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I’m Janelle Monáe, and I AMA Dirty Computer. - HipHop

I’m Janelle Monáe, and I AMA Dirty Computer. - HipHop

I’m Janelle Monáe, and I AMA Dirty Computer.

Posted: 02 May 2018 11:33 AM PDT

I'm here and ready to talk about Dirty Computer. My emotion picture is out now.

*EMOTION PICTURE (definition): a narrative film and accompanying musical album

Dirty Computer Tour Starts June 2018. Get your tickets now http://jmonae.com

Proof: https://i.redd.it/5u8wc5s4phv01.jpg

Edit: guys since I'm on Reddit regularly and have been for almost 7 years (cakeday Saturday) I know this will take some time to respond to all of these questions. Pls be patient with me 💗😊

Edit: 4:22. I'm stepping into an interview for 30 min. brb. Upvote the best questions pls.

Edit: I'm back

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Kanye talking to the Paparazzi today.

Posted: 02 May 2018 06:40 PM PDT

Kodak Black Changed His Name to Bill

Posted: 02 May 2018 10:29 AM PDT

J.I.D's upcoming project, Dicaprio 2, is coming soon and is his "best music to date"

Posted: 02 May 2018 02:25 PM PDT

Isaiah Rashad confirms he'll be on The Championship Tour

Posted: 02 May 2018 05:42 AM PDT

SR3MMLIF3 + SWAECATION + JXMTRO tracklist revealed

Posted: 02 May 2018 02:14 PM PDT

NxWorries dropping something new on May 4th!

Posted: 02 May 2018 12:24 PM PDT

[FRESH] Playboi Carti - Choppa Won't Miss (feat. Young Thug)

Posted: 02 May 2018 09:54 AM PDT

[FRESH] Playboi Carti feat. Travis Scott - love hurts

Posted: 02 May 2018 09:26 AM PDT

Anderson Paak debuting new music on May 4th

Posted: 02 May 2018 08:41 PM PDT

[FRESH] Playboi Carti & Lil Uzi Vert - Rocket

Posted: 02 May 2018 06:13 AM PDT

Isaiah Rashad-Nelly

Posted: 02 May 2018 05:45 PM PDT

T.I. Is Nominated For A Tony Award For His Input On 'SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical

Posted: 02 May 2018 12:01 AM PDT

Pitchfork gives Post Malone's "Beerbongs and Bentleys" a 5.6.

Posted: 02 May 2018 10:01 PM PDT

[INTERVIEW] Breakfast Club: T.I. Speaks On Confronting Kanye West For His Donald Trump Support

Posted: 02 May 2018 07:41 AM PDT

"Caterpillar" By Royce Da 5'9 ft. Eminem Out Tomorrow!

Posted: 02 May 2018 07:27 AM PDT

Billboard appears for A$AP Rocky's 'Testing'

Posted: 02 May 2018 07:40 PM PDT

Will.I.am's comments about Kanye West on British TV this morning

Posted: 02 May 2018 04:09 AM PDT

[FRESH] Playboi Carti - Let Em In!

Posted: 02 May 2018 12:12 PM PDT

R Kelly show cancelled due to sexual misconduct allegations

Posted: 02 May 2018 02:20 AM PDT

André 3000 - A Life in the Day of Benjamin André

Posted: 02 May 2018 04:49 PM PDT

[INTERVIEW] Royce Da 5'9" featuring questions from r/HipHopHeads

Posted: 02 May 2018 08:15 PM PDT

[FRESH] GZA and The Soul Rebels- NPR Tiny Desk

Posted: 02 May 2018 06:42 AM PDT

[FRESH] BlocBoy JB - Nun Of Dat (feat. Lil Pump)

Posted: 02 May 2018 09:21 AM PDT

[FRESH] Valee - Womp Womp (feat. Jeremih)

Posted: 02 May 2018 09:53 AM PDT

A look back at Kanye c. 2005 through the lens of student reviews of his 14 November, 2005 concert

Posted: 02 May 2018 04:02 AM PDT

Kanye's antics have been really getting to me recently. I admittedly stopped loving Kanye so much as a person after MBDTW, but people always talked about him like he was socially conscious and had some larger picture. I wanted to go back and show why people were so willing to give him that benefit of the doubt.

