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December Announcements + Feedback Thread - HipHop

December Announcements + Feedback Thread - HipHop

December Announcements + Feedback Thread

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 12:25 PM PST

Beep boop, friendly neighborhood mod bot here. It's been a long time since the last announcement so here we are with some recent rule changes, reminders, and announcements. Of course, this thread is for feedback too.

Rule Changes

Banning scores in the title of review posts: For a while now, too much of the discussion on review posts has been solely about the score and none of the other content of the reviews. This drags down the quality of discussion and is generally dumb. This rule won't be able to completely stop people from hyperfixating on scores, but hopefully the scores not being in the title will prevent some of the kneejerk reactions and get people to actually click the review more often. As a reminder, the rules already banned comments solely about the score. But hopefully the title rule is more easily enforceable and creates less of those comments in the first place.

AOTY lists are unbanned: We will still continue doing the Listmas AOTY wrapup post that we've been doing for the last few years, but we no longer feel that individual AOTY posts from various publications need to be banned.

Clarifications on discussion threads and what content is allowed here

Discussion threads outside the DD are gaining tractions, which is amazing, but don't post low effort ranking threads ("What's your favorite ____?" / "What's the best ____?"): About a year ago there was a thread about the sub going downhill, in which a lot of the comments were about how they feel it's because mods remove all discussion threads outside of the DD. We were adamant that we had already been allowing discussion threads provided that they weren't one of the things explicitly banned in the rules, but the majority of discussion threads people were trying to post fell under that category. Maybe because people didn't see discussion threads making front page, they didn't try making their own. Thankfully it seems like as a result of seeing some good discussion posts hit front page like "Who are some rappers whose influence far outweighs their popularity?", Where does Odd Future fit in the history of hip hop?, etc more people are hopping on the bandwagon and posting their own discussion threads. Seems like we've reached the point of visibility that we needed to keep the trend going. However, we've also been getting quite a few rule-breaking ranking threads. "What is your favourite song from an artist you don't like?", "what are some of the best or most memorable opening lines in hip hop history?", are prime examples of the low effort, repetitive ranking threads that the rules specifically ban. Unfortunately as the modteam has been stretched thin as of late, some of those ranking threads were left up for hours and received a lot of attention—which undoubtedly inspired others to post more of them. A few of these rule-breaking threads were even posted by a mod who, rest assured, will be stoned to death for his crimes. For a second it seemed like the sub was turning into /r/askreddit with the low effort variations of "what's the best X" and the copycat "what's the worst X". That's why we are clarifying that while discussion posts are allowed and encouraged, there are still a few types of thread (specifically ranking threads) that are banned outside of the Daily Discussion. Here are the relevant sections of the rules:

Not allowed are the following discussion posts:

  • Posts bashing artists or their fans
  • Objective questions with definite answers
  • Questions or complaints regarding the status of songs, albums or release dates
  • Questions that require users to rank, list or post various artists, songs or albums (who or what is the worst X, who or what is underrated/overrated, etc.)
  • Questions about the appeal of a song, album or artist ("Why is song so popular?", "why is artist so slept on?", etc.)
  • Posts seeking music recommendations
  • Posts seeking the titles of songs you've heard but can't find
  • Posts seeking the sources of samples
  • Low effort posts (Text/self-posts with little or no body text)
  • Reposts of recent discussions and "done to death" discussions
  • Speculation about minor website updates and social media activity or lack thereof (e.g. website has been updated with a clock, artist has removed all of their Instagram photos, artist has deleted their tweets/Twitter account)

Examples of appropriate discussion threads:

Hyperpop does not belong in this sub: We want to reiterate that we are a sub for hiphop and rnb. While hiphop has been crossing over with other genres and becoming more melodic, there are still limits to what can be posted here. The modteam voted on hyperpop and overwhelmingly decided that it does not belong in this sub as it is clearly not hiphop or rnb. For example, a post of the recent 100Gecs album was removed. A post of the 100Gecs remix album featuring multiple rappers was allowed. We recognize that some confusion over what belongs in the sub may be due to the rules stating that we allow hiphop, rnb, and future beats. Future beats is very nebulously defined and some say it isn't even a genre. We want to clarify that when we say the sub allows future beats we don't mean any music that is experimental or forward-thinking. We include this term to be explicitly inclusive of artists that bridge hiphop and electronic like Flying Lotus, DJ Rashad, Kaytranada, Soulection, etc (who have a foundation in hiphop/rnb and have always been posted here).

Our current/ongoing Initiatives

AOTY writeups: The 2020 AOTY writeups have begun. Thank you to /u/Nerdgasem for running this year's event.

Top Ten Tuesdays: Thank you to /u/CaptainGordan for taking over the TTT series. The series will return after AOTY writeups.

