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Recommended If You Like thread - February 12, 2022 - HipHop

Recommended If You Like thread - February 12, 2022 - HipHop


Recommended If You Like thread - February 12, 2022

Posted: 12 Feb 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.

Previous RIYL posts

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New York Mayor Eric Adams Asks Social Media To Ban Drill Rap Videos

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 06:53 AM PST

4 people shot at Justin Bieber’s party after Kodak Black and his crew arrive

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 07:45 AM PST

How Hip-Hop Inched Its Way to the Super Bowl Halftime Stage

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 04:02 AM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] KENNY BEATS & BENNY THE BUTCHER FREESTYLE | The Cave: Season 3 - Episode 12

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 12:02 PM PST

[FRESH] Logic - Breath Control

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 04:47 PM PST

42 Dugg and EST Gee announce release date for collaborative album

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 06:47 PM PST

[DISCUSSION] Quelle Chris - Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often (5 Years Later)

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 03:37 AM PST

The official anniversary was on the 10th, but no one posted an anniversary thread.

From the Bandcamp page:

"The title comes from a real-life discussion about the difficulties of consistency. How each of us are subject to both our own bad spirits and bursts of inspiration, those unavoidable Serotonin and dopamine peaks and valleys. Being You is Great is an attempt to catalog those moods. It's about learning to love, or at least recognize, the best and worst of one's self. It's about loneliness and comfort. Learning to hate love and learning to love hate."

Thoughts on this album?

Who was the best guest feature?

Did Quelle convey the theme well?

Best beat?

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[DISCUSSION] Saba - Few Good Things (one week later)

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 05:07 PM PST

Curious what this sub thinks now that we've had a week to listen to the album.

spotify link

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Mach-Hommy - Phi Slamma... (ft. Your Old Droog and Tha God Fahim)

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 07:01 AM PST

Daily Discussion Thread 02/12/2022

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 07:35 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

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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$uicideboy$ - Vincent Van Gogh Ain't Got Shit on Me

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 11:28 PM PST

[NOW ON STREAMING] UnoTheActivist & Playboi Carti - WHAT

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 10:05 AM PST

Bobby Shmurda Voices Frustration with Epic Records, Demands to Be Released

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 08:01 AM PST

[DISCUSSION] Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation (10 Years Later)

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 09:53 AM PST

Mista Thug Isolation was released 10 years ago today, on February 11th, 2012. Mista Thug Isolation is the debut studio album by American musician Travis Miller under the stage name Lil Ugly Mane. It was self-released via Bandcamp on February 11, 2012, with a vinyl release by Hundebiss Records. The album is entirely self-produced as Shawn Kemp, with guest appearances from Supa Sortahuman and Denzel Curry. The album attracted attention in the underground hip hop scene for its Memphis rap sound and would bring Lil Ugly Mane to mainstream popularity after also previously appearing on SpaceGhostPurrp's debut mixtape Blackland Radio 66.6 in 2011. Members of hip hop collective Odd Future Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt showed support for Lil Ugly Mane and the album, specifically the song "Throw Dem Gunz".

To me, it is insane that this album is 10 years old now. In High School, I thought this album was the shit, and I still love some songs on it to this day. I also think it's crazy how Lil Ugly Mane's music has evolved since then with some of his more experimental releases. Do you guys have any fond memories of the album, and do you think it still holds up today? Do you think the album has had impact similar to Raider Klan or other notable acts in the underground scene at the time?

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Mary J. Blige Distances Herself From The Drama To Mixed Effect On Good Morning Gorgeous - Album Review

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 07:21 PM PST

At her peak, Mary J. Blige was fierce, a little arrogant, and, most importantly, did things on her terms. Lest we forget, she had Puff Daddy, among many other industry executives, groveling for her attention before she'd even let a syllable slip on her debut What's The 411? That's the sort of ruthless move that proved even if Blige wasn't later ascribed the title of Queen of hip-hop soul, she'd fight for it. On Good Morning Gorgeous, Blige is beyond such antics. She stops protesting for what she deserves, drops the diva instincts, and separates the voice that was appointed royalty status from the person using it.

