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Moronic Mondays - Weekly Question Thread - February 19, 2018 - HipHop

Moronic Mondays - Weekly Question Thread - February 19, 2018 - HipHop

Moronic Mondays - Weekly Question Thread - February 19, 2018

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:35 AM PST

Have a question that you need answered? Was it not answered last week? Did not get a satisfying answer? Or a question that you feel is too small to make a new thread for? Maybe something you think everyone but you knows?

Ask that question in this thread.

Questions must be on topic, concise, and answerable. Answers must be a real answer that solves the question. Do not ask a question that can be covered in the resources section.

Resources

Common Questions

Pronunciation Guide

  • RZA - Rizzah

  • GZA- jiz-zah

  • SZA- sizz-zah

  • Smoke DZA - Smoke Dizz-ah

  • Jhené Aiko - juh-nay. ahh-ee-ko

  • Danny Brown's Ad-lib - Style

  • Nujabes - New-jah-bes

  • Rakim - Rah-kim

  • IAMSU! I-am-sue

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International Artist Feature #2 - Ahzumjot

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 11:13 AM PST

The second ever International Artist Feature is provided by /u/MySweetMettbrot, about a German artist that has gotten a second chance after having failed the first time.

Remember, that if you want to write up something about your favourite artist, it's up to you to do it! There was a lot of interest in the first thread, but not a lot of actual content sent my way. While I don't have a problem with this becoming Dutch Artist Feature if I have to write it all, I want to try to include as many different nations as possible which I can't do by myself, so please do write something!

Enjoy!

Hey hhh, The artist i want to tell you about today is Germany's very own Ahzumjot.

Starting as one of the infamously labeled 'New Rhyme-Generation' around a few artists that were projected to be the new wave of rap to break into the mainstream, Ahzumjot really missed his chance. While a few other rappers of this supposed new generation went on to eventually garner a lot of mainstream success (namely Cro, Olson or Rockstah), Ahzumjot missed his mark with a terribly received album he put out after he signed to Universal Music in 2014.

The most obvious problem with his first major album 'Nix Mehr Egal' that followed his 2011 debut project Monty – an incredibly promising, self-produced EP that kickstarted his hype and hopes for a great, successful future – was the logical consequence of the inexperienced 'future star' picked up by a major label: It was incredibly commercial, constructed purely for mainstream success, to be played in stadiums and as cutaway songs in questionable afternoon tv-programming. This did not sit well with fans and critics alike.

While a few songs went on to at least have some charting success as well as radio airplay the album was a flop and it seemed like his career was a one-and-done. Especially since after his album, there seemed to be a lot of problems regarding his standing in the music industry, labelwork and satisfaction with his success and music, personally even more so than labelwise.

Now you might wonder why I want to tell you about this seemingly washed-up industry victim with a failed album. It's because that is the exact opposite of what he is today: One of the most interesting, independent german artists with continous output.

While the album dropped 3 years after his first EP it only took him one year to leave his label and independently drop the 'Minus'-EP. A, once again, beautifully self-produced tape that showed a seemingly completely different side of Ahzumjot: Grimey, spacey, vibey, intrumental-wise clearly reminiscing of 'cloudrap' as established by clams casino and way less accessible than his last album.

The first track immediately introduces the listener to the (old) new Ahzumjot. Its name, 'Tag Zwei' (Day Two) already tells you what he explicitely states later: It is a new beginning for Alan. It starts with him distancing himself from everything and everyone and showing his content about his situation as well as his will to do it right this time. You can already tell his new music will be way more personal than the stadium-pop of 'Nix Mehr Egal'.

From this point onwards he went back to his roots and did everything he had to do autonomously: He produced his own instrumentals, mixed and mastered most of his music himself, published it and even sat himself down with a friend for days to package and send his pretty successful merchandise.

Thanks to that the following two years were the busiest and at the same time most prolific years as Ahzumjot with 3 releases 2016 alone, split into 16QT01 to 16QT03 with the first one being an instrumental tape consisting of remixes, the second one an EP including the tracks of his 'Minus'-EP and the third a collab-EP with friend and rapper Lance Butters called 'Die Welle' (The Wave).

All of those were free to download, as all his music since 'Nix Mehr Egal' has been.

In 2017 he followed it up with his (to me) incredible album 'Luft & Liebe' (Air & Love) and - spanning into 2018 - the experimental release 'RAUM' (Room) which is a playlist he regularly updates with new songs. Basically what Drake's More Life should have been.

