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- Album of the Year #11: DaBaby - Baby on Baby
- Daily Discussion Thread 01/11/2020
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| Album of the Year #11: DaBaby - Baby on Baby Posted: 11 Jan 2020 10:41 AM PST Artist: DaBaby Album: Baby on Baby Released: March 1st, 2019 Label: Interscope LISTEN Background: Johnathan Kirk, born in 1991, never had initial intentions to become a musician. Growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina for much of his childhood, Kirk lived a life of minor crime until his early 20s when he made the decision to become a rapper. In 2015, Kirk officially adopted the stage name Baby Jesus, and his career was off and running with a series of mixtapes known as the Baby Talk mixtapes. Kirk introduced an aggressive sound with a playful attitude, as well as a humorous infant aesthetic that he utilized for notoriety, including wearing nothing but a diaper at South by Southwest music festival in 2017. After 2 years, he switched his stage name to DaBaby full time, just as he was gaining a bit of traction within the industry. In 2018, the stars were beginning to align for DaBaby; his mixtape Blank Blank saw the most success of any of his released projects, while the track "Walker Texas Ranger" was gaining some virility of its own, particularly due its humorous Wild West setting. This slow ascension to the top of the industry was not met without controversy, however. DaBaby, despite his newfound fame, saw himself splattered in several headlines over legal troubles. Most notably, he was involved in a Walmart shooting in 2018, where he shot and fatally injured a man who was attempting to rob the rapper in front of his family. Despite these outside distractions, his rise to the top was not halted, and he finally released his first label-sanctioned album, Baby on Baby, in March. Review: At the immediate beginning of the album, DaBaby sets the tone of the record with the flagrant intro track "Taking It Out". This song, while under 2 minutes, offers a really good sampler into the sound of this album as a whole. DaBaby, who often begins to rip his speedy triplet flows before the beat even kicks in, wastes no time or energy with his delivery. Utilizing that deep, distinctive voice of his, DaBaby's flow stands out for its pseudo-melodic nature and brash charisma. His bars are always gliding across the production behind it while still maintaining that aggressiveness and bold attitude that characterizes a lot of his music. The production featured throughout this album is characterized by a simplistic formula that was clearly tailored to accommodate DaBaby's delivery, which typically keeps the pace of the tracks at the forefront. In particular, producer JetsonMade found his beats peppered throughout the album, noted by the raw, pounding kick drums and 808 patterns that disrupt the very simple melodic elements also presented. Take "Suge", which has since grown into DaBaby's biggest song: the muted, sneaky piano melody is overtaken by the stabbing barrage of 808s that the track is now recognized for. This does not mean that DaBaby eliminated the more commercial elements of his earlier music. Several tracks on the record, such as "Best Friend", return to the melodic roots with DaBaby singing a hook over a pitter-patter synth melody. Tracks like "Pony" also incorporate the signature trap flute that has become a mainstay in the genre lately. All of these sounds are distinctive but very accessible, rendering DaBaby's eventual rise to rap stardom as unsurprising. However, as nice as the production is, none of this success could have been met without DaBaby's rapping itself. DaBaby uses the triplet flow a LOT. It's present on pretty much every single song on Baby on Baby in some capacity. Using this already common flow at such a high level may be perceived as redundant, but DaBaby makes it work with his command of the beat, as he adjusts his tempo, line breaks and inflections to ride that melody to its fullest. It's a relatively simple formula, but a very addicting one. DaBaby's lyrics aren't necessarily revolutionary or different from any other trap artist out there. The same themes of drugs, guns, girls and crime are found in almost every single song. Due to this obvious lack of substance, DaBaby had to make up for it with a bold presence on the microphone, and did he deliver. DaBaby is inherently charismatic, and his confident personality bleeds into his rapping constantly. It's obvious that DaBaby doesn't take himself, his career or his music too seriously, and that attitude is presented on tracks like "Baby Sitter" with the songs unorthodox lyrical situation of having sex with the baby sitter, as well as the occasional goofy bar that acts to alleviate the violent subject matter. The result is a collection of catchy bangers with a humorous, likable twist, and it'd be difficult for many fans of modern trap to resist that combination. All in all, Baby on Baby was exactly the project that DaBaby needed to reach the pinnacle of the industry. In an age where trap music is evolving into a polished piece of the mainstream, this record reintroduces that individuality and personality that I find a lot of trap to be lacking. This is not to say that DaBaby is super different from the rest of the pack, as he still follows a lot of the same tropes and trends of modern hip-hop, but he stands out beyond the rest as the resident class clown of the genre; a class clown who can kick a mean freestyle. FAVORITE LYRICS (note: most of these favorite lyrics have more to do with the deliver and flow than content) Suge
