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Recommended If You Like thread - January 22, 2022 - HipHop

Recommended If You Like thread - January 22, 2022 - HipHop

Recommended If You Like thread - January 22, 2022

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 08:00 AM PST

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Previous RIYL posts

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Album of the Year #28: Flying Lotus - Yasuke

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 09:03 AM PST

Artist - Flying Lotus

Album - Yasuke

Date Released - April 30, 2021

Listen

Spotify

Apple Music

Background

Flying Lotus, also known as FlyLo, is an electronic/hip hop producer who was born Steven Ellison on October 7, 1983 in Los Angeles, California. The year and place of his birth would prove to be incredibly important to his career, as they would later become the names of his first and second studio albums, 1983 (2006) and Los Angeles (2008). FlyLo comes from an accomplished musical background, being the grandnephew of jazz pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane, who he constantly references and samples throughout his music. Growing up around such diverse and motivated musicians helped FlyLo develop his eccentric and eclectic musical style which is rooted in various musical genres including IDM, jazz, and most recently on Yasuke (2021), Japanese folk.

Flying Lotus got his start as a producer by submitting bumper music for the Adult Swim programming block. After releasing his debut album 1983 on October 3, 2006, he signed to Warp Records the following year, home to similar techno acts such as Aphex Twin. Shortly after, he released his second studio album Los Angeles on July 9, 2008 at the same time as he began his label Brainfeeder and began to scout talent from artist we know well today such as Thundercat and The Underachievers. Thundercat and FlyLo started working together closely on FlyLo's third studio album Cosmogramma (2010), which is lauded for being a massive change in FlyLo's style by incorporating maximalist, multi-layered nu jazz instrumentation. The album itself was inspired by the death of his mother in 2008 and the late Alice Coltrane, with tracks dedicated to them like "Drips//Auntie's Harp" and "Galaxy in Janaki" being some of FlyLo's finest work to date.

The next FlyLo record proved to fans that he would never do the same thing twice, as he forayed into the realm of psychedelia for his fourth studio album, Until the Quiet Comes (2012). Over the summer of 2012, strange appearances began from a new rapper called Captain Murphy, who was speculated to be connected to the Brainfeeder label. However, even after the release of his first rap mixtape Duality on November 28, 2012, there was little suspicion that FlyLo and Captain Murphy were one and the same. Captain Murphy made several appearances on FlyLo's fifth studio album, You're Dead! (2014) which was notable for being yet another departure from FlyLo's previous style as he forayed into jazz fusion, but also for its feature from Kendrick Lamar on "Never Catch Me". FlyLo gained more notoriety after appearing with Thundercat on Kendrick's To Pimp A Butterfly (2015), on the track "Wesley's Theory."

In response to his growing popularity, FlyLo foreshadowed what he would later do in 2021 by departing from music and directing a horror film titled Kuso, with new music from FlyLo, Captain Murphy, Thundercat, and other Brainfeeder collaborators. Kuso premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2017, but didn't have a warm response as many audience members walked out during the screening. His sixth studio album Flamagra (2019) came after a five year hiatus from music, and despite its star-studded feature list and adoption of funk styles, also didn't get a warm critical response and put FlyLo in a strange place when it came to both music and filmography.

By 2021, FlyLo served as an executive producer and part of the creative team for Netflix TV series Yasuke, an anime series based on the historical figure of the same time. Yasuke tells the story of a samurai warrior of African descent in an alternate version of feudal Japan with magic and mechs. On April 30, 2021, FlyLo produced a soundtrack album and original score for the series, including features from his common collaborators like Thundercat and Niki Randa, as well as Denzel Curry.

Review

Yasuke has a run time of 43 minutes and 26 seconds with 26 songs, almost exactly the same amount of songs as his previous album Flamagra, only that Flamagra is about twenty minutes longer. That means most of the songs are in the 1-2 minute range, but FlyLo packs a lot into those short periods of time and the songs are filled with plenty of musical concepts. He did about 200 tracks for the whole show and much of the album is inspired by "Blade Runner Blues" by Vangelis using the Yamaha CS-60 synthesizer. He only ate Japanese food and watched samurai movies to immerse himself into the process of the album.

I empathize with Yasuke so much — feeling like an outsider all the time, especially in music and in the electronic-music space that I occupy.

You could say it's my synthesizer album.

From song one you can hear the influences of Vangelis on the album and digital vs. acoustic represents the interplay of the anime itself. Yasuke represents the blending of African and Japanese culture, as well as the mechs in the anime. Instead of going for a more straight forward jazz/hip hop sound like lo-fi beats producer Nujabes who created the soundtrack for the anime Samurai Champloo, FlyLo made Yasuke his most diverse blend of genres to date: downtempo, trap, synthwave, Japanese folk and nu jazz are all found here.