It's interesting to see these reviews and look at things in a new light. The first review goes to great lengths to stress that Kanye appeals to white people because he manages to come off as nonthreatening and can be related to more as a result of his middle-class upbringing. Though, what I personally believe made people appreciate him so much was how fearlessly he confronted social stratification regardless of that upbringing.

Ideas rapped in song: Hip-hop icon West brings intelligence, fun to UIC concert

It was a telling sign that when Kanye West used a bed as a prop during his concert Monday at the UIC Pavilion, it wasn't to simulate a close encounter with a scantily clad dancer or a provocatively dressed fan.

Rap and R&B smoothies have been known to titillate their audiences with risque play-acting in their concerts, but as with much of his career so far, West is more interested in busting hip-hop cliches than exploiting them.

So West woke up in his bed alone, and then groggily faced another day working at a retail store in the songs "Drive Slow" and "Spaceship." Later, he was kneeling next to the bed praying for his ailing grandmother in "Roses."

These were images to which just about anyone in West's middle-class audience could relate. The 28-year-old rapper in the preppy clothes paced the stage in a gangsta-free zone, where guns, gang signs and oversize displays of bling were passe. Instead, he offered lyrical, sometimes comical slices from a life growing up on the South Side, working dead-end jobs in shopping malls while trying to establish himself as a hip-hop producer. His unthreatening image has made him one of the few rap acts to appeal to a wide audience outside hip-hop's core. Three Grammys, two multimillion-selling albums and one Time magazine cover story hailing him as "the smartest man in pop music" have helped make him a major star, albeit an outspoken one. In recent weeks, he's criticized President Bush on New Orleans hurricane relief, and campaigned for greater tolerance of gays in hip-hop. He may be mainstream, but he's not milquetoast.

On stage, West floated Godzilla-size pop hooks built on crowd-pleasing pop references: An opening burst of the theme from "The Jeffersons;" a Ray Charles vocal for "Gold Digger;" a nod to Shirley Bassey and the James Bond movie soundtracks in "Diamonds from Sierra Leone." The ear candy may have been strictly middle of the road, but it provided an entree to more complex ideas. Beneath the exultant chorus of "Jesus Walks," a lapsed Christian wrestles with his faith. Tucked inside the anthemic hook of "Diamonds," the rapper questions the human toll exacted in African mines to satisfy his jewel craving. And the bedside sentiments of "Roses" also served as a critique of a health-care system that neglects the poor.

Sonically, this was a hip-hop tour that distanced itself from the sturdy two-turntables-and-a-microphone aesthetic with a seven-member string section, as well as a keyboardist, a percussionist, two back-up singers and a deejay.

The band was arrayed in four transparent cubes, which doubled as video screens, an avant-garde presentation worthy of David Bowie. The visuals--a blend of dramatic blood-run lighting, vivid black-and-white images, religious iconography and even excerpts from negative reviews--were as disturbing as they were alluring. They enhanced the harsh beats of "Crack Music" and the dissonant outro of "Gone."

On several levels, West's concert was unlike any hip-hop tour ever staged. It moved from peak to peak fueled by the expert integration of music, message and visuals, while dispensing with right side-left side, wave-your-hands-in-the-air cliches. For years West has been primarily known as a producer, but he prowled the lip of the stage in his sports coats and slacks like a seasoned showman.

Oddly, the only break in the action came when West invited his old South Side mentor and role model, Common, to join him for a mid-concert mini-set. Though the shaven-headed guest was at his fiery best on "Testify" and "The Light," the added star power killed some of the momentum West had already built. The curtain closed on the band, the lights went up, and the effect was more like a commercial interruption than a seamless extension of West's vision. This was a show conceived like a multi-act play, and hip-hop's most ambitious entertainer needed no help in bringing it down the home stretch.

 

Kanye West: Chicago's Star-Rapper at UIC

On the night of Monday, November 14,Kanye West returned to his hometown of Chicago,gracing the UIC Pavilion with his lyrical beats.Recent American Idol winner Fantasia performed the opening act, setting the scene with a gospel James Brown-like presentation. Tension and anxiety built as fans eagerly waited during the intermission for the hottest hip-hop artist of the moment. Finally, thirty minutes later, Kanye himself appeared on stage dressed in a pink suit and sporting white-rimmed shades, indefinitely boasting a splash of ice around his neck. Amongthe guest appearances was the smooth R&B artist Common who performed his hit "I Used to Love Her.