Redoing the essentials list: We have not made progress on this, but we still really want to do this. The essentials list as it is currently is far too large and is intimidating to people new to hiphop. We are looking for a couple users very knowledgable about hiphop history to help us revamp the list and make it really just the essentials, so please fill out this form if you wanna help. Oldheads this is your time to shine.

Overposted List: We'll update the Overposted List (formerly known as the Favorites List) in the near future, a post where the whole community votes as usual.

New mods: As alluded to earlier, the modteam has gotten stretched thin. A lot of the moderators for this sub have gone inactive so even with the new mods we added last year we are not able to do everything we need to. This means not catching rule-breaking posts quickly enough (letting them be on front page for multiple hours), not updating the essentials list, not responding to modmail quickly enough, and overall being less effective at everything we're supposed to do. We will be making another post in the coming weeks officially taking applications for new mods. We are also demodding some old inactive mods.

Random notes

Read the rules: Please. We're begging you.

Use modmail if you have questions: The DD is not the place to post if you're trying to reach the mods. The DD is not the place to ask why something got removed. The DD is for hiphop discussion. If you have a question of complaint for the mods use the modmail. It's linked on the sidebar, or you can just send a PM to /r/hiphopheads.

Give us feedback here: feedback on these rule changes, on the state of sub, on things you want to see. Whatever constructive feedback you might have.

Love, the mods

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[FRESH ALBUM] Lil Durk - The Voice

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 09:00 PM PST

Apple Music

Spotify

Tracklist:

  1. Redman

  2. Refugee

  3. Death Aint Easy

  4. The Voice

  5. Backdoor

  6. Still Trappin (feat King Von)

  7. Stay Down (feat 6LACK & Young Thug)

  8. Free Jamell (feat YNW Melly)

  9. Misunderstood

  10. Not The Same

  11. India, Pt. 3

  12. Coming Clean

  13. Going Strong

  14. Changes

  15. Lamborghini Mirrors (feat Booka600)

  16. To Be Honest

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Are Producer Tags Necessary?: Producers like Dre, Ye, and the Neptunes let their distinctive musical styles be their signature, but as technology lowered the barrier for entry, producers now use tags to stand out in an oversaturated industry

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 05:53 AM PST

Lil Durk Dropping His Album ‘The Voice’ Tonight at Midnight (12/24)

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 01:04 PM PST

album is dedicated to King Von

link to IG post

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RIP Ecstasy (John Fletcher) of Whodini

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 11:20 AM PST

QTip: RIP to Ecstasy from Whodini of the most under appreciated voices in hip hop. Too many hits! Condolences to his fam (https://twitter.com/QtipTheAbstract/status/1341813902372458502)

Questlove: One Love to Ecstasy of the Legendary Whodini. This man was legendary and a pivotal member of one of the most legendary groups in hip hop. This is sad man. (https://twitter.com/questlove/status/1341811763122212866)

Jermaine Dupri (who was once a dancer on tour with them): My God, this one hurts me so bad,I can't even believe I'm posting this,Ex you know I love you thank you for every word,every conversation every good time,may your soul Rest In Power (https://twitter.com/jermainedupri/status/1341826922553241601)

​

"Scores of music industry condolences are being offered to the familiy of John Fletcher aka Ecstasy of legendary hip-hop trio Whodini on his passing at the age of 56. The 80s rap group (with members Jahlil and DJ Grandmaster Dee) was early on the scene as stars of the then burgeoning music genre, where they kicked songs with funky grooves and meaningful messages about "One Love," "The Freaks Come Out At Night," and "Friends." The cause of his death has not officially been released at this time.

As a Brooklyn native, Ecstasy was the mature slick wordsmith with a fashion flair like no other. He is primarily known as the group member who wore a leather Zoro type hat and routinely performed shirtless at live events. It was his stand out style and smooth vocals that made him one of the few rap artists that gave a blueprint to having that x-factor on wax and on stage."

https://www.vibe.com/2020/12/ecstasy-of-whodini-passes-away

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Lil Wayne - I’m Me

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 12:42 PM PST

[FRESH] DOMi & JD Beck - Madvillainy Tribute (Madlib / MF DOOM)

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 12:04 PM PST

Daily Discussion Thread 12/23/2020

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 03:36 PM PST

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

  • objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
  • general hip-hop discussion
  • meta posts...e.g. ideas for the sub

Thread Guidelines

  • Do not create a separate self post for these types of discussions outside of this thread - if you do, your post will be removed, as stated in the guidelines.

  • Please be helpful and friendly.

  • If a question has been asked many times before, provide a link to a thread that contains the answer.

Weekly/Monthly Threads

Other ways to interact

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New to /r/hiphopheads or hip-hop in general?