You have to understand that the soundtrack for Yasuke is inherently visual, accompanying swordfights and mech battles, forays into the astral plane, and Yasuke's travels through the Japan landscape. The opening track "War at the Door", for instance, is used in a battle sequence, but it starts off as a very restrained, quiet introduction to the soundtrack. As it builds, it serves as a microcosm for the album, covering all the sounds we're about to hear. Beginning with drumsticks hitting against one another and then transitioning into modern sounds with an electro jazz solo introducing the synth lines on the album, aided by the fast-paced percussion and the march tempo brass blasts. This song does a lot with very little and just as it starts to hit a groove at the end it ends, which is pretty frustrating but the song is just all over the place which is typical of FlyLo's work so you can't really be mad.

The second track on the album, "Black Gold," is the opening theme to the anime itself, with vocals and bass performed by Thundercat. Basically typical anime theme music, typical cheesy lyrics for an anime song. Thundercat has the perfect falsetto voice for an anime theme and it's been every anime fan's dream to hear him sing one.

Don't mistake my kindness for weakness

'Cause I'm strong, you see

Stronger than you'll ever be

Loyal to the end, someone to call a friend

Whenever you need me, I'll be right here

Love and loyalty, trust and honesty

I'll never let go

"Your Lord" creates a tempo where you can imagine yourself walking alongside Yasuke, driven by some more East Asian drumstick percussion. The main melody is composed of cyberpunk synths, but the track develops a playful/exploratory mood with its pretty string embellishments and synth flute.

"Shoreline Sus" is an ambient beat, now this sounds like something straight out of "Blade Runner Blues" by Vangelis. I really feel the outro is the best part of this track though, it's really serene. "Hiding in the Shadows" builds on the meditative vibes of the last track with ethereal vocals from Niki Randa; it's super minimal, with what looks like a koto (Japanese string instrument) being played in the anime.

My shield is the shadow of

The pale Sakura tree

The canopy

The moonlight

Hiding in the shadow

Whispering my dream

"Crust" is driven by a rhythmic flamenco/Latin finger picking bass loop from Thundercat. Definitely the most popular track on the album for some reason. It really reminds me of some of FlyLo's older beat tapes like Los Angeles, though obviously not as gritty, just more polished.

"Fighting Without Honor" is a dramatic explosion from the grooviness of the last track into the soundtrack for samurai standing their ground, tablas and timpanis drive the track on the percussion side of things. The dynamics of this track are crazy, so what I love most is the last half of this track which makes things very atmospheric, just some notes.

"Pain and Blood" is one of my favorites on the record, what a cinematic, epic-sounding theme. I like how FlyLo uses his synths for ambience at first but now starts using them for bangers like this one. It's actually the title of the 5th episode of the anime series. Drastic shift in vibe and creation of tension.

"War Lords" samples "On the Run" by Pink Floyd from their classic album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), which is very nice to hear as a big Pink Floyd fan. It really helps to build tension, with the modulated arps. Nice example of the synthwave influence on this album and it's actually also used for a battle sequence.

The transition into "Sachi"'s pulsating synths is abrupt and done very well. The track gets its title from the character Saki, the talented daughter in the anime in her trip to a special doctor. Did I mention it's also really good synth work? Rattles come in at around 0:34. This is just a good beat.

"Your Screams" has some more epic synth melodies, actually sounds a lot like the last track to be honest. I appreciate the more modern sounding 808s on this and the brass hits in the lower octaves, pretty rhythmic feel to this one too.

"Using What You Got" is a classic FlyLo head-nodding loop, with a super simple bass line from Thundercat but it's catchy as hell.

"African Samurai" is another collab between FlyLo and fellow anime fan Denzel Curry after "Black Balloons Reprise" on FlyLo's last album. It's a battle cry for Yasuke, the african samurai that lends the album and show its name. It features Denzel Curry doing some interesting vocal chants. And wow this is a minimal electronic beat without synths but I really like it. Denzel has also been working with a lot of great producers lately so I'll use this moment to say how hyped I am for Melt My Eyez, he really stepped out of his comfort zone for this collab.

Blood-stained katanas, black man from Ghana

I battle over my honor and guided by Nobunaga

The power in every kata has channeled most of my Oni

Yeah, you can tell this guy really likes anime.

"Where's the Girl?" is the shortest track on the record, with a mere forty seconds of runtime. I don't know why it's so short, the album really suffers from some of those pacing issues and it's yet another reason why I wonder if Yasuke can even be considered a real entry in FlyLo's discography. Another downtempo lo-fi beat with some piano.

"Kurosaka Strikes!" is a trap beat which fits perfectly for the anime in which it soundtracks a fight scene between Kurosaka and Yasuke. You can get that straight from the title to be honest, with its blatant declaration of action. If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time we've heard FlyLo doing trap. It's also the first trap beat on the album which is kinda weird as it comes more than halfway through the album, the record is still introducing new genres.

