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New Music Friday: August 28th, 2020 - HipHop

New Music Friday: August 28th, 2020 - HipHop

New Music Friday: August 28th, 2020

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 07:58 AM PDT

Albums

Internet Money - B4 The Storm (featuring Gunna, Juice WRLD, Swae Lee, Lil Tecca, NAV, Don Toliver, Kevin Gates, Trippie Redd, Wiz Khalifa, 24kGolden, A Boogie, Lil Mosey & more)

Jaden - CTV3: Cool Tape Vol.3 (featuring Justin Bieber & Raury)

The LOX - Living Off Xperience (featuring DMX, T-Pain, Jeremih, Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher & more)

redveil - Niagara

Flight - Walking W

Disclosure - Energy (featuring slowthai, Mick Jenkins, Kehlani, Syd, Common, Khalied, Aminé & more)

Galimatias - Renaissance Boy (featuring Bas)

Quando Rondo - Diary Of A Lost Child

Nines - Crabs In A Bucket (featuring Nafe Smallz, NSG, Roy Woods, Headie One & more)

Flee Lord & Mephux - Pray for the Evil 2(featuring Evidence, Roc Maricaino, Westside Gunn, Trae Tha Truth, Eto, Keisha Plum & 38 Spesh)

Jackboy - Living In History (featuring Tee Grizzley & Rylo Rodriguez)

Nasty C - Zulu Man With Some Power (featuring T.I., Ari Lennox, Lil Gotit, Lil Keed & more)

DJ Smokey & Soudiere - Only 2 Left Alive

Wifisfuneral- PAIN? (featuring Smoove'L & more)

Obijuan - ESG VOL. 1

KenTheMan - 4 da 304's

not yet posted:*

Yhung T.O. - THUGGED OUT (featuring Boosie Badazz)

Jyoti & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Mama, You Can Bet!

Vic Spencer & Sonnyjim - Spencer For Higher 3 (featuring Jeremiah Jae, Che Noir, Big Ghost & more)

Deluxe

Black Pumas - s/t

Vinnie Paz - Season of the Assassin (Diamante Edition) (featuring Freeway, Clipse, Beanie Sigel, ILL BILL, R.A. The Rugged Man, Paul Wall & more)

Teejayx6 - Black Air Force Activity: The Reload (featuring NLE Choppa, BandGang Lonnie Bands, Sada Baby, Kasher Quan, Drego & Beno)

EPs

Sadistik - Elysium (featuring Wicca Phase Spring Eternal & Mick Jenkins)

Rich Brian - 1999

Saigon - 777: The Resurrection (featuring Kool G Rap, Krizz Kaliko & more)

Lil Yachty - Birthday Mix 5*

RZA & 36 Chambers - Cut Throat City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (featuring Ghostface Killah & more)

Audio Push- No Rest...For the Blessed 2

CARSONHILL - If I Ever Felt Alone

not yet posted:*

Hell Rell - Still Don't Know What Love Is

Sterling Hayes - Eye of the Beholder

EMI - Yellow

Damedot - Lay Down

Singles

Big Sean - Deep Reverence (feat. Nipsey Hussle)

Thundercat - Dragonball Durag (Remix) [feat. Smino & Guapdad 4000]

Cordae - Gifted (feat. Roddy Ricch)

Calvin Harris & The Weeknd - Over Now

Black Thought - Good Morning (feat. Pusha T, Swizz Beatz & Killer Mike)

clipping. - Say The Name

Conway the Machine - Fear of God (feat. DeJ Loaf)

Octavian, Gunna & SAINt JHn - Famous

A$AP Ferg - No Ceilings (feat. Lil Wayne & Jay Gwuapo)

MC Eiht - Honcho (feat. Conway The Machine & DJ Premier)

AG Club - Memphis, Pt. 2 (feat. NLE Choppa and A$AP Ferg)

Del The Funky Homosapien & The Basedgod - Niz Know 95

Spark Master Tape - GRNFTHR*

Future - Bust Down*

Earl Sweatshirt - Azucar (Alternate Intro)*

Lil Tecca - Royal Rumble

Fivio Foreign - 13 Going On 30

Ty Dolla $ign - Expensive (feat. Nicki Minaj)

Tobe Nwigwe - Eat (feat. FAT)

MF DOOM - Coco Mango (FloFilz Remix)

Sango - Kalimba Funk

Clairmont The Second - It's Not How It Sounds

E From The L.O.S.T. - Take A Trip

India Shawn - Movin On (feat. Anderson .Paak)

CRIMEAPPLE - Reclinin' On Leather

AUGUST 08 - Bussdown Your Soul (feat. Barney Bones)

Rockie Fresh - Hold On (feat. Wale & Arin Ray)

Toni Braxton - Gotta Move On (feat. H.E.R.)

