Post by ocpov on Dec 29, 2016 21:21:09 GMT -5
So wow I basically had this thread 85% written and some s**t happened that took me to a different page and I lost like a ton of work I put into this thread, but I guess this gives me the opportunity to structure it better. Still got really anxious and sweaty from my lost progress coupled with the smell of chili powder and the fact that I have not showered in 2 days...isk lol whatever I'll rewrite it because I believe that this album definitely deserves more attention tha its getting because its heavy as haiiil. So here goes my best Xfactor impression.
So I was watching the warriors and raptors the other day and my friend sent me an email saying how dope the "2100" track from the new RTJ album was. Reminded me that I have been neglecting the new album from the best rap group of the last 5 years. I slapped myself and plugged up my headphones because I knew my s**tty computer speakers were not going to be an adequate platform for El-p's multi layered, clusterf**k of ultra sonic sounds...so many dope intricate sounds and loops that don't even get heard if you dont have dope headphones or speakers.
Overall big picture, this album is much better than RTJ1 and leagues above RTJ2. The first two albums were mostly braggadocios and RTJ3 really focuses more on the social and political issues of today and the subsequent affect on our society going forward. I was impressed by the chemistry between these two from RTJ1. But after hearing this album I was blown away at how dope El and Mike sounded together. Lyrically they are on the same page as El-p sounds a lot like he did during the "I'll sleep when your dead" era which was pretty dope to hear. I knew he was going to bring it with the beats and he did but man this project solidified him as the best emcee producer not named Q-Tip, RZA, or MF DOOM. Killer Mike was equally as impressive as he f**king blew the ceiling off of his maximum potential im sure most heads thought he had on the mic before RTJ came together. Dude spits some of the realist s**t I have ever heard and approaches Ice Cube "rap terrorist" level. Some of the blatantly offensive lyrics and accusations pointed at America regarding the slew of political and social problem were pretty jarring, but much needed. Pretty amazing that this dude has been on CNN multiple times given his his extremely unpatriotic views. Ill say this if Jay-Z considers himself a renegade Mike is a boaderline insurgent. I gained so much respect him as a person and emcee alike for saying the things that needed to be said. Sometimes on here he is blunt as hell and other times he is just as tongue and cheek as El-p. The two make quite the unlikely pair, but man are they effective in making dope, banging, music with real substance that will have a lasting affect on the mindset of many millennials and hopefully a lasting affect on mainstream music, because this is some powerful music here.
This track kinda sets the vibe of the whole album. Lets the people know right off top that they are much more serious and focused on this album compared to the prior 2 as evidenced by the dramatic hook. Lyrically it focused on the struggle of both El and Mike in order to make it to the point they are at now. it is always so cool to me that El-p and Killer Mike, two very different styles and musical backgrounds came together to make some of the dopest music either has made and create a group that has grown much bigger than either of their solo career's. pretty dope track that piqued my attention off top.
I think this is the third best track on the album. Both Killer Mike and El-p mince no words on here. Killer Mike basically accuses the government of dealing crack and perpetrating 9/11 and also calls Trump a devil with a toupee and a spray tan and goes all talib at the end of the verse touching on latent racism of all white folks. This is one of el-p's best verses on the album. calls himself the son of Rick Rubin which I think is a bit of a understatement no?...dope showing from both.
This track really speaks volumes to the synergy both these dudes have developed with one another in just 3 years as they alternate shredding the mic both adapting to the same flow. El-p add's the whistle of a nuke on the bridge and throws some heavy guitar rifts horns sampled from Brass Monkey on here among other things. Its incredible how El-p throws an array differentiation's layered on the same beat to make is sound slightly different at times but is still built in the framework of the same beat and song. One of the more playful songs on here.
I figured out why RTJ has become so successful. Their ability to rap over beats sounding like this. This s**t sounds like something that you would hear at some electronic music rave where young white girls would be chugging molly water making questionable decisions. Since they are releasing their s**t for free you know that they are making most of their money from touring. I would lose my mind to this s**t If I saw it live.
I mean I think this would be a great radio track idk why mainstream rap can't sound like this. Killer Mike's flow on his second verse made me s**t my pants had no idea he could go that hard...not many people could rap to this track, rap god s**t.