"This Cursed Life" is lo-fi, more of a traditional FlyLo electronic beat, female vocal samples with heavy bass. Some organ. I can see hip hop heads liking this one.

"RoBomb" also has what sounds like African percussion and also vocal chants. It makes you think you're about to settle down with some flute and then BANGER ALERT. Who knew FlyLo could make so many dope trap beats? But my question is why they're all showing up now halfway through the record.

"Taiko Time//Sacrifice", like its name, literally starts off with some taiko drum hits and it's pretty much a purely percussive track with brass blasts. I know it has two names so this is pretty expected, but this track is pretty seamlessly divided into two parts with the addition of synthesizer motifs over taiko drums at about 0:54. If there ever was a more obvious way to demonstrate the interplay of the album, this is it.

Fans of "Shoreline Sus" will like "Your Day Off", because you can definitely hear the "Blade Runner Blues" influence in this track as well. I really like the piano triads repeated throughout this track, it's like I'm slipping off into a dream.

"Your Armour" grabs your attention instantly with a pretty off-kilter percussive beat and then these dope aggressive synths come in, so this track really builds. It sort of reminds me of Minecraft music in a way. And the chord progression climaxing at the end... god damn, this is one of the best on the record.

"Enchanted" is a definite cool down from the awesomeness of the last track. Beautiful vocal harmonies.

"Mind Flight" transforms into a trap beat before our very eyes. Some bare claps. When the trap drums come in, it really comes out of nowhere too.

"Survivors" is another really chill lo-fi beat, kind of stands alone on the record as a more traditional boom bap beat. It's hard to say how it fits into the electro/folk themes of the record but at least it's here and the record is better for it.

"Your Head//We Won" has this kind of washed-out guitar at the start, I've never really heard anything like this on the record. It has a super nostalgic mood to it. "The Eyes of Vengeance" seamlessly transitions from the previous track. It's also the longest track on the record, clocks in at just under three minutes, I don't know if it deserves it though, really nice motif though. Definitely more brass blasts. I'd probably consider this the real closing track to the record.

"Between Memories" changes the mood to a more trip hop setting, is the closing track for the anime performed by Niki Randa. Really good vibes.

A warning, no waiting

We're off to leave now

Don't worry 'bout the weather, we're setting off together

My one issue with this album would be the sequencing. The songs stand alone, but don't do much to blend into each other. The tracks that do have good transitions I took care to point out. Also it's not as progressive as FlyLo's other albums, like a Cosmogramma or You're Dead. But whatever it's still really good work and you have to judge it by FlyLo standards. And as a soundtrack it serves its purpose for bringing you into the world of Yasuke.

Discussion Questions

  • Is Yasuke better than Flamagra, even though it's a soundtrack album?

  • How does the wide array of new genres FlyLo tackles on this album help make it one of his most unique albums to date?

  • Favorite track?

  • Did you like Denzel Curry's performance? (I did)

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Denzel Curry announces single dropping tomorrow

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 06:38 PM PST

Cardi B to pay funeral expenses for Bronx fire victims

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 03:56 PM PST

[LEAK] Kanye West - Keep My Spirit Alive (2 Scrapped Kanye Verses) (feat. Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine, Royce Da 5'9" & Keedron Bryant)

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 01:13 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Na-Kel Smith - SKULLFACE BONEHEAD

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 09:32 PM PST

XXXTENTACION'S team announces the release of older music to be put up on streaming services + Trailer

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 08:06 AM PST

XXXTENTACION - RETURN TO MAKEOUTHILL

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Message from his team:

To Jahseh's Supporters Across The World: We continue to be amazed at the love and support that X's fans show on a daily basis. We know how much his music means to all of you, and his impact continues to be as powerful as it's ever been. It is important to us to continue to honor Jah's legacy, and in that spirit we are planning an exciting 2022.

One of our first initiatives is to get as much of X's music from his earliest days as an artist up on all DSPs. We have been working diligently to clear as much of it as possible, and we are excited to announce our first release this Friday with "vice city" hitting all streaming services for the first time. We will continue to release music as we clear it, and are making sure we do it in a way that stays true to how X released each song originally. Visit makeouthill.com now to sign up and stay up to date with X-related news, and be the first to be notified as the site evolves. Follow @makeouthill on Twitter for more updates.

Beyond the music, we know X's fans have been waiting patiently for the documentary and we will be sharing updates on it soon. Thank you again for your support and for continuing to honor and celebrate the life of Jah.