All of this output is slowly but steadily recovering his reputation that seemed to be tarnished forever by continously showing his talent and ability to craft great songs from scratch while not succumbing to the common traps of the german music-industry, thanks to his experiences in it and his do-it-yourself-mindset.

While at first it seemed like he was unrecoverably fed-up with the industry and German rap music (Die Welle basically was a 6 Track diss shooting against the german rap-scene), he is slowly beginning to loosen the reigns over his creative 'Room' by collaborating more and not only with his 'inner-circle' as well as not doing every little thing as packaging merch and shooting every video himself.

As of right now, things are looking great. His WIP playlist-project is still going on and it doesn't seem like he has any intentions to stop going strong in 2018. His numbers may not seem too impressive yet, in a flourishing german rap scene that regularly seems to break records streaming-wise, but sonically he definitely is one of the most interesting acts around and while 2017 brought his biggest song yet (Gut in der Nacht) things are looking way up as he is again gaining more and more relevancy while staying completely independent.

If this interested you enough to check out his music, the essential projects to peep are Luft & Liebe and the RAUM-playlist. Notable songs being Gut in der Nacht, Helene Fischer, Stunten, Training and my personal favorites Montag, Geh nicht, Mein Bruh and Koordinieren as well as KDDDV.

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If Lil Pump's Gucci Gang Actually Happened At The Gucci Store

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 08:20 AM PST

[FRESH] Playboi Carti - Fall in Love

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:16 PM PST

[FRESH] Trippie Redd - UKA UKA

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 02:07 PM PST

How ‘Black Panther’ Made Vince Staples’ ‘Big Fish Theory’ Sound Even More Like the Future

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 10:33 AM PST

[Leak] Young Thug - Big Ol blood/ Yes indeed (CDQ)

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 08:35 AM PST

[FRESH] PLAYBOI CARTI - MOVIN DIFFERENT

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:29 PM PST

YG announces his next album ‘Stay Dangerous’ 4️⃣Hunnid 2018

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 09:06 AM PST

Grime legend Stormin dies following battle with skin cancer

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 02:44 AM PST

R. Kelly evicted from Atlanta homes

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 12:45 PM PST

Flowers - Nujabes (2005)

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 05:13 PM PST

Inside Frank Ocean's Blonde

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:10 PM PST

[Fresh] Big Daddy Kane - NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 05:01 AM PST

Logic - Bounce

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 06:26 PM PST

Towkio will listen to his debut album 'WWW.' from outer space — seriously (Interview)

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 03:36 PM PST

[FRESH] EARTHGANG - Nothing but the Best (feat. Ari Lennox)

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 09:09 PM PST

Daily Discussion Thread 02/19/2018

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 12:25 PM PST

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

  • objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
  • general hip-hop discussion
  • meta posts...e.g. ideas for the sub

Thread Guidelines

  • Do not create a separate self post for these types of discussions outside of this thread - if you do, your post will be removed.

  • Please be helpful and friendly.

  • If a question has been asked many times before, provide a link to a thread that contains the answer.

Other ways to interact

There are a number of other ways to interact with other members of HHH:

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[FRESH] Wiki - Hands Out / Ballin on the Low

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 12:53 PM PST

J.I.D and EARTHGANG - Never Had Sh!t Tour | Episode 1

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 05:34 PM PST

Tech N9ne Puts Freddie Gibbs And Machine Gun Kelly’s Gangster Lyrics To The Test | Rate The Bars

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 09:12 AM PST

LIL UGLY MANE - RADIATION (LUNG POLLUTION) (FEAT. SUPA SORTAHUMAN)

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 10:31 AM PST

Bun B Drops Album Announcement During "Trill Mealz" Cooking Video. The clip shows the LP’s title, Return Of The Trill, along with a March 16 release date.

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:29 PM PST

Lupe Fiasco - Madonna

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 06:45 PM PST

Nujabes - Lady Brown (feat Cisse Star)

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 07:08 PM PST

[Discussion] Young Dolph - N****s Get Shot Everyday (First Impressions)

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 02:34 PM PST

Thoughts on the EP?

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[FRESH VIDEO] Rapsody - Chrome (Like Ooh)

Posted: 19 Feb 2018 08:18 AM PST
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