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Burberry Perry Disses Joe Budden and Charlamagne: "Y’all really gone let 2 old ass niggas in biker jeans that said Frank Ocean’s Blonde was trash tell y’all about music? I think lé fuck not" - HipHop

Burberry Perry Disses Joe Budden and Charlamagne: "Y’all really gone let 2 old ass niggas in biker jeans that said Frank Ocean’s Blonde was trash tell y’all about music? I think lé fuck not" - HipHop


Burberry Perry Disses Joe Budden and Charlamagne: "Y’all really gone let 2 old ass niggas in biker jeans that said Frank Ocean’s Blonde was trash tell y’all about music? I think lé fuck not"

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 02:46 PM PST

The Notorious B.I.G Ft Eminem - Dead Wrong

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 06:49 AM PST

[FRESH] Post Malone feat. T Pain & Joey Badass - Rockstar (Remix)

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 10:58 AM PST

[LEAK] Travis Scott - Wasted OG (Feat. Yung Lean)

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 11:34 AM PST

[UNRELEASED 2006] Kanye West - See Me Again

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 08:37 PM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] SiR - Something Foreign (feat. ScHoolboy Q)

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 01:01 PM PST

[Leak] Future - Hate In Your Soul

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 02:35 PM PST

[FRESH ALBUM] bladee - Working on Dying

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 02:39 PM PST

Drake - How About Now

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 10:52 AM PST

J.I.D's lost mixtape, Para Tu, on Soundcloud

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 07:22 AM PST

During The Never Story write up, a lot of people showed interest in listening to JID's mixtape "Para Tu" which is impossible to find anywhere on the internet. I had been searching for months, just to come across broken link after broken link. Luckily, /u/luciddreams9 had the mixtape saved and PMd it to me and a few others I think (there was a lot of requests so I'm not sure he was able to get everyone). This tape is actually really good though and I think it should be heard by all JID fans so I uploaded it to soundcloud.

https://soundcloud.com/user-484914189/sets/para-tu

Edit: I uploaded this for ease of access but I guess people still want the dL link lmao so I guess I'll send it out. PM me if you want it.

Edit 2: if mods could let me know, could I just post the zippyshare link here? Rip my inbox lol I hope I didn't miss anyone.

Edit 3: I've tried to PM everyone in this thread asking for the link but it's possible I missed you. If you send me a PM it's easier for me to see.

Edit 4: Mods have said it's okay so here's the DL link. I've sent almost a hundred PMs lol you guys can stop bombarding me now. http://www75.zippyshare.com/v/7WJyBsym/file.html

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Dedication 6 has a part 2 featuring Future, Juelz Santana.

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 06:43 AM PST

[FRESH] Travis Scott & 21 Savage - Krippy Kush

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 06:37 PM PST

Drake checked 40 for giving inside information to DJ Akademiks

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 05:01 PM PST

[FRESH] SPACEGHOSTPURRP- S.A.N.D 2018

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 06:43 PM PST

2Pac - Hit 'Em Up (Dirty) (Official Video) HD

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 08:39 AM PST

Gucci Mane - Peepin out the Blinds

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 03:40 PM PST

[WAVY WEDNESDAY] Bas - Lit ft. J. Cole, KQuick

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 04:57 PM PST

Yung Lean interviewed by Travis Scott

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 10:19 PM PST

We're Off The Jump, and we just reached our goal of putting out a single every week of 2017. Over 1.5 million plays later, we wanted to share our Top 10 tracks with y'all, including "Bright Side" from our upcoming tape!

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 12:32 PM PST

[LEAK] PARTYNEXTDOOR - Leave Jamaica

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 02:46 PM PST

DJ Muggs hints at new music with MF DOOM in 2018

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 06:35 PM PST

https://www.instagram.com/p/BdOgZZBBvps

If Gems from the Equinox is anything to go off of this is gonna be fire

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Daily Discussion Thread 12/27/2017

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 09:52 AM PST

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

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[FRESH] OG Maco, Unotheactivist, ThouxanbanFauni & Warhol.SS - Loaded

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 07:32 AM PST

Migos: CULTURE 2 Tracklist

Posted: 28 Dec 2017 12:15 AM PST

1. Big Baller (feat. DJ Khaled)

0:03:34

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12134

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: BIG Baller (feat. DJ Khaled)