The Estate of Jahseh Onfroy, aka XXXTENTACION

"vice city" comes out on all platforms - 01/28/21

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Dominic Fike - 3 Nights [2018]

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 02:59 PM PST

Cannibal Ox ‎– Raspberry Fields

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 07:47 PM PST

The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (1992)

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 09:34 AM PST

Eminem - She Loves Me

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 07:09 AM PST

[FRESH] Wiki - 2022 INTRO

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 06:41 PM PST

22 Rising Artists to Watch in 2022 (Complex + Pigeons & Planes)

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 05:45 AM PST

[FRESH] Ralfy The Plug - Tabernacle (Official Music Video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 06:16 AM PST

Faith - Lords Of The Underground

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 07:15 AM PST

NIGO's album "I Know NIGO" receives official release date: March 25th

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 06:25 AM PST

Fam-Lay - Skrung Owt (produced by the Neptunes)

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 03:21 AM PST

Philadelphia Rapper Shortie No Mass Introduces Herself to a New Generation on “Here Goes Nothing”: Nearly 30 years after her original start the hip-hop artist releases her debut album.

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 01:26 PM PST

[FRESH] Pause The Day - FOLLOW

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 05:38 AM PST

[FRESH] Kayvo - Sleep (Official Music Video)

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 04:58 AM PST

Young Stoner Life, Young Thug, Gunna - Slam The Door

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 08:33 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] DJ CANDLESTICK X THE CHOPSTARS - PURPLE DAWN FM (CHOPNOTSLOP REMIX)

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 02:51 AM PST

How J Dilla Reinvented Rhythm

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 10:00 AM PST

MIKE - shardz

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 07:20 AM PST

Long and Hard - Three 6 Mafia

Posted: 24 Jan 2022 07:19 AM PST

Rap songs where rappers went crazy on an electronic/unconventional beat?

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 06:54 PM PST

What are some songs where rappers flowed over unconventional beats? Stuff like Flume's collaborations, attak with Danny Brown, and wild for the night by A$AP Rocky

I love both Rap and Electronic music so the crossover of genres is ear-candy

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Sunday General Discussion Thread - January 23rd 2022

Posted: 23 Jan 2022 09:40 AM PST

Rest of January Drops

24th:

26th:

  • BlocBoy JB & Tay Keith - Bacc 2 Da Bloc [Memphis Trap, CMG]
  • Doe Boy - Oh Really [Trap, Cleveland, Freeband / Epic]

27th: glaive - old dog, new tricks [Hyperpop, Interscope]

28th:

31st: Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon & Sadhugold - The Black Möbius [East Coast Hip Hop, Vinyl Exclusive, Copenhagen Crates]

"January":

  • 2 Chainz - DOPE DON'T SELL ITSELF (featuring 42 Dugg + more) [Trap, ATL, Def Jam]
  • Yeat - 2 Alivë [Plugg, WLR-core, Interscope]
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Unreleased songs that would have been hits if they were officially released? - HipHop

Unreleased songs that would have been hits if they were officially released? - HipHop

Unreleased songs that would have been hits if they were officially released?

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 05:04 AM PST

What are some unreleased rap/hip hop songs that would have been hits if they were officially released and why?

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that old MF DOOM line

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 04:33 AM PST

Money Boy - Mutombo (Official Video) Dir. by MacDuke | Prod. Neco

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 05:49 AM PST

Kodak Black - Ambition "I'm 14 And Already Thinking About Death"

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 04:55 AM PST

What are your favorite rap songs by Southern rappers?

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 05:01 AM PST

What are your favorite rap songs by Southern rappers?

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[FRESH] 1100 Himself x Mitchell - 80's (Official Music Video)

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 03:53 AM PST

Odd Squad Family - Just Like You NF Remix ft. The Kaleidoscope Kid [Fresh Video]

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 05:06 AM PST

Royce Da 5'9" - Dead President Heads

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 04:35 AM PST
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[RATE ANNOUNCEMENT] The ‘Lost to Macklemore at the Grammys’ Rate: good kid, m.A.A.d city vs Magna Carta… Holy Grail vs Nothing Was The Same vs Yeezus - HipHop

[RATE ANNOUNCEMENT] The ‘Lost to Macklemore at the Grammys’ Rate: good kid, m.A.A.d city vs Magna Carta… Holy Grail vs Nothing Was The Same vs Yeezus - HipHop

[RATE ANNOUNCEMENT] The ‘Lost to Macklemore at the Grammys’ Rate: good kid, m.A.A.d city vs Magna Carta… Holy Grail vs Nothing Was The Same vs Yeezus

Posted: 07 Jan 2022 09:01 AM PST

Happy 2022 /r/hiphopheads! Hope you all enjoyed your holidays and are ready to get back into it with our third official rate.

We're kicking off the new year with a best of losers rate, to see which of the four albums we have here can reach the closest to the highs of The Heist. Whether you had wanted Kendrick to win the first HHH rate or maybe you just hate the Grammy's in general, I hope to see you all participate as we revisit some well-loved, critically acclaimed albums from 2012-2013 and Magna Carta.

