Both teams played hard:
Bonus cut from Take Care. Album’s out on the 15th.
Nicki Minaj can rap better than Drake, Tyler, and J.Cole.
She’s the best “new” artist right now, except maybe for Kendrick Lamar.
LarryDavid, just wanted to say, I love your avatar.
[quote]B.L.U. Ninja wrote:
Nicki Minaj can rap better than Drake, Tyler, and J.Cole.
She’s the best “new” artist right now, except maybe for Kendrick Lamar.[/quote]
Nah…not a chance. Although I admit, Nicki has spazzed on a few of her guest verses. If your basing what you said on her verse in Monster, it’s the best verse I’ve ever heard her do and she’s never come close.
Kendrick Lamar’s dope, though. I’m surprised I haven’t posted more of him.
[quote]Evolv wrote:
LarryDavid, just wanted to say, I love your avatar.[/quote]
haha
I try to maintain a high standard for my avy’s.
Kendrick’s one of the best new guys out. His tape, Section 80, is one of the best albums of the year IMO.
Look out for him, he got some stuff in the works with Dr. Dre.
New guy getting a lot of hype right now. Not a fan of his rapping, but his production crew is top notch. Looking forward to more music from these guys.
[quote]B.L.U. Ninja wrote:
Nicki Minaj can rap better than Drake, Tyler, and J.Cole.
She’s the best “new” artist right now, except maybe for Kendrick Lamar.[/quote]
Are you fucking kidding me?!
Take Care might be the album of the year. The production is top notch, the best production on a rap/r&b record all year [yes, better than Watch the Throne]. They really took Drake’s trademark sound in a new, darker direction. Drake’s hooks are better, his MCing is as good as he’s ever been [he actually disappointed there last year], and the songs are much better conceptually.
If you haven’t given it a listen do it. And if you like it, make the purchase- the album was officially released this Tuesday.
[quote]B.L.U. Ninja wrote:
Nicki Minaj can rap better than … J.Cole.
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LOL, you are smoking some serious shit.
She is good, and I like her, but J smokes that shit. Just blows it out of the water
Lord Knows is my early favorite off the album after a quick listen through, really digging that track.
Rap album of the year is Saigon’s Greatest Story Never Told.
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[quote]red04 wrote:
Lord Knows is my early favorite off the album after a quick listen through, really digging that track.[/quote]
On my first few listens Lord Knows was one of the best songs on there, but only until the other songs really grew on me. Those songs on there that sound like murky takes on 90s R&B [Cameras, Hate Sleeping Alone] ended up being my favourites. But, yeah, Lord Knows was probably his best rapping on there.
For what it’s worth, Drake and Rick Ross have said that after Rick Ross’ album comes out [should be soon] they are going to work on a mixtape together called YOLO. Look out for that. Lord Knows and Free Spirit are two of the best rap songs of the year, so that tape should be pretty epic.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I get a little tired of people making lame ass remarks when it comes to rap or hip hop in general, mostly because no one is taking pot shots at metal music (despite many of those lead singers not being able to hold a note if their lives depended on it).
I also don’t watch much MTV because it irritates me…like a bad itch in the middle of your back that you can’t reach.
I just want to know what’s out there that I need to be downloading quickly. I am also NOT looking for people to just list off what rappers they think make them seem hardcore. I am also not just looking for Hip Hop songs as I listen to everybody from Breaking Benjamin to Busta Rhymes.
I want songs I can lift weights to…and drive fast to.
For a place to start:
Lil Wayne - Lollipop Remix featuring Kenya West
is decent
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I gotta tell you, how anyone can lift intensely, while listening to rap or hip hop is beyond my understanding. If it doesn’t have an electric guitar, whats the point.
I remember years ago, I would hang with a couple of black dudes. While they listened to their LL cool j and other rappers, while i listened to ac/dc metalicca, black sabbath. I would always tell them, lets see in 15 or so years if they are still playing their music. Ummm, when was the last time you ever heard an ll cool j song being played or any of those “rappers” yet, go to any rock station, and all they play are ac/dc ozzy, black sabbath, metallica, and new rock like Avenged sevenfold, disturbed. hard rock will always outshine rap and hiphop. cause hard rock has true greatness and meaning, its not just some gutter ghetto crap. that crap dies fast.
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
I remember years ago, I would hang with a couple of black dudes. While they listened to their LL cool j and other rappers, while i listened to ac/dc metalicca, black sabbath. I would always tell them, lets see in 15 or so years if they are still playing their music. Ummm, when was the last time you ever heard an ll cool j song being played or any of those “rappers” yet, go to any rock station, and all they play are ac/dc ozzy, black sabbath, metallica, and new rock like Avenged sevenfold, disturbed. hard rock will always outshine rap and hiphop. cause hard rock has true greatness and meaning, its not just some gutter ghetto crap. that crap dies fast. [/quote]
It’s funny, i’ve heard the same thing said about rock n roll, then metal, and now rap…so, yeah… rap is the “new” rock and roll. Like it or not, rap is here to stay.