That's not to say that her days as a sassy temptress are completely behind her, though. No Blige album would be complete without at least a little bite. Failing In Love is where she builds on the salacious tension from early singles most. "Oh, I'm passin' your house/Got me wanna burn it to the ground", she sings directly to an ex that isn't deserving of her acknowledgment, especially not on a song of this quality. Blige doesn't claim to be innocent in any of these situations, she knows her mistakes and owns them with bare-knuckled grit. When she lists all of her problematic spending habits on Rent Money, she directs her audible frustration at herself, as well as the swindler that's left her at rock-bottom. But these are anomalies in a tracklist that prioritizes a quest for self-satisfaction. Blige comes first, love, and whatever else, a not so close second.

Freedom can be a troubling thing for Blige who never truly acclimates to the pleasures of answering to nobody. Instincts kick in, and she's quick to turn any advances down without rationale. Anderson .Paak learns this the hard way. The Silk Sonic representative sets Blige up deliciously with the description of a picture-perfect partnership ("I write the lyrics, she make the captions"), whilst she strikes in retaliation with "I make the features and do all the casting/ Who gon' direct me with all these theatrics?", turning out one of the few verses he can't turn to gold just to prove that she answers to no one. It's expected her behavior will be excused because, as she so proudly summarizes on Amazing, "It's so hard to fake when everything I do is real". We're supposed to accept Blige for being Blige even when she sounds more like a wheezing asthmatic reciting Chris Brown on the pre-chorus of Love Will Never.

There are almost as many producers as there are songs on Good Morning Gorgeous, and the scattershot roster mars any chance of finding cohesion or completeness. The rotating cast takes turns muddying Blige's crystalline self-assurance until she's so wrapped up, she bends at their will. Both D'Mile and H.E.R are behind the nauseating plodding beat of Good Morning Gorgeous. You can tell Blige borrowed more from the latter than just the languid percussion, too. Floridian producer duo Cool N Dre handles the LP's one and only foray into drill with On Top. The bass rattles against Blige's machine-gun cadence violently, and, just like that, one of the most seminal voices of the last three decades is reduced to uncharacteristic silence. The exception to this rule is Amazing, where DJ Khaled, or whoever it is he's chanting on behalf of these days, raises a regal brass ensemble to match the explosiveness of Blige's ardent celebration.

On an album all about self-discovery, Blige's willingness to let her peers steal the spotlight is so rarely beneficial. Fivio Foreign adds texture to On Top, doing more in just over 30 seconds than Blige manages the whole rest of the song. Elsewhere, Usher comes out ahead on Need Love, scaling the sloshing synths with the confidence of a motivational speaker. Blige used to have a knack for turning anything she touched into a song that'd thereon be acknowledged as her property, no questions asked. Here, she's become another icon whose dwindling talents require assistance from others to help ease the pressure of releasing an album that's so intimate.

With that being said, the affectionate moments remain Blige's responsibility. Though they don't make for the most thrilling songs, it should come as no surprise that her most soul-stirring confessions emerge when she enjoys a moment alone. No Idea remains as straightforward as possible. Atop a cacophonic fanfare fit, rather aptly, for a queen, Blige laments, "Around the corner where X lived/In the school street project… N\*gas was dying for less than/Thank God we made it out the hood"*, with courage. Her thoughts flow from mind to mouth without censorship, revealing her unglazed appreciation for still being here to tell her story.

And what a story that is. Few artists have the cred or career of Blige, but she's never been shy to weigh in on the pressures of superstardom. History will remember her fondly as the headlining star with a humble frankness, but Good Morning Gorgeous is for her. It isn't going to win anyone not already intrigued by Blige over, but its successes are measured by the relief Blige feels through words of positive affirmation. "It's, it's like how I finally got a chance to say I'm amazing/I never said that in my life about myself, ever", she says in conversation on GMG Interlude. You are amazing, Blige, but Good Morning Gorgeous doesn't always attest to that.

