im not expecting much... abandoned language was fine i guess, but he's not a very good mc.

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fu[I]c[/I]k

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They were pretty cool live, but I never really listen to it.

their set here in mn was definitely awesome... it felt like the bass was pulsating through the air.

Good blog here:

[url]http://dieshadowmandie.blogspot.com/[/url]

Picking up a couple interesting things now.

[QUOTE=kingsoby1;16969845]their set here in mn was definitely awesome... it felt like the bass was pulsating through the air.[/QUOTE]

the production on gutter tactics is awesome (as always). dalek kind of brings it down every once in awhile tho

this is pretty solid so far. ill prob review this.

You guys into El Prez?

The Daily Show EP is awesome.

no, linkage.

this better not be more atlanta ghettotech! ;-p

It's not, I swear!

El Prez is out of Cali.

[url]http://www.myspace.com/elprezidente[/url]

[url]http://www.mediafire.com/?3mjvpe0pv0s[/url]

ill check this out after dalek. man, the production on this is at least as good as abandoned language... i really wish he wasn't such a bare bones mc though :(

he seems to use a lot of similar flows and rhythms, which gets kind of tiring after awhile. the use of "choruses" can get annoying too. guess it depends on my mood

the production makes up for any flaws though. oktopus is amazing

agreed.

content-wise, he's pretty solid, so at least he's got that going for him. i think i like the production here better than abandoned language tbh...

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKcrIGj387w[/url]

This Elzhi track with Royce is fuc king dope.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHrA4_Obirc&feature=channel[/url]

ftw

[QUOTE=HighandDriving;16973491][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKcrIGj387w[/url]

This Elzhi track with Royce is fuc king dope.[/QUOTE]

yeah that track is sick

what an amazing year for detroit... some of the best albums in 2008 came out of there (Black Milk, Guilty Simp, Elzhi, Invincible)

[QUOTE=kingsoby1;16969845]their set here in mn was definitely awesome... it felt like the bass was pulsating through the air.[/QUOTE]
whoa you saw them in mn? was it first ave?

**** i saw them also (first ave) and they opened for someone but i cant remember who.

i saw them open for russian circles at triple rock... sound quality was shiit for the most part, but it was still awesome.

**** i saw them open for some band but i dont remember what concert it was. now its killing me

EDIT: he opened for rjd2! ok i feel good now

rjd2 is definitely tight, surprised dalek was opening though.

Gutter Tactics is becoming my favorite rap album of the year.

next year

And when I pack me a gun, and Oh! when I was young I used to dream of serving them nigga nuts soufflé a la dun. Motha****as get hung, my bullet weighs a ton. The garden block gates, da valley of the slums. That nigga that nigga got them motha****as on a run. Ya'll thought that I was done, but Lynch is not the one to go out from a gunshot wound nigga I ain't done that soon.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d9zr5Opf1M[/url]

I have been a fan of good hip-hop/rap for a number of years now, and am constantly amazed re-surprised by new artists.

Currently obsessing over:

[B]Sadistik
CunninLynguists
Amyas
Blue Scholars
WarsawpacK
the Blend
Blackalicious
Buck 65
K'naan
Aesop Rock[/B]

dude, the blend? wtf, they're terrible and not even hiphop; it's like frat-party-jam-spoken word. ive heard stories of their vocalist being a tool as well.

otherwise, decent list... haven't heard of amyas, sadistik, blue scholars, or warsawpack - what can you compare them to?

Warsawpack are hard to pin down. They're insanely politically charged. The rapping has an almost spoke-word vibe to it, but it's definitely rapping. He sounds kind of like a less insane B-Real. Musically, it's really laid back, mostly focusing on sax/flute, drums and bass. There's guitar in there but it's never as pronounced imo. Very jazzy and smooth, which is in direct contrast to the subject matter and tone.

hmm, i dig B-Real... might check it out. doesn't sound like it's up my alley at all though... especially if it's less of a hiphop supporting group and more of a "jazzy/jam/funk" extravaganza.

That post there is basically how G Love & Special Sauce were described to me a few years back.

lol

Just got reviewer access to B-Real's upcoming Feb 24th release, it's alright so far :-/

serious question: what the fu[size=2]c[/size]k is up with plies's teeth??

Not really a massive fan of most rap (except Sway Dasafo who is immense) but I do enjoy dabbling in Grime, anyone else here like it?

has there ever been a best rappers of all time poll? i think that'd be pretty cool to do. i could run it if anyone is interested in making it happen. i'm a big fan of the rap game so i could write descriptions of the rappers that make the list.

[QUOTE=fatkidzonmopedz;17017543]has there ever been a best rappers of all time poll? i think that'd be pretty cool to do. i could run it if anyone is interested in making it happen. i'm a big fan of the rap game so i could write descriptions of the rappers that make the list.[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure if there has been a poll on here. Sounds fun to me. My vote goes to Rakim.

PS, your avatar is gross as hell.

Would Gutter Tactics be a good starting album for getting into Dalek? I've heard a few songs here and there, just don't have a full album.

all the albums are pretty much the same.

gutter tactics is better than abandoned language production-wise... absence is a lot noisier. regardless, dalek is not a very good mc... solid lyricist, but you really gotta be listening to it for the oktopus beats.

[QUOTE=Seantmpc13;17017664]I'm not sure if there has been a poll on here. Sounds fun to me. My vote goes to Rakim.

PS, your avatar is gross as hell.[/QUOTE]

i cant remember which avatar it was that you referred to but thx

resident hiphop-heads... does anyone like el-p as much as i do? i dont know if it's just a bias because he got me into progressive hiphop, but im infatuated. putting out a 5/5 review of fantastic damage soon.

no way is fantastic damage a 5/5.

no possible way.

El-P is great though.