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Throwback Write-Up #15: Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens - HipHop

Throwback Write-Up #15: Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens - HipHop

Throwback Write-Up #15: Blu & Exile - Below the Heavens

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 07:37 AM PDT

Artist: Blu & Exile

Album: Below The Heavens

Label: Sound In Color

Release Date: July 17, 2007

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Background

Blu

Born in Los Angeles, California, Blu was introduced to rap music by his father who gave him an LL Cool J casette as he was a kid, which eventually led to his career in rap at a young age, and consequently opening for many underground artists and groups, one of them being Emanon, a duo formed by Aloe Blacc and Exile, Blu cites Common as one of his main influences and DMX as the artist that made him want to rap, he also draws gospel elements at times in both his lyrics and music due to the fact that his stepfather was a pastor, as of today he has quite the prolific discography and a good chunk of it is collaborations with well known producers.

Exile

As a five year old Exile welcomed music into his life with open arms, when his grandfather introduced him to the accordion and taught him how to play it, which planted the seed of his love for the art, he began making beats with a couple of tape decks and a turntable, and slowly climbed his way up to the MPC, motivated by the need to make his father proud, he kept pushing himself until he was in the spotlight, his first project was released in 1996 under the aforementioned Emanon duo, he cites Madlib and J Dilla as some of his inspirations and is active to this day, with his latest release being a single with non other than Blu, which dropped earlier this year.

The making of Below The Heavens

In 2003 a bare bones label known as Science Project, which was being built by a colleague of Exile, wanted to sign Emanon, at the time the label was also looking to sign Blu, and kept mentioning the name to both Exile and Aloe Blacc, Exile went to one of Blu's shows and was impressed by his performance and energy, which completely captivated him, eventually Exile invited Blu to appear on an album he was working on which is a compilation of beats with different vocalists on top of them, the album was released in 2006 and is known as Dirty Science.

However, at the time they also planned to create a separate collaborative album, after Blu showed consistent enthusiasm toward Exile's beats, which inspired Exile himself even more and more, the chemistry between Exile's emotionally charged beats and Blu's conscious raps seemed to be the main theme for their album, which brought the best out of them both.

They began recording the album in 2004, which received the botched release treatment in 2007 from the now defunct label Sound In Color, which only pressed 3000 copies onto CDs, the album received little to no hype at the initial release but was slowly spreading it's wings as people started wising up to it, thanks to a couple of positive online reviews.

The album is considered a classic nowadays by many and is no doubt a landmark of hip-hop in the 2000s.

Review

Capturing lightning in a bottle

I signed up to write this review more than four months ago because I really love this album, it's one of those albums that finds you on its own when you need it the most, however I am writing this up just a couple of days before I'm supposed to submit it, and I have a good reason, this album is magic, and you cannot articulate magic, you have to live it, I can sit here and write for days on end about how fantastic this album is, or we can make a long story short, and you can experience it yourself.

Back to the main point, there is something really special about this album, something about Blu's heartfelt and vulnerable storytelling, which is showcased on tracks such as "In Remembrance", where he takes us on a three verse trip, rapping about his late teen years, his junior high relationship, his hoop dreams, and much more.

See I remember when My folks said you'll know what I mean
When you get older, I was only a teen
Thinking that I was a grown up, please, I had so much to see
Thinking the little that I saw was all the world had to offer to me

Not yet abused by time

If you jump three tracks earlier we get to "The Narrow Path", a heavy hearted track that is accompanied by a bouncy, soulful beat and Blu's honest and blunt raps about his city, where he portrays it as nothing more but a superficial and gloomy metropolis, but most importantly, he raps about his love for the art, which can be seen at the start of the track, when he opens with:

Picture me sitting in front of eighty-eight keys trying to escape
From a shady place where babies blaze trees on a daily day

Which is a perfect euphemism for the optimistic message Blu & Exile are trying to send with this album, you can either say you're stressed out and living in hell, or you're living Below The Heavens, which is a light hearted way of looking at things, and Blu chooses to portray the latter on the track "The World Is...(Below The Heavens)", which interpolates the chorus from Nas' legendary "Who's World Is This?" and is treated as such, with the chorus being surrounded by some of Blu's most passionate and blunt verses.