If you're new to rates, welcome! A rate is essentially an event where we pit a few albums with a common theme against each other (try to guess this one's). Everyone listens to them, scores every song out of 10, and sends those numbers to myself. In about a month, I'll tally everyone's scores and host a reveal where we'll see how each song stacks against each other, from the lowest to the highest averaged scores. Rate reveals are a fun time all around, we joke, we roast, but we also talk pretty passionately about the music we're into. Check out the past two reveal threads for a feel. And if you have any more questions, the Rate 101 tab on this Google Doc is a great resource, although feel free to ask in the thread as well.

Now let's get into the albums we'll be rating over the next few weeks.

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

I live inside the belly of the rough, Compton, USA, made me an angel on angel dust

Spotify | Apple Music | Tidal | Youtube

For his second studio album and major label debut, Kendrick Lamar wanted to a sound that was different from his prior project, Section.80. So he looked back to roots of growing up in Compton. What led was an album that not only influenced by his hometown sonically, but also thematically. good kid, m.A.A.d city was billed as an autobiographical short film; just a glance at the album cover will tell you so, note the censorship of everyone's eyes except a young Kendrick. Lyrically it's a dense and at times a dark narrative, following the rapper through his adolescence in his city, as he deals with issues of lust, family, and gang violence. It's an album that manages to combine the intense, unfiltered storytelling in songs like "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" with the more atmospheric, catchier tracks like "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" into one cohesive, concept album. GKMC has been universally applauded since its release, it's been taught academically, and dubbed a classic; many fans, including myself, will call it their favorite Kendrick album still.

Jay-Z - Magna Carta... Holy Grail

You in the presence of a king, scratch that, you in the presence of a god

Spotify | Apple Music | Tidal | Youtube

With the longest time between his last solo project and the one being rated, Jay-Z had a lot of expectations to meet with his twelfth studio album. And did he meet them? Well commercially, Magna Carta... Holy Grail was a roaring success. A release deal with Samsung allowed their users to receive the album for free; it also smashed expected debut numbers and broke Spotify streaming records at the time. All fitting for an album full of Jay's braggadocious lyricism over Timbaland's luxurious production. But the album doesn't fill its runtime with just mentions of fame and fortune. There's quite a lot of mention of the significance of family, especially fatherhood since Jay's first daughter was born quite recently. More so than the other albums included in the rate, Magna Carta features an all-star list of guest spots— artists like Justin Timberlake and Frank Ocean shine on tracks "Holy Grail" and "Oceans" respectively. Despite all this, the album left a lot to be desired from both critics and fans, so we'll see if time has changed this perspective.

Drake - Nothing Was The Same

Who else making rap albums, doing numbers like it's pop?

Spotify | Apple Music | Tidal | Youtube

While Nothing Was The Same couldn't win a Grammy for Best Rap Album as its predecessor Take Care did, the third studio album by Drake did solidify his imperial status in not just the hip-hop sphere, but beyond. Met with critical praise and remarked by fans as one of his most consistent works, this album is classic confessional Drake and all his inner musings on heartache, family, and the complications of fame. But don't box this as just a rap album. The title is an allusion to his musical evolution, moving away from solely rapping to incorporating R&B and synthpop such as on songs like "From Time" and "Hold On, We're Going Home". The whole project feels sincere, nostalgic, and essential; there's definitely a NWTS track for every listener out there.

Kanye West - Yeezus

Yeezy season approachin', fuck whatever y'all been hearin'

Spotify | Apple Music | Tidal | Youtube

What do you create after you've released your magnum opus? If you're Kanye West, well then... Yeezus. West's sixth solo studio album was born under a vision of creating something more freeform and minimalist, no doubt a reaction to his grandiose attempts at perfection with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the creative restraints he was facing in his fashion endeavors. The result is a project that melds the aesthetics and sounds of his hometown of Chicago with his current lodging in Paris, touching on genres like drill, acid-house, and industrial music. It's abrasive yet sparse, but not too unfamiliar. With tracks like "Blood on the Leaves" or "On Sight", we see it's the same Kanye just dialed up, continuing his audacious sample work, but with unmatched levels of megalomania and lewd punchlines really only he can get away with. While Yeezus had near universal critical acclaim on release, between its unconventional release strategy and drastic departure from sound, it's still polarizing to the general public so it'll be interesting to see its performance here.

Rules

READ ALL OF THESE BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR SCORES

  1. Listen to every song from the standard versions of all four of these albums and assign a score to them between 1 and 10. If you're feeling specific, decimals are okay to one place. Do not use any more than that since they'll break the program used to generate results. So a 6.5 is okay, but a 8.25 is not.

  2. You have to listen and score each song on the ballot! If you miss a score, it'll again break the program and your ballot will not be counted, but I will most likely reach out to you if this is the case.

