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Moronic Mondays - Weekly Question Thread - November 05, 2018 - HipHop

Moronic Mondays - Weekly Question Thread - November 05, 2018 - HipHop


Moronic Mondays - Weekly Question Thread - November 05, 2018

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 07:32 AM PST

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] J.I.D - Off Deez (feat. J. Cole)

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 08:45 PM PST

Mac Miller's Cause of Death Revealed, Fentanyl and Cocaine to Blame

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 08:01 AM PST

Vince Staples - FM! ALBUM REVIEW

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 04:42 PM PST

[FRESH] IDK - Once Upon a Time (Freestyle) (feat. Denzel Curry)

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 06:38 PM PST

[DISCUSSION] Let’s talk about Mo Bamba, 2018’s most unlikely hit song.

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 11:15 AM PST

Currently, Mo Bamba is the #2 most streamed song on Spotify's Daily US charts (it was #1 before Ariana surprised dropped a single on Saturday night) and in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. It has been steadily climbing since September 8th, where it debuted at #82. It climbed every week after that except for the week of October 13th, where it dropped a few spots because of Lil Wayne's album drop.

If you've been to a party in the last few months, chances are you've heard this song. You may have seen videos of people going crazy to the now infamous drop of "fuck, shit, bitch" which has become synonymous with the song's success. If you somehow have escaped this track, give it a quick listen. You'll notice a few things - first of all, there's quite a lot of adlibs. Second of all, it's a bit odd that this is the hottest club banger of the year. Third of all, this sounds like nothing in rap right now.

To an untrained ear, you may think that this is just another dime-a-dozen trap hit. The instrumental isn't all that revolutionary, but it's not doing the heavy lifting here. But, spend some time with this track and its uniqueness becomes quickly apparent. First of all, Sheck Wes spends most of the track droning on, only switching up his flow for the brief and only verse. Yeah, I said that right - there's only one verse. The song structure on Mo Bamba is unlike anything I've seen in rap, and honestly, unlike most songs I've heard. Usually, pop songs adapt a Verse > Chorus > Verse > Chorus > Bridge > Chorus structure, although sometimes there's intros, sometimes there's pre and post-choruses, and sometimes the song starts on the chorus rather than the verse. Rap songs usually work similarly, although we usually get less bridges, more verses, and the occasional single verse or multiple verse tracks with no chorus. Regardless, there's a formula, and a good portion of tracks follow it. Not only does Mo Bamba refuse to follow this formula, it uses a song structure that I've never quite heard before - Chorus > Chorus > Verse > Chorus > Outro.

If that doesn't make much sense, here's something to help explain why this is so significant. Someone made a nifty site visually showing off some weird song structures in pop music, and I decided to use it for Mo Bamba. Here it is with adlibs and without adlibs. In comparison, here's the visualization for Future & Juice WRLD's Fine China and Drake's God's Plan. You'll immediately notice the latter two function a lot like some of the other pop songs, and that's to be expected. I would play around with other rap tracks and see the results. If this makes no sense, imagine the diagonal line as the progression of the track, and any dots off of the main line areas of repeated lines. You'll notice in the Future & Juice WRLD track, there's patterns of lines - this represents the choruses. On Mo Bamba, there's some semblance of pattern, but what's instantly apparent is that the instances of repetition are so scattered - that's because while Mo Bamba is nearly all chorus, the actual content of the choruses vary wildly. Sheck Wes carries the melody throughout the chorus but never really quite uses the same lyrics except in a few rare instances.

The song structure is a big part of what makes Mo Bamba tick, as the infectious chorus lends well to replayability, recognition, and familiarity. However, as I mentioned earlier, the defining moment of the track is the opening of the verse, a rabid cry of "fuck, shit, bitch!" What you might not know is this part was a happy accident - in a New York Times video on the creation of Mo Bamba, Daytrip admitted that this infamous line was the result of his laptop freezing as Sheck rapped over the beat. He reacted on the spot, and his laptop actually unfroze after his iconic adlib, and Sheck continued to rap as if nothing happened. In fact, the entire track was recorded in one go, and the only aspects of the song that were added afterwards were the adlibs. As a result, there's this rawness, a hurried and frenetic energy that surrounds Mo Bamba. It might be unexplainable, but it's become a rallying cry, a manifestation of aggression.

