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Hip-Hop Listening Club of the Week #256: El-P - Cancer 4 Cure - HipHop

Hip-Hop Listening Club of the Week #256: El-P - Cancer 4 Cure

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 04:29 AM PDT

Welcome to HHH Listening Club!

Today we'll be listening to Cancer 4 Cure by El-P

This album was selected by /u/tritso

Background by /u/tritso

A year before officially partnering up with Killer Mike and reaching new levels of mainstream success as Run The Jewels, rapper/producer El-P dropped a true gem on us with his fourth studio album. Dedicated to his close friend and fellow artist Camu Tao who died of lung cancer in 2008, this is a record that somehow manages to pull off the dark and unflinching sounds that we've come to expect from El-Producto, while also being able to build on those sounds and still be his most accessible and polished solo work to date. This is an album filled with complex lyricism, heavy themes and some truly sadistic production, and it's clear that El-P had a vision and brought that vision to life without letting anyone compromise it. The cameos throughout the record, most notably from Danny Brown and Killer Mike, sound like they're emerging from the shadows, and then proceeding to return to whoever they came from after their contribution is over. Similar to how you always know you're watching a Quentin Tarantino movie because it's so distinctively his, you always know you're listening to an El-P album. Nobody else could make this shit, and 6 years later it sounds as just as fresh and innovative as it did when it first dropped.

El-P kept a blog during the creation of this album, which you can find here. Reading through this might give a new perspective to the album, like this post for example, where he shares a poem that inspired a song on the album.

Album: Cancer 4 Cure

Label: Fat Possum Records

Producer(s): El-P

Representing: ?

Streaming Sources:

Guidelines:

This is an open thread to share your thoughts on the album. Avoid vague statements of praise or criticism. This is your chance to be a critic.

Please keep any top level comments to 140+ characters.

  • Why do you like this album?

  • What are the best tracks?

  • Did it meet your expectations?

  • Have you listened to this tape before?

  • What is your first impression?

  • Explain why you like it or why you don't.

Remember, people who participate in the discussion in a meaningful way are entered into a drawing to select next week's album!

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August Announcements (ONE MILLION SUBS EDITION): New Rules and Feedback Thread

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:50 AM PDT

It's been a long time coming since the Acura days, but we've finally made it to a million (RIP Vern Troyer).

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[ONE MILLION SUBS] Lil Wayne - A Milli

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 12:06 PM PDT

[FRESH] Kanye West - XTCY

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:44 PM PDT

Travis Scott's "Astroworld" sells 553K First Week (270K Pure), 36th Biggest First Week in Hip-Hop Ever. Mac Miller's "Swimming" sells 57K (20K). YG's "Stay Dangerous" sells 56K (10K). Moneybagg Yo's "Bet On Me" sells 26K (0). H.E.R's "I Used to Know Her" sells 17K (0). Bazzi's "Cosmic" sells 15K (0)

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:20 PM PDT

Rank Artist Album Label Pure Sales Sales + Streaming
1 Drake Scorpion YMCMB/Republic 158K 749K
2 Travis Scott Astroworld Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic 270K 553K
3 Post Malone beerbongs & bentleys Republic 157K 471K
4 J. Cole KOD Dreamville/Roc Nation/Interscope 166K 395K
5 Cardi B Invasion of Privacy Atlantic 105K 254K
6 Kanye West Ye G.O.O.D./Def Jam 82K 210K
7 Migos Culture II Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 34K 200K
8 The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy, XO/Republic 70K 167K
9 Various Artists Black Panther TDE/Aftermath/Interscope 52K 156K
10 Kanye West & Kid Cudi Kids See Ghosts G.O.O.D./Def Jam 79K 140K
11 XXXTENTACION ? Bad Vibes Forever 21K 134K
12 Jay-Z & Beyonce Everything Is Love Roc Nation/Parkwood/Columbia 70K 124K
13 Logic Bobby Tarantino II Def Jam 30K 117K
14 Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers 2 Atlantic 13K 80K
15 Nas Nasir Mass Appeal/Def Jam 49K 79K
16 Pusha T Daytona G.O.O.D./Def Jam 39K 77K
17 A$AP Rocky TESTING RCA 13K 75K
18 Lil Baby Harder Than Ever Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 4K 71K
19 Lil Yachty Lil Boat 2 Quality Control/Motown/Capitol 7K 64K
20 Gorillaz The Now Now Parlophone 51K 61K
21 Rae Sremmurd SR3MM EarDruma/Interscope 6K 61K
22 Playboi Carti Die Lit AWGE/Interscope 5K 60K
23 Mac Miller Swimming Warner Bros. 20K 57K
24 YG Stay Dangerous Def Jam 10K 56K
25 Rich The Kid The World Is Yours Rich Forever/Interscope 7K 56K
26 Janelle Monae Dirty Computer Atlantic 43K 55K
27 6ix9ine Day 69 Scum Gang/Ten Thousand 21K 55K
28 Future Beast Mode 2 Freebandz/Epic 0 54K
29 Tory Lanez Memories Don't Die Mad Love/Interscope 12K 51K
30 YoungBoy Never Broke Again Until Death Call My Name Atlantic 7K 49K
31 Nipsey Hussle Victory Lap Atlantic 25K 48K
32 Juice WRLD Goodbye & Good Riddance Interscope N/A 39K
33 Nav Reckless XO/Republic 4K 34K
34 Jay Rock Redemption TDE/Interscope 9K 31K
35 Mike Shinoda Post Traumatic Warner Bros 23K 28K
36 Flatbush Zombies Vacation In Hell Glorious Dead 14K 28K
37 Lil Xan Total Xanarchy Columbia 13K 28K
38 Meek Mill Legends of the Summer Atlantic 5K 27K
39 Tee Grizzley Activated N/A 4K 27K
40 Moneybagg Yo Bet On Me N-Less/Interscope 0 26K
41 Famous Dex Dex Meets Dexter Rich Forever/300 Entertainment N/A 25K
42 Teyana Taylor K.T.S.E. G.O.O.D./Def Jam 7K 23K
43 Tech N9ne Planet Strange Music 16K 22K
44 G Herbo & Southside Swervo Epic 3K 21K
45 Royce Da 5'9" Book of Ryan Eone 10K 19K
46 Queen Naija Queen Naija Capitol 6K 19K
47 Rich Brian Amen 88Rising/Empire 4K 19K
48 Denzel Curry Ta13oo Concord/Loma Vista 4K 17K
49 Kali Uchis Isolation Virgin 4K 17K
50 KYLE Light of Mine Atlantic 2K 17K
51 H.E.R. I Used to Know Her RCA 0 17K
52 Lil Skies Life of a Dark Rose Atlantic 5K 16K
53 21 Savage, Future & Lil Wayne Superfly Soundtrack Epic 3K 15K
54 Bazzi Cosmic IAmCosmic/Atlantic 0 15K
55 The Internet Hive Mind Columbia 9K 14K
56 Moneybagg Yo 2 Heartless N-Less/Interscope 5K 14K
57 Rich Homie Quan Rich As In Spirit N/A 3K 14K
58 Ne-Yo Good Man Motown/Capitol 7K 13K
59 Jorja Smith Lost & Found Famm 5K 13K
60 Dave East Karma 2 The Dispensary 2K 12K
61 Blac Youngsta 223 Epic N/A 12K
62 PRhyme PRhyme 2 N/A 9K 11K
63 Dave East P2 Def Jam N/A 11K
64 2 Chainz The Play Don't Care Who Makes It Def Jam N/A 11K
65 BlocBoy JB Simi Bloc Nation N/A 11K
66 Ski Mask the Slump God Beware the Book of Eli Republic N/A 11K