They must uncover the scales on their eyes called lies
Leading the deaf, dumb, and blind to a place my mom told me bout
Where their sins get cleansed, cause they bathe in flames
And the only route out is to shout out His name

What's also interesting is Blu's constant usage of religious imagery, no thanks to his stepfather who is a pastor that clearly instilled religion into Blu's rhymes and raps, his stepfather is mentioned on the opening track "My World Is...", which is honestly a solid introduction from both Blu & Exile, whether it's Exile's well manipulated soulful production or Blu's braggadocious and confident cadence.

I skipped class in school a few times but I ain't dumb nigga
Pitched grass too a few times but I don't pump nigga
Never was the fastest in class but if you put me on the track
I was guaranteed to run niggas

It's hard to balance loving when you busting over beats

One of the more reoccurring themes on this album is relationships, such as on the track "First Things First", which features a then unknown singer known as Miguel Jontel, the same Miguel who went on to win a grammy alongside many other awards, but that's a story for another day, the first verse depicts a Blu who is trying to approach a chick and going through every possible scenario, trying to reach the best option, but by the time the second verse hits he raps about what he can and can't bring to the table, with a rather melancholy tone because he feels like no matter what he does it will not be enough.

Women be mentioning ya' whips and your chains
So I flip it like slaves come with whips and chains, we gotta liberate
But before I could mention my name
They be talking to the nigga with the keys to the Range

On the track "Blu Collar Worker", where Blu's honesty shines through the verses, Blu goes quite in depth about a previous relationship and raps about the hardship of struggling to maintain a job, a relationship, and your passion, which is something many young people can relate to, which makes this track and the album as a whole charming, people follow what they can relate to, and Blu talks to you on a personal level almost every track.

Now please don't take it personal
But I gotta go and work some more
And I know deep down it hurt your soul
But I'm a blue collar worker, girl

The Soul Provider

The soul provider, gotta lot on the skillet
Grilling it hard-boiled, charcoal filling
The dark villain and the light-skinned niggas disguised
My mind's sickening, define vicious written in rhymes

Staying consistent with the theme of vulnerability, Blu often talks about his depression and darker thoughts, and he is most open about it on one of the most heartfelt tracks on this album, "Soul Amazin' (steel blazin')", not to beat a dead horse, but once again Exile comes through with a fantastic beat that is made up of chopped up vocals, beautiful strings that are sitting at the front of the chorus, and a piano to keep you busy throughout the verse, not that you need to be anyway, Blu's verses are bound to touch your heart and give you plenty of food for thought.

"Dancing In The Rain" is also one of the more beautiful tracks on the album, Rain being symbolized as your everyday problems, and the point being that regardless of adversity, you gotta keep your spirits up, Blu talks about grinding through a job in the day and writing raps at night, whilst struggling to fit in everything else in between, when asked about the track, he had the following to say:

Dancing in the Rain is exactly what I was going through when I was going through it. I had a lady and I was working and shit. I was trying to rap and trying to keep up rent. But I just got frustrated. It was almost like demeaning. I felt like I put 75% of my life into this and it doesnt do anything for me. I was talking to my boy the other day and I asked him how long he had been working at his job. He said a year, and I asked had he gotten a raise and he said, Fifty cents. And I was like all youve gotten from a year at your job was a fifty cent raise? Thats like wasting your life you know what Im saying. Just do something you want to do. Fuck a job. Fuck having a little bread right now. Bread is going to come at whatever you do. If you want the bread, the bread is there. Niggas make bread. Its paper. Make some fake bread. [Laughs]

On "Cold Hearted", every one of this album's strong suits are combined together, Exile's lush production and sampling is backed by some of the more heartbreaking storytelling on this album, with Blu reliving plenty of his more painful memories as he was a kid, mentioning guns, his father beating his mother, and how he used hip-hop as an outlet.

I was cold hearted and young, a dumb kid with a gun
Cuz fun days don't last, the last nigga to laugh
So rap fell on my tongue, numb feelings remain
And pain comes and it goes

Last but not least, we have "Show Me The Good Life", Blu talks about not being able to provide for his son, if he ever has one, and denies materialism as a whole, even though growing up as a kid he was surrounded by it, thanks to his environment, the track features Aloe Blacc, who drops a solid middle verse that showcases his dexterity with rap and his abilities as a whole.

