― Mark Morris, Wednesday, 6 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― ethan, Wednesday, 6 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 6 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― Phil, Wednesday, 6 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
― fred solinger, Wednesday, 6 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
I just grabbed Kamal The Abstract and The Renaissance this week.
Finally having a chance with them, about 4 or 5 songs standout enough for some rotation (Official, Even If it is So, So Sexy, Official, Do You Dig You)
Considering these are only semi-released, and not exactly Hip-Hop-centric, maybe the appeal is limited.
Thoughts?
― PappaWheelie V, Friday, 27 June 2008 00:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I meant That's Sexy
Which of those is 'Johnny Died' off? That tune is a BANGER. Surprised you didn't mention it.
― sam500, Friday, 27 June 2008 01:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, Johnny Died is on The Renaissance. It wasn't the first track to jump out at me, but I'm still getting acquainted with the album.
I also picked up Lucy Pearl and Kevin Michael in this batch, so lots to digest right now.
― PappaWheelie V, Friday, 27 June 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
The renaissance has not fallen out of my rotation since it came out. Did this shit make any noise in the album poll for 08? Or is this getting slept on?
― carne asada, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 20:56 (fifteen years ago) link
also lol @ the gay rapper rumors in this thread.
― carne asada, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 21:05 (fifteen years ago) link
The Rennaisance is his official album that came out last year. Do you mean Open? I like Kamaal the Abstract, especially "Do U Dig U?" a lot more than last year's album. Haven't really gotten a chance to dig into Open.
― The Reverend (rev), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, ha that was responding to Pappawheelie's post from months ago.
― The Reverend (rev), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 21:31 (fifteen years ago) link
As for The Rennaisance, I can't believe people rep for that uninspired bs.
― The Reverend (rev), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link
It's not great, but since I'm pretty out of sync with current rap, I liked it a lot better than all the poll winning stuff.
― Benjamin Motherfucking Franklin (Oilyrags), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Really rev? I like that bs
― carne asada, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 21:35 (fifteen years ago) link
"Gettin' Up" is very fine.
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Not bad at all for a gay rapper amirite?
― carne asada, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 21:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I like Amplified almost as much as any Tribe Called Quest album, so yeah, he's probably gay.
― Nurse Detrius (Eric H.), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:11 (fifteen years ago) link
the J Period mixtape is def one of my recent favs
― simon peggle (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:16 (fifteen years ago) link
WTF???
― eman, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:25 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.jperiod.com/q-tip/
― simon peggle (M@tt He1ges0n), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:28 (fifteen years ago) link
― carne asada, Tuesday, March 3, 2009 4:05 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
to be fair hes a bi rapper - fuckd leo decaprio no less
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Fucking Leo would not be my definition of electric relaxation.
― The Screaming Lobster of Challops (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:45 (fifteen years ago) link
the renaissance was a real good album imo
― peep game on gas prices (deej), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Suggest Ban Permalink― Nurse Detrius (Eric H.), Tuesday, March 3, 2009 2:11 PM Bookmark
haha, if I'm completely stymied by the logic of this sentence, I'm hoping it's intentional on your part
― the most disgusting savage on earth imo (The Reverend), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Suggest Ban Permalink― ice cr?m, Tuesday, March 3, 2009 2:43 PM Bookmark
would that make him a....ringtone bisexual?
― the most disgusting savage on earth imo (The Reverend), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:56 (fifteen years ago) link
WTF?? Leo is gay too??
― carne asada, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 22:59 (fifteen years ago) link
naw he just likes to party
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 23:07 (fifteen years ago) link
"vivrant thing" > anything by atcq
― based lord sotosyn (The Reverend), Saturday, 20 November 2010 06:38 (thirteen years ago) link
challop alert
― smangs of new york (deej), Saturday, 20 November 2010 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah waht
― horseshoe, Saturday, 20 November 2010 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Amplified > any ATCQ album that's not Midnight Marauders
― Miss Garrote (Eric H.), Saturday, 20 November 2010 20:58 (thirteen years ago) link
But only just.