Elcamino & 38 Spesh - Avenue

YG - Equinox (feat. Day Sulan)

Tyla Yaweh - Tommy Lee (Remix) [feat. SAINt JHN & Post Malone]

TM88 - War Stories (feat. Calboy and Slatt Zy)

Ace Hood - Say Less (feat. Slim Diesel)

NoCap - Mistake

Topic X A7S - Why Do You Lie To Me (feat. Lil Baby)

King Critical, Duke Deuce & Key Glock - Everything's Chrome

Yo Gotti - Stay Ur Distance

YVS Village - Rugrat (feat ppcocaine)

Hotboii - Don't Need Time (Remix) [feat. Lil Baby]

Ill Bill- Whats My Drug?

Father - Uncut

NAO & Lianne La Havas - Woman

King Von - How It Go

Rell - No Mercy (feat. Slayter & Cory Gunz)

not yet posted:

JP tha Hustler & Killa Gabe - Money & Power (Remix) [feat. Mozzy & Spice 1]

Scipio & Kurupt - Welcome 2 LA (GEE Remix) [feat. AD & Eric Bellinger]

Money Mu - Eat (Remix) [feat. Lil Durk]

Livio - Fast Money (feat. Icewear Vezzo)

Ace Drucci - Rain Down on Me (feat. Chris Brown & PnB Rock)

B.o.B - Letters From Vietnam / After Hourzzz

Mez - Loading...

Big Havi - Vibez'N (feat. Lil Keed)

Jordan Feliz - Glorify (feat. LEcrae & Hulvey)

Russ & Kehlani - Take You Back

Slade Da Monsta & KEY! - Truth Serum

Darn It Gifted - Know the Way (feat. Kash Juliano, King Truth Almighty, FreezeTooCold & Boopie)

KXNG Crooked & Toney - Immaculate (feat. Joell Ortiz)

Jelani Blackman - Hello

Tony Deshayes - 42 (feat. Guapdad 4000)

Freshman Woes - Like a Pro (feat. Blu)

Elijah Blake - Bad Liar (Remix) [feat. Keyshia Cole]

Dizzy Fae - I'm Good

MC Lan & Desiigner - I'm a F.R.E.A.K.

The Pheels - Untitled (feat. Deem Spencer)

Big Money Boog - Life (feat. Che Noir)

Bobby Sessions - Reparations

Lipphead (Blockhead & Eliot Lipp) - Remixed

Salaam Remi & Bilal - Comin' Outta the Rain

Babyface Ray - Tap In

ALLBLACK - Keep Count

TMA Young Dula - Call Me (feat. Young Dro)

Robert Glasper - Better Than I Imagined (feat. Her & Meshell Ndegeocello)

Youngace & Oxlade - Fall

Skynet & Fekky - Infinite Vibe / Foggy Night

Leikeli47 - Zoom

2silk - Controller (feat. Burna Boy)

Grafh - Customer (feat. Jim Jones)

Tropico - Hold On (feat. Sheff G)

Nate Husser - Jelly

Cyraq - Where You At (Remix) [feat. King Von]

S4G4 - Rollin (feat. Guapdad 4000)

Doley Bernays & 03 Greedo - A Week Straight

Nate Dae - Feel

Lotic - Cocky

Hycent - Free (feat. Jeezy)

1st Street Fah - My Life Like a Movie (feat. YG)

Icewear Vezzo & Doe Boy - Belt Buckle

Ace Da Vinci - Shine (feat. Mother Nature)

Keyon Christ - They Don't Want Us

Vitamin Boy & Iamsu! - B12 (feat. IshDARR)

Clock17 - Red Light (feat. Duke Deuce)

