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Post by nomask on Dec 28, 2016 19:04:44 GMT -5
was gonna drop my top 10 but will refrain. these 2 are obvious and "mad dope":
Mr. Lif & L’orange- Life and death of scenery
Jazz Spastiks & Sleep Sinatra- Portals
props on getting this board going (=) aka new Quest.
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Post by tippi on Dec 28, 2016 19:29:33 GMT -5
loved life and death of scenery, easily my favorite ep of the year. the only track on there i don't love is antique gold, which is really unfortunate since i'm a chester watson fan. he dropped the ball on that one.
didn't care for the jazz spastiks/sleep sinatra that much, i like sleep sinatra in smaller doses and when he's on a track with someone like ichiban hashface but he's not interesting enough to keep me engaged for a whole project. some nice beats on there though.
my top 10 EPs in order from 1-10:
Mr. Lif & L’Orange - Life and death of scenery
Noveliss - Mic Swordz
Willie Evans Jr - The Crush
Blueprint & Aesop Rock - Vigilante Genesis
Blu & Fa†e - Open Your Optics to Optimism
Oddisee - Alwasta
Tanya Morgan - Abandoned Theme Park
Sadistik - Salo Sessions
Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman - Lice Two: Still Buggin'
K.A.A.N - Uncommon Knowledge
RA Scion & Theory Hazit - More Power to You
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Post by |=| on Dec 28, 2016 20:22:27 GMT -5
Gino, did you sticky this?  lol I'm good with leaving it for now, but if the real boards do go defunct, I'm hoping 88 will do his thing over here for this year's picks. |
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Post by motionman on Dec 28, 2016 21:13:04 GMT -5
Kendrick
Oddisee
L'Orange
Dam Funk
Vingthor Hurler
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Post by barneygumbel on Dec 28, 2016 21:17:48 GMT -5
For me, Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman, hands down
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Post by barneygumbel on Dec 28, 2016 21:28:41 GMT -5
lice two was dramatically better than the first. i still think homeboy sandman is super overrated. his voice is wack as f**k. He's one of my favorite mc's....I just heard him spit on the Spinna joint at the right time and he had me hooked. Not everything he has done has been good, but he has some tracks that are incredibly lyrical, and I like his humor. He came along at a time I was looking for something different in hip-hop. |
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Post by culturesclothing on Dec 28, 2016 21:31:17 GMT -5
Lice 2 and the L'Orange/Mr. Lif EP's were dope...so was the Oddisee Ep. I have a lot to catch up on though
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Post by Clockworx on Dec 28, 2016 21:32:59 GMT -5
I didn't listen to 10 that are worth mentioning but these are my Top 5...
1. L'Orange & Mr. Lif - The Life & Death of Scenery
2. Blueprint & Aesop Rock - Vigilante EP
3. Westside Gunn - There's God Then There's Flygod Praise Both EP
4. Oddisee - Alwasta EP
5. Royce Da 5'9 - Trust The Shooter EP
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Post by patrickbateman on Dec 28, 2016 22:13:26 GMT -5
Kendrick Untitled
Atmosphere EP
also no mask is such a f**king douche. Real original thread idea fgt
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Post by tippi on Dec 28, 2016 23:12:52 GMT -5
i like mic swordz because of all the samples and references, it's an extension of what noveliss was doing on his toonami tsunami's ep from 2015. it's all just really nostalgic for me since i grew up watching those shows on toonami.
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Post by nomask on Dec 29, 2016 0:03:28 GMT -5
who else did the Ep thread this end of year bateman?
and its not 88 doing EP's. he already has LP's.
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Post by nomask on Dec 29, 2016 12:37:38 GMT -5
Mr. Lif & L’orange- Life and death of scenery
Jazz Spastiks & Sleep Sinatra- Portals
Blu & Fate- Open your optics to optimism
Mindsone & DJ Iron- Phaseology
(32 min-7 full songs)
Jeremiah Jae & zeroh - Holy smoke
(25 min-9 songs)
Blueprint- Vigilante genesis
Zeroh- Tinnitus
(27 Min- 8 full songs)
KAAN- uncommon knowledge
Sach- Fidelity
DJ Rude One- Onederful (23 min-7 full songs)
ep length debate may insue but to me the above run time noted projects are too short and/or not having enough full songs to be considered legit full albums. I've seen artists call longer projects ep's.
call me the ep stickler!
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Post by patrickbateman on Dec 29, 2016 12:57:13 GMT -5
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Post by nomask on Dec 29, 2016 14:12:36 GMT -5
^yes FOTY bateman- i wore a stupid pair of shorts a couple times back in '08. YOU GOT DIRT ON ME DOGGY!
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zPjUsu2-QMQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Post by tippi on Dec 29, 2016 14:13:37 GMT -5
ep length debate may insue but to me the above run time noted projects are too short and/or not having enough full songs to be considered legit full albums. I've seen artists call longer projects ep's. call me the ep stickler! i've also seen artists call shorter projects albums. you can be as much of a stickler as you want, i don't think it's really worth debating at this point. i'm just going by what the projects are considered to be by the artist that made them. the bandcamp description for tinnitus says "los angeles native, dyed in the wool hooligan zeroh gets loud, technical and strange all over again on his new ten track album" so i'll consider it an album too rather than complicate things. |
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Post by patrickbateman on Dec 29, 2016 14:47:19 GMT -5
^yes FOTY bateman- i wore a stupid pair of shorts a couple times back in '08. YOU GOT DIRT ON ME DOGGY! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zPjUsu2-QMQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Lol learn how to embed douche |
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Post by nomask on Dec 29, 2016 18:47:09 GMT -5
the life and death of scenery in the lead. i'll tally it all up in a few days and start a new thread to vote for your #1 producer out of the top 5.
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Post by Clockworx on Dec 29, 2016 23:12:23 GMT -5
Mentioned it earlier itt but probably most underrated EP as i think it got talked about for a day at most when it dropped...
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Post by barneygumbel on Dec 30, 2016 7:26:11 GMT -5
Mentioned it earlier itt but probably most underrated EP as i think it got talked about for a day at most when it dropped... Dope EP but I wasn't to into the story he was telling on these tracks. I like the production (even though Aesop said they were throw away beats) and Blueprint always comes nice on the mic. I was expecting a little more from this though Nevertheless, it's a dope listen so nobody should sleep on it |
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Post by idealforpodpeople on Dec 30, 2016 8:56:08 GMT -5
Salo Sessions by Sadistik. Hope he does a full length with Kno soon.
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Post by tippi on Dec 30, 2016 9:39:59 GMT -5
Salo Sessions was great, I still go back to that all the time. I thought the EP with Kno was really good but that project doesn't have any individual tracks that I like as much as I Bought A Gun or Mourning Glory.
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Post by throwinggods on Dec 30, 2016 12:33:03 GMT -5
Alwasta.
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Post by linocore on Dec 31, 2016 22:39:09 GMT -5
Lif & L'Orange by far IMO.
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Post by McP on Jan 1, 2017 11:52:51 GMT -5
Juju Rogers- LIT"
Killer Ben- Invincible Ben
Oddisee- Alwasta
Blu- Titans in the flesh
Griselda- Don't Get Scared Now
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lol