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Dj Khaled Publishing (BMI), Tm88 Music Publishing (BMI)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by K. Khaled

Written by B. Simmons

Produced by TM88

DJ Khaled appears courtesy of Epic Records

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

2. Givenchy Bag

00:02:53

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12434

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Givenchy Bag

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Shane Lindstrom Pub Designee (ASCAP)

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by S. Lindstrom

Written by J. Brathwaite

Produced by Murda Beatz

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

3. Gaza

0:04:14

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12145

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Gaza

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Biscuits And Gravy Music (BMI)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by D. Lowery

Written by J. Hickman

Written by D. Faragher

Written by D. Avery

Written by R. Harrell

Sample Credits: Contains samples from "River Euphrates" written by David Lowery, John Hickman, David Faragher published by Biscuits And Gravy Music (BMI)

Produced by DY and Ricky Racks

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

4. Wide Awake

0:03:07

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12505

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Wide Awake

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Shane Lindstrom Pub Designee (ASCAP)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Cephus

Written by S. Lindstrom

Produced by Murda Beatz

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

5. Somersault (feat. Kanye West & 2 Chainz)

0:06:21

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12758

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Somersault (feat. Kanye West & 2 Chainz)

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Please Gimme My Publishing Inc. (BMI), Ty Epps Music (ASCAP)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by K. West

Written by T. Epps

Written by M. Ricks

Written by C. Young

Written by L. Wayne

Produced by Metro Boomin

Additional production by Kanye West

Kanye West appears courtesy of Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Def Jam Recordings

2 Chainz appears courtesy of Def Jam Recordings

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

6. Hard Drive (Interlude)

0:00:18

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12493

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Hard Drive (Interlude)

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI) Written by Q. Marshall

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

7. Ratatouille (feat. Drake & Baka Not Nice)

0:05:48

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12310

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Ratatouille (feat. Drake & Baka Not Nice)

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Travis Savoury Pub Designee (SOCAN), Joshua Luellen Publishing (BMI)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by A. Graham

Written by T. Savoury

Written by L. Wayne

Written by J. Luellen

Produced by Metro Boomin and Southside

Drake appears courtesy of OVO Sound/Republic Records

Baka Not Nice appears courtesy of OVO Sound/Warner Bros. Records

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

8. Clingy

0:03:49

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12049

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Clingy

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by X. Dotson

Produced by Zaytoven

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

.9.
On My Mind

0:04:12

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12243

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: On My Mind

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Chris Travis Pub Signee (BMI)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by C. Travis

Written by E. O'Connor

Written by X. Dotson

Sample Credits: Contains samples from "We Up" written by Chris Travis, Elmo Kennedy O'Connor, published by Chris Travis Pub Signee (BMI)

Produced by Zaytoven

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

.10. Magic Money

0:04:21

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12439

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Magic Money

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Cardo on the Beat (ASCAP)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by I. Hayes

Written by D. Porter

Written by R. Riggs

Written by J. Hunter

Written by C. Smith

Written by C. Woods

Written by D. Coles

Written by R. Jones

Written by G. Grice

Written by J. Hawkins

Written by R. LaTour

Sample Credits: Contains samples from "C.R.E.A.M." written by Isaac Hayes, David Porter, Robert F. Riggs, Jason Hunter, Clifford Smith, Corey Woods, Dennis Coles, Russell Jones, Gary E. Grice, Jody Lamont Hawkins, published by Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI)

Produced by Cardo

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

.11. Light Show (feat. Travis Scott)

0:04:08

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12539

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Light Show (feat. Travis Scott)

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Travis Scott Music (BMI)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by J. Webster Jr.

Produced by Buddah Bless

Travis Scott appears courtesy of Getting Out Our Dreams, Inc./Epic Records

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

.12. Corporate Niggas

0:03:36

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12843

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: Corporate Niggas

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI)

Written by K. Cephus

Written by L. Wayne

Produced by Metro Boomin

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

.13. Motorsport (feat. Nicki Minaj & Cardi B)

0:05:08

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12327

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited Language: English

Work Title: MotorSport (feat. Nicki Minaj & Cardi B)

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Shane Lindstrom Pub Designee (ASCAP), Jahron Brathwaite Pub Designee (ASCAP), Shaftizm (ASCAP)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by O. Maraj

