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MF DOOM MEMORIAL THREAD - HipHop

MF DOOM MEMORIAL THREAD

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:48 PM PST

This is the official memorial thread for MF DOOM

There will be zero tolerance for disrespectful comments in this thread. All songs by the artist and non-news posts about the artist (e.g. reactions, tributes, etc.) should be posted within this thread, any posted outside of this thread will be removed whether or not they violate subreddit rules.

Announcement from DOOM's IG

Confirmation from DOOM's rep

R.I.P. MF DOOM
JAN 9, 1971 - OCT 31, 2020

Just remember ALL CAPS when you spell the man name

The Guardian - MF Doom, iconic masked hip-hop MC, dies aged 49

Rolling Stone - MF Doom, Elusive Bard of Hip-Hop, Dead at 49

ABC News - Influential rapper MF DOOM dead at 49, family confirms

Entertainment Weekly - Legendary masked rapper MF Doom dead at 49

Variety - Rapper MF Doom Dies at 49

Complex - MF DOOM Dead at 49

Pitchfork - MF DOOM Dead at 49

Genius - MF DOOM Has Died At 49

Tyler, The Creator - safe travels villain

Kenny Beats - I heard that some authors rewrote entire novels by the greats just to see how it felt

Denzel and I made UNLOCKED talking about DOOM every single day just trying to channel an ounce of the feeling

RIP MF DOOM

Denzel Curry - LONG LIVE MF DOOM

Playboi Carti - rIP mF dOOM ! wTF

Travis Barker - MF DOOM FOREVER

Phonte - One of the greatest comebacks/second act stories in hip hop history. RIP to the villain MF DOOM.

Shea Serrano - everyone has a story about they first time they heard about MF DOOM — his mythology always seemed to precede his music and then his music always seemed to outpace the hype

Westside Gunn - LONG LIVE MFDOOM 😢😢😢😢😢 #WESTSIDEDOOM

Cordae' - RIP MF DOOM 🙏

Mad Skillz - You would leave us on Halloween. 😔 Rest Easy Brother. #MFDoom

Jay Electronica - May Allah be please w our Brother MF DOOM.

Zane Lowe - Rest In Peace to the great MF Doom. An true Artist who gifted us with eternal innovation and creativity. I was listening to KMD just the other day. Still mind blowing. To have lived in a time...

QTip - RIP to another Giant your favorite MC's MC .. MF DOOM!!

crushing news...

JPEGMAFIA - Rest In Peace to a true pioneer. i hate hearing this. RIP MF DOOM. I'm hurt rn.

El-P - MF DOOM FOREVER

Black Milk - the year really ending like this, so fucking wack man... R.I.P MF DOOM 😔

Nothing_Neue: - Bro I wouldn't even be making beats if it wasn't for madvillainy.

I wouldn't have started listening to any of this shit. I was 16 when I pressed play on that album and it literally changed every part of my life.

Thank you so much. 🙏🏾❤️

Omari Jazz - Why you so stiff
You needa smoke more
bredren!

Danny Brown - *video of DOOM testifying to Congress

BSTFRND

I will NEVER FORGET getting the special edition MM..FOOD CD and being so inspired by album packaging. That album truly set me on my artistic path, and I'll be forever grateful, for that and so much more. REST IN POWER MF DOOM.

Carti - rIP mF dOOM ! wTF

Vic Spencer - 3 blunts with the DOOM catalog on shuffle.

Lupe Fiasco - "When they get to know us people dig us, leaders in the fights for equal rights for niggas..."

-MF DOOM

One of my favorite lines of all time. Wanted to be like him.

"Sit back and watch the world through the eyeholes in my oil paintings"

-LF Trying His Best To Be Like MF 🥲

Big Baby Gandhi - RIP DOOM. He left too many sons to be forgotten
if you loved DOOM let a corny dude get some coochie

Stu Bangas - 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

RIP DOOM

LAKIM - Was just listening to @Mike_Eagle 's podcast with Prince Paul and Paul said him and DOOM had been trying to find the time to do an album together. Man, what could've been.

RIP to DOOM. I don't even know what to say rn. What a fucking terrible way to end the year. Ozone too. Back to back. Legends, man.

