Bodak Yellow is:

song of the year + great song + good song = 55
okay song + meh song = 45
not a good song + terrible song + worst song of the year = 30
(other 3)

i do think of the migos as kind of a keef mumblerap counterpoint fwiw, their typewriter style coded as kinda 'lyrical' to ppl who didn't like slurred mumbling which ended up defining so many other rappers of this era (uzi yachty playboi carti 21 et al)

i do think famous dex & post-dex music (lil pump) was a kind of uniting of the keef style blueprint w/ the migos rat-tat-tat style hooky pop sound; meanwhile rappers like dudes in detroit chicago LA pushed further w/ the rhythmically loose narrative style that retained some connection to the basic beat but kept things unpredictable. all these guys retain a more keef-like swing w/ the groove than lil b (who obv fathered keef to some degree)

here's noted anti-keef partisan bdot three years after keef identifying the 'offbeat' rap trend:

is rhyming off beat the new on beat?

— brian b.dot™ miller (@bdotTM) January 16, 2015

anyway i dont mean to distract from the cardi b results which are not bad imo

Gonna be interesting to see where this places on ilx's top 77 poll

Number one obviously

i'm gonna call "good song" as the likely winner here btw
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses)

d40 being right about chief keef's influence and d40 being insane about chief keef aren't mutually exclusive

What exactly is insane abt what I’m saying ?

i'm just winding u up
this was hilarious

that shit is like what you guys imagine im saying any time i bring up chief keef

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Sunday, January 14, 2018 5:22 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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Get Up 10 is fire

Get Up 10 is FIIIIYAAHHHHHHH

it's dreams & nightmares

No shit Sherlock

I listened to the first 3/4 of it on the way into work this morning and I'm pretty sure I like every track on it more than Bodak Yellow.

Caity Weaver GQ profile

https://www.gq.com/story/cardi-b-invasion-of-privacy-profile

this album is so so good. I listened to it probably five times this weekend. such a great mix of guests and styles. I get that Cardi's not as dexterous on the mic as somebody like Nicki but she turns that into a strength. her technical limitations just help her come across as more real and relatable and more convincing. her words really mean something too, like I love puns and punchlines and references and insider slang and she does have some of that but something like "Be Careful" is just so beautifully direct.

Jesus you don't argue with The Barbz or the Cardi hardcore.

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/cardi-b-nicki-minaj-rivalry

I mean, pitting the only two current black female rap superstars against each other and defending it by saying "this is freedom of speech as its most fundamental level" is hugely NAGL, but this does not deserve death threats.

album is really good. that it appeals even to Joan Crawford herself, an aging shut-in, means it will probably irritate a lot of people who spend/have the time to be up on all the hot new stuff that hasn't bubbled up yet but as so much music listening is pretty much pure hedonism/healing for me right now...these beats are fucking righteous, the "all right all right" loop in "Bickenhead" is great, this is like a perfect spring record imo

the "all right all right" loop in "Bickenhead" is great,

ftr:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XaUiMcDFZs

noted

"be careful" is fuckin good

#Actually

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ovQSaYGTvsI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqbu8hH25TI

surprise i looooooove the kehlani track

Half of this is a terrific album.

the kehlani collab is definitely among the highlights for me

it's a solid collection! def wanna spend more time w/ it

Whenever Bartier Cardi comes on I get so blown away at first and I think "wow why didn't I love this when it first came out?" and then 21 Savage comes on and I realize "oh wait that's why"

Great album tho

cardi's so cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX5_o-mumvE

Damn her records good. Thru your phone is dope. She deserves a new thread tbf

probably still my AOTY right now, though Tracey Thorn and US Girls aren't far behind.

ppl still intimidated by azealia banks in 2018
http://www.vulture.com/2018/05/cardi-b-deletes-instagram-following-azealia-banks-fight.html

Why would she even respond? Let alone delete her IG acct. afterward? So weird

Huge amount of pressure for someone pregnant to be under. Probably good she is stepping away.

"Hey Cardi, do you sign?"

https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/the-wrap/article/Cardi-B-and-Offset-Sued-by-Autograph-Seeker-for-12919914.php

It's May 2018. I've never heard this song, and at this point prob won't. Seeya

Records perfect other than the chance collab - it sucks

still fairly stunned at how *solid* this whole album is

i'm living inside Money Bag rn

Awesome record

Cardi has infinite amounts of personality

Bump. Somehow I missed most of the initial promo cycle, but the album is terrific.

Still think cardi needs her own thread

Yeah, I didn't particularly like "Bodak Yellow" but the album is good, especially the slow jams "Ring" and "Thru Your Phone".

yeah i was really surprised by how much i liked the album after not really caring about bodak yellow

i haven't listened to the album front-to-back in quite some time but it's been fun to realize over the course of the year just how many really strong, memorable tracks there are as i hear them out-and-about, on radio mixshows and the like

Otm

I like it sounds great blasting from cars

we should really have a cardi thread

until then, interesting quote from GQ profile:

For listeners, Cardi's distinct vocal patterns are part of the appeal of her rap style. She makes English sound way more fun than it is. "Do you want to know something?" Cardi asks. "That's my biggest problem, that takes me a long time in the booth. I be trying to pronounce words properly and without an accent. Each and every song from my album, I most likely did it over five times, because I'm really insecure about my accent when it comes to music. In person, I don't care."

new song w/ bruno mars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FitbJ3oqww