PR Dean - Blacktop Spitters (feat. 38 Spesh & Rome Streetz)

Reik & Jessie Reyez - Lo Intenté Todo

Cook Billions - We On (feat. DaBaby, JxHines & Deniro Farrar)

Ynx716 & 38 Spesh - Love Lost

Jay Park - All for You

NaybaHood VI - Talk VI (feat. Sada Baby)

Keyvous - These Pills (feat. Dr. Zodiak & YG)

* means might not be on streaming

From /u/KHDTX13:

Fresh Singles

Fresh Albums & EPs

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Announcement: HHH Album Listening Club with Dreamville/Spillage Village Producer Christo

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 12:47 PM PDT

Hey everyone, I'm Christo. I'm a DJ and Producer who works a lot with Dreamville and Spillage Village. I produced 151 Rum, Off Da Zoinky's, Under the Sun, Big Black Truck, and a lot more. I'm starting up a new album listening club here on /r/hiphopheads. 2 times a month I'm going to hop on and post an album, then the following Friday have a discussion here on that album. I'll be hoping on Twitch that night to go over the thread and then make some music of my own or take a look at some beats I've made that draw from the album. The conversations can be anything album related. You could dissect the themes, instruments, samples, inspirations, or maybe discuss sales numbers/charts. There are no strict guidelines, just conversations.

I'm trying to keep most of the conversation on the discussion thread but feel free to shoot me random ideas or topics on twitter or ig to get more people involved using #StosAlbumClub

The first album is going to be Thug Motivation 101 by Young Jeezy

Socials

Twitter: ohchristo

IG: tischristo

Twitch: Sto120

Links

Edit: just to clarify first discussion thread/stream will be on September 4th

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‘Black Panther’ actor Chadwick Boseman dies at 43 after 4-year fight with colon cancer, representative tells AP

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 07:39 PM PDT

Lil Uzi Vert’s $15 Virtual Show Was as Weird as He Said It Would Be

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 11:22 AM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] Run The Jewels - Out Of Sight feat. 2 Chainz

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 08:57 AM PDT

Black Thought Interview: "On any given day, the space that I occupy in the world is somewhere between a Killer Mike and a Pusha T, between an activist and a street hero, a man of the people and a man of the streets. That’s my origin story."

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 07:40 AM PDT

Kendrick Lamar Facing “LOYALTY.” Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 03:28 PM PDT

[FRESH] Joyner Lucas - What's Poppin Remix (What's Gucci)

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 02:08 PM PDT

I wrote a (video) essay about dvr - a 16 year old artist who went from an EP made in his bedroom to a song with Kenny Beats in 3 weeks with no industry connections

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 02:03 PM PDT

Video version!

No, the title isn't clickbait. Meet dvr, a 16 year old artist from Scotland. If you somehow don't know who Kenny Beats is, his production credits include Vince Staples, Rico Nasty, Denzel Curry, Dababy, Ski Mask The Slump God, KEY!, JPEGMAFIA, Dominic Fike etc. All of the above, except Dababy, are favourites of mine.

With nearly 40,000 tracks being added to Spotify every day, being a new independent artist means you can't just make the music and press upload. Spotify CEO, Daniel Ek recently said "you can't record every three to four years and think that's going to be enough". Now whether that should or should not be the case is an entirely different debate, unfortunately, it's the harsh reality that exists. In order to get noticed, independent musicians then have to (a) make good music (b) promote said music across different platforms, whether that be cold emails to music blogs, relative newcomer TikTok and other social media or good old word of mouth.

dvr, an independent musician himself, with no industry connections, had just released his first ep "Tape_01" - the music was good, but no one was hearing it. Songs like "Muscles" and "Am Sleep" were rough and lofi, yet displayed impressive indie pop production with catchy guitar riffs and interesting drums. Have a listen for yourself. dvr however has some other, more left field inspirations. He told me in our interview:

"I listen to quite a lot of stuff. For the EP, a few of my big influences were obviously Frank, mk.gee, and Foo Fighters — Dave Grohl, I grew up listening to them, all the time. Oh and also, this little indie band called Loving, and also Steve Lacy."

I know what you might be thinking. Frank Ocean? So was I. But a quick listen to dvr's latest single "Thru The City" displays a knack for slow, dreamy R&B cuts.