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E40 Slang Battle with Some Random White Guy

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 11:15 AM PST

B.o.B - Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams)

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 04:52 PM PST

50 Best Songs of 2020 - Fantano

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 02:40 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Larry June - Numbers

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 09:24 AM PST

Billboard Chart Discussion - Week Of December 26, 2020 | Taylor Swift blocks Kid Cudi from #1 album

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 12:39 PM PST

Billboard Hot 100 chart

Position Title Artist ▲/▼ Last week Weeks Charting Peak
1 Willow Taylor Swift ▲+100 [FRESH] 1 1
2 All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey ▼-1 1 42 1
3 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee - 3 37 2
4 Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms ▲+1 5 34 3
5 Mood 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior ▼-3 2 19 1
6 A Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives ▲+8 14 18 4
7 It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Andy Williams ▼-1 6 19 6
8 Positions Ariana Grande ▼-4 4 8 1
9 Dynamite BTS ▲+15 24 17 1
10 Feliz Navidad Jose Feliciano - 10 13 10
11 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Dean Martin ▲+4 15 12 11
12 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Perry Como And The Fontane Sisters With Mitchell Ayres And His Orchestra ▲+23 35 7 12
13 Holy Justin Bieber Featuring Chance The Rapper ▼-4 9 13 3
14 Last Christmas Wham! ▼-3 11 18 11
15 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) Nat King Cole ▲+1 16 25 11
16 Go Crazy Chris Brown & Young Thug ▼-3 13 32 9
17 Laugh Now Cry Later Drake Featuring Lil Durk ▼-9 8 18 2
18 Blinding Lights The Weeknd ▼-11 7 55 1
19 Sleigh Ride The Ronettes ▲+1 20 10 19
20 I Hope Gabby Barrett Featuring Charlie Puth ▼-8 12 51 3
21 Champagne Problems Taylor Swift ▲+80 [FRESH] 1 21
22 Body Megan Thee Stallion ▼-4 18 4 12
23 Dakiti Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez ▼-6 17 7 5
24 Lemonade Internet Money & Gunna Featuring Don Toliver & NAV ▼-5 19 18 6
25 For The Night Pop Smoke Featuring Lil Baby & DaBaby ▼-4 21 24 6
26 Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season Andy Williams ▲+3 29 7 24
27 Levitating Dua Lipa Featuring DaBaby - 27 11 20
28 Underneath The Tree Kelly Clarkson ▼-3 25 8 25
29 Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry ▲+11 40 7 29
30 Kings & Queens Ava Max ▼-8 22 19 13
31 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Gene Autry ▲+3 34 11 16
32 Santa Tell Me Ariana Grande ▲+7 39 7 32
33 Bang! AJR ▼-5 28 24 24
34 No Body, No Crime Taylor Swift Featuring HAIM ▲+67 [FRESH] 1 34
35 34+35 Ariana Grande ▼-9 26 7 8
36 Therefore I Am Billie Eilish ▼-13 23 6 2
37 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love ▼-6 31 6 29
38 White Christmas Bing Crosby ▼-6 32 19 12
39 'Tis The Damn Season Taylor Swift ▲+62 [FRESH] 1 39
40 Gold Rush Taylor Swift ▲+61 [FRESH] 1 40
41 Tequila Shots Kid Cudi ▲+60 [FRESH] 1 41
42 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Michael Buble ▼-9 33 4 33
43 (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays Perry Como ▼-6 37 6 32
44 Whats Poppin Jack Harlow Featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne ▲+3 47 45 2
45 Tolerate It Taylor Swift ▲+56 [FRESH] 1 45
46 Wonderful Christmastime Paul McCartney ▼-1 45 3 45
47 Deck The Halls Nat King Cole ▲+54 [FRESH] 1 47
48 What You Know Bout Love Pop Smoke ▼-2 46 15 25
49 She Knows This Kid Cudi ▲+52 [FRESH] 1 49
50 Rockstar DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch ▼-8 42 35 1
51 Lonely Justin Bieber & benny blanco ▼-1 50 9 14
52 Happiness Taylor Swift ▲+49 [FRESH] 1 52
53 Whoopty CJ ▼-2 51 6 51
54 Show Out Kid Cudi, Skepta & Pop Smoke ▲+47 [FRESH] 1 54
55 WAP Cardi B Featuring Megan Thee Stallion ▼-12 43 19 1
56 Holiday Lil Nas X ▼-8 48 5 37
57 Evermore Taylor Swift Featuring Bon Iver ▲+44 [FRESH] 1 57
58 Take Me Home For Christmas Dan + Shay ▲+30 88 2 58
59 Better Together Luke Combs ▼-5 54 11 30
60 On Me Lil Baby ▼-30 30 2 30
61 Ivy Taylor Swift ▲+40 [FRESH] 1 61
62 Monster Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber ▼-24 38 4 8
63 Coney Island Taylor Swift Featuring The National ▲+38 [FRESH] 1 63
64 Another Day Kid Cudi ▲+37 [FRESH] 1 64
65 Hawai Maluma & The Weeknd ▼-10 55 17 12
66 Diamonds Sam Smith ▼-13 53 13 40
67 Dorothea Taylor Swift ▲+34 [FRESH] 1 67
68 Long Story Short Taylor Swift ▲+33 [FRESH] 1 68
69 Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) Gene Autry ▼-33 36 9 28
70 I Should Probably Go To Bed Dan + Shay ▼-10 60 20 42
71 Cowboy Like Me Taylor Swift ▲+30 [FRESH] 1 71
72 Starting Over Chris Stapleton ▼-14 58 16 25
73 Big, Big Plans Chris Lane ▼-21 52 11 42
74 Way Out Jack Harlow Featuring Big Sean ▲+27 [FRESH] 1 74
75 Marjorie Taylor Swift ▲+26 [FRESH] 1 75
76 B.S. Jhene Aiko Featuring H.E.R. ▼-14 62 20 24
77 Tyler Herro Jack Harlow - 77 8 34
78 Mr. Solo Dolo III Kid Cudi ▲+23 [FRESH] 1 78
79 You Broke Me First. Tate McRae ▼-15 64 17 50
80 Dive Kid Cudi ▲+21 [FRESH] 1 80
81 Without You The Kid LAROI ▼-18 63 2 63
82 Closure Taylor Swift ▲+19 [FRESH] 1 82
83 Love You Like I Used To Russell Dickerson ▼-22 61 15 31
84 Hallelujah Carrie Underwood & John Legend ▲+12 96 2 84
85 Heaven On Earth Kid Cudi ▲+16 [FRESH] 1 85
86 My Ex's Best Friend Machine Gun Kelly X blackbear ▼-19 67 18 28
87 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Justin Bieber ▼-16 71 3 71
88 Mr. Right Now 21 Savage & Metro Boomin Featuring Drake ▼-23 65 11 10
89 Reminds Me Of You The Kid LAROI & Juice WRLD ▲+12 [FRESH] 1 89
90 Sad People Kid Cudi ▲+11 [FRESH] 1 90
91 Damaged Kid Cudi ▲+10 [FRESH] 1 91
92 Forever After All Luke Combs ▼-26 66 8 2
93 Ain't Always The Cowboy Jon Pardi ▼-37 56 16 55
94 Prisoner Miley Cyrus Featuring Dua Lipa ▼-26 68 4 54
95 Cry Baby Megan Thee Stallion Featuring DaBaby ▲+6 [FRESH] 2 71
96 Good Time Niko Moon ▼-17 79 11 71
97 Throat Baby (Go Baby) BRS Kash ▼-16 81 9 69
98 Errbody Lil Baby ▼-57 41 2 41
99 Favorite Time Of Year Carrie Underwood ▼-19 80 3 80
100 Beautiful Trip Kid Cudi ▲+1 [FRESH] 1 100