Big Ghost Ltd - 2020 really took MF DOOM from this world like we needed another example of how trash it was

BBNG - Shocked to hear the loss of the greatest MC ever. DOOM thank you for everything you put on wax. Our GTA track lives in our hearts and souls 4EVER. Photo from 2013. <3

Sir Michael Rocks - MAN DOOM BROUGHT ME AND SOME OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS TOGETHER. LIFE WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT TOTALLY DIFFERENT FOR ME WITHOUT DOOM

Add-2 - 2020...you cut us deep with this one smh. RIP MF Doom

CLIPPING - DOOM was the greatest to ever do it. A true original.

On Doomsday Ever since the womb til I'm back where my brother went That's what my tomb will say

RIP

JAHMED - damn DOOM was the icing on the cake for 2020

ISHDARR - REST IN POWER , DOOM FORVER.

Camoflauge Monk - riP MF Doom

Savon - im havin a chicken & catfish nugget party in my room tonight & mf doom will be only thing wangin on the aux

Shrimpnose - Fuck today. Doom forever.

Bob Vylan - R.I.P MF DOOM! Truly one of the best lyricists in rap!

Tony Shhnow - Damn, Rest Easy MF Doom.

Blueprint - Rest in Peace to MF DOOM

Grimm Doza - Without DOOM a lot of shit wouldnt be the same and a lot of us wouldn't be who we are... gotta thank him for all that

Taylor McFerrin - DOOM lives on forever...that much is 100%...really can't comprehend this

AL.DIVINO - so many memories listening to doom man. i used to drink shroom tea and listen to dooms whole catalogue from beginning to end with the 1967 fantastic four cartoon on mute and watch dooms lyrics sync with dr doom talking. shit was nothing short of magic.

there wouldn't be a divino without doom. real shit.

Chuck Inglish - I dont even know what to say.

MF Doom leaving us today will never sit right with me.

Im just gon make beats and cry this out.

Statik Selektah - How ironic is it the guy wearing the mask as a character most his life... dies on HALLOWEEN in the year we all had to wear masks.... smh Rest In Peace MF DOOM.

Charlie Heat - DOOM DAMN.

Roc Marciano - This 1 hurt bad R.I.P MF DOOM

Pink Navel - "wilder than the nile, hold power like the great pyramids of giza, and stay leanin like the tower of pisa." Rest in peace to a true master. forever is the allegiance to the Super Villain MF DOOM.

Ty Dolla $ign - MF DOOM FOREVER !

Bas - He hold his heart when he tellin' rhymes When it's his time, I hope his soul go to Heaven He nasty like the old time Old Number Seven - MF DOOM. RIP 🙏🏿

Sa-Roc - MF DOOM FOREVER

Skyzoo - RIP MF DOOM. "Fancy Clown", "All Caps", "Accordion", "Hoe Cakes", on repeat

Wylie Cable - DOOM nominated for the best rolled L's, and they wondered how he dealt with stress so well.

Teenage Halloween - metal face forever. MF DOOM you were and are one of my biggest influences in life. your music changed me and I've looked up to your kindness and talent since middle school. thanks for being the supervillain and hero i always needed. I'm gonna bump all your records today. -luk

AbJo - I'm legitimately hurt right now, fuck!

Rest in power to the one and only true masked supervillain in hip hop, long live MF DOOM!!!

Sam Truth - october 31st is DOOMsday. rest easy DOOM fr

Lone - Absolutely heartbroken about Doom. No words for this one.. Rest in peace

Guapdad 4000 - RIP MF DOOM

Internet Money - Damn. I'm a big doom fan. This is sad. Doomsday one of the songs that got me into hip hop
Rest In Peace MF Doom. Legend.

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R.I.P MF DOOM

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:03 PM PST

kennybeats is streaming a tribute to DOOM on Twitch right now.

