Apr 24, 2020

Day 66



Dropped the video just 3 weeks ago.... RIP.

 

Apr 24, 2020

No doubt, knew you would like this

ya was a bit of a stretch lol but thought you might be swayed. Glad you checked it out though.

 

Apr 23, 2020

@Sav Stanfield the guy sounds great but I'm not that fond of that tde-like sound tbh, rashad and jid bore me as well ; they're very competent rappers but it's just not my thing

 

Apr 23, 2020

Just played his EP The Boof Mobile, dope as h---. Thanks for the tag bro

 

Apr 23, 2020

Need to give all these songs a spin. I'm always looking for new artist and @Sav Stanfield always a great dude who can give you really nice stuff out of his pocket

 

Apr 23, 2020

Day 65



Jahmed came outta nowhere. Well he comes from LA but I'd never heard of him before he dropped 2 singles and then a very brief but breathless 13-minute EP in January, February and March of this year respectively. He wears his influences on his sleeve and sounds like a lost TDE member but has more than enough charisma, humor and talent (and an ear for beats) to keep him thoroughly entertaining and interesting. JEEP is the first single from that EP and probably the best entry into his music but I would highly recommend checking out the full EP. @Xmipod, @Zeugma I think you might like this one.

 

Apr 22, 2020

Day 64



There's an undeniable sound of mid 00's 50 Cent permeating through the title track off London rapper J Hus' debut album. Its not just the breezy instrumental with the slap bass guitar, but also the way Hus just oozes with charisma as he celebrates his newfound fame and fortune, splurging lavishly like its common sense, threatening his foes like its second nature.

 

Apr 21, 2020

Day 65



Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire popped up seemingly out of nowhere after years in hibernation in 2019 with a full length self-titled album. The demented Frankenstein theme is out in full force. Brooklyn created another monster. I mean just look at this s---:

Cancel Mike, b---- you got to cancel Elvis too
R. Kelly can rot in h---, but his music is too good to mute
Telling me no more ‘Ignition’ while I'm dancing
But then I'm 'posed to stand for the f---ing national anthem?
s--- a d-ck and get a clue, cause reparations are due
A bunch of knuckle-draggin coons rockin’ a Gucci fabric noose
f--- Prada, Burberry, f--- Louis Vuitton too
They ain’t do nothing racist but that's just in case they do

 

Apr 20, 2020

Day 64



"Hey ya know something g---? That DOOM ain't all bad"

 

Apr 18, 2020

Day 62



I've had this album on repeat non-stop for the last 24 hours. I usually like Westside Gunn but Jesus he knocked it out the park with this one. the legendary PREMO laces the track with what couldn't be a more apt Prodigy sample, and an ostentatious piano loop that so perfectly complements Gunn's designer-name drops. The disgust is palpable as he rattles off the the list of reasons why he's the illest ever and you just simply don't cut it.

B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BOOOOM

 

Apr 14, 2020

Day 58



I'm not the biggest Keed (or Gotit) fan but with Gunna and Duke in his wings, Anybody sees Keed dipping into the well of Thugger circa 14/15 magic, with a guitar sample worthy of a 17/18 Gunna/Baby hit to produce one of those vocal stretching performances worthy of only the slimiest in the game.

 

Apr 13, 2020

Day 57



Guapdad 4000 (is this the best stage name ever?) was making his silky smooth scam raps before he became a Dreamville affiliate. Red Flags is one of several loosies dropped between his first and second albums where Guap checks off all the reasons his girl's giving him red flags and still finds time to revel in the pickings his scams have afforded him. James Delgado's instrumental is rich, luxurious to match Guap's flow. You're so hypnotised you don't even realise your wallets not in your pocket anymore.

 

Apr 12, 2020

Day 56: TDE Week Day 7




2 in 1 to finish off TDE week. This week has been an interesting change of pace in my usual listening habits. I'm still jumping around listening to different things but TDE has been threaded in throughout. Trying to work out at home throwing furniture around while blasting Kendrick and Jay Rock. Masked, standing in grocery lines waiting listening to Q talk s---. Walking deserted, apocalyptic streets listening to Soul rap about the universe. Life is weird. But I'm glad I've taken the time to dive into TDE's discography. Its up there with some of the best label catalogues of all time. f--- it, it is one of the greatest label catalogues of all time. And in the 2010s? Who was f---ing with Top Dawg? Beside for a few stellar remixes and collaborations the long-awaited Black Hippy album never materialised though. And as more time passes - seems like it never will. Which is a pity because from the moment K. Dot, Q, Soul and Rock joined forces the game was never the same again.

 

Apr 11, 2020

Last TDE day tomorrow definitely gotta be a posse cut. Already posted Vice City so could be anything but that. And now this lol. Which does go hard af.

 

Apr 10, 2020

 

Apr 10, 2020

lmao

 

Apr 10, 2020

Day 54: TDE Week Day 5



Aesthetically, The Sun's Tirade picks up where Isaiah Rashad's debut project Cilvia Demo left off, but A lot is something a little different in the tracklisting; an instrumental that sounds like something you'd hear on a Future or Jeezy mixtape (produced by ATL wizard Mike Will Made It) where Rashad pays homage to Memphis legends Project Pat and Kingpin Skinny p---- in his laid back flow.

 

Apr 9, 2020

Day 53: TDE Week Day 4



Control System was a once in a lifetime album that most rappers could only dream of crafting. Ab-Soul's voice cracked while he mourned the death of his girlfriend Alori Joh, trying to ease the pain by turning into into a mad scientist, extracting hallucinogens from pinneal glands. His follow up album was widely considered a disappointment but still showed signs of the evil genius that lurked within. Stigmata is far and away the best song on the album where Soul channels Nas and drops an incredibly intricate verse, then complemented by top notch features from Action Bronson and Asaad (who are missing from the music video version).

 

Apr 8, 2020

Day 52: TDE Week Day 3



"feel like this is my moment, feel its time for change"

It had been four years since Jay Rock had first taken us on a tour through his home. Things had changed in the TDE camp since; Kendrick was on top of the world and Q was following in his footsteps. Ab-Soul had dropped a masterpiece. Was Rock still the Top Dawg around town? Over an instrumental that makes you feel like you're CJ cruising down the streets of Los Santos, Rock raps like his life depends on it, welcoming you back into his world of gangbangin, b------s and smoke, all the while death lurking around the corner.