Won't somebody show me there's a few things my poppa never told me
Maybe cause the stone still rolling, no moss yet
It's a few things my momma never told me to mold me
But her soul is so golden the way she floss it

  • Aloe Blacc

For the record, I don't like Exile, I like his beats.

"I Am Blu" is one of the bonus tracks that is a little bit more light hearted and fun, what's really special about this track is that Exile is actually rapping on it, and more importantly, he is trading bars and punchlines with Blu towards the end, which ends up being a testament to their chemistry, as if they didn't compliment each other enough already with production and rapping, hearing them go back and forth really highlights how connected they were at the time of making the album, I felt the need to bring it up and leave it to the end because it's another piece of proof that proves what this album is, magical, soulful, fun, heartfelt, raw and perfectly balanced.

Conclusion

Tomorrow marks the 13th year anniversary of this album, and I feel like it would not be a hot take to say that this album stood the test of time, Blu & Exile created something that is built to last for years on end, the album was released at a time when hip-hop could use some of the hungry and raw raps that Blu had, add to that soulful, bouncy, and heartfelt production, and you have something that has been and will always be a staple of hip-hop music as a whole.

You can call it hell but I can say I'm below the heavens.

Talking Points

  • What do you think of this album as a whole, does it hold up today?

  • Is this album special to you? If so, why?

  • Do you think Blu & Exile can top this album?

  • Why is Exile kinda built like Brian Quinn from Impractical Jokers?

  • Anything you feel like adding?

  • Favorite lyrics?

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Daily Discussion Thread 07/16/2020

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:47 AM PDT

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Tory Lanez allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion while she was ‘trying to leave’

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 03:29 PM PDT

[FRESH] Joey Bada$$ - The Light Pack

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:00 PM PDT

Logic announes new album "No Pressure"

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 04:24 PM PDT

Instagram post

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Screenshot

Text:

Officially announcing my retirement with the release of "No Pressure" executive produced by No I.D. July 24th...

It's been a great decade. Now it's time to be a great father.

Art by @samspratt

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[FRESH] DJ Khaled ft. Drake - POPSTAR

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:00 PM PDT

[FRESH] DJ Khaled - Greece (feat. Drake)

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:01 PM PDT

Aminé reveals LIMBO tracklist, features J.I.D, Injury Reserve, Vince Staples and more

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 10:05 AM PDT

Tweet

  1. Burden

  2. Woodlawn

  3. Kobe

  4. Roots (feat. J.I.D and Charlie Wilson)

  5. Can't Decide

  6. Compensating (feat. Young Thug)

  7. Shimmy

  8. Pressure in My Palms (feat. Vince Staples and Slowthai)

  9. Riri

  10. Easy (feat. Summer Walker)

  11. Mama

  12. Becky

  13. Fetus (feat. Injury Reserve)

  14. My Reality

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[FRESH ALBUM] Blu & Exile - Miles

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:00 PM PDT

[DISCUSSION] DS2 - Future (5 Years Later)

Posted: 16 Jul 2020 09:06 PM PDT

It's been five years since Future released his third studio album DS2. Debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 151,000 sold first week, it became Futures first number one album and has since been certified double platinum and is regarded as one of the best releases from 2015!

Releasing with thirteen tracks and only one feature, Drake of the song "Where Ya At", then the deluxe version added a further five to the album.

-How has this album aged for you?

-Where does it rank in Futures discography?

-Do you still have any tracks still in rotation?

-What were your best and least favourite moments on the album?

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[FRESH] KYLE - See You When I am Famous!!!!!

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[FRESH SINGLE] ROUGH 7 - JPEGMAFIA & Tommy Genesis

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[FRESH] Joey Bada$$ - No Explanation (ft. Pusha T)

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[FRESH ALBUM] BLADEE - 333

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[FRESH] City Morgue - HURTWORLD '99

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[FRESH EP] Oddisee - Odd Cure

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[FRESH] The Kid LAROI - TELL ME WHY

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[FRESH] 03 Greedo - Bands In Da Basement (feat. Chief Keef)

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[FRESH] The Kid LAROI - Tell Me Why (Dir. by @_ColeBennett_)

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[FRESH ALBUM] Jhené Aiko - Chilombo (Deluxe)

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"Whether you’re sitting in a barbershop or on the set of Cannon’s Classroom, you should speak up every single time that someone espouses racist beliefs."