"The "Touch the Sky" tour featured a dynamic show featuring a native-Chicago DJ and a strings quartet playing from behind a sheer curtain, a concept unique to conventional hip hop shows and an aspect West has harped on as being the first to introduce it into hip hop. The simple stage props included a microphone with two backup singers, one of whom was Kanye's cousin, and a bench which served as both a foot stool and a seat for the rapper during his acts. The utilitarian approach taken during the show allowed the true feelings of the songs to shine through.

Another refreshing feature of the show wasWest's blunt lyrics which discuss issues that many artists in the genre don't care to touch upon, such as the unnecessary need for material acquisition. The crowd was energetic and enthusiastic as they sang along to most of the radio hits, in addition to some die-hard fans who knew every song by heart. The show was inspiring and raw, and I left the show still humming and singing to Common and Kanye's hit"Go." Overall, my review of the concert would haveto award Kanye with a big two thumbs up.

One thing I'd like to add to somewhat contextualize what I spoke about earlier: why people gave him the benefit of the doubt, is an excerpt from an interview with Zane Lowe back in 2013.

"My father was a Black Panther, my father was a photo journalist. We had a dark room in our house. Seven years ago, he lived in a homeless shelter, not because he was homeless, because he wanted to help the ex-drug addicts, he wanted to get that close. He started a foundation called Good Water and moved to the Dominican Republic, to help with the prostitution, to help with the extortion. He stays in the DR right now. My mom was the first black female chair of the English Department. There is no awards show, there is no amount of Billboards, there is nothing that can define me or make me pass what my parents made me. And that's exactly who I am."

This is why I'm so upset about everything Kanye is doing. He knows better. I found these reviews by searching for articles that included the words, "Crack Music" from when Late Registration dropped to the end of the year.

The first half of the first stanza from Crack Music shows Kanye knows, or at least, knew his history.

How we stop the Black Panthers?

Ronald Reagan cooked up an answer

You hear that? What Gil Scott was hearin'

When our heroes or heroines got hooked on heroin

Crack raised the murder rate in D.C. and Maryland

We invested in that, it's like we got Merrill lynched

And we been hangin' from the same tree ever since

Kanye claiming slavery was a choice cannnot possibly be reconciled with what he has obviously shown to be aware of, other than willful ignorance or delusion. His embracement of Trump and claiming he hasn't paid attention to politics is bullshit. He inspired people by being politically outspoken. He knows who the Republican party actually is.

The Kanye of today is the antithesis of what Kanye once was. We just have to accept it's essentially two different Kanyes and not judge him based on his past. We know he either rejects it or forgot it. So I'll just see this Kanye as another anti-intellectual alt-right mouthpiece with bombastic divisive rhetoric. If we get that Kanye back one day, so be it, but until then, I'm not going to try and reconcile him with his past. Sorry, Mr. West is gone.

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Kanye West Megathread: May 1st, 2018 (Charlemagne Interview, Ye Vs. The People BTS, and presumably more) - HipHop

Kanye West Megathread: May 1st, 2018 (Charlemagne Interview, Ye Vs. The People BTS, and presumably more) - HipHop

Kanye West Megathread: May 1st, 2018 (Charlemagne Interview, Ye Vs. The People BTS, and presumably more)

Posted: 01 May 2018 10:43 AM PDT

Meek Mill misses the old Kanye

Posts fake Harriet Tubman quote

Developed opioid addiction after liposuction

updates ^

Charlemagne Interview og thread

DJ Booth: Kanye's "Ye vs. the People" Is a Freethinking Conversation Without Critical Thought (og thread)

Album cover won't be Jan Adams

Questlove wears "Kanye West Doesn't Care About Black People" shirt

Ye Vs The People BTS og thread

Daz Dillinger tells Crips to fuck up Kanye

Twitter shit

Kanye is doing TMZ Live with Harvey Levin and Candace Owens

Kanye had a phone call with J Cole

TMZ Live Interview:

Kanye West just told the TMZ newsroom why he believes slavery is a choice and why he decided to sport his Make America Great Again hat ... and it all went down Tuesday morning on "TMZ Live."