This is probably the best track I have heard this year. This is so emotional s**t right here man, lights a fire under me. El and Mike paint a pretty bleak picture of our country turning into a dystopia. There is definitely more than enough reason to be concerned about our country 5-10 years from now. Our media is unreliable our president elect is intolerant as f**k its all very worrisome. The inequality is going to grow so great that the prospect of a revolution of some sort is not far off. This s**t is pretty much a soundtrack to that. And Killer Mike's verse maaam " The evening news givin' yous views
Telling you to pick your master for president
/Then behind the curtain, seen the devil workin'
/Came back with some evidence
/I'm here to tell you don't let em tell you what's right wrong
/Make love, smoke kush, try to laugh hard, and live long. El-p's last verse on here immediately made me think of "The overly dramatic truth". Such a dope song that I will be listening to forever.
Probably the most underrated track on here. Killer Mike touches on the gun violence in Chicago and raps about the problem with gentrification. Mentions Snow on tha Bluff. That s**t shocked me even more than listening to this album. El-p spits a f**king gem on here centering around police brutality.
This track is pretty wild. Kinda reminds me of the track on RTJ2 with Gangsta Boo but this is a lot doper. Trina sounds hard as f**k on this hook, never thought Id say that. Killer Mike on his Sunday School s**t and El-p's last verse was so dope. "I went to school in the eighties, taking the train with the crazies/
New York, New York is the mothership where I used to smoke dust and s**t
/Now, I'm crop dustin' f**kers, suck it up and you'll love the s**t"
This s**t is dope too. El-P do like DOOM did and pinged his voiced like pingpong between both speakers when he said "we talk too loud won't remain in our places"...Mike left her with a pound of dro and a Nextel.
easily the illest beat on the album...man this s**t is sooo f**kin wonky. love the hook too. what does "notice me senpai" mean?
This is my second favorite track on the album closely behind 2100. In my opinion el-p's first verse on this is by far the best verse on the project. and man do those horns hit when the chorus comes in. some many intricacies on this beat too that make it so dope man. el-p never ceases to amaze me. love this track. Killer Mike mirrors el's flow on his verse talking about a friend murdered for his chain.
A report to the shareholders is really dope as el-p gets into what his thoughts were in forming RTJ. Killer Mike gets pretty heavy on here. really overlooked this track. really meaningful and one of their best as a collective. El-P reallt says "They'll snatch your hope up and use it as a hula hoop" zach de la rocha from rage is one kill your masters as well doesn't sound as lispy...
really give this one a listen guise it may be my favorite album this year, and that may have to do with the fact that is appeals to my youthful exuberance but its really undeniably dope and the sound of it is unprecedented and cannot will never be replicated...this should have got sweated round here
So I was watching the warriors and raptors the other day and my friend sent me an email saying how dope the "2100" track from the new RTJ album was. Reminded me that I have been neglecting the new album from the best rap group of the last 5 years. I slapped myself and plugged up my headphones because I knew my s**tty computer speakers were not going to be an adequate platform for El-p's multi layered, clusterf**k of ultra sonic sounds...so many dope intricate sounds and loops that don't even get heard if you dont have dope headphones or speakers.
Overall big picture, this album is much better than RTJ1 and leagues above RTJ2. The first two albums were mostly braggadocios and RTJ3 really focuses more on the social and political issues of today and the subsequent affect on our society going forward. I was impressed by the chemistry between these two from RTJ1. But after hearing this album I was blown away at how dope El and Mike sounded together. Lyrically they are on the same page as El-p sounds a lot like he did during the "I'll sleep when your dead" era which was pretty dope to hear. I knew he was going to bring it with the beats and he did but man this project solidified him as the best emcee producer not named Q-Tip, RZA, or MF DOOM. Killer Mike was equally as impressive as he f**king blew the ceiling off of his maximum potential im sure most heads thought he had on the mic before RTJ came together. Dude spits some of the realist s**t I have ever heard and approaches Ice Cube "rap terrorist" level. Some of the blatantly offensive lyrics and accusations pointed at America regarding the slew of political and social problem were pretty jarring, but much needed. Pretty amazing that this dude has been on CNN multiple times given his his extremely unpatriotic views. Ill say this if Jay-Z considers himself a renegade Mike is a boaderline insurgent. I gained so much respect him as a person and emcee alike for saying the things that needed to be said. Sometimes on here he is blunt as hell and other times he is just as tongue and cheek as El-p. The two make quite the unlikely pair, but man are they effective in making dope, banging, music with real substance that will have a lasting affect on the mindset of many millennials and hopefully a lasting affect on mainstream music, because this is some powerful music here.
