetitive and don’t bring anything different then there earlier releases. Nothing tops Black Starr or Resurrection.
Blackalicious hasn’t released an album in three years. Ghostface Killa has been wildly inconsistent. Fishscale was an awesome album - the two follow ups, not so much. The new Wu-Tang album was a disappointment, the new RZA album was decent but not amazing. I have only listened to Digi Snacks a couple of times, but it hasn’t wowed me.
That being said, the album put out by the Clipse last year (or the year before, can’t remember) Hell Hath no Furry was a classic. And there have been two or three bright spots. I really enjoyed Jay-Z’s American Gangster, if only because it reminded me of Reasonable Doubt. Lil Wayne has grown on me to some extent as well.
Ultimately, I think I am disappointed by the direction of rap/hip hop. Lupe and Wayne are the two “best” new mainstream artists but the really don’t compare to Tupac/Biggie or Jay-Z/Nas. Eventually the underground shit will dry up, or get all senile like KRS-one.
[quote]LogicBomb wrote:
I thought the best song of the album was hip hop saved my life. I also thought it was one of the better rap songs of 2007. He is also somewhat of a beacon of hope to hip hop in general, which was becoming un-listenable. However, 90s Jay-Z, 90s Nas, Biggie were still my golden age
If you want to cop a decent album (legally for free) find
Rhymefest: Mark Ronson Presents Rhymefest - Man in the Mirror
Shit is funny, fest is talented. I don’t want to spoil it - just listen to the skits and the songs. It is a concept album and there is a blatantly obvious reason it was released as a ‘mix-tape’[/quote]
Blue collar is stuck in the CD player in my car…and i don’t mind at all. Wish fest got more recognition, he really is talented.
For those who haven’t heard him…
Im not a big rap fan but I listen to that album at least once a week when I’m lifting. The content is so much better than a lot of the garbage out there. One of my favorite Lupe songs is “Switch” (not on The Cool)
I love hip hop but am not a big fan of the thug image that often comes with it.
[quote]Otep wrote:
G87 wrote:
I thought it was alright. Some songs were lackluster, or had no replay value. I miss the sort of production he had for most of food and liquor, too…
I thought it was produced by the same studio?[/quote]
In hindsight, “most of food and liquor” was a misnomer. Still, on food and liquor, I felt there were more soulful vocal samples used for choruses. Off the top of my head, “Sunshine,” “Daydream,” “Hurt Me Soul,” “American Terrorist.”
No doubt, the production is similar, but I think it went in new, more experimental directions: possibly because they managed to get a bigger production budget. In some cases, the results were good. In other cases, they were so-so: I love UNKLE, but thought the collaboration was MEH.
The album’s pretty good overall: but, while I still replay food and liquor, I don’t really have the desire to bump The Cool as often.
[quote]LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
I love hip hop but am not a big fan of the thug image that often comes with it.
Is the statement supposed to be connected to the link?
[quote]LogicBomb wrote:
jtg987 wrote:
oh nigga please, theres plenty of quality in hip hop you just cant turn on the radio to find it, yes the cool is a dope album i still listen to the album, also i wouldnt mind hearing a Micheal santos album, the dude who sang superstar,
I dunno a few “go-to” artists I enjoy have fallen off a bit. Del tha Funkee Homosapien latest, 11th hour, was underwhelming. I found this cat, Black Milk and I loved the first album I found - Popular Demand. Then he did some shit with a dude named Fat Ray and it wasn’t nearly as hot.
Mos Def has fallen off. Common has fallen off. Talib has fallen off. In the the sense that these three are repetitive and don’t bring anything different then there earlier releases. Nothing tops Black Starr or Resurrection.
Blackalicious hasn’t released an album in three years. Ghostface Killa has been wildly inconsistent. Fishscale was an awesome album - the two follow ups, not so much.
The new Wu-Tang album was a disappointment, the new RZA album was decent but not amazing. I have only listened to Digi Snacks a couple of times, but it hasn’t wowed me.
That being said, the album put out by the Clipse last year (or the year before, can’t remember) Hell Hath no Furry was a classic. And there have been two or three bright spots. I really enjoyed Jay-Z’s American Gangster, if only because it reminded me of Reasonable Doubt. Lil Wayne has grown on me to some extent as well.
Ultimately, I think I am disappointed by the direction of rap/hip hop. Lupe and Wayne are the two “best” new mainstream artists but the really don’t compare to Tupac/Biggie or Jay-Z/Nas. Eventually the underground shit will dry up, or get all senile like KRS-one.
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talib’s latest album was great i thought it was his most complete album to date,
i do agree about mos def he seems more interested in his acting/rock band than rap,
RZA’s album i havent bothered getting.
Have you heard kidz in the hall? the cool kids? kids under the stairs? blu and exile?
young chris? - his latest stuff is pretty good i know he has been in the game awhile however he is getting his things ready to drop his solo debut, killer mike is another artist that i’m looking forward too. have you heard the new immortal technique album?
i disagree with your comment about the underground drying up aswell if anything its going to continue too get bigger especially with more people making more ‘ringtone’ hits(pray soulja boy wont be mentioned in this thread)
have you heard ice cubes new stuff (past 6-12 months?) ? he is still destroying it and the singles he has released are pretty good 3.5+/5
the carter 3 was decent but its going to be interesting too see where he takes it after here cause if he continues to be in the publics face he will cop a backlash like 50,
hip hop just seems to be happy waiting around for a saviour, it seems like people are just happy to wait,
[quote]G87 wrote:
Otep wrote:
G87 wrote:
I thought it was alright. Some songs were lackluster, or had no replay value. I miss the sort of production he had for most of food and liquor, too…
I thought it was produced by the same studio?
In hindsight, “most of food and liquor” was a misnomer. Still, on food and liquor, I felt there were more soulful vocal samples used for choruses. Off the top of my head, “Sunshine,” “Daydream,” “Hurt Me Soul,” “American Terrorist.”
No doubt, the production is similar, but I think it went in new, more experimental directions: possibly because they managed to get a bigger production budget. In some cases, the results were good. In other cases, they were so-so: I love UNKLE, but thought the collaboration was MEH.
The album’s pretty good overall: but, while I still replay food and liquor, I don’t really have the desire to bump The Cool as often.
LIFTICVSMAXIMVS wrote:
I love hip hop but am not a big fan of the thug image that often comes with it.
Is the statement supposed to be connected to the link?[/quote]
It was very tongue in cheek to the thug type hip hop image.