Kanye appeared on the show with Candace Owens where they explained "free thought" and how it can make the world a better place ... from a place of love.

During the conversation Kanye said, "When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice."

Van from our newsroom took great offense and fired back. Things got intense and ultimately led to a face-to-face at Van's desk.

There's A LOT more that went down -- and it's all on today on "TMZ Live"

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The Only Reason Meek Mill Is Free Is Because He's a Celebrity

Posted: 01 May 2018 11:56 AM PDT

YG reveals 'Stay Dangerous' release date, June 22nd

Posted: 01 May 2018 04:00 PM PDT

UPDATE: "JUNE 22ND AINT MY REAL FUCKING ALBUM DATE. LABEL ALWAYS FUCKING UP MY SHIT" - YG400

UPDATE 2: Pre-order release date has now changed from 'JUNE 22' to 'SUMMER 2018'

Announced on his website with pre-order release to the vinyl and other merch

June Summer 2018 is about to be absolutely Brazy

Link to vinyl pre-order w/ digital

Link to CD pre-order w/digital

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Chief Keef - Hate Bein' Sober

Posted: 01 May 2018 09:31 AM PDT

[FRESH] PLAYBOI CARTI - ROCKSTAR (FEAT. TRAVIS SCOTT)

Posted: 01 May 2018 08:52 PM PDT

Joe Rogan Experience #552 - Kid Cudi

Posted: 01 May 2018 10:34 AM PDT

I spent a full day with Injury Reserve and made a mini documentary on their INSANE sold-out show at The Roxy

Posted: 01 May 2018 12:29 PM PDT

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer REVIEW

Posted: 01 May 2018 06:47 PM PDT

[LEAK] Playboi Carti - Hurry Up We Leavin'

Posted: 01 May 2018 05:26 PM PDT

Daily Discussion Thread 05/01/2018

Posted: 01 May 2018 04:12 PM PDT

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Young Thug - Halftime

Posted: 01 May 2018 06:27 PM PDT

[FRESH] D Savage - Choppa (feat. Juice WRLD)

Posted: 01 May 2018 05:16 PM PDT

[FRESH] kiLL edward - Bm2p

Posted: 01 May 2018 07:29 PM PDT

Austin City Limits 2018 Lineup

Posted: 01 May 2018 09:24 AM PDT

[FRESH] 6 Wolves - 6 Dogs x Danny Wolf

Posted: 01 May 2018 09:29 PM PDT

Billboard Hot 100 Discussion - April 20-26 2018

Posted: 01 May 2018 08:03 AM PDT

From the Billboard Hot 100

Songs marked with 'P' are top 5, non hip-hop songs that would not normally be discussed in this sub. Songs marked with '/' are songs by pop artists with a hip-hop feature.

