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Recommended If You Like thread - July 10, 2021 - HipHop

Recommended If You Like thread - July 10, 2021 - HipHop

Recommended If You Like thread - July 10, 2021

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 08:00 AM PDT

If you're looking for a recommendation give a description/music link/artist so that other people will know what you want.

Example: "I want to hear an artist that sounds like old Kanye production" (you can get more specific but usually enough). And then someone will respond with recommendations X, Y, and Z.

You can also leave a top level comment recommending an artist/project/scene that you think others might like if they like X, Y, and Z.

Example: "You guys should check out DJ Mustard's mixtape Ketchup RIYL (recommended if you like) post-hyphy and minimalistic west coast beats"

Remember, the point of this thread is to share music, try not to post stuff that's already really popular unless it answers someone's question.

The more descriptive you guys are with your posts, the easier it is to help you find what you want. Just stating an artist's name isn't that helpful since you might only like one specific aspect of that artist's music.

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Previous RIYL posts

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RDCworld1 Crew Meeting J. Cole For The First Time

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 07:32 AM PDT

Mick Jenkins - Gwendolynn's Apprehension

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 03:29 PM PDT

Mac Miller - Hand Me Downs

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 12:14 PM PDT

Mach-Hommy - Mozambique Drill (feat. Tha God Fahim)

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 02:26 PM PDT

[FRESH] Big Baby Scumbag - Trappin Out The Krusty Krab

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 04:18 PM PDT

Mach-Hommy & Alchemist - Floor Seats

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 07:23 PM PDT

Vince Staples On… Encarta Escapism, Long Beach Living and Why Beethoven Is More Relevant Than Boyz N the Hood

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 08:25 AM PDT

bladee - Hotel Breakfast (Official Audio)

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 03:49 AM PDT

IDK with MF DOOM, Westside Gunn, Jay Electronica - Red

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 09:29 PM PDT

Daily Discussion Thread 07/10/2021

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 08:09 AM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

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Mobb Deep ft. Nas - It's Mine

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 04:46 PM PDT

Big Sean - Respect It (ft. Young Thug, Hit-Boy)

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 03:23 PM PDT

On His Self-Titled Album, Vince Staples Finds Creative Freedom (NPR)

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 02:05 PM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] Pooh Shiesty x G Herbo x No More Heroes - Switch It Up

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 10:55 AM PDT

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] Rejjie Snow - Baw Baw Black Sheep

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 08:13 AM PDT

What'd you think of Rejjie's new album? How do feel about Cam Obi's contributions? Thoughts on the concepts?

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J. Cole - Miss America

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 09:05 AM PDT

Ciara- Where You Go (feat. Future)

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 09:55 AM PDT

R&B Artist Spotlight: Sault

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 07:05 AM PDT

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Music Style: Neo Soul taking influence from Post-Punk, Funk, Psychedelic Soul, Afrobeat, and Jazz.

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Sault is a British music collective who've had a lot of acclaim since 2019. Despite the high acclaim of their music, their media presence is almost non existent. They don't do interviews nor give any live performances. Also, the identity of its members are mostly unknown. We know that some of the members are producer Dean Cover, singer Cleo Soul, keyboardist Kadeem Clark, and rapper Kid Sister.

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Sault's music primarily consists of Neo-Soul, but also incorporates elements from Funk, Punk, Jazz, along with various other genres. They work with other genres like reggae (Up All Night, Monsters), Trip Hop (Uncomfortable), Samba (Street Fighter, Strong), Breakbeats (I Just Want To Dance, Free), Disco (Over, No Bulls***, Why Why Why Why Why), and Highlife (Bow). Sault also makes use of spoken word bits and poetry into their music as seen in X, Black is, No Black Violins in London, and Little Boy. These little bits of poetry help Sault to create a full picture of what they are trying say in their music. A major aspect of Sault's music that should be highlighted is that it ties into their lyrical content. Their music incorporates many different forms of black music which carries over into the next topic.

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Lyrically, there is only one thing that can describe the kind of topics that Sault's music touches on. Before, we get to that, let's head back to around 2014-2016. Since that time, there was surge of albums by black artists with lyrical content based around blackness and the realities of being black in the world. Some of those albums include D'Angelo's Black Messiah, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly, Solange's A Seat at the Table, Jamila Wood's Legacy! Legacy!, Blood Orange's Freetown Sound, Dave's Psychodrama, Raphael Saadiq's Jimmy Lee, keiyaA's Forever Ya Girl, Alicia Keys' HERE, and Rapsody's Eve. All of Sault's albums from 5 to Untitled (Rise) cover similar topics like the albums listed earlier while their album Nine talks about gang violence in London. Almost all of Sault's music covers at least some aspect of the black experience. Everything from police brutality (Foot on Necks, Don't Shoot Guns Down, Scary Times) to black unity (Bow, Strong) is what Sault's music covers.