Good Morning Gorgeous - Mary J. Blige - 5/10

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Abstract Rude - Thynk Eye Can feat. Aceyalone and Myka 9

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 05:27 AM PST

Daily Discussion Thread 02/11/2022

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 11:54 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

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New Music Friday: February 11th, 2022

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 10:02 AM PST

LPs

EPs

Songs

  • Doja Cat - Celebrity Skin
  • Fivio Foreign - City of Gods (feat. Kanye West & Alicia Keys)
  • Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby - Bussin'
  • Future - Worst Day
  • Fireboy DML - Peru (feat. 21 Savage & Blxst)
  • Kodak Black - Grinding All Season
  • Omar Apollo - Invincible (feat. Daniel Caesar)
  • Chris Brickley - IKEA Rug (feat. Lil Durk)
  • 24kGoldn & Internet Money - Options
  • Mozzy - Real Ones (feat. Roddy Ricch)
  • Justin Tyme - Legends Are Forever (feat. The Game & Musiq Soulchild)
  • Saweetie - Closer (feat. H.E.R.)
  • JID & Lil Yachty - Van Gogh*
  • Central Cee - Khabib
  • KayCyy & Gesaffelstein - OKAY!
  • Sha Ek & Rich The Kid - Lacker*
  • Blac Youngsta & 42 Dugg - Threat
  • Riccitykun, Africamuq & Tems - Riccitykun
  • Pusha T - Diet Coke
  • M Huncho - Warzone (feat. Headie One)
  • Kali - UonU (feat. Yung Bleu)
  • Arin Ray, Fabolous & Steelo - Uncle Elroy
  • Curren$y & The Alchemist - The Tonight Show
  • Yeat - Still Countin'
  • Ovi - Despues De Las 12
  • Duke Deuce - Falling Off (feat. Rico Nasty)
  • Silencer & Dizzee Rascal - Grime Ain't Dead
  • Trakgirl - CANDYMAN (feat. VIC MENSA)
  • OhGeesy - Appetizer
  • Yelawolf & Shooter Jennings - Rock & Roll Baby
  • Lil PJ & Lil Keed - Leveled Up
  • 22Gz - Lick Back (Freestyle)*
  • Maine Montana - BMF IMMORTAL (feat. Jim Jones & Dave East)
  • DJ Chose & Fredo Bang - She Luv Me
  • Slumlord Trill & Fenix Flexin - SUM IZM
  • Ralfy The Plug & Drakeo The Ruler - Facade*
  • Tiny Boost & Giggs - The Family
  • Legendary Jay - More To Life (feat. Monaleo)
  • B-Lovee - Don't Change
  • Pipe Calderón - ICE
  • Sergi & KID FLEX - Te Quiero Contar
  • Paul Wall - No Tolerance (feat. Termanology, Fly Anakin & Nems)
  • YP & ONEFOUR - Out Of Sight
  • Kadja Bonet - For You (Many Selves Version)
  • Pardison Fontaine - Hoop Earrings
  • Bree Runway - Pressure
  • Bradspectacular & BBY KODIE - Type Of Way
  • Montana of 300 - Gremlin (Remix)*
  • Marlon Craft - The Happy
  • Blu, Fatlip, GBA, Hemlock Ernst & Ras Kass - Good For The Soul (Extended)
  • CRFT, Blu & J. Crum - Waiting
  • DC The Don - PSA
  • Wesley Joseph & Leon Vynehall - Cold Summer
  • Marcel Allen - 4EVASTACKIN (feat. Boldy James)
  • Mitch & BackRoad Gee - Crossroads