Position Title Artist Last Week Weeks Charting Peak
1 (3x) Nice For What Drake - 1 3 1
2 God's Plan Drake - 2 14 1
3 P No Tears Left To Cry Ariana Grande ▲+98 DEBUT 1 3
4 P Meant To Be Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line ▼-1 3 27 2
5 Psycho Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign ▼-1 4 9 2
6 ATM J. Cole ▲+95 DEBUT 1 6
8 Kevin's Heart J. Cole ▲+93 DEBUT 1 8
9 Look Alive BlocBoy JB ft. Drake ▼-3 6 11 5
10 KOD J. Cole ▲+91 DEBUT 1 10
12 Freaky Friday Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown ▼-4 8 6 8
14 Photograph J. Cole ▲+87 DEBUT 1 14
15 Motiv8 J. Cole ▲+86 DEBUT 1 15
16 I Like It Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin ▼-7 9 3 8
18 Walk It Talk It Migos ft. Drake ▼-7 11 13 10
19 Call Out My Name The Weeknd ▼-2 17 4 4
20 1985 (Intro To The Fall Off) J. Cole ▲+81 DEBUT 1 20
21 Plug Walk Rich The Kid ▼-5 16 11 13
22 / Havana Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug ▼-3 19 37 1
23 Be Careful Cardi B ▼-8 15 4 11
25 / Finesse Bruno Mars & Cardi B ▼-13 12 17 3
27 Pray For Me The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar ▼-9 18 12 7
28 The Cut Off J. Cole ft. kiLL edward ▲+73 DEBUT 1 28
30 Brackets J. Cole ▲+71 DEBUT 1 30
31 Sad! XXXTENTACION ▼-9 22 8 7
32 Rockstar Post Malone ft. 21 Savage ▼-5 27 32* 1
34 (RIP) Wake Me Up! Avicii ▲+67 - 54* 4
35 Japan Famous Dex ▼-7 28 5 28
37 Esskeetit Lil Pump ▼-13 24 2 24
39 Stir Fry Migos ▼-16 23 18 8
40 Powerglide Rae Sremmurd & Juicy J ▼-5 35 8 34
41 Window Pain (Outro) J. Cole ▲+60 DEBUT 1 41
43 Ric Flair Drip Offset & Metro Boomin ▼-11 32 26* 13
44 All The Stars Kendrick Lamar & SZA ▼-13 31 16 7
46 Friends J. Cole ft. kiLL edward ▲+55 DEBUT 1 46
47 Once An Addict (Interlude) J. Cole ▲+54 DEBUT 1 47
48 Chun-Li Nicki Minaj ▼-38 10 3 10
49 Let You Down NF ▼-12 37 28* 12
51 Drip Cardi B ft. Migos ▼-18 33 3 21
53 Intro J. Cole ▲+48 DEBUT 1 53
54 King's Dead Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake ▼-5 49 15 21
55 Boo'd Up Ella Mai ▲+7 62 4 55
57 OTW Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK ▲+44 DEBUT 1 57
59 / Love Lies Khalid & Normani ▼-5 54 10 43
60 Bartier Cardi Cardi B ft. 21 Savage ▼-20 40 18 14
61 New Freezer Rich The Kid ft. Kendrick Lamar ▼-9 52 13 41
66 Everyday Logic & Marshmello ▼-3 63 8 29
69 Outside Today YoungBoy Never Broke Again ▼-11 58 15 31
70 I Do Cardi B ft. SZA ▼-28 42 3 23
71 Ring Cardi B ft. Kehlani ▼-27 44 3 28
78 Barbie Tingz Nicki Minaj ▼-53 25 3 25
83 Changes XXXTENTACION ▼-14 69 8 37
89 Diamond Teeth Samurai YoungBoy Never Broke Again ▼-28 61 3 59
90 Sativa Jhene Aiko ft. Swae Lee Or Rae Sremmurd ▼-2 88 7 74
92 / Alone Halsey ft. Big Sean & Stefflon Don ▲+9 - 2 92
93 Red Roses Lil Skies ft. Landon Cube - 93 16 69
94 Moonlight XXXTENTACION ▼-9 85 6 35
98 Close Rae Sremmurd & Travis Scott ▲+3 DEBUT 1 98
99 Thru Your Phone Cardi B ▼-24 75 3 50
100 Best Life Cardi B ft. Chance The Rapper ▼-33 67 3 39

*Note: if a song has been charting for more than 20 weeks and is below #50, it gets dropped off prematurely.

Notable:

  • Nice For What spends its third week at #1, Drake's 14th consecutive week.

  • J Cole's KOD debuts all of its 12 tracks in the top 53

    • #6 ATM
    • #8 Kevin's Heart
    • #10 KOD
      • His second, third and fourth top 10s
      • J Cole becomes the first artist to debut three tracks in the top 10
    • #14 Photograph
    • #15 Motiv8
    • #20 1985 - Intro to "The Fall Off"
    • #28 The Cut Off ft. kiLL edward
    • #30 BRACKETS
    • #41 Window Pain - Outro
    • #46 FRIENDS ft. kiLL edward
    • #47 Once an Addict - Interlude
    • #53 Intro

  • Nicki Minaj's Chun-Li suffers a sharp drop to #48 (▼-38). Might see a revival in two weeks with its music video. Barbie Tings drops to #78 (▼-53)

  • Khalid's OTW ft. Ty Dolla $ign & 6LACK debuts at #57

  • Rae Sremmurd's CLOSE ft. Travis Scott sneaks in at #98 on its first full tracking week.