Walker Texas Ranger
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Do you think DaBaby's sound has longevity? How much credit should be given to Jetson for DaBaby's eventual prominence? Do you think DaBaby's carefree attitude is a good or bad thing for his music career? Which album do you prefer: Baby on Baby or KIRK? Thank you all so much for reading my write-up! I hope that I adequately summed up my feelings on this album. If you haven't heard it, I hope I've inspired you to check it out! [link] [comments]  |
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| Posted: 11 Jan 2020 08:44 PM PST Quoting Bill Werde(@bwerde) on Twitter: Did anyone not named Beyonce release better, more meaningful back-to-back albums last decade than Kendrick Lamar? Are you interested to know that I hear from several friends that recording on the new album may finally be done? And that he's pulling in more rock sounds this time? Original twitter post: https://twitter.com/ctrlnow/status/1216146191915855873 [link] [comments]  |
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| [DISCUSSION] Nas - Streets Disciple (15 Years Later) Posted: 11 Jan 2020 12:02 PM PST Street's Disciple is the seventh studio album by American rapper Nas, released as a double album on November 30, 2004 by Columbia Records. Named after one of his lyrics from "Live at the Barbeque" by Main Source, the album's cover art was digitally created using photos of Nas to create an adaptation of The Last Supper. Street's Disciple was well-received by critics and debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 232,000 copies in its first week of sales. It was Nas's seventh consecutive platinum record in the United States, having shipped over 1 million copies. Most of the album's production was handled between Salaam Remi, L.E.S. and Chucky Thompson of Sean Combs' production team The Hitmen. Remi contributed production on eleven tracks, L.E.S. produced on eight and Chucky Thompson helped on six. Salaam Remi (who collaborated with Nas on his previous LPs Stillmatic and God's Son) led all with nine solo productions. L.E.S. only produced three solo outings, but one included the single "Just a Moment". Thompson, on the other hand, had one solo production credit ("Getting Married"). Other notable producers from the album include A Tribe Called Quest member Q-Tip (who had last worked with Nas on Illmatic's "One Love" and the remix of "The World Is Yours") and D.I.T.C. producer Buckwild ("These Are Our Heroes"). Nas himself produced "Suicide Bounce" and "U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography of Rakim)", both from the second disc. L.E.S. also brought on baggage for his productions. T. Black and Nut assisted the legendary producer on "The Makings of a Perfect Bitch" and Herb Middleton helped with the beat on "Me &You (Dedicated to Destiny)". Chucky Thompson, too, brought in extra help for "Live Now" (Barnardo "Nardo" Williams). Rapper Ill Bill made a song similar to "U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim)" titled "U.B.S. (Unauthorized Biography Of Slayer)" on his album The Hour of Reprisal (2008). Nas' father Olu Dara is featured on the title track "Street's Disciple" and lead single "Bridging the Gap". Aside from Ludacris ("Virgo") and Quan ("Just a Moment") no other MC's actually deliver a verse on Street's Disciple. Busta Rhymes plays hypeman to "Suicide Bounce" and Doug E. Fresh beatboxes on "Virgo". Kelis (Nas' ex-wife) helps sing the chorus along with the bridge on "American Way". The album does feature many singers though, including: Amerie ("Rest of My Life"), Emily ("Reason"), Maxwell ("No One Else in the Room") and Keon Bryce ("War"). Nas also uses a voice synthesizer to make his voice high-pitched for his female alter-ego Scarlett, who appears on "Sekou Story" and "Live Now". Street's Disciple features multiple socio-conscious and political songs, such as "A Message to the Feds, Sincerely, We the People", "American Way" and "These Are Our Heroes". The latter (originally titled "Coon's Picnic") contained attacks directed toward multiple black celebrities including: O.J. Simpson and NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. Another topic addressed by Nas were important women in his life or females in general. "Getting Married" is dedicated to his then-newlywed wife Kelis Rogers-Jones, "Me & You (Dedicated to Destiny)" is, aptly titled, directed toward Nas' daughter and "Makings of a Perfect Bitch" describes most men's idea of the ideal woman. Death and appreciating life are the subject to several songs as well such as "Live Now", "Rest of My Life" and "Just a Moment". [link] [comments]  |
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