  • Chase & Status - When It Rains (feat. BackRoad Gee)
  • 100k Track, YNW BSlime & Slatt Zy - Change
  • Dean Blunt - MORT freestyle*
  • Hartbreak - Murder She Wrote (feat. Lil Poppa)
  • Big Narstie & Kofi - Black Is My Colour (Black Pride) [Remix] [feat. Papoose]
  • Lil Astrofish - NO CAP (feat. Jay Gwuapo)
  • johan lenox & Lancey Foux - I'm a Mess
  • Raury - Channel Zero
  • BlueBucksClan - Valentine's Day
  • Brother Ali - Goin' Through It
  • V Knuckles - G'z Up (feat. Millyz & Fredro Starr)
  • DJ Cyrbside & Yung Semi - Dangerous Job (feat. DaBoii)
  • 67 - BADNIS
  • Skiifall - Bloodclarrt Business
  • Netherfriends - Dab of Gelati (feat. Surfboard C & Chris Crack)
  • Caspr - Paralyzed (feat. Bbyface Kobe)*
  • Justin Rarri - YKMB / #FREELEEZY*
  • Bishop Nehru - Dreaming of Green
  • Pasta Flocco - GLE Freestyle
  • Capalow - Bandages
  • Sonnie - Back 2 Back (feat. Capalow)
  • Ekke - 4CAST (feat. Lil B)
  • Chris Patrick - Up Now
  • Edot Baby - Geek
  • Rae Khalil - Make It True (feat. Shayhan)
  • Factor Chandelier - Sleep Upside Down (feat. Open Mike Eagle)
  • Done Wright - They Don't Know (feat. 38 Spesh, ElCamino & M. Reck)
  • Symph - High Demand (feat. 38 Spesh)
  • EBK Hotboiiz - Sweet Lady (Remix)
  • Road Runna Rio - I'll Rather (feat. Ralfy the Plug)
  • Es-K - Griime and Gritt
  • Jay Muney - High Speed (feat. NWM Cee Murda)
  • Big Baby Scumbag - Fort Knox
  • CJ Fly - Keep Winning
  • Bris - Ask the Homies
  • Beez - Spinzone (feat. Black Fortune)
  • Jynx716 & Che Noir - Lava Lamp (feat. Stove God Cooks)
  • Manga Saint Hilare & Lewi B. - Activated (Remix) [feat. Roachee, Snowy & Logan_olm]
  • Su'Lan & Baby Stone Gorillas - 6PM on Melrose
  • Gang NM & Baby Stone Gorillas - No Respect
  • Es & Elzhi - Attack
  • KrispyLife Kidd - Kung Fu Master*
  • Wave Williams - All I (feat. Rick Hyde, Fres Da Poet, C Mar P, DJ Optimus Prime & Jae Skeese)
  • Fekky - Heavy Heavy (feat. Haile)
  • Skypp & Rhymefest - Fix Yo' Crown (feat. Allison Victoria & Jared Thompson)
  • RXKNephew - Pierce Nephew Brosnan* / A Real Story 2 Tell*
  • Black Sinatra & Piif Jones - Learn To Forgive*
  • Jai Black & Eto - Boom Bye Bye*
  • SportVVS - Watch Out
  • Siggie Sev, Freshy DaGeneral & Prada P - Touch the Ground*
  • UNION - TAKE THE JAWN (feat. Fifthpower & Kahlil Blu)
  • Westside Tut - Steppas (fat. 9Lokknine)
  • Bmacthequeen - California Sticky / Strong / When I'm Dreaming
  • Y.S. - Wes Craven (feat. Dark Lo)
  • JUSTOMOBBIN - THE STORY OF THOMAS
  • Zacchae'us Paul, Jaye Newton & Jelani Imani - Takin' It
  • Bebeboy - La Misión
  • Farinas - OK
  • Kaos the Baker & SADHUGOLD. - No Limits (feat. Lord Jah-Monte Ogban & U'nik Flow Peace)
  • Bear1Boss - $$$
  • MuddyMya - Money Kall
  • JT FLOWERS - Lover Liquor
  • Quentin Ahmad DaGod - Bounties*