Billboard Global 200 chart (most popular songs globally)

Position Title Artist ▲/▼ Last week Weeks Charting Peak
1 All I Want For Christmas Is You Mariah Carey - 1 7 1
2 Willow Taylor Swift ▲+99 [FRESH] 1 2
3 Dakiti Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez ▼-1 2 7 1
4 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee ▲+3 7 5 4
5 Last Christmas Wham! ▼-2 3 6 3
6 Dynamite BTS ▼-1 5 15 1
7 Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms ▲+2 9 5 7
8 Mood 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior ▼-2 6 15 2
9 Blinding Lights The Weeknd ▼-5 4 15 4
10 Santa Tell Me Ariana Grande ▲+1 11 5 10

Billboard 200 chart

Position Title Artist Sales Change Last week Weeks Charting
1 Evermore Taylor Swift 331,033 (156,668 pure) -- [FRESH] 1
2 Man On The Moon III: The Chosen Kid Cudi 148,011 (16,478 pure) -- [FRESH] 1
3 Folklore Taylor Swift 128,522 (100,328 pure) +293% 11 21
4 Christmas Michael Buble 54,569 (9,491 pure) -2% 4 89
5 Thats What They All Say Jack Harlow 51,570 (2,419 pure) -- [FRESH] 1
6 My Gift Carrie Underwood 45,131 (25,739 pure) -12% 5 12
7 Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon Pop Smoke 43,978 (371 pure) -2% 6 24
8 The Christmas Song Nat King Cole err err 7 55
9 El Ultimo Tour del Mundo Bad Bunny err err 2 3
10 Merry Christmas Mariah Carey 40,616 (5,362 pure) +14% 10 98

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Why is X artist higher than Y artist on the 200 chart, even though X artist sold less?