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In Bow, they list many black countries like Jamaica, Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Egypt while repeatedly stating, "We got rights, we got rights". This means that whether you're from Jamaica, Nigeria, Sudan, etc.; at the end of the day, we are all black and deserve rights. In the songs, Threats and Us, the lyrics talk about refuting society's negative perception of black people. In Threats and Monsters, the lyrics specifically detail how society tries to paint the image that black people are monsters and threats. Look at any police brutality case involving a black person. The media will try its hardest to paint the victim in the most negative light as possible. Keep an eye on any police brutality case in the news, you will notice how the media will bring up the negative parts of the victim's past as way to paint them as this awful person therefore, we shouldn't feel bad that they were unjustly gunned down by the police. Also, I've noticed that in several police brutality cases, many police officers respond in form of the phrase "I felt threatened" or "I was defending myself". However, you'll notice that they never say this when encountering white people.

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There are two more songs that I want to highlight. The first one is Little Boy. In, Little Boy some of the lyrics go,

Little boy, little boy, when you get older
You can ask me all the questions
And I'll tell you the truth about the boys in blue

Little boy, little boy, when you get older
And you're searching for the answers/And the lost truth for those who look like you

These lyrics reflect the conversations that many black parents have with their children once they reach a certain age. Normally talk would be regarding the birds and the bees; for black people, that conversation is about the realities of being black in this world. When I was younger, I remember my father drilling this into me.

Whenever you're pulled over by the police, always show the upmost respect. Always say yes sir/ma'am. Move really slow in getting your driver's license and giving it to the officer. Speak in a calm tone and don't raise your voice. And finally, never argue or get physical with the officer, even if they're in the wrong.

Once I got a little bit more older my father added, if you follow these rule and still end up in jail, I'll bail you out and we can fight it in court. It wasn't until I got older, when I fully understood why my father constantly drilled this in my head. He was trying to prepare me for the realities of being black in this world. I'm pretty sure that most black people have been given at least form of this talk when they were younger. This is the kind of talk that the song Little Boy was referencing. This kind of talk is just scratching the surface of the all the realities of being black in this world.

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The next song that I want to highlight is You Know it Ain't. This one is my personal favorite because it speaks about something that I've been concerned about during the George Floyd 2020 BLM event. In the song, I want to highlight some of the lyrics

You assume and surmise that educating you is somehow my responsibility

Yeah, you say our friendship is the most important friendship you've ever had ever

You say your entire friend group back home is all black

Yeah, I see your little post, talking 'bout "BLM is my motto"

What follows each of these lines is "But you know it ain't". What You Know it Ain't is calling out are the people who use the pain of black people for their own personal gain. Basically, it's calling out the fake woke crowd. I noticed that during the George Floyd protests, all of a sudden it was cool to say BLM. I remember that during the Trayvon Martin situation along with many others, whenever you would say BLM, people would respond with "All Lives Matter". People wouldn't really be saying BLM like that. Nowadays, you see BLM on every thing. One of the lines also mentions how some say they have black friends. A common retort people give when being accused of racism is that they have "black friends". What that implies is that the person only sees their black "friends" as just props to convince themselves that they aren't racist. My whole gripe with the situation is that I'm tired of seeing the commodification of black pain. The song points it out the issue of people jumping on movement with ulterior motives instead of being genuine. This results in movements becoming cheapened and looking like a total joke, which sets back any progress made by that movement.

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For something more on the jazzy soulful side, listen to 5 or Untitled (Black Is). For something more dance oriented, listen to 7 or Untitled (Rise). For something more on the hip hop side, listen to Nine (Make sure to download the album from their website because it will be removed from streaming services on 10/02/2021)

Some of my favorite Sault songs: Up All Night, Don't Wast My Time, Why Why Why Why Why, Let Me Go, Masterpiece, Think About It, We Are the Sun, With Hundred's pt 55, Smile and Go, Threats, Red Lights, Friends, Waterfalls, Hard Life, Wildfires, Bow, Eternal Life, Pray Up Stay Up, Strong, Fearless, I Just Want to Dance, Street Fighter, The Beginning & The End, Free, You Know it Ain't, Uncomfortable, The Black & Gold, Little Boy, London Gangs, Alcohol, 9, Light's in your Hands

Next R&B Artist Spotlight: Aaliyah

If You use discord, make sure to check out the R&B Discord Server. If you want to be in a place to discuss R&B music. Here's a link if you're interested discord.gg/rnb

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Mobb Deep - Murda Murda

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 03:58 PM PDT

Freddie Gibbs - Rep 2 Tha Fullest

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 10:52 AM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] Ken Car$on - Lost Files 2

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 09:06 PM PDT

Good Gas - Good Gas

Posted: 10 Jul 2021 09:14 AM PDT
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