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:27 PM PST

[FRESH] Lupe Freestyles over DOOM's Crosshairs Instrumental (RIP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 06:07 PM PST

Eminem explains why he disses Snoop Dogg

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 01:14 PM PST

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DJ Mustard tests positive for COVID-19

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 04:28 AM PST

Questlove tries to listen to at least 100 new songs every day (also shouts out Open Mike Eagle's podcast 'What Had Happened Was')

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 05:07 AM PST

Lil Tjay Arrested for Gun and Weed Possession

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 12:32 PM PST

[DISCUSSION] Jay Electronica completed his magic trick in 2020

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 03:57 AM PST

I just finished watching the movie 'the Prestige' (2006), which I can highly recommend, and I realized suddenly that Jay Electronica took major inspiration from it and I would love to hear other parallels between the movie and Jay Elecs music.

Michael Caine who plays Cutter in the movie explains that: "Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course… it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret… but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige"."

Jay Elecs' first EP is called Act I 'Eternal Sunshine (the Pledge)' and we learn that he is very much into movies (Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and, The Prestige). The final seconds of the EP have a quote from the movie: 'are you watching closely?'

The most important magic trick in the movie is about making the magicians disappear, which is what Jay Elec did. After releasing Act I, he disappears until this year, in which he released 'A Written Testimony', which is in fact, Act III. It was rumoured that Act III was titled 'Act III: the last will & written testimony of Timothy Elparado Thedford (the Prestige)'. The new title lost some words, but it is still his final act.

So us, his fans, are the audience to his performance. With Act I: the pledge and he disappears and reappears, not in place, but in time, 13 years later, thus performing Act III: the prestige. We wonder what happened, but we did not get to see Act II: the turn, until Jay Elec it put out asAct II: the patents of nobility (the turn), after it surfaced online. Its name might have a good reason: Kate Rothschild, whom Jay Elec dated, is of nobility. Was his disappearance was due to his affair with her?

If his disappearance is part of his perfomance, it might be the greatest in hiphop ever. In the movie, it is about sacrifice for the trick. Did he sacrifice his career for this performance? Did he trick all of us? Or am I watching too close?

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[FRESH ALBUM] R​.​A​.​P. Ferreira - R​.​A​.​P. Ferreira in the garden level cafe of the scallops hotel

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 07:40 AM PST

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Posted: 31 Dec 2020 09:12 PM PST

[Discussion] This long-ass year is finally over, what albums flew under the radar?

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 07:54 AM PST

Happy New Year's eve. What are some of the albums you think deserve more shine and flew under the radar for the year? Here's a few of mine.

Killah Priest - Rocket to Nebula:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2jtIYNbAex7qMYqdDbcShm?si=tIM_oqgtSdee-uCUuM8rMA

If you were disappointed by the Jay Elec album that dropped this year, Rocket to Nebula by Killah Priest is the perfect alternative. On this album Killah Priest spits some of his best shit over psychedelic instrumentals with no drums, very reminiscent of Ka. I can see this being hard to get into, but it's definitely worth a shot. One of the best of the year.

Fly Anakin & Pink Siifu - FlySiifu:

https://open.spotify.com/album/3PgdbGumg1YyXSOVsyDvjn?si=JUJVZHbMTayrjZTTJH4gWA

Great collaboration of Fly Anakin and Pink Siifu, blending their lyrical styles together with a great line-up of producers like Ohbliv, Madlib, and Awhlee. Dusty, Raw, and jazzy.

$ilkmoney - Attack of the Future...

https://open.spotify.com/album/6IeARg6V2JURhJa1vCDTQT?si=YdUielRKR2ucMH_6FqBoDA

$ilkmoney changes up his style this album and what you get is a lowkey album from $ilkmoney but still has his humor and flow. Much more relaxed and sample-heavy but still a strong release.

Kahlil Blu - Dog

https://open.spotify.com/album/11Nyz8fXp3aWfFTZJnT1xa?si=cyQfKytMT7imIT8jJBeQlQ

Not much to say about this one. Just a fun album with some interesting beats and a fun mood.