It's raw, but to have all that at 16 is impressive nonetheless. Anyways, back to the subject at hand,

Being an avid fan of Kenny's, he posted a link to the EP in the KennyBeats discord, a 50,000 strong community centered around making music. As you can imagine, there is a lot of average music posted there. So when someone as talented as dvr cuts through that noise, people take notice.

The people in question are the moderators of the Kenny Beats discord. One of them liked the EP so much he decided to send it to Kenny -- while he was live on Twitch with 2000+ people watching. (Korson, the mod in question, said he felt it was "long overdue Kenny heard dvr's music). You should watch his reaction here. Initially reluctant to listen live, Kenny only gave in once he saw the chat erupt with support for him - if discord servers have hometown heroes - he's one of the few on Kenny's discord.

Here he is talking about the event,

"That was quite surreal. Cause I actually had no idea what was happening. Felix and Korson [mods] didn't even tell me that they were gonna send it to him .. I woke up at 8am and I had like hundreds of notifications on my phone of people just like telling me to wake up, cause Kenny's listening to my stuff. So I immediately just started watching the clip, and that was a pretty surreal moment."

More importantly though, Kenny liked the EP so much he offered to produce a song for dvr. Now, one might argue that this is a huge stroke of luck, and they'd be right. Dvr got incredibly lucky (and he admits as much himself), but at the end of the day, if his music wasn't good, I wouldn't be writing this story.

Here he is talking about that,

That was awesome. I think that's what really carried it on, cause if it was just a shout out then that would be like awesome, but the fact that he actually wanted to work with me was massive. I've done my part on the song, he's done his part, and now we're just waiting for Alex [Tumay] to mix it.

The song in question, "Missing You" (snippet here), is set to come out sometime this month, and is mixed by Alex Tumay. Kenny even played it to FINNEAS and Billie Eilish live on Twitch.

It's an incredible story in itself, but I feel like it points to a larger movement of sorts. Obviously, meeting people and making music on the internet has been around for a minute. Brockhampton is a famous example of that - but even Brockhampton moved in with each other before really giving it a 100%. Across the internet, but specifically through Discord, a new model of music making is starting to spring up - 100% virtual, spanning across continents. Artists in the Kenny Beats community recently released an EP he was raving about. I can't wait to see what comes next!

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Recommended if you like: Rex Orange County, Dominic Fike, Omar Apollo, Frank Ocean

Songs you should listen to by dvr: Muscles, Thru the City, Lonely, Am Sleep

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Thanks for reading!

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Kendrick Lamar,SZA - All the Stars

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:13 PM PDT

Crunchy Black's Daughter Fatally Shot Outside Her Hotel

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 08:15 PM PDT

[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 - Jaden (24+ hours later)

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 09:03 PM PDT

Been over a day now, what are your thoughts so far?

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[Fresh] Tap In Remix- Saweetie ft DaBaby Post Malone & Jack Harlow

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 04:06 PM PDT

Fivio Foreign's 2020 XXL Freshman Freestyle

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 09:01 AM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] Bbymutha - Muthaland

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 06:21 PM PDT

Daily Discussion Thread 08/28/2020

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 12:56 PM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

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

Thread Guidelines

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

  • Please be helpful and friendly.

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

Weekly/Monthly Threads

Other ways to interact

There are a number of other ways to interact with other members of HHH:

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

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Public Enemy Return to Def Jam for New Album 'What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?'

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 08:26 AM PDT

Rising San Bernardino rapper Doggystyleee was reportedly shot in a triple shooting.

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 01:07 PM PDT

Rising San Bernardino rapper Doggystyleee was reportedly shot in a triple shooting yesterday, prayers! (More as the story develops\

Source

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[FRESH VIDEO] King Von - How It Go

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 10:11 AM PDT

Kendrick Lamar - Black Panther

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 11:52 PM PDT

[LEAK] Mac Miller - Dreams (prod. Pharrell)

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 11:34 PM PDT

[FRESH] Blind Fury "Hey Bxtch, What's Yo Name" Freestyle

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 09:22 PM PDT

Andre nickatina- Scottie 15

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 05:08 PM PDT

6LACK Live From The Ledge Streaming now to raise money for Equal Justice Initiative

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 04:55 PM PDT

[ORIGINAL] et Sen - Fiction (Experimental/Electronic/Trap)

Posted: 28 Aug 2020 09:43 PM PDT
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What's up Reddit! It's wifisfuneral, AMA about my new album 'PAIN?' - HipHop

What's up Reddit! It's wifisfuneral, AMA about my new album 'PAIN?' - HipHop

What's up Reddit! It's wifisfuneral, AMA about my new album 'PAIN?'