Written by B. Almanzar

Written by K. Gomringer

Written by T. Gomringer

Written by S. Lindstrom

Produced by Murda Beatz and Cubeatz

Nicki Minaj appears courtesy of Republic Records

Cardi B appears courtesy of Atlantic Records

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

.14. Culture 2 (Outro) (feat. Gucci Mane)

0:03:51

Artist: Migos

ISRC: US-CBK-17-12734

Resource Type: Audio

Format: Stereo

Genre: Hip-Hop

Explicit: Edited

Language: English

Work Title: CULTURE 2 (Outro) (feat. Gucci Mane)

Preliminary Publisher Information: WB Music Corp./Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Ten Down Muzik (BMI), Radric Davis Publishing Llc (ASCAP), Tm88 Music Publishing (BMI)

Written by Q. Marshall

Written by K. Ball

Written by K. Cephus

Written by R. Davis

Written by B. Simmons

Produced by TM88 and Quavo

(P) (C) 2018 Quality Control/300/Atlantic Records

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Black Thought - The Gift(2017) mixtape

Posted: 27 Dec 2017 07:52 PM PST

Correction: Saturation III debuted at #15 selling 36K first week (25K pure) - HipHop

Correction: Saturation III debuted at #15 selling 36K first week (25K pure) - HipHop


Correction: Saturation III debuted at #15 selling 36K first week (25K pure)

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 01:56 PM PST

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] Lil Wayne - Dedication 6

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 06:22 AM PST

What do you guys think?

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A look back to D'Angelo's Black Messiah, three years later.

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 09:35 AM PST

He signed two of the records that redefined R&B and soul during the nineties - Brown Sugar in 1995 and Voodoo five years later - and then, vanished. For the last fifteen years, Michael Eugene Archer's work had been counted collaborations in other people's work, like J Dilla, Q-Tip, Common or Snoop Dogg, a few tours and tons of problems -sentimental, legal, accidental- that seemed to condemn him to the altar of the great accursed on music. The intermittent rumours of his comeback -years and years of talking about a James River that should have been his third album- were giving rise to hope, albeit not on their own terms: D'Angelo didn't say a thing and it was close friends and collaborators -Questlove from The Roots, basically- who allowed us to keep the faith. Finally, two things happened that made D'Angelo release Black Messiah: first, James River turned into Black Messiah, and instead of the intended release in 2015 it got released in a very late 2014, December 15th, justified by the boiling hot political situation in the USA. That brings up the first and obligatory point when it comes up when talking Black Messiah: politics.

"Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can easily be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump into to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah."

"It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen. It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape where these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader."

In the first words in the booklet of Black Messiah, D'Angelo explains that Black Messiah is not a hero, a leader, or him; he is no Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King or Malcolm X, D'Angelo is just a musician who wants to reflect the current situation. And that is shown in 1000 Deaths, the second song in the album, that showcases the pacifist position of D'Angelo. It first starts with a sample from a 1995 debate between Khalid Abdul Muhammad and Anthony J. Hilder called "The Origin of Jesus Christ: Myth or Reality". This sample is a 83 seconds intervention of Khalid, whose argument is based on how Christ was not the 'blond-haired, blue-eyed, pale-skinned, buttermilk complexion Christ', but actually a black man, the black messiah:

I'm talking about the Jesus of the Bible, with hair like lamb's wool. I'm talking about that good hair, I'm talking about that nappy hair. That his body would be like beryl. Another scripture said his body would be like jasper. Another scripture said his body would be like fine brass, as though it had been burned in an oven. Jesus: the Lord, the Savior, the Master, the Redeemer. Jesus, the Black revolutionary Messiah.

And that was later addressed on Muhammad's Kean University intervention: It's the white man- the white man got a God complex. That's what names Black Messiah, not only the sense of community, but the sense of an afrocentric community. And that sense shined during the protests after the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, months prior the release of Black Messiah. Before this skit ends another sample kicks in, this time from Fred Hampton, a deputy chairman on the National Black Panther party. Threatened by the FBI, he was murdered on December 1969, and months prior to his death he gave a speech where this sample comes from:

"Black people need some peace, white people need some peace. And we are going to have to fight, we're going to have to struggle, we're going to have to struggle relentlessly to bring about some peace because the people that we're asking for peace, they're a bunch of megalomaniac war-mongers, and they don't even understand what peace means. We've got to fight them, we've got to struggle with them to make them understand what peace means."