FAQ:

Q: Source?

A: http://hitsdailydouble.com/building_album_chart

Q: How is this list sorted?

A: It's sorted by sales + streaming

Q: What are pure sales?

A: Pure sales are purchases of the album (itunes, amazon, physicals, etc)

Q: Where is X album?

A: Only albums with 10K in sales + streaming are listed

Q: Why are Famous Dex, Blac Youngsta, Dave East, BlocBoy JB, Ski Mask, Juice WRLD, and 2 Chainz' pure sales "N/A"

A: Those artist's pure sales were outside of the top 50 for their release weeks, meaning the exact number was unknown. Dave East, Ski Mask, and 2 Chainz sold fewer than 3K pure copies, Blac Youngsta, BlocBoy JB, Juice WRLD, and Famous Dex sold fewer than 2K pure copies.

Q: Where can I find last year's list?

A: 2017 list, 2016 list, 2015 list

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Yosemite has been updated to increase Nav’s vocals

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 05:36 PM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] Nicki Minaj - Queen

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 08:42 AM PDT

Method Man Announces New Album, Shares New Song

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 03:31 PM PDT

[FRESH] Nicki Minaj - Barbie Dreams

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 09:11 AM PDT

Travis Scott announces Astroworld Festival 2018, will be held in Houston, TX on November 17th

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 08:04 AM PDT

[FRESH] Gunna & Lil Uzi Vert - .223

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 02:16 PM PDT

Kanye West full interview on Jimmy Kimmel

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 12:34 AM PDT

[FRESH] Nicki Minaj - ‎Majesty (feat. Eminem & Labrinth)

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Drake - 0 to 100 / The Catch Up

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:35 AM PDT

Daily Discussion Thread 08/10/2018

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 04:56 PM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

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Gucci Mane: biggest rapper to NEVER have had a No. 1 album, why that is and why that might change this time.

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 09:52 AM PDT

[FRESH] Wu-Tang Clan - Pearl Harbor (Remix) ft. Mathematics , Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Sean Price, Pharoahe Monch & Tek

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 04:57 PM PDT

Snoop Dogg to star in stage play based on his life

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 06:17 AM PDT

Dr. Dre - Deep Water

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:50 AM PDT

[1 million][Throwback] r/hhh - 1train remic

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 12:48 PM PDT

[FRESH] Future (ft. Young Thug) - Bought Out

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 01:54 PM PDT

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] Trippie Redd - Life's a Trip

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 08:49 PM PDT

It's been about 24 hours now, what are everyone's thoughts? Personally thought it was a really solid album, really different to what I expected.

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[DISCUSSION] Milo - Who Told You To Think?!?!?!??! (One Year Later)

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 10:09 AM PDT

With Nostrum Grocers coming out, and the final "Milo" project to be released later this year, I thought itd be interesting to discuss Milos album from last year. Questions to help with discussion:

  1. After sitting on this project, where does this rank with the rest of Milos discography?
  2. What was your favorite feature from this project?
  3. Where did this land on your best of 2017 list?
  4. This is the first Milo project to have Scallops Hotel (milos beat making moniker) production featured on it. Does Milo benefit from having several producers come in with scallops hotel, or does working with one producer for an entire project work better? (Scallops hotel projects, So The Flies Dont Come was all Kenny Segal)
  5. Is it annoying to not understand what Milos talking about on some of his bars?
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[FRESH] Joey Purp - March 12

Posted: 10 Aug 2018 06:43 AM PDT
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