+1

good album

can't stop listening to Sunrise

[Edited on November 23, 2011 at 9:25 AM. Reason : .]

11/23/2011 9:21:00 AM

Quote :

"I wish we never fucked, and I mean that ... But not really, you say the nastiest shit in bed and it’s fuckin’ awesome"

When he performed on Conan he ended the song with "But not really, you give the most adequate handjobs"

Also an excellent line.

11/23/2011 9:23:25 AM

This album and Mac Miller's album are on constant rotation still.

11/23/2011 9:40:25 AM

I don't find his voice annoying at all, and I'm loving this album. Then again, I also listen to Freeway.

11/23/2011 9:40:57 AM

love.

11/23/2011 9:01:46 PM

hate. this dude is garbage. what happened to rapping to the beat?
this guy has the rhythm of combat boots in the dryer.

11/23/2011 9:11:52 PM

wow.

so at first he first reminded me of kid cudi...in variety of types of songs, some of the lyric themes and wittiness, nerdiness and how he's different than most rappers. also on a related note a number of the tracks sound kayne produced, but obviously aren't. lastly, and a little weirdly, a couple of the tracks sound like he's trying to do a weezy impression.

after one day of solid listening, i'm into it.

11/23/2011 10:02:46 PM

I think he did a good job producing all of those tracks. Impressive.

^^ that's a pretty odd comment. Do you listen to hip hop? What groups do you like?

11/24/2011 1:11:24 AM

I listen to aesop rock, roots, talib, nas, deathgrips, saul williams, I just don't like this new 'style' because it sounds like the rapping was done to a click track and the beats were added later, so there's a disconnect between the music and the words, in pitch and rhythm.

11/24/2011 8:45:04 AM

i am actually impress with xsmp's assumption, i wouldnt have excpected such analysis from him


i agree with him...i cant speak for this particular album but this disjunct from the beat is pretty prevalent. its like the rappers rap uptempo and then shop for uptempo beats kinda, at least for the singles.

11/24/2011 9:02:36 AM

I mean, CG makes his own beats so he obviously does what he wants with the tracks. But if you don't like it, you don't like it.

11/24/2011 9:07:42 AM

i'm not the best but i write beats on the side that actually sell once in a while


[Edited on November 24, 2011 at 9:34 AM. Reason : playah playah]

11/24/2011 9:27:47 AM

OK

How does that particular criticism jive with this track he did:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veiot_DcdP8

11/24/2011 10:13:25 AM

i don't have to listen to every bit of his work to have the opinion that the majority of the new album is garbage. let me ask you something bruh: are you gonna start singing along with this, learn all the words?

11/24/2011 10:15:55 AM

I was trying to see if you had the same criticism for that song, because if you do, then I don't understand your criticism. If you don't, then I think I may understand what you're saying.

And am I going to sing a long? umm, what?

11/24/2011 10:17:32 AM

the first chunk is fine until the snare only part, then it's crap until he says "i'm back in the game and goes fast, but when he says 'read the news' it starts sucking again
i turned it off after that

11/24/2011 10:27:02 AM

I cant wait for Big KRIT to dropm and show us a real rapper/producer with a non annoying voice and nice paced, well delivered coherent lyrics

11/24/2011 10:40:50 AM

typical internet.

nearly all the critics love this album, but METAL AS FUCK XSMP speaks like he's some authority on rap calling it garbage. i mean it's one thing to say you don't like it, but for you speak like you're some sort of authority is hilarious, especially considering those "beats" you put together.

11/24/2011 10:41:29 AM

so by saying you dont like something you are making yourself out to be an authority?

it would be BS if he had no reason at all to not like the album, but XSMP was challenged and in response he gave his reason

what is really annoying are those that refuse or cant come up with a reason why they do not like something.

O THAT NIGGA JUST HATIN....im sure XSMP would tell you to your face why he doesnt like the album, who are you to be afraid of?

that being said, i still want to listen to the album but Ive heard a little that i didnt like, but its rare to like all the songs on an album anyway you know

[Edited on November 24, 2011 at 10:47 AM. Reason : f]

11/24/2011 10:43:35 AM

I am not in a position of authority over anything - I'll be the first to tell you that becoming an accomplished musician takes time...certainly more than 4 months of making beats while smoking bud.
I crank out a lot of music in all styles, I play a bunch of instruments, and I think it's great to be a musician in this era.

11/24/2011 10:52:01 AM

Nowadays I think I have a natural affinity towards rappers that have a college degree. I have always been a big J Cole fan too. And they both produce their own music.

Then again I like Mac Miller's Blue Slide Park

Then I'll listen to Flocka for fun once or twice a month

11/24/2011 10:54:21 AM

listen to these guys man - my boy Beau did a lot of the video / effects in this one.