* means not on Apple Music or Spotify

Sorted by Spotify Monthly Listeners, honestly ignore a lot of stuff with less than 1k unless I recognize it


From /u/KHDTX13 (will be updated):

SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS:

Fresh Singles

Fresh Albums & EPs


Old NMFs

Full Calendar

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Percee P - The Hand That Leads You

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 12:09 AM PST

Rory & Mal interview Punk Sweat$

Posted: 12 Feb 2022 07:10 AM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Cautious Clay - Deadpan Love (Deluxe)

Posted: 11 Feb 2022 02:21 PM PST

Album of the Year #41: Mach-Hommy - Balens Cho (Hot Candles) - HipHop

Album of the Year #41: Mach-Hommy - Balens Cho (Hot Candles) - HipHop


Album of the Year #41: Mach-Hommy - Balens Cho (Hot Candles)

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 01:32 AM PST

Artist: Mach-Hommy

Album: Balens Cho (Hot Candles)


Listen


Background:

Following the release of Pray For Haiti earlier in 2021, rumours emerged of a new Mach-Hommy album releasing on Black Friday. Mach had dropped multiple albums every year until 2020, so fans were excited for the possibility of a second album and the return to 'dumping' multiple releases a year. The project was soon postponed, and was eventually released the next week on December 4th with the title Balens Cho (Hot Candles).


Review:

The album's cover depicts the rapper sitting, completely toned in the yellow which colours the music to come. Behind him appears a shrine, potentially one of Vodou or Santeria practises. These religions are prevalent in Haiti, comprising of the religious bellies of West African slaves and Catholicism. Vodouist shrines are typically adorned with the candles which the album centres itself around. The symbol of a candle suggests the focus Mach places on the Haitian diaspora, the beliefs and religion which defines it, and the importance of these light-bearing adornments and everything their light represents.

The album's opening interlude is 'La Prèmiere Bougie', a French phrase which can be translated as 'The First Candle' in English. It directly addresses a listener, instructing them to "go down to Haiti […] looking for new items to buy". This narrative runs throughout the album's 5 interludes - describing this colonial presence concerned with commodification.

Balens Cho opens on 'Labou', where a loop of horns harken back to those on the opener to Pray For Haiti, this time triumphantly announcing a victory lap. The song sees him rapping about his origin from the "swamp", embracing the Haitian tropical landscape and the murk which defines himself. The track's title, 'labou', is Haitian Creole for "mud", which is mentioned several times throughout, most noticeably in the chorus. Mach relentlessly echoes the words "I got it out the mud, swear to God", a call to his origin - emerging from the "mud" of the societal bottom. The first verse ends calling upon "the swamps with the green moss", and the second opens further describing these "muddy waters". In a reference to Mach's Hard Lemonade, he raps about how he was "really picking lemons in the orchard", building upon his description of working from the bottom by comparing his craft to that of agricultural work and growing fruit out of the mud. The triumphant horns of the beat continue, produced by Nicholas Craven, and Mach's final chorus closes the track.

The album then moves into its second interlude, 'La Deuxième' (The Second), where ceremonial drums pulse and an American voice describes the meeting of "executives of Caribbean exports" who meet at a cafe on the south coast of Haiti. The brief interlude then ends with a short description of their discussion.

What follows is the choral loop and boom bap beat of 'Separation Of The Sheep From The Goats', again produced by Nicholas Craven. The track is a biblical allusion to Matthew 25:31-46, where Christ will separate mankind 'as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats', where mankind is divided into the punished and the righteous. The track's title also calls upon the pervasive hip-hop proverb of the greats ('greatest of all time') being the "goats". When compared and separated from the similar livestock of "sheep", Mach fundamentally contrasts the 'great' rappers with those who aren't. The track's chorus is spiritually sung using the doubled vocals of the rapper, one recording in his signature baritone, with a higher variant layered above it. It's content includes singing the track's title, as well as a direct a biblical reference to its inspiration, "the Book of Revelation". In the final line he raps "So holla at me if you want the throne back, not bad for some gibberish and monotone raps", a direct assertion of his 'greatest' status and referencing the praise for his craft despite its esoteric and hard-to-parse style.

This is followed by 'Magnum Band Remix', produced by Ras G. Before the album's release Mach was pictured at a Ras G mural, and has spoke of a collaborative album Haitian Space Base coming at some point. The beat opens on a heavy organ drone and bass line, with dusty drums and the Ras G producer tag echoing into the space of the track. Mach enters with a slow flow, rapping allusions to Frida Kahlo (coolin' with my Mexican wiz"), MF DOOM ("seen a stocky n***a in a mask like a DOOMposter"), Biggie ("say peace to B.I. after that G ride to heaven") as well as the standout final bar "chain snatching to DMCA, either way your link gone", a double entendre that equates snatching chains to pirated music. An outro is spoken by A.A. Rashad, Griselda's second in-house poet, who's Afrofuturist monologue finally asserts that "all space programmes are from Africa".

