Has 2014 Been A Disappointing Year For Rap Music?

Started by Creation, Nov 23, 2014, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Creation
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    Creation By Any Means

    Nov 23, 2014
    I see alot of people saying that 2014 has been a terrible year for rap music. I disagree, however, it has been a very boring year. There was alot of brilliant releases, but alot of releases went over our heads.
    Here are some examples of albums that dropped this year:

    Freddie Gibbs | Pinata
    SchoolBoy Q | Oxymoron
    Logic | Under Pressure
    Ab Soul | These Days
    Isaiah Rashad | Cilvia Demo
    Blu | Good To Be Home
    Young Jeezy | Seen It All
    Mayday & Murs | Mursday
    Atmosphere | Southsiders
    Rittz | Next To Nothing
    Strange Music | Strangeulation
    CunninLynguists | Strange Journey Volume: III
    The Roots | …And Then You s---t Your Cousin
    YG | My Krazy Life
    50 Cent | Animal Ambition
    Rick Ross | Mastermind
    G-Unit | Beauty Of Independence
    Joe Budden | Some Love Lost
    Saigon | G.S.N.T. 3
    Run The Jewels | Run The Jewels II
    Big K.R.I.T. | Cadillactica
    Rick Ross | Hood Billionaire


    What are your thoughts?
     
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  2. golddust
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    Nov 23, 2014
    i think it was really good and we still getting at least kanye album and two new e-40 albums before end of the year
     
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  3. Michael Myers
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    Nov 23, 2014
    It was a good year, but yeah there have been better years. Pinata is still my favourite, still listen to it a lot. Just listened to Rick Ross new album but I don't really like it. Still need to check out run the jewels II.
     
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  4. Creation
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    Creation By Any Means

    Nov 23, 2014
    i dont think kanye's album is dropping this year. i wish it was though, that would be an amazing end to the year.
     
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    Nov 23, 2014
    i thought he was having a listening party for the album like a month ago and it was done?
     
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  6. Eazy
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    Nov 23, 2014
    wow this list shows how out of touch I am with rap this year. Pinata is the only one I've listened to (and it is excellent)

    the albums on my radar for the short term are what's coming from Kanye, GFK, ASAP Rocky, Kendrick and Fashawn
     
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  7. Slyk
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    Slyk God made a prophet.

    Nov 23, 2014
    confirmed that new kanye album is on track to be delivered by eoy?
     
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  8. DKC
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    Nov 23, 2014
    I made a similar list on SL in the last topic, but 2014 has been a GREAT f---ing year for rap in my opinion. 2013 was probably slightly better, but I've gotten varying milage out of these:

    Piñata - MaddGibbs
    Run the Jewels 2 - Killer Mike & El-P
    Cilvia Demo - Isaiah Rashad
    Cadillactica - Big K.R.I.T.
    My Krazy Life - YG
    Days Before Rodeo - Travis Scott
    Dark Comedy - Open Mike Eagle
    Your Old Droop EP - Your Old Droog
    Good to Be Home - Blu
    h--- Can Wait - Vince Staples
    Rich g--- Mixtape - Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan
    Convertibles - Chuck Inglish
    Oxymoron - Schoolboy Q
    Faces - Mac Miller
    Jimmy the Burnout - Nocando
    Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
    Clppng - Clipping
    NehruvianDOOM - MF Doom & Bishop Nehru
    ...and then you s---t your cousin - The Roots
    Nobody's Smiling - Common
    Mastermind - Rick Ross
    Neon Icon - Riff Raff (well, just a few songs, but you kinda get what you expect with a Riff Raff album)

    I still listen to My Krazy Life, Days Before Rodeo, Cilvia Demo, and Piñata regularly. RTJ2 and Cadillactica are still pretty new but I've been listening to those a lot as well.

    I'll paraphrase what I said on SL: people who say 2014 is a s-----y year for rap are probably either growing out of the genre (which is fine, but you shouldn't make blanket statements), not looking hard enough/listening out of their comfort zone, or are one of those 40-year-old dudes who post on the Lil Wayne facebook page about how much better Afrika Bambaataa is.
     
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    Nov 23, 2014
    pin'ata
    mega philosophy
    stepbrothers
    dream zone archive
    refugee
    gz ii godz
    back from the dead 2
    run the jewels 2
    blacc hollywood
    sincerely yours
     
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    Nov 23, 2014
    Oh yeah, Vibes (Theophilus London) is also great.
     
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    Nov 24, 2014
    has a proper grouprip deluxe version of hood billionaire leaked yet?
     
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    Nov 24, 2014
    @BigCountry i'd say over half of neon icon is very good
     
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    Been awhile since I listened to the whole thing but I really only listen to Introducing the Icon, How to be the Man, Aquaberry Dolphin, Tip Toe Wing in My Jawdinz, and Kokayne at this point. I like pretty much all of the production though, I should give it another spin.
     
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  14. Sav Stanfield
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    Nov 24, 2014
    to be honest, one of the weaker years in recent memory. Still, a few really great albums (Pinata, Run the Jewels, My Krazy Life, a few others).
     
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    Nov 24, 2014
    Neon Icon was dope. #fuckyourfeelings
     
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    Nov 24, 2014
    JODY HiGHROLLER DROPPED A NEON VERCACE CLASSiC
     
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    AQUABeRRY CLASSiC
     
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    Nov 24, 2014
    Really, it hasn't been too bad, only because your (and my) favorite artists haven't released anything, but 2015 will be one of the best, probably better than 2013, which was fantastic.
    -Kanye
    -Kendrick and Jay Rock
    -Aftermath/NWA movie
    -Drake
    -Tha Carter V (Pt. 2)
    -Dre possibly dropping (lol)
     
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    Nov 24, 2014
    Confirmed
     
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    Nov 25, 2014
    It certainly hasn't been a bad year - although most of the albums i was initially anticipating turned out sucking.
     
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