While i’m not a huge fan of rap/hip-hop, i’ve learned to appreciate it through the years.
[quote]imhungry wrote:
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
I remember years ago, I would hang with a couple of black dudes. While they listened to their LL cool j and other rappers, while i listened to ac/dc metalicca, black sabbath. I would always tell them, lets see in 15 or so years if they are still playing their music. Ummm, when was the last time you ever heard an ll cool j song being played or any of those “rappers” yet, go to any rock station, and all they play are ac/dc ozzy, black sabbath, metallica, and new rock like Avenged sevenfold, disturbed. hard rock will always outshine rap and hiphop. cause hard rock has true greatness and meaning, its not just some gutter ghetto crap. that crap dies fast. [/quote]
It’s funny, i’ve heard the same thing said about rock n roll, then metal, and now rap…so, yeah… rap is the “new” rock and roll. Like it or not, rap is here to stay.
While i’m not a huge fan of rap/hip-hop, i’ve learned to appreciate it through the years. [/quote]
My point was though, that rap in general is still around, abeit barely. When you look back at rappers from the 80s. how often is their music still played. but, go to any rock station, and you always hear rock from the 60s, 70s 80 on up. thats cause hard rock especially, lasts through the ages. hip hop is the same way. what was popular just a few years ago, you never hear it again. cause that type of music is about fluff. Yet, you listen to an old metallica song, and it blows you away. cause it has meaning. real meaning.
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
I remember years ago, I would hang with a couple of black dudes. While they listened to their LL cool j and other rappers, while i listened to ac/dc metalicca, black sabbath. I would always tell them, lets see in 15 or so years if they are still playing their music. Ummm, when was the last time you ever heard an ll cool j song being played or any of those “rappers” yet, go to any rock station, and all they play are ac/dc ozzy, black sabbath, metallica, and new rock like Avenged sevenfold, disturbed. hard rock will always outshine rap and hiphop. cause hard rock has true greatness and meaning, its not just some gutter ghetto crap. that crap dies fast. [/quote]
First, how exactly would you know what rap music is being played if you aren’t listening to it? Second, I hear Biggie and Pac every single day on our area’s most popular rap station, and I live in fucking Ohio. Lord knows if I were in south cali I’d probably find stations dedicated to 80’s/90’s rap chock full of wutang and old dre/snoop, puffy before he was a mogul, etc etc.
Just because you’re not listening for it doesn’t mean it’s out there.
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
My point was though, that rap in general is still around, abeit barely. When you look back at rappers from the 80s. how often is their music still played. [/quote]
If anything, it’s a good sign when a genre’s top artists can only stay on top for a while before a new crop of artists come and take their place. It means that the genre is still vibrant and open to change on a large scale.
The fact that rock’s biggest bands are all old- the youngest is Coldplay, who hit big more than 10 years ago- is NOT a good thing.
In any event, this is all irrelevant, both genres have plenty of good artists, and it’s on you to find them.
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
[quote]imhungry wrote:
[quote]roguevampire wrote:
I remember years ago, I would hang with a couple of black dudes. While they listened to their LL cool j and other rappers, while i listened to ac/dc metalicca, black sabbath. I would always tell them, lets see in 15 or so years if they are still playing their music. Ummm, when was the last time you ever heard an ll cool j song being played or any of those “rappers” yet, go to any rock station, and all they play are ac/dc ozzy, black sabbath, metallica, and new rock like Avenged sevenfold, disturbed. hard rock will always outshine rap and hiphop. cause hard rock has true greatness and meaning, its not just some gutter ghetto crap. that crap dies fast. [/quote]
It’s funny, i’ve heard the same thing said about rock n roll, then metal, and now rap…so, yeah… rap is the “new” rock and roll. Like it or not, rap is here to stay.
While i’m not a huge fan of rap/hip-hop, i’ve learned to appreciate it through the years. [/quote]
My point was though, that rap in general is still around, abeit barely. When you look back at rappers from the 80s. how often is their music still played. but, go to any rock station, and you always hear rock from the 60s, 70s 80 on up. thats cause hard rock especially, lasts through the ages. hip hop is the same way. what was popular just a few years ago, you never hear it again. cause that type of music is about fluff. Yet, you listen to an old metallica song, and it blows you away. cause it has meaning. real meaning.[/quote]
Just because YOU don’t hear it being played, that doesn’t meant that it’s the same everywhere.
Also, keep in mind that rock and roll has been around a hell of a lot longer than rap and hip hop has. Plus, radio is pretty much owned by Clear Channel and they will play whatever is popular to particular demigraphics. Mainstream radio is shit.
In the 80’s, the bands that you mentioned were NOT getting very much radio play when they were selling big, unless they were ballads. It took years before I was hearing Metallica (besides Fade To Black) on the radio. It was all pop-Metal and 70’s rock.
I loved the late 80’s, early 90’s rap and hip hop. It was fun and creative music.