It may not be the case for everyone, but Mo Bamba is pure, unadulterated hype. I think it's honestly hard to evaluate this song unless you've seen it in action, either at a party, or if you're lucky enough to hear it performed live. It's rare to see such a hectic and unhinged song on the charts, let alone in the top ten, and it's a refreshing and exciting departure from some of the more traditional trap that has been dominating the charts. In the span of a few months, Mo Bamba has put Sheck Wes on the map, and the song likely hasn't even hit its peak.

What do you think? Will Mo Bamba be a sign of what's next to come for rap? Do you find this song as special as I do? Let me know what you think.

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Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals doing an Emo Punk cover of Juice Wrld's "Lucid Dreams" on .Paak House

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 03:44 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Sheck Wes - Wanted

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 10:47 AM PST

Double vinyl for Good For You and ONEPOINTFIVE by Aminé available now

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 12:32 PM PST

Eminem - Not Alike (ft. Royce Da 5'9)

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 11:48 AM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Teyana Taylor - Gonna Love Me

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 09:14 PM PST

Mac Miller - Once A Day (unreleased)

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 08:36 AM PST

Eminem - Remember Me? (feat. Sticky Fingaz & RBX)

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 04:45 PM PST

Mick Jenkins - Gwendolynn’s Apprehension

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 07:23 AM PST

Enough! - A Tribe Called Quest

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 06:39 PM PST

Tory Lanez Confirms Joint Projects With Meek Mill and Chris Brown

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 01:59 PM PST

A Tribe Called Quest Launches 'Midnight Marauders' 25th Anniversary Capsule Collection

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 01:21 PM PST

Vince Staples Knows You’re Having "FUN!" (That May Not Be a Good Thing)

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 08:18 AM PST

Earl Sweatshirt - Balance

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 07:16 PM PST

Nicki Minaj Makes History as First Woman With 100 Appearances on Billboard Hot 100

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 10:31 PM PST

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8483244/nicki-minaj-first-woman-100-hits-hot-100?utm_source=twitter

207, Glee Cast
191, Drake
160, Lil Wayne
108, Elvis Presley
100, Nicki Minaj
98, JAY-Z
93, Kanye West
91, James Brown
90, Chris Brown
77, Taylor Swift
75, Ray Charles
75, Future
73, Eminem
73, Aretha Franklin
71, The Beatles
70, Justin Bieber

(I know charts aren't too important in this sub but its quite the achievement even if you hate her).

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Madeintyo allegedly hit ex wife, distortedd

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 04:40 AM PST

On his wife's Instagram story she has been going on about a man hitting her and punching her in the face, after about an hour from the original posts, she posted a pic which directly exposed madeintyo. She also claimed that she "won" the fight. Can't post direct pic but I'll try to get a link. EDIT: here is a link to her post https://i.imgur.com/i23flzq.jpg Unfortunately she removed her other Instagram stories but the main one in still up Also forgot to mention this earlier, but on the first story she posted about this her entire face was really bruised so she definitely did hit by someone.

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The Game - Gang Bang Anyway (feat. Jay Rock & ScHoolboy Q)

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 11:03 AM PST

Kid Cudi - Cudderisback

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 12:43 PM PST

[Fresh] IDK - Once Upon A Time (Freestyle) Ft. Denzel Curry

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 09:26 PM PST

Why ODB Would Be a Star in 2018 (Pitchfork)

Posted: 05 Nov 2018 10:55 AM PST

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Sunday General Discussion Thread - November 4th 2018

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 10:50 AM PST

Red Dead Redemption II out now

El Mal Querer out now

Shoutout Guy Fawkes

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Smokepurpp has started a brand of THC syrup called “purppavis” that is meant to be a healthy alternative for people trying to quit drinking lean

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 04:48 PM PST

Talks more about it on his Instagram story.