  • Post Malone's I Fall Apart falls off after 29 weeks, peaking at #16 and spending its last week at #46 (and just before his album release as well)

  • G-Eazy's Him & I falls off after 20 weeks, peaking at #14 and spending its last week at #47

  • DJ Khaled's Top Off ft. Jay Z, Future & Beyonce falls off after only 7 weeks, peaking at #22 and spending its last week at #94

Billboard 200 (Albums):

Position Title Artist Sales Last Week Weeks Charting
1 (NEW) KOD J. Cole 397K (174K pure) DEBUT 1
2 Invasion Of Privacy Cardi B 91K, down 30% 2 3
6 ? XXXTENTACION 35K, down 13% 7 6
7 Culture II Migos 33K, down 8% 8 13
8 My Dear Melancholy, (EP) The Weeknd 33K, down 26% 6 4
10 Black Panther: The Album Soundtrack 32K, down 7% 9 11
192 Illmatic: Live From The Kennedy Center Nas & National Symphony Orchestra - DEBUT 1

  • Despite Post Malone's high streaming numbers, J Cole will still hold the highest single day spotify streams in the US (4.2M KOD vs 3.7M Paranoid)

  • Also, if adjusted based on number of tracks, he would still have the most first day streams for an album (36M * 18/12 = 54M KOD vs 47.14M Beerbongs & Bentleys)

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[FRESH] Bladee - Decay

Posted: 01 May 2018 09:18 AM PDT

Eminem ft. Jay Z - Renegade (Live on Letterman)

Posted: 01 May 2018 05:38 AM PDT

Future - Peacoat

Posted: 01 May 2018 12:11 PM PDT

Fresh Breakfast Club interview: Royce da 5'9" On New Music, Mental Health, Joe Budden + More

Posted: 01 May 2018 06:01 AM PDT

Mos Def - Habitat

Posted: 01 May 2018 09:37 PM PDT
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International Artist Feature #7 - PNL - HipHop

International Artist Feature #7 - PNL - HipHop

International Artist Feature #7 - PNL

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 05:27 AM PDT

PNL

You don't need to know French, or be French, to appreciate PNL's songs. You just have to know intuitively that something is wrong — and trust only your crew to have your back. - Atossa Abrahamian, The Fader, 2016

PNL, hailing from Les Tarterêts in Corbeil-Essonnes, a banlieue of Paris, France, referred to by them as 'The Zoo', consists of two brothers, Ademo and N.O.S. Despite their many millions of views and streams, it isn't easy to find a lot of information about the two brothers, as they have chosen to keep a certain secrecy about the exact details of their life. French radio DJ Olivier Cachin was quoted as saying: "We only have their lyrics to go on. The mystery around them has no previous equivalent in French rap".

PNL have a very wavey, spaced out, autotune-filled but still lyrical style. I'd call it Lil Durk meets Drake meets Cloud rap, but it could be called many things. They speak on the life of balieue drug dealers, often with some interesting themes mixed in (Zelda for example), but also animal imagery, that stems from the 'Zoo' nickname for their neighbourhood. My French isn't good enough to understand 90% of what they're saying without reading the lyrics, but as stated above, you don't need to be able to speak French to feel PNL's music.

PNL released their debut album Que La Famille (which is also the name of their 'collective', QLF) in 2015. I'm not too sure what the impact of this album was when it released, because I wasn't following them at that time. I'm just going to quote this Fader article (also basically the only article on PNL where a journalist was allowed to hang with them afaik, so a lot of this feature will be sourced from that article, give it a read) on this album:

PNL's March 2015 debut album, Que La Famille, is a perceptible prelude to Le Monde Chico, released just seven months later. The groundwork is there, but it isn't as well produced, and the brothers' vocals are far more straightforward. There are a few standout tracks, namely the slow-burning "Je Vis Je Visser" with its chorus of 'I live, I deal, I'm bored', but PNL hadn't yet perfected the ambitious effects or hooky songwriting that make their next album feel so big.

As mentioned above, 7 months after their first album they released their second album Le Monde Chico, which is around the time I discovered their music. Le Monde Chico refined the style heard on Que La Famille, with better vocal performances, beats and mixing. The most essential song on this project is definitely Le Monde Ou Rien, which has as of today racked up an astonishing 90 million views. The video was shot in the mafia owned and notoriously problematic suburb of Napoli, Scampia, featuring some very eerie 'urban hell' type of imagery. According to the Fader article, the name of the song was used as a slogan in protests around France in 2015/16, the title meaning 'The World or Nothing'. This whole project is great IMO, as it is more refined than their first project, but it's still a bit raw and unpolished at times, which gives it a little extra. Other standout tracks include: Abonné, Rebenga, Sur Paname, but I recommend giving the whole project a listen.