"Gettin' Up" >>>> anything from Amplifed
― look at it, pwn3d, made u look at my peen/vadge (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 20 November 2010 20:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, that one's great too.
― Miss Garrote (Eric H.), Saturday, 20 November 2010 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
low end theory is better than amplified, vivrant thing is better than gettin up, rough thread revive
― smangs of new york (deej), Saturday, 20 November 2010 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Anyway, I'm just playing. The Low End Theory is better than almost every album ever made.
― Miss Garrote (Eric H.), Saturday, 20 November 2010 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
dudes check this outfit
http://grab.by/7uXH
― ice cr?m, Saturday, 20 November 2010 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WKx3s35ms0&
― ice cr?m, Saturday, 20 November 2010 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, revive post is a challop, but some challops are true. (actually, i should have said it's better than any atcq song, to be more accurate)
― based lord sotosyn (The Reverend), Saturday, 20 November 2010 23:54 (thirteen years ago) link
i certainly bump "vivrant thing" more than any atcq
― based lord sotosyn (The Reverend), Saturday, 20 November 2010 23:55 (thirteen years ago) link
and i love atcq. low end theory is one of my desert island discs.
― based lord sotosyn (The Reverend), Saturday, 20 November 2010 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Not challopsey at all. Amplified is the best thing he's done. Well, and Beats, Rhymes & Life. Ummah really sorted his drums out there...
― paulhw, Sunday, 21 November 2010 03:06 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah thats reasonable, if you have no taste whatsoever in the whole world at all
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 21 November 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
rough thread revive
Rougher thread start.
― Miss Garrote (Eric H.), Sunday, 21 November 2010 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link
lol icey
― based lord sotosyn (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 November 2010 04:44 (thirteen years ago) link
btw re early thread topic this dude is totally bi
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 21 November 2010 04:49 (thirteen years ago) link
the ringtone bisexual clique welcomes him
― based lord sotosyn (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 November 2010 04:54 (thirteen years ago) link
thought u would apreesh
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 21 November 2010 04:56 (thirteen years ago) link
ws "Got Til It's Gone" Q-Tip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9QYv9XBMHI
― Miss Garrote (Eric H.), Sunday, 21 November 2010 04:59 (thirteen years ago) link
must have made it real awkward recording that homphobic tribe song that was never released
― based lord sotosyn (The Reverend), Sunday, 21 November 2010 05:02 (thirteen years ago) link
lol janet neo soul steez
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 21 November 2010 05:03 (thirteen years ago) link
neo soul bohemian was agl for janet, imo
― A solo Beatle--Paul, George, John, Yoko, etc. (Whitey on the Moon), Sunday, 21 November 2010 08:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Q-Tip is cute.
― look at it, pwn3d, made u look at my peen/vadge (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 21 November 2010 13:16 (thirteen years ago) link
cuetest. also Rev, u crazy.
― horseshoe, Sunday, 21 November 2010 16:02 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah definitely ws q-tip. also that is a great video
― The Brainwasher² = (The Brainwasher) X (The Brainwasher), Sunday, 21 November 2010 16:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, great video. Mark Romaneck the director, was inspired by and paying tribute to Malian portrait photographer Malick Sidibe.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jHL0GIWvmwY/Sps-uC83t6I/AAAAAAAAASg/qW87VJpCgdc/s320/sidibe_3.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jHL0GIWvmwY/Sps-tgoxqUI/AAAAAAAAASY/Z6V4eXsVvZo/s320/sidibe_2.jpg
― dsb, Sunday, 21 November 2010 16:25 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHOkmg_Q0ro
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 22 June 2013 18:21 (ten years ago) link
― paulhw,
still gawking at this. My face still hurts.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 22 June 2013 19:10 (ten years ago) link
i'd be willing to make an argument for Q-Tip as the most talented MC/producer (as in, most skilled at both disciplines) of all time. shame he's probably gonna spend the next few years getting little scraps of work on G.O.O.D. Music releases.
