rae sremmurd were completely unknown this time last year, it's not surprising at all that they sold what they did
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:23 AM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah. i think it's more illustrative that Future sold about the same amount the first week after 2 straight years of blanketing the airwaves.
― some dude, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:16 (nine years ago) link
two fairly unheralded tech n9ne and atmosphere new albums last year sold 35K and 25K respectively first week
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:22 (nine years ago) link
Tech N9ne is a pretty good example of strengthening your retail numbers by releasing albums the way other rappers release mixtapes. E-40 too, really.
― some dude, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:28 (nine years ago) link
how much of it is a mentality of "they're on the radio, they're clearly doing fine and don't need my money" vs "i should support this independent artist whom i love"?
― virtuoso thigh slapper (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:31 (nine years ago) link
tech n9ne and atmosphere also sort of cultivate their own loyal audiences in the same way ICP does, atmosphere has a big 30K ppl festival every summer where they bring in big acts and then headline it, gathering of the yuppalos kinda deal
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:36 (nine years ago) link
lol
― virtuoso thigh slapper (Jordan), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:48 (nine years ago) link
was pulling representative spotify tracks for both artists and was shocked by atmosphere's play numbers: 1.5 mill listens for his 2014 single on an album i didn't see discussed on ilx once.
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
haha wait so all i have to do is say "Papoose" and you add one of his songs to the 'official' thread Spotify playlist? this is gonna be fun
― some dude, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 19:06 (nine years ago) link
Lol
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link
not quite. It's only if it contributes to the conversation and provides context
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link
Since maybe 65% of the music we talk about is actually on spotify won't it just confuse that process
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 19:30 (nine years ago) link
nah.
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
let me contribute to this conversation, deej. to put this idea in proper context, for every Fonzworth Bentley who may have limited amounts of music available on Spotify, we'll likely mention several artists like MC Chris or Vanilla Ice who have most or all of their catalog streaming.
― some dude, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 19:47 (nine years ago) link
is spottie still doing his list?
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link
rolling CORP low bar just to appear hip to teens thread 2015
― Spottie, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
i gotta get on this spotify shit
― flopson, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 20:12 (nine years ago) link
so fn annoying to read ilx without it
https://soundcloud.com/mctreeg/mc-tree-g-dont-een-kare
this is hard AF
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 22:17 (nine years ago) link
i liked the EP a lot
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 22:23 (nine years ago) link
yeah tree continues to release quality
― Spottie, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 22:33 (nine years ago) link
flopson def get on that spotify
― Spottie, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 22:34 (nine years ago) link
Hey forks is that song on spotify
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 22:50 (nine years ago) link
Vic Spencer's tape is out in 2 days, til then here are two dope Tree/Vic Spencer songs ppl slept on mostly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX3I1r8hPXE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efsab-30F1w
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 22:52 (nine years ago) link
there are some missing from spotify but kinda surprising how much is actually there, especially mixtapes.
― Spottie, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link
a lot of this stuff shows up months after the fact; for this thread and the techno/house in particular, I'm likely to cycle back in a few months and check to see what's been uppedI mentioned this in the project page, but i'm well aware that the immediacy, widespread popularity and low cost of entry of hip hop as opposed to other popular genres means that a beast as big as spotify is ill served to keep pace with what's au courant. anybody looking to keep a day to day record is gonna find soundcloud/youtube lists more effective here for certain. that said, spotify does manage about 50% to 60% even here and that number is steadily increasing... and more to the point, I'm not insane enough to want to manage multiple media streams. and while i wouldn't want to interfere with the popular "lol forks" sentiment, it might be worth considering that it's more an opportunity for regular posters here to broadcast the things you care about (that happen to be on spotify, yes) to an audience that can't otherwise find the thread or leap directly into the fray. 19 people subscribed immediately.
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:17 (nine years ago) link
the @mctreeg ep IS on spotify btw and "probably nu it" ended up as one of fave singles of the year.good example of the limitations of that service though: the bio for Tree lists him as a hardcore punk/alternative metal band and there appears to be at least four artists included on the artist page.
