2008-2010 was some of the most exciting rap music ever made imo
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Wednesday, 30 January 2013 18:28 (eleven years ago) link
100% agree
― bass, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
2007 pretty great/underrated too
― bass, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, jeez. like you're listening to 'beat it up' which by every indication should be a boring boilerplate radio joint and if you're not really paying attention, it kind of is, but then the beat switches up so you're listening to the lyrics a bit closer and it's
four thirty still blowin purpy08 'verti rollin dirtywardrobe clean as dish detergentgot your girlfriend picking pursessay she lonelygucci, only one wish to meet me in personwhen she met me hold my neckand told me that she loved my verses
which isn't nearly as flashy as the verses that follow, or even that remarkable at all compared to other sections of the track, but it's just such a nice, unique little construction on a song that really doesn't demand it. it doesn't jump out at you right away like 'freaking partners...' or whatever else, but it's there for whenever you decide to notice it. and i feel like that was and is one of the best things about that period, that aside from the handful of brilliant, stop-you-in-your-tracks lines there were on every tape, there were just so many little things going on that were so unusual--from the words he was using to the way he was talking about things to the patterns and flows he was coming up with, and most of the time it was all of those things going on at once.
it really was a crazy zone he was in
― Jacques_Lamure, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 18:55 (eleven years ago) link
I've been obsessed with this track lately. Much simpler lyricism than his '08-'10 run, but every line is so effective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KviEfLBLYE
― Evan R, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
(My first successful YouTube embed in ages. Feeling good right now.)
― Evan R, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 19:10 (eleven years ago) link
am i the only one who didn't know gucci was dropping trap god 2 tmrw?
― pandemic, Monday, 11 February 2013 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
'Opposite', great track. I find that I appreciate certain tracks over time, and constant discover new tracks after I return to particular tapes. Barely noticed this track, for instance, last year...
Another one like that for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyQFv9bj9kQ
― MikoMcha, Monday, 11 February 2013 15:51 (eleven years ago) link
trap back is one of his best mixtapes! can't wait for trap god 2
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Monday, 11 February 2013 18:32 (eleven years ago) link
omg this samplehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTcHoODgLXU
also pretty good:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BIpVno67_s
― chilli, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 06:00 (eleven years ago) link
"Bullet Wound" is really a revelation. First Wayne performance in a while that's made me think, oh yeah, I used to love this guy
― Evan R, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
u can buy the trap god 2 no dj on itunes. not sure how i feel about this trend (just kdding i hate it)
― don't call it a cloud rap i've been high for years (zvookster), Wednesday, 13 February 2013 16:20 (eleven years ago) link
I think it's cool. The DJ is necessary because it lends energy and momentum to a really long listen, but sometimes I want a clean version of a track or two if I want to share it with others or make a mix or something. It's a nice option, and if it gives Gucci some well-deserved revenue for a top-notch release, so much the better
― Evan R, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
tbh just ended up torrenting the no-DJ versions of the 2012 mixtapes anyway, but I would be willing to pay if more artists did this
― berner herzog (fadanuf4erybody), Wednesday, 13 February 2013 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
Gucci + V-Nasty > Gucci + Young Scooter
:/
― Evan R, Saturday, 2 March 2013 00:31 (eleven years ago) link
about that....
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 March 2013 00:57 (eleven years ago) link
been listening to old gucci mane & lil wayne mixtapes & ive gotta say gucci mane >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
― just sayin, Saturday, 2 March 2013 02:30 (eleven years ago) link
xp I actually really liked that last Scooter tape, too, but the songs that pulled me out of it were the Gucci guest spots, where it was like, "oh yeah, here's how Scooter is supposed to be rapping"
Gucci + farm-system Gucci in-training is not a good look
― Evan R, Saturday, 2 March 2013 02:32 (eleven years ago) link
yeah i got a lot of disagreement on the point when i brought it up before, but Scooter sounds distractingly too much like a Gucci disciple to me to really enjoy his stuff much
― some dude, Saturday, 2 March 2013 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
haha apparently gucci is performing at a skating rink in baltimore tomorrow night
― some dude, Saturday, 2 March 2013 03:21 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.promotorrents.com/site/uploads/2009/05/glacier.jpg
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 March 2013 03:27 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp5_EStUth0
― some dude, Saturday, 2 March 2013 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
lol xp
― k3vin k., Saturday, 2 March 2013 03:31 (eleven years ago) link
i still dont hear the resemblance being that strong re: gucci v scooter
scooter isn't on gucci's level in any way, but i dont think anyone ever claimed he was.