It's ironic how precisely he got murdered by those 'megalomaniac war-mongers'. But that's what matters in this skit, the sense of unity of communities to get the best for everyone. It's not about black vs white, it's about people vs power.

And then we get to the actual song. Over guitars and muddy funk, D'Angelo's distorted voice sings from two different perspectives, giving two meanings to 1000 Deaths: first, he sings as a soldier who is sent to the war and fears how his death is so near, but it also is from the point of view of Jesus before his death. The hill he mentions can be taken as the hill before the battle field, or the hill where Jesus was crucified. The soldier is thrilled, and so is Jesus, but both believe it's from a larger good (winning a war and bringing peace or following God's will).

Later in the chorus, D'Angelo mentions once again a extract of Khalid Abdul Muhammad, and once again in his Kean university speech:

"Jesus the Black Revolutionary Messiah said, "He or she who seeks to save their life shall lose their life. He or she, yet out of wisdom, but he or she who does not fear death shall save their life." A coward dies a death a thousand times maybe in one day, a coward is dying all the time. But when you can look death in the face and snatch death's tongue out of death's mouth and rebuke the grave, rebuke the grave!"

Because a coward dies a thousand times
But a soldier only dies just once
Once, once

Then in the third verse, D'Angelo names God and Jesus again, but through their hebrew names: Yahweh and Yeshua. But in the second line he goes back to the war: 'he don't want no coward soldier', and that's what D'Angelo really wants to say with this song, mixing politics, revolution, war and faith: God and Jesus only want the best for us, and want us to be free. The sense of community comes back, compared to Jesus: for him being a messiah is not being a leader, but being a martyr, someone to guide the people through bad moments and being an example.

But as he says, not everything in Black Messiah is about politics. Sometimes it's personal issues. The spark that ignited these issues was the video for Untitled (How Does It Feel), Voodoo's third single. Inspired by Prince's work, the video was released few weeks before the release of Voodoo and the airplay helped to increase the single's and album's popularity due to its heavily controversial content: D'Angelo bare naked, lip-syncing and doing gestures. All of this made D'Angelo a sex symbol, leading to frustration on his part. In the Voodoo tour, which lasted for six months, many women in the audience asked him to get naked and in general things that made him feel uncomfortable. One thing lead to another, and he ended up wanting to lose his fit figure, he wanted to get fat, to lose his sex symbol position. Months after the tour his friend Fred Jordan commited suicide, in April 2001, which lead to heavy alcoholism. 4 years later and after more alcoholism and drug abuse, his girlfriend had left him, he lost contact with most of his family and parted ways with his managers and attorney. One album was scrapped around that time, which apparently sounded like "Parliament/Funkadelic meets the Beatles meets Prince, and the whole time there's this Jimi Hendrix energy". After being arrested for possession of marijuana and cocaine, mugshots of him began to circulate. The muscular and sexy D'Angelo wasn't there anymore, just an unhealthy and overweight version of him. Weeks after being sentenced for drugs charge, the infamous car crash happened. After that, he went into rehab.

Two years of radio silence ended with Questlove playing a new song, Really Love, in an australian radio. Because the center of the personal issues of D'Angelo, and who saved him, was Questlove. Him and Amy Winehouse. Both had been friends for a long time, and intended to form a group with Mos Def, but the sudden death of Amy stopped them. Following her death, Questlove begged D'Angelo to stop the ten year process of self-destruction he had been going through. He didn't want him to end up like many 'cursed stars', like Kurt Cobain, Aaliyah or Amy Winehouse herself. These words were what changed D'Angelo's path, and around that time he went back to recording again, this time with Pino Palladino, James Gadson and Questlove. Almost at the same time, D'Angelo goes back on tour and plays some new songs live, like Sugah Daddy and The Charade.

The personal issues are what matter on Black Messiah after all. D'Angelo went on a 15 year journey to a personal hell, and came back to tell everyone about it. The topics of love in many forms are spread through the album and the sound mixes influences in its torrid and thick funk, with obsessive guitar riffs, big basses, choirs that answer D'Angelo's voice. The layers of sound overlap and disappear at will, with groovy pianos, precious strings, harmonical claps. Really Love stands out, starting with a female voice in spanish over strings and following with a beautiful acoustic guitar that progresses into latin rhythms, and D'Angelo offering one of his best vocal performances.