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 January 2015 00:21 (nine years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B8dqh5gCAAE-Ia9.jpg
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 29 January 2015 01:23 (nine years ago) link
listed on spotify as "Robocop" iirc
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 January 2015 01:25 (nine years ago) link
cool lil drum fills on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRtXylkj8BI
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 29 January 2015 02:55 (nine years ago) link
Whiney approved album tracks to add to spotify
Death Grips - "Runway H" [track 10]Lupe Fiasco - "Mural"Lupe Fiasco - "Chopper" ft. Billy Blue, Buk of Psychodrama, Trouble, Trae tha Truth, Fam-Lay, & Glasses Malone
― uncle banmee who can remember his live posts (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 29 January 2015 03:43 (nine years ago) link
i didn't realize there was a format to follow, please add my approved songs as well
MC Hammer - "Addams Groove"Barenaked Ladies - "One Week"
― some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 03:51 (nine years ago) link
Becky G - "Shower"
― 龜, Thursday, 29 January 2015 03:52 (nine years ago) link
plz add
denny blazin hazen - average homeboyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXb6bjCCtuY
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 29 January 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link
wait guys ... what if this is what forks wanted ... the whole time...
the Alchemist track where he chopped up average homeboy samples was so fire lol
― some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 04:08 (nine years ago) link
cool jokes
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 January 2015 04:13 (nine years ago) link
http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs8/i/2006/162/3/4/Home_of_the_Robbie_by_shantella.jpg
― some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 04:14 (nine years ago) link
https://vine.co/v/M0Piii7JPTg
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 29 January 2015 04:31 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6s9uMRYXE4
this is most certainly one of the best keef songs in recent memory
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 29 January 2015 06:18 (nine years ago) link
― some dude, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 8:08 PM Bookmark
Wasn't this at the end of the 36M/Juvie joint? That track is classic for real.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 29 January 2015 06:52 (nine years ago) link
'that'll work'? had no idea that was an average homeboy sample
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 29 January 2015 07:13 (nine years ago) link
― deej loaf (D-40), Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:55 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
This is kinda like a squarepusher track, I dig it
― 龜, Thursday, 29 January 2015 13:39 (nine years ago) link
Has anyone listened to the new Young Scooter tape? I've liked a couple tracks but I'm skeptical of the prospect of listening to 19 Scooter tracks in one go.
― quan voice (voodoo chili), Thursday, 29 January 2015 14:01 (nine years ago) link
i wonder what the thought process was in naming himself "Tree"
it's like you pretty much guarantee you will never be a big artist
and this is coming from a guy who was in a band called "Unbelievable Jolly Machine" in the '90s
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:06 (nine years ago) link
i dunno. don't think it's that out of the question that a rapper with a generic noun mononym could be a big star. maybe he'd pick up a more search-engine friendly variation on the name along the way, though.
― some dude, Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:08 (nine years ago) link
Lamp feat. Tree - "Money (Pencil remix)"
― kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:14 (nine years ago) link
ok i've been resisting posting this, but i am weak and i'm curious how it sounds to goon ears:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-lyPBro7fw
― lil urbane (Jordan), Thursday, 29 January 2015 15:48 (nine years ago) link
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:18 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
My Chief Keef best of 2014 comp would be something like:
1. Chief Keef - Gucci Gang feat. Justo and Tadoe2. Chief Keef - Close That Door3. Chief Keef - Hundreds4. Chief Keef - Ight Doe5. Chief Keef - Killer6. Chief Keef - Tec7. Chief Keef - Make It Count8. Chief Keef - No9. Chief Keef - Pull Up10. Chief Keef - Save Me11. Chief Keef - Slam Dunkin12. Chief Keef - War13. Gucci Mane and Chief Keef - Top in the Trash14. Yae Yae Jordan feat. YNS Cheeks and Chief Keef - Strapped (Remix)15. Chief Keef - Oh My Goodness
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Wednesday, September 3, 2014 3:37 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― uncle banmee who can remember his live posts (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:15 (nine years ago) link
He's released so many songs since then, top in the trash wouldn't even make my top 25 tbh
― deej loaf (D-40), Thursday, 29 January 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
beast mode sounding amazing to me right now
― flopson, Thursday, 29 January 2015 20:32 (nine years ago) link