A: This is because of a discrepancy between Billboard's ranking and the ranking from the website that the sales data is scraped from

Q: Where do you get the sales data from?

A: https://hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

Q: What does "err" mean on the 200 chart?

A: If you are seeing "err", that means that the bot I use to gather chart data couldn't identify sales data for a particular album because of a difference in album naming between Billboard and HitsDailyDouble

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Verzuz battle meant more to Oakland and the Bay Area than just entertainment

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 06:04 PM PST

Tory Lanez steals Seattle rapper Macntaj’s whole song for Boink Boink

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 02:33 AM PST

https://youtu.be/8gDwNW_fLVE

https://youtu.be/QR_qovfzSPg

Macntaj posted a video or story or whatever the fuck saying he ain know he stole it til his fans spammed him the video. Tory also putChromazz, who made this Meg diss song in his music video and Chair Girl who tossed a chair out a Toronto high rise and got tried in court for it.

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[FRESH] Navy Blue - Breathe (feat. yasiin bey)

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 07:39 AM PST

Big Sean - Beware ft. Lil Wayne, Jhene Aiko (Official Music Video)

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 02:12 PM PST

Mos Def - Sunshine

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 09:20 PM PST

[FRESH] Lil Durk & King Von - Still Trappin'

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 09:02 PM PST

John “Ecstasy” Fletcher of 80's rap group Whodini dies at 56

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 11:58 AM PST

[NOW ON STREAMING] Conway The Machine x Westside Gunn x Mach-Hommy - Gold Pots

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 12:22 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Chris Webby - 28 Wednesdays Later

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 01:03 PM PST

[FRESH] Eminem - Key

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 01:22 PM PST

[Fresh Video] Lil Keed - Dead Doc (ft. Lil Gotit)

Posted: 23 Dec 2020 07:20 PM PST
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Daily Discussion Thread 12/22/2020 - HipHop

Daily Discussion Thread 12/22/2020 - HipHop

Daily Discussion Thread 12/22/2020

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 07:50 AM PST

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

  • objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
  • general hip-hop discussion
  • meta posts...e.g. ideas for the sub

Thread Guidelines

  • Do not create a separate self post for these types of discussions outside of this thread - if you do, your post will be removed, as stated in the guidelines.

  • Please be helpful and friendly.

  • If a question has been asked many times before, provide a link to a thread that contains the answer.

Weekly/Monthly Threads

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New to /r/hiphopheads or hip-hop in general?

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Album of The Year #3: KA - Descendants of Cain

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:35 PM PST

Artist- KA

Album- Descendants of Cain

Listen to the album

Youtube

Spotify

Apple

Purchase from the artist

KA

Kaseem Ryan is a 48 year old rapper from Brownsville, New York. Born in the 70s, he speaks often on New York street life; his role in it, and how it affected him, and his family and friends. Although he is from from Brownsville similar to M.O.P, Heltah Skeltah (riP), Mike Tyson & RZA, his unique smooth militant style sets his apart from others. Ka's raps often contain parables and homonyms and all that other dope shit you wack muhfuckers know nothing about.

IRON WORKS

Ka's career may not be an illustrious one, but he should be recognized as notable. Ka began his career rapping in a group by the name of Natural Elements in the early 90s. After that he was in a group named Nightbreed with his good friend Kev (rip). Ka; not seeing any progress in his career, took a break from music. Still having lyrics come to him, he began working on a debut album "just for his friends". That debut album "Iron Works" got to GZA by a friend of Ka's wife. He got his first notable placement by The GZA after GZA heard Iron Works, and invited Ka to rap on his album "Pro Tools" in 2008.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXxBCQIhto (Produced by Roc Marciano by the way)

"Went from crawl to run. We want all or none. Being fatherless bothered us, so everybody we called em SON."

Editors note- Like cmon; man spits like 64 bars on this joint. GZA said NAH MAN THE TRACK IS YOURS, I DONT WANNA RAP AFTER THAT -.

It's almost a crime to quote one or two lines when Ka puts together thick parables. After listening to most of his discography; most albums follow a broad overlying theme, with almost every song expanding on it.

For example Iron Works(2008) has songs about

  • 1.His father getting arrested for avenging the life of his brother (ka's uncle) when Ka was young enough to see but not old enough to understand.

  • 2.Ka getting his first gun; and although it being dirty, taking it everywhere with him.

  • 3.Ka detailing the experience of seeing and experiencing police injustice towards him and his peers.

