Not entirely true, the latest Gates record doubled the 1st week sales of his last. They're going for a slow grind i think
Chance's situation isn't confusing at all afaik; he simply hasn't signed
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Friday, 28 March 2014 00:07 (ten years ago) link
So, how long before APG completely rebrands? lol
Chance's situation is confusing in the sense that I can't even tell if he's planning to sign or what shape his next project will take. Which is kinda cool, but still.
I hope Gates's strategy is building to a really good career but I fear it won't, don't think anything is a given right now.
― some dude, Friday, 28 March 2014 00:34 (ten years ago) link
Thug's Weezy fixation makes sense given he's essentially a more batshit version of him no? reductionist but still
wish I liked "Stoner," heard that on radio first time yesterday
― nova, Friday, 28 March 2014 01:34 (ten years ago) link
chance is super interesting because i do feel like he's at the point where he could drop a single and do real numbers with no label
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 28 March 2014 02:23 (ten years ago) link
like, earl did 49k in his first week. ferg did 32k in his first week.
i feel like chance could roll out his "debut album" or whatever w/o no label and land somewhere in between those two numbers
obviously his ce
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 28 March 2014 02:24 (ten years ago) link
whoops
obviously his ceiling might be higher if he went the full label route but i truly could see him doing something bizarre since he's already made it this far. maybe he'll sign to skrillex's label or something super boutique that could give him some backing while allowing him to do basically what he does now on the business & creative side.
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 28 March 2014 02:26 (ten years ago) link
anyway on the point of thug i agree with evan that all of this shouldn't be a huge impediment to his career if he continues on this trajectory, but it certainly shows the importance of having your business strategy straight from the jump in a music industry climate like this one
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 28 March 2014 02:28 (ten years ago) link
it's just kinda sad because it's like Gucci's indifferent, self-destructive attitude towards business is almost literally contagiously spreading to other artists
― some dude, Friday, 28 March 2014 11:03 (ten years ago) link
I'm kind of worried that Chance doesn't have another 'Acid Rap' in him :\
― 龜, Friday, 28 March 2014 11:10 (ten years ago) link
yeah part of me wonders that, too. gonna remain optimistic, though, the song on Dedication 5 was crazy.
― some dude, Friday, 28 March 2014 11:42 (ten years ago) link
I'm kind of worried that Chance doesn't have another 'Acid Rap' in him :\― 龜, Friday, March 28, 2014 6:10 AM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― 龜, Friday, March 28, 2014 6:10 AM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Dude is so young and so smart and so confident in his voice. He might not make another Acid Rap, but I could easily see him surpassing it.
― voodoo chili, Friday, 28 March 2014 12:02 (ten years ago) link
the most fucked up part about that is that the "savior" in his life is birdman, who is notorious for fucking every single one of his artists -- including his "son" -- out of royalty money
chance the rapper's situation is an interesting comparison to this
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Thursday, March 27, 2014 5:19 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
shades of ethan's "like father like son" review here
― slam dunk, Saturday, 29 March 2014 21:34 (ten years ago) link
The cruelest April Fool's Day joke is that neither Thugga Mane La Flare or Brick Factory Vol. 1 came out
― Evan R, Friday, 4 April 2014 17:51 (ten years ago) link
didn't come out when announced to come out but it's not like 1017 doesn't generally put out what they say they're gonna put out sooner or later
― some dude, Friday, 4 April 2014 20:05 (ten years ago) link
True, I'm just starved for mixtapes right now. I burn through them so fast these days and wanted some new ones I could look forward to listening to at the gym. I am very, very spoiled.
― Evan R, Friday, 4 April 2014 20:19 (ten years ago) link
I lost the will to keep up with Jandek Mane's output a long time ago, hopefully one of y'all true believers will let me know when there's a song I wouldn't wanna miss out on
― some dude, Friday, 4 April 2014 20:23 (ten years ago) link
ahahaha
― le goon (J0rdan S.), Friday, 4 April 2014 20:24 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIrrPqFewkI
― lag∞n, Friday, 4 April 2014 20:28 (ten years ago) link
He hasn't put out anything essential since his mini-renaissance in 2012, but even with the dip in quality and consistency I started to grow dependent on his near constant releases last year, so his imprisonment came as a blow to me. The good news is he's sounded a lot sharper on the handful of tracks he's teased this year; seems like he was in pretty good form right before he went back to jail.