In 2016 they released their third album, Dans La Legende. In my eyes this is their best, most refined project to date, but it's missing a bit of the raw energy of Le Monde Chico. Standout tracks for me include Luz de Luna, J'suis QLF, Naha and Jusqu'au dernier gramme.

I want to highlight the videos they released for this project, which together form a 4 part movie that details the story of a beef between different drug dealers (from what I understand and remember at least). The videos released were as follows (in order): Naha (Part.1), Onizuka (Part.2), Bené (Part.2) and Jusqu;au dernier gramme (Part.4).

As their video game is always on point, I want to highlight some other videos as well: DA, featuring a monkey, La vie est belle, filmed in Namibia and Oh Lala, filmed in Iceland (I think).

I'm not sure what the future holds for PNL, but they have gathered an immense (and loyal) following and it's been almost two years since their last album, so I'm sure something will come soon.

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Moronic Mondays - Weekly Question Thread - April 30, 2018

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 08:35 AM PDT

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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[FRESH] Ski Mask the Slump God - The Book of Eli

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:59 PM PDT

BROCKHAMPTON’s 4th Album coming in June

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 08:35 PM PDT

Questlove wears T-shirt that says “Kanye Doesn’t Care About Black People”

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:52 AM PDT

Post Malone - beerbongs & bentleys ALBUM REVIEW (theneedledrop)

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:28 PM PDT

Kanye West album cover WON'T be Jan Adams

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:06 PM PDT

[DISSCUSSION] Chance The Rapper - Acid Rap (5 Years Later)

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT

One of my favourite rap projects to come out in the last decade.

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Rick Ross Suffers Another Seizure Before New York Show - XXL

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:51 AM PDT

Behind the scenes of the making of Ye vs The People

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:49 PM PDT

Ski says "Fuck My Old Managment" and proceeds to fire his whole management team.

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:31 PM PDT

Childish Gambino announces new tour dates with Vince Staples

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 06:07 AM PDT

J. Cole - She Knows

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 10:50 AM PDT

Swae Lee posts album cover to Swaecation

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:22 AM PDT

03 Greedo Sentenced to 20 Years in a Texas Prison on Gun & Drug Charges

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 11:06 AM PDT

2Pac - I Get Around

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 12:43 PM PDT

Ask Royce Da 5'9" Anything

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 01:14 PM PDT

Hey guys, I'll be speaking with Royce Da 5'9'' tomorrow morning about his new album Book of Ryan and always like to incorporate some fan-submitted questions. They don't have to be about the album necessarily and if you leave your name, I'll be sure to shout you out during the interview.

Thanks, Kev

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BlocBoy JB announces “Simi” mixtape dropping 5/4

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 01:32 PM PDT

Making of: Acid Rap - YouTube Playlist where Chance talks about every track.

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 12:49 PM PDT

Daily Discussion Thread 04/30/2018

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 02:40 PM PDT

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Behind Piñata: a look at the samples underpinning Madlib and Freddie Gibbs' 2014 debut

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:22 PM PDT

Tory Lanez just announced upcoming collabs with Rich the Kid, A Boogie, Bryson Tiller, Meek Mill, Smokepurpp, Trippie Redd, and a bunch more (and possibly Drake)

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 08:37 PM PDT

(Part 10) I'm listening to all 126 XXL Freshman 2018 Candidates to see who's worth checking out. Today is: Kash Doll, Kent Jones, Key Glock, KILLY, and King Combs.

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:26 PM PDT

T.I. - About The Money ft. Young Thug

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:31 AM PDT

Mississippi rapper Lil Lonnie shot and killed in West Jackson last night.

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 07:22 AM PDT

Kodak Black Says Police Seized Original Music, Gold & Diamond Jewelry

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 09:14 AM PDT

The Oral History of Chance the Rapper's 'Acid Rap'

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 11:43 AM PDT
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