RIP DOOM (1971-2020)

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DUVY | NIGHTMAREZ (Official video) This kid from Toronto is the future

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Album of the Year #11: Kahlil Blu - DOG

Posted: 31 Dec 2020 10:12 AM PST

Artist: Kahlil Blu

Album: DOG

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Background

Kahlil Blu is one of underground hip-hop's best kept secrets, a true jack of all trades. Born Kahlil Bedeau in Harlem, to parents of Trinidadian and Dominican descent, he attended Frederick Douglass Academy, where he felt like an outsider because of his interest in things like "niche designer clothes and architecture." He went to college to study visual arts, but quickly got tired of it. As a child, his parents played him a lot of soca and reggae music, as well as Kanye West, Ms. Lauryn Hill and No Limit Records releases, but his own personal investment in music began with discovering Odd Future in their early period. Other artists he cites as influences range from Lil Uzi Vert and Tame Impala to Daft Punk and Skepta, and his moniker was originally derived from Mac DeMarco's song "Baby's Wearin' Blue Jeans."

The earliest accessible music from Kahlil Blu appears to be a 12-track EP named LONERI​$​M®, presumably after the Tame Impala album, dating back to January 2014. By his own account, he was in the background during the prime years of the SoundCloud rap movement in the mid-2010s, primarily through his affiliation with the Divine Council group. After that group dissolved, he continued to produce for group member $ilkmoney, landing two production credits on his debut album, I Hate My Life And I Really Wish People Would Stop Telling Me Not To, an album that one of his earliest influences, Tyler The Creator, also produced and featured on. Since then, $ilkmoney has released two more albums, both of which are primarily produced by Kahlil, and progressively containing more boom-bap influence than the glitchy cloud-trap beats Kahlil typically makes.

In 2019, he released his first full-length solo album, titled 11, but it didn't make very much noise. In the year and two months following 11's release, Kahlil was hard at work on his second album, the entirely self-produced DOG, which saw release in June of 2020, and attracted far more attention than any of his previous solo efforts.

Review

In some ways, the connections that humans have with dogs are stronger than the ones we have with other humans. Kahlil Blu knows this a little too well; DOG is thematically inspired by the bond he formed with his roommate in Pittsburgh's dog, Rex, and what he learned from having to let him go. He lived in Pittsburgh for a year after deciding community college was not the wave, and when he moved back to New York, his mother did not want to take the dog in, and ultimately Rex had nowhere to go. Per Kahlil himself, "I eventually had to give away the dog, which was hard since I already developed a relationship and bond with him. The type of respect and bond with a dog is different from humans. Also within that process, having to depart from someone I cared about taught me how to depart from people, attitudes and things that were not providing good energy."

Strung out in between more light-hearted, braggadocious bars, many songs on DOG have introspective lyrical moments, where Kahlil comments on his own loneliness and desire for loyalty, but also his overall detachment from others and suspicions about their true intentions. Despite how serious his lyrics can get at times, from a purely sonic perspective, DOG is one of the most consistently fun albums to enter the hip-hop canon in years. Kahlil's dreamy, sometimes glitchy production is alternately hard-hitting and relaxing, depending on what he's aiming for, while his vocals are laidback but still spirited enough to keep the seemingly joyful atmosphere afloat, whatever he happens to be getting off his chest in his verses.

For most of DOG's runtime, Kahlil raps in agile, often fast-paced flows, which combined with the distortion he often applies to his vocal tracks, renders his lyrics sometimes indecipherable, but he is certainly a very capable writer based on what can be transcribed. The album begins with a humorous 8-second noise skit, which leads right into the hectic "coldsweats," where Kahlil introduces himself as an art school dropout who feels like his musical ambitions are not being taken seriously - or at least people think he should "stick to producing." He raps in dizzying triplets over a noisy, chaotic trap beat, ramping the energy up right out the gates before most of the album turns out to actually be at least a little bit more subdued than this introduction, as far as production is concerned.

DOG's middle section contains numerous beats that sound straight out of the Awful Records era of SoundCloud rap, with bright, sparkling synthesizers and fast, pounding drums. Not surprising, considering Kahlil was there, after all. The most purely nostalgic moment for that era is definitely "119 july," which literally samples Playboi Carti's famous ad-lib from the song "WHAT," and this track is instantly followed up by "lol play this when ur sad," which continues to sonically hearken back to that era. Despite what its title might imply, this is one of the most blissful-sounding songs on the album, with an irresistible hook on both ends and one of Kahlil's most confident verses in the middle.