― Evan R, Friday, 4 April 2014 20:30 (ten years ago) link
If Gucci is doing real jail time, and he might be, the thing I'm going to miss more than his output is his ear for new talent. Even during his own creative ruts he's been incredible as developing protege rappers and producers, to the point where him being sidelined feels like a big blow to Atlanta's entire farm system
― Evan R, Friday, 4 April 2014 20:33 (ten years ago) link
yeah feel like he was putting together a real cool scene w scooter and thugger
― lag∞n, Friday, 4 April 2014 20:35 (ten years ago) link
Scooter is absolutely slaying lately. "Disfunction" is one of my fav tracks of the year, and SL2 is super solid, too.
And Peewee Longway also seems to be clawing his way out of the second tier.
― Evan R, Friday, 4 April 2014 20:38 (ten years ago) link
Pffffft! Hell Yes and Point In My Life are classics.
― longneck, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:37 (ten years ago) link
So is Activist.
― longneck, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:52 (ten years ago) link
scholar
― sisilafami, Friday, 4 April 2014 22:58 (ten years ago) link
Gucci's had a 1/15 good song ratio for about 3 years
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Friday, 4 April 2014 23:37 (ten years ago) link
so 80 good songs in 3 years, that's not bad
― some dude, Friday, 4 April 2014 23:55 (ten years ago) link
lol
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Saturday, 5 April 2014 00:08 (ten years ago) link
otm
― IKEA metaballs (Spottie), Saturday, 5 April 2014 01:28 (ten years ago) link
80 sounds about right.
― longneck, Saturday, 5 April 2014 08:57 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzodrEFgLms
SHEESH
― steendriver dysphoria hoos (The Reverend), Friday, 11 April 2014 20:25 (ten years ago) link
FENG SHUI!
― 龜, Saturday, 12 April 2014 00:58 (ten years ago) link
haha nice
― lag∞n, Saturday, 12 April 2014 06:00 (ten years ago) link
you know Im in with just about any menacing low end horn stab
― IKEA metaballs (Spottie), Saturday, 12 April 2014 07:32 (ten years ago) link
Just a free mixtape bt Thugga Mane La Flare ws OK at first but by like four tracks in just boringly halfassed
― sonic thedgehod (albvivertine), Monday, 21 April 2014 16:17 (ten years ago) link
Haven't been able to get it this yet either; a lot of it is a disjointed mess. Thug doesn't sound sharp at all, and even when he does he's on such a different wavelength from Gucci it just doesn't work.
"Siblings" is a nice throwback to the ICFN era, so much so that it might be a leftover from that era
― Evan R, Monday, 21 April 2014 16:31 (ten years ago) link
"Thug doesn't sound sharp at all" i'm saying. Moments here I like though, and the beats are good -- def. better than that Bloody Jay collab tape which I got nothing out of
it is cool to have a new rapper (well I didn't get into 1017 Thug 'til after the fact) I'm genuinely excited about though, cuz depending on possibly past-their-prime legends is bad for your health
― nova, Monday, 21 April 2014 21:49 (ten years ago) link
The first 5 tracks are all straight fire, no clue what you guys are talking about
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Monday, 21 April 2014 21:52 (ten years ago) link
Loving Young Thugga Mane Laflare with a passion
― longneck, Monday, 21 April 2014 21:58 (ten years ago) link
what am i talking about? i meant 7 tracks
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 22 April 2014 05:05 (ten years ago) link
new mixtape sounds pretty good to me. I'm only just starting/trying to get into Young Thug though. but this stuff is a lot better than "Stoner" to me. "Don't Look at Me" is sick.
― dmr, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 21:18 (ten years ago) link
I've warmed to the opening stretch after hearing it on actual headphones. Comes out pretty strong, and as a whole it's leaps above Black Portland. But the final half still feels like Gucci verses copied and pasted onto Thug tracks, or vice versa
― Evan R, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 21:44 (ten years ago) link
gucci verses are fire too though
she look like a bag of money, bag of kush or bag of them bricks
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 22 April 2014 21:46 (ten years ago) link
Closing song is great.
― longneck, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 21:47 (ten years ago) link
Gucci cracking his iPhone screen is my favorite so far
― Evan R, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 21:53 (ten years ago) link
I think they have p good chemistry: Gucci all laid back and repetitive, Thug restless, all over the place. It makes more sense than most Gucci collabos.
― longneck, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 22:04 (ten years ago) link
I like "OMG BRO." the other "OMG" not so much
― nova, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 22:09 (ten years ago) link
what's up with there being more tracks listed on the back cover image vs. the actual download too, those other three songs actually exist
― nova, Tuesday, 22 April 2014 22:11 (ten years ago) link