But my favorite song from this album is "Patience". Hearing the song how it fits in the album really shows the growth and maturity to the character that was detailed and described on this project. Ka initially writes as a hot-headed psuedo-immature character from the start of the album; that at this point has evolved into a working class gentleman with a family. This song details the turning point that test him. Will he revert back to his street ways that he has known for his whole life, or will he turn the other cheek? https://youtu.be/QgDywe9k_V4

KA'S STYLE

Ka typically works alone. Most of Ka's songs are produced by himself. And then he raps every verse. And then he shoots and edits the video himself. Mans is a one man team. A good example is this video from 2011 with a feature from a young(-ish) Roc Marciano. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMcUKX9kf9A

This video vividly depicts Ka's style perfectly. Black and white. Shaky camera. No glamour and glits. Raw.

In his interviews KA speaks often about "honor" and his music shares the same sentiment. He also often speaks on the duality of man, with lyrics like

  • "Momma told me be a good boy, need you alive, please survive, you my hood joy. Pops told me stay strapped son. keep the shotty, either be a body or catch one."-Conflicted

  • "I know niggas that didn't turn Pro, turned cons."-Cold Facts

  • "Judge me too quick, mistake me as a heathen. Cause i had tools, moved weight, and was theaving......But i was broke, out the gate i was grieving. Had a cold heart cause my apartment was friezing. -Cold Facts

  • "How i'm unique is, if i speak it, i had visual. But careful, cause everything i say is admissible."

  • "I'm The Wolf, don't make a move unless I do it first/You might hear better, but there's no truer verse. I'm one with the gutter, I'm too immersed/Struggle's what I'm quoting, and hoping I'm through the worst-Vessel

DECENDANTS OF Cain KAIN

More recently Ka released "Orpheus vs. the Sirens", one of my personal favorite albums by him. Despite the album being an incredible display of lyricism, the overlying theme of biblical refrences is focused and plentiful. The same can be said for this album "Decendants of Cain"; even the albums title alone having a double meaning. "Cain" being the firstborn son of Adam & Eve, who would kill his brother over hatred, and "Caine" being short for cocaine and how it effected Ka growing up in New York when it was rapant.

The album begins with "Every now and then"; an intro that invokes pain and sadness from instruments i can't even name. The following track "Unto the dust" details how Ka often sees his friends and family not "pass away" but be killed.

"Street LIVE, we don't die, we pass away. Take any task if you got cash to pay".

Patron Saints is an incredible track where Ka spends the entire song speaking in antithesis.

"Our peacekeepers (Piece keepers) bust they gun repeated. Our careGIVERS stole everything that we needed." ending the track with "Our heros sold herion (heroine)".

My Brother's keeper is the climax of the album for me, where Ka spends a little short of 3 minutes DESTROYING this beat, spending 2 bars to repeat the hook "Am i my brothers...keeper." When Ka says things like "Put food on that table as long as i'm able-bodied" you can miss the double meaning if not paying attention.

My personal favorite song on the album goes to "Sins of The Father". Remember earlier when I attached that video with KA and Roc Marciano. Roc is the only feature on the album, all while producing this beautiful opera-like instrumental. Ka begins the song "Still built my ark in the face of ridicule" with Roc picking up on the theme of the album stating" Cain killed Able in prison...while upstate on a visit.".

The album ends with a beautiful dedication from a man we assumed who was incapable of emotion. The song; each verse scripted to a different person in his life, i feel is a great way to end the album. The verses being for his mom, his wife, and his friend and musical partner, Kev, from that group that he began his career with.

In Conclusion

  • How did you like the album? What would you rate it? you the best you the best what should i review next?

  • For those already fans of Ka, where do you rate this in the discography?

  • For those just now listening to this album, what do you like or not like about this album?

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Mixtapes were the heart of hip-hop culture in the 90’s. Until an arrest in 2007 brought it all down.

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 02:38 PM PST

What are the biggest/ most important moments in hip hop of the decade?

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 06:59 AM PST

I was thinking about this last night. There are definitely a few ways to conceive of this, but specifically I wonder what singular events or moments had the most impact. Here are a few I came up with (in no particular order):

Kendrick's Pulitzer

Drake vs Meek

Lemonade/ 4:44

Kanye's rollercoaster of emotions

Migos performing on Ellen

6ix9ine's rise and fall

Control verse

"Panda"

Guwop outta jail/ Gucci clones

Nicki's verse on "Monster"

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Why is heroin nearly nonexistent in Hip-hop?

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:33 AM PST

Rock music has a looong history with heroin. It took many of the greats like Joplin, Cobain, Hendrix, Morrison, etc.

Jazz and Blues music arguably has an even worse history with the stuff.

Hip-hop, for the most part, has stayed away from this shit even in the midst of the worst opioid epidemic the country has ever seen.

I know one of the dudes in $uicideboy$ is a recovering addict and it seems like Dex is/was off the food recently. Other than that, I can't think of another case of a rapper getting strung out on the heron. Rappers talk about selling heroin, selling percs, popping percs, but never doing the h.