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Former G.O.O.D. Music Producer details how Diamonds from Sierra Leone was originally meant for Beanie Sigel. Kanye kept the beat for himself which ultimately won a grammy for 'Best Rap Song'

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Last.fm Thread: What Have You Been Listening To This Week? - July 15, 2020

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Daily Discussion Thread 07/15/2020

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 04:00 PM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

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Megan Thee Stallion Posts That She Is Recovering From Gunshot Wounds

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[FRESH VIDEO] Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist (ft. Rick Ross) - Scottie Beam

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Migos Sue Lawyer, Claiming He “Robbed and Cheated Them Out of Millions of Dollars”

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DJ Khaled announces "Popstar" & "Greece" both featuring Drake out Friday

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 10:44 AM PDT

Instagram link to announcement

These serve as the lead singles to his 12th LP "Khaled Khaled" and both appear to be produced by OZ.

Greece leaked previously with no Khaled input, wonder how it'll be different for the official release

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[LEAK] Pop Smoke - Paranoia (feat. Gunna, Young Thug & Pusha T)

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[FRESH ALBUM] NoCap - Steel Human

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Talib Kweli Announces New Album 'Cultural Currency,' Launches Patreon Campaign

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DJ Khaled Announces 12th Studio Album

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Pusha T interviewed by KAZI, discusses losing the Grammy, working with Madlib, how he's done with his feature run and is focusing on his discography, declares My Turn AOTYSF, and his recent Heir Wave Music signee Kahri 1K

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 07:11 AM PDT

Link

The Grammy:

The Virginia native revels in not chasing the spotlight but letting the work speak. He does not crave recognition, but if he happens to receive it, he is appreciative. Take DAYTONA's Grammy nomination, for example. Despite what the memes from that night may have tried to convey, Terrence LeVarr Thornton holds no bitterness after taking the loss.

"Whoever is making that final decision, it depends on what their taste is. Honestly, it could have been any of us and it ended up being Cardi B. I was like 'Shit, what can you say to that?' I was in LA when her album came out, walking to the gym. Four miles there, four miles back. I was definitely listening to it and I understood perfectly well how she got it."

The 43-year-old actually gave the committee credit. "I will say this, they got it right with that category. It was all explainable; you could explain each and every one to me." His focus is not on accolades given by others, because he will always celebrate himself anyways.

his discog:

"Right now – I was telling my brother this the other day – I only care about my discography at this point. There's not a rapper on this Earth that I look at, compare, or even think too much about. For me, it's about doing this, and doing it to a level where I think I'm adding to my legacy and adding to a really good discography. I wanna make the records and the albums that I wish some of my favorites would have made later in their careers."

There was a careful earnestness to his voice that indicated how much he has thought about this. It is a heavy task accepting when someone you once saw as great is on the decline. Push added, "I still see them as great, but I always felt like a lot of artists feel they have to sort of change or be governed a bit more as they got further along in their careers. It's like 'No, I want to keep the same passion, hunger, and sharpness that I had on my first and second album,' as long as that is still what I am being exposed to."

His feature run:

"I destroyed so many lives on that feature run. That was on purpose too. There were joints that didn't come out or got taken off records–bruh. It is what it is. I was happy with the year-end of that because I felt like a lot of publications had me at the verse of the year."

Much like with the Grammy's, Pusha T was happy to simply be in the conversation, but he did not need an article to tell him what he did. It was more about the understanding that listeners had. "Whether you're the top or just to be mentioned in the best verse category for year-end, I'm cool with that; cause I know I killed that. To be in that mix, it's like 'Oh, you knew too.' Even if I wasn't number one, I still treated it like I was."

"Music is a timely thing for me. I'm just in a different space than then. We were just coming off DAYTONA and I was like 'I'mma come right back, I got joints.' Then it's like, I sort of felt like once I got out of that time and after everything with DAYTONA, I was just in a whole other mode. Records I liked that may have been passive or in a good feeling that I was in, I wasn't in that feeling so I wouldn't put that out. The feature run really showed what I was on. It was so competitive with me after that. It was like 'Man, let me just show them there are no rappers left to me. Let me make sure all these features were flawless. I don't got time to make a record to be fun-loving at this moment because I didn't want anybody to think I was on that time."