  3. Your scores are not a secret, feel free to discuss them wherever you feel like, whether that's in the thread or in Daily Discussions. I've seen people comment to try to rally people behind their 11s, which I should also explain…

  4. You may give ONE song an 11 and ONE song a 0. Note one 11 and/or 0 in TOTAL, not for each album. Please reserve these for your most favorite and least favorite tracks, excessive sabotage ruins rate results and generally makes things less fun.

  5. You can change you scores at any time— feel free to PM me at any point after submission and before the deadline and I'll update those for you.

  6. As mentioned, the program used to calculate results uses a specific format, so everything needs to written a specific way. Please use the submission link below to send your scores (there's also a pastebin copy if needed), it's already formatted for you. If you need to work on the ballot over multiple days, you can copy it and save it on a notepad app, but please just make sure to keep the formatting intact, it'll make it easy for both you and me.

  7. You are encouraged to leave comments on as as many songs as you like. If you would like to include comments with your scores, just make sure they are formatted the proper way.

This is correct:

I Am A God: 10 I can't wait for this to be the least controversial song

These are incorrect:

I Am A God: 10: I can't wait for this to be the least controversial song

I Am A God:10 I can't wait for this to be the least controversial song

I Am A God: I can't wait for this to be the least controversial song 10

I Am A God - 10 I can't wait for this to be the least controversial song

I Am A God - 10 - I can't wait for this to be the least controversial song

I Am A God: 10 (I can't wait for this to be the least controversial song)

You can also leave comments on complete albums by adding a colon after the album name and then your comment (without a score), like so:

Nothing Was The Same: and not in a good way

That's all from me! I can't wait to get your ballots, which you should

SUBMIT HERE

(Pastebin of Empty Ballot in case submission link is down)

Scores are due February 26. The reveal will be March 3-5.

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New Music Friday: January 21st, 2022

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 10:30 AM PST

Albums

EPs

Singles

  • Kanye West & The Game - Eazy
  • Shenseea - Lick (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
  • 645ar - God Chose Me (feat. Tyga)
  • Amaarae, Kali Uchis & Moliy - SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (Slowed + Reverb Remix)
  • $NOT & A$AP Rocky - Doja
  • Berner - Make It Look Easy (feat. Lil Durk)
  • Crooked Colours, Masked Wolf & Jasiah - Light Year (Hermitude Remix)
  • 2 Chainz - Pop Music (feat. Moneybagg Yo & Beatking)
  • Bully Wiz, G Herbo & OnPointLikeOP - Tic Tac Toe
  • Mary J. Blige - Rent Money (feat. Dave East)
  • Rod Wave - Cold December
  • Lil Pump - Mona Lisa (feat. Soulja Boy)
  • Cypress Hill & Black Milk- Bye Bye (feat. Dizzy Wright)
  • Young Neves - I Might (feat. Dizzy Wright)
  • Marian Hill & GASHI - little bit
  • BlocBoy JB & Tay Keith - Home Alone
  • Digga D & StillBrickin - Pump 101
  • Amber Mark - Somebody That I Used To Know (Apple Music Home Session cover)
  • Fly Anakin & Madlib - No Dough
  • Fatlip, Blu & Madlib - Gangsta Rap (feat. GBA)
  • Bazanji - 2022
  • Isaac Zale - Somebody Dies (feat. Blu & Mick Jenkins)
  • Fenix Flexin - Slxvm Freestyle (feat. Young Contra)
  • Not3s - Who Changed?
  • Big K.R.I.T. - So Cool
  • Koryn Hawthorne - You (Remix) [feat. Big K.R.I.T.]
  • New Boyz - You're A Jerk 2
  • Baby Money - Moncler Bubble (Remix) [feat. Babyface Ray & Peezy]
  • Troy Ave & Peezy - Can't Tell Me Nothing
  • Peezy - Common Wealth
  • JP, Peezy & Payroll Giovanni - Do What I Want
  • Guapdad 4000 - I Need Bands
  • NoCap - Fortune Teller
  • Yeek - Freaky (RGB)
  • Cico P - Got Damn
  • Robert & Sonnyjim - Nowhere City (feat. Slug, Tommy Jules & Soweto Kinch)
  • UnoTheActivist - Not One Of Dem
  • Coyote - Street Lights (feat. Bino Rideaux)
  • Fedie Demarco - Big Cap'N (feat. Icewear Vezzo, M Dot Taylor & Bino Rideaux)
  • brakence - cbd
  • AG Club - Mr. Put It On
  • CEO Trayle - Sucka Free
  • Marlon Craft - State of the Union, Part. II
  • GMTO Skooby - Pick Em Up (feat. Bizzy Banks)
  • Danny Byrd & D Double E - Selecta (VIP)
  • Raz Nein - Sporadic (feat. Father)
  • Yung Kayo - It's A Monday
  • R.A. The Rugged Man - Malice Of Mammon (feat. Chuck D)
  • Yugen Blakrok - Pedestal
  • Lil Zay & Bankroll Freddie - Scams & Grams
  • WowdyHBTL - Hit The Ground (ft. Sha Ek & PJ Glizzy)
  • Chocoholic - 7PM (feat. ROMderful)
  • Glasses Malone - Kanye Should've Never Married (That Bitch) [feat. Suga Free & La Giantz]
  • Armani Depaul & Young Slo-Be - IDC
  • Ivy Sole - Call Me
  • Ras Kass - MLK DAY
  • DeeBaby - I'm Really That
  • Lil Bean - 4am
  • FNF Chop - Make Believe
  • Homeboy Sandman - Keep That Same Energy
  • Saysothemac - Rock Wit
  • Porch Bet$ - Things In The Way
  • Rawle - DAWGGY Shit! (feat. Dyemond Lewis)
  • Lou from Paradise - Flatline
  • PG RA - Right Quick
  • Leeky G Bando - Free Bizzy (feat. Kha Structure) / 4 FOR 4 (feat. Lee Drilly, Bando Ptz & Kay Hound)
  • Lee Drilly & E-Wuu - Takin That Trip
  • KirbLaGoop - Southern Smoke
  • Hodgy - Everyday
  • RXK Nephew - Inspired by Aunt Jemima
  • Snowsa - No Ceilings (feat. Tonjia Monet)
  • Denaun - Me Vs You
  • BandGang Masoe - Thank You KB
  • BandGang Biggs - Green Money
  • Hus Kingpin - Hand It Down
  • G1000 - Since A Baby 2 / Father Forgive Me
  • DoodDat600, FREDOBAGZ & MoMoneyMir - Freeze
  • Javn2900 - Different
  • Sos B4L & JBG Kel - Let's Talk Facts
  • TTS Tana - Who Am I?
  • Kenzo Balla - Supa Sitchy
  • Anweezy & Ché - House in the Hills
  • Nate Dae - sober dober
  • Bolski - Take Risks
  • JT FLOWERS - Vendetta
  • Lil Nei - Lemonade
  • Skeamy Ru & EBK Durkio - Far Hoopin'