Idk, just curious what people think the reason is for this.

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[FRESH ALBUM] Navy Blue - Song of Sage: Post Panic!

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 06:57 PM PST

Playboi Carti seemingly uses Atlanta group Two9’s name to brand his own merch

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 07:16 PM PST

NLE Choppa says "Just finna drop my old shit at this point" because "ain’t nobody listening fuck that shot" aka to his new music

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 04:51 PM PST

Most Streamed Hip-Hop Albums on Spotify in 2020

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:16 AM PST

Source: https://twitter.com/RapCaviar/status/1341446358507634688

List:

  1. Pop Smoke - Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
  2. Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die
  3. Roddy Ricch - Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial
  4. Lil Uzi Vert - Eternal Atake (Deluxe) - LUV vs. the World 2
  5. Juice WRLD - Goodbye & Good Riddance
  6. DaBaby - BLAME IT ON BABY
  7. Eminem - Music to Be Murdered By
  8. Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD
  9. XXXTentacion - ?
  10. Drake - Dark Lane Demo Tapes
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How Bad Is Your Spotify?

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:05 PM PST

“Timbs for my hooligans in Brooklyn” -- How hip hop's love for Timberland made it a billion-dollar company even if that love wasn't reciprocated -- "their CEO thought that if their clothes are celebrated in the black, urban community, with all its ills, that it will cheapen their brand names”

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 05:04 AM PST

KEY! reveals cover for new album "The Alpha Jerk" dropping 1/1/21

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 08:50 AM PST

Twitter Source

Mirror

Fully produced by Tony Seltzer

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Came across it again during my random shuffle, always fire. Slang Blade (feat. Senim Silla)

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 06:28 PM PST

[DISCUSSION] Jeremih - Late Nights: The Album (5 Years Later)

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 09:07 AM PST

Late Nights (released with the subtitle Late Nights: The Album) is the third studio album by American singer Jeremih. It was released on December 4, 2015, by Def Jam Recordings. The album serves as a sequel to his mixtape Late Nights with Jeremih (2012) and the follow-up to his second studio album All About You (2010). Recording sessions took place during 2013 to 2015. The production on the album was handled by several producers, including: London on da Track, The Mekanics, Soundz, DJ Mustard, Needlz, Vinylz and Frank Dukes, among others. The album features guest appearances from Ty Dolla $ign, Jhené Aiko, Migos, Juicy J, YG, Twista, Future, Big Sean, J. Cole and Feather. Late Nights was supported by four singles; "Don't Tell 'Em", "Planez", "Oui" and "Pass Dat".

Do you think the album has aged well, and how do you rank it among the best R&B albums of the last decade? Favorite/Least Favorite songs? Did this live up to the hype?

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[FRESH VIDEO] POP SMOKE - WHAT YOU KNOW BOUT LOVE (Official Video)

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 01:30 PM PST

Run The Jewels – Walking In The Snow (Official Trailer) [Official Music Video out on Dec 29]

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 09:34 PM PST

Album of The Year #2: Open Mike Eagle - Anime, Trauma + Divorce

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 04:30 AM PST

Artist: Open Mike Eagle

Album: Anime, Trauma + Divorce

Listen:

Bandcamp

Tidal

Apple Music

Spotify

Background

Open Mike Eagle, Southside legend, underground hero, if you don't know by now, I'm not gonna catch you up you can do yourself a favour and go listen to Dark Comedy, go listen to Unapologetic Art Rap, Hella Personal Film Festival, Brick Body Kids Still Daydream etcetera! I could go on the point is you are missing out and I'm not here to underwhelmingly describe in text what you could explore for yourself with your ears he has hands down one of the best back catalogues of the past 10+ years and if this album vibed with you at all and you haven't checked out his prior releases I'm sure they'll bless your soul too.

Review

Anime Trauma + Divorce is an intensely blunt title, just straight up describes what you're gonna get no fuss no muss (which is in complete contrast with his prior LP "Brick Body Kids Still Daydream") and immediately dumps the user into the world of trauma (and anime) with the track 'Death Parade' describing the cycle of abuse and how you carry it from one relationship (romantic or otherwise) to the next, never directly recounting what the initial trauma is because ultimately it's unimportant to this tale of woe, the only thing that matters is everything good and bad will have a knock on effect.

This however is just the tip of the iceberg, 2019 (yes 19! Not 20 who'd have thought) was a rough year for Mike, this album heavily details events that cut so deep they'll probably scar permanently, the crown jewel (what a terrible circumstance for this metaphor) of which being the divorce from his wife, the effects of this scattered across this album in its entirety, showing its constant weight on 'Bucciarati' (with a super delicate and sombre verse from Kari Faux) even long after the initial event, or causing him to anxiously hyper analyse everything on 'Sweatpants Spider-Man' and trying to discover himself after years of being one half of a whole.