This track kinda sets the vibe of the whole album. Lets the people know right off top that they are much more serious and focused on this album compared to the prior 2 as evidenced by the dramatic hook. Lyrically it focused on the struggle of both El and Mike in order to make it to the point they are at now. it is always so cool to me that El-p and Killer Mike, two very different styles and musical backgrounds came together to make some of the dopest music either has made and create a group that has grown much bigger than either of their solo career's. pretty dope track that piqued my attention off top.
I think this is the third best track on the album. Both Killer Mike and El-p mince no words on here. Killer Mike basically accuses the government of dealing crack and perpetrating 9/11 and also calls Trump a devil with a toupee and a spray tan and goes all talib at the end of the verse touching on latent racism of all white folks. This is one of el-p's best verses on the album. calls himself the son of Rick Rubin which I think is a bit of a understatement no?...dope showing from both.
This track really speaks volumes to the synergy both these dudes have developed with one another in just 3 years as they alternate shredding the mic both adapting to the same flow. El-p add's the whistle of a nuke on the bridge and throws some heavy guitar rifts horns sampled from Brass Monkey on here among other things. Its incredible how El-p throws an array differentiation's layered on the same beat to make is sound slightly different at times but is still built in the framework of the same beat and song. One of the more playful songs on here.
I figured out why RTJ has become so successful. Their ability to rap over beats sounding like this. This s**t sounds like something that you would hear at some electronic music rave where young white girls would be chugging molly water making questionable decisions. Since they are releasing their s**t for free you know that they are making most of their money from touring. I would lose my mind to this s**t If I saw it live.
I mean I think this would be a great radio track idk why mainstream rap can't sound like this. Killer Mike's flow on his second verse made me s**t my pants had no idea he could go that hard...not many people could rap to this track, rap god s**t.
This is probably the best track I have heard this year. This is so emotional s**t right here man, lights a fire under me. El and Mike paint a pretty bleak picture of our country turning into a dystopia. There is definitely more than enough reason to be concerned about our country 5-10 years from now. Our media is unreliable our president elect is intolerant as f**k its all very worrisome. The inequality is going to grow so great that the prospect of a revolution of some sort is not far off. This s**t is pretty much a soundtrack to that. And Killer Mike's verse maaam " The evening news givin' yous views
Telling you to pick your master for president
/Then behind the curtain, seen the devil workin'
/Came back with some evidence
/I'm here to tell you don't let em tell you what's right wrong
/Make love, smoke kush, try to laugh hard, and live long. El-p's last verse on here immediately made me think of "The overly dramatic truth". Such a dope song that I will be listening to forever.
Probably the most underrated track on here. Killer Mike touches on the gun violence in Chicago and raps about the problem with gentrification. Mentions Snow on tha Bluff. That s**t shocked me even more than listening to this album. El-p spits a f**king gem on here centering around police brutality.
This track is pretty wild. Kinda reminds me of the track on RTJ2 with Gangsta Boo but this is a lot doper. Trina sounds hard as f**k on this hook, never thought Id say that. Killer Mike on his Sunday School s**t and El-p's last verse was so dope. "I went to school in the eighties, taking the train with the crazies/
New York, New York is the mothership where I used to smoke dust and s**t
/Now, I'm crop dustin' f**kers, suck it up and you'll love the s**t"
This s**t is dope too. El-P do like DOOM did and pinged his voiced like pingpong between both speakers when he said "we talk too loud won't remain in our places"...Mike left her with a pound of dro and a Nextel.
easily the illest beat on the album...man this s**t is sooo f**kin wonky. love the hook too. what does "notice me senpai" mean?
This is my second favorite track on the album closely behind 2100. In my opinion el-p's first verse on this is by far the best verse on the project. and man do those horns hit when the chorus comes in. some many intricacies on this beat too that make it so dope man. el-p never ceases to amaze me. love this track. Killer Mike mirrors el's flow on his verse talking about a friend murdered for his chain.
A report to the shareholders is really dope as el-p gets into what his thoughts were in forming RTJ. Killer Mike gets pretty heavy on here. really overlooked this track. really meaningful and one of their best as a collective. El-P reallt says "They'll snatch your hope up and use it as a hula hoop" zach de la rocha from rage is one kill your masters as well doesn't sound as lispy...
really give this one a listen guise it may be my favorite album this year, and that may have to do with the fact that is appeals to my youthful exuberance but its really undeniably dope and the sound of it is unprecedented and cannot will never be replicated...this should have got sweated round here