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:06 AM PDT

I've got my new album PAIN? dropping TONIGHT at midnight est! Hit me with all your questions!

Proof: https://i.redd.it/xohdf09ieej51.jpg

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Daily Discussion Thread 08/27/2020

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 10:00 AM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

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

Thread Guidelines

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

  • Please be helpful and friendly.

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

Weekly/Monthly Threads

Other ways to interact

There are a number of other ways to interact with other members of HHH:

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

Check out these:

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[FRESH] Calvin Harris & The Weeknd - Over Now

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:00 PM PDT

R. Kelly was attacked by an inmate inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, TMZ reports.

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 10:18 AM PDT

[FRESH] Lil Wayne - No Ceilings (mixtape)

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 05:05 PM PDT

[FRESH] Cordae - Gifted ft. Roddy Ricch

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 08:55 AM PDT

[FRESH] Black Thought - Good Morning ft. Pusha T, Swizz Beatz & Killer Mike

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 03:53 PM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] Internet Money - B4 The Storm

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:00 PM PDT

[FRESH] Calvin Harris & The Weeknd - Over Now

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 08:20 PM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] The LOX - Living Off Xperience

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 08:59 PM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] Flight - Walking W

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:08 PM PDT

[DISCUSSION] The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness (5 Years Later)

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:12 PM PDT

This was the project that launched The Weeknd into one of the biggest superstars in the world and has since gotten triple platinum and is supported by two number 1 singles.

  1. What are your favourite tracks off this?
  2. Have your feelings toward this project changed in the last 5 years?
  3. Where would you rank this in The Weeknds discography?
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Bobby Shmurda’s Parole Hearing Has Been Delayed

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 05:12 PM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 - JADEN

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:00 PM PDT

Conway the Machine appears to have been arrested after DJ Shay's funeral

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 01:33 PM PDT

Instagram Source

Today At @djshaybsf Funereal @whoisconway was Arrested after the Funeral by the Feds We still don't know the cause of this but the Feds Booked him .

Edit: he just posted on IG and Twitter, so it looks like he's been let go

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[FRESH ALBUM] Jaden - CTV3: Cool Tape Vol.3

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 04:12 PM PDT

Griselda Appreciation Post, and some intro for beginners

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:10 AM PDT

First of all, for the mods: I know the posting requirements here are strict, and I scoured the rules to make sure I would not run afoul of any of them. As far as I can tell, posts like this, if high effort, are allowed. I put a lot of effort into this, so I hope it's okay.

Are you tired of rappers who announce a ton of projects and don't follow through? Do you like groups that have a combination of extreme swagger and braggadocio combined with incredible lyricism and surprising heart and emotional honesty? Are you a sucker for the classic boom bap sound, but also happy to hear people rap over almost any kind of beat?

Then boy, do I have the group for you.

If you are unaware, Griselda, a group of rappers from Buffalo, NY, featuring Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and, now, Boldy James (from Detroit) has been absolutely killing the game recently.

I think what makes them standout is their consistency, their aesthetic, and their old school style. They have an enormous body of music out there, with much more on the way, and any given Griselda project is probably going to be good. Their album artwork and production style, combined with Westside Gunn's high class/low class aesthetic, really imbues their work with a grimy hood rich exterior that contains some incredibly thoughtful concepts and a style that stays similar throughout their projects while not being afraid to change up. I love how artistic their album covers are, and if you haven't seen pictures of Westside Gunn's more outrageous outfits, I highly suggest it. Exhibit A:

Westside Gunn looking hard as fuck in a pink striped winter jacket with matching hat

I first became aware of Griselda through Westside Gunn in 2018, when I tried listening to Supreme Blientele but couldn't finish it because I thought the mixing was terrible (still do).