His upcoming son (there's prolly better way to phrase that):

How could he possibly not feel on top of the world when he also received arguably the greatest news of all? The proud husband announced back in December that he and his wife Virginia Williams were expecting their first child together. It wasn't just any statement, but a leaked verse on Kanye's "Follow God" beat. Pusha T confirmed with me that they were having a boy, and the name selection process would commence soon. Just this week, we were introduced to Nigel Brixx Thornton. I might be a bit envious of that middle name.

"That announcement was fire. The verse was fire, and it didn't get enough praise as it should have," he humorously jabbed. As far as preparing for his son to join the family in the midst of COVID-19 slowing the world down, it has been smooth sailing.

"It's been pretty cool, man. We've been spending a lot of time together, doing a lot of things baby-oriented and nursery-oriented. It's been calm. It's been relaxing." These times, despite the unfortunate circumstances, have been a novelty for the guy who travels over 250 days per year–on the family side, the music side and the personal side.

Madlib:

"There's something that I'm working on–we're working on. He's funneling me all different types of chops, samples, and stuff. We're taking our time. I'm crafting and writing to some of them. That's a bucket list thing for me. The fact that we're in contact and everything is good, I see that happening. I can't put a date on it, but I'm definitely on it."

Another feature run?

As far as another feature run goes, the chances seem slim to none. "There are very few people I want to work with. There are some I'd entertain today, just because I have a rapport with them. Other than that, no. These requests were coming in and I'm like 'Imma knock all this shit out.' In the place that I'm in now, I don't want to be dealing with other artists. I want to focus on the album."

I recommend reading the whole article. he also says some cool shit about OutKast, reveals his personal favorite album, reveals his biggest regret about Hell Hath No Fury, gives his opinion on Dark Lane Demo Tapes, and talks about his new signee Kahri 1k (When They See Us, Trenches)

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[DISCUSSION] Das Racist - Shut Up, Dude (10 Years Later)

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 08:28 AM PDT

Shut Up, Dude is the first mixtape by American hip hop trio Das Racist. It was released as a free download by Greedhead Music and Mishka on March 29, 2010.

Music videos

A music video was created for "Who's That? Brooown!". The video linked to a playable online game. Pitchfork included it on the "Top Music Videos of 2010" list, while Rolling Stone included it on the "Best Videos of 2010" list. It was selected to screen at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. A music video was also created for "Rainbow in the Dark".

Critical reception

Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the mixtape a 7.8 out of 10, saying, "Das Racist's Brooklyn-buzz affiliations and humorous bent might mislead you into thinking it's an exercise in cheap laffs for people who don't take rap seriously, but this album feels a lot more like the irreverent hip-hop fanboy mania of ego trip magazine than smarmy genre tourism." Chris Molnar of Cokemachineglow wrote: "Maybe the most refreshing thing about Shut Up, Dude is how it sounds completely free of calculation." Sean Fennessey of The Village Voice called it "a deeply self-conscious batch of word-association jumbles, references to other artists' lyrics, and half-hearted hooks."

Stereogum placed the mixtape at number 30 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2010" list.

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Drake-Light Up

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 06:24 PM PDT

Lil Peep - Life Is Beautiful

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 10:50 PM PDT

[FRESH] NIKI - Selene

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 09:48 PM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] Juice WRLD with Marshmello ft. Polo G & The Kid Laroi - Hate The Other Side

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 10:22 AM PDT

Mac Miller - Pen Game (feat. Skyzoo)

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 10:03 PM PDT

[OC] Khaled Artist Appearances By Artists

Posted: 15 Jul 2020 12:26 PM PDT

Wikipedia used to have a chart on Khaled's page that had all of the artists who appeared on multiple Khaled albums. I decided to re-make that chart as well as show the total amount of appearances. Since Khaled's next album was announced and I don't really feel like adding more I'm sharing this now. Also as a note I didn't count any bonus songs since they were usually those mega-remixes.