Another one of the album's strongest hooks is in this section as well, on "CHEWING GUM," where Kahlil switches back towards a melodic flow halfway through the verse, reminiscing on humming and "going dumb" in his stroller when he was a baby, lending a moment of youthful innocence to an album often laced with sobering realities. Also continuing this sonic pattern is the bouncy, almost West Coast-reminiscent "sadgurl pt. 2," where Kahlil expresses his interest in forming a connection with the titular "sadgurl," joined by a strong guest verse from his old pal Fifthpower, whom he originally joined forces with for the original "Sad-Gurl" on 11.

The sonic palette of DOG does not entirely elaborate on this nostalgic sound, however, especially not during the first quarter. "october" is driven by eerie organs and calm rapping from Kahlil, who takes it nice and slow to let his words breathe; "Too much worries for a rhyme, and I say this every time / If you ain't with me when I'm sickly, you don't know me when I'm fine." Meanwhile, "U.F.O." is driven by a sample of what sounds like some kind of woodwind instrument, and serves as one of the album's most purely fun moments, with Kahlil putting the introspection on hold for a minute and a half and just talking his shit, with a catchy hook that could easily belong to a top 40 hit. "franklin" is a subdued banger that borders on psychedelic, with its live bass guitar and catchy flows; "Okay, that's real Franklin, like Ocean with Benjis on it / These Ms, that's real savers, type of shit my blocks don't notice." Towards the end, "Oh Well" is only a little over a minute long, and is sort of a trap remix of Earl Sweatshirt's "The Mint," using that same piano sample as a backdrop for Kahlil to comment on the record industry, and how he doesn't think he gets the recognition he deserves.

The album's centerpiece, however, is "REX," which is also conveniently right in the center of the tracklist. Over propulsive drums and almost haunting but still oddly cheerful synth chords, Kahlil calls out people who only use their friends for their own benefit, declares his aversion to romance and pork, and warns people against beefing with him, solely because he doesn't want to have to leave his house. Combined with an infectious staccato hook - "live, die, get, fly / You can never have my heart, bitch, die" - this track captures everything Kahlil Blu does best in one convenient location: nimble flows and witty lyrics, with a touch of emotional honesty, over excellent, dreamy production.

The energy level of DOG often varies from one track to the next, with plenty of more mellow, lyrically-centered tracks to balance out the livelier numbers. "melwood" presents a brief diversion from the 808s and glitchy synths, and sees Kahlil gliding atop a distorted soul sample, much closer to the production he did for the bulk of the album $ilkmoney released earlier this year. Another song that sounds like it could have easily been on that album is "11+22=33," mainly because it is literally rapped by $ilkmoney. The other most notable feature on this album is North Carolina lyricist MAVI, who pops in for a verse at the end of "runway talk," a calm, introspective cut, but over one of the hazy, glitchy beats Kahlil is known for, instead of one of the lo-fi, sample-based instrumentals MAVI typically uses on his own time.

As if these tracks didn't diversify the album's range enough, two more songs on the album work as cozy, soothing works of indie pop, complete with some excellently smooth singing from Kahlil himself. The lead single "Brand New" is one of the album's finest moments, as Kahlil sings softly over a breezy, laidback instrumental, complete with wistful harmonizing background vocals, before ending with a fast-paced rap verse that almost feels out of place, but it lightens the mood so wonderfully that one just can't be irritated at its inclusion. Also in this vein is the more uptempo "Land," where MIDI panflutes and a growling bassline help underscore some of his most vulnerable lyricism on the album, complete with an impossibly catchy melody holding it all together.

DOG concludes with the most serene and poignant moment on its tracklist, "PUPPY." Over a cozy, distorted guitar sample, Kahlil delivers the best verse on the album, no longer mixing his insecurities with bravado so easily, but laying them bare in the album's most potent moment of vulnerability. He does still top it all off with a simple, catchy hook; "Big dog, big pup / Big stick, get stuck." The final verse on the album is delivered by Na'Kel Smith, who drops off the second good verse of his career, elaborating on the toll that street life has taken on him. It doesn't technically end here, though; a one-minute instrumental track officially closes the album out, working as if the rest of the album up to this point had been a film, and now the credits are rolling. Consisting of funky drums and jittery, horror-esque synths, it's a nice excuse to end the album on a less serious note.