The big moment for me was when Benny put out The Plugs I Met last year. I was initially pulled in by the incredibly stacked feature list (if Black Thought and Pusha T are on the same album, that's an automatic listen for me), and was blown away by the quality of Benny's lyricism, the concept of the album, the amazingly atmospheric production, and the cover art. Conway and 38 Spesh also have some awesome verses ("I got a stick, and a lamb, like I'm fresh out the bible, huh" is one of my favorite rap lines ever). I keep going back to that project.

I then listened to Tana Talk 3, which is like if the Plugs I Met was longer. It's a little bit less tight for the same reason, but ultimately I feel like I could keep listening to Benny rap over grimy beats pretty much forever.

After that for me came WWCD, which has DR BIRDS on it, definitely one of my favorite Griselda songs. It's really feels like it sums up their conscious hood rich perspective and the general Griselda aesthetic. The Old Groove is also a crazy good song. I have no idea who Novel is, but his singing and rapping on this song, combined with the beat switch, is really affecting. I think it's beautiful.

Next was The Price of Tea in China, by then affiliate and now full member Boldy James. Boldy is a great lyricist, and I love the Alchemist's production. Personally, I think Boldy doesn't have the swagger the other group members have, and his understated flow, while good, can also be a bit boring. Still a great project though.

Then came Pray for Paris. This was what really made me get Westside Gunn. He's obviously nowhere near Conway or Benny in terms of lyrical quality, but he is kind of like Kanye in that his real strength is his ability to cultivate an aesthetic. Pray for Paris, like every single Griselda release, has great cover art, and is a consistently great album. George Bondo is another quintessential Griselda track, the old timey piano beat is perfect, and every member has a high quality verse. 327 on the other hand is a super chill vibe track that shows the versatility Griselda has in terms of types of songs they'll do.

When I heard that Conway was releasing an album with the Alchemist, I already knew it would be great, and indeed, LULU, if overshadowed by it's slightly better cousin Alfredo, is a quality project, with consistently great lyrics from Conway, and the Alchemist performing at his usual level (very high).

I took it back for the next album, listening to Hitler Wears Hermes 4. Let me first say that while I have only listened to 4 and 7, and haven't listened to 7 enough to have an informed opinion on it, Hitler Wears Hermes is my favorite mixtape series name of all time. As always, this one has incredible album artwork, a fucking super artistic Hitler collage. I mean, do I have to say anymore? But the most important thing about this album is the song The Cow, where Conway raps incredibly emotionally and honestly about the realities of his life, and dealing with so much death. Especially considering this was pretty early in their careers and how much they've accomplished since then, this song is really a standout. That song shines above the others, but the whole tape is great.

I also have to mention just how many features they've had in the past year, Gunn and Conway have great verses at the end of the Free Nationals Album, Conway's verse about being a father on Alfredo is another example of his incredible range, and they always pop up in unexpected places. Conway has an excellent verse on CJ Fly's album RUDEBWOY, which, while I have your attention, you should also check out.

TL:DR: Griselda is dope, and it's a great time to be a Griselda fan.

For those who are familiar with Griselda, I'm curious what your favorite songs and projects are. For those who may hopefully be listening to Griselda the first time, what do you think?

Thanks for reading! Looking forward to having a good discussion.

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[FRESH] Wifisfuneral- PAIN?

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:03 PM PDT

[FRESH] Black Thought ft Pusha T, Killer Mike, Swizz Beats - Good Morning

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:07 PM PDT

[FRESH] AG Club - Memphis, Pt. 2 (feat. NLE Choppa and A$AP Ferg)

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:11 PM PDT

[FRESH] Octavian, Gunna & SAINt JHn - Famous

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:33 AM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] Disclosure - Energy

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:13 PM PDT

Freddie Gibbs - How We Do ('93 Til Infinity)

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 05:08 AM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] Cordae - Gifted ft. Roddy Ricch

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 11:17 AM PDT

[FRESH] Ty Dolla $ign - Expensive (feat. Nicki Minaj)

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:02 PM PDT

[FRESH ALBUM] Galimatias - Renaissance Boy

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:02 PM PDT

[FRESH] Internet Money - Blastoff(feat. Juice WRLD and Trippie Redd)

Posted: 27 Aug 2020 09:02 PM PDT
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