The Chart

Year 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2019
Artist Listennn... The Album We The Best We Global Victory We The Best Forever Kiss The Ring Suffering From Success I Changed Alot Major Key Grateful Father Of Asahd Album Count Total Features
Rick Ross 3 5 4 3 2 3 4 3 2 4 1 11 34
Lil Wayne 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 10 16
Jadakiss 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 8 10
Young Jeezy 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 8 9
Birdman 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 7 9
Big Sean 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 8
Mavado 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7
Future 1 3 5 4 4 1 6 18
Fat Joe 1 3 2 1 1 1 6 9
Chris Brown 1 1 1 3 1 1 6 8
Plies 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6
Nas 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6
Ace Hood 4 2 3 4 4 5 17
Meek Mill 1 2 4 2 2 5 11
T-Pain 1 1 1 2 1 5 6
Bun B 1 1 1 1 1 5 5
Akon 1 1 1 1 1 5 5
John Legend 1 1 1 1 1 5 5
Drake 1 1 1 1 1 5 5
Trick Daddy 1 3 2 1 4 7
Nicki Minaj 1 2 1 2 4 6
French Montana 1 1 3 1 4 6
Busta Rhymes 1 1 2 1 4 5
Jeremih 2 1 1 1 4 5
Wale 1 1 1 1 4 4
2 Chainz 1 1 1 1 4 4
Yo Gotti 1 1 1 1 4 4
Travis Scott 1 4 1 3 6
Pitbull 2 1 1 3 4
Brisco 1 1 2 3 4
The Game 1 1 2 3 4
Beanie Siegel 1 1 1 3 3
Kanye West 1 1 1 3 3
T.I. 1 1 1 3 3
Lil Boosie 1 1 1 3 3
Fabolous 1 1 1 3 3
Vado 1 1 1 3 3
J. Cole 1 1 1 3 3
Wiz Khalifa 1 1 1 3 3
Jay-Z 1 1 1 3 3
Dre 1 3 2 4
Ludacris 1 2 2 3
Buju Banton 1 2 2 3
August Aslina 2 1 2 3
Kodak Black 1 2 2 3
Chance The Rapper 2 1 2 3
Paul Wall 1 1 2 2
Trina 1 1 2 2
Juelz Santana 1 1 2 2
Krazie Bone 1 1 2 2
Lil Scrappy 1 1 2 2
Blood Raw 1 1 2 2
Pusha T 1 1 2 2
Pooh Bear 1 1 2 2
Flo Rida 1 1 2 2
Trey Songz 1 1 2 2
Diddy 1 1 2 2
Mack Maine 1 1 2 2
Cee Lo Green 1 1 2 2
Scarface 1 1 2 2
Kendrick Lamar 1 1 2 2
Gucci Mane 1 1 2 2
Betty Wright 1 1 2 2
Bryson Tiller 1 1 2 2
Beyonce 1 1 2 2
21 Savage 1 1 2 2
Sizzla 1 1 2 2
Quavo 1 1 2 2
Justin Bieber 1 1 2 2
Young Dro C-Ride Missy Young Cash Mary J Blidge Kirko Bangz Bas Fetty Wap Bryson Tiller Belly 070 Shake
Consequence Ja Rule Baby Cham Gunplay Keisha Cole DJ Premier Swizz Beats Kent Jones Migos Cardi B
Styles P Ray J Schife Jae Millz Big K.R.I.T Timbaland Meghan Trainor Rihanna SZA
Slim Thug Sean Paul Jim Jones Cory Gunz Anthony Hamilton YG Alicia Keys J Balvin
Chamillionaire Shawty Lo Bounty Killer Kevin Rudolf Calvin Harris Lil Baby
Big Kuntry King Rock City Kevin Cossom Twista Party NextDoor Post Malone
Casely Ice Berg Tyga Raekwon Nipsey Hussle
Lloyd Nelly B.o.B. Young Thug Gunna
Usher Waka Flocka
Snoop Dogg Ne-Yo

Since this table is huge I also have this on a Google Doc here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GibZ44l_WO-dl_WvlF5lDJaBhj5unv9T8Bp4IL-O55k/edit?usp=sharing

Some Interesting Notes:

  • Rick Ross is the only one to appear on all albums (when making this I was expecting Ross, Wayne and Fat Joe to be on all of them)

  • Pusha T has the longest gap between album apperances from 2006 to 2017

  • Mavado had the most appearances (7) without ever appearing on 2 songs

  • I Change Alot had the most repeat artists where Fetty Wap was the only artist to not appear on another album

  • On the other end We The Best Forever and Victory had the most 1 time appearances

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