The album's third interlude, 'La Troisième' (The Third) features an old recording of orchestral horns, whilst a voice describes "warm tropical breezes", "a big golden moon" and "dramatic drums in the distance".

Proceeding track 'Lajan Sal' opens on the jingling warmth of its beat, produced also by Nicholas Craven, and the baritone chorus "my lajan sal, I ain't seen my P.O. in a while". The phrase is Haitian Creole for 'dirty money', with the track's focus centred on criminality and societal trapping of those into criminal acts. The final line of the hook makes a demand to free from prison those close to Mach, with the assertively sung "let em out" closing each section. The second verse suggests sentiments of escaping this criminality, with the rapper stating "I really made it out the bricks, done got rich, no longer gotta stick up". This growth does not leave him any less assertive however, as suggesting by closing lines "ain't no Jesse Jack when it's Hommy-town, try me clown, got me clap back like Kwame Brown".

Fourth interlude, 'La Quatrième' (The Fourth), features more dialogue, which asks "how'd you like to attend a voodoo ceremonial worship?". The invitation is answered "aren't those things supposed to be secret?", before the interlude closes on a short, ominous moment of horns.

After this is 'Wooden Nickels', comprised of a soft, drum-less jazz loop produced by Fortes. It also features the airy, breathing saxofone of Sam Gendel, which emerges at times in the slow loop. This song sees Mach at his most vulnerable, and his softer spoken raps are parallel to the jazz loop, as he recounts the wisdom of his grandparents ("words fitting in the stanza just like poetry"). He references his grandfather's martyrdom, who wasn't appreciated by those he helped. This is where the track's meaning lies, like his grandfather he feels an that lack of appreciation, suggesting "n****s ain't gonna leave me with two wooden nickels to rub together". Essentially, the world will leave him with nothing for his work, just like his grandfather, describing the generational discrimination of Haitian people. He extends this generational discrimination to his father, explaining how those who owed his father favours were eager to forget them after his death. The end result being that it has made the rapper's "heart colder than Antarctica", wary of the world and its exploitation of his people. To close the track the loop fades out, and Gendel solos until a final, sustained note breaths.

After this is 'Traditional', the final track produced by Nicholas Craven on this album. Craven once again employs a sample of horns, played slower than the album intro, but just as commandingly. Mach once again has a message to share, continuing his focus on the effects of discrimination he describes the hopelessness of poverty. Over the cinematic horns he raps, "What happens when conditions ain't liveable, n****s get to acting they religion ain't biblical", where he describes the conditions of poverty as so unable to be lived in, that all hope is lost for those suffering in them. The message is told over the continuing cinematic horns, which eventually fade away with it.

Final interlude, 'La Cinquième' (The Fifth) features the audio of an apparent 'ritual', with the "throbbing rhythm" of drums and a dancing horn underscoring the narration, as the ceremony "picks up in intensity".

The next track, 'Money Magnets', sees Mach rapping with his fellow Dump Gawd Tha God Fahim, in another ode to the Dump catalogue. The beat is produced by Messiah Musik, consisting of a slow piano loop and traditional boom bap drums which drive its eery melody. Standout lines from Mach include "watch how I put you on skates, it's the Haitian", followed by "I dedicate my masters to this tape, to the next generation" where he details the good he wants to do for his country. The track is a declaration of wealth, but also that it's going to the right places.

'Self Luh' continues Mach's stylisation of 'love' as 'luh', seen in both Bulletproof Luh and Luh Hertz. Building on the concept, this time it is applied to the self - with the song's production taking a soulful sample of vocals and looping this message of "loving yourself, but taking it all for granted". The song is produced by Griselda staple Conductor Williams, whose trilogy of beats made for some of the most powerful moments of Pray For Haiti, and makes for a just as powerful outro to Balens Cho. Opening the track Mach asks "you ever stop to thank your heart for beatin'? What if you had to stop and thank for your lungs to start breathing?", questioning the apparent lack of gratitude many have for the parts of their body used everyday. This starts a message of caring for the human body and self love which runs through the whole song, ending in final lines "I am infinite wealth, but it all starts out with loving yourself".