Kooley High - All Day from David Hambridge on Vimeo.

11/24/2011 10:55:53 AM

While I've given Kooley High a chance, and respect their music, I just don't listen to them. In my opinion, that style is kinda lazy and their music doesn't offer me much.

But I think they have skills and I check in in what they do every once in a while to see if they ever get over that creativity hump. And I'd definitely go see them live if I could.

11/24/2011 11:05:08 AM

im gettin into mac miller, i like him alot pause

i like the lazy flow of kooley high personally, thats just my taste im a child of the slowed n throwed and more laid back hip hop, in addition to boom bap beats...like 9th wonder is my DUDE people say they get sick of his beats but i cant get enough




[Edited on November 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM. Reason : r]

11/24/2011 11:07:30 AM

I've played a show with this guy, another local talent.
http://kinglaz.bandcamp.com/

this is the whole album, so skip around and check out "So Raleigh" among others.





[Edited on November 24, 2011 at 11:10 AM. Reason : .]

11/24/2011 11:08:46 AM

Quote :

"I'm the shit man, fuck a humblebrag"

11/24/2011 11:18:19 AM

I still love 9th as a producer, and Little Brother as a band was great but got boring after a while. So when another group comes out and sounds just like them but not quite as good...

MEH

Can't do it!

If you're going to have that "lazy" style, that's cool, but you have to compensate with some creativity, or something somewhere. For me at least. Or even just rap ABOUT something rather than a song full of randomness about how you're doing it for your city. I NEED MORE!

[Edited on November 24, 2011 at 11:24 AM. Reason : ..]

11/24/2011 11:19:59 AM

yea 9th wonder is dope

11/24/2011 11:23:02 AM

Quote :

"She got ironic tattoos on her back That ain't ironic bitch, I love Rugrats"

Quote :

"I made this beat retarded, so I’m calling it a slow jam"

Quote :

"You’re my favorite rapper now, yeah I better be / or you can fucking kiss my ass, Human Centipede"

11/25/2011 10:00:40 AM

Quote :

"made the beat then murdered it, Casey Anthony"

11/25/2011 10:35:06 AM

Quote :

"All I do is make the stuff I would've liked Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite Now I'm firefly like a burning kite And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight"

Quote :

"I don't really like shades, big rims, or jewelry But gettin' time of day from a model is new to me Bein' me isn't as hard as it used to be"

11/25/2011 10:57:28 AM

Uh, yeah I'm killin' em, step inside the lion's den
Man I'm hov if the 'O' was an 'I' instead

11/25/2011 11:03:45 AM

my WU name is -
World-Class Programmah

Baller

11/25/2011 2:06:55 PM

Quote :

"Forget these white girls I need some variation Especially if she very Asian She got an ugly friend? Roll solo Can I stay at your place? No hobo Not my fault, man, these ladies love me She's an overachiever cause all she do is succeed"

11/25/2011 2:18:57 PM

This is like weird al yankovich. Not feeling it

11/25/2011 2:43:43 PM

Yeah he has this song called "hold you down" on the album, it's fuckin hilarious has weird al written all over it

11/25/2011 3:03:28 PM

Quote :

"Cause God knows what these white kids sayin' Dude you're not not racist cause The Wire's in your Netflix queue"

11/25/2011 3:18:15 PM

GOING DEEP COVER PAST ENEMY LINES
MAKING EVERYBODY THINK I'M ON THE CHRISTMAS SIDE

12/8/2011 9:44:43 PM

this album is nearly perfect

12/8/2011 10:20:19 PM

aaaaand the shoutout to Mm..Food in That Power just seals the deal for me

12/9/2011 12:12:45 AM

how the fuck has scrumples not managed to spill his bottomless cup of haterade in this thread yet?

12/9/2011 12:15:07 AM

He's hated on it elsewhere

12/9/2011 4:14:01 AM

lol scrumples, krallum and el nacho...three peas in a pod

12/9/2011 4:15:51 AM

I think XSMP is just too white to find the flow when there isn't a prominent snare

12/9/2011 8:18:45 AM

he's coming to charlotte in march -- tickets went on sale this morning

12/9/2011 10:13:51 AM

maybe XSMP is confused by the swing

in which case he should never listen to a Nicolay beat or an Aston Barrett bassline

12/9/2011 10:18:29 AM

I really can't listen to anything that isn't written by a bunch of funny looking white people.

12/9/2011 10:43:23 AM

Gambino is my new Cudi

tore up Man on the Moon and I can tell I'm going to wear out Camp

12/9/2011 4:50:48 PM

anyone going to the Charlotte show?

12/12/2011 12:19:41 PM

Quote :

"Gambino is my new Cudi tore up Man on the Moon and I can tell I'm going to wear out Camp"

same here

12/12/2011 12:22:06 PM