Finally, the Black Messiah booklet ends with a few words in caps:

ALL WE WANTED WAS A CHANCE TO TALK.

'STEAD, WE ONLY GOT OUTLINED IN CHALK.

This is part of the chorus to The Charade, another one of the political tracks in the album. It's one of the most hard-hitting because of how direct it is, referencing how many oppressed communities (black, latin communities) have had to fight and die to be able to get some basic rights like voting, which in many cases conservative parties have been trying to deny, like republicans on Florida. Once Black Messiah ends, there is not much to say other than it being a proud lesson in history and a superb message about the radiant present of an artist who long ago seemed lost yet now sounds more alive, inspired and needed than ever.

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Google Groups discussion from 2002 about Eminem getting soft after The Eminem Show.

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 02:54 PM PST

Charlamagne Tha God & Joe Budden Presents: This Year Was Dope Trash 2017

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 08:07 AM PST

Jaden Smith announces that he will release a "book of poetry" next year

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 05:33 PM PST

Rick Ross - Sanctified ft. Kanye West & Big Sean

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 05:27 PM PST

Daily Discussion Thread 12/26/2017

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 05:00 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
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[FRESH] Rich the Kid - Perplexing Pegasus Remix

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM PST

[FRESH VIDEO] Yung Bans - Lonely (ft. Lil Skies)

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 03:00 PM PST

[FRESH] Madeintyo - Madeinboomin (Prod. Metro Boomin)

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 06:27 AM PST

I wrote up a review for 21 Savage, Offset, and Metro Boomin's collab tape, "Without Warning," as one of my 2017 Albums of the Year.

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 09:37 AM PST

Mike Will Made-It Responds to Gangsta Boo Accusing Rappers of Stealing From Three 6 Mafia

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 02:46 PM PST

Tommy Wright III - Meet Yo Maker

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 04:49 PM PST

[FRESH] Lloyd Banks - Untouchable freestyle

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 07:09 PM PST

Gun Thought to Be Used in Tupac Shakur Murder Destroyed by ATF

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 01:56 PM PST

Da$H - "MEANS" [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 11:35 AM PST

[FRESH] Famous Dex- A Must ft Trippie Redd

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 05:21 PM PST

Ab-Soul - YMF

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 10:20 AM PST

[Discussion] The Growth of Gucci Mane

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 05:07 PM PST

Weekly [Fresh] Bot

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 08:42 PM PST

Is there anyway to reactivate/recreate the bot? The messages and post were so awesome, aggregating each day's fresh posts which hit a certain upvote or comment threshold (for those that don't know)

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SpaceGhostPurrp - Suck A Nigga Dick For 2011

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 11:27 PM PST

[FRESH] Mike Will Made It - Instrumental Tuesday’s 2017

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 08:09 PM PST

Mick Jenkins - The Artful Dodger (Prod. by Kaytranada & THEMpeople)

Posted: 26 Dec 2017 03:26 AM PST

Album of the Year #25: Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream - HipHop

Album of the Year #25: Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream - HipHop


Album of the Year #25: Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream

Posted: 25 Dec 2017 12:32 PM PST

Merry Christmas, y'all!

Artist: Open Mike Eagle

Album: Brick Body Kids Still Daydream


Listen:

Youtube

Spotify

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Album Background:

Open Mike Eagle, born in the South Side of Chicgao, 37 years old, and member of Project Blowed has become a staple in the underground hip hop scene and started making waves with his poignant and concise projects starting in 2010 with his first full length release Unapologetic Art Rap.

You may have heard of Mike outside of his music by his features in Vice videos such as Why rappers love Grey Poupon or Rapping, deconstructed: The best rhymers of all time. If not those, maybe you've seen him on Eric Andre's show in Rapper Warrior Ninja. And, again, if not that then maybe you know him as a friend of famous comedian and Bill Cosby exposer Hannibal Buress.

Before becoming a rapper, Michael W. Eagle II went to Whitney M. Young High School which is a selective enrollment public school in the Near West Side of Chicago. After high school, Mike went to Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a psychology major where he met his now good friend Hannibal Buress. He graduated and moved on to do one year of grad school before moving to Los Angeles where he worked a few different jobs such as Americorps, a non-profit halfway home, and as a third and fourth grade special education teacher. At this time, he only rapped as a hobby until he found Project Blowed, where he became affiliated with now long time collaborators Busdriver, Dumbfoundead, and Pyschosiz.