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 05:49 (eleven years ago) link
Scuwop
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 5 March 2013 06:46 (eleven years ago) link
not 'resemblance' so much as, like, Scooter sounds like he's trying to write Gucci verses/hooks. it doesn't sound like he's listened to ANY other rappers, like that's his only influence.
― Shuwopley (some dude), Tuesday, 5 March 2013 10:18 (eleven years ago) link
Right now I'm getting the impression that Gucci is following Scooter rather than the other way around.
― longneck, Tuesday, 5 March 2013 20:08 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSHMS3NKHVM
Really like the low-key production on this one, and the 2 Chainz verse is excellent. Proof the guy can slay a verse without having to lean hard on his 2 Chainz persona
― Evan R, Thursday, 7 March 2013 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
if only anybody wanted to discuss gucci & 2 chainz this thred'd be perfect
― don't call it a cloud rap i've been high for years (zvookster), Thursday, 7 March 2013 23:56 (eleven years ago) link
Uh oh, did I miss something in the Molly thread? I don't usually go in there.
― Evan R, Friday, 8 March 2013 01:02 (eleven years ago) link
haha v tedious discussion on these 2 over the last few days
― don't call it a cloud rap i've been high for years (zvookster), Friday, 8 March 2013 01:44 (eleven years ago) link
the verses on that track really are great though, it's refreshing to hear the more precise flow from gucci in particular. also i don't mind discussing it here since there's a lot of nastiness/white noise in the other thread atm
― chilli, Friday, 8 March 2013 05:20 (eleven years ago) link
OK, an actual Gucci single from an actual commercial album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpLZrG-TlFU
Huge departure, and I think it's incredible.
― Evan R, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 20:15 (eleven years ago) link
don't know if i love it but on a purely melodic level it's pretty great
― some dude, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
this would instantly seem worse if it was "the debut single from Guwop," though, so happy that bullet was dodged
― some dude, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
me too that was an awful idea
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
changing it for a half hour and then caving was a great idea, though, so hilarious
― some dude, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
i wish young dro did the same thing ugh "3krazy"??!
― bish (bosch), don't kill my vibe (rennavate), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 22:18 (eleven years ago) link
God, hadn't even thought about that, but the fervor over this would have been intense
― Evan R, Wednesday, 13 March 2013 01:09 (eleven years ago) link
Has any established rapper other than Tity 2 Necklace ever benefited from a name change?
― radric: the guccining (The Reverend), Wednesday, 13 March 2013 06:34 (eleven years ago) link
I suppose there's the 500 hats of Bartholomew Combs, but they didn't really seem to alter his career for the worse or better.
― radric: the guccining (The Reverend), Wednesday, 13 March 2013 06:35 (eleven years ago) link
hmmm, it occured to me Andre 3000 is the answer to this
― only built 4 cuban twinx... (The Reverend), Wednesday, 13 March 2013 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
hmmm he was still putting his music out under the outkast name
i'm surprised whiney didn't say freddy foxxx/bumpy knuckles already.
― sisilafami, Wednesday, 13 March 2013 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
Common?Biggie?Kendrick?
― tsrobodo, Wednesday, 13 March 2013 22:39 (eleven years ago) link
Andre 3000 is still a much more recognizable name than ultra-generic Dre tho and fed into his personal mythos. (On further reflection, I'd argue Puffy's name changes did the latter, too.)
Biggie and Kendrick were still new kids on the block. Bumpy Knuckles is a classic rap name but it's not like he gained that much by adopting it. Com's a good answer.
― only built 4 cuban twinx... (The Reverend), Wednesday, 13 March 2013 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
Zev Love X
― only built 4 cuban twinx... (The Reverend), Thursday, 14 March 2013 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
Uh, The Disco Three?
― devendra banhard (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 14 March 2013 02:14 (eleven years ago) link
yes best answer
― sisilafami, Thursday, 14 March 2013 09:29 (eleven years ago) link
trap back 2 drops today
― whos next with plex (prettylikealaindelon), Friday, 15 March 2013 14:16 (eleven years ago) link
incredible
― Evan R, Friday, 15 March 2013 14:22 (eleven years ago) link