* means not on Apple Music or Spotify

Sorted by Spotify Monthly Listeners

From /u/KHDTX13 (will be updated):

SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS:

Fresh Singles

Fresh Albums & EPs

Old NMFs

Full Calendar

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Kanye West Demands Final Cut Over ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ Doc Before Netflix Release: ‘Open the Edit Room Immediately’

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:16 AM PST

The Weeknd's "Dawn FM" sells 154K First Week. Gunna's "DS4EVER" sells 152K. Cordae's "From A Birds Eye View" sells 20K.

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 01:19 PM PST

Rank Artist Album Label Pure Sales Streaming Sales Track Equivalent Sales TOTAL SALES
1 The Weeknd Dawn FM XO/Republic 14,739 137,346 2,156 154,240
2 Gunna DS4EVER Young Stoner Life/Elektra 8,041 142,858 894 151,793
3 Cordae From A Birds Eye View Atlantic 2,196 17,793 282 20,270

Top 10 First Weeks of 2021 Across All Genres

Rank Artist Album Label Pure Sales Streaming Sales Track Equivalent Sales TOTAL SALES
1 The Weeknd Dawn FM XO/Republic 14,739 137,346 2,156 154,240
2 Gunna DS4EVER Young Stoner Life/Elektra 8,041 142,858 894 151,793
3 The Lumineers Brightside Dualtone/MNRK 32,067 12,078 312 44,457
4 ENHYPEN DIMENSION: ANSWER Belift Lab 21,497 2,220 84 23,802
5 Cordae From A Birds Eye View Atlantic 2,196 17,793 282 20,270
6 Skillet Dominion Atlantic 13,044 2,509 307 15,860
7 Various Artists Sing 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Republic 5,791 7,727 732 14,250

FAQ:

Q: Source?

A: http://hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

Q: How is this list sorted?

A: It's sorted by the total first-week sales

Q: What are pure sales?

A: Pure sales are purchases of the album (iTunes, Amazon, physicals, etc)

Q: What are track equivalent sales?

A: Track equivalent sales (or TEA/Track Equivalent Albums) is a term used to describe the sale of music downloads or singles. A track equivalent album is equal to 10 tracks, or 10 songs

Q: Where is X album?

A: Only albums that make the top 50 in sales+streaming for their debut week are counted

Q: Why do some albums show exact sales numbers while others do not?

A: The albums that do not show exact numbers are the ones that have had sales corrections from Billboard

Q: Where can I find last year's list?