Open Mike Eagle's 5th full length LP Brick Body Kids Still Daydream was released on September 15, 2017 under one of my favorite labels Mello Music Group. Mike grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago which was a series of project housings that is now demolished. They were erected in the early 1960s, and demolished over the course of nine years from 1998 to 2007. Here is a picture of the last standing building via Wikipedia. These buildings were designed to hold up to 11,000 residents, and in actuality housed up to 27,000 people at its peak. The complex was riddled with gang violence and crime throughout its entire existence.

The source of inspiration for this album is made clear by the title, the album cover, and Mike's upbringing which leads to this album being a tell all of Mike's feelings about the Robert Taylor Homes, and subsequently he touches on the problems in America in a way that is very personal to him.


Review:

Mike's style of rap is soft and inviting, like he is telling a story out of a book by your bedside. With the opening track Legendary Iron Hood, he invites you into his dream world at the Robert Taylor Homes. He sets up with references to a superhero in the X-Men with lines like "I keep my head down, pushing like I'm walking to school, yeah / I hold em tight like Infinity Gems" and "Got a brother named Charles that be on that bullshit / I protect my neck with some magical jewels." While Mike's rapping is smooth and harmless, it's exciting like he really wants you to listen to his story. His childish daydreams tells you just enough to make you interested to hear more about his life growing up, and see how he solves the problems he establishes in this first track.

Mike keeps you on your toes as one emotion that's being conveyed never lasts very long. This album in the 40 minutes run time takes you from happy and comfortable, to a dark and depressed place, and this can quickly change from track to track. One track that shows this dichotomy is Happy Wasteland Day, where Mike gives us his take on the political landscape of 2017 while never mentioning the name of the largest contributor to the current state of affairs. The beat most prominently features a looped string instrument, backed by simple drums and bass supporting it. Mike's lyricism in this track varies from on the nose to more abstract questions in simple lines. "When the king is a garbage person / I might wanna lay down and die" he repeats quite often as he wonders what he's supposed to do. He poses a problem and offers a solution to himself within two lines, "Zombie sheriffs is tryna lynch us / Guess I'll call up my congressman." Mike makes a grim joke saying that the police force are like zombies out for their next meal, and what can he do about it but call his congressman? Mike knows it's ultimately a futile act, and this sort of change is much bigger than one person.

The climax of the album can not go without mention, and that is Brick Body Complex. The rebellious and hyped up track explains the title of the album. Mike's ultimate comparison is that a black child in the hood is literally a building. That kid, because of a system designed to keep him down, has no upward mobility or anyway to move away from his current situation much like the building that he lives in. However, Mike tries to fight back this notion by saying that he is giant, he's a superhero, and and that he'll never fit their descriptions. They, in this case, being those who generalize an entire group of people because of their skin color and living situation. It's a fantastic concept that Mike fully realizes on this song with his passionate, fast, and angry rapping about this state of affairs. This song truly showcases Mike's talent as a musician, storyteller, artist, and this track is something that sets him apart from other rappers. It is a fleshed out idea, told in a personal way that makes comments on the truths of America, and delivered in a 4 minute showcase of lyrical wit and storytelling.

The final track that deserves its own paragraph also happens to be the final track of the album. My Auntie's Building is perhaps the dreariest song on the entire album, and despite the fighting back like Mike showed in Brick Body Complex, this is the beaten down side of him. "I'll fight you all, I'm willing / Just show me who's that villain / I don't see no one, I don't see no one / I can't find nobody," Mike says as he ultimately realizes this battle is one that can't be one. There is no one single person to fight as this is a systematic problem. "They say America fights fair / But they won't demolish your timeshare" are two simple bars that summarize the issue of gentrification. The beat is slow, with Mike rapping fast and he is pissed off. The album ends with him repeating "That's the sound of them tearing my body down to the ground." Mike one last time before his "death" reiterates that there is no hope or choice for him or kids like him, and that the system is too strong for one hero to beat alone.