― some dude, Saturday, 22 June 2013 20:03 (ten years ago) link
no MC has given me more pleasure than Tip has, certainly. I listened to Nas' "One Loe" this afternoon and fell in love with his production again.
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 22 June 2013 20:06 (ten years ago) link
I think, most of all, I love the grain of his voice.
I guess Kanye would be Tip's main competition there, some dude? I'd go with Q-Tip but that's personal preference more than anything.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 22 June 2013 20:13 (ten years ago) link
this is getting into pretty irrelevant pedantry, but i would say Kanye obviously is the most accomplished MC/producer of all time (especially when the only guys with a comparable profile are, like, Dre and Puffy, neither of whom really write rhymes), but just talking in terms of a balance of talent in both skill sets, i wouldn't necessarily put Kanye over Q-Tip or DJ Quik, or maybe even Andre.
― some dude, Saturday, 22 June 2013 21:01 (ten years ago) link
Quik & Tip top two
― Shock G Mo Collier (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 22 June 2013 21:09 (ten years ago) link
my man
― some dude, Saturday, 22 June 2013 21:21 (ten years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/c0.187.851.315/p851x315/478535_10150774359617328_228908081_o.jpg
― Shock G Mo Collier (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 22 June 2013 21:28 (ten years ago) link
http://www.am-eagle.com/images/quiktip/quiktiplogo.jpg
― A deeper shade of lol (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 22 June 2013 21:30 (ten years ago) link
lol even better
― Shock G Mo Collier (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 22 June 2013 21:30 (ten years ago) link
― Shock G Mo Collier (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, June 22, 2013 2:09 PM Bookmark
add pimp c
― The Reverend, Saturday, 22 June 2013 22:47 (ten years ago) link
oh word, that was another one on the tip of my tongue
― some dude, Saturday, 22 June 2013 22:56 (ten years ago) link
http://www.hiphopvirus.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mannie-fresh1.jpg
― dylannn, Saturday, 22 June 2013 23:30 (ten years ago) link
yeah
― some dude, Saturday, 22 June 2013 23:38 (ten years ago) link
Sorry for derail, just kept thinking about it had to do up a top 25
QuikTip Pimp CMannieRedmanKanyeDiamond DPuffDreMadlibDaz DillingerHavocPsycho LesRzaErick SermonLarge ProDillaDoomDre 3000Lord FinesseJ ZoneSpice 1PharrellAnt BanksAlchemist
― Shock G Mo Collier (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Sunday, 23 June 2013 04:45 (ten years ago) link
haha nice.
― some dude, Sunday, 23 June 2013 10:56 (ten years ago) link
Never mind producer, Tip is probably in my top 5 favorite MCs alone. It is the grain, yeah, but also how sly he is about pushing the beat. He sounds laid-back but he feels urgent.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 23 June 2013 13:00 (ten years ago) link
yeah, it's unique to sound that conversational and also be that in the pocket
― some dude, Sunday, 23 June 2013 13:04 (ten years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/08/q-tip-is-the-kennedy-centers-first-artistic-director-of-hip-hop-culture/
According to its season announcement on Tuesday, the Kennedy Center has named Q-Tip its first artistic director of hip-hop culture. The 45-year-old rapper, a founding member of New York City hip-hop pioneers A Tribe Called Quest, is expected to begin curating performances at the Kennedy Center this summer. According to a press release, “Q-Tip will establish a dynamic, new program that will stretch across all disciplines, bringing the historic roots, contemporary expressions, and transformative power of Hip Hop to the [Kennedy] Center and local and national audiences.”
Let’s hope he does the job as well as Jason Moran, the jazz pianist who the Kennedy Center promoted to artistic director for jazz in 2014.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 8 March 2016 16:59 (eight years ago) link