There's also great pain in the ending of his show, The New Negroes (with Baron Vaughn), after just a singular season & the final collapse of Hellfyre Club along with him splitting from Mello Music Group as a whole and going it alone on his own label, Auto Reverse Records, which while aren't explored particularly in depth outside of the song 'Everything Ends Last Year' definitely give you an idea of where he was at in life while creating this record.

It's not all bad though, in between all this doom and gloom there's the classic super sharp self-aware hilarious OME we all know and love, poking fun at his flaws on tracks like 'Headass (Idiot Shinji)' and the therapeutic process as a whole in 'WTF is Self Care' which to me is one of the highlights of this record, just a pure comedic onslaught about a question most of us would like defined, immediately followed up with his own version of self care, 'I'm A Joestar (Black Power Fantasy)' isn't' a track I loved when it was released as a single but within the context of the album it's truly fantastic and such a beacon of joy and absurdity. I was discussing the album with my good friend /u/reptiie and he absolutely had a greater point than I did but what I picked up is that while this is a form of escapism and self-care for Mike on a personal level, the original title for this song 'Black People Need Anime The Most' is indicative of something bigger in that escapism is something that everybody needs but especially black people and with the lack of representation in media it's something they have to pull from anywhere and grasp on to even the tiniest of strands of relatability.

Beyond the comedy, I think there's a real silver lining in that all of this damage over a short period of time has truly made Mike appreciate the one constant aside from the music, even through all this mess, in his son Asa, littered both credited and not across this album I think it's wonderful how evident it is & truthfully it's kinda crazy how not bad he is as a rapper already, if '15~20ft Ocean Nah' is anything to go by (awful audio quality aside) he has a bright future ahead of him and a loving father to guide him. 'Asa's Bop' is very much a clear-cut example of just how much he is his saving grace, with the song detailing how just as Mike feels completely lost and powerless, he can hear him singing this nonsensical rhythm while skipping throughout the house and it uplifts his spirits to conquer anything.

2019 was an awful year for Open Mike Eagle, 2020 probably was too (even with endless fire merch from him and his co-conspirator Arthur Banach or the incredible podcast/interview/history lesson 'What Had Happened Was' with the legendary Prince Paul) but I truly hope he has a 2021 as great as this album is.

Favourite Lyrics

What the fuck is acrisis, anyway that I slice it

Gotta get an apartment, scared to look at them prices

Weird bachelor couches, my belly hanging like Ralphus

Re-reading old comic books, Rob Liefeld and them pouches

Sweatpants Spider-Man

In between and singing blues is the tendency

But Michael nimble, Michael move independently

He a paragon, peep the ten hour marathon

Studio cryin, watchin Evangelion

Asa's Bop

Ninety parts choice and like three parts destiny

I hate when my homies do coke and start textin' me

Make your own choices, self-care and your medicine

But I can see the sweat right there in the letterin'

The Edge Of New Clothes

If I was petty I would try it as a court case

The goddamn episode raised the divorce rate

This one episode broke my house

We was just sittin' there quiet on the couch

Was a good ten minutes then it all went south

So goddamn heavy couldn't open my mouth

Should've picked something else, anything else

Do The Right Thing Blu-Ray on the shelf

Or the bootleg tape of Will Ferrell in Elf

Cause now I gotta live with my goddamn self

The Black Mirror Episode

Talking Points

Which Black Mirror Episode was it (wrong answers only)

What's your favourite piece of media for escapism?

How do you think this album ranks among OME's discography?

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[DISCUSSION] Ty Dolla $ign - Free TC (5 Years Later)

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 09:05 AM PST

Free TC is the debut studio album by Ty Dolla Sign. It was released on November 13, 2015, by Atlantic Records. As executive producers, Ty Dolla Sign and Wiz Khalifa enlisted a variety of collaborators; including DJ Mustard, DJ Spinz, Cardo, Johnny Juliano, Kendrick Lamar, Brandy, Rae Sremmurd, E-40, Future, and Kanye West, among others.

Free TC received generally positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200, selling 31,000 units in its first week. It was supported by four singles: "Only Right", "Blasé", "Saved", and "Wavy".

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M.I.A. feat. Timbaland - Come Around

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:10 AM PST

BLACK MOON - Reality...

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 09:06 PM PST

Yeezus Tour Movie

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:45 AM PST

Earl Sweatshirt - Nebraska (feat. Mac Miller & Vince Staples)

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:43 PM PST

Curren$y - Navigation Pimpin

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 10:25 PM PST

BEAST COAST Basement Cypher (Hosted by Big Tigger)

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 02:36 PM PST

Gossip - Lil Wayne

Posted: 22 Dec 2020 06:56 PM PST
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