While the above tracks are worthy of their own paragraphs the others are just as good and are certainly not wasted space. Every track on this album is just as important as the ones surrounding it, and something that should be mentioned and something that Mike is known for is his humor. Mike still manages to keep his signature wit and humor despite the foreboding message. Like on No Selling (Uncle Butch Pretends It Don't Hurt) he mentions how he had an asthma attack in the last bar, or on TLDR (Smithing) how he's been woke for so long he needs a nap. He even seems to call this out on (How Could Anybody) Feel At Home where he says he's told some goofy shit that sounds like a poem, and reading through Mike's bars there's a lot of truth to that statement. Mike often feels like he's reading to you, and his personality is full of wit and funny bars, and while this album is more serious in tone Mike does not give up what he's known for to deliver his message.

The beats on this album are also worthy of praise as Mike decided to take in ten producers over the course of twelve tracks. Exile (Legendary Iron Hood & Happy Wasteland Day) and Illingsworth (Daydreaming In The Projects & TLDR (Smithing)) both produced two tracks. Mike's lengthy list of producers each bring their own flavor to each track, and shows how Mike is unafraid of going up against some experimental or different beats. Legendary Iron Hood features a beautiful and serene piano and guitar which is completely different from No Selling which makes uses of a simple low synth and vocal samples. And both of these tracks are completely different from something like 95 Radios which is the poppiest track on the album, and has a more prominent yet simple drum beat and bells. Every track is distinct and stands on its own, but is all brought together by Mike's confidence over them. Mike knows exactly what to bring to each track to complement the beat and most importantly deliver his message and see his vision.

Something that I picked up on throughout this record is that Mike mentions some form of motion whether it is him being still or being in perpetual motion, and a reference to this can be found on almost every track on the album. In the beginning of the album he talks about moving a lot like on Legendary Iron Hood he talks about how he can't be stopped and nothing will stop him, or on (How Could Anybody) Feel At Home he "spun around in circles on the globe." But as the album progresses he is tired and in pain. The entirety of No Selling is about working too hard, and is a direct reference to "selling" in wrestling meaning that a wrestler is selling to the audience how hurt he is. In this case, Mike is "no selling" or trying to pretend like he's not hurt, but truly all of this work is tiring him out. In the later points of the album there is emphasis on standing still or being in the same place, and this goes hand in hand with Mike making the comparison of a black kid to a building. Buildings are constant. They never move, even when it rains, or in the wind, or in the snow, and they will always be right where they were intended to be. Black kids living in the hood think they will move, get out of the hood, and live better lives, but throughout this album Mike is telling us that this is just a daydream, that it will never happen and that is by design. The final track My Auntie's Building continues to hammer this point home. "And they hit that shit with a wrecking ball so hard / Thought the whole earth broke / All them people dispersed though / Federal to commercial." The people of the Robert Taylor Homes were forced out, nowhere to go, and ultimately ended up lining the pockets of the wealthy by having to live in for profit housing.

This record is a fantastic, and beautiful commentary on Mike's upbringing and the climate of 2017. This record is as much of a commentary on Trump as it is on Mike's home in Chicago, and has become one of my favorite records of the year and by far my favorite record that feels like it is a response to the election of Donald Trump. I truly loved this album, and as I continued to relisten to write this review I only fell more in love with it. Open Mike Eagle did an incredible job with this record, and I'm excited to see where he goes next, but I'd also be content if he takes his time with the next one because I'll be playing this for a long time.


Favorite Lyrics:

1.

My big dumb brain's an electrical ocean

Started walking now my legs in perpetual motion

2.

Don't call me nigga or rapper

My name is motherfucking Michael Eagle, I'm sovereign

I come from a line of ghetto superheroes

3.

Between shrooms and touring I'm sure to take a bunch of trips

And fuck that one guy who's screen name was "thunderlips"

Pelt him with a bag full of mesquite flavored Kruncher chips

4. (Bars from feature guest, Sammus)

On my Apple updating my E-Shops

Eat a apple a day, take a brief pause

Take a nap, lie awake in-between sobs

Then I rap and I pray and the grief stops

5.

The old me would drink a 40

And eat bologna, shinobi

On NBA Live, I play with Kobe


Discussion Questions:

  1. I've seen a lot of debate on whether or not this is better than Dark Comedy? Thoughts?

  2. As far as "reactions to Trump" go, how do you feel about this album compared to others who did the same?

  3. Do you find any validity in my claims about Mike's use of motion in this album?

  4. Do you think Open Mike Eagle's use of several different producers was a benefit, or would you have preferred he stuck with only a few. Would you like to see other rappers take this sort of approach?

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