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J.I.D. dropping new DC2 single called "Off Deez" featuring J.Cole November 6th

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 05:32 PM PST

Estelle - American Boy ft. Kanye West

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 08:33 AM PST

IDK and Denzel Curry have a song dropping this week.

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 08:25 PM PST

Kendrick Lamar-Bitch I’m in the club

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:22 AM PST

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2 (5 Years Later)

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:24 PM PST

Great album, has some amazing songs. My favorite has to be Bad Guy, but the last four songs are definitely the best stretch on this album. However, the song I like the least on it is Stronger than I Was and probably the Monster. What do you guys think?

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Metro Boomin ft. Young Thug & Travis Scott - Up To Something

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 11:40 AM PST

Tabby - The Importance of Swimming

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:54 PM PST

Black Hippy - U.O.E.N.O remix

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 04:24 PM PST

[FRESH] Smino - KLINK

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 09:00 PM PST

Underrated Gem--Kanye West- "Christian Dior Denim Flow" Ft. Kid Cudi, Pusha T, John Legend, Lloyd Banks & Ryan

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 06:34 PM PST

Action Bronson eating pizza and flexing some figure skating knowledge with Barstool Sports

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 05:45 PM PST

Freddie Gibbs - Willie Lloyd

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 04:42 PM PST

Yung Lean - bender++girlfriend

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 02:39 PM PST

Spooky Black - Without You

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 12:33 PM PST

Lil Baby reveals that his album “Street Gossip” will be released on November 30th

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 07:16 AM PST

Rob $tone - Chill Bill

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 07:53 PM PST

[FRESH] Tee Grizzley - Wake Up (Feat. Chance The Rapper)

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 09:30 PM PST

Q-Tip - The Renaissance (10 Years Later)

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 09:11 AM PST

I was in high school going thru some crazy ups and downs listening to this album all winter. I really felt like it helped me get thru some hard times and I always relisten to it when things start to get dark again.

Won't trade is such a jam still, getting up is so smooth, official has that old school tribe vibe, life is better is just amazing..

What're your thoughts on this album? Do you think it gets enough praise? Do you ever go back to it?

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Juicy J - One Of Those Nights (ft. The Weeknd)

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 06:48 AM PST

My friend and I are developing a ticket sales platform that sells tickets without ripping consumers off and we’d like some people to fill out a quick survey!

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 07:55 PM PST

Hi Everyone,

We're in the process of developing a 3rd party ticket buying/selling platform that benefits consumers by minimizing the transaction fees charged by platforms such as StubHub. Historically, ticket sales companies create value by charging a transaction fee. The company charges a separate fee to both the buyer and seller per transaction (i.e. 10% transaction fee to the buyer, 15% transaction fee to the seller 25% of ticket price in total).

Now to us, this just sounds ridiculous. From the market research we've done so far, there shouldn't be any need to charge that much as a fee other than to, what appears to be, a desire to increase profit margins. We've got a basic idea outlined of how we want the application to work and would like some input from potential users to see if there is a need for this type of platform. Please take the time to fill out the survey below, the questions are pretty straight forward and shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to complete. Survey Link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TYPLKDL

Thanks to anyone who got this far and if you have any additional feedback, please let us know either on the survey or just in the comment section below!

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[DISCUSSION] Young Thug - Slime Season 2 [3 Years Later]

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 09:38 PM PST

Bit past the 3 year anniversary of this tape, what are your thoughts on it? Anyone go back to this tape or anyone of the songs? This tape has a personal spot in my heart, since back in 2015 I listened to this, Slime Season 1, and Barter 6 on loop practically 24/7.

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A$AP Mob - FYBR (First Year Being Rich)

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 03:57 PM PST

[FRESH] Smino - KLINK

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 04:23 PM PST

The stories behind hip-hop's most iconic images

Posted: 04 Nov 2018 10:07 PM PST