Travi$ Scott - Days Before Rodeo - best rap release of 2014 so far?

Yet this place goes wild for Nicki Minaj. No surprise the opinions here are similar to Brian Fantano. The internet hipster general music is very predictable. Make sure you don't hate on the pop artists, show lack of respect to underground music as a sign of your discern. There's nothing underground here, really.

XD

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Raccoon Tanuki definitely NOT a hipster

dled this out of curiosity, not to judge off one track but regardless of how much an influence dude was on "Kanye's recent releases" already seems like the influencee surpassed the influencer. Not sure if even true but just hypothetically.

wow this is super-drab, why throw Quan and Young Thug over a track like that especially man, talk 'bout not playing to either's strengths

in addition to the criticisms that've already been made I'd say a few songs on here just seem like a way to listen to popular ATL rappers in a "hipper" context, tho maybe reading too much into things

That's the general consensus on this in the real world

Can't help but feel like he's gonna get pushed over the hump anyway

i kinda doubt Grand Hustle will be able to do that much with him, they haven't had success with anything but T.I. and B.o.B records for about a million years now. Meek and Iggy both had to leave the label to become stars.

speaking of T.I. dude's career is just depressing to me now cuz I remember when he was one of my favorite rappers. I mean I like "About the Money" but that might as well be a Young Thug feat. him song. & "No Mediocre" is just blah, miss when dude could craft hits that weren't trend-chasing or compromised

he still spits some hot verses sometimes but still

did she leave grand hustle? he told me she's still a part of it

maybe that's just figurative cosign or something idk

'about the money' is one of his best songs is ages, obv helps that thugger is on it

I didn't initially realize that "Lifestyle," that and "Hookah" were all London on da Track, I don't like all equally but dude's dope

she's still vaguely affiliated with Grand Hustle but they don't have their logo or anything on her album/singles and are not involved with her deal with Virgin/Island

london on the track should really be getting the praise ppl are giving to travis scott

i mean he's an actual producer not a 'curator' but still

he's great, he's been killing it on rich kidz mixtapes for years

agree w/ nova about T.I. but he's spitting real vintage raps on "all about the money"

i don't mind "no mediocre" either i'm actually kinda optimistic about his album

travis scott's music isn't commercial imo but i feel like there's prob a lot of push behind him in the industry and i don't think it would take a huge leap for him to start charting some singles if he aimed to sound a little bit more commercial, he has all the right co-signs at least

Thug and Migos are getting to the point where they could be the next Future type guys radio loves that get used to get other artists a hit, definitely feels like what's being deliberately courted on this tape

and rich homie

Young Thug really makes 'Low' imo

When I heard 'War Ready' first I thought it was Young Thug on the chorus but it turns out they just got a soundalike

i think what's bad is that he likes good kinds of music but doesnt get what is good about it

man I hope Thug doesn't get Future'd on the hooks, not that dude's hooks aren't good but he can really spit

"Low" is very confusing because Thug is on the hook talking about what he charges for a verse but he doesn't have a verse on the song

How the hate on this tape when its got Thug, and Migos on 3 really good tracks. Throw in drugs you should try it and quintana 2, the hate on this cannot be explained. I'm guessing a little too much feel for you guys?

how about because thug has three better songs on the radio every day? And migos have two.

it gives me no 'feel'

I haven't listened to this tape but I could barely make it through Owl Pharoah, which just sounded like cut-rate Yeezus as performed by a cypher.

I'm guessing a little too much feel for you guys?

― Raccoon Tanuki, Monday, September 1, 2014 3:53 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

Bruh have you even read any of the Future threads

I love how Raccoon Tanuki keeps getting his straw man arguments shot down one after the other than promptly moves on to the next one

OK, stop. So I can see where we're at. Those without love for this release, tell me your rap albums of the year so far. If you were going to say run the jewels please step off and reevaluate your listening habits.

Raccoon Taunki who is your most favorite Anticon rapper

The fact that it has been a meagre year for rap albums unfortunately does not help TS one bit, lol.

This thread is the most beautiful gift.

yeah this is Internet performance art at its finest

I'm guessing a little too much feel for you guys?

:)

I think it's actually been a strong year for rap overall though. Some of my favs:

Vince Staples – Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2
Future – Honest
Young Scooter – Street Lottery 2
Ace Hood – Starvation 3
Isaiah Rashad – Cilvia Demo
Bliss & Alice – The Shit Talker Tape
Lil Herb – Welcome to Fazoland
Ola Playa – Slime Season
Peewee Longway – The Blue M&M
Gucci Mane & Peewee Longway – The White Album
YG – My Krazy Life
Travis Porter – Music Money Magnums 2
Casino – Frank Matthews
Low Pros – Low Pros

what a strong year that includes an Ace Hood mixtape, and the dregs of cobbled together Gucci loosies while he's in jail, and MAKIN MONEY WITH CASIIIINOOOOOOOO

The fact that it has been a meagre year for rap albums unfortunately does not help TS one bit, lol.

― longneck, Monday, September 1, 2014 10:23 AM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's probably the worst year for rap albums since the pre-1986 days when there were only like 20 albums coming coming out TOTAL, and some of them were by Mr. T

banner year for mixtapedia though. the blue M&M!

So no one can name a single album better than DBR?

Vince Staples – Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2
Future – Honest
Young Scooter – Street Lottery 2
Ace Hood – Starvation 3
Isaiah Rashad – Cilvia Demo
Bliss & Alice – The Shit Talker Tape
Lil Herb – Welcome to Fazoland
Ola Playa – Slime Season
Peewee Longway – The Blue M&M
Gucci Mane & Peewee Longway – The White Album
YG – My Krazy Life
Travis Porter – Music Money Magnums 2
Casino – Frank Matthews
Low Pros – Low Pros

^^^LOL.

Sloppy Toppy = a gift from god.

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Please go into detail on each one of those "^^^LOL"s. Pleeeease do. Pleeeeeeease.

"Please go into detail on each one of those "^^^LOL"s. Pleeeease do. Pleeeeeeease."

In that they're not very good? Find it hilarious throwaway cheap trash like most of that list (I haven't heard of half of them) is cool yet t.s OBVIOULSLY isn't. I like Future, I like Honest, but I probably like Pluto more.

Isn't it that kind of 'throwaway cheap trash' that he pillages for his style?

If I want to listen to Lil Herb I'll listen to Styles P, if I can't find any ghost ill put on Saigon's return of the yardfather.

"Isn't it that kind of 'throwaway cheap trash' that he pillages for his style?"

True or not as if anything is truly original, lacking influence.

No way you mentioned that Pee Way Longway m/t as something superior to DBR. No way anyone here is actually listening to Pee Way Longway m/ts.

True or not as if anything is truly original, lacking influence.

― Raccoon Tanuki, 1. september 2014 18:55 (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Well, upthread, you did write: 'The sound on this release is completely new and progressive to anything I've seen before.' But I guess that was only true until it made more sense to mean the exact opposite.