On another album, this might be frustrating, but this is perfectly in line with the overall atmosphere of DOG, an album on which Kahlil clearly wears his heart on his sleeve, but also doesn't take himself too seriously. He'd rather at least try distract himself with a little bit of fun than just purely wallow in his own misery, but at the same time, he does need to acknowledge his hurt and the causes of it from time to time. Catharsis through levity; considering what a shitty year 2020 has been for damn near everybody, maybe that's what we all need more of these days. More than any other album in years, DOG is the sound of smiling through the pain.

Favourite Lyrics

"Cause we're actin' brand new this time / Cause we done with the bullshit now / Almost lost but you know we got through / Even though that we don't know how / It's really fucked that you feel this way / Without sun, you really can't throw shade / We all knew it would be like this one day" -Kahlil Blu on "Brand New"

"What is my purpose? All this shit got me so nervous / I could do perfect, but that's just the surface, 'cause really this shit is not worth it / Why you gon' do me like that? Why I be feelin' so bad? / Why can't I let my thoughts pass? Why can't I make this shit last? / Tryna let go of my past, uh" -Kahlil Blu on "runway talk"

"Sometimes I wonder, if I leave my front door open, will my cat leave me? / Cut the dreads off, now I'm back with a mask and a black Caesar / Imagine a glass beaker, all I need to cook up this powder pizza / With this .45 I subtract you out them sneakers / Carry my 9 and multiply by 5 and still got .45s when I get receipts back" -$ilkmoney on "11+22=33"

"They want my heart and my soul, and I know it / I keep that shit close, cause I know that they bogus / Reach for my chain, feel that pain, now he ghosted / And I cannot change, for no change, cause that's bogus / What do you want? Why you here? What's your motive? / Live this shit up, what the fuck do you want here? / I cannot lie, this shit fye, and I know it / Nothing's the same, who's to blame? So keep focus" -Kahlil Blu on "Land"

"I want this and I want that, but this ain't this and that ain't that / Got a monkey on my back who took that fire out my raps / I need 50 colder rings and a big ass head, stat / I was thinkin' of this shit before I even fuckin' rapped, ayy / Live, die, get, fly / You can never have my heart, bitch, but I lied / Ten toes down, I got one in my trip / Me, myself and I, and I'm 'bout to make a flip" -Kahlil Blu on "REX"

**

"If I lost my fuckin' mind, tell me, would you stick around?

I do my dirt, you doin' your dirt, and I don't fuckin' make a sound

Cause this the time I need it, I don't mean to sound conceited

Since home, I feel defeated, do shit with no fuckin' meanin'

My big bro left and stayed the fuck up out the way

I've been dolo for so long that I don't know no other way

I just sit up in my room and sleep and beat my day away

I am not the one for beefin', so just watch what you say

I can't get attached cause n-ggas out here dyin' every day

It's so hard to say goodbye to motherfuckin' yesterday

And I know my heart so I don't need to fuckin' pray, wait

If I should die before I wake, I hope my dogs gon' ride for me

Though that shit is far from me, make sure that my momma good

Hope I copped a crib, cause she done told me that she tired of hood" -Kahlil Blu on "PUPPY"

Talking Points

  • What did y'all think of this album? Is it a good album or just a good frisbee? Somewhere in between?

  • Kahlil Blu tries out a number of different styles across DOG's tracklist, as a producer and as a vocalist. Which one(s) do you think he does best?

  • Do you think there's still a place for the cloud-trap sound of the bygone SoundCloud era? Does DOG successfully update that style for 2020, or is Kahlil stuck in the past?

  • The contradicting emotions throughout DOG are obvious and definitive of the album's atmosphere. Do you think the more joyful and more introspective moments play off of each other well? Or do you think it just demonstrates a lack of focus?

  • What do you think the future holds for Kahlil Blu? He has recently claimed that he has retired after releasing Still Lonely: DOG XL. Do you think he is going to stick to this, or is he going to join the dozens of other rappers who gave up on retiring? (dear Lord please don't let this man hang it up)

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