Overall, Mach-Hommy's second showing of 2021 is another powerful project that showcases his G.O.A.T. status in the underground hip hop scene. He proves that he retains the ability to make projects in a similar vein to past work, as well as working in the sound of his breakout Pray For Haiti. He also channels the Mach of 2017-2019 in the "dumping" of more than one project, leaving much to be excited for in his next releases. Will he continue his old sound, his current sound, embrace a combination of the two, expand on the post-2019 'yellow trilogy' (Mach's Hard Lemonade/Pray For Haiti/Balens Cho), or move forward and do something entirely different? This leaves a hope that Mach-Hommy continues to build his discography and craft his increasingly growing presence in hip hop in the 2020s and the future.


Questions:

  • Do you prefer Balens Cho or Pray For Haiti?

  • Is this a return to the more 'underground' form for Mach?

  • What would you like to see him do in the near future?

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[FRESH] Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, Alicia Keys - City Of Gods

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:00 PM PST

Anthony Fantano in the Washington Post: Musicians, please stop luring your fans into the risky world of NFTs

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:42 AM PST

Kanye West Calls Out Billie Eilish, Threatens to Pull Out of Coachella

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 02:49 PM PST

According to hip-hop media executive Ebro Darden: Kendrick Lamar will be releasing a new single this week. Lamar’s camp confirmed that the rapper will be dropping a new song ahead of his performance at the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 10:28 AM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] $NOT - Ethereal

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:00 PM PST

[FRESH] KayCyy - OKAY! (Prod. Gesaffelstein)

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:00 PM PST

DaBaby beats up Dani Leigh’s (his baby mama) brother, Brandon Bills, at a bowling alley

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 04:24 AM PST

[FRESH] Future - Worst Day

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:03 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Future - Worst Day

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:59 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Yeat - Still Countin (Directed by Cole Bennett)

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:59 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Mary J. Blige - Good Morning Gorgeous (feat. Fivio Foreign, Anderson .Paak, Usher, and more)

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:00 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Snoop Dogg - BODR

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:02 PM PST

[FRESH] Yeat - Still Countin

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 08:59 PM PST

[FRESH] Duke Deuce - Falling Off (Ft. Rico Nasty)

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:04 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Curren$y & The Alchemist - The Tonight Show

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:03 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Cousin Stizz - Just For You

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:02 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales: The Deluxe

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:02 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Future - Worst Day

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:01 PM PST

Big KRIT announces tour dates

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:42 AM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Raveena - Asha’s Awakening

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:06 PM PST

Tracklist for Curren$y & The Alchemist "Continuance", dropping February 18.

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 03:34 AM PST

# Title
01 Half Moon Mornings
02 Reese's Cup
03 No Yeast (Feat. Boldy James)
04 Obsession
05 Corvette Rally Stripes (Feat. Havoc & Wiz Khalifa)
06 Whale Watching (Feat. Styles P)
07 The Tonight Show
08 Signature Move
09 Louis Baggage (Feat. Babyface Ray)
10 The Final Board
11 Jodeci Tape
12 Endurance Runners (Feat. Larry June)
13 Kool & The Gang

 

37 minutes long

Tracklisting taken from Apple Music New Zealand.

Hiqh Quality Artwork (2000x2000)

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[FRESH VIDEO] $NOT - Ethereal [Official Album Trailer]

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 04:08 PM PST

Fivio Foreign announces his new album, B.I.B.L.E, will drop on March 25th and will be executive produced by Kanye West

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:41 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] Juicy J & Wiz Khalifa - Stoner’s Night

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 09:23 PM PST

[THROWBACK THURSDAY] 2Pac/Makaveli - To Live And Die In LA

Posted: 10 Feb 2022 05:53 AM PST