A: 2021 list, 2020 list, 2019 list, 2018 list, 2017 list, 2016 list

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Mary J. Blige Enlists Usher, Anderson .Paak, Fivio Foreign, and More for New Album 'Good Morning Gorgeous' out 2/11

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 08:34 PM PST

Curren$y and Alchemist - Continuance dropping 2/18

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 02:27 PM PST

Fugees Cancel Reunion Tour Due to COVID-19

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:58 AM PST

How Gunna Finessed The System To Get #1

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 10:49 PM PST

Listen this isn't a hit piece or anything, but I feel like nobody is really talking about how gonna kind of cheated his way to get DS4EVER to #1, or more like he finessed the wildly easy-to-manipulate modern music charts. I'm not speaking about the quality of DS4EVER vs Dawn FM or anything, I think the albums speak for themselves for the most part and I actually really like both a lot, so it's not like I'm picking sides here or anything or saying The Weeknd wouldn't be capable of doing the same thing because he basically has been since After Hours dropped; he even did a "light deluxe version" with two remixes last week and I'm sure he'll pull another few songs out for a more "proper deluxe version" within the next month or so.

By releasing P Power with Drake - possibly the biggest name in the game - a few days after the album dropped, Gunna essentially played the system. It was all part of the plan: announce the song in the tracklist before the album drops > everyone goes "oh no, it's missing, where'd it go?" on Twitter on release night to generate some manipulated word of mouth hype for it > Gunna releases the song a few days later after everyone stopped listening to the album. That's the reason rappers are dropping these 20+ song albums, it's about the quick cashout, meanwhile Dawn FM is a consistent like 10 songs and a glorified intro, interlude, and outro; he's playing the long game, Gunna is playing the short game.

Watch in the next few weeks if not just straight up next week, Dawn FM will overtake it at #1 because The Weeknd has single power, meanwhile DS4EVER will drop down to possibly even below #5 because he doesn't really have that kind of catchy radio single power like a more pop-centric artist like The Weeknd does, which is also why he made Pushin P such a huge part of the marketing scheme, to at the very least get him a second single besides Too Easy.

If you don't believe me, Trippie Redd did quite literally the same exact thing a few months ago, securing him #2 and immediately dropping him off at #9 the following week as Kanye, Halsey, and Olivia Rodrigo respectively took over the top 3.

Again, nothing against DS4EVER, I'm not even saying it's a bad thing what he did, frankly I think it's fucking genius to play such a broken system that pays these artists so little to the point where they'd have to devalue their art by dropping bloated albums just to turn over something resembling a profit.

I just feel like nobody is really talking about this but should be, because it's a massive part of the conversation.

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[FRESH VIDEO] Big K.R.I.T. - So Cool

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 09:07 AM PST

Ari Lennox Says She’ll No Longer Do Interviews or Visit South Africa Following Incident on MacG’s Podcast

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 04:22 PM PST

Gucci Mane - Both Eyes Closed feat. 2 Chainz and Young Dolph

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 12:15 AM PST

Whose your top 3 pre-2000 producers??

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:45 PM PST

Just watched a video with 9th wonder talking about Illmatic & those who produced it. I'm aware of the J Dillas, Premier, Pete Rock, Qtip, Dre etc of the world but would like to know who am I missing?

Looking to listen & learn about the producers named.

& whose the best out of your three?

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Denzel Curry - Flying Nimbus Feat. Lofty305 (Official Video)

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 12:43 AM PST

[FRESH] Yelawolf & Shooter Jennings - Make Me A Believer

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 12:47 PM PST

An Interview with Black Thought - Believer Magazine

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 06:41 PM PST

New Tupac Shakur exhibit, ‘Wake Me When I’m Free,’ looks at the revolution that created the revolutionary

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 02:24 PM PST

[FRESH] Ho99o9 - BATTERY NOT INCLUDED

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:55 AM PST

Daily Discussion Thread 01/21/2022

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:04 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?")
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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.

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[FRESH] Big K.R.I.T. - So Cool

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 09:00 PM PST

[FRESH MIXTAPE] YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Colors (Deluxe)

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 09:03 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Rx Papi - In My Feelings

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 11:23 PM PST

[FRESH] NBA Youngboy - Gangsta feat. Quando Rondo

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 09:28 AM PST

[FRESH EP] Khalil Nasim - Sheeda's Black Baby

Posted: 22 Jan 2022 01:17 AM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Blu - People Call Me Blu(e)

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 01:01 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Paper Route EMPIRE - Long Live Young Dolph

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 09:05 PM PST

[FRESH] Blu, Fatlip, Madlib - Gangsta Rap (feat. GBA)

Posted: 20 Jan 2022 09:27 PM PST

Prodigy fans rejoice! The Book Of Heroine announced, dropping soon.

Posted: 21 Jan 2022 08:06 AM PST
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